Key Takeaways
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe remains the top-selling Switch game, with 64.27 million units sold as of November 2024.
- Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has surpassed Super Mario Party as of the latest update.
Nintendo has updated its list of the 10 best-selling Switch games to date. Every quarter, Nintendo updates its Switch game sales numbers, revealing the titles that have performed best on its home console/handheld hybrid platform.
The top 10 best-selling Switch games were shaken up by 2022’s Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, which has been climbing the ranks alongside 2023’s The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. The best-selling Switch game is unlikely to ever be dethroned, with Mario Kart 8 Deluxe consistently sitting at the top of the console’s software sales chart.
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That holds true with the November 2024 update. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is still the best-selling Nintendo Switch game of all time with 64.27 million units sold as of November 2024. It’s followed by Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Super Mario Odyssey, Pokemon Sword and Shield, Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Super Mario Party, and New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe. Normally, the top 10 best-selling Switch games list remains fairly static, but there was actually a notable change with this update.
Top 10 Best-Selling Nintendo Switch Games
|
Game Title |
Units Sold (as of November 2024) |
Previous Units Sold (as of August 2024) |
|
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe |
64.27 million |
62.90 million |
|
Animal Crossing: New Horizons |
46.45 million |
45.85 million |
|
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate |
35.14 million |
34.66 million |
|
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild |
32.29 million |
32.05 million |
|
Super Mario Odyssey |
28.50 million |
28.21 million |
|
Pokemon Sword and Shield |
26.44 million |
26.35 million |
|
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet |
25.69 million |
25.29 million |
|
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom |
21.04 million |
20.80 million |
|
Super Mario Party |
20.98 million |
20.84 million |
|
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe |
17.77 million |
17.61 million |
When Nintendo released the list of the 10 best-selling Switch games as of August 2024, Super Mario Party was ahead ofThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom with 20.84 million units sold to Zelda‘s 20.80 million. The last few months have been good for Zelda, with the open world adventure now sitting at 21.04 million units to Super Mario Party‘s 20.98 million. This makes Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom the eighth best-selling Switch game to date.
The holiday shopping season is upon us, and so it’s likely that a lot of Switch games are going to be sold within the next couple of months. It’s possible that Switch game sales will be enough to push Pokemon Scarlet and Violet ahead of Sword and Shield, but otherwise, it’s unlikely that any games will change positions next quarter.
Nintendo Switch
- Brand
- Nintendo
- Weight
- .88 lbs
- Storage
- 32 GB
- Display
- 6.2-inch LCD Screen / 1280 x 720
- Battery
- Approximately 4.5 – 9 hours