List of best-selling Super Nintendo Entertainment System video games
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This is a list of video games for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) video game console, known as the Super Famicom (SFC) in Japan, that have sold or shipped at least one million copies. The best-selling game on the SNES is Super Mario World. First released in Japan on November 21, 1990, it went on to sell over 20 million units worldwide.[1] The second Super Mario game on the SNES, Super Mario All-Stars, is the second-best-selling game on the platform, with sales in excess of 10.5 million units.[1] The console's top five is rounded out by Rare's Donkey Kong Country in third, with sales of 9.3 million units, while its two follow-ups are also in the top ten,[2] Super Mario Kart in fourth, selling over 8.7 million units, and Street Fighter II: The World Warrior in fifth, with 6.3 million units sold.
There are a total of 54 SNES/Super Famicom games on this list which are confirmed to have sold or shipped at least one million units. Of these, thirteen were developed by internal Nintendo development divisions. Other developers with the most million selling games include Capcom and Square, with nine games each in the list of 54. Of the 54 games on this list, 21 of them were published in one or more regions by Nintendo. Other publishers with multiple million selling games include Capcom with nine games, Square with eight games, Enix with five games, and Acclaim Entertainment with three games. The best selling franchises on the SNES include Super Mario (46.18 million combined units), Donkey Kong (17.96 million combined units), and Street Fighter (12.4 million combined units).
List
| † | Game was bundled with SNES consoles during its lifetime
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| Game | Developer(s)[a] | Publisher(s)[a] | Release date[b] | Sales | Ref. |
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| Super Mario World † | Nintendo EAD
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Nintendo | November 21, 1990 | 20,610,000 | [1] |
| Super Mario All-Stars † | Nintendo EAD
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Nintendo | July 14, 1993 | 10,550,000 | [1] |
| Donkey Kong Country † | Rare | Nintendo | November 21, 1994 | 9,300,000 | [2] |
| Super Mario Kart † | Nintendo EAD
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Nintendo | August 27, 1992 | 8,760,000 | [1] |
| Street Fighter II: The World Warrior † | Capcom | Capcom | June 10, 1992 | 6,300,000 | [3] |
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest †
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Rare | Nintendo | November 20, 1995 | 5,150,000 | [2] |
| The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past † | Nintendo EAD
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Nintendo | November 21, 1991 | 4,610,000 | [4] |
| Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island † | Nintendo EAD
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Nintendo | August 5, 1995 | 4,120,000 | [5] |
| Street Fighter II Turbo | Capcom | Capcom | July 11, 1993 | 4,100,000 | [3] |
| Star Fox † |
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Nintendo | February 21, 1993 | 4,000,000 | [6] |
Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
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Rare | Nintendo | November 22, 1996 | 3,510,000 | [2] |
| Final Fantasy VI | Square | Square | April 2, 1994 | 3,420,000 | [5] |
| Killer Instinct † | Rare | Nintendo | August 30, 1995 | 3,200,000 | [7] |
| Dragon Quest VI | Heartbeat | Enix | December 9, 1995 | 3,200,000 | [8] |
| F-Zero † | Nintendo EAD
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Nintendo | November 21, 1990 | 2,850,000 | [2] |
| Dragon Quest V | Chunsoft
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Enix | September 27, 1992 | 2,800,000 | [8] |
| Chrono Trigger | Square | Square | March 11, 1995 | 2,500,000 | [9] |
| Final Fantasy V | Square | Square | December 6, 1992 | 2,450,000 | [10] |
| Mario Paint † | Nintendo R&D1
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Nintendo | July 14, 1992 | 2,310,000 | [2] |
| Super Mario RPG | Square | Nintendo | March 9, 1996 | 2,140,000 | [2] |
| Pilotwings | Nintendo EAD
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Nintendo | December 21, 1990 | 2,000,000 | [11][12] |
| Super Street Fighter II | Capcom | Capcom | June 25, 1994 | 2,000,000 | [3] |
| SimCity | Nintendo EAD
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Nintendo | April 26, 1991 | 1,980,000 | [2] |
| Secret of Mana | Square | Square | August 6, 1993 | 1,830,000 | [8] |
| Final Fantasy IV | Square | Square | July 19, 1991 | 1,800,000 | [13] |
Disney's Aladdin
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Capcom | Capcom | November 26, 1993 | 1,750,000 | [14] |
| Super Puyo Puyo | Compile | Banpresto | December 10, 1993 | 1,700,000 | [10] |
| Super Scope 6 | Nintendo R&D1
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Nintendo | February 1992 | 1,650,000 | [2] |
| Mortal Kombat II | Sculptured Software
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Acclaim Entertainment | September 9, 1994 | 1,510,000 | [15] |
| Romancing SaGa 2 | Square | Square | December 10, 1993 | 1,490,000 | [8] |
| Final Fight | Capcom | Capcom | December 21, 1990 | 1,480,000 | [3] |
| Dragon Ball Z: Super Butōden | Tose | Bandai | March 20, 1993 | 1,450,000 | [10] |
| Kirby Super Star † | HAL Laboratory | Nintendo | March 21, 1996 | 1,440,000 | [2] |
| Super Metroid |
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Nintendo | March 19, 1994 | 1,420,000 | [2] |
| Dragon Quest III | Heartbeat | Enix | December 6, 1996 | 1,400,000 | [10] |
| Romancing SaGa | Square | Square | January 28, 1992 | 1,320,000 | [8] |
| Wonder Project J | Almanic Corporation | Enix | December 9, 1994 | 1,300,000 | [16] |
| Romancing SaGa 3 | Square | Square | November 11, 1995 | 1,300,000 | [10] |
| The Lion King | Westwood Studios | Virgin Interactive
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December 8, 1994 | 1,270,000 | [15] |
| NBA Jam | Iguana Entertainment | Acclaim Entertainment | March 4, 1994 | 1,220,000 | [15] |
| Mortal Kombat 3 | Sculptured Software
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Acclaim Entertainment | October 13, 1995 | 1,220,000 | [15] |
| The Magical Quest Starring Mickey Mouse | Capcom | Capcom | November 20, 1992 | 1,210,000 | [14] |
| Dragon Quest I & II | Chunsoft
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Enix | December 18, 1993 | 1,200,000 | [17] |
| Derby Stallion III | ASCII Entertainment
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Nintendo | January 20, 1995 | 1,200,000 | [10] |
| Mega Man X | Capcom | Capcom | December 17, 1993 | 1,160,000 | [3] |
| Dragon Ball Z: Super Butōden 2 | Tose | Bandai | December 17, 1993 | 1,150,000 | [10] |
| Derby Stallion '96 | ASCII Entertainment
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Nintendo | March 15, 1996 | 1,100,000 | [10] |
| Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts | Capcom | Capcom | October 4, 1991 | 1,090,000 | [3] |
| Final Fight 2 | Capcom | Capcom | May 22, 1993 | 1,030,000 | [3] |
Super Tetris 2 + Bombliss
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Bullet-Proof Software
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Tose | December 18, 1992 | 1,000,000 | [18] |
| Tetris 2 | Bullet-Proof Software
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Nintendo | July 8, 1994 | 1,000,000 | [19] |
Space Invaders: The Original Game
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Taito | Taito | March 25, 1994 | 1,000,000 | [20] |
| Super Star Wars |
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JVC Musical Industries
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November 1, 1992 | 1,000,000 | [21] |
| Super Bomberman 2 | Produce! | Hudson Soft | April 28, 1994 | 1,000,000 | [22] |
Notes
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External links
- ^ Bond, Nick (March 14, 2024). "Best Multiplayer SNES Games". Dark Nation.