Monster Hunter Rise

Nintendo has released an updated list of its best-selling titles in Japan, this time covering May 2021.

Monster Hunter Rise tops the list once again, making it the most-downloaded game on the Japanese eShop for three months in a row. Rune Factory 5 jumps into second place in its opening month, after launching on 20th May.

Other new entries include Miitopia, which has landed in fifth spot, as well as Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir; interestingly, Famicom Detective Club: The Girl Who Stands Behind didn't make it into the top twenty.

Only paid downloads are included in the list, 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./01. – Monster Hunter Rise (Capcom) [26.3.2021] {7 990 Yen}
02./New. – Rune Factory 5 (Marvelous) [20.5.2021] {7 678 Yen} (pre-purchase and launch discount: 10% off until June 7th)
03./02. – New Pokémon Snap (The Pokémon Company) [30.4.2021] {6 578 Yen}
04./03. – Among Us (Innersloth) [16.12.2020] {520 Yen}
05./New. – Miitopia (Nintendo) [21.5.2021] {5 478 Yen}
06./05. – Super Nodage Party (Yoshimoto Kyogo) [29.4.2021] {1 000 Yen}
07./11. – Human: Fall Flat (Teyon Japan) [28.12.2017] {1 530 Yen}
08./09. – Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! (Konami) [19.11.2020] {6 930 Yen}
09./07. – Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo) [28.4.2017] {6 578 Yen}
10./12. – Minecraft (Microsoft Japan) [21.6.2018] {3 960 Yen}
11./00. – Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age – Definitive Edition (Square-Enix) [27.9.2019] {5 478 Yen} (35% off until June 9th)
12./16. – Fitness Boxing 2: Rhythm & Exercise (imagineer) [03.12.2020] {6 380 Yen} (20% until May 9th)
13./19. – Overcooked! 2 (Team17) [07.8.2018] {2 750 yen} (50% off until May 9th)
14./14. – Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics (Nintendo) [05.6.2020] {4 378 Yen}
15./08. – Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo) [07.12.2018] {7 920 Yen}
16./New. – Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir (Nintendo) [14.5.2021] {4 378 Yen}
17./06. – Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury (Nintendo) [12.2.2021] {6 578 Yen}
18./00. – Kunio-kun The World ~Downtown Special: Kunio-kun’s Historical Period Drama!~ (Arc System Works) [25.6.2020] {500 Yen} (80% off until June 2nd)
19./00. – Super Mario Party (Nintendo) [05.10.2018] {6 578 Yen}
20./New. – Terra Tech (Teyon Japan) [28.4.2021] {2 200 Yen}

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 nintendo.co.jp, via perfectly-nintendo.com]