[Japan] Nintendo eShop: Sales rankings for August 2026 (Switch 2, Switch)

In Japan, Nintendo shares the monthly Nintendo eShop sales rankings for the Nintendo Switch and the Nintendo Switch 2 on its website every month.

The Top 20 below list the best-selling games on the Nintendo eShop in August 2026, and only cover paid downloads from the Nintendo eShop and the My Nintendo Store in Japan (which excludes Free 2 Play titles, obviously). Rankings are based on revenue, with different SKU (like bundles with DLC or other games) being listed separately. Games rated CERO Z / IARC 18+ are not listed.

Here’s the latest monthly sales rankings for the Nintendo eShop of the Nintendo Switch 2 and the Nintendo eShop in Japan, covering the period going from August 1st to August 31st, 2026:

Nintendo Switch 2

01./02. Village in the Shade (Nippon Ichi Software) [30.7.2026] {9,020 Yen}
02./01. Splatoon Raiders (Nintendo) [23.7.2026] {6,480 Yen}
03./00. ELDEN RING Tarnished Edition (From Software) [28.8.2026] {9,020 Yen}
04./00. Final Fantasy XIV – Complete Pack (Square-Enix) [04.8.2026] {6,380 Yen}
05./00. Animal Crossing: New Horizons Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (Nintendo) [15.1.2026] {7,128 Yen}
06./08. Pokémon Pokopia (The Pokémon Company) [05.3.2026] {8,980 Yen}
07./10. Mario Kart World (Nintendo) [05.6.2025] {8,980 Yen}
08./00. METAL GEAR SOLID: MASTER COLLECTION Vol.2 (Konami) [27.8.2026]
09./00. Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment (Koei-Tecmo) [06.11.2025]
10./17. Momotarou Dentetsu 2 ~Anata no Machi mo Kitto Aru~ Nintendo Switch 2 Edition Higashi Nihon-hen + Nishi Nihon-hen (Konami) [13.11.2025] {8,980 Yen}
11./00. Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (Marvelous) [28.8.2026] {7,700 Yen}
12./00. Dragon Quest VII Reimagined (Square-Enix) [05.2.2026] {8,778 Yen}
13./00. FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH (Square-Enix) [03.6.2026] {6,578 Yen} (50% off until September 23rd)
14./00. Pokémon Pokopia + Expansion Pass Set (The Pokémon Company) [18.6.2026] {13,380 Yen}
15./00. Village in the Shade Digital Deluxe Edition (Nippon Ichi Software) [30.7.2026] {12,100 Yen}
16./00. Starsand Island (Seed Sparkle Lab) [18.8.2026] {6,600 Yen} (20% off until September 13th)
17./00. Final Fantasy XIV – Complete Pack Collector’s Edition (Square-Enix) [04.8.2026] {14,960 Yen}
18./00. FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE INTERGRADE (Square-Enix) [22.1.2026] {5,478 Yen}
19./00. Big Walk (Panic) [04.8.2026] {2,300 Yen}
20./16. The Prince of Tennis Doki Doki Survival ~eternal passion! Tie break ♡ game~ Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (Konami) [30.7.2026] {8,250 Yen}

Nintendo Switch

01./01. Rhythm Heaven Groove (Nintendo) [02.7.2026] {6,500 Yen}
02./14. Village in the Shade (Nippon Ichi Software) [30.7.2026] {7,920 Yen}
03./11. Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics (Nintendo) [05.6.2020] {4,378 Yen} (30% off until August 17th)
04./05. Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream (Nintendo) [16.4.2026] {7,100 Yen}
05./03. POWER PROS 2026-2027 (Konami) [11.6.2026] {8,470 Yen}
06./16. Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo) [20.3.2020] {6,578 Yen} (30% off until August 17th)
07./04. POWER PROS 2026-2027 Powerful Edition (Konami) [11.6.2026] {10,670 Yen}
08./09. Minecraft (Mojang / Microsoft Japan) [21.6.2018] {3,960 Yen}
09./00. Momotarou Dentetsu World: Chikyuu wa Kibou de Mawatteru! (Konami) [16.11.2023] {6,930 Yen}
10./07. Splatoon 3 (Nintendo) [09.9.2023] {6,500 Yen}
11./10. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo) [07.12.2018] {7,920 Yen}
12./00. Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar (Marvelous) [28.8.2026] {6,600 Yen}
13./00. Yo-kai Watch 1 for Nintendo Switch (Level-5) [10.10.2019] {3,520 Yen}
14./15. Overcooked! All You Can Eat (Team17) [23.3.2021] {4,100 Yen} (70% off until August 14th)
15./00. Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 (SEGA) [10.12.2020] {3,850 Yen}
16./00. Pokémon FireRed (The Pokémon Company) [27.2.2026] {2,000 Yen}
17./06. Mahou Shoujo no Majo Saiban (Re,AER) [09.7.2026] {3,500 Yen}
18./02. Ganbare Goemon Dai Shuugou (Konami) [02.7.2026] {5,478 Yen}
19./00. Tetris Effect Connected (Enhance) [08.10.2021] {4,500 Yen}
20./00. Super Mario Party Jamboree (Nintendo) [17.10.2024] {7,100 Yen}

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Source: Nintendo