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The list of best-selling Nintendo Entertainment System video games totals 75 games with sales or shipments of at least one million copies. The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) video game console was first packaged as the Family Computer (Famicom) in Japan. Its best-selling game is Super Mario Bros. , first released in Japan on September 13, 1985, with sales of more than 40 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling video game of all time . Two sequels are within the top five best-selling NES games: Super Mario Bros. 2 ranks fourth at 7.46 million units, and Super Mario Bros. 3 ranks third at 18 million units. The remaining top five are Duck Hunt with 28 million units and The Legend of Zelda with 6.5 million units.
Of these 75 games, 31 were developed by internal Nintendo development divisions, and 41 were published by Nintendo. Other developers with the most million-selling games include Capcom with seven games, and Konami , Hudson Soft , and Tose , with six games each. Other publishers include Capcom with seven games, Konami with six games, Bandai and Hudson Soft with five games each, and Enix and Namco with four games each. The most popular franchises on NES include Super Mario with 67.63 million combined units, Dragon Quest with 11.475 million combined units, and The Legend of Zelda with 10.89 million combined units.
Games
Game
Developer(s)
Publisher(s)
Release date
Sales
Ref
Super Mario Bros. †
Nintendo R&D4
Nintendo
September 13, 1985
40,240,000
Duck Hunt †
Nintendo R&D1
Nintendo
April 21, 1984
28,310,000
Super Mario Bros. 3 †
Nintendo R&D4
Nintendo
October 23, 1988
18,000,000
Tetris
Nintendo R&D1
Nintendo
November 1989
8,000,000
Super Mario Bros. 2 (international version)
Nintendo R&D4
Nintendo
October 9, 1988
7,460,000
The Legend of Zelda
Nintendo R&D4
Nintendo
February 21, 1986
6,510,000
Dr. Mario
Nintendo R&D1
Nintendo
July 27, 1990
4,850,000
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
Nintendo R&D4
Nintendo
January 14, 1987
4,380,000
Excitebike
Nintendo R&D1
Nintendo
November 30, 1984
4,160,000
Golf
Nintendo R&D1
Nintendo
May 1, 1984
4,010,000
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles †
Konami
May 12, 1989
4,000,000
Dragon Quest III
Chunsoft
Enix
February 10, 1988
3,895,000
Kung Fu
Nintendo R&D1
Nintendo
October 18, 1985
3,500,000
Baseball
Nintendo R&D1
Nintendo
December 7, 1983
3,200,000
Dragon Quest IV
Chunsoft
Enix
February 11, 1990
3,180,000
World Class Track Meet †
TRY Co.
Nintendo
December 23, 1986
3,080,000
Punch-Out!!
Nintendo R&D3
Nintendo
September 18, 1987
3,000,000
Metroid
Nintendo R&D1
Nintendo
August 6, 1986
2,730,000
Super Mario Bros. 2 (Japanese version)
Nintendo R&D4
Nintendo
June 3, 1986
2,650,000
Dragon Quest II
Chunsoft
Enix
January 26, 1987
2,550,000
Ice Hockey
Nintendo R&D2
Nintendo
January 21, 1988
2,420,000
Pro Wrestling
Nintendo R&D3
Nintendo
October 13, 1986
2,400,000
Mario Bros.
Nintendo R&D1
Nintendo
September 9, 1983
2,280,000
Tennis
Nintendo R&D1
Nintendo
January 14, 1984
2,170,000
Volleyball
Nintendo R&D3
Nintendo
July 21, 1986
2,150,000
Mahjong
Nintendo R&D1
Nintendo
August 27, 1983
2,140,000
R.C. Pro-Am
Rare
Nintendo
February 1988
2,140,000
Pro Yakyū Family Stadium (R.B.I. Baseball )
Namco
Namco
December 10, 1986
2,050,000
Dragon Quest
Chunsoft
May 27, 1986
2,000,000
Top Gun
Konami
Konami
November 1987
2,000,000
Soccer
Intelligent Systems
Nintendo
April 9, 1985
1,960,000
Rad Racer
Square
August 7, 1987
1,960,000
Pinball
Nintendo R&D1
Nintendo
February 2, 1984
1,850,000
Kid Icarus
Nintendo
December 19, 1986
1,760,000
Yoshi
Game Freak
Nintendo
December 14, 1991
1,750,000
Kirby's Adventure
HAL Laboratory
Nintendo
March 23, 1993
1,750,000
DuckTales
Capcom
Capcom
September 14, 1989
1,670,000
Ghosts 'n Goblins
Capcom
June 13, 1986
1,640,000
Bases Loaded
Tose
Jaleco
June 26, 1987
1,580,000
Donkey Kong Classics
Nintendo R&D1
Nintendo
October 1988
1,560,000
F-1 Race
HAL Laboratory
Nintendo
November 2, 1984
1,520,000
Mega Man 2
Capcom
Capcom
December 24, 1988
1,510,000
Lode Runner
Hudson Soft
July 31, 1984
1,500,000
Xevious
Namco
November 8, 1984
1,500,000
Ice Climber
Nintendo R&D1
Nintendo
January 30, 1985
1,500,000
Ninja Hattori-kun
Hudson Soft
Hudson Soft
March 5, 1986
1,500,000
Mighty Bomb Jack
Tecmo
Tecmo
April 24, 1986
1,500,000
Nintendo World Cup
Technōs Japan
May 18, 1990
1,480,000
4 Nin Uchi Mahjong
Hudson Soft
Nintendo
November 2, 1984
1,450,000
Final Fantasy III
Square
Square
April 27, 1990
1,400,000
Gyromite †
Nintendo R&D1
Nintendo
August 13, 1985
1,320,000
Final Fantasy
Square
Square
December 18, 1987
1,300,000
Pro Yakyū Family Stadium '87
Namco
Namco
December 22, 1987
1,300,000
Hogan's Alley
Nintendo R&D1
Nintendo
June 12, 1984
1,270,000
Ninja Kid
Tose
Bandai
April 17, 1986
1,250,000
Dragon Power
Tose
Bandai
November 27, 1986
1,250,000
TwinBee
Konami
Konami
January 7, 1986
1,200,000
Ganbare Goemon! Karakuri Dōchū
Konami
Konami
July 30, 1986
1,200,000
Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers
Capcom
Capcom
June 8, 1990
1,200,000
Doraemon
Hudson Soft
Hudson Soft
December 12, 1986
1,150,000
Commando
Capcom
Capcom
September 27, 1986
1,140,000
Donkey Kong
Nintendo R&D1
Nintendo
July 15, 1983
1,130,000
Yoshi's Cookie
Tose
Nintendo
November 21, 1992
1,120,000
Donkey Kong Jr.
Nintendo R&D1
Nintendo
July 15, 1983
1,110,000
Popeye
Nintendo R&D1
Nintendo
July 15, 1983
1,100,000
Pro Yakyū Family Stadium '88
Namco
Namco
December 20, 1988
1,080,000
Mega Man 3
Capcom
Capcom
September 28, 1990
1,080,000
Famicom Jump: Hero Retsuden
Tose
Bandai
February 15, 1989
1,060,000
Tag Team Match: MUSCLE
Tose
Bandai
November 8, 1985
1,050,000
Adventure Island
Hudson Soft
Hudson Soft
September 12, 1986
1,050,000
Ninja JaJaMaru-kun
Jaleco
November 15, 1985
1,000,000
1942
Capcom
December 11, 1985
1,000,000
Bomberman
Hudson Soft
Hudson Soft
December 20, 1985
1,000,000
Hydlide
T&E Soft
March 18, 1986
1,000,000
Gradius
Konami
Konami
April 25, 1986
1,000,000
Tiger Heli
Micronics
December 5, 1986
1,000,000
Metal Gear
Konami
December 22, 1987
1,000,000
NES Open Tournament Golf
Nintendo R&D2
Nintendo
September 20, 1991
1,000,000
Notes
^ Only developers and publishers for the original release of each game are listed.
Only the initial release date on this platform is listed.
Intelligent Systems worked as additional developers on Metroid .
Intelligent Systems worked as additional developers on Tennis .
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