Impressive Infographic Shows the 10 Best-Selling Games on Each Major Nintendo System

An impressive infographic lists the 10 best-selling games on every major Nintendo system since the NES. Nintendo revolutionized the gaming industry with the Nintendo Entertainment System, establishing landmark franchises that still receive blockbuster new entries to this day.

Nintendo has continued to build on its franchises with each new console, iterating on Super Mario, Zelda, and more while also producing brand-new, original IP. It’s fascinating to take a look at all the Nintendo consoles that have been released over the years and the games that dominated each system to see new games take the spotlight as well as the franchises that continuously find themselves in the top 10.

Nintendo recently released its updated list of the 10 best-selling Switch games, and now Reddit user TomCyberfire has created an impressive infographic that lists not just the best-selling games for the company’s latest console, but the NES, Game Boy/Game Boy Color, SNES, Nintendo 64, Game Boy Advance, GameCube, Nintendo DS, Wii, Nintendo 3DS, and Wii U best-selling games as well. The infographic has gone viral on Reddit, amassing over 27,000 upvotes at the time of this writing.

Some users in the comments have pointed out some interesting details when it comes to the best-selling games on each Nintendo console. For example, the best-selling Wii U game, Mario Kart 8, still sold worse than the 10th best-selling Switch game. Whereas Mario Kart 8 sold 8.46 million units on the Wii U, the 10th best-selling Switch game, New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe, has sold 17.2 million copies so far.

Nintendo is still supporting the Switch with new game releases, and so it’s quite possible that its top 10 will change before it’s all said and done. It’s likely that more recent releases like Pokemon Scarlet and Violet and the critically-acclaimed Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom will climb up the sales charts, especially since they are outpacing their immediate predecessors.

With rumors of a Switch 2 reveal on the horizon, it will be interesting to see what games make up the best-selling titles on the Switch successor console. If the best-selling games on previous Nintendo consoles are any indication, fans can expect Mario, Zelda, and Pokemon to make an appearance.

Best-Selling NES Games

1. Super Mario Bros. – 40.24 million
2. Duck Hunt – 28.31 million
3. Super Mario Bros. 3 – 18 million
4. Tetris – 8 million
5. Super Mario Bros. 2 – 7.46 million
6. The Legend of Zelda – 6.51 million
7. Dr. Mario – 4.85 million
8. Zelda 2: The Adventure of Link – 4.38 million
9. Excitebike – 4.16 million
10. Golf – 4 million

Best-Selling Game Boy/Game Boy Color Games

1. Pokemon Red, Blue, and Yellow – 46 million
2. Tetris – 35 million
3. Pokemon Gold, Silver, and Crystal – 29.5 million
4. Super Mario Land – 18.14 million
5. Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins – 11.18 million
6. Dr. Mario – 5.34 million
7. Pokemon Pinball – 5.31 million
8. Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 – 5.19 million
9. Kirby’s Dream Land – 5.13 million
10. Super Mario Bros. Deluxe – 5 million

Best-Selling Super Nintendo Games

1. Super Mario World – 20.61 million
2. Super Mario All-Stars – 10.55 million
3. Donkey Kong Country – 9.3 million
4. Super Mario Kart – 8.76 million
5. Street Fighter 2: World Warrior – 6.3 million
6. Donkey Kong Country 2 – 5.15 million
7. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past – 4.61 million
8. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island – 4.12 million
9. Street Fighter 2: Turbo – 4.1 million
10. Star Fox – 4 million

Best-Selling Nintendo 64 Games

1. Super Mario 64 – 11.91 million
2. Mario Kart 64 – 9.87 million
3. GoldenEye 007 – 8 million
4. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time – 7.6 million
5. Super Smash Bros. – 5.55 million
6. Pokemon Stadium – 5.46 million
7. Donkey Kong 64 – 5.27 million
8. Diddy Kong Racing – 4.88 million
9. Star Fox 64 – 4 million
10. Banjo-Kazooie – 3.65 million

Best-Selling Game Boy Advance Games

1. Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire – 16.22 million
2. Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen – 12 million
3. Pokemon Emerald – 7 million
4. Mario Kart: Super Circuit – 5.91 million
5. Super Mario Advance 2 – 5.69 million
6. Super Mario Advance – 5.57 million
7. Super Mario Advance 4 – 5.43 million
8. Namco Museum – 2.96 million
9. Pac-Man Collection – 2.95 million
10. Super Mario Advance 3 – 2.83 million

Best-Selling GameCube Games

1. Super Smash Bros. Melee – 7.41 million
2. Mario Kart: Double Dash!! – 6.96 million
3. Super Mario Sunshine – 5.91 million
4. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker – 4.43 million
5. Luigi’s Mansion – 3.33 million
6. Metroid Prime – 2.84 million
7. Animal Crossing – 2.71 million
8. Mario Party 4 – 2.46 million
9. Pokemon Colosseum – 2.41 million
10. Mario Party 5 – 2.17 million

Best-Selling Nintendo DS Games

1. New Super Mario Bros. – 30.8 million
2. Nintendogs – 23.96 million
3. Mario Kart DS – 23.6 million
4. Brain Age – 19 million
5. Pokemon Diamond and Pearl – 17.67 million
6. Pokemon Black and White – 15.64 million
7. Brain Age 2 – 14.88 million
8. Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver – 12.72 million
9. Animal Crossing: Wild World – 11.75 million
10. Super Mario 64 DS – 11 million

Best-Selling Wii Games

1. Wii Sports – 82.9 millioin
2. Mario Kart Wii – 37.3 million
3. Wii Sports Resort – 33.1 million
4. New Super Mario Bros. Wii – 30.3 million
5. Wii Play – 28 million
6. Wii Fit – 22.7 million
7. Wii Fit Plus – 21.1 million
8. Super Smash Bros. Brawl – 13.3 million
9. Super Mario Galaxy – 12.8 million
10. Just Dance 3 – 9.9 million

Best-Selling Nintendo 3DS Games

1. Mario Kart 7 – 18.98 million
2. Pokemon X and Y – 16.72 million
3. Pokemon Sun and Moon – 16.32 million
4. Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire – 14.6 million
5. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – 13.42 million
6. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – 13.05 million
7. Super Mario 3D Land – 12.88 million
8. Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS – 9.64 million
9. Pokemon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon – 9.19 million
10. Yo-Kai Watch 2 – 7.3 million

Best-Selling Wii U Games

1. Mario Kart 8 – 8.46 million
2. Super Mario 3D World – 5.89 million
3. New Super Mario Bros. U – 5.82 million
4. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U – 5.38 million
5. Nintendo Land – 5.21 million
6. Splatoon – 4.95 million
7. Super Mario Maker – 4.02 million
8. New Super Luigi U – 3.07 million
9. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD – 2.37 million
10. Mario Party 10 – 2.27 million

Best-Selling Nintendo Switch Games

1. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 60.58 million
2. Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 44.79 million
3. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 33.67 million
4. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – 31.61 million
5. Super Mario Odyssey – 27.65 million
6. Pokemon Sword and Shield – 26.17 million
7. Pokemon Scarlet and Violet – 24.36 million
8. Super Mario Party – 20.34 million
9. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – 20.28 million
10. New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe – 17.2 million

Nintendo Switch OLED Family Gaming Console

The Nintendo Switch OLED comes with several upgrades over the original Nintendo Switch console while maintaining game compatibility with the old console. With a larger 7-inch OLED screen and double the internal storage of the original Nintendo Switch, it doesn’t feel like a new console altogether. That being said, it is an option worth checking out for a better display.

4K Capabilities

No

Power Source

A/C Power, built-in battery

What’s Included

Console, Joy-Cons, Dock, miscellaneous accessories

Brand

Nintendo

Screen

7-Inch, 720P

Game support

Nintendo Switch Titles, Retro games (emulated)

Processing Power

0.5 TFLOPs (Docked)

Storage

64GB, extendable via microSD

CPU

Custom Nvidia Tegra X1

Battery

Built-in batteries in controller and console (4310mAh)

Connectivity

Wi-Fi, Ethernet

Dimensions

4.13 x 10.24 x 8.19 inches

Weight

3 Pounds

RAM

4GB