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Super Mario Bros. is the series' best-selling game with over 40.24 million copies sold, and among one of the best-selling video games of all time.
The Super Mario series is the best selling video game franchise. Over 84 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 which take place within the Mario universe.
Contents
Million sellers
By sub-series
Super Mario
The following lists the best-selling Super Mario games. This list does not include remakes and spin-offs.
| Title | Year | Platform(s) | Sales | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario Bros. | 1985 | 40.24 | [1] | |
| New Super Mario Bros. | 2006 | 30.80 | [3] | |
| New Super Mario Bros. Wii | 2009 | 30.32 | [2] | |
| Super Mario World | 1990 | 20.61 | [5] | |
| Super Mario Odyssey | 2017 | 18.99 | [4] | |
| Super Mario Land | 1989 | 18.14 | [5] | |
| Super Mario Bros. 3 | 1988 | 17.28 | [5] | |
| New Super Mario Bros. 2 | 2012 | 13.37 | [6] | |
| Super Mario Galaxy | 2007 | 12.80 | [2] | |
| Super Mario 3D Land | 2011 | 12.77 | [6] | |
| Super Mario All-Stars (SNES) | 1993 | 12.70 | [5] | |
| Super Mario 64 | 1996 | 11.91 | [5] | |
| Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins | 1992 | 11.18 | [5] | |
| New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe | 2019 | 8.32 | [4] | |
| Super Mario Bros. 2 | 1988 | 7.46 | [5] | |
| Super Mario Galaxy 2 | 2010 | 7.41 | [5] | |
| Super Mario Sunshine | 2002 | 6.28 | [5] | |
| Super Mario 3D World | 2013 | 5.86 | [7] | |
| New Super Mario Bros. U | 2012 | 5.81 | [7] | |
| Super Mario Maker 2 | 2019 | 5.48 | [9] | |
| Super Mario 3D All-Stars | 2020 | 5.21 | [11] | |
| Super Mario Maker | 2015 | 4.02 | [7] | |
| Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS | 2016 | 3.68 | [15] | |
| Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels | 1986 | 2.65 | [8] | |
| Super Mario All-Stars (Wii) | 2011 | 2.24 | [13] |
Mario Kart
This is the list of best-selling games in the Mario Kart sub-series.
| Title | Year | Platform(s) | Sales | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Kart Wii | 2008 | 37.38 | [2] | |
| Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | 2017 | 28.99 | [4] | |
| Mario Kart DS | 2005 | 23.60 | [3] | |
| Mario Kart 7 | 2011 | 18.92 | [6] | |
| Mario Kart 64 | 1996 | 9.87 | [5] | |
| Super Mario Kart | 1992 | 8.76 | [5] | |
| Mario Kart 8 | 2014 | 8.45 | [7] | |
| Mario Kart: Double Dash‼ | 2003 | 6.96 | [5] | |
| Mario Kart: Super Circuit | 2001 | 5.90 | [5] |
Mario Party
This is the following list of best-selling games in the Mario Party spin-off series.
| Title | Year | Platform(s) | Sales | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario Party | 2018 | 12.10 | [4] | |
| Mario Party DS | 2006 | 9.31 | [29][5] | |
| Mario Party 8 | 2007 | 8.85 | [29][5] | |
| Mario Party: Island Tour | 2013 | 2.9 | [15] | |
| Mario Party 9 | 2012 | 2.73 | [16] | |
| Mario Party | 1998 | 2.7 | [8] | |
| Mario Party 2 | 1999 | 2.48 | [8] | |
| Mario Party 10 | 2015 | 2.25 | [7] | |
| Mario Party 4 | 2002 | 2 | [20][21] | |
| Mario Party 3 | 2000 | 1.91 | [8] | |
| Mario Party 7 | 2005 | 1.86 | [24] | |
| Mario Party 5 | 2003 | 1.5 | [25][21] | |
| Mario Party 6 | 2004 | 1 | [28] |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Super Mario Bros: 25 Mario facts for the 25th anniversary (fact #10)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Best-Selling Wii Games
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Best-Selling Nintendo DS Games
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 Best-Selling Nintendo Switch Games
- ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13 5.14 5.15 5.16 5.17 5.18 5.19 5.20 5.21 5.22 5.23 5.24 5.25 5.26 5.27 5.28 5.29 5.30 30 Best-Selling Super Mario Games of All Time on the Plumber's 30th Birthday
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 Best-Selling Nintendo 3DS Games
- ↑ 7.00 7.01 7.02 7.03 7.04 7.05 7.06 7.07 7.08 7.09 7.10 Best-Selling Wii U Games
- ↑ 8.00 8.01 8.02 8.03 8.04 8.05 8.06 8.07 8.08 8.09 8.10 8.11 8.12 8.13 8.14 8.15 8.16 8.17 8.18 8.19 8.20 8.21 8.22 CESA Games White Papers. Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Nintendo Earnings December 2019
- ↑ Top 10 Everything 2017 - Paul Terry
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Nintendo Earnings 2nd Quarter September 2020
- ↑ Top 10 of Everything 2016 - Paul Terry
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 Nintendo Earnings March 2011
- ↑ Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition 2016
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 15.5 15.6 15.7 2020 CESA Games White Papers. ISBN 978-4-902346-42-8.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Nintendo Earnings December 2012
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 Nintendo Earnings March 2008
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Nintendo GameCube Japanese ranking Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door JP sales - 409,600
- ↑ Top Selling Nintendo 3DS Units (as of March 31, 2013) (archived)
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 Nintendo Earnings Report 2006 (archived)
- ↑ 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)
- ↑ Nintendo Earnings March 2009
- ↑ 28.0 28.1 Nintendo Annual Report 2005 (archived) (Pg.37)
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 Super Mario Party Could Break The Series' Mediocre Streak (Game Skinny) Date: June 22, 2018.
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