List of best-selling Nintendo Entertainment System video games

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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.

NES with controller

Famicom with controller

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

Key

†	Game was bundled with console during its lifetime

Game	Developer(s)[a]	Publisher(s)[a]	Release date[b]	Sales	Ref
Super Mario Bros. †	Nintendo R&D4	Nintendo	September 13, 1985	40,240,000	[1]
Duck Hunt †	Nintendo R&D1	Nintendo	April 21, 1984	28,310,000	[2]
Super Mario Bros. 3 †	Nintendo R&D4	Nintendo	October 23, 1988	18,000,000	[3]
Tetris	Nintendo R&D1	Nintendo	November 1989	8,000,000	[4]
Super Mario Bros. 2 (international version)	Nintendo R&D4	Nintendo	October 9, 1988	7,460,000	[3]
The Legend of Zelda	Nintendo R&D4	Nintendo	February 21, 1986	6,510,000	[5]
Dr. Mario	Nintendo R&D1	Nintendo	July 27, 1990	4,850,000	[6]
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link	Nintendo R&D4	Nintendo	January 14, 1987	4,380,000	[5]
Excitebike	Nintendo R&D1	Nintendo	November 30, 1984	4,160,000	[2]
Golf	Nintendo R&D1	Nintendo	May 1, 1984	4,010,000	[2]
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles †	Konami	JP: Konami NA: Ultra Games	May 12, 1989	4,000,000	[7]
Dragon Quest III	Chunsoft	Enix	February 10, 1988	3,895,000	[8]
Kung Fu	Nintendo R&D1	Nintendo	October 18, 1985	3,500,000	[2]
Baseball	Nintendo R&D1	Nintendo	December 7, 1983	3,200,000	[9]
Dragon Quest IV	Chunsoft	Enix	February 11, 1990	3,180,000	[8]
World Class Track Meet †	TRY Co.	Nintendo	December 23, 1986	3,080,000	[2]
Punch-Out!!	Nintendo R&D3	Nintendo	September 18, 1987	3,000,000	[10]
Metroid	Nintendo R&D1[c]	Nintendo	August 6, 1986	2,730,000	[2]
Super Mario Bros. 2 (Japanese version)	Nintendo R&D4	Nintendo	June 3, 1986	2,650,000	[2]
Dragon Quest II	Chunsoft	Enix	January 26, 1987	2,550,000	[8]
Ice Hockey	Nintendo R&D2	Nintendo	January 21, 1988	2,420,000	[11]
Pro Wrestling	Nintendo R&D3	Nintendo	October 13, 1986	2,400,000	[2]
Mario Bros.	Nintendo R&D1	Nintendo	September 9, 1983	2,280,000	[2]
Tennis	Nintendo R&D1[d]	Nintendo	January 14, 1984	2,170,000	[2]
Volleyball	Nintendo R&D3	Nintendo	July 21, 1986	2,150,000	[2]
Mahjong	Nintendo R&D1	Nintendo	August 27, 1983	2,140,000	[2]
R.C. Pro-Am	Rare	Nintendo	February 1988	2,140,000	[2]
Pro Yakyū Family Stadium (R.B.I. Baseball)	Namco	Namco	December 10, 1986	2,050,000	[12][13]
Dragon Quest	Chunsoft	JP: Enix NA: Nintendo	May 27, 1986	2,000,000	[14]
Top Gun	Konami	Konami	November 1987	2,000,000	[15]
Soccer	Intelligent Systems	Nintendo	April 9, 1985	1,960,000	[2]
Rad Racer	Square	JP: Square NA: Nintendo EU: Mattel	August 7, 1987	1,960,000	[2]
Pinball	Nintendo R&D1	Nintendo	February 2, 1984	1,850,000	[2]
Kid Icarus	Nintendo R&D1 Tose	Nintendo	December 19, 1986	1,760,000	[2]
Yoshi	Game Freak	Nintendo	December 14, 1991	1,750,000	[2]
Kirby's Adventure	HAL Laboratory	Nintendo	March 23, 1993	1,750,000	[2]
DuckTales	Capcom	Capcom	September 14, 1989	1,670,000	[16]
Ghosts 'n Goblins	Capcom Micronics	Capcom	June 13, 1986	1,640,000	[17]
Bases Loaded	Tose	Jaleco	June 26, 1987	1,580,000	[18]
Donkey Kong Classics	Nintendo R&D1	Nintendo	October 1988	1,560,000	[2]
F1 Race	HAL Laboratory	Nintendo	November 2, 1984	1,520,000	[2]
Mega Man 2	Capcom	Capcom	December 24, 1988	1,510,000	[17]
Lode Runner	Hudson Soft	Broderbund Hudson Soft	July 31, 1984	1,500,000	[19]
Xevious	Namco	JP: Namco NA: Bandai	November 8, 1984	1,500,000	[20]
Ice Climber	Nintendo R&D1	Nintendo	January 30, 1985	1,500,000	[2]
Ninja Hattori-kun	Hudson Soft	Hudson Soft	March 5, 1986	1,500,000	[13]
Mighty Bomb Jack	Tecmo	Tecmo	April 24, 1986	1,500,000	[21]
Nintendo World Cup	Technōs Japan	JP: Technōs Japan NA/EU: Nintendo	May 18, 1990	1,480,000	[2]
4 Nin Uchi Mahjong	Hudson Soft	Nintendo	November 2, 1984	1,450,000	[2]
Final Fantasy III	Square	Square	April 27, 1990	1,400,000	[22]
Gyromite †	Nintendo R&D1	Nintendo	August 13, 1985	1,320,000	[2]
Final Fantasy	Square	Square	December 18, 1987	1,300,000	[23]
Pro Yakyū Family Stadium '87	Namco	Namco	December 22, 1987	1,300,000	[13]
Hogan's Alley	Nintendo R&D1	Nintendo	June 12, 1984	1,270,000	[2]
Ninja Kid	Tose	Bandai	April 17, 1986	1,250,000	[13]
Dragon Power	Tose	Bandai	November 27, 1986	1,250,000	[13]
TwinBee	Konami	Konami	January 7, 1986	1,200,000	[13]
Ganbare Goemon! Karakuri Dōchū	Konami	Konami	July 30, 1986	1,200,000	[13]
Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers	Capcom	Capcom	June 8, 1990	1,200,000	[16]
Doraemon	Hudson Soft	Hudson Soft	December 12, 1986	1,150,000	[13]
Commando	Capcom	Capcom	September 27, 1986	1,140,000	[17]
Donkey Kong	Nintendo R&D1	Nintendo	July 15, 1983	1,130,000	[2]
Yoshi's Cookie	Tose	Nintendo	November 21, 1992	1,120,000	[2]
Donkey Kong Jr.	Nintendo R&D1	Nintendo	July 15, 1983	1,110,000	[2]
Popeye	Nintendo R&D1	Nintendo	July 15, 1983	1,100,000	[2]
Pro Yakyū Family Stadium '88	Namco	Namco	December 20, 1988	1,080,000	[13]
Mega Man 3	Capcom	Capcom	September 28, 1990	1,080,000	[17]
Famicom Jump: Hero Retsuden	Tose	Bandai	February 15, 1989	1,060,000	[13]
Tag Team Match: MUSCLE	Tose	Bandai	November 8, 1985	1,050,000	[13]
Adventure Island	Hudson Soft	Hudson Soft	September 12, 1986	1,050,000	[13]
WWF WrestleMania	Rare	Acclaim Entertainment	February 1989	1,042,408	[24]
Ninja JaJaMaru-kun	Jaleco	Jaleco	November 15, 1985	1,000,000	[25]
1942	Capcom Micronics	Capcom	December 11, 1985	1,000,000	[26]
Bomberman	Hudson Soft	Hudson Soft	December 20, 1985	1,000,000	[27]
Hydlide	T&E Soft	JP: Toshiba EMI NA: FCI	March 18, 1986	1,000,000	[28]
Gradius	Konami	Konami	April 25, 1986	1,000,000	[13]
Tiger Heli	Micronics	JP: Pony Canyon NA/EU: Acclaim Entertainment	December 5, 1986	1,000,000	[29][30]
Momotarō Densetsu	Hudson Soft	Hudson Soft	October 26, 1987	1,000,000	[31]
Metal Gear	Konami	JP: Konami NA: Ultra Games	December 22, 1987	1,000,000	[32]
NES Open Tournament Golf	Nintendo R&D2	Nintendo	September 20, 1991	1,000,000	[2]

Notes

1. Only developers and publishers for the original release of each game are listed.
2. Only the initial release date on this platform is listed.
3. Intelligent Systems worked as additional developers on Metroid.
4. Intelligent Systems worked as additional developers on Tennis.