Mario Kart World, Fantasy Life and Cyberpunk dominate Switch 2 launch

We recently heard that many third-party games struggled during the Switch 2 launch period, as Mario Kart World seemed to eat up the bulk of game sales. Now, we have data for the best performing Switch 2 titles in June, with Mario Kart World, Fantasy Life I and Cyberpunk 2077 leading the way. 

Newzoo has released its analysis for Switch 2 sales in June, the same month the new console launched. According to their data, Mario Kart World ate up 34% of eShop revenue in June, followed by Fantasy Life I at 23%, and Cyberpunk 2077 with a modest 10% share. Funnily enough, the Switch 2 Welcome Tour, a paid-for instruction manual, cracked the top 5, generating 6% of the eShop revenue in June.

Looking at Monthly Active Users, Mario Kart World also led the way with the most players, followed by Fortnite, Mario Kart 8, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and Animal Crossing: New Horizons. It is impressive that the Mario Kart World MAU managed to beat out legacy titles like Mario Kart 8, Fortnite and Animal Crossing, which already have huge player bases thanks to their wide availability on Switch 1. Mario Kart World is a Switch 2 exclusive, giving it a much smaller pool of players to sell to.

In terms of ‘Digital Only' games, Deltarune was the surprising #1 game on the eShop. The new title from Undertale creator, Toby Fox, recently had a huge update that adds more chapters to the game. The final chapters are expected next year. The Switch 2 Welcome Tour slots into the #2 spot, followed by Mario Kart World, Minecraft and No Man's Sky.

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KitGuru Says: Have you had the chance to test out a Switch 2 yet? I've been re-experiencing Breath of the Wild and Pokémon Scarlet on one recently and the upgrade is massive. Hopefully more first-party titles get Switch 2 updates soon. 

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