Top of the heap?

As predicted, the summer of 2011's free giveaway of 3D Classics: Excitebike gave the game a kick-start in the charts and ensured it raced to the top spot and stayed there all year. It'll do well to maintain that lead now the quality 3DS-exclusive software is on the way, though.

All-Time Best Sellers – All Downloads

Pullblox's chart assault continues, grabbing 5th place in the all-time charts this week. Does it have what it takes to reach the top?

1. [-] 3D Classics: Excitebike
2. [-] The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX
3. [-] Super Mario Land
4. [-] Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
5. [8] Pullblox
6. [5] Let's Golf! 3D
7. [6] Kirby's Dream Land
8. [7] Donkey Kong
9. [10] Freakyforms: Your Creations, Alive!
10. [11] Zen Pinball 3D
11. [9] Plants vs. Zombies
12. [-] Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!
13. [-] 3D Classics: Kirby's Adventure
14. [-] Tetris Party Live
15. [-] Pop Island Paperfield
16. [-] Photo Dojo
17. [-] 3D Classics: Xevious
18. [-] Zenonia
19. [-] Alleyway
20. [-] Mario's Picross

All-Time Best Sellers – 3DS Download Software

Mighty Switch Force has already outsold 3D Classics: Urban Champion. Good work, team.

1. [-] 3D Classics: Excitebike
2. [3] Pullblox
3. [2] Let's Golf 3D
4. [-] Freakyforms: Your Creations, Alive!
5. [-] Zen Pinball 3D
6. [-] 3D Classics: Kirby's Adventure
7. [-] 3D Classics: Xevious
8. [-] Pyramids
9. [N] Mighty Switch Force
10. [9] 3D Classics: Urban Champion
11. [10] 3D Classics: TwinBee

All-Time Best Sellers – DSiWare

Cut the Rope cuts in front of Shantae in the all-time chart and Airport Mania lands on runway 20.

1. [-] Plants vs. Zombies
2. [-] Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!
3. [-] Tetris Party Live
4. [-] Pop Island Paperfield
5. [-] Photo Dojo
6. [-] Zenonia
7. [9] Cut the Rope
8. [7] Shantae: Risky's Revenge
9. [8] Game & Watch: Donkey Kong Jr.
10. [-] Bomberman Blitz
11. [-] Anonymous Notes: Chapter 1 — From the Abyss
12. [-] GO Series: 10 Second Run
13. [-] Aura Aura Climber
14. [-] Paper Plane
15. [-] Art Academy: First Semester
16. [-] Soul of Darkness
17. [-] Dragon Quest Wars
18. [19] Rayman
19. [18] Art Style: PiCOPiCT
20. [N] Airport Mania: First Flight

All-Time Best Sellers – Virtual Console

Link's Awakening DX is the best-selling 3DS Virtual Console game of 2011, a fitting end to Zelda's 25th anniversary.

1. [-] The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX
2. [-] Super Mario Land
3. [-] Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
4. [-] Kirby's Dream Land
5. [-] Donkey Kong
6. [-] Alleyway
7. [-] Mario's Picross
8. [-] Game & Watch Gallery
9. [12] Metroid II: Return of Samus
10. [9] Pac-Man
11. [10] Double Dragon
12. [11] Tennis
13. [-] Gargoyle's Quest
14. [-] Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge
15. [-] Avenging Spirit
16. [N] Tetris
17. [16] QIX
18. [17] Catrap
19. [18] Adventure Island
20. [19] Fortified Zone