{"id":87864,"date":"2019-03-11T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-11T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2019\/03\/here_are_the_top_20_best-selling_switch_retail_games_in_japan_as_of_february_2019"},"modified":"2019-03-11T15:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-03-11T15:00:00","slug":"here-are-the-top-20-best-selling-switch-retail-games-in-japan-as-of-february-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2019\/03\/11\/here-are-the-top-20-best-selling-switch-retail-games-in-japan-as-of-february-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Here Are The Top 20 Best-Selling Switch Retail Games In Japan (As Of February 2019)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Earlier this month, Nintendo Switch celebrated its second anniversary<\/a> and, to celebrate, Japanese publication Famitsu has shared a list of some of the best-selling games released on the console so far.<\/p>\n

To be more specific, this is a list of the top 20 best-selling Switch retail games in Japan since the console launched in 2017, correct as of 24th February 2019. We’re sure you can guess the majority of these – if you haven’t had a sneaky peek at the list below already, why not have a go at jotting down your 20 guesses before reading on? – but perhaps one or two will surprise you.<\/p>\n

Ready? Then let’s take a look at the full list (figures are total sales as of the date mentioned above):<\/p>\n

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1. Splatoon 2<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 2,980,986
2. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 2,885,281
3. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 2,185,049
4. Super Mario Odyssey<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 1,940,587
5. Pok\u00e9mon: Let\u2019s Go, Pikachu! and Let’s Go, Eevee!<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 1,425,935
6. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 1,244,404
7. Super Mario Party<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 950,680
8. Kirby Star Allies<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 695,303
9. Minecraft<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 651,275
10. New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 465,742
11. 1-2-Switch<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 449,437
12. ARMS<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 425,881
13. Mario Tennis Aces<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 400,018
14. Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum \u2018n\u2019 Fun!<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 306,250
15. Pokk\u00e9n Tournament DX<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 301,429
16. Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 254,017
17. Dragon Quest Builders 2<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 249,889
18. Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 01: Variety Kit<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 240,926
19. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 227,296
20. Xenoblade Chronicles 2<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 221,234<\/p>\n

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A fairly predictable list? Any surprises at all? And if you played along, how many did you get? Let us know down below.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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