Let’s Break Down Nintendo’s Biggest Selling DS Games (Let’s!)
Published on October 24, 2025
Nintendo has released the financial findings for its Nintendo DS games sold last year.
Included are the numbers for the April 1 – December 31, 2008 financial period as well as the breakdown for Japan and overseas.
What’s more, there are new life-to-date totals for the games.
Here’s the breakdown:
Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day
Apr. – Dec. 2008
Total: 3,840,000 units
*of which
Japan: 60,000 units
Overseas: 3,770,000 units
Life-to-date Total: 16,820,000 units
New Super Mario Bros.
Apr. – Dec. 2008
Total: 3,470,000 units
*of which
Japan: 290,000 units
Overseas: 3,180,000 units
Life-to-date Total: 17,630,000 units
Mario Kart DS
Apr. – Dec. 2008
Total: 3,340,000 units
*of which
Japan: 370,000 units
Overseas: 2,970,000 units
Life-to-date Total: 13,790,000 units
Nintendogs
Apr. – Dec. 2008
Total: 3,000,000 units
*of which
Japan: 80,000 units
Overseas: 2,920,000 units
Life-to-date Total: 21,670,000 units
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time/Darkness
Apr. – Dec. 2008
Total: 2,820,000 units
*of which
Japan: 0 units
Overseas: 2,820,000 units
Life-to-date Total: 4,400,000 units
Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day
Apr. – Dec. 2008
Total: 2,440,000 units
*of which
Japan: 90,000 units
Overseas: 2,350,000 units
Life-to-date Total: 13,270,000 units
Pokemon Platinum version
Apr. – Dec. 2008
Total: 2,400,000 units
*of which
Japan: 2,390,000 units
Overseas: 10,000 units
Life-to-date Total: 2,400,000 units
Kirby Super Star Ultra
Apr. – Dec. 2008
Total: 2,190,000 units
*of which
Japan: 1,180,000 units
Overseas: 1,010,000 units
Life-to-date Total: 2,190,000 units
Mario Party DS
Apr. – Dec. 2008
Total: 1,870,000 units
rummy new app*of which
Japan: 120,000 units
Overseas: 1,750,000 units
Life-to-date Total: 5,490,000 units
Pokemon Diamond/Pearl
Apr. – Dec. 2008
Total: rummy nobel 1,710,000 units
*of which
Japan: 260,000 units
Overseas: 1,450,000 units
Life-to-date Total: 16,480,000 units
Rhythm Heaven
Apr. – Dec. 2008
Total: 1,710,000 units
*of which
Japan: 1,710,000 units
Overseas: 0 units
Life-to-date rummy royal Total: 1,710,000 units
Personal Trainer: Cooking
Apr. – Dec. 2008
Total: 1,680,000 units
*of which
Japan: 80,000 units
Overseas: 1,600,000 units
Life-to-date Total: 1,680,000 units
Pokemon Ranger: Shadows of Almia
Apr. – Dec. 2008
Total: 1,260,000 units
*of which
Japan: 120,000 units
Overseas: 1,140,000 units
Life-to-date Total: 1,800,000 units
Super Mario 64 DS
Apr. – Dec. 2008
Total: 1,040,000 units
*of which
Japan: 40,000 units
Overseas: 1,000,000 units
Life-to-date Total: 7,160,000 units
Animal Crossing: Wild World
Apr. – Dec. 2008
Total: 1,040,000 units
*of which
Japan: 320,000 units
Overseas: 710,000 units
Life-to-date Total: 10,570,000 units
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