This article was originally written for TheNintendoVillage.com, a website I founded and ran from 2018 to 2021.

Nintendo has gotten off to a flyer this year in it’s home country of Japan, with Switch titles taking 26 of the top 30 spots for the first week of 2020. Pokémon Sword and Shield combined to take the top spot with a total of 196,925 units sold in the week running from 30 December to 5 January.

That puts combined lifetime sales of the games at over 3 million copies, just the third game to reach the milestone in Japan after Splatoon 2 and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

Elsewhere Luigi’s Mansion 3 and Ring Fit Adventure both passed the half a million mark as Japanese Nintendo fans look to meet their new years’ resolutions of getting in shape and, err, ridding haunted hotels of poltergeists.

Anyway, here’s the complete list, with Switch games blocking out the top 20 completely:

Pokémon Sword & Shield
Luigi’s Mansion 3
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Minecraft Switch
Mario & Sonic at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training
Super Mario Party
Tsuri Spirits
Ring Fit Adventure
Splatoon 2
Super Mario Maker 2
Disney Tsum Tsum
Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Taiko no Tatsujin Drum ‘n’ Fun
Super Mario Odyssey
Yo-Kai Watch 4++
Dragon Quest Xi S: Echoes of an Elusive Age
Kirby Star Allies
Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball
eFootball PES 2020
FIFA 20 Legacy Edition
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (PS4)
Story of Seasons
Detroit: Become Human (PS4)
Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Sakura Wars (PS4)
Pokémon Let’s Go Pikachu and Eevee
Super Bomberman R

Source: VGC