GameCube with controller This is a list of video games for theGameCube video game console that have sold or shipped at least one million copies. The best-selling game on the GameCube isSuper Smash Bros. Melee . First released in Japan on November 21, 2001, it went on to sell just over 7.4 million units worldwide.[ 1] [ 2] The second best-selling game wasMario Kart: Double Dash , selling 6.88 million units.Super Mario Sunshine is the console's third best-selling game, with 5.91 million units.[ 3]
There are a total of 36 GameCube games on this list which are confirmed to have sold or shipped at least one million units. Of these, eight were developed by internal Nintendo development divisions. Other developers with the most million-selling titles includeHudson Soft andNamco with four games each, andCapcom with three games. Of the 36 games on this list, 26 were published in one or more regions by Nintendo. Other publishers with multiple million-selling games includeSega with five games, Capcom with three games, andThe Pokémon Company with two games.[ 4] [ 5] [ 6] [ 7] [ 8] [ 9] The best-selling franchises on GameCube includeResident Evil (4.2 million combined sales),[ 10] [ 11] [ 12] The Legend of Zelda (5.75 million combined sales),[ 13] [ 14] [ 15] [ 16] Sonic the Hedgehog (7.1 million combined sales),[ 17] [ 18] [ 19] [ 20] [ 21] [ 22] [ 23] and most notablyMario (26.68 million combined sales).[ 24]
By June 30, 2024, 208.58 million total copies of games had been sold for the GameCube.[ 25] Despite coming in at 3rd place during the6th generation of video game consoles , it has the highestattach rate of any Nintendo console at 9.59.[ 26] [ 27]
Game Copies sold Release date[ a] Developer(s) Publisher(s) Super Smash Bros. Melee 7.41 million[ 1] [ 28] November 21, 2001 HAL Laboratory Nintendo Mario Kart: Double Dash 6.88 million[ 1] [ 29] November 14, 2003 Nintendo EAD Nintendo Super Mario Sunshine 5.91 million[ 1] [ 3] July 19, 2002 Nintendo EAD Nintendo The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker 4.43 million[ 1] [ 2] December 13, 2002 Nintendo EAD Nintendo Luigi's Mansion 3.33 million[ 1] [ 2] [ b] September 14, 2001 Nintendo EAD Nintendo Metroid Prime 2.84 million[ 2] November 18, 2002 Retro Studios Nintendo Animal Crossing 2.71 million[ c] [ 2] December 14, 2001 Nintendo EAD Nintendo Mario Party 4 2.46 million[ 2] October 21, 2002 Hudson Soft Nintendo Pokémon Colosseum 2.41 million[ 2] November 21, 2003 Genius Sonority Mario Party 5 2.17 million[ 2] November 10, 2003 Hudson Soft Nintendo Mario Party 7 2.08 million[ 2] November 7, 2005 Hudson Soft Nintendo Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door 1.91 million[ 2] July 22, 2004 Intelligent Systems Nintendo Star Fox Adventures 1.82 million[ 2] September 23, 2002 Rare Nintendo Sonic Adventure 2: Battle 1.73 million[ d] December 20, 2001 Sonic Team USA Sega Mario Party 6 1.63 million[ 2] November 18, 2004 Hudson Soft Nintendo Pikmin 1.60 million[ 2] October 26, 2001 Nintendo EAD Nintendo Resident Evil 4 1.60 million[ 34] January 11, 2005 Capcom Production Studio 4 Capcom Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut 1.60 million[ 35] June 18, 2003 Sonic Team Sega Super Mario Strikers 1.60 million[ 2] November 18, 2005 Next Level Games Nintendo The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess 1.43 million[ 2] December 2, 2006 Nintendo EAD Nintendo Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness 1.42 million[ 2] August 4, 2005 Genius Sonority Sonic Heroes 1.42 million[ 35] December 30, 2003 Sonic Team Sega Sonic Mega Collection 1.37 million[ e] November 10, 2002 Sonic Team Sega Resident Evil 1.35 million[ 34] March 22, 2002 Capcom Production Studio 4 Capcom Kirby Air Ride 1.35 million[ 2] July 11, 2003 HAL Laboratory Nintendo Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles 1.30 million[ 36] August 8, 2003 The Game Designers Studio Nintendo Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour 1.27 million[ 2] [ f] July 28, 2003 Camelot Software Planning Nintendo Resident Evil Zero 1.25 million[ 34] November 12, 2002 Capcom Capcom Donkey Konga 1.18 million[ 2] December 12, 2003 Namco Nintendo Mario Power Tennis 1.16 million[ 2] October 28, 2004 Camelot Software Planning Nintendo Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader 1.13 million[ h] November 18, 2001 Factor 5 LucasArts Pikmin 2 1.12 million[ 2] April 29, 2004 Nintendo EAD Nintendo Metroid Prime 2: Echoes 1.10 million[ 2] November 15, 2004 Retro Studios Nintendo Soulcalibur II 1.09 million[ i] March 27, 2003 Namco Namco Mario Superstar Baseball 1.05 million[ 2] July 21, 2005 Namco Nintendo Sonic Gems Collection 1 million[ 21] [ 22] August 11, 2005 Sonic Team Sega
^ Only the initial release date on this platform is listed. ^ Luigi's Mansion sales breakdown:Japan – 348,918[ 30] United Kingdom – 100,000[ 31] United States – 2.19 million[ 32] ^ Animal Crossing sales breakdown:Japan – 641,300 (original)[ 30] and 386,258 (e+ )[ 33] United States – 1.68 million[ 32] ^ Sonic Adventure 2: Battle sales breakdown:Japan – 192,186[ 30] United Kingdom – 100,000[ 31] United States – 1.44 million[ 32] ^ Sonic Mega Collection sales breakdown:Japan – 72,967[ 30] United States – 1.30 million[ 32] ^ Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour sales breakdown:Japan – 192,802[ 30] United States – 1.03 million[ 37] ^ Erroneously listed asStar Wars: Battlefront II ^ Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader sales breakdown:United Kingdom – 100,000[ 31] United States – 1.03 million[ 37] [ g] ^ Soulcalibur II sales breakdown:Japan – 99,256[ 30] United States – 1 million[ 37] ^a b c d e f "Classement des meilleures ventes de jeux GameCube dans le monde" . 2014-01-29. 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