All-time best NES games by number of copies sold
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The best-selling video game of all-time on the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) console, known as the Family Computer (Famicom) in Japan, is Super Mario Bros. First released in Japan on September 18, 1983, it went on to sell over 40 million units worldwide, making it the eight best-selling video game of all-time. The game's two sequels on the NES are also featured in the top five best-selling games on the platform – Super Mario Bros. 2 sold 7.46 million units to rank fourth, while Super Mario Bros. 3 sold in excess of 17 million copies to rank third. Duck Hunt is the second best-selling game on the NES, selling over 28 million copies worldwide. Wikipedia
Minecraft is the best selling video game of all time with sales of over $200 million, followed by Grand Theft Auto V at $130 million and Tetris(EA) at $100 million. This list includes games from all platforms.
Title | Sales (US$) |
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Minecraft | 200000000 |
Grand Theft Auto V | 130000000 |
Tetris (EA) | 100000000 |
Wii Sports | 82900000 |
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds | 60000000 |
Super Mario Bros. | 48240000 |
Pokémon Red / Green / Blue / Yellow | 47520000 |
Wii Fit and Wii Fit Plus | 43800000 |
Tetris (Nintendo) | 43000000 |
Mario Kart Wii | 37320000 |
Mario Kart 8 / Deluxe | 33220000 |
Wii Sports Resort | 33130000 |
Red Dead Redemption 2 | 31000000 |
New Super Mario Bros. | 30800000 |
New Super Mario Bros. Wii | 30300000 |
Terraria | 30300000 |
Diablo III and Reaper of Souls | 30000000 |
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim | 30000000 |
Pokémon Gold / Silver / Crystal | 29490000 |
Duck Hunt | 28300000 |
Wii Play | 28020000 |
The Witcher 3 / Hearts of Stone / Blood and Wine | 28000000 |
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas | 27500000 |
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 | 26500000 |
Call of Duty: Black Ops | 26200000 |
Grand Theft Auto IV | 25000000 |
Pokémon Sun / Moon / Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon | 24950000 |
Pokémon Diamond / Pearl / Platinum | 24730000 |
Call of Duty: Black Ops II | 24200000 |
FIFA 18 | 24000000 |
Kinect Adventures! | 24000000 |
Sonic the Hedgehog | 23982960 |
Nintendogs | 23960000 |
Mario Kart DS | 23600000 |
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 | 22700000 |
Pokémon Ruby / Sapphire / Emerald | 22540000 |
Borderlands 2 | 22000000 |
Super Mario World | 20972500 |
The Last of Us | 20000000 |
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City | 20000000 |
Lemmings | 20000000 |
Frogger | 20000000 |
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild | 19080000 |
Brain Age | 19010000 |
Call of Duty: Ghosts | 19000000 |
Super Mario Bros. 3 | 19000000 |
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | 18840000 |
Mario Kart 7 | 18710000 |
Super Mario Land | 18370500 |
Gran Turismo 4 | 17830000 |
Nintendo is the topmost publisher of video games with sales of over $698 million. Next is Rockstar Games with sales of $234 million and Mojang Studios at $200 million. The full list follows:
Publisher | Sales (US$) |
---|---|
Nintendo | 697583000 |
Rockstar Games | 233500000 |
Mojang Studios | 200000000 |
Electronic Arts | 124000000 |
Activision | 118600000 |
Nintendo / The Pokémon Company | 72220000 |
PUBG Corporation | 60000000 |
Sega | 43982960 |
Sony Computer Entertainment | 37830000 |
Re-Logic / 505 Games | 30300000 |
Blizzard Entertainment | 30000000 |
Bethesda Softworks | 30000000 |
CD Projekt | 28000000 |
Xbox Game Studios | 24000000 |
2K Games | 22000000 |
Psygnosis | 20000000 |
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is the best-selling Nintendo Switch game (as of Mar 31, 2020) with over 28.8 million copies sold. This is followed by Super Smash Bros Ultimate with sales of 18.8 million, and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild with 17.4 million copies sold. Check out the full list below.
Game | Copies sold (millions) |
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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | 24.77 |
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | 18.84 |
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild | 17.41 |
Super Mario Odyssey | 17.41 |
Pokémon Sword and Shield | 17.37 |
Animal Crossing: New Horizons | 13.41 |
Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! | 11.97 |
Splatoon 2 | 10.13 |
Super Mario Party | 10.10 |
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe | 6.60 |
Luigi's Mansion 3 | 6.33 |
Super Mario Maker 2 | 5.48 |
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening | 4.38 |
1-2-Switch | 3.01 |
Fire Emblem: Three Houses | 2.87 |
Mario Tennis Aces | 2.75 |
Ring Fit Adventure | 2.73 |
Kirby Star Allies | 2.56 |
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze | 2.25 |
Arms | 2.1 |
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle | 2 |
Octopath Traveler | 2 |
Minecraft | 1.85 |
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 | 1.73 |
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX | 1.26 |
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker | 1.18 |
Pokkén Tournament DX | 1.16 |
Yoshi's Crafted World | 1.11 |
Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 01: Variety Kit | 1.09 |
Astral Chain | 1.08 |
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order | 1.08 |
Enter the Gungeon | 1 |
Super Mario World is the best-selling Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) game with over 20 million copies sold. This is followed by Super Mario All-Stars game with sales of 10.6 million, and Donkey Kong Country with 9.3 million copies sold. The full list is given below.
Game | Copies sold (millions) |
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Super Mario World | 20610000 |
Super Mario All-Stars | 10550000 |
Donkey Kong Country | 9300000 |
Super Mario Kart | 8760000 |
Street Fighter II: The World Warrior | 6300000 |
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest | 5150000 |
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past | 4610000 |
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island | 4120000 |
Street Fighter II Turbo: Hyper Fighting | 4100000 |
Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! | 3510000 |
Final Fantasy VI | 3420000 |
Killer Instinct | 3200000 |
Dragon Quest VI | 3200000 |
Star Fox | 2990000 |
F-Zero | 2850000 |
Dragon Quest V | 2800000 |
Final Fantasy V | 2450000 |
Mario Paint | 2310000 |
Super Mario RPG | 2140000 |
Chrono Trigger | 2030000 |
Super Street Fighter II | 2000000 |
SimCity | 1980000 |
Secret of Mana | 1830000 |
Disney's Aladdin | 1750000 |
Super Puyo Puyo | 1700000 |
Super Scope 6 | 1650000 |
Mortal Kombat II | 1510000 |
Romancing SaGa 2 | 1490000 |
Final Fight | 1480000 |
Dragon Ball Z: Super Butōden | 1450000 |
Final Fantasy IV | 1440000 |
Kirby Super Star | 1440000 |
Super Metroid | 1420000 |
Dragon Quest III | 1400000 |
Romancing SaGa | 1320000 |
Romancing SaGa 3 | 1300000 |
The Lion King | 1270000 |
NBA Jam | 1220000 |
Mortal Kombat 3 | 1220000 |
The Magical Quest Starring Mickey Mouse | 1210000 |
Dragon Quest I & II | 1200000 |
Derby Stallion III | 1200000 |
Mega Man X | 1160000 |
Dragon Ball Z: Super Butōden 2 | 1150000 |
Pilotwings (video game) | 1140000 |
Derby Stallion '96 | 1100000 |
Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts | 1090000 |
Final Fight 2 | 1030000 |
Super Mario 64 is the best-selling Nintendo 64 (n64) game with over 12 million copies sold, followed by Mario Cart 64 game with sales of 10 million, and GoldenEye 007 with 8.1 million copies sold.
Game | Copies sold (millions) |
---|---|
Super Mario 64 | 11910000 |
Mario Kart 64 | 9870000 |
GoldenEye 007 | 8090000 |
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time | 7600000 |
Super Smash Bros. | 5550000 |
Pokémon Stadium | 5460000 |
Donkey Kong 64 | 5270000 |
Diddy Kong Racing | 4880000 |
Star Fox 64 | 4000000 |
Banjo-Kazooie | 3650000 |
Pokémon Snap | 3630000 |
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask | 3360000 |
Star Wars Episode I: Racer | 3100000 |
Wave Race 64 | 2940000 |
Yoshi's Story | 2850000 |
Mario Party | 2700000 |
Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire | 2600000 |
Pokémon Stadium 2 | 2540000 |
Perfect Dark | 2520000 |
Mario Party 2 | 2480000 |
Mario Tennis | 2320000 |
Star Wars: Rogue Squadron | 2170000 |
1080° Snowboarding | 2030000 |
Excitebike 64 | 2000000 |
Mario Party 3 | 1910000 |
WCW/nWo Revenge | 1880000 |
Hey You, Pikachu! | 1830000 |
Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards | 1770000 |
Cruis'n USA | 1720000 |
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater | 1610000 |
F-1 World Grand Prix | 1600000 |
Turok: Dinosaur Hunter | 1500000 |
Banjo-Tooie | 1490000 |
Mario Golf | 1470000 |
Turok 2: Seeds of Evil | 1400000 |
Paper Mario | 1370000 |
WCW vs. nWo: World Tour | 1300000 |
Kobe Bryant in NBA Courtside | 1190000 |
WWF No Mercy | 1190000 |
Jet Force Gemini | 1160000 |
WWF WrestleMania 2000 | 1140000 |
Pilotwings 64 | 1120000 |
F-Zero X | 1100000 |
007: The World Is Not Enough | 1080000 |
Namco Museum 64 | 1040000 |
Tetris is the best-selling Game Boy game with over 35 million copies sold, followed by Pokemon (Red,Green,Blue) with 31 million copies, and Pokemon (Gold,Silver) with 23.1 million copies sold.
Game | Copies sold (millions) |
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Tetris | 35000000 |
Pokémon Red, Green and Blue | 31380000 |
Pokémon Gold and Silver | 23100000 |
Super Mario Land | 18140000 |
Pokémon Yellow | 14640000 |
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins | 11180000 |
Pokémon Crystal | 6390000 |
Dr. Mario | 5340000 |
Pokémon Pinball | 5310000 |
Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 | 5190000 |
Kirby's Dream Land | 5130000 |
Super Mario Bros. Deluxe | 5070000 |
The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages | 3960000 |
Donkey Kong Land | 3910000 |
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening | 3830000 |
Pokémon Trading Card Game | 3720000 |
F-1 Race | 3410000 |
Yoshi | 3120000 |
Donkey Kong | 3070000 |
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 4: Battle of Great Duelists | 2500000 |
Kirby's Dream Land 2 | 2360000 |
Dragon Warrior Monsters | 2350000 |
Donkey Kong Land 2 | 2350000 |
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX | 2220000 |
Wario Land 3 | 2200000 |
Kirby's Pinball Land | 2190000 |
Donkey Kong Country | 2190000 |
Golf | 2120000 |
Tennis | 1990000 |
Alleyway | 1940000 |
Tetris DX | 1880000 |
Metroid II: Return of Samus | 1720000 |
Baseball | 1610000 |
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters | 1600000 |
Dragon Warrior Monsters 2 | 1570000 |
Yoshi's Cookie | 1530000 |
Wario Land II | 1480000 |
Tamagotchi | 1450000 |
Game de Hakken!! Tamagotchi 2 | 1450000 |
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters II: Dark Duel Stories | 1450000 |
DuckTales | 1430000 |
The Final Fantasy Legend | 1370000 |
Yakuman | 1280000 |
Tetris 2 | 1240000 |
Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble | 1230000 |
Game & Watch Gallery 2 | 1220000 |
Game & Watch Gallery 3 | 1220000 |
Solar Striker | 1200000 |
Mario Tennis | 1180000 |
Qix | 1150000 |
Super R.C. Pro-Am | 1140000 |
Donkey Kong Land III | 1030000 |
Game & Watch Gallery | 1000000 |
Super Smash Bros Melee was the best-selling GameCube game with over 7.4 million copies sold, followed by Mario Kart: Double Dash with 7 million copies, and Super Mario Sunshine with over 6.3 million copies sold. The following is a list of GameCube games that sold over 1 million copies each.
Game | Copies sold (millions) |
---|---|
Super Smash Bros. Melee | 7.41 |
Mario Kart: Double Dash | 6.96 |
Super Mario Sunshine | 6.28 |
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker | 3.07 |
Luigi's Mansion | 3.03 |
Animal Crossing | 2.42 |
Metroid Prime | 2 |
Mario Party 4 | 2 |
Mario Party 7 | 1.86 |
Pokémon Colosseum | 1.80 |
Sonic Adventure 2 Battle | 1.73 |
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door | 1.63 |
Resident Evil 4 | 1.60 |
Mario Party 5 | 1.50 |
F-Zero GX | 1.50 |
Sonic Mega Collection | 1.45 |
Star Fox Adventures | 1.45 |
Resident Evil | 1.35 |
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess | 1.32 |
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles | 1.30 |
Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness | 1.25 |
Resident Evil Zero | 1.25 |
Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour | 1.22 |
Super Mario Strikers | 1.20 |
Pikmin | 1.19 |
Kirby Air Ride | 1.17 |
Star Fox: Assault | 1.06 |
Mario Party 6 | 1 |
Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and Sonic & Knuckles were the top 3 games for Sega Genesis with sales of over 15 million, 6 million and 4 million respectively. The other games among the top five were Disney's Aladdin and NBA Jam at 4 million each. The full list of Sega Genesis games that sold over 1 million copies each is given below.
Game | Copies sold (millions) |
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Sonic the Hedgehog | 15 |
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 | 6 |
Disney's Aladdin | 4 |
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and Sonic & Knuckles | 4 |
NBA Jam | 1.93 |
Mortal Kombat II | 1.78 |
Street Fighter II: Special Champion Edition | 1.65 |
Altered Beast | 1.4 |
Mortal Kombat 3 | 1.02 |
Jurassic Park | 1 |
Ms. Pac-Man | 1 |
NFL '98 | 1 |
NFL Football '94 | 1 |
Sonic Spinball | 1 |
X-Men | 1 |
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers | 1 |
Wii Sports was the best-selling game for the Wii console at over 82.9 million copies sold, followed by Mario Kart Wii at 37.3 million and Wii Sports Resort at 33.1 million copies sold. All the games that sold over 1 million copies for the Wii are listed below.
Game | Copies sold (millions) |
---|---|
Wii Sports | 82.9 |
Mario Kart Wii | 37.32 |
Wii Sports Resort | 33.13 |
New Super Mario Bros. Wii | 30.3 |
Wii Play | 28.02 |
Wii Fit | 22.67 |
Wii Fit Plus | 21.13 |
Super Smash Bros. Brawl | 13.32 |
Super Mario Galaxy | 12.8 |
Wii Party | 9.34 |
Mario Party 8 | 8.85 |
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess | 7.53 |
Super Mario Galaxy 2 | 7.41 |
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games | 7.09 |
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games | 6.53 |
Link's Crossbow Training | 5.79 |
Just Dance 2 | 5 |
Donkey Kong Country Returns | 4.98 |
Just Dance | 4.3 |
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword | 3.52 |
Animal Crossing: City Folk | 3.38 |
Mario Party 9 | 2.73 |
Wii Music | 2.65 |
Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games | 2.4 |
Super Paper Mario | 2.28 |
Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree | 2.26 |
Super Mario All-Stars: 25th Anniversary Edition | 2.24 |
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock | 2 |
Michael Jackson: The Experience | 2 |
Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition | 2 |
Deca Sports | 2 |
Epic Mickey | 2 |
Game Party | 2 |
Monster Hunter Tri | 1.9 |
WarioWare: Smooth Moves | 1.82 |
EA Sports Active | 1.8 |
Mario Strikers Charged | 1.77 |
Kirby's Epic Yarn | 1.59 |
Mario Sports Mix | 1.54 |
Carnival Games | 1.5 |
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption | 1.31 |
Guitar Hero World Tour | 1.33 |
Kirby's Return to Dream Land | 1.31 |
Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles | 1.3 |
Mario Super Sluggers | 1.26 |
Wii Play: Motion | 1.26 |
Pokémon Battle Revolution | 1.2 |
Rayman Raving Rabbids | 1.2 |
We Ski | 1.2 |
Big Beach Sports | 1.2 |
Wario Land: Shake It! | 1.06 |
Active Life: Outdoor Challenge | 1.03 |
Call of Duty: World at War | 1 |
Red Steel | 1 |
Rock Band | 1 |
Zumba Fitness | 1 |
Game Party 2 | 1 |
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