Nintendo eShop Bestsellers List For 2018 in Japan Topped By Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

In case there was any doubt whatsoever about how well Smash might be doing in Japan (though given its crazy sales performance in the country at retail, there really shouldn’t have been), the new lists shared by Nintendo for the bestsellers on the Nintendo eShop in 2018 in Japan via the News app on the Switch should allay it. On the list for the digital performance of retail only games, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is far and away the bestseller, coming in ahead of every other game.

Interestingly enough, Pokemon Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Let’s Go, Eevee! don’t seem to have done as well—yes, their sales are split across two SKUs, which lowers their potential ranking a bit, but even accounting for that, only one of them appears in the top 10.

Nintendo has also shared a second list comprised of digital-only games. This one sees Human: Fall Flat and Stardew Valley topping charts, with Hollow Knight rounding out the top five, demonstrating that good taste is universal.

You can check out both lists for yourself below.

Download-Only Software – Top 30

1. Human: Fall Flat 
   
2. Stardew Valley
   
3. Puyo Puyo eSports
   
4. Overcooked! Special Edition 
   
5. Hollow Knight 
   
6. Futari de! Nyanko Dai Sensou
   
7. Arcade Archives VS. Super Mario Bros.
   
8. Dragon Quest X All-In-One Package
   
9. Minna de Kuuki Yomi
   
10. Wizard of Legend 
    
11. Dead Cells
    
12. ICEY 
    
13. Resident Evil Revelations 2 
    
14. Snipperclips: Cut it out, together 
    
15. Mom Hid My Game! 
    
16. Golf Story 
    
17. NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: Ultimate Ninja STORM 3 Full Burst HD 
    
18. Detention 
    
19. Senran Kagura Reflexions 
    
20. Gorogoa
    
21. Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 
    
22. Ultimate Chicken Horse 
    
23. Guns, Gore & Cannoli 
    
24. Mega Man Legacy Collection 2 
    
25. Nine Parchments 
    
26. EARTH WARS
    
27. Valkyria Chronicles 
    
28. The Escapists 2 
    
29. Ikaruga 
    
30. Voxel Shot 

Retail Releases – Digital Sales Top 30

1. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
   
2. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
   
3. Overcooked! 2
   
4. Splatoon 2
   
5. Super Mario Party
   
6. Octopath Traveler
   
7. Kirby Star Allies
   
8. Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu!
   
9. Minecraft
   
10. Mario Tennis Aces
    
11. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
    
12. Undertale
    
13. Pokémon: Let’s Go, Eevee!
    
14. Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum ‘n’ Fun!
    
15. Super Mario Odyssey
    
16. FIFA 18
    
17. 1-2-Switch
    
18. Bayonetta
    
19. Mega Man X Legacy Collection 2
    
20. Xenoblade Chronicles 2
    
21. Dragon Quest Builders 2
    
22. Dragon Quest Builders
    
23. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
    
24. Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate
    
25. Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
    
26. Super Bomberman R
    
27. Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle
    
28. Capcom Beat ‘Em Up Bundle
    
29. DEEMO
    
30. ARMS