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 55 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 + Key † Game was bundled with SNES consoles during its lifetime
Game Developer(s) Publisher(s) Release date Sales Super Mario World † Nintendo EAD Nintendo 20,610,000 Super Mario All-Stars † Nintendo EAD Nintendo 10,550,000 Donkey Kong Country † Rare Nintendo 9,300,000 Super Mario Kart † Nintendo EAD Nintendo 8,760,000 Street Fighter II: The World Warrior † Capcom Capcom 6,300,000 Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest † Rare Nintendo 5,150,000 The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past † Nintendo EAD Nintendo 4,610,000 Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island † Nintendo EAD Nintendo 4,120,000 Street Fighter II Turbo Capcom Capcom 4,100,000 Star Fox † Nintendo 4,000,000 Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! Rare Nintendo 3,510,000 Final Fantasy VI Square Square 3,420,000 Killer Instinct † Rare Nintendo 3,200,000 Dragon Quest VI Heartbeat Enix 3,200,000 F-Zero † Nintendo EAD Nintendo 2,850,000 Dragon Quest V Chunsoft Enix 2,800,000 Chrono Trigger Square Square 2,500,000 Final Fantasy V Square Square 2,450,000 Mario Paint † Nintendo R&D1 Nintendo 2,310,000 Super Mario RPG Square Nintendo 2,140,000 Pilotwings Nintendo EAD Nintendo 2,000,000 Super Street Fighter II Capcom Capcom 2,000,000 SimCity Nintendo EAD Nintendo 1,980,000 Secret of Mana Square Square 1,830,000 Final Fantasy IV Square Square 1,800,000 Disney's Aladdin Capcom Capcom 1,750,000 Super Puyo Puyo Compile Banpresto 1,700,000 Super Scope 6 Nintendo R&D1 Nintendo 1,650,000 Mortal Kombat II Sculptured Software Acclaim Entertainment 1,510,000 Romancing SaGa 2 Square Square 1,490,000 Final Fight Capcom Capcom 1,480,000 Dragon Ball Z: Super Butōden Tose Bandai 1,450,000 Kirby Super Star † HAL Laboratory Nintendo 1,440,000 Super Metroid Nintendo 1,420,000 Dragon Quest III Heartbeat Enix 1,400,000 Romancing SaGa Square Square 1,320,000 Wonder Project J Almanic Corporation Enix 1,300,000 Romancing SaGa 3 Square Square 1,300,000 The Lion King Westwood Studios Virgin Interactive 1,270,000 NBA Jam Iguana Entertainment Acclaim Entertainment 1,220,000 Mortal Kombat 3 Sculptured Software Acclaim Entertainment 1,220,000 The Magical Quest Starring Mickey Mouse Capcom Capcom 1,210,000 Dragon Quest I & II Chunsoft Enix 1,200,000 Ken Griffey Jr. Presents Major League Baseball Software Creations Nintendo 1,200,000 Derby Stallion III ASCII Entertainment Nintendo 1,200,000 Mega Man X Capcom Capcom 1,160,000 Dragon Ball Z: Super Butōden 2 Tose Bandai 1,150,000 Derby Stallion '96 ASCII Entertainment Nintendo 1,100,000 Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts Capcom Capcom 1,090,000 Final Fight 2 Capcom Capcom 1,030,000 Super Tetris 2 + Bombliss Bullet-Proof Software Tose 1,000,000Tetris 2 Bullet-Proof Software Nintendo 1,000,000 Space Invaders: The Original Game Taito Taito 1,000,000Super Star Wars JVC Musical Industries 1,000,000Super Bomberman 2 Produce! Hudson Soft 1,000,000
See also List of best-selling Nintendo video games
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External links Nintendo official homepage