On September 30 prior to this article, Nintendo released its list of the best-selling games for the Switch and 3DS consoles. As usual, the company remains dependent, as it has in recent generations, on titles it released itself. I would simply highlight the strong sales of the Pokémon franchise and the presence of rereleased Wii U titles such as Mario Kart 8 and Donkey Kong: Tropical Freeze. This shows that we will probably see other past releases return on its current console.
See the complete list below.
Switch
- Super Mario Odyssey – 12.17 million
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 11.71 million
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – 10.28 million
- Splatoon 2 – 7.47 million
- 1-2 Switch – 2.64
- Mario Tennis Aces – 2.16 million
- Arms – 2.10 million
- Kirby Star Allies – 2.10 million
- Donkey Kong: Tropical Freeze – 1.67 million
- Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – 1.53 million
3DS
- Mario Kart 7 – 17.04 million
- Pokémon X/Y– 16.29 million
- Pokémon Sun/Moon – 16.10 million
- Pokémon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire – 14.06 million
- New Super Mario Bros. 2 – 12.61 million
- Super Mario 3D Land – 11.96 million
- Animal Crossing: New Leaf – 11.69 million
- Super Smash Bros. for 3DS – 9.24 million
- Pokémon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon – 7.51 million
- Tomodachi Life – 6.20 million
Below is the trailer for Super Mario Odyssey, the most commercially successful Nintendo Switch game at that point.