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This is a list of video games for the Nintendo DS video game console that have sold or shipped at least one million copies. The best-selling game on the Nintendo DS is New Super Mario Bros. First released in North America on May 15, 2006, it went on to sell nearly 31 million units worldwide.

Contents

There are a total of 75 Nintendo DS games on this list which are confirmed to have sold or shipped at least one million units. Of these, 18 were developed by internal Nintendo development divisions. Of the 75 games on this list, 51 were published in one or more regions by Nintendo.

By September 30, 2022, over 948.76 million total copies of games had been sold for the Nintendo DS. [1] As of March 31, 2019, there are a total of 139 Nintendo DS games that have sold at least one million units. [2]

List

GameCopies soldRelease date [a] Genre(s)Developer(s)Publisher(s)
New Super Mario Bros. 30.80 million [3] May 15, 2006 Platform Nintendo EAD (Group 4) Nintendo
Nintendogs (all versions)23.96 million [3] April 21, 2005 Pet-raising simulation Nintendo EAD (Group 1) Nintendo
Mario Kart DS 23.60 million [3] November 14, 2005 Racing Nintendo EAD (Group 1) Nintendo
Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! 19.01 million [3] May 19, 2005 Puzzle Nintendo SPD Nintendo
Pokémon Diamond and Pearl 17.67 million [3] September 28, 2006 Role-playing Game Freak
Pokémon Black and White 15.64 million [3] September 18, 2010 Role-playing Game Freak
Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day! 14.88 million [3] December 29, 2005 Puzzle Nintendo SPD Nintendo
Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver 12.72 million [3] September 12, 2009 Role-playing Game Freak
Animal Crossing: Wild World 11.75 million [3] November 23, 2005 Social simulation Nintendo EAD (Group 2) Nintendo
Super Mario 64 DS 11.06 million [3] November 21, 2004 Platform Nintendo EAD Nintendo
Mario Party DS 9.31 million [4] November 8, 2007 Party Hudson Soft Nintendo
Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 8.52 million [5] June 23, 2012 Role-playing Game Freak
Pokémon Platinum 7.06 million [6] September 13, 2008 Role-playing Game Freak
Big Brain Academy 6.15 million [5] June 30, 2005 Nintendo EAD (Group 4) Nintendo
Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies 5.5 million [6] July 11, 2009 Role-playing Level-5
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness 4.88 million [5] September 13, 2007 Roguelike Chunsoft
The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass 4.76 million [5] June 23, 2007 Action-adventure Nintendo EAD (Group 3) Nintendo
Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga 4.7 million [7] November 6, 2007 Action-adventure Traveller's Tales LucasArts
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story 4.56 million [5] February 11, 2009 Role-playing AlphaDream Nintendo
Professor Layton and the Curious Village 4.49 million [6] February 15, 2007 Level-5
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games 4.22 million [8] January 17, 2008 Sega Sports R&D
English Training: Have Fun Improving Your Skills!3.91 million [5] January 26, 2006 Educational Nintendo SPD Nintendo
Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box 3.88 million [6] November 29, 2007 Level-5
Tomodachi Collection 3.76 million [5] June 18, 2009 Life simulation Nintendo SPD (Group 1) Nintendo
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team 3.49 million [5] November 17, 2005 Roguelike Chunsoft
Yoshi's Island DS 3.36 million [5] November 13, 2006 Platform Artoon Nintendo
Flash Focus: Vision Training in Minutes a Day 3.23 million [5] May 31, 2007 Puzzle Nintendo
Rhythm Heaven 3.04 million [5] July 31, 2008 Rhythm
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Professor Layton and the Unwound Future 3.02 million [6] November 27, 2008 Level-5
Professor Kageyama's Maths Training: The Hundred Cell Calculation Method 3 million [9] December 7, 2006 Jupiter
Kirby Super Star Ultra 2.99 million [5] September 29, 2008 Platform HAL Laboratory Nintendo
Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem! 2.98 million [5] November 14, 2010 Puzzle Nintendo Software Technology Nintendo
Style Savvy 2.98 million [5] October 23, 2008 Simulation Syn Sophia Nintendo
The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks 2.96 million [5] December 7, 2009 Action-adventure Nintendo EAD (Group 3) Nintendo
Pokémon Ranger 2.93 million [5] March 23, 2006 Action role-playing
Tetris DS 2.74 million [5] March 20, 2006 Puzzle Nintendo SPD (Group 2) Nintendo
Cooking Mama 2.62 million [b] March 23, 2006 Office Create
Clubhouse Games 2.57 million [5] November 3, 2005 Puzzle Agenda Nintendo
WarioWare: Touched! 2.47 million [5] December 2, 2004 Action, rhythm Nintendo
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia 2.35 million [5] March 20, 2008 Action role-playing Creatures Inc.
Art Academy 2.33 million [5] June 19, 2010 Educational Nintendo
Final Fantasy III 2.3 million [6] August 24, 2006 Role-playing Matrix Software Square Enix
Kirby: Squeak Squad 2.27 million [5] November 2, 2006 Action-platformer Nintendo
Cooking Guide: Can't Decide What to Eat? 2.17 million [5] June 20, 2008 Educational Nintendo
Professor Layton and the Last Specter 2.06 million [6] November 26, 2009 Level-5
Mario Hoops 3-on-3 2.03 million [5] July 27, 2006 Sports Square Enix Nintendo
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 2 million [6] April 28, 2010 Role-playing Tose
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 1.9 million [6] December 28, 2006 Role-playing Tose Square Enix
Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time 1.73 million [5] November 28, 2005 Role-playing AlphaDream Nintendo
Super Princess Peach 1.7 million [5] October 20, 2005 Platform Tose Nintendo
Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride 1.7 million [6] July 17, 2008 Role-playing ArtePiazza Square Enix
Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation 1.7 million [6] January 28, 2010 Role-playing ArtePiazza Nintendo
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days 1.7 million [6] May 30, 2009 Action role-playing h.a.n.d. Square Enix
Common Sense Training 1.68 million [6] October 26, 2006 Platform HAL Laboratory Nintendo
Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen 1.6 million [6] November 22, 2007 Role-playing ChunSoft Enix
Diddy Kong Racing DS 1.59 million [5] February 5, 2007 Racing Rare Nintendo
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs 1.53 million [6] March 6, 2010 Action role-playing Creatures Inc.
Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis 1.52 million [5] September 25, 2006 Puzzle Nintendo Software Technology Nintendo
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky 1.49 million [5] April 18, 2009 Roguelike ChunSoft Nintendo
Tamagotchi Connection: Corner Shop 1.48 million [13] [6] September 15, 2005 NanaOn-Sha Bandai
Guitar Hero: On Tour 1.4 million [c] June 22, 2008 Music Activision Activision
Hannah Montana 1.3 million [12] October 10, 2006 Adventure DC Studios Buena Vista Games
Kirby Mass Attack 1.22 million [5] August 4, 2011 Platform HAL Laboratory Nintendo
MySims 1.2 million [d] September 18, 2007 Life simulation Tose Electronic Arts
High School Musical: Makin' the Cut! 1.2 million [16] August 14, 2007 Music A2M Buena Vista Games
Final Fantasy IV 1.2 million [6] December 20, 2007 Role-playing Matrix Software Square Enix
Inazuma Eleven: Firestorm and Blizzard 1.18 million [13] October 1, 2009 Level-5 Nintendo
Love and Berry DS Collection 1.12 million [17] November 22, 2006 Sega Sega
Chrono Trigger 1.10 million [18] November 20, 2008 Role-playing Square Enix Square Enix
Tamagotchi Connection: Corner Shop 2 1.09 million [6] July 27, 2006 Dimps Namco Bandai Games
Metroid Prime Hunters 1.08 million [5] June 1, 2006 Nintendo Software Technology Nintendo
Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings 1.04 million [e] April 26, 2007 Tactical role-playing Square Enix Square Enix
Drawn to Life 1 million [20] September 10, 2007 5th Cell THQ
Scribblenauts 1 million [21] September 15, 2009 5th Cell Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Spectrobes 1 million [22] March 6, 2007 Action role-playing Jupiter Disney Interactive Studios

Notes

  1. ↑ Only the initial release date on this platform is listed.
  2. ↑ Cooking Mama sales breakdown:
    • Europe – 1 million [10]
    • Japan – 62,000 [11]
    • United States – 1.2 million [12]
  3. ↑ Guitar Hero: On Tour sales breakdown:
    • France – 100,000 [14]
    • United Kingdom – 200,000 [15]
    • United States – 1.1 million [12]
  4. ↑ MySims sales breakdown:
    • United Kingdom – 300,000 [15]
    • United States – 1 million [12]
  5. ↑ Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings sales breakdown:
    • Europe – 280,000 [19]
    • Japan – 540,000 [19]
    • North America – 220,000 [19]

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