Overseas it was Stardew Valley
Numbers don’t lie. Okaysometimes they do, but in this case, they likely don’t.
Nintendo has provided a full list of top-earners on the Switch eShop for both Japan and the rest of the world, and it’s a pretty interesting set of info. For one,Minecraftis the top-seller in Japan, re-iterating just how popular the now Microsoft-led franchise is even today.
In other regionsStardew Valleytook the top spot (man, developer Eric Barone might be the next person who buys a house in Beverly Hills), followed closely byMinecraft,Sonic Mania, andRocket League. Outside ofSnipperclipsthe entire top five outside of Japan is dominated by multi-platform releases — something that wouldn’t have been possible on Wii U, and denotes a distinct turning point for third parties on the Switch.
