As our regular readers will be aware, Nintendo drops a list of the Japanese Switch eShop's best-selling games every month. In the latest round-up, Game Builder Garage took home the title of the most downloaded game of June, closely followed by Mario Golf: Super Rush.
Now, though, Nintendo's offered up a more exciting list, revealing the top 30 Switch eShop games of 2021 so far. The list, compiled by the folks at Perfectly Nintendo, covers all eShop sales made in Japan between 1st January – 30th June 2021.
Here's the full ranking:
1. – Monster Hunter Rise (Capcom) [26.3.2021] {7 990 Yen}
2. – Among Us (Innersloth) [16.12.2020] {520 Yen}
3. – Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! (Konami) [19.11.2020] {6 930 Yen}
4. – Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury (Nintendo) [12.2.2021] {6 578 Yen}
5. – Human: Fall Flat (Teyon Japan) [28.12.2017] {1 530 Yen}
6. – Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo) [28.4.2017] {6 578 Yen}
7. – New Pokémon Snap (The Pokémon Company) [30.4.2020]
8. – Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo) [07.12.2018] {7 920 Yen}
9. – Minecraft (Microsoft Japan) [21.6.2018] {3 960 Yen}
10. – Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town (Marvelous) [25.2.2021] {6 578 Yen}
11. – Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics (Nintendo) [05.6.2020] {4 378 Yen}
12. – The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo) [03.3.2017] {7 678 Yen}
13. – Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo) [20.3.2020] {6 578 Yen}
14. – Overcooked! 2 (Team17) [07.8.2018] {2 750 Yen}
15. – Splatoon 2 (Nintendo) [21.7.2021] {6 578 Yen}
16. – Fitness Boxing 2: Rhythm & Exercise (imagineer) [03.12.2020] {6 380 Yen}
17. – Super Mario Party (Nintendo) [05.10.2018] {6 578 Yen}
18. – Rune Factory 5 (Marvelous) [20.5.2021] {7 678 Yen}
19. – Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation (Square-Enix) [27.98.2019] (was on sale)
20. – DRAGON QUEST XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age – Definitive Edition (Square-Enix) [27.9.2019] {5 478 Yen}
21. – Super Nodage Party (Yoshimoto Kyogo) [29.4.2021] {1 000 Yen}
22. – Game Builder Garage (Nintendo) [11.6.2021] {2 980 Yen}
23. – Miitopia (Nintendo) [21.5.2021] {5 478 Yen}
24. – Futari de! Nyanko Dai Sensou (ponos) [20.12.2018] {999 Yen}
25. – Bravely Default II (Square-Enix) [26.2.2021] {7 480 Yen}
26. – Pokémon Sword (The Pokémon Company) [15.11.2020] {6 578 Yen}
27. – Xenoblade Chronicles 2 (Nintendo) [01.12.2017] {8 778 Yen}
28. – Overcooked!: Special Edition (Team17) [12.10.2017] {2 150 Yen}
29. – SaGa Frontier Remastered (Square-Enix) [15.4.2021] {4 800 Yen}
30. – Little Nightmares II (Bandai-Namco) [10.2.2021] {3 960 Yen}
Do you think Monster Hunter Rise will remain on top when figures for the entire year roll in? Are there any surprises on that list?
Feel free to let us know your thoughts in the comments, and make sure to watch out for our weekly chart updates to keep up with all the latest sales figures from Japan.
[source nintendo.co.jp, via perfectly-nintendo.com]