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This is a list of best-selling video game franchises that have sold at least 20 million copies. Unless otherwise stated, numbers indicate worldwide units sold, ordered alphabetically whenever two or more list the same amount. The exception are the ones specifying shipments, which have lower precedence than others listing sales.

Franchise sales include expansion packs when applicable. There is also a separate list of highest-grossing video game franchises below.

See also: Best selling video games and List of highest-grossing video game franchises

Unit sales

At least 30 million units

Rank Franchise Debut year Owner Sales Ref
1 Mario 1981 Japan Nintendo 938,113,681 [1]
2 Tetris 1988 United States The Tetris Company 520,000,000 [2]
3 Call of Duty 2003 United States Activision 500,000,000 [3]
4 Pokémon 1996 Japan Pokémon Company 489,000,000 [4]
5 Grand Theft Auto 1997 United States Rockstar Games 460,000,000 [5]
6 Minecraft 2011 United States Microsoft 350,000,000 [6]
7 FIFA 1993 United States Electronic Arts 325,000,000 [7]
8 Sonic 1991 Japan Sega 261,387,703 [8]
9 Assassin's Creed 2007 France Ubisoft 230,000,000 [9]
10 Wii Series 2006 Japan Nintendo 221,010,000 [10]
11 Lego 1995 United States Warner Bros. 205,000,000 [n 1]
12 Final Fantasy 1987 Japan Square Enix 204,000,000 [13]
13 The Sims 2000 United States Electronic Arts 200,000,000 [14]
14 Resident Evil 1996 Japan Capcom 178,000,000 [15]
15 The Legend of Zelda 1986 Japan Nintendo 172,233,660 [16]
16 NBA 2K 1999 United States 2K 167,000,000 [5]
17 Star Wars 1982 United States Lucasfilm Games 166,000,000 [17]
18 Madden NFL 1988 United States Electronic Arts 150,000,000 [18]
Need for Speed 1994 United States Electronic Arts 150,000,000 [19]
20 Monster Hunter 2004 Japan Capcom 123,000,000 [15]
21 Tom Clancy 1998 France Ubisoft 114,000,000 [20]
22 Pro Evolution Soccer 1994 Japan Konami 113,469,963 [21]
23 Soulsborne 2009 Japan From Software 109,000,000 [22]
24 Red Dead 2004 United States Rockstar Games 106,000,000 [5]
25 Donkey Kong 1981 Japan Nintendo 105,512,977 [23]
26 Tamagotchi 1996 Japan Bandai Namco 105,185,286 [24]
27 Gran Turismo 1997 Japan Sony 104,537,000 [25]
28 Mortal Kombat 1992 United States Warner Bros. 100,000,000 [26]
Tomb Raider 1996 Sweden Embracer Group 100,000,000 [27]
Diablo 1997 United States Blizzard 100,000,000 [28]
Bejeweled 2000 United States Electronic Arts 100,000,000 [29]
32 Borderlands 2009 United States 2K 99,000,000 [30]
33 WWE 1987 United States 2K 98,000,000 [31]
Battlefield 2002 United States Electronic Arts 98,000,000 [32]
35 Harry Potter 2001 United States Warner Bros. 95,790,000 [33]
36 Dragon Quest 1986 Japan Square Enix 95,000,000 [34]
37 Pac-Man 1980 Japan Bandai Namco 91,736,680 [35]
38 Just Dance 2009 France Ubisoft 90,000,000 [36]
39 Animal Crossing 2001 Japan Nintendo 84,283,797 [37]
40 Dragon Ball 1986 Japan Bandai Namco 81,416,398 [38]
41 Halo 2001 United States Microsoft 81,000,000 [39]
42 Civilization 1991 United States 2K 80,000,000 [40]
The Walking Dead 2012 United States Telltale Games 80,000,000 [41]
44 Super Smash Bros. 1999 Japan Nintendo 78,240,000 [42]
45 God of War 2005 Japan Sony 76,000,000 [43]
46 Worms 1995 United Kingdom Team17 75,000,000 [44]
Crash Bandicoot 1996 United States Activision 75,000,000 [45]
The Witcher 2007 Poland CD Projekt 75,000,000 [46]
49 Counter-Strike 2000 United States Valve 72,000,000 [47]
50 Spider-Man 1982 Japan Sony 71,319,456 [48]
51 Warcraft 1994 United States Blizzard 70,000,000 [49]
52 Street Fighter 1987 Japan Capcom 69,105,770 [50]
53 Warriors 1997 Japan Koei Tecmo 67,678,507 [51]
54 Metal Gear 1987 Japan Konami 65,100,000 [52]
55 The Oregon Trail 1971 France Gameloft 65,000,000 [53]
56 Tekken 1994 Japan Bandai Namco 61,000,000 [54]
57 Far Cry 2004 France Ubisoft 60,000,000 [55]
58 The Elder Scrolls 1994 United States Bethesda 58,623,000 [56]
59 Uncharted 2007 Japan Sony 56,948,000 [57]
60 Kirby 1992 Japan Nintendo 52,741,623 [58]
61 Fallout 1997 United States Bethesda 50,023,000 [59]
62 Destiny 2014 Japan Sony 50,000,000 [60]
Overwatch 2016 United States Blizzard 50,000,000 [61]
64 Game & Watch 1980 Japan Nintendo 47,361,000 [62]
65 The Last of Us 2013 Japan Sony 45,634,000 [63]
66 Batman 1986 United States Warner Bros. 44,400,000 [64]
67 Total War 2000 Japan Sega 43,400,000 [65]
68 Mega Man 1987 Japan Capcom 43,000,000 [66]
Lineage 1998 South Korea NCSoft 43,000,000 [67]
BioShock 2007 United States 2K 43,000,000 [68]
71 Naruto 2003 Japan Bandai Namco 41,817,057 [69]
72 Gears of War 2006 United States Microsoft 41,000,000 [70]
73 Ratchet and Clank 2002 Japan Sony 40,670,923 [71]
74 Megami Tensei 1987 Japan Sega 40,192,632 [72]
75 James Bond 1982 United Kingdom Eon Productions 40,140,000 [73]
76 Tony Hawk 1999 United States Activision 40,000,000 [74]
Guitar Hero 2005 United States Activision 40,000,000 [75]
Payday 2011 Japan Sony 40,000,000 [76]
Horizon 2017 Japan Sony 40,000,000 [77]
80 Medal of Honor 1999 United States Electronic Arts 39,000,000 [78]
81 Nintendo Sports 1983 Japan Nintendo 38,189,707 [79]
82 Devil May Cry 2001 Japan Capcom 37,000,000 [15]
83 Kingdom Hearts 2002 Japan Square Enix 36,000,000 [80]
84 Brain Age 2005 Japan Nintendo 35,516,000 [81]
85 NBA Live 1994 United States Electronic Arts 35,000,000 [82]
86 Mafia 2002 United States 2K 34,000,000 [83]
87 Frogger 1981 Japan Konami 33,079,119 [84]
88 EA Sports College Football 1993 United States Electronic Arts 32,650,000 [85]
89 Yu-Gi-Oh! 1998 Japan Konami 32,500,000 [52]
90 Saints Row 2006 Sweden Embracer Group 32,000,000 [86]
91 Middle-earth 1982 Sweden Embracer Group 31,980,000 [87]
92 Yakuza / Like a Dragon 2005 Japan Sega 31,610,000 [88]
93 SpongeBob SquarePants 2001 Sweden Embracer Group 31,580,000 [89]
94 Tales 1995 Japan Bandai Namco 31,210,000 [54]
95 Gundam 1983 Japan Bandai Namco 30,904,400 [n 2]
96 Splatoon 2015 Japan Nintendo 30,510,000 [93]
97 PGA Tour 1990 United States Electronic Arts 30,000,000 [94]
Command & Conquer 1995 United States Electronic Arts 30,000,000 [95]
Rayman 1995 France Ubisoft 30,000,000 [96]
Spyro 1998 United States Activision 30,000,000 [97]
Football Manager 2004 Japan Sega 30,000,000 [98]
Sniper Elite 2005 United Kingdom Rebellion 30,000,000 [99]
Portal 2007 United States Valve 30,000,000 [100]
Dying Light 2015 United States Warner Bros. 30,000,000 [101]

At least 20 million units

Franchise Sales Ref
Yoshi 29,460,000 [102]
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 29,200,517 [103]
Nintendogs 28,650,000 [104]
Dungeons & Dragons 28,000,000
Warhammer 28,000,000
Forza 28,000,000
Half-Life 27,000,000
Just Cause 26,000,000
Puyo Puyo 25,000,000 [105]
Hitman 25,000,000 [106]
Petz 24,000,000 [96]
Mystery Dungeon 24,000,000
MLB: The Show 24,000,000
Jikkyo Powerful Pro Yakyu 23,000,000 [52]
Wario 23,000,000
Bomberman 23,000,000
Metroid 22,000,000
Helldivers 22,000,000
Imagine 21,000,000 [96]
Microsoft Flight Simulator 21,000,000
Indiana Jones 20,500,000
Super Robot Wars 20,000,000
Age of Empires 20,000,000 [107]
Castlevania 20,000,000 [108]
Hollow Knight 20,000,000 [109][110]
Fire Emblem 20,000,000
J.B. Harold 20,000,000
Lemmings 20,000,000 [111]
Prince of Persia 20,000,000 [96]
Simple 20,000,000 [112]
SingStar 20,000,000 [113]
Mass Effect 20,000,000
SimCity 20,000,000
Watch Dogs 20,000,000 [96]
Ace Combat 20,000,000 [114]
Rabbids 20,000,000
Driver 20,000,000 [96]
The Simpsons 20,000,000
NHL 20,000,000
Doom 20,000,000

Gross revenue

Main article: List of highest-grossing video game franchises
See also: List of highest-grossing video games

At least $2 billion

Franchise Debut Company Revenue As of Ref Breakdown
Pokémon 1996 Japan Nintendo $150,000,000,000 2023 [115] Pokémon
Mario 1981 Japan Nintendo $55,000,000,000 2023 [116] Mario
Call of Duty 2003 United States Activision $30,000,000,000 2022 [117] Video games – $27 billion[118]
Dungeon Fighter Online 2005 South Korea Nexon $24,510,000,000 2023 [119] Dungeon Fighter Online
Final Fantasy 1987 Japan Square Enix $20,100,000,000 2023 [120] Final Fantasy
Candy Crush 2012 Malta King $20,000,000,000 2023 [121] Highest-grossing mobile games
Fortnite 2017 United States Epic Games $20,000,000,000 2023 [122] Fortnite
Dragon Quest 1986 Japan Square Enix $19,400,000,000 2024 [54] Dragon Quest
Fist of the North Star 2002 Japan Sega $19,200,000,000 2024 [n 3] Pachinko
Honor of Kings 2015 China Tencent $18,664,000,000 2023 [n 4] Highest-grossing mobile games
Wii Series 2007 Japan Nintendo $17,521,000,000 2024 [123] Wii Series
Sonic 1991 Japan Sega $16,111,444,503 2024 [124] Sonic
Pac-Man 1980 Japan Bandai Namco $15,548,000,000 2023 [125] Pac-Man
Warcraft 1994 United States Blizzard $15,318,544,167 2025 [126] Warcraft
Lineage 1998 South Korea NCSoft $14,976,000,000 2022 [127] Lineage
PUBG 2017 South Korea Krafton $14,790,000,000 2023 [128] PUBG
Street Fighter 1987 Japan Capcom $14,967,464,201 2025 [129] Street Fighter
Space Invaders 1978 Japan Square Enix $13,930,000,000 2016 [130] Highest-grossing video games
League of Legends 2009 China Tencent $13,451,000,000 2021 [131] Highest-grossing video games
CrossFire 2007 South Korea Smilegate $13,088,000,000 2021 [131] Highest-grossing video games
FIFA 1993 Canada EA Canada $12,562,000,000 2020 1993–2013 – $6 billion[132]
2014–2017 – $2.917 billion[n 5]
2018–2020 – $3.645 billion[n 6]
Grand Theft Auto 1997 United Kingdom Rockstar $11,891,000,000 2023 1997 to Mar 2013 – $3.391B[n 7]
Apr 2013 to Dec 2023 – $8.5B[143]
Resident Evil 1996 Japan Capcom $11,438,643,090 2025 [144] Resident Evil
Monster Strike 2013 Japan Mixi $10,538,000,000 2022 Mobile game – $10.502 billion[n 4]
Nintendo 3DS – $36 million[n 8]
Dragon Ball 1986 Japan Bandai Namco $10,523,000,000 2024 Dragon Ball games – $10.306B[146]
Shōnen Jump – $217.3 million[n 9]
Donkey Kong 1981 Japan Nintendo $9,399,409,955 2025 [155] Donkey Kong
Angry Birds 2009 Japan Sega $9,300,000,000 2020 Angry Birds – $100M[156]
AB2 & Evolution – $363M[n 10]
Films – $538 million[159]
Merchandise – $8.297 billion[n 11]
Monster Hunter 2004 Japan Capcom $9,269,263,989 2025 [165] Monster Hunter
Puzzle & Dragons 2012 Japan GungHo $8,661,000,000 2021 Mobile game – $8.578 billion[n 4]
3DS games – $83 million[n 12]
Clash of Clans 2012 China Tencent $8,400,000,000 2022 [n 4] Highest-grossing mobile games
Westward Journey 2001 China NetEase $8,317,000,000 2017 [131] Highest-grossing video games
Minecraft 2011 Sweden Mojang $7,403,807,793 2025 [169] Video games – $3,078,858,598[169]
Film – $957,949,195[169]
Merchandise – $3,367,000,000[169]
Sega Model series 1992 Japan Sega $6,380,000,000 2001 [170] Arcade games
Fate 2004 Japan Sony $6,386,000,000 2022 Fate/Grand Order – $6.3B[n 4]
Other games – $86.3 million[n 13]
Pro Evolution Soccer 1996 Japan Konami $6,131,000,000 2019 Japan (2001–2014) – $1.175B[n 14]
Other (2001–2019) – $4.669B[n 15]
JP F2P (2018-2019) – $287M[n 16]
Star Wars 1982 United States LucasArts $6,030,000,000 2020 1982–2015 – $4 billion[n 17]
Mobile (2016–2019) – $1.01B[198]
P2P (2017-2019) – $1.02B[n 18]
Digimon 1997 Japan Bandai Namco $5,905,000,000 2017 Console (Japan) – $90.5M[n 19]
Digital pets – $424.1 million[n 20]
Merchandise – $5.39 billion[n 21]
Naruto 2003 Japan Bandai Namco $5,288,960,000 2025 [212] Naruto
Madden NFL 1988 United States EA Sports $5,200,000,000 2018 1988–2013 – $4 billion[n 22]
2014–2018 – $1.2 billion[n 23]
The Sims 2000 United States EA $5,000,000,000 2019 [215][216] The Sims 3 – $1 billion[217]
The Sims 4 – $1 billion[218]
Halo 2001 United States Microsoft $5,000,000,000 2015 [219] Including console bundles
One Piece 2000 Japan Bandai Namco $4,910,000,000 2024 One Piece games – $4.791B[n 24]
Shōnen Jump – $119.3 million[n 9]
Gran Turismo 1997 Japan Sony $4,840,000,000 2022 [220] Gran Turismo
Assassin's Creed 2007 France Ubisoft $4,600,000,000 2020 2007–2016 – $4 billion[221]
Origins (2017) – $600M[222][223]
World Club Champion Football 2002 Japan Sega $4,300,000,000 2013 [170] Arcade games
Virtua Fighter 1993 Japan Sega $4,080,000,000 2001 [170]
Need for Speed 1994 United States EA $4,000,000,000 2014 [224][225]
The Legend of Zelda 1986 Japan Nintendo $3,853,000,000 2019 Zelda I & II (NES) – $501M[n 25]
Japan (1991–2019) – $841M[n 26]
Overseas (1991-2019) – $2.511B[n 27]
Skylanders 2011 United States Activision $3,500,000,000 2017 [261] Including all media
Onimusha 2001 Japan Capcom $3,446,000,000 2016 PS2 games – $246 million[n 28]
Arcade/Pachinko – $3.2 billion[n 3]
Super Smash Bros. 1999 Japan Nintendo $3,438,000,000 2019 Games (as of 2017) – $2.254B[n 29]
Ultimate (2018) – $1.11 billion[n 30]
Amiibo – $74.04 million[n 31]
Mortal Kombat 1992 United States Midway $3,210,000,000 2019 [277] Arcade (1992–2000) – $1.17B[278]
Home (1992–2000) – $989M[n 32]
2002–2019 – $1.051 billion[n 33]
MapleStory 2003 South Korea Nexon $3,151,000,000 2014 [131]
Tomb Raider 1996 Japan Square Enix $3,122,000,000 2017 1996–2012 – $1 billion[298]
2013–2017 – $1.08 billion[n 34]
Other media – $1.042 billion[n 35]
The Elder Scrolls 1994 United States Bethesda $3,050,000,000 2020 Elder Scrolls 1-4 – $658M[n 36]
Skyrim – $1.39 billion[308]
Spin-offs – $1.002 billion[n 37]
Clash Royale 2016 China Tencent $3,000,000,000 2020 [311]
Battlefield 2002 Sweden EA DICE $2,740,000,000 2017 Battlefield 3 – $1.1 billion[n 38]
Battlefield 4 – $499.9 million[n 39]
Battlefield 1 – $1.14 billion[316]
Tetris 1988 Soviet Union Tetris Company $2,725,900,000 2025 [317] Tetris
Overwatch 2016 United States Blizzard $2,557,000,000 2020 As of Q1 2017 – $1 billion[318]
2017 to Nov 2019 – $800M[n 40]
League – $757M[321][322][n 41]
Metal Gear 1987 Japan Konami $2,513,000,000 2016 Japan (1998–2016) – $512M[n 42]
Overseas (up to 2015) – $1.408B[n 43]
Other sales – $593.1 million[n 44]
Tom Clancy's 1987 France Ubisoft $2,029,000,000 2019 2002–2006 – $101 million[263]
The Division (up to 2018) – $1.2B[346]
2019 – $728 million[137]
Far Cry 2004 Turkey Crytek $2,000,000,000 2020 [347]
NBA Jam 1993 United States Midway $2,000,000,000 2010 [348]
Lego 1997 United Kingdom TT Games $2,000,000,000 2014 [349]
Guitar Hero 2005 United States Activision $2,000,000,000 2009 [350]
Just Dance 2009 France Ubisoft $2,000,000,000 2020 [347]
Watch Dogs 2014 France Ubisoft $2,000,000,000 2020 [347]

At least $1 billion

Franchise Debut Company Revenue As of Ref Breakdown
Black Desert Online 2015 South Korea Pearl Abyss $1,700,000,000 2020 [351]
The Idolmaster 2005 Japan Bandai Namco $1,677,000,000 2019 Mobile games – $1.15 billion[n 45]
Console games – $65 million[n 46]
Other media – $462 million[n 47]
Spider-Man 1982 Japan Sony $1,650,000,000 2018 1982–2003 – $1 billion[354]
Spider-Man 2 (2004) – $110 million[355]
Spider-Man (2018) – $540 million[356][357]
Fallout 1997 United States Bethesda $1,642,000,000 2019 Fallout 1 to 3 – $344 million[n 48]
Fallout 4 – $750 million[363]
Spin-offs – $548 million[n 49]
Harry Potter 2001 United Kingdom J.K. Rowling $1,555,000,000 2018 2001–2014 – $1.5 billion[368]
Hogwarts Mystery (2018) – $55 million[369]
Disney Tsum Tsum 2014 Japan Line Corp. $1,500,000,000 2019 [370]
Counter-Strike 2000 United States Valve $1,233,000,000 2018 CS GO (2015–2018) – $1.233 billion[371]
Power Pros (Pro Yakyū) 1994 Japan Konami $1,159,000,000 2019 Mobile games – $1.159 billion[n 4]
Gundam 1983 Japan Bandai Namco $1,152,000,000 2018 2000–2007 (Japan) – $691 million[n 50]
2008–2014 (Japan) – $436 million[n 51]
Mobile (2018) – $18 million[194]
Doom 1993 United States id Software $1,088,000,000 2020 Video games – $1 billion[373]
Films – $88 million[374][375]
Dota 2003 United States Valve $1,035,000,000 2019 Dota 2 (2015–2017) – $904 million[376]
eSports (2013–2019) – $131 million[377]
Defender 1981 United States Williams $1,000,000,000 2001 [378]
Duke Nukem 1991 Denmark 3D Realms $1,000,000,000 2001 [379]
Diablo 1996 United States Blizzard $1,000,000,000 2017 [380]
Crash Bandicoot 1996 United States Activision $1,000,000,000 2020 [381]
StarCraft 1998 United States Blizzard $1,000,000,000 2017 [380]
Spyro 1998 United States Activision $1,000,000,000 2020 [381]
Red Dead 2004 United States Take-Two $1,000,000,000 2018 [382]
RuneScape 2001 United Kingdom Jagex $1,000,000,000 2018 [383]
Forza 2005 United States Microsoft $1,000,000,000 2016 [384]
Gears of War 2006 United States Epic Games $1,000,000,000 2014 [385]
Uncharted 2007 Japan Sony $1,000,000,000 2016 [386]
Borderlands 2009 United States Take-Two $1,000,000,000 2019 [387]
Bubble Witch 2011 Malta King $1,000,000,000 2017 [380]
Pet Rescue 2012 Malta King $1,000,000,000 2017 [380]
Dishonored 2012 France Arkane $1,000,000,000 2020 [373]
Farm Heroes 2013 Malta King $1,000,000,000 2017 [380]
The Last of Us 2013 Japan Sony $1,000,000,000 2020 [388]
Destiny 2014 Japan Sony $1,000,000,000 2017 [380]
Heroes of the Storm 2015 United States Blizzard $1,000,000,000 2017 [380]
Garena Free Fire 2017 Singapore Garena $1,000,000,000 2019 [389]

Historical rankings

2005 DFC list of the top franchises worldwide (Source)

  1. Mario and spinoffs - Nintendo
  2. Final Fantasy - Square Enix
  3. NFL Football games - EA
  4. Zelda - Nintendo
  5. Grand Theft Auto - Take-Two
  6. Marvel games - Activision + others
  7. Pokemon - Nintendo
  8. Need for Speed - EA
  9. Dragon Quest - Square Enix
  10. Gran Turismo - Sony

2007 Independent list of the top franchises worldwide (Source)

  1. Mario (Nintendo): 193 million
  2. Pokemon (Nintendo): 155 million
  3. Final Fantasy (Square Enix): 68 million
  4. Madden NFL (Electronic Arts): 56 million
  5. The Sims (Maxis/Electronic Arts): 54 million
  6. Grand Theft Auto (Rockstar): 50 million
  7. Donkey Kong (Nintendo): 48 million
  8. The Legend of Zelda (Nintendo): 47 million
  9. Sonic the Hedgehog (Sega): 44 million
  10. Gran Turismo (Sony): 44 million
  11. Lineage (NCsoft): 43 million
  12. Dragon Quest (Square Enix): 41 million
  13. Crash Bandicoot (Sony/Vivendi): 34 million
  14. Resident Evil (Capcom): 31 million
  15. James Bond (Various): 30 million
  16. Tomb Raider (Eidos Interactive): 30 million
  17. Mega Man (Capcom): 26 million
  18. Command & Conquer (Westwood Studios/Electronic Arts): 25 million
  19. Street Fighter (Capcom): 25 million
  20. Mortal Kombat (Midway): 20 million

2009 Wikipedia list of the top franchises worldwide (Source)

  1. Mario (222 million)
  2. Pokémon (193 million)
  3. Tetris (125 million)
  4. The Sims (100 million)
  5. Need for Speed (100 million)
  6. Final Fantasy (92 million)
  7. Madden NFL (75 million)
  8. Grand Theft Auto (70 million)
  9. FIFA (65 million)
  10. The Legend of Zelda (59 million)
  11. Winning Eleven (55.5 million)
  12. Call of Duty (55 million)
  13. Tom Clancy (55 million)
  14. Gran Turismo (52.73 million)
  15. Nickelodeon (50 million)
  16. Sonic the Hedgehog (50 million)
  17. Dragon Quest (50 million)
  18. Donkey Kong (49 million)
  19. WWE SmackDown vs. Raw (47 million)
  20. Lineage (43 million)
  21. Crash Bandicoot (40 million)
  22. Guitar Hero (40 million)
  23. Harry Potter (40 million)
  24. Resident Evil (40 million)
  25. NBA Live (35 million)
  26. Tomb Raider (35 million)
  27. Pixar (35 million)
  28. Tekken (33 million)
  29. Brain Age (31.12 million)
  30. Medal of Honor (31 million)
  31. Command & Conquer (30 million)
  32. James Bond (30 million)
  33. Kirby (30 million)
  34. Tony Hawk (30 million)
  35. Mega Man (28 million)
  36. Halo (27 million)
  37. Street Fighter (27 million)
  38. Metal Gear (26.5 million)
  39. Mortal Kombat (26 million)
  40. Bejeweled (25 million)
  41. Marvel (25 million)
  42. Ratchet and Clank (25 million)
  43. Yu-Gi-Oh! (21.8 million)
  44. Nintendogs (21.67 million)
  45. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six (21 million)
  46. Age of Empires (20 million)
  47. Castlevania (20 million)
  48. Diablo (20 million)
  49. Frogger (20 million)
  50. Lego Star Wars (20 million)
  51. Lemmings (20 million)
  52. Rayman (20 million)
  53. Simple (20 million)
  54. SingStar (20 million)
  55. SpongeBob SquarePants (20 million)
  56. Spyro the Dragon (20 million)
  57. Mobile Suit Gundam (20 million)

See also

External links

Notes

  1. ↑ Lego franchise:
    • Up until 2019 – 200 million[11]
    • Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (2022) – 5 million[12]
  2. ↑ Gundam series:
    • Sales through to March 2004: 20 million[90]
    • Sales from March 2004 to March 2012: 10,904,400[91][92]
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 See Pachinko § Franchises.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 List of highest-grossing mobile games
  5. ↑ $145 million digital revenue in 2014.[133] $1.876 billion revenue in 2016.[134] $896 million in 2017.[135]
  6. ↑ $1.272 billion in 2018.[136] $1.29 billion in 2019.[137]
    • 2020 – $1.083 billion[138]
  7. ↑ Grand Theft Auto franchise revenue up until 2009:
    • Up until March 2005 – $2 billion[139]
    • November 2005 to October 2008 – $1,071,429,641[140]
    • November 2008 to October 2009 – $296,357,328[141]
    • April 2012 to March 2013 – $23.4 million[142]
  8. ↑ ¥3,889,894,500[145] ($36 million).
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Shōnen Jump video game retail sales in Japan:
    • Famicom Jump: Hero Retsuden – 1.1 million cartridges, ¥6,500 price[147] – ¥7,150 million ($90 million)
    • 2006–2012 – ¥7,579,055,580 ($95 million)
      • Battle Stadium D.O.N – 217,647 units, at ¥7,140 price,[148] grossed approximately ¥1,553,999,580.
      • Jump Super Stars – 517,514 units, at ¥4,800 price,[149] grossed approximately ¥2,484,067,200.
      • Jump Ultimate Stars – 737,706 units, at ¥4,800 price,[150] grossed approximately ¥3,540,988,800.
    • J-Stars Victory VS (2014) – 360,114 units, at ¥7,600 and ¥6,648 prices,[151][152] grossed approximately ¥2,574,363,808 ($24.3 million).
    • 50th Anniversary Shōnen Jump Edition (June 2018) – 110,000 units,[153] $73 price[154] – $8.03 million
  10. ↑ Angry Birds 2 grossed $332.5 million.[157] Angry Birds Evolution grossed over $30 million.[158]
  11. ↑ $250 million in 2011.[160] $1.849 billion in 2012. $1.882 billion in 2013.[161] $1.16 billion in 2014.[162] $1.065 billion in 2015.[163] $1.277 billion in 2016. $814 million in 2017.[164]
  12. ↑ Puzzle & Dragons retail sales on Nintendo 3DS in Japan:
    • Puzzle & Dragons Z + Super Mario Bros. Edition – ¥7,828,778,095 ($72 million)
      • Puzzle & Dragons Z (2013) – ¥6,448,042,095 (as of 2016)[166]
      • Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition (2015) – ¥1,380,736,000 (as of 2016)[167]
    • Puzzle & Dragons X (2016) – ¥1,161,537,600 ($11 million)[168]
  13. ↑ Other games in Fate franchise – $86,319,559
    • 2007–2012 releases – ¥4,986,551,447 ($62,495,945)
    • 2014 handheld releases – ¥559,185,360 ($5,278,083)
      • Fate/hollow ataraxia (PSV) – ¥510,216,000[183]
      • Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya (3DS) – ¥48,969,360[184]
    • Fate/Extella (2016) – $18,545,531
  14. ↑ 14,009,999 retail sales, at average ¥6,735 price, grossed approximately ¥94,354,237,127 ($1,174,620,312).[190]
  15. ↑ 93,390,001 other sales (107.4 million units worldwide as of December 2019),[190][191] $49.99 average price[192][193]
  16. ↑ Winning Eleven mobile revenue in Japan during 2018–2019 – ¥31.64 billion ($209 million)
    • 2018 – ¥19.56 billion[194]
    • 2019 – ¥12.08 billion[195]
  17. ↑ $3 billion up until July 2015.[196] $1 billion during August–December 2015.[197]
  18. ↑ Star Wars games on consoles and PC (2017–2019)
    • Star Wars Battlefront II (2017) – $540 million
    • Jedi: Fallen Order (2019) – $480M[201]
  19. ↑ Digimon console game retail sales in Japan – $90,467,983
    • 2000–2002 releases – 216,890 units, average ¥4,430 price – ¥960,751,800[202] ($12,041,005)
    • 2006–2012 releases – 797,387 units, average ¥5,081 price – ¥4,051,533,280[203] ($50,777,457)
    • 2013–2014 releases – 958,518 units, average ¥5,911 price – ¥952,385,880[203] ($8,989,455)
    • 2014–2016 releases – 258,702 units, average ¥6,637 price – ¥1,717,000,040[203] ($15,782,280)
    • 2017 releases – 51,456 units, average ¥6,273 price – ¥322,801,200[203] ($2,132,770)
  20. ↑ Digital Monster virtual pet sales:
    • By 2005, Bandai sold more than 24 million units, at about ¥1,260 price,[204] grossing approximately ¥30,240 million ($379 million).
    • Bandai Namco's Digimon toy sales from April 2005 to March 2007 – ¥3.6 billion ($45.12 million)[205][206]
  21. ↑ Digimon merchandise sales:
  22. ↑ 1988–2013 – 100 million units – $4 billion.[213]
  23. ↑ 2014–2018 – 30 million units,[214] $40 average price[213] – $1.2 billion.
  24. ↑ One Piece
  25. ↑ 10.89 million units[226] – $501,476,100[227][228]
  26. ↑ Zelda sales in Japan (1991–2019) – $841,495,130
    • 1991–2012 – ¥52,981,178,477 ($664,007,751)
      • A Link to the Past – ¥9,280,482,349[229][230]
      • Ocarina of Time – ¥12,908,829,400[231][232][233]
      • Majora's Mask – ¥8,316,968,896[232]
      • The Wind Waker – ¥6,181,577,600[234][235]
      • Zelda I & II (Famicom Mini) – ¥560,446,000[236][237]
      • Minish Cap – ¥961,233,600[238]
      • Twilight Princess – ¥4,869,612,900[232][239]
      • Phantom Hourglass and Spirit Tracks – ¥7,506,537,332[232][240]
      • Skyward Sword – ¥2,395,490,400[232][241]
    • A Link Between Worlds (2013) – ¥2,129,424,000[232] ($21,818,839)
    • Hyrule Warriors (2014) – ¥1,972,854,397[242][243] ($18,621,535)
    • Tri Force Heroes (2015) – ¥790,638,700[244] ($7,267,374)
    • Breath of the Wild (2017) – 2,052,535 units (1.91 million on Switch,[245][246][247] 142,535 on Wii U)[248][249] – ¥14,326,694,300[250] ($94,657,485)
  27. ↑ Zelda overseas sales (1991–2019) – $2,510,556,724
    • A Link to the Past (SNES) overseas sales – 3.45 million units[226][251] – $172,465,500[252]
    • United States retail sales from 1995 to March 2017 – $1.4 billion[253]
    • Virtual Console digital sales (2009 & 2011) – $6.7 million
      • Wii Virtual Console (2009) – $4.4 million[254]
      • Link's Awakening (3DS) – $2.3 million (2011)[255]
    • Breath of the Wild sales outside Japan and North America in March 2017 – 1.945 million units (1.445 million on Switch,[245][256] 500,000 on Wii U)[245][256] – €136,130,550[257] ($153,472,999)
    • Breath of the Wild overseas sales from April 2017 to December 2019 – 12,967,465 units (12.05 million on Switch as of December 2019,[246][247] 917,465 on Wii U as of March 2018)[249][256][258] – $777,918,225[259][260]
  28. ↑ Onimusha retail sales on PlayStation 2:
    • Sales in Japan – 2,427,301 units, average ¥7,161 price – ¥17,381,661,170[262] ($217,842,601)
    • Onimusha: Warlords sales in the United States – 800,000 units – $28 million[263]
  29. ↑ Super Smash Bros sales up until 2019 – $2,253,967,980
    • Super Smash Bros. – 5.55 million units[264] – $358.2 million
      • Japan – 1.97 million units, ¥5,800 price[265] – ¥11,426 million ($143.2 million)
      • Overseas – 3.58 million units,[265][264] $59.95 price[266] – $215 million
    • Super Smash Bros. Melee – 7.09 million units[267] – $406,188,789
      • Japan – 1,497,415 units, ¥6,800 price[268] – ¥10,182,422,000 ($127,615,265)
      • Overseas – 5,572,585 units, $49.99 price[269] – $278,573,524
    • Super Smash Bros. Brawl – 13.3 million units[270] – $752,784,938
      • Japan – 2,509,467 units, ¥6,800 price[268] – ¥17,064,375,600 ($213,866,093)
      • Overseas – 10,790,533 units, $49.99 price[271] – $539,418,745 revenue
    • Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (2014) – 9.57 million units[270] – $407,281,360
      • Japan – 2,703,101 units,[248] ¥5,200 price[268] – ¥14,056,125,200 ($132,674,069)
      • Overseas – 6,866,899 units, $39.99 price[272] – $274,607,291 revenue
    • Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (2014) – 5.37 million units[270] – $329,012,993
      • Japan – 861,575 units, ¥7,200 price[268] – ¥6,203,340,000 ($58,552,577)
      • Overseas – 4,508,425 units, $59.99 price[273] – $270,460,416
  30. ↑ Super Smash Bros Ultimate (2018)
    • Japan – 4.22 million units,[247] ¥7,920 price[274] – ¥33,422,400,000 ($220,824,166)
    • Overseas – 13.46 million units,[247] $59.99 price[275] – $807,465,400
  31. ↑ 5.7 million Amiibo sales for Super Smash Bros. (Nintendo 3DS and Wii U) up until February 2015, $12.99 retail price.[276]
  32. ↑ Mortal Kombat home releases (1992–2000)
  33. ↑ Mortal Kombat (2002–2019)
  34. ↑ 18 million sales,[299] $59.99 price[300][301]
  35. ↑ Other Tomb Raider media:
    • Box office – $705 million[302]
    • Pachinko sales – $300 million[n 3]
    • DVD rentals – $36.6 million[303]
  36. ↑ The Elder Scrolls I to IV:
    • The Elder Scrolls: Arena and Daggerfall – 690,000 units, $39 average price[304] – $27 million
    • The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind – 4 million units,[305] $39 average price[304] – $156 million
    • The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion – 9.5 million units,[306] $49.99 price[307] – $475 million
  37. ↑ The Elder Scrolls spin-offs:
    • The Elder Scrolls Online – $1 billion[309]
    • The Elder Scrolls: Blades – $1.5 million[310]
  38. ↑ Battlefield 3:
    • Sales – 15 million units,[312] $59.99 price[313] – $899.85 million
    • Subscriptions – $200 million[314]
  39. ↑ Battlefield 4:
    • Sales – 7 million units,[315] $59.99 price[313] – $419.93 million
    • Subscriptions – $79.984 million[313]
  40. ↑ Overwatch reached 30 million players as of the first quarter of 2017,[319] and gained 20 million players from Q1 2017 to Q3 2019.[320] Overwatch costs about $40 per copy.
  41. ↑ Overwatch League sold 12 teams for $20m each, 8 teams for $50m each, a $90 million, two-year Twitch deal, and its two-year deals with HP Omen and Intel are worth $17 million and $10 million. Sponsorship deals are incomplete.
  42. ↑ Known Japan sales during 1998–2016 – 6,855,344 units
    • 1998–2005 – 2,789,813 sales – ¥18,937,418,585 ($237,340,752)
      • Metal Gear Solid (PS1) – 1 million sales,[323] ¥6,264 price[324] – ¥6,264 million
      • Metal Gear Solid 2 (PS2) – 839,548 sales, ¥6,800 price[325][326] – ¥5,708,926,400
      • Metal Gear Solid 3 (PS2) – 950,265 sales, ¥7,329 price[325][327] – ¥6,964,492,185
    • 2006–2016 – 4,065,531 retail sales, average ¥5,982 price – ¥24,321,650,838 ($274,364,521)[325]
  43. ↑ Known overseas sales during 1987–2015 – 26,866,625 units – $1,407,710,939
    • Metal Gear (NES) – 1 million cartridges,[328] $39.95 price[329] – $39.95 million
    • Metal Gear Solid (PS1) – 5 million units,[323] $50 price[330] – $250 million
    • Metal Gear Solid 2 (PS2) – 6,160,452 units,[325][326][331] $50 price[332] – $308,022,600
    • Metal Gear Solid 3 (PS2) – 2,842,052 units,[325][333] $50 price[334] – $142,102,600
    • Metal Gear Solid 4 (PS3) – 5,070,425 units,[325][335] $59.99 price[336] – $304,174,796
    • Metal Gear Rising (Steam) – 722,000 units, $29.99 price[337] – $21,652,780
    • Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes (2014) – 748,012 units,[325][338] average $30 price[339] – $22,440,360
    • Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (2015) – 5,323,684 units,[325][340] $59.99 price[341] – $319,367,803
  44. ↑ 15,478,031 sales,[342] at average $38.32 price.[343][344][345]
  45. ↑
    • The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls – ¥12 billion ($150 million)[352]
    • The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls: Starlight Stage – $1 billion[n 4]
  46. ↑ Idolm@ster console game sales revenue in Japan – 792,116 units – ¥5,151,623,280 ($64,564,774)[353]
  47. ↑ See The Idolmaster § Commercial reception
  48. ↑ Fallout 1 to 3:
    • Fallout – 600,000 units,[358] $54.95 price[359] – $33 million
    • Fallout 2 – 240,000 units,[360] $45 price[361] – $11 million
    • Fallout 3 – $300 million[362]
  49. ↑ Fallout spin-offs:
    • New Vegas – $300 million[364]
    • Fallout Shelter – $100 million[365]
    • Fallout 76 – 2.46 million units,[366] $59.99 price[367] – $148 million
  50. ↑ 8,160,226 retail sales, at average ¥6,761 price, grossed approximately ¥55,170,844,400 ($691,450,613).[372]
  51. ↑ Gundam video game retail sales of 2013–2014 releases in Japan:[372]
    • 2008–2012 releases – 4,334,427 sales, average ¥6,806 price – ¥29,501,067,413 ($369,733,894)
    • 2013 releases – 491,798 sales, average ¥7,807 price – ¥3,839,631,720 ($39,342,239)
    • Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme Vs. Full Boost (2014) – 371,323 sales, ¥7,600 price – ¥2,822,054,800 ($26,637,035)

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