Snipperclips is outselling Zelda on the Japanese eShop

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Zelda has been selling like hot cakes physically, but what about the digital front? Well, there’s four other games above it in Japan according to Nintendo.

Based on an official ranking from Nintendo’s site, their top five best seller list includes Snipperclips, Minecraft, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Kamiko, and Zelda. This list takes all sales into account from the Japanese eShop’s launch in March. It warms my heart to see the former in there, as it’s a pretty underrated gem in the west — not many folks I know have pulled the trigger on it or even know what it is.

The full list below has a few interesting tidbits, like the fact that Arms is in the top 10 despite its recent launch, and that Shovel Knight is still kicking years later on a brand new platform. Right now the Switch is pretty healthy, let’s see if Nintendo can keep that up.

Nintendo Switch [Nintendo]

1. Snipperclips – Cut it out, together!
2. Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition
3. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
4. Kamiko
5. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
6. Metal Slug 3
7. ARMS
8. 1-2-Switch
9. The King of Fighters ’98
10. Othello
11. VOEZ
12. Super Bomberman R
13. New Frontier Days: Founding Pioneers
14. Blaster Master Zero
15. Metal Slug
16. Human Resource Machine
17. Flip Wars (Known as Battle Sports Mekuru)
18. Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove
19. Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers
20. Maison de Maeva
21. Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap
22. Seiken Densetsu Collection
23. Puyo Puyo Tetris
24. Mighty Gunvolt Burst
25. Thumper