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This is a list of best-selling platformers.

Franchises[]

No. Franchise Debut Owner Sales (est.) Ref
Year Platform(s)
1 Mario (platformers) 1981 Arcade Japan Nintendo 491,069,333 [1]
2 Sonic (platformers) 1991 Mega Drive Japan Sega 195,763,172 [2]
3 Donkey Kong (platformers) 1981 Arcade Japan Nintendo 104,389,507 [3]
4 Crash Bandicoot (platformers) 1996 PS1 United States Activision 65,000,000 [n 1]
5 Kirby 1992 Game Boy Japan Nintendo 60,671,357 [7]
6 Mega Man 1987 NES Japan Capcom 43,000,000 [8]
7 Ratchet and Clank 2002 PS2 Japan Sony 40,670,923 [9]
8 Tomb Raider (platformers) 1996 Saturn Sweden Embracer 40,500,000 [10]
9 Rayman 1995 PS1 France Ubisoft 30,000,000 [11]
10 Spyro 1998 PS1 United States Activision 30,000,000 [12][13]
11 Yoshi 1995 SNES Japan Nintendo 29,460,000 [14]
12 Castlevania 1986 Famicom Disk Japan Konami 24,000,000 [15]
13 Metroid 1986 Famicom Disk Japan Nintendo 22,640,000 [16]
14 Prince of Persia 1989 Apple II France Ubisoft 21,000,000 [17]
15 LittleBigPlanet 2008 PS3 Japan Sony 19,167,900 [18]
16 SpongeBob SquarePants (platformers) 2001 GBC United States Nickelodeon 16,690,000 [19]
17 Gex 1995 3DO Japan Square Enix 15,000,000 [20]
18 Jak & Daxter 2001 PS2 Japan Sony 15,000,000 [21]
19 Wario Land 1994 Game Boy Japan Nintendo 13,362,000 [22]
20 Pitfall 1982 Atari 2600 United States Activision 10,000,000 [23]
21 Adventure Island 1986 NES, MSX Hudson Soft 10,000,000 [24]
22 Toy Story (platformers) 1995 Genesis United States Disney 8,600,000
23 Sly Cooper 2002 PS2 Japan Sony 5,400,000 [25]
24 Banjo-Kazooie 1998 N64 United States Microsoft 5,140,000 [26]
25 Pac-Man World 1999 PS1 Japan Bandai Namco 5,000,000

Games[]

No. Title Year Platform(s) Publisher Sales (est.) Ref
1 Super Mario Bros. 1985 Multi-platform Japan Nintendo 65,915,000 [1]
2 Human: Fall Flat 2016 Multi-platform Lithuania No Brakes 55,000,000 [27]
3 Sonic the Hedgehog 1991 Multi-platform Japan Sega 51,814,482 [2]
4 Super Mario Bros. 3 1988 Multi-platform Japan Nintendo 40,820,000 [1]
5 Super Mario Bros. 2 1986 Multi-platform Japan Nintendo 37,505,456
6 Super Mario World 1990 Multi-platform Japan Nintendo 34,183,000
7 Super Mario 64 1996 Multi-platform Japan Nintendo 32,310,000
8 New Super Mario Bros. 2006 DS Japan Nintendo 30,800,000 [28]
9 New Super Mario Bros. Wii 2009 Wii Japan Nintendo 30,320,000 [29]
10 Super Mario Odyssey 2017 Switch Japan Nintendo 29,500,000 [30]
11 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 1992 Multi-platform Japan Sega 25,354,061 [2]
12 New Super Mario Bros. U 2012 Wii U, Switch Japan Nintendo 24,180,000 [1]
13 Sonic Dash 2013 iOS Japan Sega 22,600,000 [31]
14 Donkey Kong 1981 Multi-platform Japan Nintendo 22,586,977 [3]
15 Super Mario Galaxy 2007 Wii, Switch Japan Nintendo 21,938,348 [1]
16 Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy 2017 Multi-platform United States Activision 20,000,000 [5]
17 It Takes Two 2021 Multi-platform United States EA 20,000,000 [32]
18 Super Mario 3D World 2013 Wii U, Switch Japan Nintendo 19,050,000 [1]
19 Super Mario Land 1989 GB, 3DS Japan Nintendo 18,371,000
20 Sonic 3 & Knuckles 1994 Multi-platform Japan Sega 17,016,312 [2]
21 Super Mario Bros. Wonder 2023 Switch Japan Nintendo 16,030,000 [33]
22 Super Mario Sunshine 2002 GC, Switch Japan Nintendo 15,380,000 [1]
23 Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time 2003 Multi-platform France Ubisoft 14,000,000 [34]
24 New Super Mario Bros. 2 2012 3DS Japan Nintendo 13,410,000 [35]
25 Donkey Kong Country 1994 Multi-platform Japan Nintendo 13,310,000 [3]
26 Super Mario 3D Land 2011 3DS Japan Nintendo 12,860,000 [35]
27 Super Mario All-Stars 1993 SNES, Wii Japan Nintendo 12,790,000 [1]
28 Super Mario Land 2 1992 Game Boy Japan Nintendo 11,180,000 [36]
29 Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout 2020 Multi-platform United States Epic Games 11,000,000 [37]
30 Donkey Kong Country Returns 2010 Multi-platform Japan Nintendo 10,740,000 [3]
31 Spyro Reignited Trilogy 2018 Multi-platform United States Activision 10,000,000 [38]
32 Sonic Adventure 1998 Multi-platform Japan Sega 9,516,512 [2]
33 Super Mario 3D All-Stars 2020 Switch Japan Nintendo 9,070,000 [39]
34 Sonic Jump 2005 Mobile Japan Sega 8,800,000 [31]
35 Super Mario Maker 2 2019 Switch Japan Nintendo 8,420,000 [36]
36 Sonic Adventure 2 2001 Multi-platform Japan Sega 8,318,288 [2]
38 Mega Man X 1993 Multi-platform Japan Capcom 7,940,000 [40]
39 Sonic CD 1993 Multi-platform Japan Sega 7,888,255 [2]
40 Super Mario Maker 2015 Wii U, 3DS Japan Nintendo 7,780,000 [1]
41 Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back 1997 PS1 Japan Sony 7,580,000 [41]
42 Kirby and the Forgotten Land 2022 NSW, NSW2 Japan Nintendo 7,549,837 [7]
43 Sonic Generations 2011 Multi-platform Japan Sega 7,523,096 [2]
44 Super Mario Galaxy 2 2010 Wii, Switch Japan Nintendo 7,478,348 [1]
45 Crash Bandicoot: Warped 1998 PS1 Japan Sony 7,130,000 [41]
46 Ratchet & Clank 2016 PS4 Japan Sony 7,057,000 [42]
47 Tomb Raider 1996 Multi-platform United Kingdom Eidos 7,000,000 [43]
48 Tomb Raider II 1997 Multi-platform United Kingdom Eidos 7,000,000
49 Yoshi's Island 1995 SNES, GBA Japan Nintendo 6,950,000 [14]
50 Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze 2014 Wii U, Switch Japan Nintendo 6,640,000 [3]

Notes[]

  1. ↑ Crash Bandicoot series:
    • Up until 2014 – 40 million shipped by Naughty Dog[4]
    • Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy (2017) - 20 million[5]
    • Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time (2020) - 5 million[6]

References[]

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 Mario
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Sonic
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Donkey Kong
  4. ↑ "The Early Years". Naughty Dog. Archived from the original on 2020-01-02.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy sales top 20 million". Gematsu. 2024-06-20. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
  6. ↑ Carter, Justin (April 12, 2024). "Crash 4: It's About Time has sold over 5 million copies". Game Developer. Informa TechTarget. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Kirby
  8. ↑ "Game Series Sales". Capcom.
  9. ↑ Ratchet and Clank
  10. ↑ Tomb Raider
  11. ↑ https://twitter.com/ZhugeEX/status/1177543066179317765
  12. ↑ "Spyro the Dragon to Scorch Wendy's Restaurants This Fall" (Press release). Sierra Entertainment. 12 October 2007. Archived from the original on 14 October 2007. Retrieved 21 March 2009.
  13. ↑ Tailby, Stephen (2023-09-04). "Spyro Reignited Trilogy Glides Past 10 Million Sales as Series Turns 25". Push Square. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Yoshi
  15. ↑ Best-selling Konami games
  16. ↑ Metroid
  17. ↑ https://static9.cdn.ubisoft.com/ubigroupstatic/en-US/global/img/company/Ubisoft%20Facts%20Figures%20February%202016_238554.pdf
  18. ↑ https://www.vgchartz.com/game/232719/littlebigplanet/
  19. ↑ https://www.vgchartz.com/gamedb/games.php?name=SpongeBob
  20. ↑ https://www.psu.com/news/inside-playstation-network-gex/
  21. ↑ https://venturebeat.com/2017/04/03/jak-and-daxter-playstation-2-classics-are-coming-to-playstation-4/
  22. ↑ Wario
  23. ↑ http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/15932/activision-announces-pitfall-the-big-adventure-for-wii
  24. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20071007111039/http://www.hudsonentertainment.com/feature.php?f=Interview_with_Takahashi_Meijin&feature_id=%99%A4%A9%A8%95%A6
  25. ↑ https://www.digitec.ch/en/page/30-years-of-playstation-lets-look-back-at-the-30-most-successful-playstation-game-series-of-all-time-35732
  26. ↑ https://www.installbaseforum.com/forums/threads/sales-overview-for-nintendo-franchises.876/page-2#post-267660
  27. ↑ Hore, Jamie (January 31, 2025). "Indie platformer Human Fall Flat has sold a colossal 55 million copies". PCGamesN. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
  28. ↑ "Top Selling Title Sales Units: Nintendo DS". Nintendo. March 31, 2024. Archived from the original on 2024-09-24.
  29. ↑ "Top Selling Title Sales Units: Wii". Nintendo. March 31, 2024. Archived from the original on 2024-09-25.
  30. ↑ "Top Selling Title Sales Units: Nintendo Switch". Nintendo.
  31. ↑ 31.0 31.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20150710152704/www.segasammy.co.jp/english/ir/ar2013/future/future_02.html
  32. ↑ https://www.gematsu.com/2024/10/it-takes-two-sales-top-20-million
  33. ↑ "Financial Results Explanatory Material" (PDF). Nintendo. May 8, 2025. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 8, 2025. Retrieved June 4, 2025.
  34. ↑ Dyer, Mitch (3 February 2014). "House of Dreams: The Ubisoft Montreal Story". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on 6 February 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2015.Dyer, Mitch (3 February 2014). "House of Dreams: The Ubisoft Montreal Story". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on 6 February 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  35. ↑ 35.0 35.1 "Top Selling Title Sales Units: Nintendo 3DS". Nintendo.
  36. ↑ 36.0 36.1 "Nintendo software and hardware sales data from 1983 to present". Install Base. Archived from the original on 30 January 2025.
  37. ↑ Khayyat, Mehrdad (2 December 2020). "Fall Guys Ultimate Knockout Surpassed 11 Million Unit Sales on PC, Mediatonic Confirmed". Dualshockers. Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  38. ↑ https://gameworldobserver.com/2023/09/04/spyro-reignited-trilogy-sales-10-million-copies-toys-for-bob
  39. ↑ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2021/210506_3e.pdf
  40. ↑ Mega Man
  41. ↑ 41.0 41.1 Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition 2015. Guinness World Records. November 6, 2014. p. 52. ISBN 978-1-908-84366-1.
  42. ↑ Lifetime (Report). Sony. 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-12-19.
  43. ↑ "Corporate Strategy Meeting" (PDF). Square Enix. 22 April 2009. p. 15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-24. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
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