List of best-selling Nintendo DS video games
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This is a list of video games for the Nintendo DS video game console that have sold or shipped at least one million copies. The best-selling game on the Nintendo DS is New Super Mario Bros. First released in North America on May 15, 2006, it went on to sell nearly 31 million units worldwide.
There are a total of 75 Nintendo DS games on this list which are confirmed to have sold or shipped at least one million units. Of these, 18 were developed by internal Nintendo development divisions. Of the 75 games on this list, 51 were published in one or more regions by Nintendo.
By September 30, 2022, over 948.76 million total copies of games had been sold for the Nintendo DS.[1] As of March 31, 2019, there are a total of 139 Nintendo DS games that have sold at least one million units.[2]
List
Game | Copies sold | Release date[a] | Genre(s) | Developer(s) | Publisher(s) |
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New Super Mario Bros. | 30.80 million[3] | May 15, 2006 | Platform | Nintendo EAD (Group 4) | Nintendo |
Nintendogs (all versions) | 23.96 million[3] | April 21, 2005 | Pet-raising simulation | Nintendo EAD (Group 1) | Nintendo |
Mario Kart DS | 23.60 million[3] | November 14, 2005 | Racing | Nintendo EAD (Group 1) | Nintendo |
Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! | 19.01 million[3] | May 19, 2005 | Puzzle | Nintendo SPD | Nintendo |
Pokémon Diamond and Pearl | 17.67 million[3] | September 28, 2006 | Role-playing | Game Freak | |
Pokémon Black and White | 15.64 million[3] | September 18, 2010 | Role-playing | Game Freak | |
Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day! | 14.88 million[3] | December 29, 2005 | Puzzle | Nintendo SPD | Nintendo |
Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver | 12.72 million[3] | September 12, 2009 | Role-playing | Game Freak | |
Animal Crossing: Wild World | 11.75 million[3] | November 23, 2005 | Social simulation | Nintendo EAD (Group 2) | Nintendo |
Super Mario 64 DS | 11.06 million[3] | November 21, 2004 | Platform | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo |
Mario Party DS | 9.31 million[4] | November 8, 2007 | Party | Hudson Soft | Nintendo |
Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 | 8.52 million[5] | June 23, 2012 | Role-playing | Game Freak | |
Pokémon Platinum | 7.06 million[6] | September 13, 2008 | Role-playing | Game Freak | |
Big Brain Academy | 6.15 million[5] | June 30, 2005 | Nintendo EAD (Group 4) | Nintendo | |
Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies | 5.5 million[6] | July 11, 2009 | Role-playing | Level-5 |
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Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness | 4.88 million[5] | September 13, 2007 | Roguelike | Chunsoft | |
The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass | 4.76 million[5] | June 23, 2007 | Action-adventure | Nintendo EAD (Group 3) | Nintendo |
Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga | 4.7 million[7] | November 6, 2007 | Action-adventure | Traveller's Tales | LucasArts |
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story | 4.56 million[5] | February 11, 2009 | Role-playing | AlphaDream | Nintendo |
Professor Layton and the Curious Village | 4.49 million[6] | February 15, 2007 | Level-5 | ||
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games | 4.22 million[8] | January 17, 2008 | Sega Sports R&D | ||
English Training: Have Fun Improving Your Skills! | 3.91 million[5] | January 26, 2006 | Educational | Nintendo SPD | Nintendo |
Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box | 3.88 million[6] | November 29, 2007 | Level-5 | ||
Tomodachi Collection | 3.76 million[5] | June 18, 2009 | Life simulation | Nintendo SPD (Group 1) | Nintendo |
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team | 3.49 million[5] | November 17, 2005 | Roguelike | Chunsoft | |
Yoshi's Island DS | 3.36 million[5] | November 13, 2006 | Platform | Artoon | Nintendo |
Flash Focus: Vision Training in Minutes a Day | 3.23 million[5] | May 31, 2007 | Puzzle | Nintendo | |
Rhythm Heaven | 3.04 million[5] | July 31, 2008 | Rhythm |
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Professor Layton and the Unwound Future | 3.02 million[6] | November 27, 2008 | Level-5 | ||
Professor Kageyama's Maths Training: The Hundred Cell Calculation Method | 3 million[9] | December 7, 2006 | Jupiter |
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Kirby Super Star Ultra | 2.99 million[5] | September 29, 2008 | Platform | HAL Laboratory | Nintendo |
Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem! | 2.98 million[5] | November 14, 2010 | Puzzle | Nintendo Software Technology | Nintendo |
Style Savvy | 2.98 million[5] | October 23, 2008 | Simulation | Syn Sophia | Nintendo |
The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks | 2.96 million[5] | December 7, 2009 | Action-adventure | Nintendo EAD (Group 3) | Nintendo |
Pokémon Ranger | 2.93 million[5] | March 23, 2006 | Action role-playing | ||
Tetris DS | 2.74 million[5] | March 20, 2006 | Puzzle | Nintendo SPD (Group 2) | Nintendo |
Cooking Mama | 2.62 million[b] | March 23, 2006 | Office Create | ||
Clubhouse Games | 2.57 million[5] | November 3, 2005 | Puzzle | Agenda | Nintendo |
WarioWare: Touched! | 2.47 million[5] | December 2, 2004 | Action, rhythm |
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Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia | 2.35 million[5] | March 20, 2008 | Action role-playing | Creatures Inc. | |
Art Academy | 2.33 million[5] | June 19, 2010 | Educational |
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Final Fantasy III | 2.3 million[6] | August 24, 2006 | Role-playing | Matrix Software | Square Enix |
Kirby: Squeak Squad | 2.27 million[5] | November 2, 2006 | Action-platformer |
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Cooking Guide: Can't Decide What to Eat? | 2.17 million[5] | June 20, 2008 | Educational | Nintendo | |
Professor Layton and the Last Specter | 2.06 million[6] | November 26, 2009 | Level-5 | ||
Mario Hoops 3-on-3 | 2.03 million[5] | July 27, 2006 | Sports | Square Enix | Nintendo |
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 | 2 million[6] | April 28, 2010 | Role-playing | Tose |
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Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker | 1.9 million[6] | December 28, 2006 | Role-playing | Tose | Square Enix |
Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time | 1.73 million[5] | November 28, 2005 | Role-playing | AlphaDream | Nintendo |
Super Princess Peach | 1.7 million[5] | October 20, 2005 | Platform | Tose | Nintendo |
Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride | 1.7 million[6] | July 17, 2008 | Role-playing | ArtePiazza | Square Enix |
Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation | 1.7 million[6] | January 28, 2010 | Role-playing | ArtePiazza | Nintendo |
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days | 1.7 million[6] | May 30, 2009 | Action role-playing | h.a.n.d. | Square Enix |
Common Sense Training | 1.68 million[6] | October 26, 2006 | Platform | HAL Laboratory | Nintendo |
Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen | 1.6 million[6] | November 22, 2007 | Role-playing | ChunSoft | Enix |
Diddy Kong Racing DS | 1.59 million[5] | February 5, 2007 | Racing | Rare | Nintendo |
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs | 1.53 million[6] | March 6, 2010 | Action role-playing | Creatures Inc. | |
Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis | 1.52 million[5] | September 25, 2006 | Puzzle | Nintendo Software Technology | Nintendo |
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky | 1.49 million[5] | April 18, 2009 | Roguelike | ChunSoft | Nintendo |
Tamagotchi Connection: Corner Shop | 1.48 million[13][6] | September 15, 2005 | NanaOn-Sha | Bandai | |
Guitar Hero: On Tour | 1.4 million[c] | June 22, 2008 | Music | Activision | Activision |
Hannah Montana | 1.3 million[12] | October 10, 2006 | Adventure | DC Studios | Buena Vista Games |
Kirby Mass Attack | 1.22 million[5] | August 4, 2011 | Platform | HAL Laboratory | Nintendo |
MySims | 1.2 million[d] | September 18, 2007 | Life simulation | Tose | Electronic Arts |
High School Musical: Makin' the Cut! | 1.2 million[16] | August 14, 2007 | Music | A2M | Buena Vista Games |
Final Fantasy IV | 1.2 million[6] | December 20, 2007 | Role-playing | Matrix Software | Square Enix |
Inazuma Eleven: Firestorm and Blizzard | 1.18 million[13] | October 1, 2009 | Level-5 | Nintendo | |
Love and Berry DS Collection | 1.12 million[17] | November 22, 2006 | Sega | Sega | |
Chrono Trigger | 1.10 million[18] | November 20, 2008 | Role-playing | Square Enix | Square Enix |
Tamagotchi Connection: Corner Shop 2 | 1.09 million[6] | July 27, 2006 | Dimps | Namco Bandai Games | |
Metroid Prime Hunters | 1.08 million[5] | June 1, 2006 | Nintendo Software Technology | Nintendo | |
Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings | 1.04 million[e] | April 26, 2007 | Tactical role-playing | Square Enix | Square Enix |
Drawn to Life | 1 million[20] | September 10, 2007 | 5th Cell | THQ | |
Scribblenauts | 1 million[21] | September 15, 2009 | 5th Cell | Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment | |
Spectrobes | 1 million[22] | March 6, 2007 | Action role-playing | Jupiter | Disney Interactive Studios |
Notes
- ^ Only the initial release date on this platform is listed.
- ^ Cooking Mama sales breakdown:
- Europe – 1 million[10]
- Japan – 62,000[11]
- United States – 1.2 million[12]
- ^ Guitar Hero: On Tour sales breakdown:
- France – 100,000[14]
- United Kingdom – 200,000[15]
- United States – 1.1 million[12]
- ^ MySims sales breakdown:
- United Kingdom – 300,000[15]
- United States – 1 million[12]
- ^ Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings sales breakdown:
- Europe – 280,000[19]
- Japan – 540,000[19]
- North America – 220,000[19]
References
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- ^ James, Orry (6 December 2007). "Cooking Mama tops a million in Europe". Video Gamer. Raptive. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
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- ^ a b c d "How Long are GTA's Legs?". Edge. 2008-12-23. Archived from the original on 2013-01-15. Retrieved 2009-01-05.
- ^ a b "Japan Platinum Game Chart". The Magic Box. Archived from the original on 2022-01-31. Retrieved 2008-05-22.
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- ^ a b c "Consolidated Financial Results for Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2008" (PDF). Square Enix. 2008-05-23. p. 3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2008-11-14. Retrieved 2008-05-24.
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- ^ Kris Graft (2010-02-03). "5th Cell's Scribblenauts Sells In 1 Million Units Worldwide". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on 2019-02-03. Retrieved 2010-02-03.
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External links
- Nintendo IR Information - Nintendo DS Software