Here are the Top 10 Best-Selling Mario Games - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 01 September 2019 / 28,336 Views
Mario is one of the most popular characters in all of gaming and one of the best-selling franchises. One of the games in the Mario franchise has sold over 40 million units, four have sold over 30 million units, six have sold over 20 million units, and 18 have sold over 10 million units.
Here is the list of the top 10 best-selling Mario games as of December 31, 2018:
10th. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - 15.02 Million
9th. Super Mario Bros. 3 - 17.28 Million
8th. Mario Kart 7 - 18.11 Million
7th. Super Mario Land - 18.14 Million
6th. Super Mario World - 20.61 Million
5th. Mario Kart DS - 23.60 Million
4th. New Super Mario Bros. Wii - 30.22 Million
3rd. New Super Mario Bros. - 30.80 Million
2nd. Mario Kart Wii - 37.14 Million
1st. Super Mario Bros. - 40.24 Million
A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. You can contact the author at wdangelo@vgchartz.com or on Twitter @TrunksWD.
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Out of the top ten, six are 2D platformers and four are kart racers. Mario Kart Wii almost reaches Super Mario Bros. levels of sales, that's absolutely insane. I wonder if Mario Kart 8D can even reach close numbers.
Damn, you're right. MKWii was a beast. I still can't believe Nintendo was able to sell a piece of plastic as a steering wheel which served no functional purpose. I remember playing the game a ton, but I actually enjoyed the DS version moreso. It was the first 3D Mario Kart on a handheld and the online at the time was pretty sweet.
The sales data per week will not continue?
Read something last year that they're meant to be re-working it to include digital sales in some way. But heard nothing since so who knows.
