Best-Selling Nintendo Switch Games

This chart ranks the best-selling games on the Nintendo Switch by lifetime copies sold, measured in millions, based on figures reported by Nintendo as of March 31, 2026.

About This Dataset

Best-Selling Nintendo Switch Games
This chart ranks the best-selling games on the Nintendo Switch by lifetime copies sold, measured in millions, based on figures reported by Nintendo as of March 31, 2026.
✨ AI Insight

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe leads the Switch library at 71.08 million copies, more than 21 million ahead of Animal Crossing: New Horizons at 49.91 million. Every title in this top ten is published by Nintendo, underlining how strongly first-party software drives the platform. Two Legend of Zelda titles and two mainline Pokemon pairs appear, showing the pull of Nintendo's flagship series. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and Super Mario Odyssey round out the upper group between 30 and 38 million. The lower half, from Pokemon Sword and Shield down to New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe, still clears 18 million each, a level of sales few third-party games on any platform reach.

Source:  Wikipedia / Nintendo (best-selling Switch games, as of Mar 31 2026)

Key Findings

Auto-computed highlights from this dataset

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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe leads with 71 in All Time.
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Average value in All Time: 34  ·  median: 29.
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Gap in All Time: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is 3.7× larger than New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe.

Best-Selling Nintendo Switch Games

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Data Insights

Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart

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Data Points
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Top Value
71.08
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Copies Sold (Millions) · All Time
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Category Rankings

Copies Sold (Millions) · All Time

# Category All Time
🥇 Mario Kart 8 Deluxe 71.08
🥈 Animal Crossing: New Horizons 49.91
🥉 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 37.76
4 The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 33.84
5 Super Mario Odyssey 30.50
6 Pokemon Scarlet and Violet 28.28
7 Pokemon Sword and Shield 27.16
8 The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom 22.56
9 Super Mario Party 21.32
10 New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe 18.96
Statistical Summary — Copies Sold (Millions) · All Time
71.08
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18.96
Minimum
34
Average
29
Median

What This Data Shows

Auto-generated trend summaries per category

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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Recorded 71.08 Copies Sold (Millions) in All Time.
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Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Recorded 49.91 Copies Sold (Millions) in All Time.
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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Recorded 37.76 Copies Sold (Millions) in All Time.
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The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Recorded 33.84 Copies Sold (Millions) in All Time.
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Super Mario Odyssey
Recorded 30.50 Copies Sold (Millions) in All Time.
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Pokemon Scarlet and Violet
Recorded 28.28 Copies Sold (Millions) in All Time.
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Pokemon Sword and Shield
Recorded 27.16 Copies Sold (Millions) in All Time.
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The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Recorded 22.56 Copies Sold (Millions) in All Time.
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Super Mario Party
Recorded 21.32 Copies Sold (Millions) in All Time.
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New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
Recorded 18.96 Copies Sold (Millions) in All Time.
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Full Data Table

10 records across 1 year

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Category Metric All Time Source
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Copies Sold (Millions) 71.08
Animal Crossing: New Horizons Copies Sold (Millions) 49.91
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Copies Sold (Millions) 37.76
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Copies Sold (Millions) 33.84
Super Mario Odyssey Copies Sold (Millions) 30.50
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Copies Sold (Millions) 28.28
Pokemon Sword and Shield Copies Sold (Millions) 27.16
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Copies Sold (Millions) 22.56
Super Mario Party Copies Sold (Millions) 21.32
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe Copies Sold (Millions) 18.96

Data Sources & References

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