Yellow Version (aka Special Pikachu Edition) followed between 19, depending on the territory. Pokemon Red/Blue/Green/Yellow – 45 million+ Initial release date: Febru(JP) Platform(s): Game Boy, Virtual Console (Nintendo 3DS) IGN score: 10 In Japan, the era-defining game was available in two versions at launch - Red and Green - before coming to other territories as Pokemon Red and Blue. In addition to the platforms listed above, various versions of the iconic platformer were released for arcade, Game & Watch, PC-88, Sharp X1, Nintendo's Pla圜hoice-10, SNES (via Super Mario All-Stars), NES Classic, and Nintendo Switch (via Nintendo Switch Online). It's possible it belongs in the sixth spot, but without sufficient data, we're conservatively keeping it at number seven. Seeing as the archived webpage is from March 2006, Virtual Console sales aren't factored into that total, leading us to our more broad 40 million-plus figure.
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– 40 million+ Initial release date: Septem(JP) Platform(s): NES/Famicom, Game Boy Advance, Virtual Console (Nintendo Wii, Wii U, 3DS) IGN score: 9.0 The game that brought perhaps the medium's most recognizable character to stardom, Super Mario Bros.' lifetime sales sit at over 40 million units, according to Guinness World Records, making it the best-selling NES game ever. Mario Kart Wii – 37.38 million Initial release date: ApPlatform(s): Nintendo Wii IGN score: 8.9 This official sales figure comes directly from Nintendo and makes Mario Kart Wii the console's second-best-selling game of all time.
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Red Dead Redemption 2 – 36 million+ Initial release date: OctoPlatform(s): PS4, Xbox One, PC IGN score: 10 The latest game to crack the top ten, Red Dead Redemption 2 has sold over 36 million copies since it was released in October 2018, publisher Take-Two Interactive announced in February.
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However, Animal Crossing: New Horizons is close behind with over 31 million copies sold to date. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 33.41 million Initial release date: ApPlatform(s): Nintendo Switch IGN score: 9.3 With over 33 million copies sold, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is the best-selling game on Switch, according to Nintendo.