Here's A Look At The Best-Selling Switch And Switch 2 Games So Far

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment also seems to be absent?

I got Pokémon Legends Z-A as well and I have to admit that gameplay wise it is a lovely game. I got it 2nd hand, so it doesn't affect the sales numbers given here. But I don't think I will get the DLC, on account of it being a bit too expensive for my taste.

I have ACNH, Super Mario Odyssey, Pokemon Violet, Pokemon Sword, New Super Mario Bros U Deluxe for Switch 1 games list above.
I don't have any 1st party Switch 2 games yet.

Super Mario Wonder is also absent here. It was at 16m units sold at the end of last year. I don't believe its sold fewer than 3m units in this year placing it outside the top 10 Switch games and lower than NSMBUD

Metroid Prime 4 only released on the 4th December, so maybe that's why... maybe....

I noticed the Switch 2 edition is down to £36.50 and the regular to £31.50 on Amazon if anyone wants to grab a bargain. Anyone?

I'm sure they'll be happy with those Kirby sales - it will carry on selling throughout the Switch 2's lifespan.

Q2 26? Q3 26?

Are sales quarters always like this? Number set with the sales year plus one? Or did I overslept for a whole year and it's 2027 now?

@Skunkfish it's also the fact that Nintendo counts Switch 1 and 2 SKUs seperately.

It might've sold over a million units with 2 platform combined but since neither version sold over a million by itself - it's not reported on.

I can't wait for Vroom in the Night Sky 2!

@Kiz3000 @Pillowpants

Nintendo always only lists the top 10 (which explains Mario Wonder's absence) and games >1 million (which explains Hyrule Warriors' absence). Other game below 1m: Metroid...

Not too bad for Kirby Air Riders! Should do quite well in the long run, I can see it doing some 4 million. Being a hit in Japan saved it.

One interesting question is: How do they handle Switch 2 editions? It's hard to tell if none of them crossed the 1m mark yet or if they count them with the Switch 1 originals.

@Olmectron it’s the year the period ends in. You’re not going mad!

Anyway sadly I feel prime 4 will be the last judging by these numbers, or the lack of them.

@NintendoWife That makes sense. It's a shame these games didn't perform well, Metroid included. But I fear the latter suffered badly from too high expectations after an 8 year wait since it was announced. That never helps any game...

@Pillowpants Do note the deadline for this report though: If you look at the top of the list it says: "As of December 31, 2025". That makes it less than a month for Metroid (December 4th), a bit more than a month for Kirby (November 20th) and almost two months for Hyrule (November 6th).

Worth noting that at least according to Serebii, Switch 2 Edition sales are counted in a weird way.

Switch 1 = Switch 1
Switch 2 Digital = Switch 1
Switch 2 Physical = Switch 2
Switch 2 Upgrade = Not counted

I bought mine digitally so it would be counted as Switch 1 sale which does make some sense, especially since I bought mine with a voucher and upgraded separately.

It is interesting, that the fiscal year starts in April. The internet tells me, that there was a time, when the year started in April (Janus calendar).

@Late Hmmmm really? How do they know that?

It makes sense that Nintendo don't count an upgrade as full game sale (because that game sale was already counted once for Switch 1) and that they count Switch 2 Editions as S2 games. The inexplicable one seems to be "Switch 2 Digital = Switch 1", why would that be?

MKW has already outsold base MK8, that's wild. Also, I apparently contributed to the Legends ZA Switch 1 count, because I bought it there and upgraded it to Switch 2.