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Best-selling Nintendo DS games

The 10 best-selling Nintendo DS games as Nintendo counts them: copies sold worldwide, including copies that came with the console, as of March 31, 2024.

Best seller
30.8M
New Super Mario Bros.
Games sold
949M
All DS software, March 31, 2026
Games per console
6.2
Software units for every console sold
Over 10 million
10
Of these 10 titles

Top 10 DS games by units sold

  1. 1New Super Mario Bros.30,800,000
  2. 2nintendogs (all versions)23,960,000
  3. 3Mario Kart DS23,600,000
  4. 4Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day19,010,000
  5. 5Pokémon Diamond / Pearl17,670,000
  6. 6Pokémon Black / Pokémon White15,640,000
  7. 7Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day14,880,000
  8. 8Pokémon HeartGold / Pokémon SoulSilver12,720,000
  9. 9Animal Crossing: Wild World11,750,000
  10. 10Super Mario 64 DS11,060,000

Worldwide units sold to date as of March 31, 2024, including copies bundled with hardware. Source: Nintendo, top-selling titles (archived copy)

Nintendo DS sales Best-selling games on each console

Best-selling games on other consoles

Frequently asked questions

What is the best-selling Nintendo DS game?

New Super Mario Bros., with 30.8 million copies sold as of March 31, 2024, according to Nintendo, top-selling titles (archived copy). Second is nintendogs (all versions), with 23.96 million.

How many Nintendo DS games have sold more than 10 million copies?

At least 10: every title in Nintendo's top 10 has, down to Super Mario 64 DS with 11.06 million.

How many games have been sold for the Nintendo DS?

948.8 million software units as of March 31, 2026, according to Nintendo historical data: about 6.2 games for every console sold by then.