Nintendo has provided an updated list of sales of a number of its key franchises on the Nintendo Switch. The figures provided by Nintendo are all accurate as of 31st March, 2022. This year’s Pokemon Legends: Arceus, which shook up the Pokemon franchise a little giving players more freedom than previous entires, has now sold 12.64 million units. The first 3D Kirby platformer Kirby and the Forgotten Land which launched in March has already sold 2.65 million copies. Here’s a link to the top ten best-selling Nintendo Switch games since launch and here’s the updated sales figures for a number of key games as of 31st March, 2022:
- New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe – 13.31 million
- Splatoon 2 – 13.30 million
- Pokemon Legends: Arceus – 12.64 million – New
- Luigi’s Mansion 3 – 11.43 million
- Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury – 9.43 million
- Mario Party Superstars – 6.88 million
- Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics – 4.22 million
- The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD – 3.91 million
- Metroid Dread – 2.90 million
- Kirby and the Forgotten Land – 2.65 million – New
- New Pokemon Snap – 2.40 million
- Mario Golf: Super Rush – 2.35 million
- Miitopia – 1.68 million
- Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain – 1.59 million
- WarioWare: Get It Together! – 1.27 million
- Game Builder Garage – 1.06 million