List of best-selling Game Boy Advance video games explained

This is a list of video games for the Game Boy Advance video game console that have sold or shipped at least one million copies. The best-selling games on the Game Boy Advance are Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire. First released in Japan on November 21, 2002, they went on to sell over 16million units worldwide.[1] Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, enhanced remakes of the original Pokémon Red, Green and Blue games, are the second-best-selling games on the platform with sales in excess of 12million units combined.[1] Pokémon Emerald, an enhanced version of Ruby and Sapphire, is third with sales of more than 7million units.[2] The top five is rounded out by and , each of which sold over 5.5million units.[3]

There are a total of 40 Game Boy Advance games on this list which are confirmed to have sold or shipped at least one million units. Of these, eleven were developed internally by Nintendo development divisions. Other developers with the most million-selling games include Game Freak with three games, and HAL Laboratory and Flagship, with two games each. Of the 40 games on this list, 25 were published in one or more regions by Nintendo. Other publishers with multiple million-selling games include The Pokémon Company with five games, THQ with three games, and Konami and Namco with two games each. The most popular franchises on Game Boy Advance include Pokémon (over 39million combined units) and Super Mario (16.69million combined units).

List

Key
†Game was bundled with Game Boy Advance consoles during its lifetime
GameDeveloper(s)Publisher(s)Release dateSales
Pokémon Ruby and SapphireGame Freak16,220,000
Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreenGame Freak12,000,000
Pokémon EmeraldGame Freak7,060,000[4]
Intelligent SystemsNintendo5,910,000[5]
Nintendo R&D2Nintendo5,690,000
Super Mario AdvanceNintendo R&D2Nintendo5,570,000[6]
†Nintendo R&D2Nintendo5,430,000
Namco MuseumMass Media GamesNamco2,960,000[7]
Pac-Man CollectionMass Media GamesNamco2,940,000[8]
Nintendo R&D2Nintendo2,830,000
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the PastNintendo2,820,000
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue TeamChunsoft2,360,000
NES Classics Series: Super Mario Bros.Nintendo EADNintendo2,270,000
Wario Land 4Nintendo R&D1Nintendo2,200,000
AlphaDreamNintendo2,150,000
Kirby: Nightmare in Dream LandHAL LaboratoryNintendo2,100,000
Finding NemoVicarious VisionsTHQ1,840,000[9] [10]
Donkey Kong CountryRareNintendo1,820,000
FlagshipNintendo1,760,000
Yu-Gi-Oh! The Eternal Duelist SoulKonamiKonami1,710,534
Golden SunCamelot Software PlanningNintendo1,650,000
Final Fantasy Tactics AdvanceSquare1,621,000
Metroid FusionNintendo R&D1Nintendo1,600,000
Square Enix1,542,000
Sonic Advance1,515,000[11]
Kirby & the Amazing MirrorNintendo1,470,000
KonamiKonami1,460,000[12]
Webfoot TechnologiesInfogrames1,400,000
Mario vs. Donkey KongNintendo Software TechnologyNintendo1,370,000
Jupiter1,370,000
The IncrediblesHelixeTHQ1,366,000
Mega Man Battle Network 4

Red Sun and Blue Moon

Capcom Production Studio 2Capcom1,350,000[13]
Konami Software ShanghaiKonami1,310,000
Harry Potter and the Chamber of SecretsEurocomElectronic Arts1,200,000
Disney PrincessVicarious VisionsTHQ1,170,000
Camelot Software PlanningNintendo1,120,000
Nintendo R&D1Nintendo1,100,000
NDcubeNintendo1,050,000
Sonic Advance 21,016,541
Digital EclipseUniversal Interactive Studios1,000,000[14]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Pokemon X/Y sells 4 million in two days . Makuch . Eddie . . . October 15, 2013 . April 25, 2017 .
  2. News: Pokemon Sun and Moon Sells 14.69 Million Copies, X&Y Passes Black & White . Williams . Mike . . Gamer Network . January 31, 2017 . April 25, 2017 .
  3. Web site: 30 Best-Selling Super Mario Games of All Time on the Plumber's 30th Birthday . O'Malley . James . . . September 11, 2015 . April 25, 2017 .
  4. Web site: From the Mind of a Japanese School Boy to the Biggest Game Franchise of All Time! . GamesIndustry.biz . 2006-03-27 . 2013-11-02.
  5. Web site: Mario Kart 8 sells more than 1.2 million units worldwide over first weekend . 2024-08-15 . Nintendo of Europe AG . en-GB.
  6. Book: 2021CESAゲーム白書 (2021 CESA Games White Papers). Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association. 2021. 978-4-902346-43-5.
  7. Web site: US Platinum Chart Games . The Magic Box . April 25, 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070421003854/http://www.the-magicbox.com/Chart-USPlatinum.shtml . April 21, 2007 .
  8. Book: October 6, 2016 . Top 10 of Everything 2017 . London, England . . 118 . 978-0600633747 . April 25, 2017 .
  9. Web site: GBA all through the week of 2013-02-04 . Garaph . April 25, 2017 .
  10. Web site: ELSPA Sales Awards: Gold . Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association . https://web.archive.org/web/20100617012454/http://www.elspa.com/?i=3943 . June 17, 2010 . April 25, 2017 . dead .
  11. Web site: ELSPA Sales Awards: Silver . Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association . https://web.archive.org/web/20100617012454/http://www.elspa.com/?i=3943 . June 17, 2010 . April 25, 2017 . dead .
  12. News: Million-Seller Genealogy . 11 September 2021 . Konami Computer Entertainment Japan (KCEJ) . . December 31, 2004 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20050315004002/www.konamijpn.com/corporate/million_e.html . 2005-03-15.
  13. Web site: Platinum Titles . . April 22, 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161201214236/http://www.capcom.co.jp/ir/english/finance/million.html . December 1, 2016 .
  14. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20071010052300/http://www.next-gen.biz/index2.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3557&Itemid=2&pop=1&page=0 . The Century's Top 50 Handheld Games . Keiser, Joe . August 2, 2006 . . October 10, 2007 . dead.

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