[Feature] Nintendo’s 36 Best Selling Switch Games (As of December 31, 2020)

As another fiscal quarter comes to an end, once more the Big N shares the latest sales numbers pertaining to their hardware and software. With so many games at their disposal, a total of 36 have since sold more than 1 million copies each and to save you all from trying to list them yourselves, we’ve gone ahead and done that for you:

1. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 33.41 million (Sales numbers based on game availability between April 28, 2017 – December 31, 2020)
2. Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 31.18 million (Sales numbers based on game availability between March 20, 2020 – December 31, 2020)
3. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 22.85 million (Sales numbers based on game availability between December 7, 2018 – December 31, 2020)
4. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – 21.45 million (Sales numbers based on game availability between March 3, 2017 – December 31, 2020)
5. Pokémon Sword / Pokémon Shield – 20.35 million (Sales numbers based on game availability between November 15, 2019 – December 31, 2020)
6. Super Mario Odyssey – 20.23 million (Sales numbers based on game availability between October 27, 2017 – December 31, 2020)
7. Super Mario Party – 13.82 million (Sales numbers based on game availability between October 5, 2018 – December 31, 2020)
8. Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! / Pokémon: Let’s Go, Eevee! – 13.00 million (Sales numbers based on game availability between November 16, 2018 – December 30, 2020)
9. Splatoon 2 – 11.90 million (Sales numbers based on game availability between July 21, 2017 – December 31, 2020)
10. New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe – 9.82 million (Sales numbers based on game availability between January 11, 2019 – December 31, 2020)
11. Luigi’s Mansion 3 – 9.13 million (Sales numbers based on game availability between October 31, 2019 – December 31, 2020)
12. Ring Fit Adventure – 8.64 million (Sales numbers based on game availability between October 18, 2019 – December 31, 2020)
13. Super Mario 3D All-Stars – 8.32 million (Sales numbers based on game availability between September 18, 2020 – December 31, 2020)
14. Super Mario Maker 2 – 6.91 million (Sales numbers based on game availability between June 28, 2019 – December 31, 2020)
15. The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening – 4.57 million (Sales numbers based on game availability between September 20, 2019 – June 30, 2020)
16. 1-2 Switch – 3.31 million (Sales numbers based on game availability between March 3, 2017 – June 30, 2020)
17. Mario Tennis Aces – 3.29 million (Sales numbers based on game availability between June 22, 2018 – June 30, 2020)
18. Kirby Star Allies – 3.15 million (Sales numbers based on game availability between March 16, 2018 – June 30, 2020)
19. Paper Mario: The Origami King – 3.05 million (Sales numbers based on game availability between July 17, 2020 – December 31, 2020)
20. Fire Emblem: Three Houses  – 3.02 million (Sales numbers based on game availability between July 26, 2019 – June 30, 2020
21. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze – 2.93 million (Sales numbers based on game availability between May 4, 2018 – June 30, 2020)
22. Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity (Outside of Japan) – 2.84 million (Sales numbers based on game availability between November 20, 2020 – December 31, 2020)
23. Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics – 2.62 million (Sales numbers based on game availability between June 5, 2020 – December 31, 2020)
24. ARMS – 2.47 million (Sales numbers based on game availability between June 16, 2017 – June 30, 2020)
25. Yoshi’s Crafted World – 2.09 million (Sales numbers based on game availability between March 29, 2019 – June 30, 2020)
26. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – 2.05 million (Sales numbers based on game availability between December 1, 2017 – June 30, 2020)
27. Pikmin 3 Deluxe – 1.94 million (Sales numbers based on game availability between October 30, 2020 – December 31, 2020)
28. Pokkén Tournament DX – 1.80 million (Sales numbers based on game availability between September 22, 2017 – June 30, 2020)
29. Octopath Traveler (Outside of Japan) – 1.68 million excluding Japanese sales (Sales numbers based on game availability between July 13, 2018 – June 30, 2020)
30. Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker – 1.58 million (Sales numbers based on game availability between July 13, 2018 – June 30, 2020)
31.  Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition – 1.48 million (Sales numbers based on game availability between May 29, 2020 – December 31, 2020)
32. Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX – 1.43 million (Sales numbers based on game availability between March 6, 2020 – June 30, 2020)
33. Nintendo Labo – Toy-Con 01: Variety Kit – 1.37 million (Sales numbers based on game availability between April 20, 2018 – June 30, 2020)
34. ASTRAL CHAIN – 1.14 million (Sales numbers based on game availability between August 30, 2019 – June 30, 2020)
35. MARVEL ULTIMATE ALLIANCE 3: The Black Order – 1.13 million (Sales numbers based on game availability between July 19, 2017 – June 30, 2020)
36. Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit – 1.08 million (Sales numbers based on game availability between October 16, 2020 – December 31, 2020)

For those wishing to compare these overall numbers, why not check out our previous feature piece of this nature, where we listed 33 of Nintendo’s best selling Switch games?