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Nintendo DS

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 74 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 74 games on this list, 50 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[edit]

Game Copies sold Release date[a] Genre(s) Developer(s) Publisher(s)
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
  • Nintendo
  • Pokémon Black and White 15.64 million[3] September 18, 2010 Role-playing Game Freak
  • Nintendo
  • 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
  • Nintendo
  • 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
  • Nintendo
  • Pokémon Platinum 7.06 million[6] September 13, 2008 Role-playing Game Freak
  • Nintendo
  • Big Brain Academy 6.15 million[5] June 30, 2005
  • educational
  • Nintendo EAD (Group 4) Nintendo
    Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies 5.5 million[6] July 11, 2009 Role-playing Level-5
  • WW: Nintendo
  • Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness 4.88 million[5] September 13, 2007 Roguelike Chunsoft
  • Nintendo
  • 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
  • adventure
  • Level-5
  • WW: Nintendo
  • Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games 4.22 million[8] January 17, 2008
  • party
  • Sega Sports R&D
  • WW: Sega
  • 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
  • adventure
  • Level-5
  • WW: Nintendo
  • 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
  • Nintendo
  • 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
  • Namco Bandai
  • Nintendo
    Rhythm Heaven 3.04 million[5] July 31, 2008 Rhythm
  • TNX Music Recordings
  • Nintendo
    Professor Layton and the Unwound Future 3.02 million[6] November 27, 2008
  • adventure
  • Level-5
  • WW: Nintendo
  • Professor Kageyama's Maths Training: The Hundred Cell Calculation Method 3 million[9] December 7, 2006
  • educational
  • Jupiter
  • WW: Nintendo
  • 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 HAL Laboratory
  • Nintendo
  • Tetris DS 2.74 million[5] March 20, 2006 Puzzle Nintendo SPD (Group 2) Nintendo
    Cooking Mama 2.62 million[b] March 23, 2006
  • minigame
  • Office Create
  • NA: Majesco Entertainment
  • PAL: 505 Games
  • Clubhouse Games 2.57 million[5] November 3, 2005 Puzzle Agenda Nintendo
    WarioWare: Touched! 2.47 million[5] December 2, 2004 Action, rhythm
  • Intelligent Systems
  • Nintendo
    Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia 2.35 million[5] March 20, 2008 Action role-playing Creatures Inc.
  • Nintendo
  • Art Academy 2.33 million[5] June 19, 2010 Educational
  • Nintendo SPD (Group 3)
  • Nintendo
    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
  • Flagship
  • Nintendo
    Cooking Guide: Can't Decide What to Eat? 2.17 million[5] June 20, 2008 Educational
  • Nintendo NSD
  • Nintendo
    Professor Layton and the Last Specter 2.06 million[6] November 26, 2009
  • adventure
  • Level-5
  • WW: Nintendo
  • 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
  • WW: Nintendo
  • 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
    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
  • simulation
  • 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
  • sports
  • Level-5 Nintendo
    Love and Berry DS Collection 1.12 million[17] November 22, 2006
  • rhythm
  • 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
  • simulation
  • Dimps Namco Bandai Games
    Metroid Prime Hunters 1.08 million[5] June 1, 2006
  • action-adventure
  • 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
  • platform
  • 5th Cell THQ
    Scribblenauts 1 million[21] September 15, 2009
  • action
  • 5th Cell Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
    Spectrobes 1 million[22] March 6, 2007 Action role-playing Jupiter Disney Interactive Studios

    Notes[edit]

    1. ^ 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[edit]

    1. ^ "IR Information : Sales Data - Dedicated Video Games Sales Unit". Nintendo. September 30, 2022. Archived from the original on June 21, 2017. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  • ^ "Consolidated Financial Statements" (PDF). Nintendo. 2011-04-26. p. 16. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-04-11. Retrieved 2011-04-26.
  • ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Sales Data - Top Selling Software Sales Units - Nintendo DS Software". Nintendo. 2020-09-30. Archived from the original on 2016-04-27. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
  • ^ O'Malley, James (September 11, 2015). "30 Best-Selling Super Mario Games of All Time on the Plumber's 30th Birthday". Gizmodo. Univision Communications. Archived from the original on September 8, 2020. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  • ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae 2020CESAゲーム白書 (2020 CESA Games White Papers). Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association. 2020. ISBN 978-4-902346-42-8.
  • ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q 2023CESAゲーム白書 (2023 CESA Games White Papers). Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association. 2023. ISBN 978-4-902346-47-3.
  • ^ Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition 2016. Guinness World Records. September 1, 2015. p. 85. ISBN 978-1-910-56109-6.
  • ^ "Guinness World Records, Gamers Edition: The Godfather of Gaming is Back!". Guinness World Records. 2010-05-17. Archived from the original on 2010-05-25. Retrieved 2017-05-05.
  • ^ "DS陰山メソッド電脳反復 ます×ます百ます計算". Jupiter Corporation (in Japanese). Archived from the original on August 4, 2020. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  • ^ James, Orry (6 December 2007). "Cooking Mama tops a million in Europe". Video Gamer. Raptive. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  • ^ "Nintendo DS Japanese Ranking". Japan Game Charts. 2008-05-14. Archived from the original on 2008-08-08. Retrieved 2008-05-24.
  • ^ 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.
  • ^ "600 000 Guitar Hero en France" (in French). JeuxVideo.com. 2009-03-03. Archived from the original on 2016-09-23. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
  • ^ a b "ELSPA Sales Awards: Gold". Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association. Archived from the original on 2010-06-17. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
  • ^ "The Top 100 Selling Games of the Last 12 Months". Next-Gen.biz. 2008-04-09. p. 7. Archived from the original on 2012-04-18. Retrieved 2008-04-10. [dead link]
  • ^ "Fiscal Year Ended March 2007 Full Year Results" (PDF). Sega Sammy Holdings. 2007-05-14. pp. 14–15. Retrieved 2008-01-08. [dead link]
  • ^ 2018CESAゲーム白書 (2018 CESA Games White Paper). Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association. 2018. ISBN 978-4-902346-38-1.
  • ^ 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.
  • ^ Alicia Ashby (2008-10-03). "Jeremiah Slaczka on Drawn to Life Sales". OMGNintendo. Archived from the original on 2009-03-04. Retrieved 2009-02-22.
  • ^ 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.
  • ^ Jenkins, David (2008-03-19). "Disney Announces Spectrobes DS Sequel". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on 2019-02-03. Retrieved 2008-03-19.
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