list of best-selling GameCube video games

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This is a list of video games for the GameCube video game console that have sold or shipped at least one million copies. The best-selling game on the GameCube is Super Smash Bros. Melee. First released in Japan on November 21, 2001, it went on to sell just over 7.4 million units worldwide.{{Cite web |date=2014-01-29 |title=Classement des meilleures ventes de jeux GameCube dans le monde |url=http://www.gamescharts.fr/consoles-monde/meilleures-ventes-mondiales-sur-gamecube/ |access-date=2024-08-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140129164129/http://www.gamescharts.fr/consoles-monde/meilleures-ventes-mondiales-sur-gamecube/ |archive-date=2014-01-29 }} The second best-selling game was Mario Kart: Double Dash, selling 6.88 million units. Super Mario Sunshine is the console's third best-selling game, with 5.91 million units.{{cite web |date=November 8, 2023 |title=Six Months Financial Results Briefing/ Corporate Management Policy Briefing for the Fiscal Year Ending March 2024 (Online) - Presentation Material |url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2023/231108e.pdf |accessdate=January 13, 2024 |work=Nintendo}}

There are a total of 36 GameCube games on this list which are confirmed to have sold or shipped at least one million units. Of these, eight were developed by internal Nintendo development divisions. Other developers with the most million-selling titles include Hudson Soft and Namco with four games each, and Capcom with three games. Of the 36 games on this list, 26 were published in one or more regions by Nintendo. Other publishers with multiple million-selling games include Sega both with four games, Capcom with three games, and The Pokémon Company with two games.{{Cite news |last=Taub |first=Eric A. |date=2004-09-20 |title=In Video Games, Sequels Are Winners |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/20/technology/in-video-games-sequels-are-winners.html |access-date=2022-07-06 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=2015-05-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150528061656/http://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/20/technology/20game.html |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2004-05-27 |title=Pokémon Colosseum Raises GC Sales |url=https://darkzero.co.uk/pokemon-colosseum-raises-gc-sales/ |access-date=2022-07-06 |website=DarkZero |language=en |archive-date=2023-02-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207161910/https://darkzero.co.uk/pokemon-colosseum-raises-gc-sales/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=GameCube market share doubles in Europe |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/gamecube-market-share-doubles-in-europe |access-date=2022-07-06 |website=GamesIndustry.biz |date=14 June 2004 |language=en |archive-date=2022-06-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220630134648/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/gamecube-market-share-doubles-in-europe |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |title=Pokémon Colosseum |newspaper=The Times |language=en |url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/gaming/article/pokemon-colosseum-kf85rld58kb |access-date=2022-07-06 |issn=0140-0460 |archive-date=2022-07-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706140439/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/pokemon-colosseum-kf85rld58kb |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Pokemon Colosseum Already Racking Up Sales - News |url=http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/9386/pokemon-colosseum-already-racking-up-sales |access-date=2022-07-06 |website=Nintendo World Report |archive-date=2019-05-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190517171747/http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/9386/pokemon-colosseum-already-racking-up-sales |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness (Gamecube) |url=http://www.pokemondungeon.com/pokemon-xd-gale-of-darkness |access-date=2022-07-06 |website=www.pokemondungeon.com |archive-date=2022-07-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706134938/http://www.pokemondungeon.com/pokemon-xd-gale-of-darkness |url-status=live }} The best-selling franchises on GameCube include Resident Evil (4.2{{nbsp}}million combined sales),{{Cite web |author=I. G. N. Staff |date=2004-01-17 |title=Graphs: Resident Evil GCN Sales |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2004/01/17/graphs-resident-evil-gcn-sales |access-date=2022-07-01 |website=IGN |language=en |archive-date=2022-07-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701145601/https://www.ign.com/articles/2004/01/17/graphs-resident-evil-gcn-sales |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=No Fears For Resident Evil 4 As It Sells Over 200,000 Copies On Nintendo GameCube Across Europe! |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/no-fears-for-resident-evil-4-as-it-sells-over-200000-copies-on-nintendo-gamecube-across-europe |access-date=2022-07-01 |website=GamesIndustry.biz |date=25 April 2005 |language=en |archive-date=2022-07-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701150726/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/no-fears-for-resident-evil-4-as-it-sells-over-200000-copies-on-nintendo-gamecube-across-europe |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=No Fears For Resident Evil 4 As It Sells Over 200,000 Copies On Nintendo GameCube Across Europe! |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/no-fears-for-resident-evil-4-as-it-sells-over-200000-copies-on-nintendo-gamecube-across-europe |access-date=2022-07-06 |website=GamesIndustry.biz |date=25 April 2005 |language=en |archive-date=2022-07-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701150726/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/no-fears-for-resident-evil-4-as-it-sells-over-200000-copies-on-nintendo-gamecube-across-europe |url-status=live }} The Legend of Zelda (5.75{{nbsp}}million combined sales),{{Cite web |title=Japan Sales Report: Weekly Sales for Nintendo GameCube |url=https://www.gamecubicle.com/stat-japan-sales-2002-december-9.htm |access-date=2022-07-01 |website=www.gamecubicle.com |archive-date=2022-05-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527014057/http://www.gamecubicle.com/stat-japan-sales-2002-december-9.htm |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=The Legend of Zelda - Global Sales - Game Design Gazette |url=http://www.gamedesigngazette.com/2018/01/the-legend-of-zelda-global-sales.html |access-date=2022-07-01 |website=www.gamedesigngazette.com |archive-date=2022-06-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220624231223/https://www.gamedesigngazette.com/2018/01/the-legend-of-zelda-global-sales.html |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=2012-06-21 |title=The Legend of Zelda: A Sales History |url=https://www.zeldadungeon.net/the-legend-of-zelda-a-sales-history/ |access-date=2022-07-01 |website=Zelda Dungeon |language=en |archive-date=2022-09-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220926161640/https://www.zeldadungeon.net/the-legend-of-zelda-a-sales-history/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Nintendo declares Zelda for GameCube a success |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2003/03/31/daily38.html |access-date=2022-07-01 |website=www.bizjournals.com |archive-date=2006-02-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060219063522/http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2003/03/31/daily38.html |url-status=live }} Sonic the Hedgehog (7.1 million combined sales),{{Cite web |author=I. G. N. Staff |date=2002-02-25 |title=Sonic Nabs Strong Sales |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/02/25/sonic-nabs-strong-sales |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701145225/https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/02/25/sonic-nabs-strong-sales |archive-date=2022-07-01 |access-date=2022-07-01 |website=IGN |language=en}}{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2002-02-28 |title=Sonic Adventure 2 Battle Tops Gamecube Sales Chart in US |url=https://www.sonicstadium.org/2002/02/sonic-adventure-2-battle-tops-gamecube-sales-chart-in-us/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220818230407/https://www.sonicstadium.org/2002/02/sonic-adventure-2-battle-tops-gamecube-sales-chart-in-us/ |archive-date=2022-08-18 |access-date=2022-07-01 |website=The Sonic Stadium |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |title=New Sonic games bound for GameCube, GBA |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/new-sonic-games-bound-for-gamecube-gba/1100-2872973/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220727000025/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/new-sonic-games-bound-for-gamecube-gba/1100-2872973/ |archive-date=2022-07-27 |access-date=2022-07-01 |website=GameSpot |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2021-11-26 |title=2008 CESA Games White Paper |url=https://www.installbaseforum.com/forums/threads/2008-cesa-games-white-paper.289/ |access-date=2023-10-21 |website=Install Base |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2018-02-25 |title=gamespace11box - GameRankings |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/gamecube/928418-sonic-gems-collection/images/box107650.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180225231100/https://www.gamerankings.com/gamecube/928418-sonic-gems-collection/images/box107650.html |archive-date=2018-02-25 |access-date=2024-02-25}}{{Cite web |title=Nintendo Beefs up its Player's Choice Line |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/nintendo-beefs-up-its-players-choice-line/1100-2667501/ |access-date=2024-02-25 |website=GameSpot |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2021-11-26 |title=2008 CESA Games White Paper |url=https://www.installbaseforum.com/threads/2008-cesa-games-white-paper.289/ |access-date=2024-03-10 |website=Install Base |language=en-US}} and most notably Mario (26.68{{nbsp}}million combined sales).{{Cite web |last=Adler |first=Matthew |date=2019-11-15 |title=How Mario Outsells Every Other Game Franchise |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/11/15/mario-sales-competition-infographic |access-date=2022-07-01 |website=IGN |language=en |archive-date=2022-04-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220410173410/https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/11/15/mario-sales-competition-infographic |url-status=live }}

By June 30, 2024, 208.58 million total copies of games had been sold for the GameCube.{{Cite web |title=IR Information : Sales Data - Dedicated Video Game Sales Units |url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/hard_soft/index.html |access-date=2024-08-18 |website=Nintendo Co., Ltd. |language=en}} Despite coming in at 3rd place during the 6th generation of video game consoles, it has the highest attach rate of any Nintendo console at 9.59.{{Cite web |last=Sirani |first=Jordan |date=2021-11-08 |title=Where Switch, PS5 Rank Among the Best-Selling Video Game Consoles of All Time |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/best-selling-video-game-consoles |access-date=2022-07-01 |website=IGN |language=en |archive-date=2022-07-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220716110855/https://www.ign.com/articles/best-selling-video-game-consoles |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Moriarty |first=Colin |date=2014-01-29 |title=These Are Nintendo's Lifetime Hardware and Software Numbers |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2014/01/29/these-are-nintendos-lifetime-hardware-and-software-numbers |access-date=2022-07-01 |website=IGN |language=en |archive-date=2022-07-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701151349/https://www.ign.com/articles/2014/01/29/these-are-nintendos-lifetime-hardware-and-software-numbers |url-status=live }}

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scope="col" | Game

!scope="col" | Copies sold

!scope="col" | Release date{{efn|Only the initial release date on this platform is listed.}}

!scope="col" | Developer(s)

!scope="col" | Publisher(s)

Super Smash Bros. Melee

| {{nts|7.41}}{{nbsp}}million{{cite press release|url=https://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/detail/1u0FthaPxTSSeJelWm4Jt8TI0VJlTt5j |title=At Long Last, Nintendo Proclaims: Let the Brawls Begin on Wii! |publisher=Nintendo |date=2008-03-10 |accessdate=2008-04-18 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080513182616/http://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/detail/1u0FthaPxTSSeJelWm4Jt8TI0VJlTt5j |archivedate=May 13, 2008 }}

| {{dts|November 21, 2001}}

| HAL Laboratory

| Nintendo

Mario Kart: Double Dash

| {{nts|6.88}}{{nbsp}}million{{Cite web |title=Mario Kart 8 sells more than 1.2 million units worldwide over first weekend |url=https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/News/2014/June/Mario-Kart-8-sells-more-than-1-2-million-units-worldwide-over-first-weekend-890619.html#:~:text=Mario%20Kart%208%20sells%20more%20than%201.2%20million%20units%20worldwide%20over%20first%20weekend,-03/06/2014&text=%22Such%20positive%20early%20feedback%20for,of%20Europe%20president%20Satoru%20Shibata. |access-date=2024-08-18 |website=Nintendo of Europe AG |language=en-GB}}

| November 14, 2003

| Nintendo EAD

| Nintendo

Super Mario Sunshine

| {{nts|5.91}}{{nbsp}}million

| {{dts|July 19, 2002}}

| Nintendo EAD

| Nintendo

The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker

| {{nts|4.43}}{{nbsp}}million{{Cite book|title=2020CESAゲーム白書 (2020 CESA Games White Papers)|publisher=Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association|year=2020|isbn=978-4-902346-42-8|page=241}}

| {{dts|December 13, 2002}}

| Nintendo EAD

| Nintendo

Luigi's Mansion

| {{nts|3.33}}{{nbsp}}million{{efn|Luigi's Mansion sales breakdown:

  • Japan {{ndash}} 348,918{{cite web|url=http://garaph.info/softwaregroup.php?grid=S111|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130218072047/http://garaph.info/softwaregroup.php?grid=S111|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-02-18|title= Nintendo Gamecube Japanese Ranking|publisher=Garaph (Media Create|date=2007-05-06|accessdate=2008-05-29}}
  • United Kingdom {{ndash}} 100,000{{cite web|url=http://www.elspa.com/?i=3942 |accessdate=2009-02-03 |publisher=Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association |title=ELSPA Sales Awards: Silver |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100417223849/http://www.elspa.com/?i=3942 |archivedate=2010-04-17 }}
  • United States {{ndash}} 2.19{{nbsp}}million{{cite web|url=http://www.the-magicbox.com/Chart-USPlatinum.shtml |title=US Platinum Videogame Chart |publisher=The Magic Box |accessdate=2008-08-03 |date=2007-12-27 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070421003854/http://www.the-magicbox.com/Chart-USPlatinum.shtml |archivedate=2007-04-21 }}

}}

| {{dts|September 14, 2001}}

| Nintendo EAD

| Nintendo

Metroid Prime

| {{nts|2.84}}{{nbsp}}million

| {{dts|November 18, 2002}}

| Retro Studios

| Nintendo

Animal Crossing

| {{nts|2.71}}{{nbsp}}million{{efn|Animal Crossing sales breakdown:

  • Japan {{ndash}} 641,300 (original) and 386,258 (e+){{cite web |title=Game Search |url=https://sites.google.com/site/gamedatalibrary/game-search |website=Game Data Library |publisher=Famitsu |accessdate=6 November 2020 |archive-date=24 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190424035430/https://sites.google.com/site/gamedatalibrary/game-search |url-status=live }}
  • United States {{ndash}} 1.68{{nbsp}}million

}}

| {{dts|December 14, 2001}}

| Nintendo EAD

| Nintendo

Mario Party 4

| {{nts|2.46}}{{nbsp}}million

| {{dts|October 21, 2002}}

| Hudson Soft

| Nintendo

Pokémon Colosseum

| {{nts|2.41}}{{nbsp}}million

| {{dts|November 21, 2003}}

| Genius Sonority

| {{hlist|Nintendo|The Pokémon Company}}

Mario Party 5

| {{nts|2.17}}{{nbsp}}million

| {{dts|November 10, 2003}}

| Hudson Soft

| Nintendo

Mario Party 7

| {{nts|2.08}}{{nbsp}}million

| {{dts|November 7, 2005}}

| Hudson Soft

| Nintendo

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

| {{nts|1.91}}{{nbsp}}million

| {{dts|July 22, 2004}}

| Intelligent Systems

| Nintendo

Star Fox Adventures

| {{nts|1.82}}{{nbsp}}million

| {{dts|September 23, 2002}}

| Rare

| Nintendo

Sonic Adventure 2: Battle

| {{nts|1.73}}{{nbsp}}million{{efn|Sonic Adventure 2: Battle sales breakdown:

  • Japan {{ndash}} 192,186
  • United Kingdom {{ndash}} 100,000
  • United States {{ndash}} 1.44{{nbsp}}million

}}

| {{dts|December 20, 2001}}

| Sonic Team USA

| Sega

Mario Party 6

| {{nts|1.63}}{{nbsp}}million

| {{dts|November 18, 2004}}

| Hudson Soft

| Nintendo

Pikmin

| {{nts|1.60}}{{nbsp}}million

| {{dts|October 26, 2001}}

| Nintendo EAD

| Nintendo

Resident Evil 4

| {{nts|1.60}}{{nbsp}}million{{cite web |url=http://ir.capcom.co.jp/english/data/million.html |title=Platinum Titles |publisher=Capcom |accessdate=2008-11-10 |date=2008-09-30 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080714022921/http://ir.capcom.co.jp/english/data/million.html |archivedate = 2008-07-14}}

| {{dts|January 11, 2005}}

| Capcom Production Studio 4

| Capcom

Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut

| 1.60 million{{Cite book |title=2023CESAゲーム白書 (2023 CESA Games White Papers) |publisher=Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association |year=2023 |isbn=978-4-902346-47-3 |pages=203}}

| {{dts|June 18, 2003}}

| Sonic Team

| Sega

Super Mario Strikers

| {{nts|1.60}}{{nbsp}}million

| {{dts|November 18, 2005}}

| Next Level Games

| Nintendo

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

| {{nts|1.43}}{{nbsp}}million

| {{dts|December 2, 2006}}

| Nintendo EAD

| Nintendo

Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness

| {{nts|1.42}}{{nbsp}}million

| {{dts|August 4, 2005}}

| Genius Sonority

| {{hlist|Nintendo|The Pokémon Company}}

Sonic Heroes

| {{nts|1.42}}{{nbsp}}million

| {{dts|December 30, 2003}}

| Sonic Team

| Sega

Sonic Mega Collection

| {{nts|1.37}}{{nbsp}}million{{efn|Sonic Mega Collection sales breakdown:

  • Japan {{ndash}} 72,967
  • United States {{ndash}} 1.30{{nbsp}}million

}}

| {{dts|November 10, 2002}}

| Sonic Team

| Sega

Resident Evil

|{{nts|1.35}}{{nbsp}}million

|{{dts|March 22, 2002}}

|Capcom Production Studio 4

|Capcom

Kirby Air Ride

| {{nts|1.35}}{{nbsp}}million

| {{dts|July 11, 2003}}

| HAL Laboratory

| Nintendo

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles

| {{nts|1.30}}{{nbsp}}million{{cite web|url=https://www.famitsu.com/game/news/1211082_1124.html|script-title=ja:『小さな王様と約束の国 ファイナルファンタジー・クリスタルクロニクル』がWiiウェアのダウンロード専用コンテンツとして登場|language=Japanese|publisher=Famitsu|date=2007-10-10|accessdate=2018-04-28|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012015227/https://www.famitsu.com/game/news/1211082_1124.html|archivedate=2007-10-12|url-status=live}}

| {{dts|August 8, 2003}}

| The Game Designers Studio

| Nintendo

Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour

| {{nts|1.27}}{{nbsp}}million{{efn|Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour sales breakdown:

  • Japan {{ndash}} 192,802
  • United States {{ndash}} 1.03{{nbsp}}million{{cite web |title=The Magic Box - US Platinum (archived as of October 3, 2020) |url=http://www.the-magicbox.com/Chart-USPlatinum.shtml |website=The Magic Box |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201003170320/http://www.the-magicbox.com/Chart-USPlatinum.shtml |accessdate=7 November 2020|archive-date=2020-10-03 }}}}

| {{dts|July 28, 2003}}

| Camelot Software Planning

| Nintendo

Resident Evil Zero

| {{nts|1.25}}{{nbsp}}million

| {{dts|November 12, 2002}}

| Capcom

| Capcom

Donkey Konga

| {{nts|1.18}}{{nbsp}}million

| {{dts|December 12, 2003}}

|Namco

|Nintendo

Mario Power Tennis

|{{nts|1.16}}{{nbsp}}million

|{{dts|October 28, 2004}}

|Camelot Software Planning

|Nintendo

Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader

| {{nts|1.13}}{{nbsp}}million{{efn|Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader sales breakdown:

  • United Kingdom {{ndash}} 100,000
  • United States {{ndash}} 1.03 million{{efn|Erroneously listed as Star Wars: Battlefront II}}

}}

| {{dts|November 18, 2001}}

| Factor 5

| LucasArts

Pikmin 2

|{{nts|1.12}}{{nbsp}}million

|{{dts|April 29, 2004}}

|Nintendo EAD

|Nintendo

Metroid Prime 2: Echoes

|{{nts|1.10}}{{nbsp}}million

| {{dts|November 15, 2004}}

|Retro Studios

|Nintendo

Soulcalibur II

| {{nts|1.09}}{{nbsp}}million{{efn|Soulcalibur II sales breakdown:

  • Japan {{ndash}} 99,256
  • United States {{ndash}} 1 million

}}

| {{dts|March 27, 2003}}

| Namco

| Namco

Mario Superstar Baseball

|{{nts|1.05}}{{nbsp}}million

|{{dts|July 21, 2005}}

|Namco

|Nintendo

Sonic Gems Collection

|1 million

|August 11, 2005

|Sonic Team

|Sega

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