03./05. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} (¥5.980) - 104.540 / 4.323.883 (+272%)
05./07. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate # (Nintendo) {2018.12.07} (¥7.200) - 83.491 / 4.662.764 (+216%)
10./09. [NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield # (Pokemon Co.) {2019.11.15} (¥5.980) - 35.441 / 4.277.522 (+149%)
Mario Kart 8 has now surpassed Pokemon Sword and Shield.
Not sure if it will ever happen, but the next closest target is Super Smash Bros Ultimate. Splatoon 2 to be added later.
Last years for comparison.
[NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 44,450 (3,388,984)
[NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo, 12/07/18) – 33,475 (3,959,987)
[NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield (The Pokemon Company, 11/15/19) – 21,081 (3,852,055)
[NSW] Splatoon 2 (Bundle Version Included) (Nintendo, 07/21/17) – 19,871 (3,656,361)
2019
01./01. [NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield # (Pokemon Co.) {2019.11.15} (¥5.980) - 288.199 / 2.744.658 (+24%)
07./07. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} (¥5.980) - 37.835 / 2.618.126 (+69%)
09./08. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate # (Nintendo) {2018.12.07} (¥7.200) - 34.085 / 3.417.667 (+61%)
12./12. [NSW] Splatoon 2 # (Nintendo) {2017.07.21} (¥5.980) - 19.662 / 3.231.666 (+76%)
MK8 vs Pokemon- 126,532 to 463,071 to -46,361 , Over 500k difference made by MK8 this year easily surpassing Pokemon.
MK8 vs Smash- 799,541 to 571,003 to 338,881, 220k gained for MK8 in 2020 and ~230k in 2021.
Mk8 vs Splatoon 2- 613,540 to 267,377 to ???, MK8 far surpassed Splatoon 2 much earlier this year.
