List of best-selling Nintendo DS video games

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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.

There are a total of 71 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 71 games on this list, 50 were published in one or more regions by Nintendo.

By March 31, 2020, over 948.69 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

No. Game Copies sold Release date[a] Genre(s) Developer(s) Publisher(s)
1 New Super Mario Bros. 30.80 million[3] May 15, 2006 Platform Nintendo EAD (Group 4) Nintendo
2 Nintendogs (all versions) 23.96 million[3] April 21, 2005 Pet-raising simulation Nintendo EAD (Group 1) Nintendo
3 Mario Kart DS 23.60 million[3] November 14, 2005 Racing Nintendo EAD (Group 1) Nintendo
4 Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! 19.01 million[3] May 19, 2005 Puzzle Nintendo SPD Nintendo
5 Pokémon Diamond and Pearl 17.67 million[3] September 28, 2006 Role-playing Game Freak
6 Pokémon Black and White 15.64 million[3] September 18, 2010 Role-playing Game Freak
7 Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day! 14.88 million[3] December 29, 2005 Puzzle Nintendo SPD Nintendo
8 Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver 12.72 million[3] September 12, 2009 Role-playing Game Freak
9 Animal Crossing: Wild World 11.75 million[3] November 23, 2005 Social simulation Nintendo EAD (Group 2) Nintendo
10 Super Mario 64 DS 11.06 million[3] November 21, 2004 Platform Nintendo EAD Nintendo
11 Mario Party DS 9.31 million[4] November 8, 2007 Party Hudson Soft Nintendo
12 Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 7.63 million[5] June 23, 2012 Role-playing Game Freak
13 Pokémon Platinum 7.06 million[6] September 13, 2008 Role-playing Game Freak
14 Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies 5.31 million[b] July 11, 2009 Role-playing Level-5
15 Big Brain Academy 5.01 million[9] June 30, 2005
Nintendo EAD (Group 4) Nintendo
16 Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness 4.50 million[c] September 13, 2007 Roguelike Chunsoft
17 Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games 4.22 million[12] January 17, 2008
Sega Sports R&D
18 The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass 4.13 million[9] June 23, 2007 Action-adventure Nintendo EAD (Group 3) Nintendo
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story 4.13 million[8] February 11, 2009 Role-playing AlphaDream Nintendo
20 Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box 3.94 million[d] November 29, 2007
Level-5
21 Tomodachi Collection 3.67 million[14] June 18, 2009 Life simulation Nintendo SPD (Group 1) Nintendo
22 Professor Layton and the Curious Village 3.17 million[6] February 15, 2007
Level-5
23 Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team 3.08 million[15][e] November 17, 2005 Roguelike Chunsoft
24 Kageyama Method: Masu x Masu Pure Hyaku Masu Keisan - Hyaku Masu no Maeni Kore Dayo! 3 million[17] December 7, 2006
Jupiter Shogakukan
25 Yoshi's Island DS 2.91 million[9] November 13, 2006 Platform Artoon Nintendo
26 English Training: Have Fun Improving Your Skills! 2.86 million[15] January 26, 2006 Educational Nintendo SPD Nintendo
27 Professor Layton and the Unwound Future 2.83 million[f] November 27, 2008
Level-5
28 Cooking Mama 2.82 million[g] March 23, 2006
Office Create
29 Pokémon Ranger 2.7 million[9] March 23, 2006 Action role-playing HAL Laboratory
30 The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks 2.6 million[14] December 7, 2009 Action-adventure Nintendo EAD (Group 3) Nintendo
31 Flash Focus: Vision Training in Minutes a Day 2.52 million[9] May 31, 2007 Puzzle
Nintendo
32 Kirby Super Star Ultra 2.36 million[11] September 29, 2008 Platform HAL Laboratory Nintendo
33 WarioWare: Touched! 2.15 million[15] December 2, 2004 Action, rhythm
Nintendo
34 Style Savvy 2.09 million[6] October 23, 2008 Simulation Syn Sophia Nintendo
35 Tetris DS 2.05 million[15] March 20, 2006 Puzzle Nintendo SPD (Group 2) Nintendo
36 Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia 2.04 million[11] March 20, 2008 Action role-playing Creatures Inc.
37 Final Fantasy III 2 million[h] August 24, 2006 Role-playing Matrix Software Square Enix
38 Rhythm Heaven 1.92 million[11][i] July 31, 2008 Rhythm
Nintendo
39 Professor Layton and the Last Specter 1.91 million[j] November 26, 2009
Level-5
40 Art Academy 1.9 million[8] June 19, 2010 Educational
Nintendo
41 Personal Trainer: Cooking 1.84 million[11] June 20, 2008 Educational
Nintendo
42 Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem! 1.78 million[8] November 14, 2010 Puzzle Nintendo Software Technology Nintendo
43 Common Sense Training 1.66 million[22] October 26, 2006 Platform HAL Laboratory Nintendo
44 Kirby: Squeak Squad 1.6 million[25] November 2, 2006 Action-platformer
Nintendo
45 Mario Hoops 3-on-3 1.5 million[15] July 27, 2006 Sports Square Enix Nintendo
46 Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride 1.49 million[k] July 17, 2008 Role-playing ArtePiazza Square Enix
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 1.49 million[22] December 28, 2006 Role-playing Tose Square Enix
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days 1.49 million[7] May 30, 2009 Action role-playing h.a.n.d. Square Enix
49 Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen 1.46 million[l] November 22, 2007 Role-playing ChunSoft Enix
50 Guitar Hero: On Tour 1.4 million[m] June 22, 2008 Music Activision Activision
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky 1.4 million[n] September 13, 2007 Roguelike ChunSoft Nintendo
52 Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time 1.39 million[15] November 28, 2005 Role-playing AlphaDream Nintendo
53 Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation 1.35 million[22] January 28, 2010 Role-playing ArtePiazza Nintendo
54 Hannah Montana 1.3 million[20] October 10, 2006 Adventure DC Studios Buena Vista Games
MySims 1.3 million[o] September 18, 2007 Life simulation Tose Electronic Arts
56 Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 1.25 million[29] April 28, 2010 Role-playing Tose Square Enix
Sonic Colors 1.25 million
[citation needed] 		November 11, 2010 Platform Dimps Sega
58 Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis 1.24 million[15] September 25, 2006 Puzzle Nintendo Software Technology Nintendo
59 Clubhouse Games 1.23 million[p] November 3, 2005 Puzzle Agenda Nintendo
60 High School Musical: Makin' the Cut! 1.2 million[31] August 14, 2007 Music A2M Buena Vista Games
61 Inazuma Eleven: Firestorm and Blizzard 1.18 million[22] October 1, 2009
Level-5 Nintendo
62 Super Princess Peach 1.15 million[15] October 20, 2005 Platform Tose Nintendo
63 Love and Berry DS Collection 1.12 million[32] November 22, 2006
Sega Sega
Tamagotchi Connection: Corner Shop 1.12 million[22] September 15, 2005
NanaOn-Sha Bandai
65 Final Fantasy IV 1.09 million[q] December 20, 2007 Role-playing Matrix Software Square Enix
66 Kirby Mass Attack 1.06 million[24] August 4, 2011 Platform HAL Laboratory Nintendo
67 Diddy Kong Racing DS 1.04 million[15] February 5, 2007 Racing Rare Rare
Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings 1.04 million[r] April 26, 2007 Tactical role-playing Square Enix Square Enix
69 Drawn to Life 1 million[33] September 10, 2007
5th Cell THQ
Scribblenauts 1 million[34] September 15, 2009
5th Cell Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
71 Spectrobes 1 million[35] March 6, 2007 Action role-playing Jupiter Disney Interactive Studios

Notes

  1. ^ Only the initial release date on this platform is listed.
  2. ^ Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies sales breakdown:
    • Japan – 4.26 million[7]
    • Elsewhere – 1.05 million[8]
  3. ^ Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness sales breakdown:
    • Japan – 1.58 million[10]
    • Elsewhere – 2.92 million[11]
  4. ^ Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box sales breakdown:
    • Japan – 928,000[13]
    • Elsewhere – 2.43 million[6]
  5. ^ Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team sales breakdown:
    • Japan – 761,617[10]
    • Elsewhere – 2.27 million[16]
  6. ^ Professor Layton and the Unwound Future sales breakdown:
    • Japan – 862,000[13]
    • Elsewhere – 1.97 million[8]
  7. ^ Cooking Mama sales breakdown:
    • Europe – 1 million[18]
    • Japan – 62,000[19]
    • United States – 1.2 million[20]
  8. ^ Final Fantasy III sales breakdown:
    • Europe – 480,000[21]
    • Japan – 1.06 million[22]
    • North America – 460,000[23]
  9. ^ Sales data only reported for Japan.
  10. ^ Professor Layton and the Last Specter sales breakdown:
    • Japan – 659,000[13]
    • Elsewhere – 1.25 million[24]
  11. ^ Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride sales breakdown:
    • Europe – 70,000[26]
    • Japan – 1.36 million[22]
    • North America – 60,000[26]
  12. ^ Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen sales breakdown:
    • Europe – 150,000[26]
    • Japan – 1.19 million[21][26]
    • North America – 110,000[26]
  13. ^ Guitar Hero: On Tour sales breakdown:
    • France – 100,000[27]
    • United Kingdom – 200,000[28]
    • United States – 1.1 million[20]
  14. ^ Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky sales breakdown:
    • Japan – 480,000[6]
    • Elsewhere – 920,000[6]
  15. ^ MySims sales breakdown:
    • United Kingdom – 300,000[28]
    • United States – 1 million[20]
  16. ^ Clubhouse Games sales breakdown:
    • Japan – 630,000[19]
    • United Kingdom – 600,000[30]
  17. ^ Final Fantasy IV sales breakdown:
  18. ^ Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings sales breakdown:
    • Europe – 280,000[21]
    • Japan – 540,000[21]
    • North America – 220,000[21]

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