Here are Japan’s top Switch eShop games in June and first half of 2021

Nintendo has shared an update for its download rankings to show the top 20 Nintendo Switch eShop games in Japan for June 2021. We also got a separate update that shows the top Switch eShop game downloads in Japan for the first half of 2021.

Game Builder Garage has been quite successful in Japan and managed to nab the #1 spot for June 2021. Mario Golf: Super Rush was another new release in June, and it managed to finish at #2. Among Us continues to be popular with a #3 finish, followed by another new release in Legend of Mana at #4. Dragon Quest XI S, which was #12 last month, managed to jump up a few spots to take #5. Last month’s top-selling title in Monster Hunter Rise dropped to #7, but we’ll likely see it remain in the top 20 for a few more months.

First, here’s a look at the top 20 most downloaded Nintendo Switch eShop games in Japan for June 2021:

Top 20 Nintendo Switch eShop games of Japan in June 2021

1. Game Builder Garage
2. Mario Golf: Super Rush
3. Among Us
4. Legend of Mana
5. Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age
6. NBA 2K21
7. Monster Hunter Rise
8. ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights
9. Minecraft
10. Hades
11. Miitopia
12. Human: Fall Flat
13. Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation
14. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
15. Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics
16. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
17. Limbo
18. Samurai Warriors 5
19. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
20. Overcooked Special Edition

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Next, here are the top 30 most downloaded Switch eShop games for the first half of 2021:

Top 30 Nintendo Switch eShop games of Japan in the first half of 2021

1. Monster Hunter Rise
2. Among Us
3. Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban!
4. Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury
5. Human: Fall Flat
6. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
7. New Pokémon Snap
8. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
9. Minecraft
10. Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town
11. Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics
12. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
13. Animal Crossing: New Horizons
14. Overcooked 2
15. Splatoon 2
16. Fitness Boxing 2: Rhythm & Exercise
17. Super Mario Party
18. Rune Factory 5
19. Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation
20. Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age
21. Super Noda Game PARTY
22. Game Builder Garage
23. Miitopia
24. Futari de! Nyanko Daisensou
25. Bravely Default II
26. Pokémon Sword
27. Xenoblade Chronicles 2
28. Overcooked Special Edition
29. SaGa Frontier Remastered
30. Little Nightmares II

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