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List of best-selling Nintendo 3DS video games

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This is a list of video games for the Nintendo 3DS video game console that have sold or shipped at least one million copies. The best-selling game on the Nintendo 3DS is Mario Kart 7. First released in Japan on December 1, 2011, it went on to sell 18.99 million units worldwide.

There are a total of 59 Nintendo 3DS games on this list that are confirmed to have sold or shipped at least one million units. Of these, ten were developed by internal Nintendo development divisions. Of the 59 games on this list, 50 were published in one or more regions by Nintendo.

As of March 31, 2025 over 392.23 million total copies of games had been sold for the Nintendo 3DS.

List

†	Game was bundled with Nintendo 2DS or 3DS consoles during its lifetime

Game	Copies sold	Genre(s)	Developer(s)	Publisher(s)
Mario Kart 7 †	million	Racing		Nintendo
Pokémon X and Y †	million	Role-playing	Game Freak
Pokémon Sun and Moon	million	Role-playing	Game Freak
Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire	million	Role-playing	Game Freak
New Super Mario Bros. 2 †	million	Platform	Nintendo EAD	Nintendo
Animal Crossing: New Leaf †	million	Life simulation	Nintendo EAD	Nintendo
Super Mario 3D Land †	million	Platform	Nintendo EAD	Nintendo
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS	million	Fighting		Nintendo
Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon	million	Role-playing	Game Freak
Yo-kai Watch 2	million	Role-playing	Level-5
Tomodachi Life †	million	Life simulation	Nintendo SPD	Nintendo
Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon	million	Action-adventure	Next Level Games	Nintendo
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D †	million	Action-adventure	Grezzo	Nintendo
Nintendogs + Cats	million	Pet-raising simulation	Nintendo EAD	Nintendo
Monster Hunter Generations	million	Action role-playing	Capcom	Capcom
The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds †	million	Action-adventure	Nintendo EAD	Nintendo
Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate	million	Action role-playing	Capcom	Capcom
Monster Hunter 4	million	Action role-playing	Capcom	Capcom
Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS	million		Nintendo EAD	Nintendo
Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer	million	Life simulation	Nintendo EAD	Nintendo
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D	million	Action-adventure	Grezzo	Nintendo
Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright and Conquest	million	Tactical role-playing		Nintendo
Yo-kai Watch †	million	Role-playing	Level-5
Mario Party: Island Tour	million	Party	NDcube	Nintendo
Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D	million	Platform		Nintendo
Mario & Luigi: Dream Team †	million	Role-playing		Nintendo
Kirby: Triple Deluxe	million		HAL Laboratory	Nintendo
Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate	million	Action role-playing	Capcom	Capcom
Paper Mario: Sticker Star	million	Role-playing	Intelligent Systems	Nintendo
Fire Emblem Awakening	million	Tactical role-playing		Nintendo
Yo-kai Watch Blasters: Red Cat Corps and White Dog Squad	million	Role-playing	Level-5
Yo-kai Watch 3	million	Role-playing	Level-5
Yoshi's New Island	million	Platform	Arzest	Nintendo
Lego City Undercover: The Chase Begins	million	Action-adventure	TT Fusion	Nintendo
Monster Hunter XX	million	Action role-playing	Capcom	Capcom
Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age	million	Role-playing	Square Enix	Square Enix
Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon	million	Roguelike	Spike Chunsoft
Kirby: Planet Robobot	million		HAL Laboratory	Nintendo
Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past	million	Role-playing
Mario Tennis Open	million	Sports	Camelot Software Planning	Nintendo
Puzzle & Dragons Z: Pazudora Z	million	Puzzle	GungHo Online Entertainment
Pokémon Red / Green / Blue / Yellow	million	Role-playing	Game Freak	Nintendo
Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask	million		Level-5
Style Savvy: Trendsetters	million	Simulation	Syn Sophia	Nintendo
Pokémon Rumble Blast	million		Ambrella
Bravely Default	million	Role-playing	Silicon Studio	Nintendo
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity	million	Roguelike	Spike Chunsoft
Kid Icarus: Uprising	million			Nintendo
The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes	million	Action-adventure		Nintendo
Super Street Fighter IV: 3D Edition	million	Fighting		Capcom
Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance	million	Action role-playing	Square Enix	Square Enix
Miitopia	million	Role-playing	Nintendo EPD	Nintendo
Fantasy Life	million	Role-playing	Level-5
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam	million	Role-playing	AlphaDream	Nintendo
Star Fox 64 3D	million	Rail shooter		Nintendo
Rhythm Heaven Megamix	million	Rhythm	Nintendo SPD	Nintendo
Monster Strike	million	Role-playing	Mixi	Xflag
Style Savvy: Fashion Forward	million	Simulation	Syn Sophia	Nintendo
Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia	million	Tactical role-playing	Intelligent Systems	Nintendo

Notes

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