We can now inform you about the results of the latest maintenance that Nintendo recently did. A brand new section is now available on the Nintendo Switch’s eShop. In Europe, it is called the “Charts” section. Elsewhere, it is “Best Sellers”. And yes, the name sums up exactly what the section is supposed to do. it charts the best-selling games, based on software with the most downloads that were done in the past 2 weeks. Europe is not only different in the name of the section, but also the chart data itself. Europe’s charts vary depending on the country you’re in. The first charts are out, so we’ve included them down below.
North America
- Snipperclips
- Snake Pass
- Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove
- FAST RMX
- Has-Been Heroes
- The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+
- Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- ACA NeoGeo Metal Slug
- Blaster Master Zero
- 1-2-Switch
- ACA NeoGeo Metal Slug 3
- Super Bomberman R
- I Am Setsuna
- ACA NeoGeo The King of Fighters ’98
- World of Goo
UK
- Snake Pass
- Snipperclips
- FAST RMX
- Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove
- ACA NeoGeo Metal Slug
- 1-2-Switch
- World of Goo
- Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- Human Resource Machine
- ACA NeoGeo Metal Slug 3
- Little Inferno
- Super Bomberman R
- Blaster Master Zero
- ACA NeoGeo Neo Turf Masters
- I Am Setsuna
Japan
- Snipperclips
- Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- 1-2-Switch
- ACA NeoGeo Metal Slug
- ACA NeoGeo Metal Slug 3
- Othello
- ACA NeoGeo The King of Fighters ’98
- New Frontier Days: Founding Pioneers
- Super Bomberman R
- Voez
- Disgaea 5 Complete
- Puyo Puyo Tetris
- Nobunaga’s Ambition: Sphere of Influence
- Blaster Master Zero
- ACA NeoGeo The King of Fighters ’94
Source: Switch’s eShop / Via
It’s telling that BOTW isn’t further up the download charts outside of Japan. I suppose physical releases are more popular in the West? Snipperclips is doing well… And the Japanese really like their retro games! I can’t blame them. I love that retro ports are coming to the Switch. I’m just not a fan of the specific games so far.
Also most bought Zelda at launch and these only count for the past two weeks.
Surely more people have bought the Switch since launch…
Physical releases are definitely the reason. Most people still prefer physical media because…well, digital-only is a pretty awful experience at times. *Looks at my vita memory card which wont allow me to play my games because they dont show up in the menu, and cant delete them or redownload them because the card is “full”….*
On the other hand, I’ve been all-digital with all my consoles since Wii U/3DS and not had a problem (yet). I have confidence that Nintendo is working hard to get it right.
You will, in time. Flash memory destroys itself pretty quickly. Faster than a cartridhe or disc. I’n dreading the day when my SD cards lose their info and Nintendo’s services won’t allow me to redownload when they go offline.
I didn’t know Europe consists of only the UK… (/sarcasme)
From the source at Nintendo Everything:
“Initial charts are available for North America, Europe, and Japan. We’ve posted all of the information below (in our case we’re specifically posted the UK charts since Europe’s ranking is set per country)”
Isn’t it the opposite now? Europe consists of everything but the UK? :p
||The European Union is not equivalent to the geographic union…||
It was a joke, Commander. Does this mean I get demerits?
Cool.
Neo-Geo over Disgaea in Japan, wow.
But New Frontier… please…
I’m nintendo is adding stuff to the eshop to give it some flavor and not be as bland like it has been for a month
https://youtu.be/BKKgAizMQb0
The Commander should tell High Command this is what we expect to hear when we open the Switch eShop. :p
https://youtu.be/D3yCQ7FM5Xc
Excellent choice? Actually, Commander, High command sells far more games to Humans than… uhh… Commanders. So unless your music choice comes with a new Metroid Prime game, I like my choice better. :p
||We must have a darker theme…||
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