:List of best-selling Nintendo Entertainment System video games

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The list of best-selling Nintendo Entertainment System video games totals 75 games with sales or shipments of at least one million copies. The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) video game console was first packaged as the Family Computer (Famicom) in Japan. Its best-selling game is Super Mario Bros., first released in Japan on September 13, 1985, with sales of more than 40{{nbsp}}million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling video game of all time. Two sequels are within the top five best-selling NES games: Super Mario Bros. 2 ranks fourth at 7.46{{nbsp}}million units, and Super Mario Bros. 3 ranks third at 18{{nbsp}}million units. The remaining top five are Duck Hunt with 28{{nbsp}}million units and The Legend of Zelda with 6.5{{nbsp}}million units.

Of these 75 games, 31 were developed by internal Nintendo development divisions, and 41 were published by Nintendo. Other developers with the most million-selling games include Capcom with seven games, and Konami, Hudson Soft, and Tose, with six games each. Other publishers include Capcom with seven games, Konami with six games, Bandai and Hudson Soft with five games each, and Enix and Namco with four games each. The most popular franchises on NES include Super Mario with 67.63{{nbsp}}million combined units, Dragon Quest with 11.475{{nbsp}}million combined units, and The Legend of Zelda with 10.89{{nbsp}}million combined units.

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bgcolor="#FFFF99"| Super Mario Bros. {{Dagger}}

| Nintendo R&D4

| Nintendo

| {{dts|1985-09-13}}

| 40,240,000

| align="center"|{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/gamesblog/2010/sep/13/games-gameculture |title=Super Mario Bros.: 25 Mario facts for the 25th anniversary |last=Stuart |first=Keith |work=Super Mario Bros. |publisher=Guardian Media Group |date=September 13, 2010 |accessdate=April 22, 2017 |archive-date=August 9, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809081435/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/gamesblog/2010/sep/13/games-gameculture |url-status=live }}

bgcolor="#FFFF99"| Duck Hunt {{Dagger}}

| Nintendo R&D1

| Nintendo

| {{dts|1984-04-21}}

| 28,310,000

| align="center"|{{cite book |title=2021CESAゲーム白書 (2021 CESA Games White Papers)|publisher=Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association|year=2021|isbn=978-4-902346-43-5}}

bgcolor="#FFFF99"| Super Mario Bros. 3 {{Dagger}}

| Nintendo R&D4

| Nintendo

| {{dts|1988-10-23}}

| 18,000,000

| align="center"|{{cite web |url=http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2015/09/30-best-selling-super-mario-games-of-all-time-on-the-plumbers-30th-birthday/ |title=30 Best-Selling Super Mario Games of All Time on the Plumber's 30th Birthday |last=O'Malley |first=James |work=Gizmodo |publisher=Univision Communications |date=September 11, 2015 |accessdate=April 22, 2017 |archive-date=September 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200908004707/http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2015/09/30-best-selling-super-mario-games-of-all-time-on-the-plumbers-30th-birthday/ |url-status=live }}

Tetris

| Nintendo R&D1

| Nintendo

| {{dts|1989-11}}

| 8,000,000

| align="center"|{{Cite episode | title = Tetris: From Russia With Love | url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0074pz0 | series = BBC Four | credits = Director/Producer: Magnus Temple; Executive Producer: Nick Southgate | network = BBC | station = BBC Four | date = 2004 | time = 51:23 | quote = The real winners were Nintendo. To date, Nintendo dealers across the world have sold 8 million Tetris cartridges on the Nintendo Entertainment system. | access-date = 2012-09-04 | archive-date = 2016-01-01 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160101183339/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0074pz0 | url-status = live }}

Super Mario Bros. 2 (international version)

| Nintendo R&D4

| Nintendo

| {{dts|1988-10-09}}

| 7,460,000

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The Legend of Zelda

| Nintendo R&D4

| Nintendo

| {{dts|1986-02-21}}

| 6,510,000

| align="center"|{{cite news |url=http://www.the-magicbox.com/game032504.shtml |title=March 25, 2004 |publisher=The Magic Box |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20051126100623/http://www.the-magicbox.com/game032504.shtml |archivedate=November 26, 2005 |accessdate=April 22, 2017 }}

Dr. Mario

| Nintendo R&D1

| Nintendo

| {{dts|1990-07-27}}

| 4,850,000

| align="center"|{{cite book |last=Terry |first=Paul |date=October 5, 2015 |title=Top 10 of Everything 2016 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5ARMCgAAQBAJ&pg=PT123 |location=New York City, New York |publisher=Hachette Book Group |page=123 |isbn=978-1770856172 |access-date=April 22, 2017 |archive-date=February 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207162037/https://books.google.com/books?id=5ARMCgAAQBAJ&pg=PT123 |url-status=live }}

Zelda II: The Adventure of Link

| Nintendo R&D4

| Nintendo

| {{dts|1987-01-14}}

| 4,380,000

| align="center"|

Excitebike

| Nintendo R&D1

| Nintendo

| {{dts|1984-11-30}}

| 4,160,000

| align="center"|

Golf

| Nintendo R&D1

| Nintendo

| {{dts|1984-05-01}}

| 4,010,000

| align="center"|

bgcolor="#FFFF99"| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles {{Dagger}}

| Konami

| {{vgrelease|JP|Konami|NA|Ultra Games}}

| {{dts|1989-05-12}}

| 4,000,000

| align="center"|{{cite book |last=Kent |first=Steven L. |authorlink=Steven L. Kent |date=June 16, 2010 |title=The Ultimate History of Video Games: From Pong to Pokémon and Beyond... The Story Behind the Craze That Touched Our Lives and Changed the World |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PTrcTeAqeaEC&pg=PT571 |location=New York City, New York |publisher=Crown Archetype |page=571 |isbn=978-0761536437 |access-date=April 22, 2017 |archive-date=February 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207162043/https://books.google.com/books?id=PTrcTeAqeaEC&pg=PT571 |url-status=live }}

Dragon Quest III

| Chunsoft

| Enix

| {{dts|1988-02-10}}

| 3,895,000

| align="center"|{{cite web |url=http://www.planetnintendo.com/alefgard/dqhistory.asp |title=Dragon Quest History |publisher=Planet Nintendo |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927210927/http://www.planetnintendo.com/alefgard/dqhistory.asp |archivedate=September 27, 2007 |accessdate=April 22, 2017 }}

Kung Fu

| Nintendo R&D1

| Nintendo

| {{dts|1985-10-18}}

| 3,500,000

| align="center"|

Baseball

| Nintendo R&D1

| Nintendo

| {{dts|1983-12-07}}

| 3,200,000

| align="center"|{{cite book |date=November 6, 2014 |title=Guinness World Records 2015: Gamer's Edition |location=Vancouver, British Columbia |publisher=Jim Pattison Group |page=105 |isbn=978-1908843654 }}

Dragon Quest IV

| Chunsoft

| Enix

| {{dts|1990-02-11}}

| 3,180,000

| align="center"|

bgcolor="#FFFF99"| World Class Track Meet {{Dagger}}

| TRY Co.

| Nintendo

| {{dts|1986-12-23}}

| 3,080,000

| align="center"|

Punch-Out!!

| Nintendo R&D3

| Nintendo

| {{dts|1987-09-18}}

| 3,000,000

| align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85752027/|title=Nintendo has Singlehandedly has revived the video game industry|newspaper=Albuquerque Journal|page=13|date=October 16, 1989|accessdate=September 22, 2021|via=Newspapers.com|archive-date=February 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207162030/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85752027/albuquerque-journal/|url-status=live}}

Metroid

| Nintendo R&D1{{efn|Intelligent Systems worked as additional developers on Metroid.}}

| Nintendo

| {{dts|1986-08-06}}

| 2,730,000

| align="center"|

Super Mario Bros. 2 (Japanese version)

| Nintendo R&D4

| Nintendo

| {{dts|1986-06-03}}

| 2,650,000

| align="center"|

Dragon Quest II

| Chunsoft

| Enix

| {{dts|1987-01-26}}

| 2,550,000

| align="center"|

Ice Hockey

| Nintendo R&D2

| Nintendo

| {{dts|1988-01-21}}

| 2,420,000

| align="center"|{{cite book |date=September 8, 2016 |title=Guinness World Records 2017: Gamer's Edition |location=Vancouver, British Columbia |publisher=Jim Pattison Group |page=188 |isbn=978-1910561393 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MNEyDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA188 |access-date=April 22, 2017 |archive-date=May 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220511174329/https://books.google.com/books?id=MNEyDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA188 |url-status=live }}

Pro Wrestling

| Nintendo R&D3

| Nintendo

| {{dts|1986-10-13}}

| 2,400,000

| align="center"|

Mario Bros.

| Nintendo R&D1

| Nintendo

| {{dts|1983-09-09}}

| 2,280,000

| align="center"|

Tennis

| Nintendo R&D1{{efn|Intelligent Systems worked as additional developers on Tennis.}}

| Nintendo

| {{dts|1984-01-14}}

| 2,170,000

| align="center"|

Volleyball

| Nintendo R&D3

| Nintendo

| {{dts|1986-07-21}}

| 2,150,000

| align="center"|

Mahjong

| Nintendo R&D1

| Nintendo

| {{dts|1983-08-27}}

| 2,140,000

| align="center"|

R.C. Pro-Am

| Rare

| Nintendo

| {{dts|1988-02}}

| 2,140,000

| align="center"|

Pro Yakyū Family Stadium (R.B.I. Baseball)

| Namco

| Namco

| {{dts|1986-12-10}}

| 2,050,000

| align="center"|{{cite book |title=Tokyo Business Today |date=1990 |publisher=Toyo Keizai |page=35 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YfOzAAAAIAAJ |quote=Since the new contract went into effect, Namco, whose hit "Family Stadium" has sold {{nowrap|2.05 million}} copies in Japan, has been limited in the number of new programs it can produce, and has suffered declining revenues. |access-date=2021-09-24 |archive-date=2023-02-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207162054/https://books.google.com/books?id=YfOzAAAAIAAJ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=http://www.the-magicbox.com/Chart-JPPlatinum.shtml |title=Japan Platinum Game Chart |publisher=The Magic Box |accessdate=April 22, 2017 |archive-date=August 1, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190801030711/http://www.the-magicbox.com/Chart-JPPlatinum.shtml |url-status=live }}

Dragon Quest

| Chunsoft

| {{vgrelease|JP|Enix|NA|Nintendo}}

| {{dts|1986-05-27}}

| 2,000,000

| align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.usgamer.net/articles/the-new-dark-age-of-dragon-quest|title=The New Dark Age of Dragon Quest|website=USgamer|date=August 21, 2013|accessdate=March 13, 2021|last=Parish|first=Jeremy|archive-date=December 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191228165200/https://www.usgamer.net/articles/the-new-dark-age-of-dragon-quest|url-status=live}}

Top Gun

| Konami

| Konami

| {{dts|1987-11}}

| 2,000,000

| align="center"|{{cite web |url=https://www.complex.com/life/the-100-best-old-school-nintendo-games |title=The 100 Best Original Nintendo Games |website=Complex |date=September 19, 2018 |accessdate=October 17, 2018 |archive-date=October 18, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181018010250/https://www.complex.com/life/the-100-best-old-school-nintendo-games/ |url-status=live }}

Soccer

| Intelligent Systems

| Nintendo

| {{dts|1985-04-09}}

| 1,960,000

| align="center"|

Rad Racer

| Square

| {{vgrelease|JP|Square|NA|Nintendo|EU|Mattel}}

| {{dts|1987-08-07}}

| 1,960,000

| align="center"|

Pinball

| Nintendo R&D1

| Nintendo

| {{dts|1984-02-02}}

| 1,850,000

| align="center"|

Kid Icarus

| {{hlist|Nintendo R&D1|Tose}}

| Nintendo

| {{dts|1986-12-19}}

| 1,760,000

| align="center"|

Yoshi

| Game Freak

| Nintendo

| {{dts|1991-12-14}}

| 1,750,000

| align="center"|

Kirby's Adventure

| HAL Laboratory

| Nintendo

| {{dts|1993-03-23}}

| 1,750,000

| align="center"|

DuckTales

| Capcom

| Capcom

| {{dts|1989-09-14}}

| 1,670,000

| align="center"|{{cite web |url=http://ir.capcom.co.jp/english/data/million.html |title=Platinum Titles |publisher=Capcom |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080116224723/http://ir.capcom.co.jp/english/data/million.html |archivedate=January 16, 2008 |accessdate=April 22, 2017 }}

Ghosts 'n Goblins

| {{hlist|Capcom|Micronics}}

| Capcom

| {{dts|1986-06-13}}

| 1,640,000

| align="center"|{{cite web|url=http://www.capcom.co.jp/ir/english/finance/million.html |title=Platinum Titles |publisher=Capcom |accessdate=April 22, 2017 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161201214236/http://www.capcom.co.jp/ir/english/finance/million.html |archivedate=December 1, 2016 }}

Bases Loaded

| Tose

| Jaleco

| {{dts|1987-06-26}}

| 1,580,000

| align="center"|{{cite web |url=http://geimin.net/da/db/m_domestic/index.php |title=Domestic successive million shipment |publisher=Geimin.net |accessdate=April 22, 2017 |archive-date=January 31, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190131122553/http://geimin.net/da/db/m_domestic/index.php |url-status=live }}

Donkey Kong Classics

| Nintendo R&D1

| Nintendo

| {{dts|1988-10}}

| 1,560,000

| align="center"|

F1 Race

| HAL Laboratory

| Nintendo

| {{dts|1984-11-02}}

| 1,520,000

| align="center"|

Mega Man 2

| Capcom

| Capcom

| {{dts|1988-12-24}}

| 1,510,000

| align="center"|

Lode Runner

| Hudson Soft

| {{hlist|Broderbund|Hudson Soft}}

| {{dts|1984-07-31}}

| 1,500,000

| align="center"|{{cite web |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/1999/02/18/locknlode |title=Lock'n'Lode |work=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |date=February 17, 1999 |accessdate=April 22, 2017 |archive-date=May 11, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190511123027/https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/02/18/locknlode |url-status=live }}

Xevious

| Namco

| {{vgrelease|JP|Namco|NA|Bandai}}

| {{dts|1984-11-08}}

| 1,500,000

| align="center"|{{cite book |last1=Sheff |first1=David |title=Game Over: How Nintendo Conquered the World |year=1994 |orig-year=1993 |publisher=Vintage Books |isbn=978-0-307-80074-9 |chapter=Inside the Mother Brain |page=72 |chapter-url=https://file1.largepdf.com/file/2020/04/08/Game_Over_-_David_Sheff.pdf#page=72 |quote=Namco sold 1.5 million copies of a game called “Xevious.” A new Namco building was nicknamed the Xevious Building because the game had paid for its construction costs. |access-date=2021-01-02 |archive-date=2021-01-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102104823/https://file1.largepdf.com/file/2020/04/08/Game_Over_-_David_Sheff.pdf#page=72 |url-status=dead }}

Ice Climber

| Nintendo R&D1

| Nintendo

| {{dts|1985-01-30}}

| 1,500,000

| align="center"|

Ninja Hattori-kun

| Hudson Soft

| Hudson Soft

| {{dts|1986-03-05}}

| 1,500,000

| align="center"|

Mighty Bomb Jack

| Tecmo

| Tecmo

| {{dts|1986-04-24}}

| 1,500,000

| align="center"|{{cite magazine |title=Nintendo Software |magazine=Computer Entertainer |date=August 1987 |volume=6 |issue=5 |page=12 |url=http://www.ataricompendium.com/archives/newsletters/video_game_update/computer_entertainer_aug87.pdf#page=12 |access-date=2021-08-13 |archive-date=2019-11-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191123024827/http://www.ataricompendium.com/archives/newsletters/video_game_update/computer_entertainer_aug87.pdf#page=12 |url-status=live }}

Nintendo World Cup

| Technōs Japan

| {{vgrelease|JP|Technōs Japan|NA/EU|Nintendo}}

| {{dts|1990-05-18}}

| 1,480,000

| align="center"|

4 Nin Uchi Mahjong

| Hudson Soft

| Nintendo

| {{dts|1984-11-02}}

| 1,450,000

| align="center"|

Final Fantasy III

| Square

| Square

| {{dts|1990-04-27}}

| 1,400,000

| align="center"|{{cite web |url=http://www.jp.square-enix.com/ir/e/explanatory/download/0404-200402090000-01.pdf#page=27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130120084840/http://www.jp.square-enix.com/ir/e/explanatory/download/0404-200402090000-01.pdf| archive-date=January 20, 2013| title=February 2, 2004 - February 4, 2004 |publisher=Square Enix |date=February 9, 2004 |accessdate=April 22, 2017 }}

bgcolor="#FFFF99"| Gyromite {{Dagger}}

| Nintendo R&D1

| Nintendo

| {{dts|1985-08-13}}

| 1,320,000

| align="center"|

Final Fantasy

| Square

| Square

| {{dts|1987-12-18}}

| 1,300,000

| align="center"|{{cite magazine|title=Final Fantasy III|magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly|issue=63|publisher=Ziff Davis|date=October 1994|page=172|url=https://archive.org/details/Electronic_Gaming_Monthly_63/page/n177/mode/1up}}

Pro Yakyū Family Stadium '87

| Namco

| Namco

| {{dts|1987-12-22}}

| 1,300,000

| align="center"|

Hogan's Alley

| Nintendo R&D1

| Nintendo

| {{dts|1984-06-12}}

| 1,270,000

| align="center"|

Ninja Kid

| Tose

| Bandai

| {{dts|1986-04-17}}

| 1,250,000

| align="center"|

Dragon Power

| Tose

| Bandai

| {{dts|1986-11-27}}

| 1,250,000

| align="center"|

TwinBee

| Konami

| Konami

| {{dts|1986-01-07}}

| 1,200,000

| align="center"|

Ganbare Goemon! Karakuri Dōchū

| Konami

| Konami

| {{dts|1986-07-30}}

| 1,200,000

| align="center"|

Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers

| Capcom

| Capcom

| {{dts|1990-06-08}}

| 1,200,000

| align="center"|

Doraemon

| Hudson Soft

| Hudson Soft

| {{dts|1986-12-12}}

| 1,150,000

| align="center"|

Commando

| Capcom

| Capcom

| {{dts|1986-09-27}}

| 1,140,000

| align="center"|

Donkey Kong

| Nintendo R&D1

| Nintendo

| {{dts|1983-07-15}}

| 1,130,000

| align="center"|

Yoshi's Cookie

| Tose

| Nintendo

| {{dts|1992-11-21}}

| 1,120,000

| align="center"|

Donkey Kong Jr.

| Nintendo R&D1

| Nintendo

| {{dts|1983-07-15}}

| 1,110,000

| align="center"|

Popeye

| Nintendo R&D1

| Nintendo

| {{dts|1983-07-15}}

| 1,100,000

| align="center"|

Pro Yakyū Family Stadium '88

| Namco

| Namco

| {{dts|1988-12-20}}

| 1,080,000

| align="center"|

Mega Man 3

| Capcom

| Capcom

| {{dts|1990-09-28}}

| 1,080,000

| align="center"|

Famicom Jump: Hero Retsuden

| Tose

| Bandai

| {{dts|1989-02-15}}

| 1,060,000

| align="center"|

Tag Team Match: MUSCLE

| Tose

| Bandai

| {{dts|1985-11-08}}

| 1,050,000

| align="center"|

Adventure Island

| Hudson Soft

| Hudson Soft

| {{dts|1986-09-12}}

| 1,050,000

| align="center"|

WWF WrestleMania

| Rare

| Acclaim Entertainment

| {{dts|1989-02}}

| 1,042,408

| align="center"|{{cite web |url=https://archive.gamehistory.org/item/79ddb09d-4ed0-492a-a999-29d5ec44084b |title=WWF Product History |date=1994 |publisher=Acclaim Entertainment |via=Video Game History Foundation}}

Ninja JaJaMaru-kun

| {{hlist|Jaleco}}

| Jaleco

| {{dts|1985-11-15}}

| 1,000,000

| align="center" | {{cite magazine|title=Overseas ReadersColumn: Jaleco Ships New Game For "VS. System"|magazine=Game Machine|issue=282|publisher=Amusement Press, Inc.|date=1 May 1986|page=20|url=https://onitama.tv/gamemachine/pdf/19860501p.pdf#page=11|access-date=13 April 2021|archive-date=9 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210209134802/https://onitama.tv/gamemachine/pdf/19860501p.pdf#page=11|url-status=live}}

1942

| {{hlist|Capcom|Micronics}}

| Capcom

| {{dts|1985-12-11}}

| 1,000,000

| align="center"|{{cite book |last=Kent |first=Steven L. |title=The Ultimate History of Video Games |date=September 6, 2001 |publisher=Three Rivers Press |isbn=978-0761536437 |location=New York City, New York |page=351}}

Bomberman

| Hudson Soft

| Hudson Soft

| {{dts|1985-12-20}}

| 1,000,000

| align="center"|{{cite news|url=http://press.nokia.com/2004/03/01/bomb-away-with-bomberman-on-the-n-gagetm-mobile-game-deck/ |title=Bomb Away With Bomberman On The N-GageTM Mobile Game Deck |publisher=Nokia |date=March 1, 2004 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130203094520/http://press.nokia.com/2004/03/01/bomb-away-with-bomberman-on-the-n-gagetm-mobile-game-deck/ |archivedate=February 3, 2013 |accessdate=April 22, 2017 |url-status=dead }}

Hydlide

| T&E Soft

| {{vgrelease|JP|Toshiba EMI|NA|FCI}}

| {{dts|1986-03-18}}

| 1,000,000

| align="center"|{{cite web |url=http://www.kinephanos.ca/2015/history-of-japanese-video-games/ |title=History of Japanese Video Games |last=Szczepaniak |first=John |publisher=Kinephanos |year=2015 |accessdate=April 22, 2017 |archive-date=October 3, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181003093755/http://www.kinephanos.ca/2015/history-of-japanese-video-games/ |url-status=live }}

Gradius

| Konami

| Konami

| {{dts|1986-04-25}}

| 1,000,000

| align="center"|

Tiger Heli

| Micronics

| {{vgrelease|JP|Pony Canyon|NA/EU|Acclaim Entertainment}}

| {{dts|1986-12-05}}

| 1,000,000

| align="center"|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/newsday-suffolk-edition/114182659/|title=Zapping All the Way to the Bank|work=Newsday|publisher=Debby Krenek|date=October 16, 1989|page=127|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250123102914/https://www.newspapers.com/article/newsday-suffolk-edition/114182659/|archive-date=2025-01-23|url-status=live|access-date=2025-04-12|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite book |last=Kent |first=Steven L. |date=September 6, 2001 |title=The Ultimate History of Video Games: From Pong to Pokémon and Beyond... The Story Behind the Craze That Touched Our Lives and Changed the World |location=New York City, New York |publisher=Three Rivers Press |page=310 |isbn=978-0761536437 }}

Momotarō Densetsu

| Hudson Soft

| Hudson Soft

| {{dts|1987-10-26}}

| 1,000,000

| align="center" | {{cite web |url=http://www.kouenirai.com/profile/5175 |title=Akira Sakuma Profile |access-date=2025-04-18 |archive-date=2015-09-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150922204558/http://www.kouenirai.com/profile/5175 |url-status=live }}

Metal Gear

| Konami

| {{vgrelease|JP|Konami|NA|Ultra Games}}

| {{dts|1987-12-22}}

| 1,000,000

| align="center"|{{cite AV media |people=Hideo Kojima (Interviewee) |date=March 14, 2006 |title=Metal Gear Saga, Vol. 1 |publisher=Konami |quote=Konami decided to develop a NES version of Metal Gear, but I had absolutely nothing to do with this game. The game launched worldwide and became a huge hit, selling one million copies in the U.S. }}

NES Open Tournament Golf

| Nintendo R&D2

| Nintendo

| {{dts|1991-09-20}}

| 1,000,000

| align="center"|

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References

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