Best-selling Video Games of The Decade
The following chart describes the best-selling video games of the 2000s in physical form. Downloaded content may not be included into figures, however it should be noted that the Angry Birds game released in late-2009 had reached over 1 Billion downloads by 2012.
| Rank | Title | Release Date | Franchise | Developer(s) | Platform | Units sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wii Sports | 19 November 2006 | "–" | Nintendo | Wii | 78.74 |
| 2 | New Super Mario Bros. | 15 May 2006 | Super Mario Bros. | Nintendo | Nintendo DS/Wii | 55.35 |
| 3 | Wii Fit + Wii Fit Plus | 1 December 2007 | "–" | Nintendo | Wii | 43.15 |
| 4 | Mario Kart Wii | 10 April 2008 | Mario Kart | Nintendo | Wii | 32.44 |
| 5 | Wii Play | 2 December 2006 | "–" | Nintendo | Wii | 28.02 |
| 6 | Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas | 26 October 2004 | Grand Theft Auto | Rockstar Games | Multiple | 27.5 |
| 7 | Nintendogs | 22 April 2005 | Nintendogs | Nintendo | Nintendo DS | 23.89 |
| 8 | Mario Kart DS | 14 November 2005 | Mario Kart | Nintendo | Nintendo DS | 22.57 |
| 9 | Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! | 19 May 2005 | "–" | Nintendo | Nintendo DS | 19 |
| 10 | Pokémon Diamond and Pearl | 22 September 2006 | Pokémon | Nintendo/GameFreak | Nintendo DS | 17.61 |
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