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Mario Puzzle Games are a collective group of numerous puzzle spin-off games based on the Mario franchise. The most prominent and successful games fall under the Dr. Mario series, where Mario dresses up like a doctor to defeat viruses with megavitamins. The first game to make Mario enter the puzzle genre was the arcade game VS. Wrecking Crew which was released in 1984, then for the Nintendo Entertainment System a year later. As of October 2025, the Dr. Mario series sold more than 11 million copies worldwide. Combining all the puzzle games, Mario Puzzle Games have sold more than 15 million copies worldwide.

Series[]

Series Debut year Debut platform Sales Revenue
Wrecking Crew 1984 Arcade 598,360 $28,000,000
Dr. Mario 1990 NES 11,599,608 $316,000,000
Mario's Picross 1995 GB 1,220,368
Other games 1993 SNES 2,120,000
Total Sales 15,538,336 $344,000,000

Games[]

Wrecking Crew[]

Title Year Platform Sales Ref Revenue
Wrecking Crew 598,360 $28,000,000
VS. Wrecking Crew 1984 Arcade Unknown [1]
Wrecking Crew 1985 NES 510,000* [2] $23,000,000
1989 FDS 18,360 [3] $1,000,000
2007 Wii (VC) Unknown [1]
2011 3DS (VC)
2013 Wii U (VC)
Famicom Mini 14: Wrecking Crew 2004 GBA 70,000 [4] $4,000,000
Wrecking Crew '98 Unknown
Wrecking Crew '98 1998 SFC Unknown [5]
2016 Wii U (VC) [6]
Total Sales 598,360 $28,000,000

Dr. Mario[]

Title Year Platform Market Sales Ref Revenue Ref
Dr. Mario Worldwide 11,156,075 $308,000,000
VS. Dr. Mario 1990 Arcade USA Unknown [7]
Dr. Mario 1990 NES Worldwide 4,850,000 [8] $177,000,000 [9][10][11]
GB Worldwide 5,340,000 $109,000,000 [9][12][13]
2011 3DS (VC) Worldwide Unknown [7]
Tetris & Dr. Mario 1994 SNES USA 76,075 $5,000,000 [14]
Classic NES Series: Dr. Mario 2004 GBA Worldwide 560,000* [15] $11,000,000 [10][16]
Dr. Mario & Puzzle League 2005 GBA Worldwide 330,000* [17] $6,000,000 [18][19]
Other Games Worldwide 443,533 $8,000,000
Dr. Mario 64 2001 N64 USA 420,000* [20] $8,000,000 [21][22]
Dr. Mario Online Rx 2008 WiiWare Japan 23,533 [23]
Dr. Mario Express 2008 DSiWare Worldwide Unknown [24]
Dr. Luigi 2013 Wii U eShop Worldwide [25]
Dr. Mario: Miracle Cure 2015 3DS eShop Worldwide [26]
Total Sales 11,599,608 $316,000,000

Mobile[]

Title Platform Year Downloads Ref
Dr. Mario World iOS/Android 2019 13,000,000 [27]
Total Downloads 13,000,000

Mario's Picross[]

Title Year Platform Market Sales Ref
Mario's Picross Worldwide 620,000
Mario's Picross 1995 GB Japan 620,000* [28]
2011 3DS (VC) Worldwide Unknown [29]
Mario's Super Picross Worldwide 250,368
Mario's Super Picross 1995 SFC Japan 250,368 [30]
2006 Wii (VC) Worldwide Unknown
2013 Wii U (VC) Japan, Europe
2016 New 3DS (VC) Japan, Europe
Picross 2 Japan 350,000
Picross 2 1996 GB Japan 350,000* [31]
2012 3DS (VC) Japan Unknown [32]
Total Sales 1,220,368

Other Games[]

Title Year Platform Market Sales Ref
Mario & Wario 1993 SFC Japan 490,000* [33]
Nintendo Puzzle Collection 2003 GCN Japan 130,000* [34]
Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition 2015 3DS Worldwide 1,500,000 [35]
Total Sales 2,120,000

Notes[]

*Contains estimates

  • JPN currently only Japanese sales number available
  • Dr. Mario was also released for the arcade machines VS. System and PlayChoice-10 in 1990.
  • Tetris & Dr. Mario was only released in North America and Europe.
  • Dr. Mario 64 was only released in North America.
  • Nintendo Puzzle Collection, which contains a port of Dr. Mario 64 was only released in Japan.
  • Wrecking Crew was released as VS. Wrecking Crew for the arcade VS. System one year before its release on the NES.
  • Mario & Wario, Mario's Super Picross, Picross 2, Wrecking Crew '98, and Famicom Mini 14: Wrecking Crew were only released in Japan.
  • Dr. Mario World has received 13 million mobile downloads worldwide.[27]

References[]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Wrecking Crew | Nintendo | Fandom
  2. ↑ https://www.vgchartz.com/game/13488/wrecking-crew/sales
  3. ↑ Wrecking Crew (FDS) for Nintendo Entertainment System - Sales, Wiki, Release Dates, Review, Cheats, Walkthrough
  4. ↑ Famicom Mini 14 Wrecking Crew for Game Boy Advance - Sales, Wiki, Release Dates, Review, Cheats, Walkthrough
  5. ↑ Wrecking Crew '98 for Super Nintendo Entertainment System - Sales, Wiki, Release Dates, Review, Cheats, Walkthrough
  6. ↑ Wrecking Crew '98 | Nintendo | Fandom
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Dr. Mario (video game) | Nintendo | Fandom
  8. ↑ https://www.resetera.com/threads/nintendo-software-and-hardware-sales-data-from-1983-to-present.2725/
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Game Search". Game Data Library. Famitsu.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=15313&redirect=no
  11. ↑ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30934025/tetrisvariationsaregoodmaybebetter/
  12. ↑ https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=13774&redirect=no
  13. ↑ "TV Guide, Volume 40". TV Guide. Vol. 40. p. 9. Game Boy Cartridges
    Super Mario Land TM (YM676-3452A) The best Mario adventure yet.
    $19.99 Dr. Mario (YM676-3817A) Eliminate nasty viruses. $19.99
  14. ↑ Andromeda (April 1995). "Super NES - Tetris & Dr. Mario". GamePro. No. 69. p. 86. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  15. ↑ https://www.vgchartz.com/game/26546/classic-nes-series-dr-mario/sales
  16. ↑ Chris Kohler (12 October 2005). Retro Gaming Hacks: Tips & Tools for Playing the Classics. p. 106.
  17. ↑ https://www.vgchartz.com/game/3129/dr-mario-puzzle-league/sales
  18. ↑ https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=10966&redirect=no
  19. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20100105083630/www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3146021&did=1
  20. ↑ Dr Mario 64 for Nintendo 64 - Sales, Wiki, Release Dates, Review, Cheats, Walkthrough
  21. ↑ "All Titles Released in 2002". The Onion Ring (NPD). Toy Retail Survey Tracking (TRST). December 2002. Archived from the original on 2003-02-13. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  22. ↑ https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/04/17/dr-mario-64
  23. ↑ "Wii웨어 다운로드 타이틀 판매량 (Sales of WiiWare Downloadable Titles)" (in Korean). 2008-04-27. Archived from the original on 2008-05-01.
  24. ↑ Dr. Mario Express | Nintendo | Fandom
  25. ↑ Dr. Luigi | Nintendo | Fandom
  26. ↑ Dr. Mario: Miracle Cure | Nintendo | Fandom
  27. ↑ 27.0 27.1 https://mobilegamer.biz/nintendos-mobile-games-are-about-to-hit-1-8bn-in-lifetime-revenues/
  28. ↑ Mario Picross for Game Boy - Sales, Wiki, Release Dates, Review, Cheats, Walkthrough
  29. ↑ Mario's Picross | Nintendo | Fandom
  30. ↑ Mario's Super Picross | Nintendo | Fandom
  31. ↑ Picross 2 for Game Boy - Sales, Wiki, Release Dates, Review, Cheats, Walkthrough
  32. ↑ Picross 2 | Nintendo | Fandom
  33. ↑ Mario and Wario for Super Nintendo Entertainment System - Sales, Wiki, Release Dates, Review, Cheats, Walkthrough
  34. ↑ Nintendo Puzzle Collection for GameCube - Sales, Wiki, Release Dates, Review, Cheats, Walkthrough
  35. ↑ https://www.vgchartz.com/game/85526/puzzle-amp-dragons-z-super-mario-bros-edition/sales
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