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This is a list of video games for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) video game console, known as the Super Famicom (SFC) in Japan, that have sold or shipped at least one million copies. The best-selling game on the SNES is Super Mario World . First released in Japan on November 21, 1990, it went on to sell over 20 million units worldwide. [1] The second Super Mario game on the SNES, Super Mario All-Stars , is the second-best-selling game on the platform, with sales in excess of 10.5 million units. [1] The console's top five is rounded out by Rare's Donkey Kong Country in third, with sales of 9.3 million units, while its two follow-ups are also in the top ten, [2] Super Mario Kart in fourth, selling over 8.7 million units, and Street Fighter II: The World Warrior in fifth, with 6.3 million units sold.

Contents

There are a total of 54 SNES/Super Famicom games on this list which are confirmed to have sold or shipped at least one million units. Of these, thirteen were developed by internal Nintendo development divisions. Other developers with the most million-selling games include Capcom and Square, with nine games each in the list of 55. Of the 55 games on this list, 21 were published in one or more regions by Nintendo. Other publishers with multiple million-selling games include Capcom with nine games, Square with eight games, Enix with five games, and Acclaim Entertainment with three games. The most popular franchises on SNES include Super Mario (46.18 million combined units), Donkey Kong (17.96 million combined units), and Street Fighter (12.4 million combined units).

List

Key
†Game was bundled with SNES consoles during its lifetime
GameDeveloper(s) [lower-alpha 1] Publisher(s) [lower-alpha 1] Release date [lower-alpha 2] SalesRef.
Super Mario World † Nintendo EAD Nintendo November 21, 199020,610,000 [1]
Super Mario All-Stars † Nintendo EAD Nintendo July 14, 199310,550,000 [1]
Donkey Kong Country † Rare Nintendo November 21, 19949,300,000 [2]
Super Mario Kart † Nintendo EAD Nintendo August 27, 19928,760,000 [1]
Street Fighter II: The World Warrior † Capcom Capcom June 10, 19926,300,000 [3]
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest † Rare Nintendo November 20, 19955,150,000 [2]
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past † Nintendo EAD Nintendo November 21, 19914,610,000 [4]
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island † Nintendo EAD Nintendo August 5, 19954,120,000 [5]
Street Fighter II Turbo Capcom Capcom July 11, 19934,100,000 [3]
Star Fox † Nintendo February 21, 19934,000,000 [6]
Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! Rare Nintendo November 22, 19963,510,000 [2]
Final Fantasy VI Square Square April 2, 19943,420,000 [5]
Killer Instinct † Rare Nintendo August 30, 19953,200,000 [7]
Dragon Quest VI Heartbeat Enix December 9, 19953,200,000 [8]
F-Zero † Nintendo EAD Nintendo November 21, 19902,850,000 [2]
Dragon Quest V Chunsoft Enix September 27, 19922,800,000 [8]
Chrono Trigger Square Square March 11, 19952,500,000 [9]
Final Fantasy V Square Square December 6, 19922,450,000 [10]
Mario Paint † Nintendo R&D1 Nintendo July 14, 19922,310,000 [2]
Super Mario RPG Square Nintendo March 9, 19962,140,000 [2]
Pilotwings Nintendo EAD Nintendo December 21, 19902,000,000 [11] [12]
Super Street Fighter II Capcom Capcom June 25, 19942,000,000 [3]
SimCity Nintendo EAD Nintendo April 26, 19911,980,000 [2]
Secret of Mana Square Square August 6, 19931,830,000 [8]
Final Fantasy IV Square Square July 19, 19911,800,000 [13]
Disney's Aladdin Capcom Capcom November 26, 19931,750,000 [14]
Super Puyo Puyo Compile Banpresto December 10, 19931,700,000 [10]
Super Scope 6 Nintendo R&D1 Nintendo February 19921,650,000 [2]
Mortal Kombat II Sculptured Software Acclaim Entertainment September 9, 19941,510,000 [15]
Romancing SaGa 2 Square Square December 10, 19931,490,000 [8]
Final Fight Capcom Capcom December 21, 19901,480,000 [3]
Dragon Ball Z: Super Butōden Tose Bandai March 20, 19931,450,000 [10]
Kirby Super Star † HAL Laboratory Nintendo March 21, 19961,440,000 [2]
Super Metroid Nintendo March 19, 19941,420,000 [2]
Dragon Quest III Heartbeat Enix December 6, 19961,400,000 [10]
Romancing SaGa Square Square January 28, 19921,320,000 [8]
Wonder Project J Almanic Corporation Enix December 9, 19941,300,000 [16]
Romancing SaGa 3 Square Square November 11, 19951,300,000 [10]
The Lion King Westwood Studios Virgin Interactive December 8, 19941,270,000 [15]
NBA Jam Iguana Entertainment Acclaim Entertainment March 4, 19941,220,000 [15]
Mortal Kombat 3 Sculptured Software Acclaim Entertainment October 13, 19951,220,000 [15]
The Magical Quest Starring Mickey Mouse Capcom Capcom November 20, 19921,210,000 [14]
Dragon Quest I & II Chunsoft Enix December 18, 19931,200,000 [17]
Derby Stallion III ASCII Entertainment Nintendo January 20, 19951,200,000 [10]
Mega Man X Capcom Capcom December 17, 19931,160,000 [3]
Dragon Ball Z: Super Butōden 2 Tose Bandai December 17, 19931,150,000 [10]
Derby Stallion '96 ASCII Entertainment Nintendo March 15, 19961,100,000 [10]
Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts Capcom Capcom October 4, 19911,090,000 [3]
Final Fight 2 Capcom Capcom May 22, 19931,030,000 [3]
Super Tetris 2 + Bombliss Bullet-Proof Software Tose December 18, 19921,000,000 [18]
Tetris 2 Bullet-Proof Software Nintendo July 8, 19941,000,000 [19]
Space Invaders: The Original Game Taito Taito March 25, 19941,000,000 [20]
Super Star Wars JVC Musical Industries November 1, 19921,000,000 [21]
Super Bomberman 2 Produce! Hudson Soft April 28, 19941,000,000 [22]

Notes

  1. 1 2 Only developers and publishers for the original release of each game are listed.
  2. ↑ Only the initial release date on this platform is listed.

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