List of best-selling Nintendo DS video games

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This is a list of Nintendo DS games that are known to have sold or shipped at least one million copies. As of March 31, 2011, there are 140 Nintendo DS games that sold over 1 million units .[1]

List

Nintendo DS games which have sold or shipped at least one million copies
Title Total copies sold Sales breakdown Genre Release date Developer Publisher
New Super Mario Bros. 30.79 million[2] N/A Platform game May 15, 2006 Nintendo EAD (Group 4) Nintendo
Nintendogs (all versions) 24.67 million[2] N/A Pet-raising simulator April 21, 2005 Nintendo EAD (Group 1) Nintendo
Mario Kart DS 23.56 million[2] N/A Racing game November 15, 2005 Nintendo EAD (Group 1) Nintendo
Brain Age 20.13 million[2] N/A Puzzle, Educational May 19, 2005 Nintendo SPD Nintendo
Pokémon Diamond and Pearl 18.23 million[2] N/A Role-playing game September 28, 2006 Game Freak Nintendo, The Pokémon Company
Pokémon Black and White 15.58 million[2] N/A Role-playing game September 18, 2010 Game Freak Nintendo, The Pokémon Company
Brain Age 2 15.29 million[2] N/A Puzzle, Educational December 29, 2005 Nintendo SDD Nintendo
Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver 12.72 million[2] N/A Role-playing game September 12, 2009 Game Freak Nintendo, The Pokémon Company
Animal Crossing: Wild World 11.74 million[2] N/A Social simulation game November 23, 2005 Nintendo EAD (Group 2) Nintendo
Super Mario 64 DS 11.03 million[2] N/A Platform game November 21, 2004 Nintendo EAD Comprehensive Group Nintendo
Mario Party DS 8.90 million[3] N/A Party, Minigame November 8, 2007 Hudson Soft Nintendo
Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 7.97 million[4] N/A Role-playing game June 23, 2012 Game Freak Nintendo, The Pokémon Company
Pokémon Platinum 7.69 million[5] N/A Role-playing game September 13, 2008 Game Freak Nintendo, The Pokémon Company
Big Brain Academy 6.61 million[6] N/A Puzzle, Educational June 30, 2005 Nintendo EAD (Group 4) Nintendo
Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies 5.78 million 4.35 million in Japan,[7]

1.44 million overseas[8]

 Role-playing game July 11, 2009 Armor Project, Level-5 Square Enix (Japan)

Nintendo (overseas)

Professor Layton and the Curious Village 5.19 million 1.03 million in Japan[9]

3.17 million overseas[5]

 Puzzle, Adventure February 15, 2007 Level-5 Level-5 (Japan)

Nintendo (Overseas)

The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass 5.07 million[6] N/A Action-adventure June 23, 2007 Nintendo EAD (Group 3) Nintendo
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness 4.93 million[10] N/A Roguelike September 13, 2007 Chunsoft Nintendo, The Pokémon Company
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story 4.13 million[8] N/A Role-playing game February 11, 2009 AlphaDream Nintendo
Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box 3.94 million 928,000 in Japan[11]

2.43 million overseas[5]

 Puzzle, Adventure November 29, 2007 Level-5 Level-5 (Japan)

Nintendo (Overseas)

Tomodachi Collection 3.67 million[12] N/A Life simulation June 18, 2009 Nintendo SPD (Group 1) Nintendo
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team 3.08 million[13] N/A Roguelike November 17, 2005 Chunsoft Nintendo
Yoshi's Island DS 2.91 million[6] N/A Platform game November 13, 2006 Nintendo, Artoon Nintendo
English Training 2.86 million[13] N/A Educational January 26, 2006 Nintendo SPD Nintendo
Professor Layton and the Unwound Future 2.833 million 862,000 in Japan[11]

1.97 million overseas[8]

 Puzzle, Adventure November 27, 2008 Level-5 Level-5 (Japan)

Nintendo (Overseas)

Cooking Mama 2.827 million 1.2 million in US[14]

1 million in Europe[15] 62,000 in Japan[16]

 Simulation, Minigame March 23, 2006 Office Create Taito (Japan)

Majesco (North America) 505 Games (Europe)

Pokémon Ranger 2.7 million[6] N/A Action RPG March 23, 2006 HAL Laboratory Nintendo, The Pokémon Company
The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks 2.6 million[12] N/A Action-adventure December 7, 2009 Nintendo EAD (Group 3) Nintendo
Flash Focus 2.52 million[6] N/A Puzzle, Educational May 31, 2007 Namco Bandai, Nintendo SPD Nintendo
Kirby Super Star Ultra 2.36 million[10] N/A Platform game September 22, 2008 HAL Laboratory Nintendo
WarioWare: Touched! 2.15 million[13] N/A Minigame December 2, 2004 Nintendo SPD (Group 1), Intelligent Systems Nintendo
Style Savvy 2.09 million[5] N/A Simulation game October 23, 2008 Syn Sophia, Nintendo SPD Nintendo
Tetris DS 2.05 million[13] N/A Puzzle March 20, 2006 Nintendo SPD (Group 2) Nintendo
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia 2.04 million[10] N/A Action RPG March 20, 2008 Creatures Inc. Nintendo, The Pokémon Company
Final Fantasy III 2 million 1.06 million in Japan[9]

460,000 in North America[17] 480,000 in Europe[18]

 Role-playing game August 24, 2006 Matrix Software Square Enix
Rhythm Heaven 1.92 million 1.92 million in Japan[10]

(other regions unknown)

 Rhythm game July 31, 2008 Nintendo SPD, TNX Nintendo
Professor Layton and the Last Specter 1.91 million 659,000 in Japan[11]

1.25 million overseas[19]

 Puzzle, Adventure November 26, 2009 Level-5, Brownie Brown Level-5 (Japan)

Nintendo (Overseas)

Art Academy 1.9 million[8] N/A Educational June 19, 2010 Headstrong Games, Nintendo SPD (Group 3) Nintendo
Personal Trainer: Cooking 1.84 million[10] N/A Educational June 20, 2008 Indies Zero, Nintendo NSD Nintendo
Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem! 1.78 million[8]
Common Sense Training 1.66 million[9]
Kirby: Squeak Squad 1.6 million[20]
Mario Hoops 3-on-3 1.5 million[13]
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 1.49 million[9]
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days 1.49 million[7]
Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride 1.49 million approximately 1.36 million in Japan,[9] 70,000 in Europe, 60,000 in North America[21]
Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen 1.46 million approximately 1.2 million in Japan,[18][21] 110,000 in North America, 150,000 in Europe[21]
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky 1.4 million[5]
Guitar Hero: On Tour 1.4 million approximately 1.1 million in US,[14] 200,000 in UK,[22] 100,000 in France[23]
Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time 1.39 million[13]
Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation 1.35 million[9]
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games 1.31 million approximately 338,000 in US,[24] 600,000 in UK,[25] 376.632 in Japan[16]
Hannah Montana 1.3 million[14]
MySims 1.3 million approximately 1 million in US,[14] 300,000 in UK[22]
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 1.25 million[26]
Sonic Colors 1.25 million
Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis 1.24 million[13]
Clubhouse Games 1.23 million approximately 630,000 in Japan,[16] 600,000 in UK[25]
High School Musical: Makin' the Cut! 1.2 million[27]
Inazuma Eleven: Firestorm and Blizzard 1.18 million[9]
Super Princess Peach 1.15 million[13]
Love and Berry DS Collection 1.12 million[28]
Tamagotchi Connection: Corner Shop 1.12 million[9]
Final Fantasy IV 1.09 million approximately 610,000 in Japan,[18][21] 300,000 in North America and 180,000 in Europe[21]
Kirby Mass Attack 1.06 million[19]
Diddy Kong Racing DS 1.04 million[13]
Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings 1.04 million approximately 540,000 in Japan, 220,000 in North America, 280,000 in Europe[18]
Scribblenauts 1 million[29]
Drawn to Life 1 million approximately[30]
Spectrobes 1 million shipped[31]

Total Nintendo DS games sold as of March 31, 2014: 943.98 million.[32]

References

  1. ↑ "Consolidated Financial Statements" (PDF). Nintendo. 2011-04-26. p. 16. Retrieved 2011-04-26.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Sales Data - Top Selling Software Sales Units - Nintendo DS Software". Nintendo. 2014-03-31. Retrieved 2014-05-08.
  3. ↑ "Nintendo Annual Report 2011" (PDF). Nintendo. 2011-03-11. p. 56. Retrieved 2012-07-31.
  4. ↑ "Supplementary Information:Financial Results Briefing for Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2013" (PDF). Nintendo. 2013-04-25. Retrieved 2013-05-24.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "Financial Results Briefing for Fiscal Year Ended March 2010" (PDF). Nintendo. 2010-05-07. p. 10. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 "Financial Results Briefing for Fiscal Year Ended March 2008" (PDF). Nintendo. 2008-04-25. p. 6. Retrieved 2008-04-25.
  7. 1 2 "Results Briefing Session The Fiscal Year Ending 31 March 2010" (PDF). Square Enix. 2010-05-18. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 "Supplementary Information about Earnings Release" (pdf). Nintendo. 2011-04-26. p. 11. Retrieved 2011-04-26.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Japan Platinum Game Chart". The Magic Box. Retrieved 2008-05-22.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 "Financial Results Briefing for Fiscal Year Ended March 2009" (PDF). Nintendo. 2009-05-08. p. 6. Retrieved 2009-05-08.
  11. 1 2 3 "Professor Layton". Famitsu sales data. Garaph. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
  12. 1 2 "Nintendo Fiscal year report". Gamespot. 2010-03-31. p. 1. Retrieved 2010-05-06.
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Casamassina, Matt (2007-07-25). "Nintendo Sales Update". IGN. Retrieved 2007-07-25.
  14. 1 2 3 4 "How Long are GTA's Legs?". Edge. 2008-12-23. Retrieved 2009-01-05.
  15. ↑ "Mama's Cooking at sushi bars". GameSpot. 2008-04-10. Retrieved 2008-04-11.
  16. 1 2 3 "Nintendo DS Japanese Ranking". Japan Game Charts. 2008-05-14. Retrieved 2008-05-24.
  17. ↑ "Annual report 2007" (PDF). Square Enix. 2007-08-31. p. 8. Retrieved 2008-05-24.
  18. 1 2 3 4 "Consolidated Financial Results for Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2008" (PDF). Square Enix. 2008-05-23. p. 3. Retrieved 2008-05-24.
  19. 1 2 "Financial Results Briefing for the Fiscal Year Ended March 2012" (PDF). Nintendo. 2012-04-27. p. 6. Retrieved 2012-05-14.
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  22. 1 2 "ELSPA Sales Awards: Gold". Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
  23. ↑ "600 000 Guitar Hero en France" (in French). JeuxVideo.com. 2009-03-03. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
  24. ↑ "February NPD: PS3 Outsells 360 Again". 1UP.com. 2008-03-13. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
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  30. ↑ Alicia Ashby (2008-10-03). "Jeremiah Slaczka on Drawn to Life Sales". OMGNintendo. Retrieved 2009-02-22.
  31. ↑ Jenkins, David (2008-03-19). "Disney Announces Spectrobes DS Sequel". Gamasutra. Retrieved 2008-03-19.
  32. ↑ "Consolidated Sales Transition by Region" (PDF). Nintendo. 2014-05-08. Retrieved 2014-05-08.
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