So, there have been a lot of Nintendo systems.
Each one’s games catalog heavily featured first-party titles.
After all, Nintendo has always relied more on its own games than those by other publishers.
Nintendo’s decades in business have given us some excellent games.
So, its no surprise that many of the best-selling titles on its consoles are first-party ones.
Here are the highest-sellers on each system.
It was unsurprisingly the best-selling game on the NES, and nothing really came that close.
It was bundled with the console, so that gave it an advantage.
The game is still fondly remembered to this day and holds up well.
The level design remains fantastic, as does the presentation.
Even modern-day Mario games still contain elements that were introduced in this original title.
It helped that the game was satisfying to play, too.
With the help of the dinosaur, Yoshi, you must once again save Princess Peach from captivity.
The second Nintendo home console, the SNES, had some incredible games.
This game is often regarded as one ofthe best Mario games ever.
You could play plenty of classic titles on the N64.
One of the best and most famous wasSuper Mario 64, which outsold everything else released on the system.
The game was the first 3D Mario title to be released.
Switching from 2D to 3D isnt easy for a popular series.
Yet, Mario 64 made the transition look seamless.
The game was similar to the first in concept.
You’re a Pokemon trainer who catches Pokemon and fights Gym Leaders.
Plus, other Pokemon games did very well on the system, such as Emerald and FireRed and LeafGreen.
Ruby and Sapphire served as the third generation of Pokemon games.
So, it introduced new creatures for you to catch.
The premise still wasn’t stale by this point.
It doubled its predecessor’s roster for a total of 26 fighters.
Super Mario World brought the famous Italian plumber to the Super Nintendo in 1991, and quickly became the best-selling game of all time on that system. With the help of the dinosaur, Yoshi, you must once again save Princess Peach from captivity.
The GameCube wasnt one of Nintendos biggest success stories.
This is why the top game on the system onlysold 7.09 million copies.
That game is an iconic one, though, as its Super Smash Bros Melee.
Its fast-paced, action-packed fighting mechanics were a delight.
And the game was well-tuned enough to become prominent in the competitive scene.
One ofthe console’s best exclusiveswas New Super Mario Bros.
Initially launched for the Nintendo 64 in 1996, Super Mario 64 was the first to take the plumber into the 3D platform genre. Once again you must rescue Princess Peach from Bowser’s clutches, seeking out the Power Stars along the way.
It also happened to be thebest-selling game on the system since it sold 30.8 million copies.
At the time of release, it was a bit of a throwback Mario game.
It showed that this bang out of Mario game could still exist as it was a brilliant title.
In fact, it is one of the most successful consoles ever.
This is due to its uniqueness, as it fully commits to motion controls.
These controls were really shown off inthe system’s best-selling game, Wii Sports.
It’s worth noting that Wii Sports sold more than any other because it was bundled with the console.
So, you couldn’t get a Nintendo Wii without it.
For example,Mario Kart 7 ranks as the best-selling Nintendo 3DS game.
A few Pokemon titles almost recaptured the series' reputation of being the most successful handheld games for Nintendo.
Yet, they didn’t sell quite as well as Mario Kart 7.
Super Smash Bros. Melee is the Nintendo GameCube sequel to the hit platform fighter, and has endurimg popularity in the community more than two decades after launch. It doubled its predecessor’s roster for a total of 26 fighters.
