TWRoO on 21 February 2009
I don't know where you were counting from BHR-3... but according to VGC the NES had 38 million sellers:
http://vgchartz.com/worldtotals.php?name=&console=NES&publisher=&sort=Japan
| Name | Console | Publisher | Japan |
|---|---|---|---|
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Super Mario Bros | Nintendo | 6.81 |
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Super Mario Bros 3 | Nintendo | 3.84 |
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Dragon Quest III | Enix | 3.77 |
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Dragon Quest IV | Enix | 3.04 |
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Super Mario Bros 2 | Unknown | 2.65 |
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Golf | Nintendo | 2.46 |
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Dragon Quest II | Enix | 2.41 |
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Baseball | Nintendo | 2.35 |
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Mah Jong | Nintendo | 2.13 |
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Famista Baseball | Namco | 2.05 |
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Volleyball | Nintendo | 1.98 |
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Tetris | Nintendo | 1.81 |
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The Legend of Zelda | Nintendo | 1.69 |
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Mario Bros | Nintendo | 1.63 |
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The Legend of Zelda: Adventure Of Link | Nintendo | 1.61 |
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Excitebike | Nintendo | 1.57 |
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Tennis | Nintendo | 1.56 |
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Dr Mario | Nintendo | 1.53 |
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Soccer | Nintendo | 1.53 |
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F1 Race | Nintendo | 1.52 |
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Ninja Hattori-kun | Hudson Soft | 1.50 |
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Dragon Quest | Enix | 1.50 |
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4 Player Mah Jong | Nintendo | 1.45 |
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Kung Fu | Nintendo | 1.42 |
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Pro Wrestling | Nintendo | 1.42 |
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Final Fantasy III | Unknown | 1.40 |
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Famista Baseball 87 | Namco | 1.30 |
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Xevious | Namco | 1.27 |
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Gegege no Kitaro: Youkai Daimakyou | Bandai | 1.25 |
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Dragonball | Bandai | 1.25 |
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Doraemon | Hudson Soft | 1.15 |
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Lode Runner | Hudson Soft | 1.10 |
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Famicom Jump: Eiyuu Retsuden | Bandai | 1.10 |
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Kid Icarus | Nintendo | 1.09 |
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Famista Baseball 88 | Namco | 1.09 |
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Adventure Island | Hudson Soft | 1.05 |
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Kinniku Man: Muscle Tag Match | Bandai | 1.05 |
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Metroid | Nintendo | 1.04 |
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Ice Climber | Nintendo | 0.92 |









