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Nintendo has released an updated list of its best-selling titles in Japan, revealing which Switch games are currently doing the business on the Japanese eShop.

Below, you'll find a list of the 20 best-selling games on the Japanese eShop for September 2020. Only paid downloads are included, and any games that were on sale during the period are appropriately labelled (thanks, Perfectly Nintendo). Secondary numbers show last month's chart placement:


01./New. – Super Mario 3D All-Stars (Nintendo) [18.9.2020]
02./04. – Human: Fall Flat (Teyon Japan) [28.12.2017] (was on sale)
03./New. – Monster Rancher 2 (Koei-Tecmo) [17.9.2020]
04./01. – Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo) [20.3.2020]
05./New. – Kirby Fighters 2 (Nintendo) [25.9.2020]
06./02. – Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics (Nintendo) [05.6.2020]
07./00. – Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate (Capcom) [25.8.2017] (was on sale)
08./06. – Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo) [28.4.2017]
09./00. – Undertale (8-4) [15.9.2018] (was on sale)
10./18. – The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild [03.3.2017]
11./09. – Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo) [07.12.2019]
12./00. – Hollow (Forever Entertainment) [06.12.2018] (was on sale)
13./03. – Splatoon 2 (Nintendo) [21.7.2017]
14./20. – Minecraft (Microsoft Japan) [21.6.2018]
15./00. – Resident Evil 6 (Capcom) [31.10.2019] (was on sale)
16./00. – Futari de! Nyanko Dai Senso (Ponos) [20.12.2018]
17./00. – Oumori Charisou DX (spicysoft) [08.2.2018] (was on sale)
18./00. – Final Fantasy IX (Square-Enix) [14.2.2019] (currently 50% off)
19./07. – eBaseball Powerful Pro Yakyuu 2020 (Konami) [09.7.2020]
20./00. – Super Mario Party (Nintendo) [05.10.2018]


Super Mario 3D All-Stars on top? Who'd have guessed?

If you're interested in keeping tabs on the top games in Japan, make sure to watch out for our weekly chart updates. We also recently shared our personal top picks for eShop games released last month.

Any surprises in that top 20? Tell us below.

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