List of best-selling Nintendo Switch video games

This is a list of video games for the Nintendo Switch video game console that have sold or shipped at least one million copies. As Nintendo shares the sales of their video games every quarter while most other publishers do not share sales figures per console, this list consists mostly of Nintendo-published titles.

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By December 31, 2020, over 532.34 million total copies of games had been sold for the Switch.[1][lower-alpha 1]

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List of best-selling Nintendo Switch video games
No. Title Copies sold As of Release date[lower-alpha 2] Genre(s) Developer(s) Publisher(s)
1 Mario Kart 8 Deluxe 33.41 million[2] December 31, 2020 April 28, 2017 Kart racing Nintendo EPD Nintendo
2 Animal Crossing: New Horizons 31.18 million[2] December 31, 2020 March 20, 2020 Social simulation Nintendo EPD Nintendo
3 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 22.85 million[2] December 31, 2020 December 7, 2018 Fighting
Nintendo
4 The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 21.45 million[2] December 31, 2020 March 3, 2017 Action-adventure Nintendo EPD Nintendo
5 Pokémon Sword and Shield 20.35 million[2] December 31, 2020 November 15, 2019 Role-playing Game Freak
6 Super Mario Odyssey 20.23 million[2] December 31, 2020 October 27, 2017 Platformer Nintendo EPD Nintendo
7 Super Mario Party 13.82 million[2] December 31, 2020 October 5, 2018 Party NDcube Nintendo
8 Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! 13 million[2] December 31, 2020 November 16, 2018 Role-playing Game Freak
9 Splatoon 2 11.90 million[2] December 31, 2020 July 21, 2017 Third-person shooter Nintendo EPD Nintendo
10 New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe 9.82 million[2] December 31, 2020 January 11, 2019 Platformer Nintendo EPD Nintendo
11 Luigi's Mansion 3 9.13 million[2] December 31, 2020 October 31, 2019 Action-adventure Next Level Games Nintendo
12 Ring Fit Adventure 8.68 million[2] December 31, 2020 October 18, 2019
Nintendo EPD Nintendo
13 Super Mario 3D All-Stars 8.32 million[2] December 31, 2020 September 18, 2020
Nintendo Nintendo
14 Super Mario Maker 2 6.91 million[2] December 31, 2020 June 28, 2019 Platformer Nintendo EPD Nintendo
15 The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening 4.38 million[3] March 31, 2020 September 20, 2019 Action-adventure Grezzo Nintendo
16 Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity 3.50 million[4] December 31, 2020 November 20, 2020 Hack and slash Omega Force
17 Among Us 3.20 million[5] December 31, 2020 December 15, 2020
Innersloth Innersloth
18 1-2-Switch 3.18 million[6] December 31, 2019 March 3, 2017 Party Nintendo EPD Nintendo
19 Mario Tennis Aces 3.06 million[6] December 31, 2019 June 22, 2018 Sports Camelot Software Planning Nintendo
20 Paper Mario: The Origami King 3.05 million[2] December 31, 2020 July 17, 2020
Intelligent Systems Nintendo
21 Kirby Star Allies 2.93 million[6] December 31, 2019 March 16, 2018 Platformer HAL Laboratory Nintendo
22 Fire Emblem: Three Houses 2.87 million[3] March 31, 2020 July 26, 2019 Tactical role-playing
Nintendo
23 Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze 2.65 million[6] December 31, 2019 May 4, 2018 Platformer Retro Studios Nintendo
24 Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics 2.62 million[2] December 31, 2020 June 5, 2020 Tabletop game NDcube Nintendo
25 Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa Mo Teiban! 2.50 million[7] February 4, 2021 November 19, 2020 Board game Konami
26 Arms 2.38 million[6] December 31, 2019 June 16, 2017 Fighting Nintendo EPD Nintendo
27 Minecraft 2.24 million[lower-alpha 3] November 1, 2020 May 11, 2017
Mojang
28 Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle 2 million[10] September 2, 2018 August 29, 2017 Tactical role-playing
Octopath Traveler 2 million[12] March 18, 2020 July 13, 2018 Role-playing
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 2 million[13] November 6, 2020 December 1, 2017 Action role-playing Monolith Soft Nintendo
31 Pikmin 3 Deluxe 1.94 million[2] December 31, 2020 October 30, 2020
Nintendo
32 Yoshi's Crafted World 1.84 million[6] December 31, 2019 March 29, 2019 Platformer Good-Feel Nintendo
33 Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition 1.48 million[2] December 31, 2020 May 29, 2020 Action role-playing Monolith Soft Nintendo
34 Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker 1.44 million[6] December 31, 2019 July 13, 2018 Action puzzle Nintendo EPD Nintendo
35 Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 01: Variety Kit 1.31 million[6] December 31, 2019 April 20, 2018 Construction kit Nintendo EPD Nintendo
36 Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX 1.26 million[3] March 31, 2020 March 6, 2020 Roguelike Spike Chunsoft Nintendo
37 Pokkén Tournament DX 1.16 million[14][lower-alpha 4] March 31, 2018 September 22, 2017 Fighting Bandai Namco Studios
38 Astral Chain 1.08 million[3] March 31, 2020 August 30, 2019 Action-adventure PlatinumGames Nintendo
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order 1.08 million[3] March 31, 2020 July 19, 2019 Action role-playing Team Ninja Nintendo
Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit 1.08 million[2] December 31, 2020 October 16, 2020
Velan Studios Nintendo
41 Enter the Gungeon 1 million[15] March 3, 2019 December 14, 2017 Bullet hell Dodge Roll Devolver Digital
Fitness Boxing 1 million[16] September 8, 2020 December 20, 2018
Imagineer
Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum 'n' Fun! 1 million[17] July 3, 2020 July 19, 2018 Rhythm Bandai Namco Studios Bandai Namco Entertainment

Notes
  1. This figure does not include download-only titles.
  2. Only the initial release date on this platform is listed.
  3. Minecraft sales breakdown:
    • Europe – over 500,000[8]
    • Japan – 1.74 million (physical)[9]
  4. Sales data not reported for Japan.

References
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  2. "3rd Quarter Results for Fiscal Year Ending March 2021 Financial Results Explanatory Material" (PDF). Nintendo. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  3. "Fiscal Year Ended March 2020 Financial Results Explanatory Material" (PDF). Nintendo.
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  6. 2020CESAゲーム白書 (2020 CESA Games White Papers). Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association. 2020. ISBN 978-4-902346-42-8.
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  10. Doolan, Liam (September 2, 2018). "Mario + Rabbids On Nintendo Switch Has Sold More Than Two Million Copies". Nintendo Life. Archived from the original on June 9, 2019. Retrieved September 2, 2018.
  11. Varanini, Giancarlo (September 22, 2017). "NINTENDO PUBLISHING MARIO + RABBIDS IN JAPAN AND KOREA". Ubisoft. Archived from the original on January 23, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
  12. Nintendo of Europe [@NintendoEurope] (March 18, 2020). "To celebrate 2 million copies sold, OCTOPATH TRAVELER is 50% off until 02/04! Begin your journey: bit.ly/2x65Xpv" (Tweet). Retrieved March 27, 2020 – via Twitter.
  13. Sickr (November 6, 2020). "Nintendo confirms Xenoblade Chronicles 2 has sold over 2 million copies worldwide". My Nintendo News. Archived from the original on November 7, 2020. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  14. McFerran, Damien (April 26, 2018). "Super Mario Odyssey Passes The 10 Million Sold Marker". Nintendo Life. Archived from the original on April 27, 2018. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
  15. Swalley, Kirstin (March 3, 2019). "Enter the Gungeon Sells 1 Million on Switch with Physical Edition on the way". Hardcore Gamer. Archived from the original on July 31, 2019. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  16. "Nintendo Switch software "Fit Boxing" and "Fitness Boxing" (overseas version) Announcement of worldwide cumulative shipment of 1 million units". Imagineer. Archived from the original on October 29, 2020. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  17. "Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum'n'Fun! Surpasses One Million Sales". Nintendolife. Archived from the original on August 6, 2020. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
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