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The fighting game genre has historically been one of the stronger selling genres. The following are some of the best-selling fighting games of all time.

Franchises[]

Gross revenue[]

See also: List of highest-grossing video game franchises
No. Franchise Debut year Debut platform Owner Revenue (est.) Ref
1 Street Fighter 1987 Arcade Japan Capcom $13,873,900,000 [1]
2 Dragon Ball (fighting games) 1992 Famicom Japan Bandai Namco $5,858,000,000 [2]
3 Mortal Kombat 1992 Arcade United States Warner Bros. $5,537,400,000 [3]
4 Tekken 1994 Arcade Japan Bandai Namco $4,982,870,595 [4]
5 Super Smash Bros. 1999 Nintendo 64 Japan Nintendo $4,230,000,000 [5]
6 Virtua Fighter 1993 Arcade Japan Sega $4,100,000,000 [6]

Unit sales[]

No. Title Debut year Debut platform Owner Unit sales Ref
1 Mortal Kombat 1992 Arcade United States Warner Bros. 100,000,000 [7]
2 Super Smash Bros. 1999 Nintendo 64 Japan Nintendo 77,550,000 [5]
3 Street Fighter 1987 Arcade Japan Capcom 68,105,770 [8]
4 Dragon Ball (fighting games) 1992 Famicom Japan Bandai Namco 66,044,351 [2]
5 Tekken 1994 Arcade Japan Bandai Namco 58,000,000 [9]
6 Naruto 2003 GameCube Japan Bandai Namco 35,470,000 [10]
7 Soul Calibur 1995 Arcade Japan Bandai Namco 17,000,000 [11]
8 Marvel vs. Capcom 1996 Arcade Japan Capcom 12,000,000 [12]
9 Dead or Alive 1996 Arcade Japan Koei Tecmo 10,760,000 [13]
10 Shonen Jump Stars 2005 Nintendo DS Japan Bandai Namco 7,038,000 [14]
11 Injustice 2013 Multi-platform United States Warner Bros. 6,741,110 [15]
12 Def Jam 2003 PlayStation 2 United States Electronic Arts 6,560,000 [16]
13 Guilty Gear 1998 PlayStation Japan Arc System Works 5,798,760 [17]
14 Virtua Fighter 1993 Arcade Japan Sega 5,500,000 [13]
15 The King of Fighters 1994 Neo Geo Saudi Arabia Misk Foundation 5,140,000 [18]
16 One Piece (fighting games) 2001 PlayStation Japan Bandai Namco 4,191,310 [19]
17 Killer Instinct 1994 Arcade United Kingdom Rare 4,130,000 [20]
18 BlazBlue 2008 Arcade Japan Arc System Works 3,990,000 [21]
19 Dissidia Final Fantasy 2008 PSP Japan Square Enix 3,719,263 [22]
20 Godzilla (fighting games) 1993 TurboDuo Japan Toho 2,520,000 [23]
21 Toshinden 1995 PlayStation Japan Takara 2,400,000 [24]
22 Bleach 2006 PlayStation 2 Japan Bandai Namco 2,270,000 [25]
23 Bushido Blade 1997 PlayStation Japan Square 1,840,000 [26]
24 Fatal Fury 1991 Neo Geo Saudi Arabia Misk Foundation 1,760,000 [27]
25 Capcom vs. SNK 1999 Neo Geo Pocket Japan Capcom / SNK 1,550,000 [28]
26 Bloody Roar 1997 Arcade Japan Konami 1,510,000 [29]
27 Samurai Shodown 1993 Neo Geo Saudi Arabia Misk Foundation 1,290,000 [30]
28 Tobal 1996 PlayStation Japan Square 1,290,000 [31]
29 Kamen Rider (fighting games) 1998 PlayStation Japan Bandai Namco 1,120,000 [32]
30 Granblue Fantasy Versus 2020 PlayStation 4 Japan Cygames 1,000,000 [33]

Arcade hardware[]

See also: Arcade gaming
No. Title Debut year Owner Unit sales Ref
1 Street Fighter 1987 Japan Capcom 800,000 [1]
2 Virtua Fighter 1993 Japan Sega 110,000+ [6]
3 Tekken 1994 Japan Bandai Namco 94,000+ [4]
4 Mortal Kombat 1992 United States Warner Bros. 51,000+ [34]
5 Darkstalkers 1994 Japan Capcom 24,000+ [35]
6 Killer Instinct 1994 United Kingdom Rare 17,000+ [36]

Games[]

Gross revenue[]

See also: List of highest-grossing video games
No. Title Platform(s) Year Publisher Gross (est.) Ref
1 Street Fighter II Multi-platform 1991 Japan Capcom $11,267,300,000 [1]
2 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Switch 2018 Japan Nintendo $2,200,000,000 [5]
3 Marvel Contest of Champions Android, iOS 2014 South Korea Netmarble $2,100,000,000 [37]
4 Virtua Fighter Arcade 1993 Japan Sega $1,700,000,000 [6]
5 Mortal Kombat Multi-platform 1992 United States Midway $1,500,000,000 [3]
6 Dragon Ball Legends Android, iOS 2018 Japan Bandai Namco $1,300,000,000 [2]
7 Tekken 3 Multi-platform 1996 Japan Namco $1,400,000,000 [4]
8 Virtua Fighter 2 Arcade 1994 Japan Sega $1,200,000,000 [6]
9 Virtua Fighter 3 Arcade 1996 Japan Sega $1,200,000,000 [6]
10 Tekken 2 Multi-platform 1996 Japan Namco $1,100,000,000 [4]
11 Mortal Kombat II Multi-platform 1993 United States Midway $1,000,000,000 [3]
12 Mortal Kombat 11 Multi-platform 2019 United States Warner Bros. $900,000,000 [3]
13 Dragon Ball FighterZ Multi-platform 2018 Japan Bandai Namco $820,000,000 [2]
14 Street Fighter IV Consoles, PC 2009 Japan Capcom $721,000,000 [1]
15 Mortal Kombat X Multi-platform 2015 United States Warner Bros. $720,000,000 [3]
16 Tekken 7 Multi-platform 2015 Japan Bandai Namco $720,000,000 [4]
17 Super Smash Bros. for 3DS / Wii U 3DS, Wii U 2014 Japan Nintendo $710,000,000 [5]
18 Super Smash Bros. Brawl Wii 2008 Japan Nintendo $670,000,000 [5]
19 Tekken Tag Tournament Multi-platform 1999 Japan Namco $620,000,000 [4]
20 Street Fighter V PS4, PC 2016 Japan Capcom $620,000,000 [1]
21 Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 Multi-platform 2016 Japan Bandai Namco $600,000,000 [2]
22 Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 Multi-platform 2016 Japan Bandai Namco $590,000,000 [38][39]
23 Street Fighter Multi-platform 1987 Japan Capcom $565,400,000 [8]
24 Karate Champ Multi-platform 1984 Japan Technōs $503,400,000 [40][41]
25 Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Multi-platform 2020 Japan Bandai Namco $480,000,000 [2]

Unit sales[]

No. Title Platform(s) Year Publisher Unit sales Ref
1 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Switch 2018 Japan Nintendo 36,550,000 [42]
2 Street Fighter II Multi-platform 1991 Japan Capcom 31,778,992 [8]
3 Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U 3DS, Wii U 2014 Japan Nintendo 15,020,000 [43]
4 Mortal Kombat 11 Multi-platform 2019 United States Warner Bros. 15,000,000 [44]
5 Super Smash Bros. Brawl Wii 2008 Japan Nintendo 13,320,000 [45]
6 Tekken 7 Multi-platform 2015 Japan Bandai Namco 12,000,000 [9]
7 Mortal Kombat X Multi-platform 2015 United States Warner Bros. 12,000,000 [46][47]
8 Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 Multi-platform 2016 Japan Bandai Namco 11,880,000 [38]
9 Street Fighter IV Consoles, PC 2009 Japan Capcom 10,580,000 [8]
10 Dragon Ball FighterZ Multi-platform 2018 Japan Bandai Namco 10,190,000 [48]
11 Tekken 5 Multi-platform 2004 Japan Namco 10,000,000 [49]
12 Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 Multi-platform 2016 Japan Bandai Namco 10,000,000 [50]
13 Tekken 3 Multi-platform 1996 Japan Namco 9,000,000 [51]
14 Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Multi-platform 2020 Japan Bandai Namco 8,000,000 [52]
15 Street Fighter V PS4, PC 2016 Japan Capcom 7,800,000 [53]
16 Street Fighter Alpha 3 Consoles, PC 1998 Japan Capcom 7,266,503 [8]
17 Super Smash Bros. Melee GameCube 2001 Japan Nintendo 7,090,000
18 Street Fighter Alpha 2 Consoles, PC 1996 Japan Capcom 7,076,814 [8]
19 Mortal Kombat Multi-platform 1992 United States Midway 6,524,000 [3]
20 Street Fighter Alpha Consoles, PC 1995 Japan Capcom 6,412,766 [8]
21 Street Fighter Multi-platform 1987 Japan Capcom 6,056,383 [8]
22 Tekken 2 Arcade, PS1 1995 Japan Namco 5,740,000 [54]
23 Dragon Ball Xenoverse Multi-platform Japan Bandai Namco 5,680,000 [2]
24 Tekken 6 Consoles 2009 Japan Namco 5,600,000 [9]
25 Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Consoles 2011 Japan Capcom 5,600,000 [55]
26 Super Smash Bros. Nintendo 64 1999 Japan Nintendo 5,550,000 [56]
27 Mortal Kombat II Multi-platform 1993 United States Midway 5,527,000 [3]
28 Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm Multi-platform 2008 Japan Bandai Namco 5,450,000 [48]
29 Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero Multi-platform 2024 Japan Bandai Namco 5,400,000 [57]
30 Super NES Classic Edition Super NES 2017 Japan Nintendo 5,280,000 [58]
31 Street Fighter 6 Consoles, PC 2023 Japan Capcom 5,200,000 [53]
32 Jump Force Multi-platform 2019 Japan Bandai Namco 5,120,000 [48]
33 Mortal Kombat 1 Multi-platform 2023 United States Warner Bros. 5,000,000 [59]
34 Tekken Tag Tournament Multi-platform 1999 Japan Namco 4,369,000 [54]
35 Tekken 4 PlayStation 2 2002 Japan Namco 4,350,000 [9]
36 Mortal Kombat Multi-platform 2011 United States Warner Bros. 4,000,000 [60]
37 Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 PS2, Wii 2007 Japan Bandai Namco 3,970,000 [61]
38 Street Fighter III Multi-platform 1997 Japan Capcom 3,860,473 [8]
39 Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection Multi-platform 2018 Japan Capcom 3,600,000 [53]
40 Dragon Ball Z: Budokai PS2, GC 2002 Japan Bandai 3,578,000 [2]
41 Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance Multi-platform 2002 United States Midway 3,500,000 [62]
42 Pokkén Tournament Wii U, Switch 2016 Japan Bandai Namco 3,420,000 [54]
43 Killer Instinct Multi-platform 1994 United Kingdom Rare 3,200,000 [63]
44 Tekken 8 Multi-platform 2024 Japan Bandai Namco 3,000,000 [64]
45 Guilty Gear Strive Multi-platform 2021 Japan Arc System Works 3,000,000 [65]
46 Street Fighter x Tekken Multi-platform 2012 Japan Capcom 2,899,172 [54]
47 Tekken PlayStation 1995 Japan Namco 2,824,345 [4]
48 Soul Calibur II Consoles 2003 Japan Namco 2,765,355 [11]
49 ARMS Switch 2017 Japan Nintendo 2,720,000 [56]
50 Mortal Kombat Trilogy PS1, N64 1996 United States Midway 2,621,161 [3]
51 Capcom Arcade Stadium Multi-platform 2021 Japan Capcom 2,600,000 [66]
52 Virtua Fighter 2 Saturn 1995 Japan Sega 2,500,000 [67]
53 My Hero One's Justice 2 Multi-platform 2020 Japan Bandai Namco 2,500,000 [68]
54 Mortal Kombat 3 Consoles 1995 United States Midway 2,495,121 [3]
55 Soul Calibur IV PS3, X360 2008 Japan Bandai Namco 2,320,000 [69]
56 Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite Multi-platform 2017 Japan Capcom 2,300,000 [53]
57 Super Gem Fighter Consoles, PC 1998 Japan Capcom 2,195,491 [8]
58 Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker PlayStation 4 2018 Japan Bandai Namco 2,130,000 [48]
59 Persona 4 Arena 2012 Arcade Japan Sega 2,103,490 [70]
60 Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2 PS2, GC 2003 Japan Bandai 2,084,183 [2]
61 Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm Trilogy PlayStation 4 2018 Japan Bandai Namco 2,080,000 [48]
62 Dead or Alive 3 Xbox 2001 Japan Tecmo 2,000,000 [71]
63 Soul Calibur VI Multi-platform 2018 Japan Bandai Namco 2,000,000 [72]
64 Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium Multi-platform 2022 Japan Capcom 2,000,000 [66]
65 Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2 PS2, Wii 2006 Japan Bandai Namco 1,990,969 [2]
66 Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes Consoles 2009 Japan Capcom 1,977,138 [55]
67 Mortal Kombat: Deception Multi-platform 2004 United States Midway 1,900,000 [73]
68 Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3 PlayStation 2 2004 Japan Bandai 1,836,230 [2]
69 Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe PS3, X360 2008 United States Midway 1,800,000 [74]
70 Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Consoles 2012 Japan Bandai Namco 1,800,000 [9]
71 Injustice 2 Multi-platform 2017 United States Warner Bros. 1,720,000 [75]
72 Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi PlayStation 2 2005 Japan Bandai 1,610,000 [2]
73 Virtua Fighter Saturn 1994 Japan Sega 1,500,000 [76]
74 Dead or Alive 2 Multi-platform 1999 Japan Tecmo 1,500,000 [77]
75 Virtua Fighter 4 PlayStation 2 2002 Japan Sega 1,500,000 [78]
76 Dead or Alive 5 Multi-platform 2012 Japan Koei Tecmo 1,500,000 [79]
77 Dragon Ball Z: Super Butōden SFC 1993 Japan Bandai 1,450,000 [80]
78 Injustice: Gods Among Us Multi-platform 2013 United States Warner Bros. 1,420,000 [81]
79 Soul Calibur V PS3, X360 2012 Japan Bandai Namco 1,380,000 [82]
80 Soul Calibur Dreamcast 1999 Japan Namco 1,300,000 [83]
81 Battle Arena Toshinden PS1, Saturn 1995 Japan Takara 1,287,238 [80][84][85]
82 Mortal Kombat 4 Consoles 1998 United States Midway 1,281,005 [3]
83 Dead or Alive 4 Xbox 360 2005 Japan Tecmo 1,200,000 [86]
84 Dragon Ball Z: Super Butōden 2 SFC 1993 Japan Bandai 1,200,000 [80]
85 Soul Edge / Soul Blade PlayStation 1996 Japan Namco 1,014,355 [11]
86 Mortal Kombat: Armageddon PS2, Xbox 2006 United States Midway 1,000,000 [87]
Granblue Fantasy Versus PS4, PC 2020 Japan Cygames 1,000,000 [88]

Arcade hardware[]

No. Title Year Company Unit sales Ref
1 Street Fighter II 1991 Japan Capcom 600,000 [89]
2 Street Fighter 1987 Japan Capcom 50,000 [90]
3 Karate Champ 1984 Japan Technōs Japan 40,000+ [91][92]
4 Virtua Fighter 1993 Japan Sega 40,000+ [6]
5 Virtua Fighter 2 1994 Japan Sega 40,000 [6]
6 Tekken 2 1995 Japan Namco 40,000 [4]
7 Tekken 3 1996 Japan Namco 35,000 [4]
8 Virtua Fighter 3 1996 Japan Sega 30,000 [6]
9 Mortal Kombat II 1993 United States Midway 27,000 [34]
10 Mortal Kombat 1992 United States Midway 24,000 [34]
11 Darkstalkers 1994 Japan Capcom 24,000 [35]
12 Killer Instinct 1994 United Kingdom Rare 17,000 [36]

Annual[]

Gross revenue[]

1970s
Year Top-grossing title Platform(s) Company Gross revenue (est.) Ref
1976 Heavyweight Champ Arcade Japan Sega $30,000,000 [93]
1977 $2,000,000 [94]
1978 — [95]
1979 Warrior Arcade United States Vectorbeam — [95]
1970s Heavyweight Champ Arcade Sega $32,000,000 [96]
1980s
Year Top-grossing title Platform(s) Company Gross revenue (est.) Ref
1980 Boxing Atari VCS United States Atari — [97]
1981 KO Punch Arcade Japan Sega $24,000,000 [98]
1982 Knock Down Arcade Japan Namco $28,000,000 [99]
1983 The Big Pro Wrestling! Arcade Japan Technōs — [100]
1984 Punch-Out! Arcade, G&W Japan Nintendo $290,000,000 [101]
1985 Karate Champ Multi-platform Japan Technōs $390,000,000 [102]
1986 Mat Mania Arcade Japan Taito $160,000,000 [103]
1987 Street Fighter Arcade Japan Capcom $56,000,000 [104]
1988 Arcade, PCE Japan Capcom $230,000,000 [105]
1989 WWF Superstars Arcade Japan Technōs $92,000,000 [106]
1980s Karate Champ Multi-platform Technōs $470,000,000 [40]
1990s
Year Top-grossing title Platform(s) Company Gross revenue (est.) Ref
1990 Pit-Fighter Arcade United States Atari $30,000,000 [107][108]
1991 Street Fighter II Arcade Japan Capcom $1,100,000,000 [109]
1992 Multi-platform Japan Capcom $3,000,000,000
1993 $3,000,000,000
1994 Virtua Fighter Arcade Japan Sega $1,000,000,000 [6][110]
1995 Virtua Fighter 2 Arcade Japan Sega $700,000,000 [6][111][112]
1996 Tekken 2 Arcade, PS1 Japan Namco $700,000,000 [4]
1997 Virtua Fighter 3 Arcade Japan Sega $700,000,000 [6][113][114]
1998 Tekken 3 Arcade, PS1 Japan Namco $700,000,000 [4][115][116]
1999 $400,000,000 [4]
1990s Street Fighter II Multi-platform Capcom $10,000,000,000 [109]

Unit sales[]

1970s
Year Top-selling title Platform(s) Company Unit sales (est.) Ref
1976 Heavyweight Champ Arcade Japan Sega 10,000 [93]
1977 — [94]
1978 — [117]
1979 Warrior Arcade United States Vectorbeam — [118]
1970s Heavyweight Champ Arcade Sega 10,000 [93]
1980s
Year Top-selling title Platform(s) Company Unit sales (est.) Ref
1980 Boxing Atari VCS United States Atari — [97]
1981 Boxing Intellivision United States Mattel 475,700 [98]
1982 Knock Down Arcade Japan Namco 2,000 [99]
1983 The Big Pro Wrestling! Arcade Japan Technōs — [100]
1984 Punch-Out! Arcade, G&W Japan Nintendo 256,000 [101]
1985 Karate Champ Multi-platform Japan Technōs 431,000 [102]
1986 Pro Wrestling FDS Japan Nintendo 576,560 [103]
1987 Mike Tyson's Punch-Out! NES Japan Nintendo 1,079,176 [104]
1988 2,050,377 [105]
1989 WWF WrestleMania NES United States Acclaim 60,000 [106]
1980s Mike Tyson's Punch-Out! NES Nintendo 3,149,553 [40]
1990s
Year Top-selling title Platform(s) Company Unit sales (est.) Ref
1990 Maniac Pro Wrestling PCE Japan Hudson 56,938 [119]
1991 Super Fire Pro Wrestling SFC Japan Human 185,417 [120]
1992 Street Fighter II SNES Japan Capcom 5,000,000 [121]
1993 Multi-platform Japan Capcom 5,000,000 [122][121]
1994 Mortal Kombat II Multi-platform United States Midway 4,000,000 [3]
1995 Mortal Kombat 3 Multi-platform United States Midway 2,000,000 [3][123]
1996 Tekken 2 PS1 Japan Namco 4,000,000 [4]
1997 1,500,000
1998 Tekken 3 PS1 Japan Namco 6,000,000
1999 Super Smash Bros. N64 Japan Nintendo 4,000,000 [5]
1990s Street Fighter II Multi-platform Capcom 15,000,000 [109]

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