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 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]

No. Game Copies sold Release date[a] Genre(s) Developer(s) Publisher(s)
1 New Super Mario Bros. 30.80 million[3] May 15, 2006 Platform Nintendo EAD (Group 4) Nintendo
2 Nintendogs (all versions) 23.96 million[3] April 21, 2005 Pet-raising simulation Nintendo EAD (Group 1) Nintendo
3 Mario Kart DS 23.60 million[3] November 14, 2005 Racing Nintendo EAD (Group 1) Nintendo
4 Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! 19.01 million[3] May 19, 2005 Puzzle Nintendo SPD Nintendo
5 Pokémon Diamond and Pearl 17.67 million[3] September 28, 2006 Role-playing Game Freak
6 Pokémon Black and White 15.64 million[3] September 18, 2010 Role-playing Game Freak
7 Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day! 14.88 million[3] December 29, 2005 Puzzle Nintendo SPD Nintendo
8 Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver 12.72 million[3] September 12, 2009 Role-playing Game Freak
9 Animal Crossing: Wild World 11.75 million[3] November 23, 2005 Social simulation Nintendo EAD (Group 2) Nintendo
10 Super Mario 64 DS 11.06 million[3] November 21, 2004 Platform Nintendo EAD Nintendo
11 Mario Party DS 9.31 million[4] November 8, 2007 Party Hudson Soft Nintendo
12 Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 8.52 million[5] June 23, 2012 Role-playing Game Freak
13 Pokémon Platinum 7.06 million[6] September 13, 2008 Role-playing Game Freak
14 Big Brain Academy 6.15 million[5] June 30, 2005
Nintendo EAD (Group 4) Nintendo
15 Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies 5.5 million[6] July 11, 2009 Role-playing Level-5
16 Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness 4.88 million[5] September 13, 2007 Roguelike Chunsoft
17 The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass 4.76 million[5] June 23, 2007 Action-adventure Nintendo EAD (Group 3) Nintendo
18 Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga 4.7 million[7] November 6, 2007 Action-adventure Traveller's Tales LucasArts
19 Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story 4.56 million[5] February 11, 2009 Role-playing AlphaDream Nintendo
20 Professor Layton and the Curious Village 4.49 million[6] February 15, 2007
Level-5
21 Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games 4.22 million[8] January 17, 2008
Sega Sports R&D
22 English Training: Have Fun Improving Your Skills! 3.91 million[5] January 26, 2006 Educational Nintendo SPD Nintendo
23 Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box 3.88 million[6] November 29, 2007
Level-5
24 Tomodachi Collection 3.76 million[5] June 18, 2009 Life simulation Nintendo SPD (Group 1) Nintendo
25 Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team 3.49 million[5] November 17, 2005 Roguelike Chunsoft
26 Yoshi's Island DS 3.36 million[5] November 13, 2006 Platform Artoon Nintendo
27 Flash Focus: Vision Training in Minutes a Day 3.23 million[5] May 31, 2007 Puzzle
Nintendo
28 Rhythm Heaven 3.04 million[5] July 31, 2008 Rhythm
Nintendo
29 Professor Layton and the Unwound Future 3.02 million[6] November 27, 2008
Level-5
30 Professor Kageyama's Maths Training: The Hundred Cell Calculation Method 3 million[9] December 7, 2006
Jupiter
31 Kirby Super Star Ultra 2.99 million[5] September 29, 2008 Platform HAL Laboratory Nintendo
32 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
34 The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks 2.96 million[5] December 7, 2009 Action-adventure Nintendo EAD (Group 3) Nintendo
35 Pokémon Ranger 2.93 million[5] March 23, 2006 Action role-playing HAL Laboratory
36 Tetris DS 2.74 million[5] March 20, 2006 Puzzle Nintendo SPD (Group 2) Nintendo
37 Cooking Mama 2.62 million[b] March 23, 2006
Office Create
38 Clubhouse Games 2.57 million[5] November 3, 2005 Puzzle Agenda Nintendo
39 WarioWare: Touched! 2.47 million[5] December 2, 2004 Action, rhythm
Nintendo
40 Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia 2.35 million[5] March 20, 2008 Action role-playing Creatures Inc.
41 Art Academy 2.33 million[5] June 19, 2010 Educational
Nintendo
42 Final Fantasy III 2.3 million[6] August 24, 2006 Role-playing Matrix Software Square Enix
43 Kirby: Squeak Squad 2.27 million[5] November 2, 2006 Action-platformer
Nintendo
44 Cooking Guide: Can't Decide What to Eat? 2.17 million[5] June 20, 2008 Educational
Nintendo
45 Professor Layton and the Last Specter 2.06 million[6] November 26, 2009
Level-5
46 Mario Hoops 3-on-3 2.03 million[5] July 27, 2006 Sports Square Enix Nintendo
47 Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 2 million[6] April 28, 2010 Role-playing Tose
48 Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 1.9 million[6] December 28, 2006 Role-playing Tose Square Enix
49 Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time 1.73 million[5] November 28, 2005 Role-playing AlphaDream Nintendo
50 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
54 Common Sense Training 1.68 million[6] October 26, 2006 Platform HAL Laboratory Nintendo
55 Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen 1.6 million[6] November 22, 2007 Role-playing ChunSoft Enix
56 Diddy Kong Racing DS 1.59 million[5] February 5, 2007 Racing Rare Nintendo
57 Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis 1.52 million[5] September 25, 2006 Puzzle Nintendo Software Technology Nintendo
58 Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky 1.49 million[5] April 18, 2009 Roguelike ChunSoft Nintendo
59 Tamagotchi Connection: Corner Shop 1.48 million[13][6] September 15, 2005
NanaOn-Sha Bandai
60 Guitar Hero: On Tour 1.4 million[c] June 22, 2008 Music Activision Activision
61 Hannah Montana 1.3 million[12] October 10, 2006 Adventure DC Studios Buena Vista Games
62 Kirby Mass Attack 1.22 million[5] August 4, 2011 Platform HAL Laboratory Nintendo
63 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
66 Inazuma Eleven: Firestorm and Blizzard 1.18 million[13] October 1, 2009
Level-5 Nintendo
67 Love and Berry DS Collection 1.12 million[17] November 22, 2006
Sega Sega
68 Chrono Trigger 1.10 million[18] November 20, 2008 Role-playing Square Enix Square Enix
69 Tamagotchi Connection: Corner Shop 2 1.09 million[6] July 27, 2006
Dimps Namco Bandai Games
70 Metroid Prime Hunters 1.08 million[5] June 1, 2006
Nintendo Software Technology Nintendo
71 Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings 1.04 million[e] April 26, 2007 Tactical role-playing Square Enix Square Enix
72 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[edit]

  1. ^ Only the initial release date on this platform is listed.
  2. ^ Cooking Mama sales breakdown:
    • Europe – 1 million[10]
    • Japan – 62,000[11]
    • United States – 1.2 million[12]
  3. ^ Guitar Hero: On Tour sales breakdown:
    • France – 100,000[14]
    • United Kingdom – 200,000[15]
    • United States – 1.1 million[12]
  4. ^ MySims sales breakdown:
    • United Kingdom – 300,000[15]
    • United States – 1 million[12]
  5. ^ Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings sales breakdown:
    • Europe – 280,000[19]
    • Japan – 540,000[19]
    • North America – 220,000[19]

References[edit]

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  2. ^ "Consolidated Financial Statements" (PDF). Nintendo. 2011-04-26. p. 16. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-04-11. Retrieved 2011-04-26.
  3. ^ 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.
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  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition 2016. Guinness World Records. September 1, 2015. p. 85. ISBN 978-1-910-56109-6.
  8. ^ "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.
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  10. ^ James, Orry (6 December 2007). "Cooking Mama tops a million in Europe". Video Gamer. Raptive. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  11. ^ "Nintendo DS Japanese Ranking". Japan Game Charts. 2008-05-14. Archived from the original on 2008-08-08. Retrieved 2008-05-24.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ a b "Japan Platinum Game Chart". The Magic Box. Archived from the original on 2022-01-31. Retrieved 2008-05-22.
  14. ^ "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.
  15. ^ a b "ELSPA Sales Awards: Gold". Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association. Archived from the original on 2010-06-17. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
  16. ^ "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]
  17. ^ "Fiscal Year Ended March 2007 Full Year Results" (PDF). Sega Sammy Holdings. 2007-05-14. pp. 14–15. Retrieved 2008-01-08. [dead link]
  18. ^ 2018CESAゲーム白書 (2018 CESA Games White Paper). Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association. 2018. ISBN 978-4-902346-38-1.
  19. ^ 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.
  20. ^ 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.
  21. ^ 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.
  22. ^ 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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