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'''Best selling [[games]] and [[franchises]]''' developed or published by '''Nintendo'''.
  
'''Best selling [[games]] and [[franchises]]''' developed or published by '''Nintendo'''.
   
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[[File:Nintendo_consoles_worldwide.png|thumb|275px|Worldwide shipments (Garaph)]][[Image:NintendoGameConsolesUnitSales-1-.jpg|thumb|308px|Nintendo hardware sales figures]]
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[[File:Nintendo_consoles_worldwide.png|thumb|275px|Worldwide shipments (Graph)]][[Image:NintendoGameConsolesUnitSales-1-.jpg|thumb|308px|Nintendo hardware sales figures]]
 
==Consoles==
  
==Consoles==
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{{See also|Best selling game consoles}}
  
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! scope="row" | [[Nintendo]]
  
! scope="row" | [[Nintendo]]
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| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="354.96" |{{#expr:101.63 <!-- Wii -->+61.91<!-- NES -->+49.10<!-- SNES -->+32.93<!-- N64 -->+21.74<!-- GCN -->+32.27<!-- Switch -->+13.56<!-- Wii U -->+5.28<!-- SNES Classic -->+3.6<!-- NES Classic -->+3<!-- CTVG -->+0.77<!-- Virtual Boy -->}}&nbsp;million
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| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="354.96" |382.65&nbsp;million
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| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="470.51" |{{#expr:154.02<!-- NDS -->+118.69<!-- GB -->+81.51<!-- GBA -->+72.89<!-- 3DS -->+43.4<!-- G&W -->}}&nbsp;million
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| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="470.51" |{{#expr:154.02<!-- NDS -->+118.69<!-- GB -->+81.51<!-- GBA -->+75.94<!-- 3DS -->+43.4<!-- G&W -->}}&nbsp;million
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| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="783.16" |{{#expr:325.79+470.51}}&nbsp;million
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| style="text-align:right" data-sort-value="783.16" |856.21&nbsp;million
 
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;Home consoles
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'''Home consoles'''
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{{See also|Best selling game consoles}}
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;"
  
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;"
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! Platform !! Released !! Sales<br /><small>(millions)</small>
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!Platform!!Released !! Sales<br /><small>(millions)</small>
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! Ref
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!'''Ref'''
 
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|-
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| [[Wii]]
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|[[Wii]]
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| align="center" |2006
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|align="center" |2006
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| align="right" |101.63
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|align="right" |101.63
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| <ref name=":1">https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/hard_soft/index.html</ref>
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|<ref name=":1">https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/hard_soft/index.html</ref>
 
|-
  
|-
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| [[Nintendo Entertainment System]]
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|[[Nintendo Switch]]
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| align="center" |1983
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|align="center" |2017
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| align="right" |61.91
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|align="right" |89.04
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| <ref name=":1" />
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|<ref name=":1" />
 
|-
  
|-
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| [[Nintendo Switch]]
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|[[Nintendo Entertainment System]]
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| align="center" |2017
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|align="center" |1983
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| align="right" |61.44
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|align="right" |61.91
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| <ref name=":1" />
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|<ref name=":1" />
 
|-
  
|-
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| [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]]
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|[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]]
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| align="center" |1990
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|align="center" |1990
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| align="right" |49.10
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|align="right" |49.10
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| <ref name=":1" />
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|<ref name=":1" />
 
|-
  
|-
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| [[Nintendo 64]]
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|[[Nintendo 64]]
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| align="center" |1996
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|align="center" |1996
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| align="right" |32.93
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|align="right" |32.93
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| <ref name=":1" />
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|<ref name=":1" />
 
|-
  
|-
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| [[Nintendo GameCube]]
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|[[Nintendo GameCube]]
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| align="center" |2001
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|align="center" |2001
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| align="right" |21.74
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|align="right" |21.74
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| <ref name=":1" />
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|<ref name=":1" />
 
|-
  
|-
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| [[Wii U]]
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|[[Wii U]]
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| style="text-align:center;" |2012
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|style="text-align:center;" |2012
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| style="text-align:right;" | 13.56
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|style="text-align:right;" |13.56
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| <ref name=":1" />
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|<ref name=":1" />
 
|-
  
|-
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| [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super NES Classic Edition]]
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|[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super NES Classic Edition]]
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| align="center" |2017
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|align="center" |2017
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| align="right" |5.28
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|align="right" |5.28
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| <ref>https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2018/180426e.pdf</ref>
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|<ref>https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2018/180426e.pdf</ref>
 
|-
  
|-
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|[[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES Classic Edition]]
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| [[wikipedia:Color TV-Game|Color TV-Game]]
  
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| align="center" |1977
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|align="center" |2016
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| align="right" |3.6
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|align="right" |3.6
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|<ref>https://www.resetera.com/threads/nintendo-software-and-hardware-sales-data-from-1983-to-present.2725/</ref>
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|<ref name="sheff_27">{{Citation |title=[[wikipedia:Game Over: How Nintendo Zapped an American Industry, Captured Your Dollars, and Enslaved Your Children|Game Over: How Nintendo Conquered the World]] |last=Sheff |first=David |last2=Eddy |first2=Andy |author=David Sheff |author-link=wikipedia:David Sheff |publisher=GamePress |year=1999 |page=[http://books.google.com/books?id=0dK2AAAAIAAJ&q=%22Color+TV+Game%22 27] |isbn=978-0-9669617-0-6|quote=Nintendo entered the home market in Japan with the dramatic unveiling of Color TV Game 6, which played six versions of light tennis. It was followed by a more powerful sequel, Color TV Game 15. A million units of each were sold. The engineering team also came up with systems that played a more complex game, called "Blockbuster," as well as a racing game. Half a million units of these were sold.}}</ref>
  
 
|-
  
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|[[wikipedia:Color TV-Game|Color TV-Game]]
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| [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES Classic Edition]]
  
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| align="center" |2016
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|align="center" |1977
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| align="right" |3
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|align="right" |3
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|<ref name="sheff_27">{{Citation |title=[[wikipedia:Game Over: How Nintendo Zapped an American Industry, Captured Your Dollars, and Enslaved Your Children|Game Over: How Nintendo Conquered the World]] |last=Sheff |first=David |last2=Eddy |first2=Andy |author=David Sheff |author-link=wikipedia:David Sheff |publisher=GamePress |year=1999 |page=[http://books.google.com/books?id=0dK2AAAAIAAJ&q=%22Color+TV+Game%22 27] |isbn=978-0-9669617-0-6|quote=Nintendo entered the home market in Japan with the dramatic unveiling of Color TV Game 6, which played six versions of light tennis. It was followed by a more powerful sequel, Color TV Game 15. A million units of each were sold. The engineering team also came up with systems that played a more complex game, called "Blockbuster," as well as a racing game. Half a million units of these were sold.}}</ref>
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| [[wikipedia:Virtual Boy|Virtual Boy]]
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|[[wikipedia:Virtual Boy|Virtual Boy]]
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| align="center" |1995
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|align="center" |1995
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| align="right" |0.77
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|align="right" |0.77
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| <ref name="gamepro">{{cite web |url=http://www.gamepro.com/gamepro/domestic/games/features/111823.shtml |title=The 10 Worst-Selling Consoles of All Time |accessdate=November 25, 2007 |author=Blake Snow |publisher=[[GamePro]].com |date=May 4, 2007|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070508035815/http://www.gamepro.com/gamepro/domestic/games/features/111823.shtml |archivedate=May 8, 2007}}</ref>
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|<ref name="gamepro">{{cite web |url=http://www.gamepro.com/gamepro/domestic/games/features/111823.shtml |title=The 10 Worst-Selling Consoles of All Time |accessdate=November 25, 2007 |author=Blake Snow |publisher=[[GamePro]].com |date=May 4, 2007|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070508035815/http://www.gamepro.com/gamepro/domestic/games/features/111823.shtml |archivedate=May 8, 2007}}</ref>
 
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;Handheld consoles
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'''Handheld consoles'''
 
{{See also|Best selling handheld consoles}}
  
{{See also|Best selling handheld consoles}}
   
 
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;"
  
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;"
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! Platform !! Released !! Sales
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! Platform!!Released!! Sales<br /><small>(millions)</small>
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!'''Ref'''
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<small>(millions)</small>
  
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!Ref
  
 
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| [[Nintendo DS]] and DSi
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|[[Nintendo DS]] and DSi
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| align="center" |2004
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|align="center" |2004
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| align="right" |154.02
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|align="right" |154.02
 
|<ref name=":1" />
  
|<ref name=":1" />
 
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| [[Game Boy]] and [[Game Boy Color]]
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|[[Game Boy]] and [[Game Boy Color]]
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| align="center" |1989/1998
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|align="center" |1989/1998
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| align="right" |118.69
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|align="right" |118.69
 
|<ref name=":1" />
  
|<ref name=":1" />
 
|-
  
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| [[Game Boy Advance]]
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|[[Game Boy Advance]]
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| align="center" |2001
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|align="center" |2001
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| align="right" |81.51
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|align="right" |81.51
 
|<ref name=":1" />
  
|<ref name=":1" />
 
|-
  
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| [[Nintendo 3DS]] family<br />(including Nintendo 2DS and New 3DS)
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|[[Nintendo 3DS]] family
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| align="center" |2011
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|align="center" |2011
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| align="right" |75.77
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|align="right" |75.94
 
|<ref name=":1" />
  
|<ref name=":1" />
 
|-
  
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| [[wikipedia:Game & Watch|Game &amp; Watch]]
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|[[Game & Watch]]
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| align="center" |1980
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|align="center" |1980
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| align="right" |43.4
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|align="right" |43.4
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|<ref>[http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=963700 Nintendo software and hardware sales data from 1983 to present]</ref>
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|<ref>http://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/#/clubn/game-and-watch-ball-reward/0/3</ref>
 
|}
  
|}
   
 
==Franchises==
  
==Franchises==
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<small>Sales data found within each franchise's page, unless otherwise noted. Sales data mostly based on Nintendo's official sales data.</small>
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<small>This list includes all Nintendo franchises that have crossed the 5 million mark. Sales data mostly based on Nintendo's official sales data.</small>
   
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# [[Super Mario]] (639.91 million)
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#[[Mario]] (758.06 million)
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# [[Pokémon]] (362.06 million)
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#*[[Mario#Super Mario series|Super Mario]] (388.92 million)
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# [[Wii Series]] (203.15 million)
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#*[[Mario Kart]] (158.14 million)
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# [[The Legend of Zelda]] (108.08 million)
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#*[[Mario Party]] (60.10 million)
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#*[[Mario Sports]] (58.29 million)
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# [[Donkey Kong]] (80.9 million)<ref>includes original Donkey Kong, Mario vs. Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Country and Diddy Kong Racing</ref>
  
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# [[Super Smash Bros.|Super Smash Bros]] (61.18 million)
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#*[[Paper Mario|Mario]] [[Mario & Luigi|RPGs]] (28.80 million)
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# [[Animal Crossing]] (57.46 million)
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#[[Pokémon]] (380.00 million)
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# [[Game Watch|Game &amp; Watch]] (43.40 million)
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#[[Wii Series]] (204.73 million)
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# [[Kirby]] (41.87 million)
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#[[The Legend of Zelda]] (128.83 million)
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# [[Brain Age]] (34.49 million)
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#[[Donkey Kong]] (82.88 million)
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# [[Nintendogs]] (28.60 million)
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#[[Animal Crossing]] (69.33 million)
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# [[wikipedia:Duck Hunt|Duck Hunt]] (28.31 million)
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#[[Super Smash Bros.|Super Smash Bros]] (66.00 million)
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# [[Yoshi]] (27.91 million)
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#[[Game & Watch]] (43.40 million)
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# [[Wario]] (21.85 million)
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#[[Kirby]] (41.28 million)
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# [[Metroid]] (18.23 million)
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#[[Brain Age]] (34.60 million)
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# [[Luigi's Mansion]] (16.29 million)
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#[[Nintendogs]] (28.60 million)
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# [[Fire Emblem]] (16.24 million)
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#[[wikipedia:Duck Hunt|Duck Hunt]] (28.31 million)
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# [[Splatoon]] (15.66 million)
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#[[Yoshi]] (28.10 million)
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# [[Star Fox]] (11.91 million)
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#[[Wario]] (21.73 million)
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# [[Tomodachi Collection|Tomodachi]] (11.53 million)
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#[[Luigi's Mansion]] (19.72 million)
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# [[Big Brain Academy]] (9.49 million)
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#[[Splatoon]] (17.40 million)
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# [[Excite]] (7.22 million)
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#[[Metroid]] (17.29 million)
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# [[F-Zero]] (6.67 million)
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#[[Fire Emblem]] (16.56 million)
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# [[Style Savvy]] (6.27 million)
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#[[Tomodachi Collection|Tomodachi]] (12.64 million)
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# [[Pikmin]] (5.68 million)
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#[[Star Fox]] (11.65 million)
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#[[wikipedia:Ring_Fit_Adventure|Ring Fit Adventure]] (11.26 million)<ref>https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/software/index.html</ref>
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# [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_Land Nintendo Land] (5.20 million)
  
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#[[Big Brain Academy]] (9.49 million)
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==Best-selling games==
  
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#[[Pikmin]] (7.46 million)
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<small>Sales data from [[List of best-selling video games]] and individual franchise articles, largely based on Nintendo's official sales data. For versions of the same game, sales data is combined.</small>
  
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#[[Excite]] (6.02 million)
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#[[Xenoblade Chronicles]] (5.88 million)
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#[[Style Savvy]] (5.87 million)
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#[[F-Zero]] (5.85 million)
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#[[Clubhouse Games]] (5.71 million)
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#[[wikipedia:Nintendo_Land|Nintendo Land]] (5.20 million)<ref>https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/software/wiiu.html</ref>
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#[[Rhythm Heaven]] (5.15 million)
   
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== Best-selling games==
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#''[[Wii Sports]]'' — [[Wii]] — 82.88{{nbsp}}million
  
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<small>This list includes all Nintendo games that have crossed the 10 million mark. For rereleases and remasters of the same game, the sales data is combined.</small>
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#''[[Mario|Super Mario Bros.]]'' — [[NES]]/[[GBA]]/Various — 63.33{{nbsp}}million
  
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#''[[Pokémon|Pokémon Red/Green/Blue/Yellow]]'' — [[Game Boy|GB]]/Various — 59.52{{nbsp}}million
  
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#''[[Wii Fit]]'' — Wii — 43.8{{nbsp}}million
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#''[[Wii Sports]]'' — [[Wii]] — 82.90 million
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#''[[Pokémon|Pokémon Gold/Silver/Crystal]]'' — [[Game Boy Color|GBC]]/DS — 42.21{{nbsp}}million
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#''[[Pokémon|Pokémon Red/Green/Blue/Yellow]]'' — [[Game Boy|GB]]/[[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]/[[Digital distribution|VC]] — 59.52 million
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#''[[Mario|Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' — NES/Various — 39.52{{nbsp}}million
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#''[[Mario|Super Mario Bros.]]'' — [[NES]]/[[Game Boy|GBC]]/GBA/3DS(VC'')'' — 48.24 million
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#''[[Mario|Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' — NES/Various — 38.39{{nbsp}}million
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#''[[Pokémon|Pokémon Gold/Silver/Crystal]]'' — GBC/[[Nintendo DS|DS]] — 42.21 million
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#''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' — Wii — 37.24{{nbsp}}million
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#''[[Mario Kart|Mario Kart 8]]'' — [[Wii U]]/[[Switch]] — 39.63 million
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#''[[Pokémon|Pokémon Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald]]'' — GBA/[[3DS]] — 36.6{{nbsp}}million
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#''[[Pokémon|Pokémon Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald]]'' — GBA/[[3DS]] — 37.62 million
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#''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetris Tetris]'' — GB — 35{{nbsp}}million
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#''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'' — Wii — 37.38 million
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#''[[Mario|Super Mario World]]'' — [[SNES]]/Various — 34.183{{nbsp}}million
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#''[[wikipedia:Tetris|Tetris]]'' — NES/GB — 35.84 million
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#''[[Wii Sports Resort]]'' — Wii — 33.11{{nbsp}}million
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#''[[Wii Sports Resort]]'' — Wii — 33.14 million
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#''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' — [[DS]] — 30.80{{nbsp}}million
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#[[Animal Crossing|''Animal Crossing: New Horizons'']] — Switch — 31.18 million
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#''[[Mario Kart|Mario Kart 8]]'' — [[Wii U]] / [[Switch]] — 30.44 million
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#''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' — [[DS]] — 30.80 million
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#''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]] — ''30.20{{nbsp}}million
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#''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]'' — Wii — 30.32 million
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#''[[wikipedia:Duck Hunt|Duck Hunt]]'' — NES — 28.31{{nbsp}}million
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#''[[wikipedia:Duck Hunt|Duck Hunt]]'' — NES — 28.31 million
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#''[[Wii Play]]'' — Wii — 28.02{{nbsp}}million
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#''[[Wii Play]]'' — Wii — 28.02 million
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#''[[Pokémon|Pokémon Diamond/Pearl/Platinum]]'' — DS — 25.27{{nbsp}}million
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#''[[Mario|Super Mario World]]'' — [[SNES]]/GBA — 26.30 million
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#''[[Nintendogs]]'' — DS — 23.96{{nbsp}}million
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#[[Pokémon|''Pokémon Diamond/Pearl/Platinum'']] — DS — 25.27 million
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#''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' — DS — 23.60{{nbsp}}million
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#''[[Pokémon|Pokémon Sun &amp; Moon]]'' — 3DS — 25.09 million
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#''[[Super Mario 64]]'' — [[N64]]/DS/Wii — 23.24{{nbsp}}million
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#''[[Nintendogs]]'' — DS — 23.96 million
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#''[[Wii Series|Wii Fit Plus]]'' — Wii — 21.13{{nbsp}}million
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#''[[Mario|Super Mario Bros. 3]]'' — NES/GBA — 23.71 million
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#''[[Brain Age|Brain&nbsp;Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day!]]'' — DS — 19.01{{nbsp}}million
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#''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' — DS — 23.60 million
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#''[[Mario Kart|Mario Kart 7]]'' — 3DS — 18.68{{nbsp}}million
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#''[[The Legend of Zelda|The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild]]'' — Switch/Wii U — 23.14 million
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#''[[Mario|Super Mario Land]]'' — GB/3DS — 18.37{{nbsp}}million
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#''[[Super Mario 64]]'' — [[N64]]/DS — 22.97 million
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#''[[The Legend of Zelda|The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild]]'' — Switch / Wii U — 17.95 million
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#''[[Super Smash Bros. |Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' — Switch — 22.85 million
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#''[[Super Smash Bros. |Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' — Switch — 17.68 million
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#''[[Wii Fit]]'' — Wii — 22.67 million
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#''[[Mario|Super Mario Odyssey]]'' — [[Switch]] — 16.59{{nbsp}}million
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#''[[Wii Series|Wii Fit Plus]]'' — Wii — 21.13 million
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#''[[Pokémon|Pokémon X &amp; Y]]'' — 3DS — 16.44{{nbsp}}million
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#''[[Pokémon|Pokémon Sword and Shield]] ''— Switch — 20.35 million
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#''[[Pokémon|Pokémon Sun &amp; Moon]]'' — 3DS — 16.18 million
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#''[[Mario|Super Mario Odyssey]]'' — Switch — 20.23 million
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#''[[Pokémon|Pokémon Sword and Shield]] ''— Switch — 16.06 million
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#''[[Brain Age|Brain&nbsp;Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day!]]'' — DS — 19.01 million
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#''[[Pokémon|Pokémon Black &amp; White]]'' — DS — 15.64{{nbsp}}million
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#''[[Mario Kart|Mario Kart 7]]'' — 3DS — 18.92 million
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#''[[Brain Age|Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day!]]'' — DS — 14.88{{nbsp}}million
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#''[[Mario|Super Mario Land]]'' — GB — 18.14 million
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#''[[Pokémon|Pokémon Yellow]]'' — GB — 14.64{{nbsp}}million
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#''[[Pokémon|Pokémon X &amp; Y]]'' — 3DS — 16.49 million
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#''[[Pokémon|Pokémon Black &amp; White]]'' — DS — 15.64 million
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#[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_Crossing:_New_Horizons Animal Crossing: New Horizons] 13.41 million
  
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#''[[Mario|New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' — 3DS — 13.32{{nbsp}}million
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#[[Mario|''New Super Mario Bros. U'']] — Wii U/Switch — 15.63
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#''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' — Wii — 13.30{{nbsp}}million
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#[[Super Smash Bros.|''Super Smash Bros. 4'']] — 3DS/Wii U — 14.99
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#''[[The Legend of Zelda|The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time]]'' — N64/3DS — 13.22 million
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#''[[Brain Age|Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day!]]'' — DS — 14.88 million
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#''[[Mario |Super Mario All-Stars]]'' — SNES/Wii — 12.79{{nbsp}}million
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#''[[The Legend of Zelda|The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time]]'' — N64/3DS — 13.82 million
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#''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' — Wii — 12.79{{nbsp}}million
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#[[Mario Party|''Super Mario Party'']] — Switch — 13.82 million
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#''[[Pokémon |Pokémon HeartGold &amp; SoulSilver]]'' — DS — 12.72{{nbsp}}million
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#''[[Mario|New Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' — 3DS — 13.37 million
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#''[[Mario|Super Mario 3D Land]]'' — 3DS — 12.67 million
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#''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' — Wii — 13.32 million
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#''[[Animal Crossing|Animal Crossing: New Leaf]]'' — 3DS — 12.45{{nbsp}}million
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#[[Donkey Kong|''Donkey Kong Country'']] — SNES/GBC/GBA — 13.31
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#''[[Pokémon |Pokémon FireRed &amp; LeafGreen]]'' — GBA — 12.00{{nbsp}}million
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#''[[Mario|Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' (USA) — NES/GBA — 13.03 million
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#[[Pokémon|''Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! &amp; Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee!'']] - 11.76 million
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#[[Pokémon|''Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! &amp; Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee!'']] — Switch — 13.00 million
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#''[[Animal Crossing|Animal Crossing: Wild World]]'' — DS — 11.75{{nbsp}}million
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#''[[Animal Crossing|Animal Crossing: New Leaf]]'' — 3DS — 12.82 million
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#''[[Mario|Super Mario Land 2]]'' — GB — 11.18{{nbsp}}million
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#''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' — Wii — 12.80 million
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#[[The Legend of Zelda|''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening'']] — GB/GBC/Switch — 10.24 million
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#[[Mario|''Super Mario All-Stars'']] — SNES/Wii — 12.79 million
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#''[[Mario|Super Mario 3D Land]]'' — 3DS — 12.77 million
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#[[Splatoon|''Splatoon 2'']] — Switch — 11.90 million
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#''[[Animal Crossing|Animal Crossing: Wild World]]'' — DS — 11.75 million
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#''[[Mario|Super Mario Land 2]]'' — GB — 11.18 million
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#[[The Legend of Zelda|''The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening'']] — GB/GBC/Switch — 10.62 million
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#[[Mario Puzzle Games|''Dr. Mario'']] — NES/GB — 10.19 million
   
 
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*[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/library/earnings/index.html Financial reports]
  
*[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/library/earnings/index.html Financial reports]
 
*[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/library/historical_data/index.html Nintendo historical data]
  
*[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/library/historical_data/index.html Nintendo historical data]

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Best selling games and franchises developed or published by Nintendo.

Nintendo consoles worldwide

Worldwide shipments (Graph)

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Nintendo hardware sales figures

Consoles

Console sales
Company Home
console sales 		Handheld
console sales 		Total sales
Nintendo 382.65 million 473.56 million 856.21 million

Home consoles

See also: Best selling game consoles
Platform Released Sales
(millions) 		Ref
Wii 2006 101.63 [1]
Nintendo Switch 2017 89.04 [1]
Nintendo Entertainment System 1983 61.91 [1]
Super Nintendo Entertainment System 1990 49.10 [1]
Nintendo 64 1996 32.93 [1]
Nintendo GameCube 2001 21.74 [1]
Wii U 2012 13.56 [1]
Super NES Classic Edition 2017 5.28 [2]
NES Classic Edition 2016 3.6 [3]
Color TV-Game 1977 3 [4]
Virtual Boy 1995 0.77 [5]

Handheld consoles

See also: Best selling handheld consoles
Platform Released Sales
(millions) 		Ref
Nintendo DS and DSi 2004 154.02 [1]
Game Boy and Game Boy Color 1989/1998 118.69 [1]
Game Boy Advance 2001 81.51 [1]
Nintendo 3DS family 2011 75.94 [1]
Game & Watch 1980 43.4 [6]

Franchises

This list includes all Nintendo franchises that have crossed the 5 million mark. Sales data mostly based on Nintendo's official sales data.

  1. Mario (758.06 million)
  2. Pokémon (380.00 million)
  3. Wii Series (204.73 million)
  4. The Legend of Zelda (128.83 million)
  5. Donkey Kong (82.88 million)
  6. Animal Crossing (69.33 million)
  7. Super Smash Bros (66.00 million)
  8. Game & Watch (43.40 million)
  9. Kirby (41.28 million)
  10. Brain Age (34.60 million)
  11. Nintendogs (28.60 million)
  12. Duck Hunt (28.31 million)
  13. Yoshi (28.10 million)
  14. Wario (21.73 million)
  15. Luigi's Mansion (19.72 million)
  16. Splatoon (17.40 million)
  17. Metroid (17.29 million)
  18. Fire Emblem (16.56 million)
  19. Tomodachi (12.64 million)
  20. Star Fox (11.65 million)
  21. Ring Fit Adventure (11.26 million)[7]
  22. Big Brain Academy (9.49 million)
  23. Pikmin (7.46 million)
  24. Excite (6.02 million)
  25. Xenoblade Chronicles (5.88 million)
  26. Style Savvy (5.87 million)
  27. F-Zero (5.85 million)
  28. Clubhouse Games (5.71 million)
  29. Nintendo Land (5.20 million)[8]
  30. Rhythm Heaven (5.15 million)

Best-selling games

This list includes all Nintendo games that have crossed the 10 million mark. For rereleases and remasters of the same game, the sales data is combined.

  1. Wii Sports — Wii — 82.90 million
  2. Pokémon Red/Green/Blue/Yellow — GB/GBA/VC — 59.52 million
  3. Super Mario Bros. — NES/GBC/GBA/3DS(VC) — 48.24 million
  4. Pokémon Gold/Silver/Crystal — GBC/DS — 42.21 million
  5. Mario Kart 8 — Wii U/Switch — 39.63 million
  6. Pokémon Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald — GBA/3DS — 37.62 million
  7. Mario Kart Wii — Wii — 37.38 million
  8. Tetris — NES/GB — 35.84 million
  9. Wii Sports Resort — Wii — 33.14 million
  10. Animal Crossing: New Horizons — Switch — 31.18 million
  11. New Super Mario Bros. — DS — 30.80 million
  12. New Super Mario Bros. Wii — Wii — 30.32 million
  13. Duck Hunt — NES — 28.31 million
  14. Wii Play — Wii — 28.02 million
  15. Super Mario World — SNES/GBA — 26.30 million
  16. Pokémon Diamond/Pearl/Platinum — DS — 25.27 million
  17. Pokémon Sun & Moon — 3DS — 25.09 million
  18. Nintendogs — DS — 23.96 million
  19. Super Mario Bros. 3 — NES/GBA — 23.71 million
  20. Mario Kart DS — DS — 23.60 million
  21. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild — Switch/Wii U — 23.14 million
  22. Super Mario 64 — N64/DS — 22.97 million
  23. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate — Switch — 22.85 million
  24. Wii Fit — Wii — 22.67 million
  25. Wii Fit Plus — Wii — 21.13 million
  26. Pokémon Sword and Shield — Switch — 20.35 million
  27. Super Mario Odyssey — Switch — 20.23 million
  28. Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! — DS — 19.01 million
  29. Mario Kart 7 — 3DS — 18.92 million
  30. Super Mario Land — GB — 18.14 million
  31. Pokémon X & Y — 3DS — 16.49 million
  32. Pokémon Black & White — DS — 15.64 million
  33. New Super Mario Bros. U — Wii U/Switch — 15.63
  34. Super Smash Bros. 4 — 3DS/Wii U — 14.99
  35. Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day! — DS — 14.88 million
  36. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time — N64/3DS — 13.82 million
  37. Super Mario Party — Switch — 13.82 million
  38. New Super Mario Bros. 2 — 3DS — 13.37 million
  39. Super Smash Bros. Brawl — Wii — 13.32 million
  40. Donkey Kong Country — SNES/GBC/GBA — 13.31
  41. Super Mario Bros. 2 (USA) — NES/GBA — 13.03 million
  42. Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! & Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee! — Switch — 13.00 million
  43. Animal Crossing: New Leaf — 3DS — 12.82 million
  44. Super Mario Galaxy — Wii — 12.80 million
  45. Super Mario All-Stars — SNES/Wii — 12.79 million
  46. Super Mario 3D Land — 3DS — 12.77 million
  47. Splatoon 2 — Switch — 11.90 million
  48. Animal Crossing: Wild World — DS — 11.75 million
  49. Super Mario Land 2 — GB — 11.18 million
  50. The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening — GB/GBC/Switch — 10.62 million
  51. Dr. Mario — NES/GB — 10.19 million

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/hard_soft/index.html
  2. ↑ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2018/180426e.pdf
  3. ↑ https://www.resetera.com/threads/nintendo-software-and-hardware-sales-data-from-1983-to-present.2725/
  4. ↑ Sheff, David; Eddy, Andy (1999), Game Over: How Nintendo Conquered the World, GamePress, p. 27, ISBN 978-0-9669617-0-6, "Nintendo entered the home market in Japan with the dramatic unveiling of Color TV Game 6, which played six versions of light tennis. It was followed by a more powerful sequel, Color TV Game 15. A million units of each were sold. The engineering team also came up with systems that played a more complex game, called "Blockbuster," as well as a racing game. Half a million units of these were sold."
  5. ↑ Blake Snow (May 4, 2007). The 10 Worst-Selling Consoles of All Time. GamePro.com. Archived from the original on May 8, 2007. Retrieved on November 25, 2007.
  6. ↑ http://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/#/clubn/game-and-watch-ball-reward/0/3
  7. ↑ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/software/index.html
  8. ↑ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/software/wiiu.html

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