Now that we’ve seen 3D Mario, 3D Zelda, Xenoblade and Splatoon reach new heights on Switch, I thought it was time to guess which other flagship Nintendo franchises would release their biggest entries on the Switch. For your convenience, I included a list of other best-sellers.
2D MARIO - Super Mario Bros. - 42.51M
Mario Kart - Mario Kart Wii - 37.1M
2D Zelda - The Legend of Zelda - 6.51M
Super Smash Bros. - Super Smash Bros 4 Wii U/3DS - 14.58M*
Pokemon - Pokemon Red/Blue/Green - 31.38M
Kirby - Dream Land - 5.13M
Donkey Kong - Donkey Kong Country - 9.3M
Metroid - Prime - 2.78M
Animal Crossing - Wild World - 11.75M
Fire Emblem - Fates - 1.84M
Yoshi - Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island - 4.12M
* keep in mind the single-console peak is 13.27M for Brawl.