Two New Challengers, Same Result: Pokopia Holds #1

Two high-profile launches hit the Switch 2 eShop this week, and neither one could crack the ceiling. According to the latest Nintendo Switch 2 eShop charts for the week of April 26, 2026, Pokemon Pokopia remains firmly at #1, with Mouse: P.I. For Hire debuting at #2 and Pragmata landing at #3.

Pragmata actually occupies two chart slots if you count the Deluxe Edition sitting at #6, which makes its combined sales look even more impressive on paper. But even with that split, it wasn't enough to unseat Pokopia. Mario Kart World and Pokemon Legends: Z-A round out the top five, meaning Nintendo's own titles still dominate the upper half of the chart. I wrote about Pokopia's stranglehold on the #1 spot last week, and at this point I'm curious what it would take to knock it off. A new Zelda? A surprise GTA port? The game's momentum is absurd.

The download-only chart tells a slightly different story. Hades 2's Switch 2 Edition leads that list, followed by No Man's Sky and Skyrim. Resident Evil Requiem, which has been on a record-breaking tear since launch, sits at #22 on the main chart. I expected it to hold higher given its sales numbers, but the Switch 2 install base is clearly hungry for first-party content above all else. Pokopia's dominance week after week suggests the console's early adopters are still treating it as their primary purchase, and everything else is fighting for scraps underneath.