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Pretty amazing graphic on Reddit I felt compelled to steal:
I skipped basically every generation between the NES and the Switch, but for NES a couple of things surprised me:
1. I wouldn’t have expected Super Mario Bros 2 to have cracked the top 5. I don’t remember that game being anywhere near as popular as Super Mario Bros 3 or even 1, and most people considered it a weird game. I was fond of it, but still I’m surprised to see that it apparently sold that well because I don’t remember anyone talking about it as a kid.
2. I’m surprised that Mega Man 2 didn’t make the top ten, as that was a super popular game when I was a kid.
3. I’m surprised to see Zelda 2 in the top ten. That’s another game that I don’t remember being popular compared to the first game. I would have expected to see Mega Man 2, Castlevania, Metroid, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 or maybe even a Double Dragon game before seeing Zelda 2 in the top ten best selling NES games.