Following Monster Hunter Rise at the #2 spot was the breakout hit indie game Among Us with Nintendo's own Pokemon Brilliant Diamond taking 3rd place in the annual ranking.

Nintendo of Japan officially revealed its annual download ranking on Tuesday, featuring the Top 30 most downloaded games on Switch during 2021, with Monster Hunter Rise taking the crown as Japan's most downloaded game of the year. RELATED: Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak Expansion Getting More News in Spring 2022 Now, Nintendo's end-of-year sales rankings confirm Rise's massive popularity with the newest main-series Monster Hunter sitting as Japan's most downloaded Switch game of 2021. Rise's massive success was followed up with the announcement of its first major expansion, Sunbreak, revealed to be releasing during the summer of next year.

The game quickly climbed to the top of Nintendo's sales charts after its launch and has become the best-selling entry in the long-running monster slaying franchise, selling over 7.5 million copies as of October. Monster Hunter Rise saw massive success following its release in March of this year. However, amidst fierce competition from some of Nintendo's biggest heavy-hitters, Capcom would ultimately emerge victorious as Monster Hunter Rise would lead the charge for the Switch in 2021. Nintendo saw many of its first-party franchises receive new games during the calendar year including Super Mario 3D World and Metroid Dread while third-party titles like Among Us and Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town surged to popularity over the course of the year. This year was big for the Nintendo Switch with plenty of major titles both from Nintendo and a variety of third-party developers.

Download monster hunt video game