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[LordOcidax]

1. Monster Hunter Rise: 8.09 million units (as of February 2025).
2. Stardew Valley: 7.9 million units (as of December 29, 2024).
3. Suika Game: 7.4 million units (as of April 11, 2024).
4. Minecraft: 6.19 million units (as of March 16, 2025).
5. Among Us: 3.2 million units (as of December 2020).
6. Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope: 3 million units (by January 15, 2024).
7. Xenoblade Chronicles 2: 2.70 million copies.
8. Dragon Ball FighterZ: 2.43 million units.
9. Human: Fall Flat: 2 million copies (as of May 2, 2024).
10. Diablo III: Eternal Collection: 1.5 million units (as of February 2024).

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It´s quite dificult to come up with data, apparently. But considering the total number of sold consoles, I would argue that some people picked up a third party game here and there.
Can only talk for myself, but most of my library are non-Nintendo games.

Those numbers are waaay off, In Japan Minecraft is over 4 million, physical alone.

 

[Baemono]

The Hitman collection that was announced yesterday has no Switch version currently.

No but I meant the old Hitman game on Switch, and I had a look and it was Hitman: Absolution, which will get a Switch 2 upgrade - different from the remaster collection

 

[RoboFu]

Switch gets ea sports, cod , all square enix, lots of new capcom... and you guys are arguing over Hitman.

 

[Kacho]

Switch gets ea sports, cod , all square enix, lots of new capcom... and you guys are arguing over Hitman.

We can focus on plenty of other games that don't have a Switch version announced if you want.

 

[LordOcidax]

Switch gets ea sports, cod , all square enix, lots of new capcom... and you guys are arguing over Hitman.

Is basically the same as past year, when the titles get announced the same people are going radio silent.

 

[RoboFu]

We can focus on plenty of other games that don't have a Switch version announced if you want.

Anything's better than hitman.

lol I first mistyped that as Hitnan .. that would be a much more awesome game. Someone's Nana who takes people out!

 

[blacktout]

Another odd one is Onimusha: Way of the Sword because Capcom have announced Veronica will be on the Switch 2, so why not Onimusha?

This is a weird omission, since it seems like Capcom is otherwise fully committed to day-and-date releases on Switch 2. Surely Onimusha can't be harder to get running on the platform than Monster Hunter Wilds.

My only guess is maybe they know they can't get it optimized in time to release alongside other platforms and don't want to say "Switch 2 version coming on 2027" out of fear that it will dampen their initial sales on other platforms in Japan.

 

[IDKFA]

This is a weird omission, since it seems like Capcom is otherwise fully committed to day-and-date releases on Switch 2. Surely Onimusha can't be harder to get running on the platform than Monster Hunter Wilds.

Exactly. If Capcom can get MH, R9 and the new Veronica on Switch 2, then why not Onimusha?

I now not many people care, but Boltgun 2 is also an odd one. The first one released on the og Switch, so why the sequel isn't coming to the Switch 2 is beyond me. Maybe they don't have a dev kit yet?

My only guess is maybe they know they can't get it optimized in time to release alongside other platforms and don't want to say "Switch 2 version coming on 2027" out of fear that it will dampen their initial sales on other platforms in Japan.

Probably, but Capcom can get RE9 optimised and released on Switch 2 with other platforms.

And while I'm on my soap box, Microsoft really needs to port AoE 2 to the Switch 2. Would be perfect with the mouse function

 

[blacktout]

Probably, but Capcom can get RE9 optimised and released on Switch 2 with other platforms.

This is strange, especially given that Onimusha also runs on the RE engine. With Monster Hunter Wilds, it's pretty clear that title is arriving so late on Switch 2 because of all the optimization that's going to be needed to get the game running acceptably. I don't see why this would be the case with Onimusha though, which doesn't seem like it would be much more ambitious than RE9. Maybe they have a deal with Nintendo to announce it in a Direct? That was clearly the case with RE9, which announced for other platforms a SGF last year, but didn't get confirmed for Switch 2 until Nintendo's September Direct.

 

[IDKFA]

Maybe they have a deal with Nintendo to announce it in a Direct?

I hope so!

The next direct, whenever that is, needs to come with some killer third party titles.

Of course I'm looking forward to seeing what Nintendo has in store on the first party front. That rumoured OoT remake, next 3D Mario etc, but I also want to see some more amazing third party support.

 

[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

Is basically the same as past year, when the titles get announced the same people are going radio silent.

It is funny to watch especially when they start to move the goalposts like they usually do

 

[blacktout]

The next direct, whenever that is, needs to come with some killer third party titles.

I totally agree. One of my biggest disappointments with the September Direct was that, aside from the RE9 bombshell, most of the third party announcements were the usual smaller indie/Japanese titles that you would expect from the Switch 1 Era.

This is especially bewildering in retrospect, given how many major titles have been announced for the system since then at other showcases and through random twitter drops.