# List of best-selling Nintendo Entertainment System video games

The list of best-selling Nintendo Entertainment System video games totals 75 games with sales or shipments of at least one million copies. The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) video game console was first packaged as the Family Computer (Famicom) in Japan. Its best-selling game is Super Mario Bros., first released in Japan on September 13, 1985, with sales of more than 40 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling video game of all time. Two sequels are within the top five best-selling NES games: Super Mario Bros. 2 ranks fourth at 7.46 million units, and Super Mario Bros. 3 ranks third at 18 million units. The remaining top five are Duck Hunt with 28 million units and The Legend of Zelda with 6.5 million units.
Of these 75 games, 31 were developed by internal Nintendo development divisions, and 41 were published by Nintendo. Other developers with the most million-selling games include Capcom with seven games, and Konami, Hudson Soft, and Tose, with six games each. Other publishers include Capcom with seven games, Konami with six games, Bandai and Hudson Soft with five games each, and Enix and Namco with four games each. The most popular franchises on NES include Super Mario with 67.63 million combined units, Dragon Quest with 11.475 million combined units, and The Legend of Zelda with 10.89 million combined units.

## Games

Key :
| † | Pack-in games bundled with NES consoles |
| Game | Developer(s) | Publisher(s) | Release date | Sales |
| Super Mario Bros. † | Nintendo R&D4 | Nintendo | September 13, 1985 | 40,240,000 |
| Duck Hunt † | Nintendo R&D1 | Nintendo | April 21, 1984 | 28,310,000 |
| Super Mario Bros. 3 † | Nintendo R&D4 | Nintendo | October 23, 1988 | 18,000,000 |
| Tetris | Nintendo R&D1 | Nintendo | November 1989 | 8,000,000 |
| Super Mario Bros. 2 (international version) | Nintendo R&D4 | Nintendo | October 9, 1988 | 7,460,000 |
| The Legend of Zelda | Nintendo R&D4 | Nintendo | February 21, 1986 | 6,510,000 |
| Dr. Mario | Nintendo R&D1 | Nintendo | July 27, 1990 | 4,850,000 |
| Zelda II: The Adventure of Link | Nintendo R&D4 | Nintendo | January 14, 1987 | 4,380,000 |
| Excitebike | Nintendo R&D1 | Nintendo | November 30, 1984 | 4,160,000 |
| Golf | Nintendo R&D1 | Nintendo | May 1, 1984 | 4,010,000 |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles † | Konami | JP: KonamiNA: Ultra Games | May 12, 1989 | 4,000,000 |
| Dragon Quest III | Chunsoft | Enix | February 10, 1988 | 3,895,000 |
| Kung Fu | Nintendo R&D1 | Nintendo | October 18, 1985 | 3,500,000 |
| Baseball | Nintendo R&D1 | Nintendo | December 7, 1983 | 3,200,000 |
| Dragon Quest IV | Chunsoft | Enix | February 11, 1990 | 3,180,000 |
| World Class Track Meet † | TRY Co. | Nintendo | December 23, 1986 | 3,080,000 |
| Punch-Out!! | Nintendo R&D3 | Nintendo | September 18, 1987 | 3,000,000 |
| Metroid | Nintendo R&D1 | Nintendo | August 6, 1986 | 2,730,000 |
| Super Mario Bros. 2 (Japanese version) | Nintendo R&D4 | Nintendo | June 3, 1986 | 2,650,000 |
| Dragon Quest II | Chunsoft | Enix | January 26, 1987 | 2,550,000 |
| Ice Hockey | Nintendo R&D2 | Nintendo | January 21, 1988 | 2,420,000 |
| Pro Wrestling | Nintendo R&D3 | Nintendo | October 13, 1986 | 2,400,000 |
| Mario Bros. | Nintendo R&D1 | Nintendo | September 9, 1983 | 2,280,000 |
| Tennis | Nintendo R&D1 | Nintendo | January 14, 1984 | 2,170,000 |
| Volleyball | Nintendo R&D3 | Nintendo | July 21, 1986 | 2,150,000 |
| Mahjong | Nintendo R&D1 | Nintendo | August 27, 1983 | 2,140,000 |
| R.C. Pro-Am | Rare | Nintendo | February 1988 | 2,140,000 |
| Pro Yakyū Family Stadium (R.B.I. Baseball) | Namco | Namco | December 10, 1986 | 2,050,000 |
| Dragon Quest | Chunsoft | JP: EnixNA: Nintendo | May 27, 1986 | 2,000,000 |
| Top Gun | Konami | Konami | November 1987 | 2,000,000 |
| Soccer | Intelligent Systems | Nintendo | April 9, 1985 | 1,960,000 |
| Rad Racer | Square | JP: SquareNA: NintendoEU: Mattel | August 7, 1987 | 1,960,000 |
| Pinball | Nintendo R&D1 | Nintendo | February 2, 1984 | 1,850,000 |
| Kid Icarus | Nintendo R&D1Tose | Nintendo | December 19, 1986 | 1,760,000 |
| Yoshi | Game Freak | Nintendo | December 14, 1991 | 1,750,000 |
| Kirby's Adventure | HAL Laboratory | Nintendo | March 23, 1993 | 1,750,000 |
| DuckTales | Capcom | Capcom | September 14, 1989 | 1,670,000 |
| Ghosts 'n Goblins | CapcomMicronics | Capcom | June 13, 1986 | 1,640,000 |
| Bases Loaded | Tose | Jaleco | June 26, 1987 | 1,580,000 |
| Donkey Kong Classics | Nintendo R&D1 | Nintendo | October 1988 | 1,560,000 |
| F-1 Race | HAL Laboratory | Nintendo | November 2, 1984 | 1,520,000 |
| Mega Man 2 | Capcom | Capcom | December 24, 1988 | 1,510,000 |
| Lode Runner | Hudson Soft | BroderbundHudson Soft | July 31, 1984 | 1,500,000 |
| Xevious | Namco | JP: NamcoNA: Bandai | November 8, 1984 | 1,500,000 |
| Ice Climber | Nintendo R&D1 | Nintendo | January 30, 1985 | 1,500,000 |
| Ninja Hattori-kun | Hudson Soft | Hudson Soft | March 5, 1986 | 1,500,000 |
| Mighty Bomb Jack | Tecmo | Tecmo | April 24, 1986 | 1,500,000 |
| Nintendo World Cup | Technōs Japan | JP: Technōs JapanNA/EU: Nintendo | May 18, 1990 | 1,480,000 |
| 4 Nin Uchi Mahjong | Hudson Soft | Nintendo | November 2, 1984 | 1,450,000 |
| Final Fantasy III | Square | Square | April 27, 1990 | 1,400,000 |
| Gyromite † | Nintendo R&D1 | Nintendo | August 13, 1985 | 1,320,000 |
| Final Fantasy | Square | Square | December 18, 1987 | 1,300,000 |
| Pro Yakyū Family Stadium '87 | Namco | Namco | December 22, 1987 | 1,300,000 |
| Hogan's Alley | Nintendo R&D1 | Nintendo | June 12, 1984 | 1,270,000 |
| Ninja Kid | Tose | Bandai | April 17, 1986 | 1,250,000 |
| Dragon Power | Tose | Bandai | November 27, 1986 | 1,250,000 |
| TwinBee | Konami | Konami | January 7, 1986 | 1,200,000 |
| Ganbare Goemon! Karakuri Dōchū | Konami | Konami | July 30, 1986 | 1,200,000 |
| Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers | Capcom | Capcom | June 8, 1990 | 1,200,000 |
| Doraemon | Hudson Soft | Hudson Soft | December 12, 1986 | 1,150,000 |
| Commando | Capcom | Capcom | September 27, 1986 | 1,140,000 |
| Donkey Kong | Nintendo R&D1 | Nintendo | July 15, 1983 | 1,130,000 |
| Yoshi's Cookie | Tose | Nintendo | November 21, 1992 | 1,120,000 |
| Donkey Kong Jr. | Nintendo R&D1 | Nintendo | July 15, 1983 | 1,110,000 |
| Popeye | Nintendo R&D1 | Nintendo | July 15, 1983 | 1,100,000 |
| Pro Yakyū Family Stadium '88 | Namco | Namco | December 20, 1988 | 1,080,000 |
| Mega Man 3 | Capcom | Capcom | September 28, 1990 | 1,080,000 |
| Famicom Jump: Hero Retsuden | Tose | Bandai | February 15, 1989 | 1,060,000 |
| Tag Team Match: MUSCLE | Tose | Bandai | November 8, 1985 | 1,050,000 |
| Adventure Island | Hudson Soft | Hudson Soft | September 12, 1986 | 1,050,000 |
| WWF WrestleMania | Rare | Acclaim Entertainment | February 1989 | 1,042,408 |
| Ninja JaJaMaru-kun | Jaleco | Jaleco | November 15, 1985 | 1,000,000 |
| 1942 | CapcomMicronics | Capcom | December 11, 1985 | 1,000,000 |
| Bomberman | Hudson Soft | Hudson Soft | December 20, 1985 | 1,000,000 |
| Hydlide | T&E Soft | JP: Toshiba EMINA: FCI | March 18, 1986 | 1,000,000 |
| Gradius | Konami | Konami | April 25, 1986 | 1,000,000 |
| Tiger Heli | Micronics | JP: Pony CanyonNA/EU: Acclaim Entertainment | December 5, 1986 | 1,000,000 |
| Metal Gear | Konami | JP: KonamiNA: Ultra Games | December 22, 1987 | 1,000,000 |
| NES Open Tournament Golf | Nintendo R&D2 | Nintendo | September 20, 1991 | 1,000,000 |