List of best-selling Nintendo 3DS video games

This is a list of Nintendo 3DS video games that have sold or shipped at least one million copies, sorted in order of copies sold. This includes games sold at retail locations and digitally on the Nintendo eShop. Additionally, games that were included in bundle packs with Nintendo 3DS systems are also counted.

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Nintendo 3DS games which have sold or shipped at least one million copies
No. Title Total copies sold Release date Genre Developer Publisher
1 Mario Kart 7 18.71 million[1]
  • JP: December 1, 2011
  • EU: December 2, 2011
  • AU: December 3, 2011
  • NA: December 4, 2011
 Racing Nintendo EAD and Retro Studios Nintendo
2 Pokémon X and Y 16.45 million[1]
  • WW: October 12, 2013
 Role-playing Game Freak Nintendo and The Pokémon Company
3 Pokémon Sun and Moon 16.18 million[1]
  • WW: November 18, 2016
  • EU: November 23, 2016
 Role-playing Game Freak Nintendo and The Pokémon Company
4 Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire 14.27 million[1]
  • JP: November 21, 2014 (2014-11-21)
  • NA: November 21, 2014 (2014-11-21)
  • AU: November 21, 2014 (2014-11-21)
  • EU: November 28, 2014 (2014-11-28)
 Role-playing Game Freak Nintendo and The Pokémon Company
5 New Super Mario Bros. 2 13.34 million[1]
  • JP: July 28, 2012
  • EU: August 17, 2012
  • AU: August 18, 2012
  • NA: August 19, 2012
 Platform Nintendo EAD Nintendo
6 Super Mario 3D Land 12.70 million[1]
  • JP: November 3, 2011
  • NA: November 13, 2011
  • EU: November 18, 2011
  • AU: November 24, 2011
 Platform Nintendo EAD Nintendo
7 Animal Crossing: New Leaf 12.55 million[1]
  • JP: November 8, 2012
  • NA: June 9, 2013
  • EU: June 14, 2013
  • AU: June 15, 2013
 Life simulation Nintendo EAD Nintendo
8 Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS 9.59 million[1]
  • JP: September 13, 2014
  • NA: October 3, 2014
  • EU: October 3, 2014
  • AU: October 4, 2014
 Fighting Sora Ltd. and Bandai Namco Entertainment Nintendo
9 Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon 8.77 million[1]
  • WW: November 17, 2017
 Role-playing Game Freak Nintendo and The Pokémon Company
10 Tomodachi Life 6.59 million[1]
  • JP: April 18, 2013
  • NA: June 6, 2014
  • EU: June 6, 2014
  • AU: June 7, 2014
 Life simulation Nintendo SPD Nintendo
11 Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon 5.45 million[1]
  • NA: March 24, 2013
  • JP: March 20, 2013
  • EU: March 28, 2013
  • AU: March 28, 2013
 Action-adventure Next Level Games Nintendo
12 Monster Hunter Generations 4.3 million[2]
  • JP: November 28, 2015
  • NA: July 15, 2016
  • EU: July 16, 2016
 Action role-playing Capcom Capcom
13 Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate 4.2 million[2]
  • NA: February 13, 2015
  • EU: February 13, 2015
  • AU: February 14, 2015
  • JP: October 11, 2014
 Action role-playing Capcom Capcom
14 Monster Hunter 4 4.1 million[2]
  • JP: September 14, 2013
 Action role-playing Capcom Capcom
15 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D 4 million[3]
  • JP: June 16, 2011
  • EU: June 17, 2011[4]
  • NA: June 19, 2011
  • AU: June 30, 2011[5]
 Action-adventure Nintendo EAD and Grezzo Nintendo
16 Nintendogs + Cats 3.96 million[6]
  • JP: February 26, 2011
  • NA: March 27, 2011
  • EU: March 25, 2011
 Pet-raising simulation Nintendo EAD Nintendo
17 Yo-kai Watch 2: Bony Spirits and Fleshy Souls 3.1 million[7]
  • JP: July 10, 2014
  • NA: September 30, 2016
  • AU: October 15, 2016
  • EU: April 7, 2017
 Role-playing Level-5 Nintendo
18 Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer 3.04 million[8]
  • JP: July 2, 2015
  • NA: September 25, 2015
  • EU: October 2, 2015
 Life simulation Nintendo EAD Nintendo
19 Yo-kai Watch 2: Psychic Specters 2.61 million[9]
  • JP: December 13, 2014
  • NA: September 29, 2017
  • EU: September 29, 2017
  • AU: September 30, 2017
 Role-playing Level-5 Nintendo
20 Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate 2.6 million[2]
  • JP: December 10, 2011
  • NA: March 19, 2013
  • EU: March 22, 2013
 Action role-playing Capcom Capcom
21 The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds 2.51 million[6]
  • NA: November 22, 2013
  • EU: November 22, 2013
  • AU: November 23, 2013
  • JP: December 26, 2013
 Action-adventure Nintendo EAD Nintendo
22 Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS 2.34 million[10]
  • JP: December 1, 2016
  • NA: December 2, 2016
  • EU: December 2, 2016
  • AU: December 3, 2016
 Level editor, platform Nintendo EAD Nintendo
23 Paper Mario: Sticker Star 2.21 million[6]
  • NA: November 11, 2012
  • JP: December 6, 2012
  • EU: December 7, 2012
  • AU: December 8, 2012
 Role-playing Intelligent Systems Nintendo
24 Yo-kai Watch Blasters: Red Cat Corps and White Dog Squad 2.2 million[11]
  • JP: July 11, 2015
  • NA: September 7, 2018
  • EU: September 7, 2018
  • AU: September 8, 2018
 Role-playing Level-5 Nintendo
25 Mario & Luigi: Dream Team 2.08 million[6]
  • EU: July 12, 2013
  • AU: July 13, 2013
  • JP: July 18, 2013
  • NA: August 11, 2013
 Role-playing AlphaDream and Good-Feel Nintendo
26 The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D 2.03 million[12]
  • NA: February 13, 2015
  • EU: February 13, 2015
  • JP: February 14, 2015
  • AU: February 14, 2015
 Action-adventure Nintendo EAD and Grezzo Nintendo
27 Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright and Conquest 1.84 million[8]
  • JP: June 25, 2015
  • NA: February 19, 2016
  • EU: May 20, 2016
  • AU: May 21, 2016
 Tactical role-playing Intelligent Systems and Nintendo SPD Nintendo
28 Monster Hunter XX 1.8 million[13]
  • JP: March 18, 2017
 Action role-playing Capcom Capcom
29 Fire Emblem Awakening 1.79 million[14]
  • JP: April 19, 2012
  • NA: February 4, 2013
  • EU: April 19, 2013
  • AU: April 20, 2013
 Tactical role-playing Intelligent Systems and Nintendo SPD Nintendo
30 Kirby: Triple Deluxe 1.78 million[12]
  • JP: January 11, 2014
  • NA: May 2, 2014
  • EU: May 16, 2014
  • AU: May 17, 2014
 Action, Platform HAL Laboratory Nintendo
31 Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age 1.74 million[15]
  • JP: July 29, 2017
 Role-playing Square Enix Square Enix
32 Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D 1.52 million[16]
  • NA: May 24, 2013
  • EU: May 24, 2013
  • AU: May 25, 2013
  • JP: June 13, 2013
 Platform Retro Studios and Monster Games Nintendo
33 Puzzle & Dragons Z: Pazudora Z 1.5 million[17]
  • JP: December 12, 2013
 Puzzle GungHo Online Entertainment GungHo Online Entertainment
34 Kirby: Planet Robobot 1.36 million[18]
  • NA: June 10, 2016
  • EU: June 10, 2016
  • AU: June 11, 2016
  • JP: April 28, 2016
 Action, Platform HAL Laboratory Nintendo
35 Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance 1.32 million[19]
  • JP: March 29, 2012
  • EU: July 20, 2012
  • AU: July 26, 2012
  • NA: July 31, 2012
 Action role-playing Square Enix Square Enix
36 Super Street Fighter IV: 3D Edition 1.3 million[2]
Fighting Capcom and Dimps Capcom
37 Yo-kai Watch 3: Sushi and Tempura 1.3 million[21]
  • JP: July 16, 2016
 Role-playing Level-5 Level-5
38 Yo-kai Watch 1.29 million[22]
  • JP: July 11, 2013
  • NA: November 6, 2015
  • EU: April 29, 2016
  • AU: December 5, 2015
 Role-playing Level-5 Nintendo
39 Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past 1.23 million[23]
  • JP: February 7, 2013
  • NA: September 16, 2016
  • EU: September 16, 2016
  • AU: September 17, 2016
 Role-playing Heartbeat and ArtePiazza Square Enix and Nintendo
40 Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon 1.22 million[8]
  • JP: September 17, 2015
  • NA: November 20, 2015
  • EU: February 19, 2016
  • AU: February 20, 2016
 Roguelike Spike Chunsoft Nintendo and The Pokémon Company
41 Lego City Undercover: The Chase Begins 1.2 million[16]
  • NA: April 21, 2013
  • EU: April 26, 2013
  • AU: April 27, 2013
  • JP: March 5, 2015
 Action-adventure TT Fusion Nintendo
42 Kid Icarus: Uprising 1.18 million[24]
  • NA: March 23, 2012
  • JP: March 22, 2012
  • EU: March 23, 2012
  • AU: March 29, 2012
 Third-person shooter, shoot 'em up Project Sora and Sora Ltd. Nintendo
43 The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes 1.14 million[8]
  • NA: October 23, 2015
  • JP: October 22, 2015
  • EU: October 23, 2015
  • AU: October 24, 2015
 Action-adventure Nintendo EPD and Grezzo Nintendo
44 Mario Party: Island Tour 1.14 million[16]
  • NA: November 22, 2013
  • EU: January 17, 2014
  • AU: January 18, 2014
  • JP: March 20, 2014
 Party NDcube Nintendo
45 Mario Tennis Open 1.11 million[24]
  • NA: May 20, 2012
  • JP: May 24, 2012
  • AU: May 24, 2012
  • EU: May 25, 2012
 Sports Camelot Software Planning Nintendo
46 Pokémon Rumble Blast 1.08 million[25]
  • JP: August 11, 2011
  • NA: October 24, 2011
  • EU: December 2, 2011
 Action RPG, beat 'em up Ambrella Nintendo and The Pokémon Company
47 Bravely Default

1 million[26]
  • NA: February 7, 2014
  • JP: October 11, 2012
  • EU: December 6, 2013
  • AU: December 7, 2013
 Role-playing Silicon Studio Nintendo
48 Fantasy Life 1 million[27]
  • JP: December 27, 2012
  • NA: October 24, 2014
  • EU: September 26, 2014
  • AU: September 24, 2014
 Role-playing Level-5, Brownie Brown and h.a.n.d. Nintendo
49 Monster Strike 1 million[28]
  • JP: December 17, 2015
 Role-playing Mixi Xflag

Total Nintendo 3DS games sold as of March 31, 2020: 383.11 million units.[29]

See also

References
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