The October 11, 2026 Nintendo Switch 2 eShop charts put Kingdom Hearts Collection 1-3 at No. 1 after release, with Call of Duty, Resident Evil, RPGs, and horror shaping early holiday demand.
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Kingdom Hearts holds No. 1 as preloads turn into launch-week demand
The latest Nintendo Switch 2 eShop charts for October 11, 2026, as reported by Nintendo Everything, keep Kingdom Hearts Collection 1-3 at the top of the All Games ranking after its actual release. That is the strongest concrete signal in this week’s list because the same collection was already No. 1 on the October 4 chart when Nintendo Everything said pre-loads had started. One week later, it did not slide away once launch arrived.
That matters for reading the chart as a demand snapshot, with an important caveat. Nintendo Everything’s published rankings give positions, not sales units, revenue, regional splits, or the weighting behind Nintendo’s eShop lists. The safe conclusion is that Kingdom Hearts Collection 1-3 remained the highest-ranked Switch 2 title in the reported All Games chart for the week. The less certain conclusion, and one readers should treat as interpretation rather than a confirmed sales figure, is that the package is converting pre-release interest into sustained digital momentum.
The top five on October 11 are Kingdom Hearts Collection 1-3, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, Resident Evil 4, Dragon’s Dogma 2, and Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave. Compared with the October 4 Switch 2 chart, the top of the board has shifted from a first-party and new-release mix into a heavier third-party lane. On October 4, Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave sat second, Minecraft Dungeons 2 was third, Minecraft Dungeons 2 Deluxe Edition was fourth, and Middle-earth: Shadow Bundle was fifth. By October 11, Call of Duty and Resident Evil had entered the top three, while Dragon’s Dogma 2 moved into fourth.
For a platform still defining its early software identity, that is a notable mix. The Switch 2 chart is not being led exclusively by Nintendo franchises, family evergreen games, or one genre cluster. The week’s most visible demand is split between a Square Enix RPG compilation, a major military shooter preload, Capcom horror remakes, a Capcom action RPG, and Nintendo’s tactical RPG.
Call of Duty starts high before launch, but preloads complicate the read
Nintendo Everything notes that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 is No. 2 on the October 11 All Games chart with pre-loads, while Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Vault Edition also appears at No. 6. That gives Activision’s shooter two placements inside the top ten before the standard edition has moved beyond preload status, according to the report.
This is the clearest sign that Switch 2 players are not treating the platform as a side market for shooters, at least in the eShop environment captured this week. It is also the part of the chart that needs the most careful framing. Preload rankings measure advance digital purchasing behavior or reservation activity reflected by the eShop chart, but they do not tell us launch retention, multiplayer population, long-term engagement, or whether players will remain after the first patch cycle.
From a strategy view, the double placement is still meaningful. A standard edition at No. 2 and Vault Edition at No. 6 suggests demand across both the base and premium digital options. Nintendo Everything’s chart does not include prices for these entries, so there is no supported claim here about edition economics. What the ranking does show is willingness among Switch 2 eShop users to commit early to a blockbuster shooter in a holiday-adjacent window.
There is a practical angle for buyers as well. A separate Nintendo Everything homepage listing says eShop listings provide file sizes for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 and Resident Evil 2, 3, and 4, although the supplied source excerpt does not include the actual file-size numbers. Readers planning to preload should check the live eShop listing before purchase, especially if internal storage or microSD Express space is already crowded by large RPGs and remasters.
Resident Evil turns October into a horror buying window on Switch 2
Resident Evil has one of the week’s strongest franchise showings. On the October 11 Switch 2 All Games chart, Resident Evil 4 is No. 3, Resident Evil 2 is No. 7, Resident Evil 3 is No. 13, and Resident Evil Requiem is No. 30. In the Download-Only Games chart reported by Nintendo Everything, Resident Evil 4 is No. 1, Resident Evil 2 is No. 2, and Resident Evil 3 is No. 4.
Those positions put Capcom horror at the center of the Switch 2 digital conversation heading into the Halloween stretch. The source material does not provide Capcom sales commentary, discount information for these Switch 2 listings, or launch timing details in this chart post, so the explanation has to stay within the visible pattern: multiple Resident Evil remake titles entered or rose high enough to dominate the download-only list for the week.
The contrast with the original Nintendo Switch chart for October 10 sharpens the read. Nintendo Everything’s separate Switch eShop chart says Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse pre-loads had started, with Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse Midnight Edition at No. 3 and Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse at No. 5 on the All Games chart. On that older Switch list, Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse is also No. 1 among Download-Only Games. Switch 2, by comparison, has Resident Evil leading its download-only ranking.
That split suggests different Halloween-season storefront gravity between the two Nintendo ecosystems. On Switch, a Castlevania preorder is the visible horror-adjacent mover. On Switch 2, Resident Evil remake demand is clustered across several entries. Because these are rankings rather than unit totals, it would be wrong to say one franchise sold more across platforms. It is fair to say that the Switch 2 download-only chart for October 11 is much more heavily shaped by Resident Evil than the October 10 Switch chart provided in the source material.
The middle of the chart shows the platform’s RPG and evergreen backbone
The October 11 All Games ranking does not fall off into filler after the top ten. Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave is No. 5, Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 Remix is No. 10, Order of the Sinking Star is No. 11, Pokemon Pokopia is No. 12, Diablo 4 is No. 14, Elden Ring is No. 16, The Witcher 3 Remastered is No. 21, and Zelda: Breath of the Wild Nintendo Switch 2 Edition is No. 28. That is a heavy RPG and action-RPG spine running through the list.
The October 4 comparison shows some stickiness and some rotation. Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave dropped from No. 2 to No. 5, still inside the top five. Diablo 4 moved from No. 9 to No. 14. Elden Ring shifted from No. 11 to No. 16. The Witcher 3 Remastered went from No. 7 to No. 21 in All Games, while remaining No. 7 on the October 11 Download-Only chart after leading that download-only list on October 4. Pokemon Pokopia moved from No. 8 to No. 12.
That pattern reads like a storefront absorbing a wave of new and preload-heavy entrants rather than a total rejection of last week’s leaders. Kingdom Hearts held first. Fire Emblem stayed high. The Witcher 3 Remastered cooled in the overall chart but remained visible among download-only titles. Minecraft Dungeons 2 fell from No. 3 to No. 9 in All Games, while its Deluxe Edition moved from No. 4 to No. 25.
Nintendo’s own public best-selling games page, as captured in the source material, adds one useful but separate context point. That page is a combined Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 store page, not the same dedicated Switch 2 eShop ranking reported by Nintendo Everything. It lists The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered as a September 29, 2026 new release at $59.99 and Minecraft Dungeons II as a September 29, 2026 new release at $29.99. Those listings support that at least two games visible in the recent eShop rankings were fresh late-September products with different price positions. They do not, by themselves, explain the October 11 ranking order.
First-party Nintendo is present, but not controlling the week
Nintendo-published or Nintendo-associated heavyweights are on the October 11 Switch 2 chart, but they are not dominating the top ten. Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave is the strongest at No. 5. Mario Kart World is No. 8. Pokemon Pokopia is No. 12. Donkey Kong Bananza is No. 17. Splatoon Raiders is No. 22. Star Fox is No. 23. Zelda: Breath of the Wild Nintendo Switch 2 Edition is No. 28.
That distribution is important because it cuts against the lazy assumption that early Nintendo hardware charts are always sealed off by platform-holder software. The October 11 top ten contains Kingdom Hearts, Call of Duty, Resident Evil, Dragon’s Dogma, Fire Emblem, Mario Kart, Minecraft Dungeons, and another Kingdom Hearts package. Nintendo’s own titles and editions remain durable, but the highest demand zone is crowded with third-party franchises.
The October 4 chart had a somewhat stronger first-party presence near the top through Fire Emblem at No. 2, Mario Kart World at No. 6, Pokemon Pokopia at No. 8, Donkey Kong Bananza at No. 14, Splatoon Raiders at No. 16, and Star Fox at No. 18. On October 11, several of those titles are lower, but the shift coincides with major new or approaching third-party entries arriving on the list. The source material does not prove player migration away from Nintendo software. It shows ranking pressure from third-party demand during this particular week.
For Nintendo, that is likely the healthiest version of an early platform chart: evergreen first-party software still visible, but not absorbing all oxygen. For third-party publishers, the signal is more pointed. Switch 2 owners appear willing to buy large-scale RPGs, shooters, horror games, sports titles, licensed games, and open-world ports digitally when they are placed in the release window with enough visibility.
Holiday demand is forming around three player priorities
Taken as a full snapshot, the October 11 Nintendo Switch 2 eShop charts suggest three visible player priorities heading toward the holiday window: big recognizable franchises, technically ambitious third-party ports or current-generation releases, and seasonal horror. Kingdom Hearts Collection 1-3 holding No. 1 after release anchors the franchise and nostalgia side. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 at No. 2 with preloads shows appetite for a multiplayer blockbuster before launch. Resident Evil 4, 2, and 3 controlling the top of the Download-Only chart show the seasonal and survival-horror lane gaining real storefront weight.
There are also secondary priorities worth watching. Sports remains present through EA Sports FC 27 at No. 24 and Madden NFL 27 at No. 26. Licensed and broad-audience games remain part of the field, with LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight at No. 20 and Hogwarts Legacy at No. 29. Open-world and action-RPG depth remains clear through Dragon’s Dogma 2, Diablo 4, Elden Ring, The Witcher 3 Remastered, and Zelda: Breath of the Wild Nintendo Switch 2 Edition.
What readers should not take from the chart is a definitive market-share verdict. Nintendo Everything’s post reports rankings, not sell-through numbers. Nintendo’s public best-selling page shown in the source material is broader, covering Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 together, and it contains sale-driven entries such as Hogwarts Legacy at $5.99 with a listed 90 percent discount. That makes direct comparison between the dedicated Switch 2 chart and Nintendo’s broader storefront page risky.
The practical read is simpler. If you are tracking Switch 2 best sellers in October 2026, the eShop’s early holiday shape is not centered on one audience. RPG collectors, shooter players, horror fans, and evergreen Nintendo buyers are all represented. The next chart will be especially revealing for Call of Duty, because preload strength is the setup, while post-launch position will show whether the audience stays active at the top of the Nintendo eShop rankings after release-week curiosity turns into actual play.