Nintendo has revealed the most downloaded Switch games in Japan for 2018. While the company didn’t produce specific sales numbers, it did offer a ranked list for retail and digital-only games. Each list of 30 games includes games released in 2018 and earlier, so keep that in mind.
Here’s the list of most downloaded retail Switch games, with the games that sold the most featured at the top.
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
- Overcooked 2
- Splatoon 2
- Super Mario Party
- Octopath Traveler
- Kirby Star Allies
- Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu!
- Minecraft
- Mario Tennis Aces
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- Undertale
- Pokemon: Let’s Go, Eevee!
- Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum ‘n’ Fun!
- Super Mario Odyssey
- Fifa 18
- 1-2-Switch
- Bayonetta
- Rockman X Anniversary Collection (Mega Man X Legacy Collection)
- Xenoblade Chronicles 2
- Dragon Quest Builders 2
- Dragon Quest Builders
- Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze
- Monster Hunter XX
- Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
- Super Bomberman R
- Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle
- Capcom: Belt Action Collection (Capcom Beat ‘Em Up Bundle)
- Deemo
- Arms
That’s right, Super Smash Bros Ultimate—a game that released on December 7—beat everything else out to become the most downloaded Switch game of 2018 in Japan. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe continues its sell bonkers, with over 11 million copies sold in total. Indie megahit Overcooked 2 took third place, upsetting Nintendo first-party games like Super Mario Party, Splatoon 2, and Kirby Star Allies.
The download-only list is perhaps more interesting, as it shows just how popular independent and other smaller games are in Japan.
- Human Fall Flat
- Stardew Valley
- Puyo Puyo eSports
- Overcooked!
- Hollow Knight
- Futari de! Nyanko Daisensou
- Arcade Archives VS. Super Mario Bros.
- Dragon Quest X Basic Pack
- Minna de Kuuki Yomi
- Wizard of Legend
- Dead Cells
- Icey
- Resident Evil Revelations 2
- Snipperclips
- Mom Hid My Game!
- Golf Story
- Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 Full Burst
- Detention
- Senran Kagura Reflexions
- Gorogoa
- Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon
- Ultimate Chicken Horse
- Guns, Gore & Cannoli
- Rockman Classic Collection 2 (Mega Man Legacy Collection 2)
- Nine Parchments
- Earth Wars
- Valkyria Chronicles
- The Escapists 2
- Ikaruga
- Voxel Shot
Up top is No brakes games’ Human Fall Flat, a physics-based puzzler launched in 2017. Stardew Valley is still giving players their charming farming simulator fix, and Puyo Puyo remains ever-popular. The 2D action platformers remain strong in Japan with Hollow Knight, Dead Cells, and Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon making it on the list. A number of re-releases also show up with the Mega Man Legacy Collection 2 and Valkyria Chronicles getting on there.
The most downloaded Switch games are missing Fortnite, aren’t they? It’s not because the game isn’t popular in Japan, but because Nintendo only lists games that require an up-front purchase. As Fortnite is free-to-play, it didn’t make the list.
[Via Kotaku]
