Nintendo has shared two new lists on the Japanese eShop, revealing which games have been the most successful on its digital store throughout the first half of 2019.
The first list shows the top 30 most-downloaded games that are also available in physical form, while the second shows just those which are digital-only. Naturally, this means that physical sales are not represented in any way in these charts, and it is impossible to compare the number of downloads for a game in one list to that for a game in the other.
To be clear, the lists below show the most-downloaded titles on the Japanese eShop from 1st January - 30th June 2019:
Retail Games - Most Japanese eShop Downloads
1. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
2. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
3. Minecraft
4. New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
5. Super Mario Maker 2
6. Undertale
7. Puyo Puyo Champions
8. Overcooked 2
9. Fitness Boxing
10. Splatoon 2
11. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
12. Super Mario Party
13. Dragon Quest Builders 2
14. Octopath Traveler
15. Diablo III: Eternal Collection
16. Yoshi’s Crafted World
17. Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition
18. Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate
19. Chocobo’s Mystery Dungeon Every Buddy!
20. Yo-kai Watch 4
21. Super Mario Odyssey
22. Xenoblade Chronicles 2
23. Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum ‘n’ Fun!
24. Mario Tennis Aces
25. Puyo Puyo Tetris S
26. Super Robot Wars T
27. Kirby Star Allies
28. Doraemon Story of Seasons
29. FIFA 19
30. Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu!
Digital-Only Games - Most Japanese eShop Downloads
1. Human: Fall Flat
2. Resident Evil Revelations
3. Futari de! Nyanko Dai Sensou
4. Overcooked: Special Edition
5. Minna de Kuuki Yomi
6. Dead Cells
7. Hollow Knight
8. Stardew Valley
9. Enter the Gungeon
10. Othello
11. Final Fantasy VII
12. Cuphead
13. Final Fantasy IX
14. Resident Evil 4
15. Ise Shima Mystery Annai: Itsuwari no Kuro Shinju
16. Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist: Link Evolution
17. Katana Zero
18. Moonlighter
19. My Time at Portia
20. Fishing Star: World Tour
21. Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the Necrodancer Featuring The Legend of Zelda
22. Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 Full Burst HD
23. Modern Combat Blackout
24. Ultimate Chicken Horse
25. BoxBoy! + BoxGirl!
26. Pixel Action Heroes
27. Timberman VS
28. Game Dev Story
29. The Escapists 2
30. Dragon Quest X All-in-One Package
Any surprises on these lists? Super Mario Maker 2 has done well to already be in fifth position for the retail chart.
[source nintendo.co.jp]
Comments 17
Phew...
At least Dragon Quest Builders 2 was not forgotten. 😅
And for My Time at Portia... Rune Factory clones still capturing Japanese audiences.
I could be wrong, I need to double check, but I am pretty sure that Human Fall Flat is always near if not at the top for digital only downloads in Japan. They must really like that game.
Jeez, Undertale had some good sales from those numbers for a four year old indie game.
What? No Fortnite, no Warframe, no Tetris 99, no Gems of War, no Prime World Defenders? They must really dislike free to play games over there...
5 of the top ten "Digital Only" are not digital only
@Bunkerneath
They might be considered digital only for the Japanese market.
Although Stardew Valley in particular had a physical release specifically for the Japanese market.
Don't know about Dead Cells or Hollow Knight though. I also don't know if a physical release constitutes a retail release necessarily if it isn't through conventional retail sale, like Human Fall Flat being published by Super Rare Games.
Digital sales for Mario Maker 2 must be absolutely massive given that it charted 5th during its first 3 days of sale alone.
Fitness Boxing is surprisingly high on the chart.
Cadence of Hyrule Is supringly low on the list.... I hope it will do well in the upcoming total game sales report
@ThanosReXXX I believe only the US eShop charts show free games like Fortnite & WarFrame.
@gaby_gabito Fitness Boxing sold out physically after people started sharing positive results gained from using it. There wasn’t many physical copies to shift though, so I guess that helped it on the eShop.
@MartyFlan I was only half-serious, but I appreciate the info regardless. Didn't know that there was this kind of difference in eShops.
Oof. Human Fall Flat is such an annoying game to play. I always get so mad at it.
@ThanosReXXX strange isn’t it? I suppose a free to play game gets more visibility when you can actually see it on the charts... not that something like Fortnite needs any help with visibility lol
@MartyFlan Probably just too Western for them again, much like Warframe, I suppose.
Not exactly the lists I expected, but not too far off. Fortnite isn't nearly popular in Japan btw, much more popular is the mobile game Knives Out.
@RupeeClock @Bunkerneath I believe they do not count it when physical releases are international or limited editions only.
I am legit surprised that Splatoon 2 is only number 10. But then again, I didn't know Puyo Puyo Champions had a physical release.
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