Nintendo's Legacy Platforms See Unique Single-Unit Game Sales in 2025
New data released for 2025 details games that sold exactly one unit in the United States across various older Nintendo platforms. This unique sales trend covers systems ranging from the original Game Boy up to the Wii U, highlighting specific titles that found a solitary buyer in the past year.
The aggregated data provides a fascinating glimpse into the continued, albeit niche, market for legacy Nintendo titles, with individual games finding just one purchaser across a spectrum of beloved consoles.
Game Boy
The venerable Game Boy platform recorded one specific title selling a solitary unit in 2025.
- GB Boxing
Game Boy Advance (GBA)
Several titles on the Game Boy Advance (GBA) platform saw exactly one sale each.
- Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning
- Mega Man Battle Network
- Pokemon Ruby
Game Boy Color (GBC)
The Game Boy Color (GBC) also featured a single game that moved exactly one unit.
- TNN Fishing Champ
Nintendo DS
Among the more prolific platforms for single-unit sales was the Nintendo DS, seeing a diverse range of titles purchased just once.
- Baby Pals
- Cake Mania
- Disney Fairies: Tinker Bell
- I Heart Geeks
- Imagine: Babyz Fashion
- Monster High Ghoul Spirit
- Monster House
- Nancy Drew: The Hidden Staircase
- Pokemon Pearl Version
- Polarium
- Smart Girls: Magical Book Club
Nintendo 3DS
The Nintendo 3DS console also had a notable list of games selling precisely one copy.
- 7th Dragon III Code: VFD
- Bust-A-Move Universe
- Ever Oasis
- Fantasy Life
- Imagine: Fashion Designer
- Metroid: Samus Returns SE
- Paper Mario: Sticker Star
- Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers
GameCube
A selection of classic titles for the GameCube likewise registered a single sale in 2025.
- Harvest Moon: Another Life
- Geist
- Simpsons: Hit & Run
- Tony Hawk Underground
- Yu-Gi-Oh! Falsebound
Wii
The Wii console, known for its extensive library, saw numerous games purchased by just one individual.
- Astro Boy: The Video Game
- Disney Channel All Star Party
- Glacier 2
- iCarly
- Just Dance 2
- Metroid: Other M
- Nerf N Strike
- Red Steel 2
- Shaun White Snowboarding: World Stage
- uDraw Doods Big Adventure
- Ultimate I Spy
Wii U
Finally, the Wii U also contributed several unique titles to the single-unit sales data, including a specific bundle.
- Legend of Kay Anniversary
- Pokken Tournament
- Snoopy’s Grand Adventure
- Tokyo Mirage Sessions FE
- Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spaek
- Wii Fit U W/ Fit Meter & Balance Board Bundle
- Yoshi’s Wooly World