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 December 31, 2025 over 392.29 million total copies of games had been sold for the Nintendo 3DS.
List + Key † Game was bundled with Nintendo 2DS or 3DS consoles during its lifetime
Game Copies sold As of Release date Genre(s) Developer(s) Publisher(s) Mario Kart 7 † million Racing NintendoPokémon 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 NintendoYo-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 NintendoFire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia million Tactical role-playingIntelligent SystemsNintendo
See also List of best-selling Nintendo video games
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External links Nintendo IR Information - Nintendo 3DS Software