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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.
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 55. Of the 55 games on this list, 21 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 most popular franchises on SNES include Super Mario (46.18 million combined units), Donkey Kong (17.96 million combined units), and Street Fighter (12.4 million combined units).
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 †
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
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
LucasArts
JVC Musical Industries
November 1, 1992
1,000,000
[21]
Super Bomberman 2
Produce!
Hudson Soft
April 28, 1994
1,000,000
[22]
^ a b Only developers and publishers for the original release of each game are listed.
^ Only the initial release date on this platform is listed.
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