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.

Nintendo DS

There are a total of 76 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 76 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, 2025, there are a total of 139 Nintendo DS games that have sold at least one million units.[2]

List

More information Game, Copies sold ...
Game Copies sold Release date[a] Developer(s) Publisher(s)
New Super Mario Bros. 30.80 million[3] May 15, 2006[4] Nintendo EAD (Group 4)[5] Nintendo
Nintendogs (all versions) 23.96 million[3] April 21, 2005 Nintendo EAD (Group 1)[6] Nintendo
Mario Kart DS 23.60 million[3] November 14, 2005 Nintendo EAD (Group 1)[6] Nintendo
Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! 19.01 million[3] May 19, 2005 Nintendo SPD Nintendo
Pokémon Diamond and Pearl 17.67 million[3] September 28, 2006 Game Freak
Pokémon Black and White 15.64 million[3] September 18, 2010 Game Freak
Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day! 14.88 million[3] December 29, 2005 Nintendo SPD Nintendo
Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver 12.72 million[3] September 12, 2009 Game Freak
Animal Crossing: Wild World 11.75 million[3] November 23, 2005 Nintendo EAD (Group 2) Nintendo
Super Mario 64 DS 11.06 million[3] November 21, 2004 Nintendo EAD Nintendo
Mario Party DS 9.31 million[7] November 8, 2007 Hudson Soft Nintendo
Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 8.52 million[8] June 23, 2012 Game Freak
Pokémon Platinum 7.60 million[9] September 13, 2008 Game Freak
Big Brain Academy 6.15 million[8] June 30, 2005 Nintendo EAD (Group 4)[5] Nintendo
Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies 5.5 million[9] July 11, 2009[10] Level-5[10]
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness 4.88 million[8] September 13, 2007 Chunsoft
Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga 4.76 million[11][12] November 6, 2007 Traveller's Tales LucasArts
The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass 4.76 million[8] June 23, 2007 Nintendo EAD (Group 3)[13] Nintendo
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story 4.56 million[8] February 11, 2009 AlphaDream Nintendo
Professor Layton and the Curious Village 4.49 million[9] February 15, 2007 Level-5
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games 4.22 million[14] January 17, 2008 Sega Sports R&D
English Training: Have Fun Improving Your Skills! 3.91 million[8] January 26, 2006 Nintendo SPD Nintendo
Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box 3.88 million[9] November 29, 2007 Level-5
Tomodachi Collection 3.76 million[8] June 18, 2009 Nintendo SPD (Group 1) Nintendo
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team 3.49 million[8] November 17, 2005 Chunsoft
Yoshi's Island DS 3.36 million[8] November 13, 2006 Artoon Nintendo
Flash Focus: Vision Training in Minutes a Day 3.23 million[8] May 31, 2007
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Rhythm Heaven 3.04 million[8] July 31, 2008
Nintendo
Professor Layton and the Unwound Future 3.02 million[9] November 27, 2008 Level-5
Professor Kageyama's Maths Training: The Hundred Cell Calculation Method 3 million[15] December 7, 2006 Jupiter
Kirby Super Star Ultra 2.99 million[8] September 29, 2008 HAL Laboratory Nintendo
Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem! 2.98 million[8] November 14, 2010 Nintendo Software Technology Nintendo
Style Savvy 2.98 million[8] October 23, 2008 Syn Sophia Nintendo
The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks 2.96 million[8] December 7, 2009 Nintendo EAD (Group 3)[13] Nintendo
Pokémon Ranger 2.93 million[8] March 23, 2006
Tetris DS 2.74 million[8] March 20, 2006 Nintendo SPD (Group 2) Nintendo
Clubhouse Games 2.57 million[8] November 3, 2005 Agenda Nintendo
WarioWare: Touched! 2.47 million[8] December 2, 2004
Nintendo
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia 2.35 million[8] March 20, 2008 Creatures Inc.
Art Academy 2.33 million[8] June 19, 2010
Nintendo
Final Fantasy III 2.3 million[9] August 24, 2006 Matrix Software Square Enix
Kirby: Squeak Squad 2.27 million[8] November 2, 2006
Nintendo
Cooking Mama 2.26 million[b] March 23, 2006 Office Create
Cooking Guide: Can't Decide What to Eat? 2.17 million[8] June 20, 2008
Nintendo
Professor Layton and the Last Specter 2.06 million[9] November 26, 2009 Level-5
Mario Hoops 3-on-3 2.03 million[8] July 27, 2006 Square Enix Nintendo
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 2 million[9] April 28, 2010 Tose
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 1.9 million[9] December 28, 2006 Tose Square Enix
Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time 1.73 million[8] November 28, 2005 AlphaDream Nintendo
Super Princess Peach 1.7 million[8] October 20, 2005 Tose Nintendo
Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride 1.7 million[9] July 17, 2008 ArtePiazza Square Enix
Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation 1.7 million[9] January 28, 2010 ArtePiazza Nintendo
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days 1.7 million[9] May 30, 2009 h.a.n.d. Square Enix
Common Sense Training 1.68 million[9] October 26, 2006 HAL Laboratory Nintendo
Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen 1.6 million[9] November 22, 2007 ChunSoft Enix
Sonic Rush 1.6 million[19] November 15, 2005
Sega
Diddy Kong Racing DS 1.59 million[8] February 5, 2007 Rare Nintendo
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs 1.53 million[9] March 6, 2010 Creatures Inc.
Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis 1.52 million[8] September 25, 2006 Nintendo Software Technology Nintendo
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky 1.49 million[8] April 18, 2009 Chunsoft Nintendo
Tamagotchi Connection: Corner Shop 1.48 million[20][9] September 15, 2005 NanaOn-Sha Bandai
Guitar Hero: On Tour 1.4 million[c] June 22, 2008 Activision Activision
Hannah Montana 1.3 million[18] October 10, 2006 DC Studios Buena Vista Games
MySims 1.3 million[d] September 18, 2007 Tose Electronic Arts
Kirby Mass Attack 1.22 million[8] August 4, 2011 HAL Laboratory Nintendo
High School Musical: Makin' the Cut! 1.2 million[23] August 14, 2007 A2M Buena Vista Games
Final Fantasy IV 1.2 million[9] December 20, 2007 Matrix Software Square Enix
Inazuma Eleven 2: Firestorm and Blizzard 1.18 million[20] October 1, 2009 Level-5 Nintendo
Love and Berry DS Collection 1.12 million[24] November 22, 2006 Sega Sega
Chrono Trigger 1.10 million[25] November 20, 2008 Square Enix Square Enix
Tamagotchi Connection: Corner Shop 2 1.09 million[9] July 27, 2006 Dimps Namco Bandai Games
Metroid Prime Hunters 1.08 million[8] June 1, 2006 Nintendo Software Technology Nintendo
Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings 1.04 million[e] April 26, 2007 Square Enix Square Enix
Drawn to Life 1 million[27] September 10, 2007 5th Cell THQ
Scribblenauts 1 million[28] September 15, 2009[29] 5th Cell[29] Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment[29]
Spectrobes 1 million[30] March 6, 2007[31] Jupiter Corporation[31] Disney Interactive Studios[31]
Pony Friends 1 million[32] May 18, 2007 Tantalus Media Eidos Interactive
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Notes

  1. [a]
    Only the initial release date on this platform is listed.
  2. [b]
    Cooking Mama sales breakdown:
    • Europe – 1 million[16]
    • Japan – 62,000[17]
    • United States – 1.2 million[18]
  3. [c]
    Guitar Hero: On Tour sales breakdown:
    • France – 100,000[21]
    • United Kingdom – 200,000[22]
    • United States – 1.1 million[18]
  4. [d]
    MySims sales breakdown:
    • United Kingdom – 300,000[22]
    • United States – 1 million[18]
  5. [e]
    Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings sales breakdown:
    • Europe – 280,000[26]
    • Japan – 540,000[26]
    • North America – 220,000[26]

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