Statistics for Best Selling Nintendo Games by Year

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Answer Stats

Year	Console	Copies Sold (in millions)	Game	% Correct
1985	NES	48.24	Super Mario Bros.	100%
1986	NES	6.51	The Legend of Zelda	86%
2017	WiiU / Switch	32.84 (1.69 + 31.15)	The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild	79%
1996	Game Boy	47.52	Pokémon Red / Blue / Green / Yellow	76%
2014	WiiU / Switch	65.47 (8.46 + 57.01)	Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe	70%
2013	3DS	16.44	Pokémon X / Y	66%
1999	Game Boy / Game Boy Colour	24.49	Pokémon Gold / Silver / Crystal	63%
1988	NES	19	Super Mario Bros. 3	61%
1998	N64	7.6	The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time	61%
2006	Wii	82.88	Wii Sports	60%
2002	Game Boy Advance	23.28	Pokémon Ruby / Sapphire / Emerald	59%
1990	SNES	20.61	Super Mario World	59%
1989	Game Boy	35	Tetris	59%
2023	Switch	19.50	The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom	58%
2010	DS	15.64	Pokémon Black / White	57%
2019	Switch	26.02	Pokémon Sword / Shield	57%
2016	3DS	16.18	Pokémon Sun / Moon / Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon	53%
2021	Switch	14.92	Pokémon Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl	52%
2022	Switch	23.23	Pokémon Scarlet / Violet	51%
2011	3DS	18.68	Mario Kart 7	49%
2018	Switch	32.44	Super Smash Bros. Ultimate	49%
2000	N64	3.36	The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask	49%
2008	Wii	37.24	Mario Kart Wii	48%
2020	Switch	43.38	Animal Crossing: New Horizons	45%
2001	GameCube	7.09	Super Smash Bros. Melee	45%
1991	SNES	4.61	The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past	38%
1984	NES	28.3	Duck Hunt	37%
1994	SNES	9.3	Donkey Kong Country	35%
2003	GameCube	7	Mario Kart Double Dash	30%
2007	Wii	43.8	Wii Fit / Wii Fit Plus	26%
1987	NES	4.38	Zelda II: The Adventure of Link	26%
2004	Game Boy Advance	12	Pokémon Fire Red / Leaf Green	25%
2009	Wii	33.11	Wii Sports Resort	25%
1997	N64	8.09	GoldenEye 007	21%
2005	DS	23.96	Nintendogs	21%
1992	Game Boy	11.18	Super Mario Land 2: Six Golden Coins	21%
2015	WiiU / 3DS	7.81 (4.02 + 3.79)	Super Mario Maker	21%
2012	WiiU / Switch	22.52 (5.82 + 16.70)	New Super Mario Bros. U	17%
1995	SNES	5.15	Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy’s Kong Quest	16%
1993	SNES	10.55	Super Mario All-Stars	9%
1983	NES	3.2	Baseball	4%