[Japan] Nintendo eShop: Top 20 for January 16 – January 22 2020, Top 30 2019 (Switch, 3DS)

Nintendo have shared the Top 30 for the Nintendo eShop of the Nintendo Switch in 2019 in Japan. As usual, there’s two charts: one for games that were released at retail, and those available exclusively via the Nintendo eShop.

Let’s start with the Top 30 for retail games:

1. Pokémon Sword (The Pokémon Company) [15.11.2019]
2. Pokémon Shield (The Pokémon Company) [15.11.2019]
3. Fire Emblem: Three Houses (Nintendo) [26.7.2019]
4. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo) [07.12.2018]
5. Super Mario Maker 2 (Nintendo) [28.6.2019]
6. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo) [28.4.2017]
7. Minecraft (Mojang / Microsoft Japan) [21.6.2018]
8. Undertale (8-4) [15.9.2018]
9. Overcooked! 2 (Team17) [07.8.2018]
10. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo) [03.3.2017]
11. The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening (Nintendo) [20.9.2019]
12. New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (Nintendo) [11.1.2019]
13. Splatoon 2 (Nintendo) [21.7.2017]
14. Luigi’s Mansion 3 (Nintendo) [31.10.2019]
15. Astral Chain (Nintendo) [30.8.2019]
16. Super Mario Party (Nintendo) [05.10.2018]
17. Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age Definitive Edition (Square-Enix) [27.9.2019]
18. Fitness Boxing (Imagineer) [20.12.2018]
19. Puyo Puyo eSports (SEGA) [25.10.2018]
20. Hollow Knight (Team Cherry) [13.6.2018]
21. Octopath Traveler (Square-Enix) [13.7.2018]
22. Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town (Marvelous) [17.10.2019]
23. Obakeidoro (Free Style) [01.8.2019]
24. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 (Nintendo) [01.12.2017]
25. Diablo III: Eternal Collection (Blizzard Entertainment) [27.12.2018]
26. Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate (Capcom) [25.8.2017]
27. Daemon x Machina (Marvelous) [13.9.2019]
28. Dragon Quest Builders 2 (Square-Enix) [20.12.2018]
29. Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum ‘n’ Fun (Bandai-Namco) [19.7.2018]
30. Super Mario Odyssey (Nintendo) [27.10.2017]

Top Publishers:

1. Nintendo: 13
2. Square-Enix: 3
3. The Pokémon Company: 2
4. Marvelous: 2
5. Monjang/Microsoft Japan: 1
6. 8-4: 1
7. Team17: 1
8. Imagineer: 1
9. SEGA: 1
10. Team Cherry: 1
11. Free Style: 1
12. Blizzard Entertainment: 1
13. Capcom: 1
14. Bandai-Namco: 1

And here’s the Top 30 for digital-only games:

1. Futari de! Nyanko Dai Sensou (Ponos) [20.12.2018]
2. Human: Fall Flat (Teyon Japan) [28.12.2017]
3. Cuphead (StudioMDHR) [18.4.2019]
4. Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Masters Legacy of the Duelist: Link Evolution! (Konami) [25.4.2019]
5. Stardew Valley (ConcernedApe) [11.1.2018]
6. Goonya Fighter (Mutan) [27.6.2019]
7. moon (Onion Games) [10.10.2019]
8. Final Fantasy IX (Square-Enix) [14.2.2019]
9. Dragon Quest X: All-in-One Package (Square-Enix) [26.7.2018]
10. Romancing SaGa 3 (Square-Enix) [11.11.2019]
11. Ultimate Chicken Horse (Clever Endeavour Games) [25.9.2018]
12. Cadence of Hyrule: Crype of the Necrodancer feat. The Legend of Zelda (Spike-Chunsoft) [14.6.2019]
13. Final Fantasy VII (Square-Enix) [26.3.2019]
14. Minna de Kuuki Yomi (G-Mode) [30.8.2018]
15. Overcooked! Special Edition (Team17) [12.10.2017]
16. Final Fantasy VIII Remastered (Square-Enix) [03.9.2019]
17. Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation (Square-Enix) [27.9.2019]
18. Dead Cells (Motion Twin) [07.8.2018]
19. Minna de Kuuki Yomi 2 (G-Mode) [26.9.2019]
20. Untitled Goose Game (Panic) [20.9.2019]
21. Timberman VS Edition (Forever Entertainment) [01.11.2018]
22. BoxBoy! & BoxGirl! (Nintendo) [26.4.2018]
23. Moonlighter (Teyon Japan) [28.3.2019]
24. Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry’s Wonderland Retro (Square-Enix) [17.9.2019]
25. NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: Ultimate Ninja STORM 3 Full Burst HD (Bandai-Namco) [26.4.2018]
26. Resident Evil 6 (Capcom) [31.10.2019]
27. Resident Evil Revelations 2 (Capcom) [30.11.2017]
28. Dragon Quest (Square-Enix) [27.9.2019]
29. Slay the Spire (Humble Bundle) [06.6.2019]
30. Othello (Arc System Works) [03.3.2017]

Top publishers:

• Square-Enix: 8
• Ponos: 2
• G-Mode: 2
• Capcom: 2
• Teyon Japan: 1
• Studio MDHR: 1
• Konami: 1
• ConcernedApe: 1
• Mutant: 1
• Onion Games: 1
• Clever Endeavour Games: 1
• Spike-Chunsoft: 1
• Team17: 1
• Motion Twin: 1
• Panic: 1
• Forever Entertainment: 1
• Nintendo: 1
• Bandai-Namco: 1
• Humble Bundle: 1
• Arc System Works: 1

Top publishers (retail + digital combined):

• Nintendo: 14
• Square-Enix: 11
• The Pokémon Company: 2
• Marvelous: 2
• Ponos: 2
• G-Mode: 2
• Capcom: 3
• Bandai-Namco: 2
• Monjang/Microsoft Japan: 1
• 8-4: 1
• Team17: 2
• Imagineer: 1
• SEGA: 1
• Team Cherry: 1
• Free Style: 1
• Blizzard Entertainment: 1
• Teyon Japan: 1
• Studio MDHR: 1
• Konami: 1
• ConcernedApe: 1
• Mutant: 1
• Onion Games: 1
• Clever Endeavour Games: 1
• Spike-Chunsoft: 1
• Motion Twin: 1
• Panic: 1
• Forever Entertainment: 1
• Humble Bundle: 1
• Arc System Works: 1

Next, here’s the Nintendo eShop Top 20 and Top 10 for the Nintendo Switch and the Nintendo 3DS in Japan, for the period going from January 16th to January 22nd 2020.

Nintendo eShop – Nintendo Switch

01./15. – Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Encore (Nintendo) [17.1.2020]
02./05. – Minecraft (Mojang / Microsoft Japan) [21.6.2018]
03./11. – Puzzle & Dragons Gold (GungHo Online Entertainment) [15.1.2020]
04./12. – Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo) [07.12.2018]
05./08. – Futari de! Nyanko Dai Sensou (Ponos) [20.12.2018]
06./00. – Fire Emblem: Three Houses (Nintendo) [26.7.2018]
07./04. – Human Fall Flat (Teyon Japan) [28.12.2017]
08./07. – Brain Training for Nintendo Switch (Nintendo) [27.12.2019]
09./New. – To The Moon (X.D. Network) [16.1.2020] (launch discount: 20% off)
10./18. – Mom Hid My Game! (hap) [21.12.2017] (was 40% off)
11./New. – SEGA Ages Puyo Puyo 2 (SEGA) [16.1.2020]
12./06. – Pokémon Sword (The Pokémon Company) [15.11.2019]
13./01. – Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo) [28.4.2017]
14./00. – Overcooked! 2 (Team17) [07.8.2018]
15./17. – The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo) [03.3.2017]
16./New. – Arcade Archives Detena!! Twinbee (Hamster) [16.1.2020]
17./14. – Pokémon Shield (The Pokémon Company) [15.11.2019]
18./19. – Splatoon 2 (Nintendo) [21.7.2017]
19./00. – Undertale (8-4) [15.9.2018]
20./00. – Cuphead (Studio MDHR) [18.4.2019]

Nintendo eShop – Nintendo 3DS

01./02. – The Battle Cats POP! (Ponos) [31.5.2015]
02./01. – Mom Hid My Game! (hap) [21.12.2017] (was 40% off)
03./04. – Pokémon Crystal Version (Nintendo, Virtual Console) [26.1.2018]
04./03. – Ice Station Z (Wobbly Tooth) [05.4.2017] (was on sale for 350 Yen, instead of 500 Yen)
05./05. – Battleminerz (Wobbly Tooth) [17.1.2018] (was on sale for 350 Yen, instead of 500 Yen)
06./07. – Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation (Square-Enix) [24.8.2017]
07./06. – Minecraft: New Nintendo 3DS (Microsoft Japan) [14.9.2017]
08./09. – Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Welcome amiibo (Nintendo) [23.11.2016]
09./08. – Bike Rider DX (Spicysoft) [26.12.2012]
10./00. – Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line (Square-Enix) [10.8.2017]

Previous week: January 9th to January 15th 2020

Source: Nintendo