Nintendo Hits 860 Million Consoles Sold and 5.9 Billion Games
- Sagar Mankar
- Aug 11
- 2 min read
Nintendo has officially confirmed that it has sold over 860 million consoles and more than 5.9 billion games worldwide.
These numbers were revealed in a press release for the “My Mario” product series, where the impressive figures appeared in the “About Nintendo” section.
Since the launch of the Family Computer (Famicom) in Japan back in 1983, Nintendo says it has focused on creating its own gaming systems and software. Over the decades, this has led to the birth of some of gaming’s most iconic franchises, including Mario, Donkey Kong, The Legend of Zelda, Pokémon, Metroid, Kirby, Animal Crossing, Pikmin, and Splatoon.
When it comes to hardware, the Nintendo DS remains the company’s top-selling platform at 154.02 million units shipped. The Nintendo Switch, however, is right behind with 153.10 million units and could soon take the crown, according to VGChartz. Other classics include the Game Boy with 118.69 million units and the Wii with 101.63 million. Even the new Nintendo Switch 2 has already crossed the 6 million mark since its launch.
Best-Selling Nintendo Platforms (Units Shipped)
Nintendo DS – 154.02M
Nintendo Switch – 153.10M (and rising)
Game Boy – 118.69M
Wii – 101.63M
Game Boy Advance – 81.51M
Nintendo 3DS – 75.94M
NES – 61.91M
SNES – 49.10M
Nintendo 64 – 32.93M
GameCube – 21.74M
Wii U – 13.56M
Nintendo Switch 2 – 6M+
On the software side, Mario unsurprisingly takes the lead with 971.69 million units sold. Pokémon comes in second with 489 million, followed by the Wii Series, The Legend of Zelda, and Donkey Kong. These numbers, sourced from Fandom Video Game Sales Wiki, reflect lifetime sales across all platforms.
Top 10 Nintendo Franchises by Lifetime Units Sold
Mario – 971.69M
Pokémon – 489.00M
Wii Series – 217.85M
The Legend of Zelda – 169.14M
Donkey Kong – 94.00M
Animal Crossing – 81.45M
Super Smash Bros. – 77.18M
Kirby – 51.32M
Game & Watch – 43.40M
Brain Age – 35.51M
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