Best-Selling Nintendo Games of All Time
Unsurprisingly, the Super Mario Bros. franchise dominated the NES best-sellers list. Including all systems, consoles, and mobile downloads, Super Mario Bros. takes fifth place. Filling in the top four slots are Tetris (100 million), Wii Sports (82.69 million), Minecraft (70 million), and Grand Theft Auto V (54 million).
The best-selling NES games of all time include:
1. Super Mario Bros.
Number of copies sold: 40.24 million
2. Super Mario Bros. 3
Number of copies sold: 18 million
3. Super Mario Bros. 2
Number of copies sold: 10 million
4. Tetris
Number of copies sold: 8 million
5. The Legend of Zelda
Number of copies sold: 6.51 million
6. Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
Number of copies sold: 4.38 million
7. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Number of copies sold: 4 million
8. Dragon Warrior III
Number of copies sold: 3.8 million (in Japan)
9. Dragon Warrior IV
Number of copies sold: 3.1 million (in Japan)
10. Metroid
Number of copies sold: 2.73 million
