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8.2

1. Super Mario Bros. / Duck Hunt - Famicom and NES

Sales: 40.24 million (Bundled with console)
Release: 1985
Genre: 2D Platform / Shooter
Developer: Nintendo
Publisher: Nintendo

List-All's rating:

437

8.4

2. Super Mario Bros. - Famicom and NES

(Super Mario Bros. came bundled with Duck Hunt on one cartridge, and that was included with many of the consoles sold, so actually sales figures of Super Mario Bros. alone is not possible to determine.)

List-All's rating:

7.1

3. Duck Hunt - Famicom and NES

(Sales figures for Duck Hunt are hard to determine, since it came bundled along with Super Mario Bros. on most console sales.)

655

8.7

4. Super Mario Bros. 3 - Famicom and NES

Sales: 17.28 million
Release: 1990
Genre: 2D Platform
Developer: Nintendo EAD
Publisher: Nintendo

List-All's rating:

502

7.4

5. Super Mario Bros. 2 - Famicom and NES

Sales: 7.46 million
Release: 1988
Genre: 2D Platform
Developer: Nintendo EAD
Publisher: Nintendo

List-All's rating:

431

8.2

6. The Legend of Zelda - Famicom and NES

Sales: 6.51 million
Release: 1987
Genre: Adventure / RPG
Developer: Nintendo EAD
Publisher: Nintendo

List-All's rating:

282

8.4

7. Tetris - Famicom and NES

Sales: 5.58 million
Release: 1989
Genre: Puzzle
Developer: Alexey Pajitnov
Publisher: Nintendo

181

7.2

8. Dr. Mario - Famicom and NES

Sales: 4.85 million
Release: 1990
Genre: Puzzle
Developer: Nintendo EAD
Publisher: Nintendo

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7.2

9. Zelda II: The Adventure of Link - Famicom and NES

Sales: 4.38 million
Release: 1988
Genre: Adventure / RPG
Developer: Nintendo EAD
Publisher: Nintendo

102

7.3

10. Excitebike - Famicom and NES

Sales: 4.16 million
Release: 1985
Genre: Racing
Developer: Nintendo R&D1
Publisher: Nintendo

List-All's rating:

5.4

11. Golf - Famicom and NES

Sales: 4.01 million
Release: 1986
Genre: Sports
Developer: Nintendo
Publisher: Nintendo

7.5

12. Dragon Warrior III - Famicom and NES

Sales: 3.87 million
Release: 1992 (1988 in Japan)
Genre: Role-Playing Game
Developer: ChunSoft
Publisher: Enix

only 100k sold in North America; rest in Japan

6.8

13. Kung Fu - Famicom and NES

Sales: 3.5 million
Release: 1985
Genre: Beat 'Em Up
Developer: Irem
Publisher: Nintendo

6.7

14. Baseball - Famicom and NES

Sales: 3.2 million
Release: 1985
Genre: Sports
Developer: Nintendo
Publisher: Nintendo

8.2

15. Dragon Warrior IV - Famicom and NES

Sales: 3.12 million
Release: 1992 (1990 in Japan)
Genre: Role-Playing Game
Developer: ChunSoft
Publisher: Enix

only 80k sold in North America; rest in Japan

16. World Class Track Meet - Famicom and NES

Sales: 3.08 million (bundled with PowerPad)
Release: 1987
Genre: Sports
Developer: Bandai
Publisher: Bandai

most of sales came from being bundled on a 3-in-1 cartridge along with Super Mario Bros. and Duck Hunt, the NES console, and the PowerPad accessory

106

17. Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! - Famicom and NES

Sales: 3.02 million
Release: 1987
Genre: Sports
Developer: Nintendo IRD
Publisher: Nintendo

List-All's rating:

205

7.6

18. Metroid - Famicom and NES

Sales: 2.73 million
Release: 1987
Genre: Action / Platform
Developer: Nintendo R&D1
Publisher: Nintendo

List-All's rating:

8.5

19. Super Mario Bros.: Lost Levels - Famicom and NES

Sales: 2.65 million (Japan only)
Release: 1986
Genre: 2D Platform
Developer: Nintendo EAD
Publisher: Nintendo

Super Mario Bros. 2 (the original) was only released in Japan, and was very similar to SMB but with harder levels. The SMB 2 that was released in North America was a modified version of Doki Doki Panic with Mario characters thrown in. This version was released as 'The Lost Levels' on future compilation packs and Wii Virtual Console.

7.5

20. Dragon Warrior II - Famicom and NES

Sales: 2.56 million
Release: 1990 (1987 in Japan)
Genre: Role-Playing Game
Developer: ChunSoft
Publisher: Enix

only 150k sold in North America; rest in Japan

7.4

21. Ice Hockey - Famicom and NES

Sales: 2.42 million
Release: 1988
Genre: Sports
Developer: Nintendo
Publisher: Nintendo

List-All's rating:

6.5

22. Pro Wrestling - Famicom and NES

Sales: 2.4 million
Release: 1986
Genre: Fighting
Developer: Nintendo
Publisher: Nintendo

7.1

23. Mario Bros. (Classic Arcade Series) - Famicom and NES

Sales: 2.28 million
Release: 1985 (1983 in Japan)
Genre: Arcade
Developer: Nintendo
Publisher: Nintendo

6.9

24. Tennis - Famicom and NES

Sales: 2.17 million
Release: 1985
Genre: Sports
Developer: Nintendo
Publisher: Nintendo

25. Volleyball - Famicom and NES

Sales: 2.15 million
Release: 1987 (1986 in Japan)
Genre: Sports
Developer: Nintendo
Publisher: Nintendo

only 140k sold in North America; rest in Japan

26. R.C. Pro-Am - Famicom and NES

Sales: 2.14 million
Release: 1988
Genre: Racing
Developer: Rare
Publisher: Nintendo

27. Famista '89 - Kaimaku Han!! [JP Import] - Famicom and NES

Sales: 2.05 million (Japan only)
Release: 1989
Genre: Sports
Developer: Namco
Publisher: Namco

7.7

28. Dragon Warrior - Famicom and NES

Sales: 2.0 million
Release: 1989 (1986 in Japan)
Genre: Role-Playing Game
Developer: ChunSoft
Publisher: Enix / Nintendo

1.5 million in Japan, 500k in North America

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29. Yoshi (aka Mario & Yoshi) - Famicom and NES

Sales: 1.98 million
Release: 1992
Genre: Puzzle
Developer: Nintendo
Publisher: Nintendo

6.6

30. Rad Racer - Famicom and NES

Sales: 1.96 million
Release: 1987
Genre: Racing
Developer: SquareSoft
Publisher: Nintendo

6.5

31. Soccer - Famicom and NES

Sales: 1.96 million
Release: 1987 (1985 in Japan)
Genre: Sports
Developer: Nintendo
Publisher: Nintendo

Over 1.5 million of total sales from Japan alone

6.3

32. Pinball - Famicom and NES

Sales: 1.85 million
Release: 1985
Genre: Arcade
Developer: Nintendo
Publisher: Nintendo

7.3

33. Kid Icarus - Famicom and NES

Sales: 1.76 million
Release: 1987
Genre: 2D Platform
Developer: Nintendo R&D1
Publisher: Nintendo

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8.2

34. Kirby's Adventure - Famicom and NES

Sales: 1.75 million
Release: 1993
Genre: 2D Platform
Developer: HAL Laboratory
Publisher: Nintendo

7.9

35. Duck Tales - Famicom and NES

Sales: 1.67 million
Release: 1989
Genre: 2D Platform
Developer: Capcom
Publisher: Capcom / Nintendo

List-All's rating:

7.3

36. Ghosts 'N Goblins - Famicom and NES

Sales: 1.64 million
Release: 1986
Genre: 2D Platform
Developer: Capcom
Publisher: Capcom

7.7

37. Donkey Kong Classics - Famicom and NES

Sales: 1.56 million
Release: 1988
Genre: Arcade
Developer: Nintendo
Publisher: Nintendo

7.1

38. Ice Climber - Famicom and NES

Sales: 1.5 million
Release: 1985
Genre: 2D Platform
Developer: Nintendo
Publisher: Nintendo

147

8.4

39. Mega Man 2 - Famicom and NES

Sales: 1.5 million
Release: 1989
Genre: 2D Platform
Developer: Capcom
Publisher: Capcom

List-All's rating:

8.3

40. Nintendo World Cup - Famicom and NES

Sales: 1.48 million
Release: 1990
Genre: Sports
Developer: Technos
Publisher: Nintendo

7.3

41. Final Fantasy III - JP: ファイナルフ�... - Famicom and NES

Sales: 1.4 million (Japan only)
Release: 1990
Genre: Role-Playing Game
Developer: Square
Publisher: Square

5.3

42. Gyromite - Famicom and NES

Sales: 1.32 million
Release: 1985
Genre: Puzzle / Platform
Developer: Nintendo R&D1
Publisher: Nintendo

7.7

43. Yoshi's Cookie - Famicom and NES

Sales: 1.3 million
Release: 1992
Genre: Puzzle
Developer: Bullet Proof
Publisher: Nintendo

6.3

44. Hogan's Alley - Famicom and NES

Sales: 1.27 million
Release: 1985
Genre: Shooter
Developer: Nintendo
Publisher: Nintendo

6.3

45. Xevious - Famicom and NES

Sales: 1.27 million
Release: 1988 (1984 in Japan)
Genre: Shooter
Developer: Namco
Publisher: Namco

almost all sales were for original Japanese release; had a very limited release in 1988 in Europe

7.5

46. Chip 'N Dale: Rescue Rangers - Famicom and NES

Sales: 1.19 million
Release: 1990
Genre: 2D Platform
Developer: Capcom
Publisher: Capcom

6.2

47. Commando - Famicom and NES

Sales: 1.14 million
Release: 1986
Genre: Shooter
Developer: Capcom
Publisher: Capcom

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7.9

48. Mega Man 3 - Famicom and NES

Sales: 1.12 million
Release: 1990
Genre: 2D Platform
Developer: Capcom
Publisher: Capcom

List-All's rating:

6.5

49. Popeye - Famicom and NES

Sales: 1.1 million
Release: 1986 (1983 in Japan)
Genre: Arcade
Developer: Nintendo
Publisher: Nintendo

7.8

50. NES Open Tournament Golf - Famicom and NES

Sales: 1.0 million
Release: 1991
Genre: Sports
Developer: Nintendo R&D2
Publisher: Nintendo

All Nintendo NES titles that have passed 1 million sales since the console launched, sorted by best selling titles.

source: VGChartz.com

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