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List of best-selling Super Nintendo Entertainment System video games

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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 20million units worldwide. 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 10.5million units. The console's top five is rounded out by Rare's Donkey Kong Country in third, with sales of 9.3million units, while its two follow-ups are also in the top ten, Super Mario Kart in fourth, selling over 8.7million units, and Street Fighter II: The World Warrior in fifth, with 6.3million 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 (46.18million combined units), Donkey Kong (17.96million combined units), and Street Fighter (12.4million combined units).

List

†Game was bundled with SNES consoles during its lifetime
GameDeveloper(s)Publisher(s)Release dateSalesRef.
Super Mario World †Nintendo EADNintendo20,610,000
Super Mario All-Stars †Nintendo EADNintendo10,550,000
Donkey Kong Country †RareNintendo9,300,000
Super Mario Kart †Nintendo EADNintendo8,760,000
Street Fighter II: The World Warrior †CapcomCapcom6,300,000
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest †RareNintendo5,150,000
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past †Nintendo EADNintendo4,610,000
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island †Nintendo EADNintendo4,120,000
Street Fighter II TurboCapcomCapcom4,100,000
Star Fox †Nintendo4,000,000
Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!RareNintendo3,510,000
Final Fantasy VISquareSquare3,420,000
Killer Instinct †RareNintendo3,200,000
Dragon Quest VIHeartbeatEnix3,200,000
F-Zero †Nintendo EADNintendo2,850,000
Dragon Quest VChunsoftEnix2,800,000
Chrono TriggerSquareSquare2,500,000
Final Fantasy VSquareSquare2,450,000
Mario Paint †Nintendo R&D1Nintendo2,310,000
Super Mario RPGSquareNintendo2,140,000
PilotwingsNintendo EADNintendo2,000,000
Super Street Fighter IICapcomCapcom2,000,000
SimCityNintendo EADNintendo1,980,000
Secret of ManaSquareSquare1,830,000
Final Fantasy IVSquareSquare1,800,000
Disney's AladdinCapcomCapcom1,750,000
Super Puyo PuyoCompileBanpresto1,700,000
Super Scope 6Nintendo R&D1Nintendo1,650,000
Mortal Kombat IISculptured SoftwareAcclaim Entertainment1,510,000
Romancing SaGa 2SquareSquare1,490,000
Final FightCapcomCapcom1,480,000
Dragon Ball Z: Super ButōdenToseBandai1,450,000
Kirby Super Star †HAL LaboratoryNintendo1,440,000
Super MetroidNintendo1,420,000
Dragon Quest IIIHeartbeatEnix1,400,000
Romancing SaGaSquareSquare1,320,000
Wonder Project JAlmanic CorporationEnix1,300,000
Romancing SaGa 3SquareSquare1,300,000
The Lion KingWestwood StudiosVirgin Interactive1,270,000
NBA JamIguana EntertainmentAcclaim Entertainment1,220,000
Mortal Kombat 3Sculptured SoftwareAcclaim Entertainment1,220,000
The Magical Quest Starring Mickey MouseCapcomCapcom1,210,000
Dragon Quest I & IIChunsoftEnix1,200,000
Ken Griffey Jr. Presents Major League BaseballSoftware CreationsNintendo1,200,000
Derby Stallion IIIASCII EntertainmentNintendo1,200,000
Mega Man XCapcomCapcom1,160,000
Dragon Ball Z: Super Butōden 2ToseBandai1,150,000
Derby Stallion '96ASCII EntertainmentNintendo1,100,000
Super Ghouls 'n GhostsCapcomCapcom1,090,000
Final Fight 2CapcomCapcom1,030,000
Super Tetris 2 + BomblissBullet-Proof SoftwareTose1,000,000
Tetris 2Bullet-Proof SoftwareNintendo1,000,000
Space Invaders: The Original GameTaitoTaito1,000,000
Super Star WarsJVC Musical Industries1,000,000
Super Bomberman 2Produce!Hudson Soft1,000,000

Notes

References

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