Star Fox Tops Nintendo Switch 2’s Best-Selling eShop Games in Japan for June 2026

Star Fox leads digital sales on Switch 2, while Powerful Pro Baseball dominates the original Switch eShop rankings in Japan.

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Star Fox on Switch 2 (Image via Nintendo)

Nintendo has released its latest Japanese eShop rankings, revealing the best-selling digital games for June 2026 across both the Nintendo Switch 2 and the original Nintendo Switch.

The latest charts highlight a mix of new releases and long-running favorites, with Star Fox emerging as the month’s top seller on Switch 2.

Star Fox claims the top spot on Switch 2

According to Nintendo’s official rankings, Star Fox finished as the best-selling digital title on the Switch 2 eShop during June. It was followed by eFootball Kick-Off in second place and The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales in third. Other notable entries in the top 10 include Pokémon Pokopia, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Mario Kart World, Yoshi and the Mysterious Book, and Dragon Quest VII Reimagined.

The rankings also show continued demand for third-party releases such as Street Fighter 6, Devil May Cry 5, and Persona 3 Reload, alongside Nintendo’s own first-party titles.

Pokémon Pokopia continues to dominate the Nintendo Switch 2 eShop charts with strong ongoing sales (Image via Nintendo)

On the original Nintendo Switch, Powerful Pro Baseball 2026-2027 Power Pros Edition secured first place, with the standard edition taking second. Rhythm Heaven Groove debuted in third thanks to pre-orders, while Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream and Splatoon 3 rounded out the top five.

Several evergreen titles continued to perform well, including Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Minecraft, Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Monster Hunter Rise + Sunbreak, and Persona 5 Royal.

The rankings offer a snapshot of current player preferences in Japan, with both new releases and established franchises continuing to drive digital sales across Nintendo’s two platforms.

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Kaito Yamada is a Senior Content Writer at OtakuKart covering anime production pipelines, adaptation trends, and studio strategy shifts. He focuses on industry structure rather than episodic recaps, analyzing committee investments, streaming distribution, and franchise scalability.

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