I probably shouldn’t be surprised, but I didn’t expect to see Nintendogs out selling every pokemon title on the DS
StandingCow
My brother and I still remember the christmas morning we got donkey kong country… the graphics were mind blowing for the time and the music was top notch.
SpyderZT
To Absolutely Nobody’s Surprise, First Party Titles DOMINATE Nintendo Consoles. ;P
22444466688
Love my Mario Kart machines
Dangerous-Mark7266
Can we just take a moment to appreciate whoever made this infographic did amazing work this is great to look at
Gamebird8
Wii Sports selling 80 million will never not be funny to me… Because it was bundled with every Wii
Skydus36
Bruh wii sports came with the console
NoMoreGoldPlz
How did they sell More Mario Bros 1 games than Duck Hunt games?!
Happygamer1000
It just goes to show that developers don’t need to spend hundreds of millions of dollars making great gaming experiences. I feel like more developers could learn from Nintendo.
drunkentenshiNL
“wHy dOeSn’T nInTeNdO gO 3rD pArTy?”
This is why. Damn near 40 years of selling millions upon millions of games. Even their dips rebound to massive gains.
InitialAge5179
Animal crossing new horizons was such a great move by Nintendo. Right in the heart of the pandemic they gave us the best chill game to play day to day. It introduced a ton of people like me into animal crossing
tiltedslim
Really surprised that Link’s Awakening isn’t on the list for Gameboy/Gameboy Color. I remember them releasing a color version with extra dungeons that I thought sold really well.
Typhii
Wii sports within the Wii graph is basically pointless because it was sold with the console.
QualityKoalaTeacher
Now lets see the worst selling titles
FrazLvl13
place 10 on wii has more than place 1 on wiiu
Hateful_creeper2
Duck Hunt being high was because the game came with lot of copies of Super Mario Bros and the NES.
lpjunior999
Couple surprises there, wasn’t expecting to see Just Dance 3 make the chart but makes sense.
WarmResound
As mentioned Wii Sports was a pack in at launch for the Wii, IIRC many of the tops sellers were.
Additionally, this list makes less sense when you observe Emerald is separate on GBA from Ruby/Sapphire yet Yellow and Crystal are grouped with R/B/G and G/S respectively on Game Boy/Color.
sandman730
Why is Pokemon Emerald separate, while Crystal, Yellow, etc. aren’t?
mark_twain007
It’s a little funny that SSB for 3DS outsold it’s WiiU counterpart.
a_o
i wonder if super smash bros for 64 would’ve been even more successful if they just produced more cartridges.
Elagatis
I’m honestly surprised twilight princess isn’t on this list
poptimist185
The N64 figures really put into perspective what a juggernaut Sony was in the late 90s, and I say that as someone who played the console to death
BadEarly9278
Excitebike
Hell yes.
madbr3991
Can we really count the games that were included with the system?
Mario bros, Mario world, Mario 64, wii sports, and tetris. Were all included with there system
Due_Teaching_6974
I am surprised that scarlet and violet outsold ToTK, given the difference in quality
CKtheFourth
I think Animal Crossings: New Horizons coincidentally dropping right before the pandemic shutdown was maybe the largest example of being the right game for the right moment. Switches were so popular you couldn’t find them in stores for a few months–3 years after it initially released. Insane.
rbardy
Did you guys noticed that Wii U have Game Cube levels of sales?
The best selling Wii U game wouldn’t even enter the Wii, DS or Switch list.
It sure was a cursed console.
askewboka
Why did they never continue the Diddy Kong Racing series!?!
Also my sister and I had every GBC game on there so this tracks 🤣
pikachoooooo_pa
As long as kids are there, mario will forever be one of the favorites even after when the same kids have their own kids. In short the mario fever never truly ends.
Caridor
I have to think that the Mario Kart are inflated somewhat. When I got my Switch, there was a deal that included Mario Kart for like a fiver extra.
Cavissi
I must be one of the only nintendo fans not that into Mario kart. It’s alright, I’ve owned a few and it’s fun with friends, but I get bored of it after an hour or so.
Snuffaluffagus123
This really puts into perspective how much Pokémon dominated the handheld sphere for so long.
_Non-Photo_Blue_
I’m surprised to see that Goldeneye outsold OOT.
AbLincoln1863
I mean Wii sports should have like an asterisk or something next to it since a lot of wiis just came with it. I know I probably wasn’t gonna buy Wii sports but it came with the thing
Portlander
All right Mario duck Hunt feels like cheating as every system came with them. Super Mario Bros 3 is the real winner there
Shirt_Ninja
I remember finally being able to play street fighter 2 at home. Man what an incredible experience. We ran that cart ragged.
37 Comments
I probably shouldn’t be surprised, but I didn’t expect to see Nintendogs out selling every pokemon title on the DS
My brother and I still remember the christmas morning we got donkey kong country… the graphics were mind blowing for the time and the music was top notch.
To Absolutely Nobody’s Surprise, First Party Titles DOMINATE Nintendo Consoles. ;P
Love my Mario Kart machines
Can we just take a moment to appreciate whoever made this infographic did amazing work this is great to look at
Wii Sports selling 80 million will never not be funny to me… Because it was bundled with every Wii
Bruh wii sports came with the console
How did they sell More Mario Bros 1 games than Duck Hunt games?!
It just goes to show that developers don’t need to spend hundreds of millions of dollars making great gaming experiences. I feel like more developers could learn from Nintendo.
“wHy dOeSn’T nInTeNdO gO 3rD pArTy?”
This is why. Damn near 40 years of selling millions upon millions of games. Even their dips rebound to massive gains.
Animal crossing new horizons was such a great move by Nintendo. Right in the heart of the pandemic they gave us the best chill game to play day to day. It introduced a ton of people like me into animal crossing
Really surprised that Link’s Awakening isn’t on the list for Gameboy/Gameboy Color. I remember them releasing a color version with extra dungeons that I thought sold really well.
Wii sports within the Wii graph is basically pointless because it was sold with the console.
Now lets see the worst selling titles
place 10 on wii has more than place 1 on wiiu
Duck Hunt being high was because the game came with lot of copies of Super Mario Bros and the NES.
Couple surprises there, wasn’t expecting to see Just Dance 3 make the chart but makes sense.
As mentioned Wii Sports was a pack in at launch for the Wii, IIRC many of the tops sellers were.
Additionally, this list makes less sense when you observe Emerald is separate on GBA from Ruby/Sapphire yet Yellow and Crystal are grouped with R/B/G and G/S respectively on Game Boy/Color.
Why is Pokemon Emerald separate, while Crystal, Yellow, etc. aren’t?
It’s a little funny that SSB for 3DS outsold it’s WiiU counterpart.
i wonder if super smash bros for 64 would’ve been even more successful if they just produced more cartridges.
I’m honestly surprised twilight princess isn’t on this list
The N64 figures really put into perspective what a juggernaut Sony was in the late 90s, and I say that as someone who played the console to death
Excitebike
Hell yes.
Can we really count the games that were included with the system?
Mario bros, Mario world, Mario 64, wii sports, and tetris. Were all included with there system
I am surprised that scarlet and violet outsold ToTK, given the difference in quality
I think Animal Crossings: New Horizons coincidentally dropping right before the pandemic shutdown was maybe the largest example of being the right game for the right moment. Switches were so popular you couldn’t find them in stores for a few months–3 years after it initially released. Insane.
Did you guys noticed that Wii U have Game Cube levels of sales?
The best selling Wii U game wouldn’t even enter the Wii, DS or Switch list.
It sure was a cursed console.
Why did they never continue the Diddy Kong Racing series!?!
Also my sister and I had every GBC game on there so this tracks 🤣
As long as kids are there, mario will forever be one of the favorites even after when the same kids have their own kids. In short the mario fever never truly ends.
I have to think that the Mario Kart are inflated somewhat. When I got my Switch, there was a deal that included Mario Kart for like a fiver extra.
I must be one of the only nintendo fans not that into Mario kart. It’s alright, I’ve owned a few and it’s fun with friends, but I get bored of it after an hour or so.
This really puts into perspective how much Pokémon dominated the handheld sphere for so long.
I’m surprised to see that Goldeneye outsold OOT.
I mean Wii sports should have like an asterisk or something next to it since a lot of wiis just came with it. I know I probably wasn’t gonna buy Wii sports but it came with the thing
All right Mario duck Hunt feels like cheating as every system came with them. Super Mario Bros 3 is the real winner there
I remember finally being able to play street fighter 2 at home. Man what an incredible experience. We ran that cart ragged.