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This is the list of the best-selling games for the Nintendo 3DS systems that have sold over 1 million copies worldwide, as of September 30, 2023. Mario Kart 7 is the system's best-selling game with 18.92 million copies sold. Sales includes games bundled with the systems upon release. The entire Nintendo 3DS family has sold almost 76 million units.
All sales are according to Nintendo's IR financial report (unless otherwise noted).
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| Title | Year | Sales (millions) | Developer(s) | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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2011 | 18.98 | Nintendo EAD (No. 1) Retro Studios |
Nintendo |
 
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2013 | 16.72 | Game Freak | Nintendo The Pokémon Company |
 
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2016 | 16.32 | Game Freak | Nintendo The Pokémon Company |
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2014 | 14.60 | Game Freak | Nintendo The Pokémon Company |
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2012 | 13.42 | Nintendo EAD (No. 4) | Nintendo |
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2012 | 13.05 | Nintendo EAD (No. 2) | Nintendo |
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2011 | 12.88 | Nintendo EAD Tokyo (No. 2) | Nintendo |
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2014 | 9.64 | Bandai Namco Sora Ltd. |
Nintendo |
 
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2017 | 9.19 | Game Freak | Nintendo The Pokémon Company |
 
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2014 | 6.92[1][2][3] | Level-5 | Nintendo |
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2013 | 6.72 | Nintendo SPD (No. 1) | Nintendo |
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2013 | 6.47[4] | Next Level Games | Nintendo |
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2011 | 6.4[4] | Grezzo Nintendo EAD (No. 3) |
Nintendo |
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2011 | 4.68[4] | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo |
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2015 | 4.30[5] | Capcom | Capcom |
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2013 | 4.24[4] | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo |
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2014 | 4.20[5] | Capcom | Capcom |
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2013 (JP) | 4.10[5] | Capcom | Capcom |
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2016 | 3.79[4] | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo |
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2015 | 3.51[6] | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo |
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2015 | 3.43[4] | Nintendo EAD Grezzo |
Nintendo |
 
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2015 | 3.05[4] | Intelligent Systems Nintendo SPD |
Nintendo |
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2013 | 2.95[4] | NDcube | Nintendo |
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2013 | 2.93[4] | Retro Studios Monster Games |
Nintendo |
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2013 | 2.78[7][3] | Level-5 | Nintendo |
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2013 | 2.68[4] | AlphaDream Good-Feel |
Nintendo |
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2014 | 2.65[4] | HAL Laboratory | Nintendo |
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2011 | 2.6[5] | Capcom | Capcom |
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2012 | 2.48[6] | Intelligent Systems | Nintendo |
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2012 | 2.35[4] | Intelligent Systems Nintendo SPD |
Nintendo |
 
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2015 | 2.2[8] | Level-5 | Nintendo |
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2014 | 2.05[4] | Arzest Imageepoch |
Nintendo |
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2013 | 2.04[6] | TT Fusion | Nintendo |
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2017 (JP) | 1.8[9] | Capcom | Capcom |
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2017 (JP) | 1.74[10] | Square Enix | Square Enix |
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2015 | 1.66[6] | Spike Chunsoft | Nintendo The Pokémon Company |
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2016 | 1.61[4] | HAL Laboratory | Nintendo |
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2012 | 1.58[4] | Camelot Software Planning | Nintendo |
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2013 (JP) | 1.5[11] | GungHo Online Entertainment | GungHo Online Entertainment |
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2012 | 1.44[6] | Syn Sophia | Nintendo |
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2011 | 1.4[3] | Ambrella | Nintendo The Pokémon Company |
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2012 | 1.38[6] | Spike Chunsoft | Nintendo The Pokémon Company |
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2012 | 1.36[6] | Project Sora Sora Ltd. |
Nintendo |
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2015 | 1.36[6] | Nintendo EPD Grezzo |
Nintendo |
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2011 | 1.3[5] | Capcom Dimps |
Capcom |
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2016 (JP) | 1.3[12] | Level-5 | Level-5 |
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2013 | 1.23[13] | Heartbeat ArtePiazza |
Square Enix (JP) Nintendo |
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2016 | 1.22[4] | Nintendo EPD | Nintendo |
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2015 | 1.08[4] | AlphaDream | Nintendo |
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2011 | 1.06[4] | Nintendo EAD Q-Games |
Nintendo |
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2011 | 1.02[3] | Level-5 | Level-5 (JP) Nintendo |
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2015 | 1.02[4] | Nintendo SPD | Nintendo |
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2012 | 1+[14] | Silicon Studio | Square Enix (JP) Nintendo |
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2012 | 1+[15] | Level-5 Brownie Brown h.a.n.d. |
Level-5 (JP) Nintendo |
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2015 | 1+[16] | Mixi | Xflag |
References[]
- ↑ Media Create Sales 2/9/15-2/15/15 Bony Spirits & Fleshly Bones sales - 3.1 million
- ↑ Media Create Sales 6/15/15-6/21/15 Psychic Specters sales - 2.62 million
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 2020 CESA Games White Papers. ISBN 978-4-902346-42-8. Yo-kai Watch 2 sales - 1.2 million outside JP; Yo-kai Watch sales - 1.49 million outside JP
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 2022CESAゲーム白書 (2022 CESA Games White Papers). Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association. 2022. ISBN 978-4-902346-45-9
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Capcom Platinum Titles
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 2021CESAゲーム白書 (2021 CESA Games White Papers). Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association. 2021. ISBN 978-4-902346-43-5.
- ↑ Media Create Sales 11/3/14-11/9/14 Yo-kai Watch sales - 1.29 million
- ↑ Shin Megami Tensei IV: Final Storms to Number One in Japanese Charts (Nintendo Life) Date: February 17, 2016
- ↑ Capcom Platinum Titles (archived; January 2019)
- ↑ [1] Media Create Sales 10/9/17-10/15/17
- ↑ http://www.irwebcasting.com/20140729/2/a4226b4e98/media/20140729_gungho_en_presentation.pdf
- ↑ Media Create Sales 10/21/16-11/6/16
- ↑ https://www.famitsu.com/news/201401/07046108.html
- ↑ Bravely Default Sells Over 1 Million Copies (IGN) Date: July 28, 2014. Updated: September 6, 2017. Author: Evan.
- ↑ Level-5 Fantasy Life earnings report (Japanese) (archived)
- ↑ Monster Strike Ships Over A Million Copies In Just Four Days (Nintendo Life) Date: December 21, 2015. Author: Damien McFerran.
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See also[]
- List of Nintendo 3DS games
- List of best-selling Nintendo Switch games
- List of best-selling Mario games
- List of best-selling Kirby games
- List of best-selling Nintendo Entertainment System/Famicom Disk System games
- List of best-selling Super Nintendo Entertainment System games
- List of best-selling Nintendo 64 games
- List of best-selling GameCube games
- List of best-selling Nintendo DS games
- List of best-selling Wii games
- List of best-selling Wii U games
- List of best-selling video game franchises