Introduction
The latest Nintendo Switch eShop charts for the week of May 16, 2026 are now available, showing familiar franchise strength across both all-games and download-only rankings.
Nintendo-published and first-party staples continue to occupy top positions alongside perennial third-party performers.
The week’s lists confirm that Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream is again the top-performing title on the eShop for this reporting period.
Headline summary and context
According to the eShop charts for the week of May 16, 2026, Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream sits at number one, with long-running Switch heavyweights such as Super Smash Bros.
Ultimate and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe holding high positions.
Industry data for prior years has consistently shown Nintendo first-party releases—Super Smash Bros.
Ultimate (released December 7, 2018) and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (released April 28, 2017)—remain strong sellers on the platform, and this week’s chart mirrors that trend.
Rewritten notable statement
Reporting on the lists’ top movements, the eShop data shows that Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream continues to lead the rankings, while the download-only chart includes Quartet among its top ten entries.
In journalistic terms: "This week's eShop rankings confirm Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream as the chart leader, and Quartet has broken into the download-only top ten," per the published listings.
Top placements (selected highlights)
All Games — Top 10 (week of May 16, 2026)
1.
Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream
2.
Super Smash Bros.
Ultimate
3.
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
4.
Pokemon FireRed
5.
Super Mario Party Jamboree
6.
Minecraft
7.
Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2
8.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
9.
Pokemon Legends: Z-A
10.
Nintendo Switch Sports
Download-Only — Top 10 (week of May 16, 2026)
1.
Pokemon FireRed
2.
Pokemon LeafGreen
3.
Nine Sols
4.
Super Mario Galaxy 2
5.
Stardew Valley
6.
Super Mario Galaxy
7.
Devil May Cry 3 Special Edition
8.
Inkonbini
9.
Subnautica
10.
Quartet
What this means for the Switch ecosystem
The charts underscore the continued commercial resilience of long-running Nintendo IP and curated retro or re-release content on the Nintendo Switch eShop.
Titles like Animal Crossing: New Horizons (released March 20, 2020), The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (released March 3, 2017), and Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (released May 12, 2023) remain visible in overall rankings, illustrating sustained consumer interest in first-party franchises.
Independent and smaller download-only releases such as Stardew Valley (ConcernedApe) and Nine Sols also maintain marketplace presence alongside larger catalog entries.
Full lists and tracking
Below are the full All Games and Download-Only charts as published for the week of May 16, 2026.
You can continue to track Nintendo eShop charts for both Switch models via official Nintendo channels and third-party chart trackers that compile weekly eShop data.
The latest Nintendo Switch eShop charts for the week of May 16, 2026 are now available, showing familiar franchise strength across both all-games and download-only rankings.
Nintendo-published and first-party staples continue to occupy top positions alongside perennial third-party performers.
The week’s lists confirm that Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream is again the top-performing title on the eShop for this reporting period.
Headline summary and context
According to the eShop charts for the week of May 16, 2026, Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream sits at number one, with long-running Switch heavyweights such as Super Smash Bros.
Ultimate and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe holding high positions.
Industry data for prior years has consistently shown Nintendo first-party releases—Super Smash Bros.
Ultimate (released December 7, 2018) and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (released April 28, 2017)—remain strong sellers on the platform, and this week’s chart mirrors that trend.
Rewritten notable statement
Reporting on the lists’ top movements, the eShop data shows that Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream continues to lead the rankings, while the download-only chart includes Quartet among its top ten entries.
In journalistic terms: "This week's eShop rankings confirm Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream as the chart leader, and Quartet has broken into the download-only top ten," per the published listings.
Top placements (selected highlights)
All Games — Top 10 (week of May 16, 2026)
1.
Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream
2.
Super Smash Bros.
Ultimate
3.
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
4.
Pokemon FireRed
5.
Super Mario Party Jamboree
6.
Minecraft
7.
Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2
8.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
9.
Pokemon Legends: Z-A
10.
Nintendo Switch Sports
Download-Only — Top 10 (week of May 16, 2026)
1.
Pokemon FireRed
2.
Pokemon LeafGreen
3.
Nine Sols
4.
Super Mario Galaxy 2
5.
Stardew Valley
6.
Super Mario Galaxy
7.
Devil May Cry 3 Special Edition
8.
Inkonbini
9.
Subnautica
10.
Quartet
What this means for the Switch ecosystem
The charts underscore the continued commercial resilience of long-running Nintendo IP and curated retro or re-release content on the Nintendo Switch eShop.
Titles like Animal Crossing: New Horizons (released March 20, 2020), The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (released March 3, 2017), and Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (released May 12, 2023) remain visible in overall rankings, illustrating sustained consumer interest in first-party franchises.
Independent and smaller download-only releases such as Stardew Valley (ConcernedApe) and Nine Sols also maintain marketplace presence alongside larger catalog entries.
Full lists and tracking
Below are the full All Games and Download-Only charts as published for the week of May 16, 2026.
You can continue to track Nintendo eShop charts for both Switch models via official Nintendo channels and third-party chart trackers that compile weekly eShop data.
