Unsurprisingly, Splatoon and Pokémon dominate.
Nintendo has shared its annual Switch eShop sales rankings for Japan earlier today, and if you’ve been keeping an eye on the news over the last 12 months, then there will be no surprises here. Splatoon 3 is 2022’s best-selling game on the eShop, which shouldn’t be a shock given that it broke records in both physical and digital sales when it first launched.
Right behind Splatoon is January’s Pokémon Legends: Arceus, with Pokémon Violet taking the third spot (Scarlet is in fourth as both games are counted separately). Monster Hunter Rise, last year’s number one, rounds out the top five, likely thanks to Sunbreak‘s launch over the summer. These rankings are based on sales on the eShop between January 1, 2022 and December 20, 2022.
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