List of best-selling Super Nintendo Entertainment System video games

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This is a list of video games for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) video game console, known as the Super Famicom (SFC) in Japan, that have sold or shipped at least one million copies. The best-selling game on the SNES is Super Mario World. First released in Japan on November 21, 1990, it went on to sell over 20 million units worldwide.^[1] The second Super Mario game on the SNES, Super Mario All-Stars, is the second-best-selling game on the platform, with sales in excess of 10.5 million units.^[1] The console's top five is rounded out by Rare's Donkey Kong Country in third, with sales of 9.3 million units, while its two follow-ups are also in the top ten,^[2] Super Mario Kart in fourth, selling over 8.7 million units, and Street Fighter II: The World Warrior in fifth, with 6.3 million units sold.

Super Nintendo Entertainment System (North America) with controller

There are a total of 54 SNES/Super Famicom games on this list which are confirmed to have sold or shipped at least one million units. Of these, thirteen were developed by internal Nintendo development divisions. Other developers with the most million selling games include Capcom and Square, with nine games each in the list of 54. Of the 54 games on this list, 21 of them were published in one or more regions by Nintendo. Other publishers with multiple million selling games include Capcom with nine games, Square with eight games, Enix with five games, and Acclaim Entertainment with three games. The best selling franchises on the SNES include Super Mario (46.18 million combined units), Donkey Kong (17.96 million combined units), and Street Fighter (12.4 million combined units).

List

Key

†	Game was bundled with SNES consoles during its lifetime

Game	Developer(s)[a]	Publisher(s)[a]	Release date[b]	Sales	Ref.
Super Mario World †	Nintendo EAD	Nintendo	November 21, 1990	20,610,000	[1]
Super Mario All-Stars †	Nintendo EAD	Nintendo	July 14, 1993	10,550,000	[1]
Donkey Kong Country †	Rare	Nintendo	November 21, 1994	9,300,000	[2]
Super Mario Kart †	Nintendo EAD	Nintendo	August 27, 1992	8,760,000	[1]
Street Fighter II: The World Warrior †	Capcom	Capcom	June 10, 1992	6,300,000	[3]
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest †	Rare	Nintendo	November 20, 1995	5,150,000	[2]
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past †	Nintendo EAD	Nintendo	November 21, 1991	4,610,000	[4]
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island †	Nintendo EAD	Nintendo	August 5, 1995	4,120,000	[5]
Street Fighter II Turbo	Capcom	Capcom	July 11, 1993	4,100,000	[3]
Star Fox †	Nintendo EAD Argonaut Software	Nintendo	February 21, 1993	4,000,000	[6]
Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!	Rare	Nintendo	November 22, 1996	3,510,000	[2]
Final Fantasy VI	Square	Square	April 2, 1994	3,420,000	[5]
Killer Instinct †	Rare	Nintendo	August 30, 1995	3,200,000	[7]
Dragon Quest VI	Heartbeat	Enix	December 9, 1995	3,200,000	[8]
F-Zero †	Nintendo EAD	Nintendo	November 21, 1990	2,850,000	[2]
Dragon Quest V	Chunsoft	Enix	September 27, 1992	2,800,000	[8]
Chrono Trigger	Square	Square	March 11, 1995	2,500,000	[9]
Final Fantasy V	Square	Square	December 6, 1992	2,450,000	[10]
Mario Paint †	Nintendo R&D1	Nintendo	July 14, 1992	2,310,000	[2]
Super Mario RPG	Square	Nintendo	March 9, 1996	2,140,000	[2]
Pilotwings	Nintendo EAD	Nintendo	December 21, 1990	2,000,000	[11][12]
Super Street Fighter II	Capcom	Capcom	June 25, 1994	2,000,000	[3]
SimCity	Nintendo EAD	Nintendo	April 26, 1991	1,980,000	[2]
Secret of Mana	Square	Square	August 6, 1993	1,830,000	[8]
Final Fantasy IV	Square	Square	July 19, 1991	1,800,000	[13]
Disney's Aladdin	Capcom	Capcom	November 26, 1993	1,750,000	[14]
Super Puyo Puyo	Compile	Banpresto	December 10, 1993	1,700,000	[10]
Super Scope 6	Nintendo R&D1	Nintendo	February 1992	1,650,000	[2]
Mortal Kombat II	Sculptured Software	Acclaim Entertainment	September 9, 1994	1,510,000	[15]
Romancing SaGa 2	Square	Square	December 10, 1993	1,490,000	[8]
Final Fight	Capcom	Capcom	December 21, 1990	1,480,000	[3]
Dragon Ball Z: Super Butōden	Tose	Bandai	March 20, 1993	1,450,000	[10]
Kirby Super Star †	HAL Laboratory	Nintendo	March 21, 1996	1,440,000	[2]
Super Metroid	Nintendo R&D1 Intelligent Systems	Nintendo	March 19, 1994	1,420,000	[2]
Dragon Quest III	Heartbeat	Enix	December 6, 1996	1,400,000	[10]
Romancing SaGa	Square	Square	January 28, 1992	1,320,000	[8]
Wonder Project J	Almanic Corporation	Enix	December 9, 1994	1,300,000	[16]
Romancing SaGa 3	Square	Square	November 11, 1995	1,300,000	[10]
The Lion King	Westwood Studios	Virgin Interactive	December 8, 1994	1,270,000	[15]
NBA Jam	Iguana Entertainment	Acclaim Entertainment	March 4, 1994	1,220,000	[15]
Mortal Kombat 3	Sculptured Software	Acclaim Entertainment	October 13, 1995	1,220,000	[15]
The Magical Quest Starring Mickey Mouse	Capcom	Capcom	November 20, 1992	1,210,000	[14]
Dragon Quest I & II	Chunsoft	Enix	December 18, 1993	1,200,000	[17]
Derby Stallion III	ASCII Entertainment	Nintendo	January 20, 1995	1,200,000	[10]
Mega Man X	Capcom	Capcom	December 17, 1993	1,160,000	[3]
Dragon Ball Z: Super Butōden 2	Tose	Bandai	December 17, 1993	1,150,000	[10]
Derby Stallion '96	ASCII Entertainment	Nintendo	March 15, 1996	1,100,000	[10]
Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts	Capcom	Capcom	October 4, 1991	1,090,000	[3]
Final Fight 2	Capcom	Capcom	May 22, 1993	1,030,000	[3]
Super Tetris 2 + Bombliss	Bullet-Proof Software	Tose	December 18, 1992	1,000,000	[18]
Tetris 2	Bullet-Proof Software	Nintendo	July 8, 1994	1,000,000	[19]
Space Invaders: The Original Game	Taito	Taito	March 25, 1994	1,000,000	[20]
Super Star Wars	Sculptured Software LucasArts	JVC Musical Industries	November 1, 1992	1,000,000	[21]
Super Bomberman 2	Produce!	Hudson Soft	April 28, 1994	1,000,000	[22]

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.