Given the news that The eShop will complete new purchases on 3DS (and Wii U) in 2023Nintendo has shared some new data revealing the top-selling games on the Japanese eShop. We have annual rankings from 2011 to 2020.
Basically, all versions are included here. All games shipped to retail addresses, download only titles and virtual console editions are included.
The full results are as follows:
2011
1. Zelda: Link’s Awakening
2. Super-Mario-Land
3. 3D-Klassiker Xevious
4. Freakyforms: Your creations, alive!
5.SIMPLE DL-Serie Vol. 1 Das Mishitsu kara no Dasshutsu ~ Fushigina Kumadonald Burger-Henne ~
6. Kersploosch
7. Super Mario Land 2: 6 gold coins
8. Pushmo
9. Kirby’s Dreamland
10. Picross e7
11. Sakura Samurai: The Art of the Sword
12. TwinBee Classic 3D
13. Nazo Waku Yakata: Oto no Ma ni Mani Dai Ichiwa Hikaru Me“
14. Touch Battle Tank 3D
15. Esel Kong
2012
1. Animal Crossing: New Leaf
2. Pokemon Dream Radar
3. Denpai men
4. Super Mario Bros.
5. 3D classic Kirby adventures
6. Pokédex 3D Pro
7. Denpa Men 2
8. Freakyforms: Your creations, alive!
9. Touch Battle Tank 3D
10. Bushmo
11. New Super Mario Bros.2
12. Rollender Western Dillon
13. Kirby Dreamland 2
14. Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Planes
15. EINFACHE DL-Serie Vol. 3 Das Mishitsu kara no Dasshutsu ~ Serebuna Goutei-hen ~
2013
1. Monster Hunter 4
2. Animal Crossing: New Leaf
3. Bike Rider DX
4. Pokemon Dream Radar
5. Super Mario Bros.3
6. Puyo Buyo !! Mini-Version
7. Shaun the Sheep 3D Episode 1
8. Tomodachis Leben
9. Touch Main Battle Tank 3D-2
10. Armed Clive
11. Denpa Men 3
12. Super Mario Bros.
13. Denba Men 2
14. The witch and the hero
15. Bugs vs Tanks
2014
1. Pokemon Battle Troy
2. Super Smash Bros. for 3DS
3. Monsterjäger 4 Ultimate
4. Kirby Fighters Deluxe
5. Bike Rider DX 2 Galaxy
6. Dragon Quest X Online
7. Kirby Triple Deluxe
8. Bike Rider DX
9. Urban Trial: Freistil
10. Map pocket jockey
11. Puyo Buyo !! Mini-Version
12. Pokemon Dream Radar
13. Yo-kai-Uhr
14. Puzzle and Dragon Z
15. Pokemon Alpha Saphir
2015
1. Monsterjäger X
2. POP Cat Fight!
3. Cube Maker 3D
4. BoxBoy!
5. Bike Rider DX 3: Time Trial
6. Rider DX bike
7. Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer
8. Daigasu! Brothers Band for the first time
9. The Fate of the Fire Emblem
10. Urban Trial: Freistil
11. Kirby Fighters Deluxe
12. Himmelsrhythmus Megamix
13. Dragon Quest X Online
14. Animal Crossing: New Leaf
15. Yo-kai Watch Busters: White Dog Squad
2016
1. Pokemon Yellow
2. Pokemon Rot
3. POP Cat Fight!
4. Pokemon Blue
5. Battleminer
6. Cube Maker 3D
7. Pokemon Green
8. Detective Pikachu
9. Pokémon Moon
10. Pokemon Rings
11. BoxBoxBoy!
12. Super Mario World
13. Earth pound
14. Super Mario Bros. 3
15. Rider DX bike
2017
1. Monster Hunter Generations
2. Pokemon Silver
3. POP Cat Fight!
4. Pokémon-Gold
5. Drachenquest XI
6. Kirbys Explosion
7. Dragon Quest III
8. Minecraft: The New 3DS Edition
9. Goodbye BoxBoy!
10. Pokemon Yellow
11. Ice station Z
12. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Hello amiibo
13. Dragon Quest II
14. Kirby Fighters Deluxe
15. Pokémon Ultrasonne
2018
1. Pokemon-Kristall
2. POP Cat Fight!
3. Minecraft: New 3DS Edition
4. Battleminer
5. Dragon Quest III
6. Ice station Z
7. Bike Rider DX
8. Dragon Quest II
9. Pokemon Silver
10. Pokémon Gold
11. Dragon Quest
12. Kirby Fighters Deluxe
13. Etrian Odyssey Nexus
14. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Welcome amiibo
15. Kirbys Explosion
2019
1. POP Cat Fight!
2. Pokémon Crystal
3. Dragon Quest III
4. Minecraft: New 3DS Edition
5. Dragon Quest II
6. Ice station Z
7. Dragon Quest
8. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Hello amiibo
9. Battleminer
10. Earthbound
11. Bike Rider DX
12. My mom hid my game!
13. Pokemon Silver
14. Seasons Story: Three Cities
15. Pokémon Gold
2020
1. Animal Crossing: New Leaf
2. Pokémon Crystal
3. POP Cat Fight!
4. Dragon Quest III
5. Monster Hunter Generations
6. Monster Strike
7. Inazuma Eleven 1 – 2 – 3 !! Endo Mamoru Densetsu
8. Nikitsu Koha Kunio Kun Spezial
9. Dragon Quest II
10. Bike Rider DX
11. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Spirit of Justice
12. Great Ace’s Advocate 2
13. A Train 3D
14. Phoenix Wright: Die Ace Lawyer-Trilogie
15. Minecraft: The New 3DS Edition
