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*Mario Kart 8 Deluxe* is the series' best-selling game with over 45.33 million copies sold, and among one of the best-selling video games of all time.

This is the list of all the best-selling games in the entire Mario series. The Super Mario series is the best-selling video game franchise. Over 85 of the games within the series have managed to sell over 1 million copies, and this doesn't include titles from the Yoshi, Wario, or Donkey Kong games.

Please note: some of the games listed may not be up-to-date and are subject to change overtime.

Million sellers

Title(s)	Year(s)	Sales (millions)	Ref(s)
	2014-2017	55.27	^[1]^[2]
	1985	40.24	^[3]
	2008	37.38	^[4]
	2006	30.80	^[5]
	2009	30.32	^[4]
	2017	23.93	^[2]
	2005	23.60	^[5]
	2012-2019	22.20	^[1]^[6]
	1990	20.61	^[7]
	2011	18.97	^[8]
	1989	18.14	^[7]
	2018	18.06	^[2]
	1988	17.28	^[7]
	2013-2021	15.31	^[1]^[6]
	2012	13.40	^[8]
	2011	12.85	^[8]
	2007	12.80	^[4]
(SNES) (Wii)	1993-2011	12.79	^[7]^[9]
	1996	11.91	^[7]
	1992	11.18	^[7]
	2004	11.06	^[5]
	1990	10.19	^[10]^[11]
	1996	9.87	^[7]
	2007	9.31	^[7]
	2020	9.07	^[12]
	2007	8.85	^[7]
	1992	8.76	^[7]
	2019	7.89	^[13]
	2015-2016	7.70	^[1]^[14]
	1988	7.46	^[7]
	2010	7.41	^[7]
	2003	6.96	^[7]
	2021	6.88	^[6]
	2002	6.28	^[7]
	2001	5.91	^[7]
	2001	5.69	^[7]
	2001	5.57	^[15]
	2003	5.43	^[15]
	1994	5.19	^[15]
	1999	5.07	^[15]
	2007	4.32	^[14]
	2018	4.28	^[16]
	2009	4.13	^[9]
	1995	4.12	^[17]
(N64) (GBC)	2000	3.50	^[15]
	2020	3.34	^[13]
	2012	3.11	^[14]
	2013	2.9	^[14]
	2002	2.83	^[15]
	1998	2.7	^[15]
	1986	2.65	^[15]
	2013	2.65	^[14]
	2007	2.60	^[14]
	2017	2.50	^[18]^[19]
	1999	2.48	^[15]
	2021	2.35	^[6]
	2008	2.32	^[14]
	1992	2.31	^[15]
	1983	2.28	^[15]
	2004	2.27	^[15]
	2015	2.26	^[1]
	2003	2.15	^[15]
	1996	2.14	^[15]
	2002	2	^[20]^[21]
	2011	1.98	^[14]
	2012	1.97	^[22]
	2022	1.91
	2000	1.91	^[15]
	2005	1.86	^[23]
	2009	1.79	^[14]
	2010	1.78	^[9]
	2004	1.63	^[20]^[24]
	2020	1.58	^[12]
	2013	1.57	^[14]
	2003	1.5	^[25]^[21]
	2006	1.5	^[26]
(N64)	1999	1.47	^[15]
	2005	1.39	^[26]
	2000	1.37	^[15]
	2004	1.37	^[15]
	2006	1.24	^[26]
	2003	1.22	^[20]^[21]
	2005	1.2	^[23]
	2015	1.06	^[14]
	2004	1	^[27]

By sub-series

Super Mario

The following lists the best-selling Super Mario games. This list does not include remakes and spin-offs.

Year	Sales (millions)	Ref(s)
1985	40.24
2006	30.80
2009	30.32
2017	23.93
1990	20.61
1989	18.14	^[7]
1988	17.28	^[7]
2012	13.40	^[8]
2019	13.31	^[12]
2011	12.85	^[8]
2007	12.80	^[4]
1996	11.91	^[7]
1992	11.18	^[7]
2021	9.43	^[6]
2020	9.07	^[12]
2019	7.89	^[12]
1988	7.46	^[7]
2010	7.41	^[7]
2002	6.28	^[7]
2013	5.88	^[1]
2012	5.82	^[1]
2015	4.02	^[1]
2016	3.68	^[14]
1986	2.65	^[15]

Mario Kart

This is the list of best-selling games in the Mario Kart sub-series.

Year	Sales (millions)	Ref(s)
2017	46.82	^[2]
2008	37.38	^[4]
2005	23.60	^[5]
2011	18.97	^[8]
1996	9.87	^[7]
1992	8.76	^[7]
2014	8.46	^[1]
2003	6.96	^[7]
2001	5.90	^[7]
2020	1.58	^[12]

Mario Party

This is the following list of best-selling games in the Mario Party spin-off series.

Year	Sales (millions)	Ref(s)
2018	18.06	^[2]
2006	9.31	^[28]^[7]
2007	8.85	^[28]^[7]
2021	6.88	^[6]
2012	3.11	^[14]
2013	2.9	^[14]
1998	2.7	^[15]
1999	2.48	^[15]
2015	2.26	^[1]
2002	2	^[20]^[21]
2000	1.91	^[15]
2005	1.86	^[23]
2003	1.5	^[25]^[21]
2004	1	^[27]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 ^1.7 ^1.8 ^1.9 Best-Selling Wii U Games
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 Best-Selling Nintendo Switch Games
↑ Super Mario Bros: 25 Mario facts for the 25th anniversary (fact #10)
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 ^4.3 ^4.4 Best-Selling Wii Games
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 ^5.3 Best-Selling Nintendo DS Games
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 ^6.3 ^6.4 ^6.5 Nintendo Earnings Ending March 2022
↑ ^7.00 ^7.01 ^7.02 ^7.03 ^7.04 ^7.05 ^7.06 ^7.07 ^7.08 ^7.09 ^7.10 ^7.11 ^7.12 ^7.13 ^7.14 ^7.15 ^7.16 ^7.17 ^7.18 ^7.19 ^7.20 ^7.21 ^7.22 ^7.23 ^7.24 ^7.25 ^7.26 ^7.27 ^7.28 30 Best-Selling Super Mario Games of All Time on the Plumber's 30th Birthday
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 ^8.2 ^8.3 ^8.4 ^8.5 Best-Selling Nintendo 3DS Games
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 ^9.2 Nintendo Earnings March 2011
↑ Top 10 of Everything 2016 - Paul Terry
↑ Top 10 Everything 2017 - Paul Terry
↑ ^12.0 ^12.1 ^12.2 ^12.3 ^12.4 ^12.5 Nintendo March 31, 2021 results
↑ ^13.0 ^13.1 Nintendo March 2021 Earnings (May 6, 2021)
↑ ^14.00 ^14.01 ^14.02 ^14.03 ^14.04 ^14.05 ^14.06 ^14.07 ^14.08 ^14.09 ^14.10 ^14.11 ^14.12 ^14.13 2020 CESA Games White Papers. ISBN 978-4-902346-42-8.
↑ ^15.00 ^15.01 ^15.02 ^15.03 ^15.04 ^15.05 ^15.06 ^15.07 ^15.08 ^15.09 ^15.10 ^15.11 ^15.12 ^15.13 ^15.14 ^15.15 ^15.16 ^15.17 ^15.18 ^15.19 ^15.20 ^15.21 CESA Games White Papers. Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association.
↑ 2021CESAゲーム白書 (2021 CESA Games White Papers). Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association. 2021. ISBN 978-4-902346-43-5.
↑ Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition 2016
↑ Mario + Rabbids On Nintendo Switch Has Sold More Than Two Million Copies Date: September 1, 2017. Author: Liam Doolan.
↑ Nintendo Switch sales in Europe passes 10m (gamesindustry.biz) Date: October 10, 2019. Author: Marie Dealessandri. EU sales - 500,000
↑ ^20.0 ^20.1 ^20.2 ^20.3 The Magic Box - US Platinum Chart Games Mario Party 4 US sales - 1.10 million; Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door US sales - 1.23 million; Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour US sales - 1.03 million
↑ ^21.0 ^21.1 ^21.2 ^21.3 ^21.4 GrlD S111 - GCN all - Garaph (archived) Mario Party 4 JP sales - 902,348; Mario Party 5 JP sales - 697,462; Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour JP sales - 192,802
↑ Top Selling Nintendo 3DS Units (as of March 31, 2013) (archived)
↑ ^23.0 ^23.1 ^23.2 Nintendo Earnings Report 2006 (archived)
↑ Nintendo GameCube Japanese ranking Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door JP sales - 409,600
↑ ^25.0 ^25.1 GameCube Best Seller Ranking (JP) (archived) Mario Party 5 US sales - 807,331
↑ ^26.0 ^26.1 ^26.2 Nintendo Sales Update (archived)
↑ ^27.0 ^27.1 Nintendo Annual Report 2005 (archived) (Pg.37)
↑ ^28.0 ^28.1 Super Mario Party Could Break The Series' Mediocre Streak (Game Skinny) Date: June 22, 2018.

[Wii_U_sales-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 ^1.7 ^1.8 ^1.9 Best-Selling Wii U Games

[Switch_sales-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 Best-Selling Nintendo Switch Games

[25Mario-3] Super Mario Bros: 25 Mario facts for the 25th anniversary (fact #10)

[Wii_sales-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 ^4.3 ^4.4 Best-Selling Wii Games

[DS_sales-5] 5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 ^5.3 Best-Selling Nintendo DS Games

[nin-mar-2022-6] 6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 ^6.3 ^6.4 ^6.5 Nintendo Earnings Ending March 2022

[Mario_sales-7] 7.00 ^7.01 ^7.02 ^7.03 ^7.04 ^7.05 ^7.06 ^7.07 ^7.08 ^7.09 ^7.10 ^7.11 ^7.12 ^7.13 ^7.14 ^7.15 ^7.16 ^7.17 ^7.18 ^7.19 ^7.20 ^7.21 ^7.22 ^7.23 ^7.24 ^7.25 ^7.26 ^7.27 ^7.28 30 Best-Selling Super Mario Games of All Time on the Plumber's 30th Birthday

[3DS_sales-8] 8.0 ^8.1 ^8.2 ^8.3 ^8.4 ^8.5 Best-Selling Nintendo 3DS Games

[Nin2011Mar-9] 9.0 ^9.1 ^9.2 Nintendo Earnings March 2011

[10] Top 10 of Everything 2016 - Paul Terry

[11] Top 10 Everything 2017 - Paul Terry

[nin-mar-2021-fy-12] 12.0 ^12.1 ^12.2 ^12.3 ^12.4 ^12.5 Nintendo March 31, 2021 results

[nin-may-2021-13] 13.0 ^13.1 Nintendo March 2021 Earnings (May 6, 2021)

[cesa-2020-14] 14.00 ^14.01 ^14.02 ^14.03 ^14.04 ^14.05 ^14.06 ^14.07 ^14.08 ^14.09 ^14.10 ^14.11 ^14.12 ^14.13 2020 CESA Games White Papers. ISBN 978-4-902346-42-8.

[CESA-15] 15.00 ^15.01 ^15.02 ^15.03 ^15.04 ^15.05 ^15.06 ^15.07 ^15.08 ^15.09 ^15.10 ^15.11 ^15.12 ^15.13 ^15.14 ^15.15 ^15.16 ^15.17 ^15.18 ^15.19 ^15.20 ^15.21 CESA Games White Papers. Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association.

[cesa-2021-16] 2021CESAゲーム白書 (2021 CESA Games White Papers). Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association. 2021. ISBN 978-4-902346-43-5.

[17] Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition 2016

[18] Mario + Rabbids On Nintendo Switch Has Sold More Than Two Million Copies Date: September 1, 2017. Author: Liam Doolan.

[gameindustry-19] Nintendo Switch sales in Europe passes 10m (gamesindustry.biz) Date: October 10, 2019. Author: Marie Dealessandri. EU sales - 500,000

[magic-box-20] 20.0 ^20.1 ^20.2 ^20.3 The Magic Box - US Platinum Chart Games Mario Party 4 US sales - 1.10 million; Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door US sales - 1.23 million; Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour US sales - 1.03 million

[garaph-gcn-21] 21.0 ^21.1 ^21.2 ^21.3 ^21.4 GrlD S111 - GCN all - Garaph (archived) Mario Party 4 JP sales - 902,348; Mario Party 5 JP sales - 697,462; Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour JP sales - 192,802

[22] Top Selling Nintendo 3DS Units (as of March 31, 2013) (archived)

[Nin2006-23] 23.0 ^23.1 ^23.2 Nintendo Earnings Report 2006 (archived)

[gcjpsales-24] Nintendo GameCube Japanese ranking Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door JP sales - 409,600

[gcjpseller-25] 25.0 ^25.1 GameCube Best Seller Ranking (JP) (archived) Mario Party 5 US sales - 807,331

[IGN_Sales_Update-26] 26.0 ^26.1 ^26.2 Nintendo Sales Update (archived)

[ninreport2005-27] 27.0 ^27.1 Nintendo Annual Report 2005 (archived) (Pg.37)

[mariopartystreak-28] 28.0 ^28.1 Super Mario Party Could Break The Series' Mediocre Streak (Game Skinny) Date: June 22, 2018.

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