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This is the list of the best-selling games released on the Nintendo DS family of systems that have sold over one million copies worldwide. New Super Mario Bros. is the system's best-selling game with 30.80 million copies sold, as well among one of the best-selling video games of all time. The entire Nintendo DS family has sold 154.02 million units as of June 30, 2016.
All sales data are according to Nintendo's official IR data (unless otherwise noted).
List[]
| Title | Year | Sales (millions) | Developer(s) | Publisher | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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2006 | 30.80 | Nintendo EAD (No. 4) | Nintendo | [1] |
 (all versions) |
2005 | 23.96 | Nintendo EAD (No. 1) | Nintendo | [1] |
|
2005 | 23.60 | Nintendo EAD (No. 1) | Nintendo | [1] |
|
2005 | 19.01 | Nintendo SPD (No. 2) | Nintendo | [1] |
|
2006 | 17.67 | Game Freak | The Pokémon Company Nintendo |
[1] |
|
2010 | 15.64 | Game Freak | The Pokémon Company Nintendo |
[1] |
|
2005 | 14.88 | Nintendo SPD (No. 2) | Nintendo | [1] |
|
2009 | 12.72 | Game Freak | The Pokémon Company Nintendo |
[1] |
|
2005 | 11.75 | Nintendo EAD (No. 2) | Nintendo | [1] |
|
2004 | 11.06 | Nintendo EAD (No. 4) | Nintendo | [1] |
|
2007 | 9.31 | Hudson Soft | Nintendo | [2] |
 
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2012 | 8.52 | Game Freak | The Pokémon Company Nintendo |
[3] |
|
2008 | 7.06 | Game Freak | The Pokémon Company Nintendo |
[4] |
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2005 | 6.15 | Nintendo EAD (No. 4) | Nintendo | [3] |
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2009 | 5.31 | Level-5 | Nintendo Square Enix |
[5][6] |
 
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2007 | 4.88 | Chunsoft | The Pokémon Company Nintendo |
[3] |
|
2007 | 4.76 | Nintendo EAD (No. 3) | Nintendo | [3] |
|
2007 | 4.7 | TT Games | LucasArts | [7] |
|
2009 | 4.56 | AlphaDream | Nintendo | [3] |
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2008 | 4.22 | Sega Sports R&D | Nintendo (JP) Sega (WW) |
[8] |
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2006 | 3.4 | Level-5 | Level-5 (JP) Nintendo (WW) |
[4][9] |
|
2006 | 3.91 | Nintendo SPD | Nintendo | [3] |
 Tomodachi Collection |
2009 | 3.76 | Nintendo SPD (No. 1) | Nintendo | [3] |
|
2005 | 3.49 | Chunsoft | The Pokémon Company Nintendo |
[3] |
|
2007 | 3.46 | Level-5 | Level-5 (JP) Nintendo (WW) |
[3] |
|
2006 | 3.36 | Artoon | Nintendo | [3] |
|
2007 | 3.23 | Nintendo SPD Namco Bandai |
Nintendo | [3] |
|
2008 | 3.04 | Nintendo SPD TNX Music Recordings |
Nintendo | [3] |
|
2006 | 3+ | Jupiter | Shogakukan (JP) Nintendo (WW) |
[10] |
|
2008 | 2.99 | HAL Laboratory | Nintendo | [3] |
|
2010 | 2.98 | Nintendo Software Technology | Nintendo | [3] |
|
2008 | 2.98 | Syn Sophia | Nintendo | [3] |
|
2009 | 2.96 | Nintendo EAD (No. 3) | Nintendo | [3] |
|
2006 | 2.93 | HAL Laboratory Creatures Inc. |
The Pokémon Company Nintendo |
[3] |
|
2008 | 2.83 | Level-5 | Level-5 (JP) Nintendo (WW) |
[11][9] |
|
2006 | 2.74 | Nintendo SPD (No. 2) | Nintendo | [3] |
|
2006 | 2.62 | Office Create | Taito (JP) Majesco (NA) 505 Games (EU) |
[12][13][14] |
|
2005 | 2.57 | Agenda | Nintendo | [3] |
|
2004 | 2.47 | Nintendo SPD (No. 1) Intelligent Systems |
Nintendo | [3] |
|
2008 | 2.35 | Creatures Inc. | The Pokémon Company Nintendo |
[3] |
|
2010 | 2.33 | Headstrong Games Nintendo SPD (No. 3) |
Nintendo | [3] |
|
2006 | 2.27 | HAL Laboratory Flagship |
Nintendo | [3] |
|
2008 | 2.17 | Indieszero Nintendo NSD |
Nintendo | [3] |
|
2006 | 2.03 | Square Enix | Nintendo | [3] |
|
2006 | 1.95 | Matrix Software | Square Enix | [15][16][17] |
|
2009 | 1.91 | Level-5 | Level-5 (JP) Nintendo (WW) |
[18][9] |
|
2008 | 1.9 | Activision | Activision | [19][20][12] |
|
2005 | 1.73 | AlphaDream | Nintendo | [3] |
|
2005 | 1.7 | TOSE | Nintendo | [3] |
 Common Sense Training |
2006 | 1.66 | HAL Laboratory | Nintendo | [17] |
|
2007 | 1.59 | Rare | Nintendo | [3] |
|
2006 | 1.52 | Nintendo Software Technology | Nintendo | [3] |
|
2009 | 1.49 | H.a.n.d. | Square Enix | [21] |
|
2008 | 1.49 | ArtePiazza | Square Enix | [22][17] |
|
2006 | 1.49 | TOSE | Square Enix | [17] |
|
2007 | 1.46 | Chunsoft | Enix | [15][17][22] |
|
2010 | 1.35 | ArtePiazza | Nintendo | [17] |
|
2006 | 1.3 | DC Studios | Buena Vista Games | [12] |
|
2010 | 1.25 | TOSE | Square Enix | [23] |
|
2007 | 1.2 | TOSE | Electronic Arts | [12][20] |
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2011 | 1.22 | HAL Laboratory | Nintendo | [3] |
|
2009 | 1.18 | Level-5 | Nintendo | [17] |
|
2005 | 1.12 | NanaOn-Sha | Bandai | [17] |
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2008 | 1.10 | TOSE | Square Enix | [24] |
|
2007 | 1.09 | Matrix Software | Square Enix | [22] |
|
2006 | 1.08 | Nintendo Software Technology | Nintendo | [3] |
|
2007 | 1.04 | Square Enix | Square Enix | [15] |
|
2007 | 1 | 5th Cell | THQ | [25] |
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2009 | 1 | 5th Cell | Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment | [26] |
|
2007 | 1 | Jupiter | Disney Interactive Studios | [27] |
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 IR Information: Financial Data - Top Selling Title Sales Units - Nintendo DS Software
- ↑ 30 Best-Selling Super Mario Games of All Time on the Plumber's 30th Birthday (Gizmodo UK) Date: September 11, 2015. Author: James O Malley.
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 3.20 3.21 3.22 3.23 3.24 3.25 3.26 3.27 3.28 3.29 3.30 2020CESAゲーム白書 (2020 CESA Games White Papers). Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association. 2020. ISBN 978-4-902346-42-8.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver reaches 8.4m sold; other Nintendo million-sellers revealed from last fiscal year (engadget) Date: May 7, 2010. Author: JC Fletcher.
- ↑ 02.pdf Square Enix Results Briefing March 31, 2010 (archived) Dragon Quest IX JP sales - 4.26 million
- ↑ Nintendo Results Briefing March 2011
- ↑ [Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition 2016. Guinness World Records. September 1, 2015. p. 85. ISBN 978-1-910-56109-6.]
- ↑ The-Godfather-of-Gaming-is-Back/BLOG/2348305/4121.html The 'Godfather' of Gaming is Back! - Guiness World Records (archived May 25, 2010) Date: May 21, 2010. ("4 days ago" from archived date)
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 GrID 154 - Professor Layton (Garaph) *Diabolical Box - 928,089
- Unwound Future - 862,967
- Last Specter - 659,504
- ↑ DS Kageyama Method Cyber Repetition Masu × Masu Hundred Masu Calculation (Jupiter; JP) Date archived: August 4, 2020.
- ↑ Nintendo Financial Results Ending March 2011
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 How Long are GTA’s Legs? (Edge; archived January 15, 2013) Date: December 18, 2008. Author: Kris Graft. Cooking Mama US sales: 1.2 million
- ↑ Cooking Mama tops a million in Europe (Video Gamer) Date: December 6, 2007. Author: James Orry.
- ↑ Nintendo DS Japanese Ranking (archived August 8, 2008) Cooking Mama JP sales: 62,660
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 34.pdf#page=3 Square Enix financial results as of May 23, 2008 (archived)
- Final Fantasy III (DS) EU sales - 430,000
- Dragon Quest IV (DS) JP sales - 1.15 million
- Final Fantasy IV (DS) JP sales - 590,000
- Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings (DS) sales - 540,000 (JP) / 220,000 (NA) / 280,000 (EU)
- ↑ Square Enix Annual Report 2007 (archived) Final Fantasy III (DS) NA sales - 460,000
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 17.5 17.6 17.7 The Magic Box: Platinum Game Chart - Japanese Sales (archived)
- Final Fantasy III JP sales: 1.06 million
- Common Sense Training sales - 1.66 million
- Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride (DS) JP sales - 1.36 million
- Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker sales - 1.49 million
- Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen (DS) JP sales - 1.27 million
- Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation (DS) sales - 1.35 million
- Tamagotchi Connection: Corner Shop sales - 1.12 million
- ↑ Financial Results (March 2012)
- ↑ 600 000 Guitar Hero en France (Jeux Video; FR) Date: March 3, 2009.
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 ELSPA: Gold (archived) NOTE: Gold Award are for games that sold 200,000 copies in the UK.
- ↑ 02.pdf Square Enix financial results (March 2010)
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 01en.pdf Square Enix Financial Results (March 2009)
- Dragon Quest V DS sales - 60,000 (NA) / 70,000 (EU)
- Dragon Quest IV DS sales - 110,000 (NA) / 150,000 (EU) / 50,000 (JP)
- Final Fantasy IV sales - 300,000 (NA) / 180,000 (EU) / 20,000 (JP)
- ↑ Square Enix Financial Results (June 2010)
- ↑ 2018CESAゲーム白書 (2018 CESA Games White Paper). Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association. 2018. ISBN 978-4-902346-38-1.
- ↑ 5th Cell's Jeremiah Slaczka on Drawn to Life Sales, Upcoming 5th Cell Titles (OMG Nintendo; archived) Date: October 3, 2008. Author: Alicia Ashby.
- ↑ Cells Scribblenauts Sells In 1 Million Units Worldwide.php 5th Cell's Scribblenauts Sells In 1 Million Units Worldwide (Gamasutra; archived) Date: February 3, 2010. Author: Kris Graft.
- ↑ index.php?story=17928 Disney Announces Spectrobes DS Sequel (Gamasutra; archived) Date: March 19, 2008. Author: David Jenkins.
See also[]
- List of Nintendo DS games
- List of best-selling Nintendo 3DS games
- List of best-selling Wii games
- List of best-selling Wii U games
- List of best-selling Nintendo Switch games
- List of best-selling Mario games
- List of best-selling Kirby games
- List of best-selling Nintendo Entertainment System/Famicom Disk System games
- List of best-selling Super Nintendo Entertainment System games
- List of best-selling Nintendo 64 games
- List of best-selling GameCube games
- List of best-selling video game franchises