The latest Nintendo Switch eShop charts for the week of August 22, 2026, are now available and show little movement among the platform’s best-selling and most-downloaded titles.
Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream leads the all-games rankings this week, while long-running hits such as Super Smash Bros.
Ultimate and Minecraft continue to occupy the top tier.
The weekly eShop charts split into two lists — All Games and Download-Only — giving a snapshot of retail and digital performance on Nintendo Switch hardware.
In plain journalistic terms: the eShop rankings for August 22, 2026 indicate minimal change from the prior week.
Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream remains the chart leader, with Super Smash Bros.
Ultimate and Minecraft holding steady in second and third respectively.
Contextual background: Tomodachi Life is a franchise that originated on Nintendo 3DS in 2013; the current listing reflects the series’ strong presence on Nintendo Switch this month.
Super Smash Bros.
Ultimate, developed under Masahiro Sakurai and released for Nintendo Switch on December 7, 2018, remains a perennial top seller.
Minecraft, developed by Mojang Studios and widely available across platforms including Nintendo Switch, continues to be a consistent chart performer.
Full Nintendo Switch eShop charts for the week of August 22, 2026:
All Games
1.
Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream
2.
Super Smash Bros.
Ultimate
3.
Minecraft
4.
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
5.
Super Mario Party Jamboree
6.
Pokemon FireRed
7.
Nintendo Switch Sports
8.
Rhythm Heaven Groove
9.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
10.
Pokemon Legends: Z-A
11.
Persona 5 Royal
12.
Pokemon Legends: Arceus
13.
GTA: The Trilogy
14.
Pokemon LeafGreen
15.
Super Mario Bros.
Wonder
16.
Super Mario Odyssey
17.
Zelda: Breath of the Wild
18.
Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2
19.
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury
20.
Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
21.
New Super Mario Bros.
U Deluxe
22.
Pokemon Violet
23.
Stardew Valley
24.
Splatoon 3
25.
Mario Party Superstars
26.
Stray
27.
Deltarune
28.
Pokemon Scarlet
29.
Pokemon Brilliant Diamond
30.
Moonlight Peaks
Download-Only Games
1.
Pokemon FireRed
2.
Pokemon LeafGreen
3.
Stardew Valley
4.
Deltarune
5.
Moonlight Peaks
6.
Wobbly Life
7.
The Lord of the Rings: War in the North – Legacy Edition
8.
Disney Dreamlight Valley
9.
Super Mario Galaxy 2
10.
The Oregon Trail
11.
Super Mario Galaxy
12.
Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game
13.
Moss: The Forgotten Relic
14.
Is This Seat Taken
15.
Sonic Origins
16.
Sally Face
17.
The Jackbox Party Pack 3
18.
Date Everything
19.
Grounded
20.
Hollow Knight
21.
Tiny Bookshop
22.
Terraria
23.
Hollow Knight: Silksong
24.
Outer Wilds
25.
Minecraft Dungeons
26.
Kynseed
27.
Hades
28.
SpongeBob SquarePants: Krusty Cook-Off
29.
Dispatch
30.
Backyard Baseball
First-party Nintendo titles and established third-party releases continue to dominate Switch charts, reflecting the platform’s strong digital catalog.
For players and industry watchers tracking performance across both hardware generations, the eShop charts remain the primary public gauge of week-to-week traction on Switch 1 and Switch 2.
Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream leads the all-games rankings this week, while long-running hits such as Super Smash Bros.
Ultimate and Minecraft continue to occupy the top tier.
The weekly eShop charts split into two lists — All Games and Download-Only — giving a snapshot of retail and digital performance on Nintendo Switch hardware.
In plain journalistic terms: the eShop rankings for August 22, 2026 indicate minimal change from the prior week.
Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream remains the chart leader, with Super Smash Bros.
Ultimate and Minecraft holding steady in second and third respectively.
Contextual background: Tomodachi Life is a franchise that originated on Nintendo 3DS in 2013; the current listing reflects the series’ strong presence on Nintendo Switch this month.
Super Smash Bros.
Ultimate, developed under Masahiro Sakurai and released for Nintendo Switch on December 7, 2018, remains a perennial top seller.
Minecraft, developed by Mojang Studios and widely available across platforms including Nintendo Switch, continues to be a consistent chart performer.
Full Nintendo Switch eShop charts for the week of August 22, 2026:
All Games
1.
Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream
2.
Super Smash Bros.
Ultimate
3.
Minecraft
4.
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
5.
Super Mario Party Jamboree
6.
Pokemon FireRed
7.
Nintendo Switch Sports
8.
Rhythm Heaven Groove
9.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
10.
Pokemon Legends: Z-A
11.
Persona 5 Royal
12.
Pokemon Legends: Arceus
13.
GTA: The Trilogy
14.
Pokemon LeafGreen
15.
Super Mario Bros.
Wonder
16.
Super Mario Odyssey
17.
Zelda: Breath of the Wild
18.
Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2
19.
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury
20.
Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
21.
New Super Mario Bros.
U Deluxe
22.
Pokemon Violet
23.
Stardew Valley
24.
Splatoon 3
25.
Mario Party Superstars
26.
Stray
27.
Deltarune
28.
Pokemon Scarlet
29.
Pokemon Brilliant Diamond
30.
Moonlight Peaks
Download-Only Games
1.
Pokemon FireRed
2.
Pokemon LeafGreen
3.
Stardew Valley
4.
Deltarune
5.
Moonlight Peaks
6.
Wobbly Life
7.
The Lord of the Rings: War in the North – Legacy Edition
8.
Disney Dreamlight Valley
9.
Super Mario Galaxy 2
10.
The Oregon Trail
11.
Super Mario Galaxy
12.
Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game
13.
Moss: The Forgotten Relic
14.
Is This Seat Taken
15.
Sonic Origins
16.
Sally Face
17.
The Jackbox Party Pack 3
18.
Date Everything
19.
Grounded
20.
Hollow Knight
21.
Tiny Bookshop
22.
Terraria
23.
Hollow Knight: Silksong
24.
Outer Wilds
25.
Minecraft Dungeons
26.
Kynseed
27.
Hades
28.
SpongeBob SquarePants: Krusty Cook-Off
29.
Dispatch
30.
Backyard Baseball
First-party Nintendo titles and established third-party releases continue to dominate Switch charts, reflecting the platform’s strong digital catalog.
For players and industry watchers tracking performance across both hardware generations, the eShop charts remain the primary public gauge of week-to-week traction on Switch 1 and Switch 2.
