Animal Crossing New Horizons

Yesterday, we shared a list of the top 15 most-downloaded Switch games in Europe for the month of May, revealing that Animal Crossing: New Horizons had finally been knocked off top spot. But how are things looking in Nintendo's home country of Japan?

Below, you'll find a list of the 20 best-selling games on the Japanese eShop last month. Only paid downloads are included - so no free games will make the list - and information on any price drops is recorded where applicable (thanks, Perfectly Nintendo).

So without further ado, here are the best-selling eShop games in Japan for May 2020:

01./01. – Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo) [20.3.2020]
02./00. – NBA 2K20 (Take-Two) [06.9.2019]
03./06. – Splatoon 2 (Nintendo) [21.7.2017]
04./New. – Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition (Nintendo) [29.5.2020]
05./New. – Minecraft Dungeons (Mojang / Microsoft Japan) [26.5.2020]
06./07. – Human: Fall Flat (Teyon Japan) [28.12.2017]
07./02. – Final Fantasy VII (Square-Enix) [26.3.2019] (was 50% off)
08./04. – Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo) [28.4.2017]
09./13. – Fitness Boxing (Imagineer) [20.12.2018] (was 20% off)
10./00. – Invisigun Reloaded (Sombr Studio) [05.9.2019] (was on sale)
11./03. – Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo) [07.12.2019]
12./New. – Gnosia (Petit Depotto) [30.4.2020]
13./17. – Undertale (8-4) [15.9.2018] (was 40% off)
14./16. – Final Fantasy IX (Square-Enix) [14.2.2019] (was 50% off)
15./09. – The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild [03.3.2017]
16./12. – Minecraft (Microsoft Japan) [21.6.2018]
17./00. – Brain Training for Nintendo Switch (Nintendo) [27.12.2019]
18./00. – Elemental Knights R (Winlight) [27.9.2018] (was on sale)
19./00. – Final Fantasy VIII Remastered (Square-Enix) [03.9.2019] (was on sale)
20./00. – Layton’s Mystery Journey: Katrielle and the Millionaires’ Conspiracy DX (Level-5) [09.8.2018]

If you're interested in keeping tabs on the Japanese market, make sure to watch out for our weekly chart updates. Animal Crossing has been dominating there, too, as you might expect.

Any surprises in that top 20? Tell us below.

[source store.nintendo.co.jp, via perfectly-nintendo.com, gonintendo.com]