Nintendo has shared lists of the best-selling eShop games of 2018 in Japan, providing us with a good look at which games were the most popular in the gaming giant's homeland.
Each of the two lists below shows the top 30 most-downloaded games from the eShop during the year 2018. The first list shows exclusively download-only software, while the second is made up of digital sales of games which were also released at retail. You can also see the publisher and original Japanese release date for each game.
Download-Only Software - Top 30
- Human: Fall Flat (Teyon Japan) [28.12.2017]
- Stardew Valley (Chucklefish) [11.1.2018]
- Puyo Puyo eSports (SEGA) [25.10.2018]
- Overcooked! Special Edition (Team17) [12.10.2017]
- Hollow Knight (Team Cherry) [13.6.2018]
- Futari de! Nyanko Dai Sensou (Ponos) [20.12.2018]
- Arcade Archives VS. Super Mario Bros. (Hamster) [22.12.2017]
- Dragon Quest X All-In-One Package (Square-Enix) [21.9.2017]
- Minna de Kuuki Yomi (G-Mode) [30.8.2018]
- Wizard of Legend (Humble Bundle) [15.5.2018]
- Dead Cells (Motion Twin) [07.8.2018]
- ICEY (X.D. Network) [31.5.2018]
- Resident Evil Revelations 2 (Capcom) [30.11.2017]
- Snipperclips: Cut it out, together (Nintendo) [03.3.2017]
- Mom Hid My Game! (hap) [21.12.2017]
- Golf Story (Flyhigh Works) [09.3.2018]
- NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: Ultimate Ninja STORM 3 Full Burst HD (Bandai-Namco) [26.4.2018]
- Detention (PLAYISM) [01.3.2018]
- Senran Kagura Reflexions (Marvelous) [24.11.2017]
- Gorogoa (Annapurna Interactive) [21.12.2017]
- Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon (Inti Creates) [24.5.2018]
- Ultimate Chicken Horse (Clever Endeavour Games) [25.9.2018]
- Guns, Gore & Cannoli (Flyhigh Works) [01.2.2018]
- Mega Man Legacy Collection 2 (Capcom) [24.5.2018]
- Nine Parchments (Frozenbyte) [07.12.2017]
- EARTH WARS (oneoreight) [25.1.2018]
- Valkyria Chronicles (SEGA) [27.9.2018]
- The Escapists 2 (Team17) [09.8.2018]
- Ikaruga (Pikii) [30.5.2018]
- Voxel Shot (SAT-BOX) [19.4.2018]
Retail Releases - Digital Sales Top 30
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo) [07.12.2018]
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo) [28.4.2017]
- Overcooked! 2 (Team17) [07.8.2018]
- Splatoon 2 (Nintendo) [21.7.2017]
- Super Mario Party (Nintendo) [05.10.2018]
- Octopath Traveler (Square-Enix) [13.7.2018]
- Kirby Star Allies (Nintendo) [16.3.2018]
- Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! (The Pokémon Company) [17.11.2018]
- Minecraft (Microsoft Japan) [21.6.2018]
- Mario Tennis Aces (Nintendo) [22.6.2018]
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild [03.3.2017]
- Undertale (8-4) [15.9.2018]
- Pokémon: Let’s Go, Eevee! (The Pokémon Company) [17.11.2018]
- Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum ‘n’ Fun! (Bandai-Namco) [19.7.2018]
- Super Mario Odyssey (Nintendo) [27.10.2017]
- FIFA 18 (Electronic Arts) [29.9.2017]
- 1-2-Switch (Nintendo) [03.3.2017]
- Bayonetta (Nintendo) [17.2.2018]
- Mega Man X Legacy Collection 2 (Capcom) [26.7.2018]
- Xenoblade Chronicles 2 (Nintendo) [01.12.2017]
- Dragon Quest Builders 2 (Square-Enix) [20.12.2018]
- Dragon Quest Builders (Square-Enix) [01.3.2018]
- Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Nintendo) [03.5.2018]
- Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate (Capcom) [25.8.2017]
- Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (Nintendo) [13.7.2018]
- Super Bomberman R (Konami) [03.3.2017]
- Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle (Nintendo) [18.1.2018]
- Capcom Beat 'Em Up Bundle (Capcom) [20.9.2018]
- DEEMO (Flyhigh Works) [21.9.2017]
- ARMS (Nintendo) [16.6.2017]
It was also recently revealed that Nintendo Switch exclusives made up the vast majority of Japan's best selling physical games.
Did any of the titles listed above surprise you? Anything missing that you thought might be featured? Share your thoughts with us in the comments below.
[via nintendo.co.jp]
Comments (16)
What a strange looking list for the eShop exlusives. Is Human: Fall Flat super popular in Japan or has it just been on sale really cheap or something?
Human Fall Flat? Why, Japan, why? But that's two solid lists of games, otherwise.
Also, I still think it's impressive that Smash tops the retail list, despite only being released in the final three weeks or so of the year.
Wow Overcooked 2 did well in Japan. Meanwhile no sign of Hyrule Warriors.
Human Fall Flat at first place is very interesting
But it's a great game so yea, nice list
Good to see little to no Wii U ports here, Switch deserves its own games' library.
It's interesting that Breath of the Wild is above Mario Odyssey I thought they didn't really care for Zelda over there. Nintendo needs to talk to chucklefish about developing some games as well.
Dragon quest X to the west...?
Mom Hid My Game??? They lose all credibility! 😛
That's a heck of a nice list of games the Switch doesn't have.
I mean, that's the kind of thing I still hear people saying.
@Pirlo_ze_sniper doubt it, X is online only
@Heavyarms55 Yeah, it's almost 4 games a month, but that would be impossible. Switch doesn't have games.
I'm pleased with the amount of third party releases on the retail chart. They damn well deserve them at that.
@Heavyarms55 When people say that, they are either being idiots or they are speaking about 3rd parties. No Assassin's Creed, Kingdom Hearts, Soul Calibur, etc are a big deal for me on Switch. It will always prevent it from being my main console. But that doesn't mean it isn't a great secondary console with a great lineup (particularly once Nintendo starts releasing games I want on it in 2019. 2018 was a pretty bad showing from them)
Every time I see a mention of Dragon Quest X, I die a little inside.
I'm so happy Senran Kagura made the list!
Very few showelwares here...
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