List of best-selling Nintendo Entertainment System video games


The best-selling video game of all-time on the Nintendo Entertainment System console, known as the Family Computer in Japan, is Super Mario Bros. First released in Japan on September 18, 1983, it went on to sell over 40 million units worldwide, making it the eight best-selling video game of all-time. The game's two sequels on the NES are also featured in the top five best-selling games on the platformSuper Mario Bros. 2 sold 7.46 million units to rank fourth, while Super Mario Bros. 3 sold in excess of 17 million copies to rank third. Duck Hunt is the second best-selling game on the NES, selling over 28 million copies worldwide.
A total of 75 NES/Famicom games have sold over a million units. Of those, 31 titles were developed by internal Nintendo development divisions. Aside from these, the developer with the most million-selling games is Capcom, with seven games in the list of 75. Nintendo published 41 of these 75 games. Other publishers with multiple million-selling titles include Capcom, Konami, Bandai and Hudson Soft, Enix and Namco. The most popular franchises on NES include Super Mario, Dragon Quest and The Legend of Zelda.

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