© NintendoThe Nintendo Switch celebrated its fourth anniversary earlier this week. As of December 31, 2020, the hybrid system has moved 79.87 million units worldwide and software sales are now 532.34 million units.
Although Nintendo has already released its top ten software sales data for the 2020/21 financial year, the famous Japanese publication Famitsu has now further detailed the data in its latest edition – sharing the best-selling Switch games in the first four years of the life system in Japan.
It is not much different from global sales, with many of the same games included in the top 10.
No surprise, Animal Crossing: New Horizons is ahead, with more than six million sales. Notable mentions go to Momotaro Dentetsu and Minecraft entering the top ten. Breath of the Wild interestingly comes in number twelve and further down the list there are games like the only one in Japan Yo-kai Watch 4.
1. Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 6,625,026
2. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 4,145,903
3. Sword / Shield Pokémon – 3,955,554
4. Splatoon 2 – 3,771,338
5. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 3,656,140
6. Ring Fit Adventure – 2,346,098
7. Super Mario Odyssey – 2,208,475
8. Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! – 1,846,039
9. Super Mario Party – 1,818,405
10. Minecraft – 1,806,925
11. Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu / Eevee – 1,772,856
12. Zelda: Breath of the Wild – 1,771,235
13. Super Mario Maker 2 – 1,065,261
14. New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe – 1,031,494
15. Kirby Star Allies – 878,800
16. Luigi’s Mansion 3 – 745,825
17. Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics – 630,909
18. Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum ‘n’ Fun! – 572,215
19. Fishing Spirits Nintendo Switch Version – 566,909
20. Dragon Quest XI S – 560,075
21. Super Mario 3D All-Stars – 555,345
22. Pikmin 3 Deluxe – 536,209
23. 1-2 Switch – 483,430
24. Mario Tennis Ases – 479,866
25. ARMS – 461,056
26. Mario and Sonic at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games – 376,481
27. Dr. Kawashima’s brain training for Nintendo Switch – 363,759
28. Pokken Tournament DX – 344.201
29. Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity – 341,519
30. Emblem of Fire: Three Houses – 323,562
31. Dragon Quest Builders 2 – 308,893
32. Paper Mario: The Origami King – 305,603
33. Yo-kai Watch 4 – 303,978
34. Zelda: Link’s Awakening – 300,027
35. eBaseball Powerful Pro Yakyuu 2020 – 284,876
Are you surprised by any of the games on this list? How many of these Switch games do you own? Leave a comment below.