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This is a list of best-selling sports video games. The list does not include racing games, while the only fighting games included are based on combat sports (boxing, wrestling and MMA).

Best-selling franchises[]

No. Franchise Debut Owner Sport(s) Sales Ref
Year Platform
1 FIFA 1993 Mega Drive United States EA Football / Soccer 325,000,000 [1]
2 Wii Series 2006 Wii Japan Nintendo Various 221,010,000 [2]
3 NBA 2K 1999 Dreamcast United States 2K Basketball 167,000,000 [3]
4 Madden NFL 1988 Apple II United States EA American football 150,000,000 [4]
5 Pro Evolution Soccer 1994 Super NES Japan Konami Football / Soccer 113,469,963 [5]
6 WWE 1987 Computers United States 2K Wrestling 98,000,000 [6]
7 Mario Sports 1987 FDS Japan Nintendo Various 63,890,300 [7]
8 Nintendo Sports 1977 Console Japan Nintendo Various 44,600,707 [8]
9 Tony Hawk 1999 PlayStation United States Activision Skateboarding 40,000,000 [9]
10 NBA Live 1994 Super NES United States EA Basketball 35,000,000 [10]
11 PGA Tour 1990 PC United States EA Golf 30,000,000 [11]
12 Football Manager 2004 Computers Japan Sega Football / Soccer 30,000,000 [12]
13 Mario & Sonic 2007 Wii Japan Sega Olympics 27,508,976 [13]
14 Jikkyō Powerful Pro Yakyū 1994 Super NES Japan Konami Baseball 26,200,000 [14]
15 MLB: The Show 2006 PS2 Japan Sony Baseball 24,000,000 [15]
16 Family Stadium / R.B.I. Baseball 1986 NES Japan Namco Baseball 17,000,000 [16][17]
17 NCAA Football 1993 Genesis United States EA American football 15,115,604 [18]
18 Everybody's Golf 1997 PlayStation Japan Sony Golf 14,000,000 [19]
19 EA Sports NHL 1991 Mega Drive United States EA Ice hockey 12,469,460 [20]
20 WCW 1989 NES United States TKO Wrestling 11,000,000
21 SSX 2000 PS2 United States EA Snowboarding 10,200,000
22 Knockout Kings / Fight Night 1998 PlayStation United States EA Boxing 9,573,142 [21]
23 NFL 2K 1999 Dreamcast Japan Sega American football 9,042,913 [22]
24 UFC 2000 Dreamcast United States EA MMA 8,906,217 [23][24][25]
25 NFL Blitz 1997 Arcade United States Midway American football 8,500,000
26 Skate 2007 Mobile United States EA Skateboarding 8,400,000
27 NFL GameDay 1995 PlayStation Japan Sony American football 8,300,000
28 NBA Jam 1993 Arcade United States Midway Basketball 8,200,000
29 Inazuma Eleven 2008 DS Japan Level-5 Football / Soccer 8,000,000
30 Triple Play / MVP Baseball 1995 Genesis United States EA Baseball 7,027,268 [23][26]
31 Cool Boarders 1996 PlayStation Japan Sony Snowboarding 6,900,000
32 NCAA Basketball 1998 PlayStation United States EA Basketball 6,600,000
33 Kinect Sports 2010 Xbox 360 United States Microsoft Various 5,900,000
34 Tecmo Bowl 1987 Arcade Japan Tecmo American football 5,100,000 [27]
35 Backyard Sports 1997 Computers United States Backyard Various 5,000,000 [28]
36 Shaun White Snowboarding 2008 Multi-plat France Ubisoft Snowboarding 5,000,000
37 World Series Baseball / MLB 2K 1993 Game Gear United States 2K Baseball 4,813,952 [22][29]
38 Virtua Tennis 1999 Arcade Japan Sega Tennis 3,800,000 [30]

Best-selling games[]

No. Title Year Platform Publisher Sport(s) Sales Ref
1 Wii Sports 2006 Wii Japan Nintendo Various 82,900,000 [31]
2 Wii Fit 2007 Wii Japan Nintendo Fitness 43,800,000 [2]
3 Wii Sports Resort 2009 Wii Japan Nintendo Beach 33,140,000 [31]
4 Wii Play 2006 Wii Japan Nintendo Tabletop 28,020,000 [31]
5 FIFA 18 2017 Multi-plat United States EA Football / Soccer 24,000,000 [32]
6 FIFA 19 2018 Multi-plat United States EA Football / Soccer 20,000,000 [33]
7 FIFA 16 2015 Multi-plat United States EA Football / Soccer 18,790,000 [34]
8 Nintendo Switch Sports 2022 Switch Japan Nintendo Various 16,270,000 [35]
9 FIFA 11 2010 Multi-plat United States EA Football / Soccer 16,000,000 [36]
10 FIFA 13 2012 Multi-plat United States EA Football / Soccer 14,500,000 [37]
11 NBA 2K20 2019 Multi-plat United States 2K Basketball 14,000,000 [38]
12 Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games 2007 Wii, DS Japan Sega Olympics 13,060,000 [39]
13 NBA 2K19 2018 Multi-plat United States 2K Basketball 12,000,000 [40]
14 FIFA 23 2022 Multi-plat United States EA Football / Soccer 10,300,000 [41]
15 FIFA 10 2009 Multi-plat United States EA Football / Soccer 10,000,000 [42]
16 NBA 2K18 2017 Multi-plat United States 2K Basketball 10,000,000 [43]
17 Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 2007 Multi-plat Japan Konami Football / Soccer 9,430,000 [44]
18 FIFA 22 2021 Multi-plat United States EA Football / Soccer 9,000,000 [45]
19 FIFA 17 2016 Multi-plat United States EA Football / Soccer 8,805,788 [46]
20 NBA 2K17 2016 Multi-plat United States 2K Basketball 8,500,000 [47]
21 Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 2008 Multi-plat Japan Konami Football / Soccer 8,480,000 [48]
22 Pro Evolution Soccer 6 2006 Multi-plat Japan Konami Football / Soccer 8,470,000 [49]
23 FIFA 12 2011 Multi-plat United States EA Football / Soccer 8,000,000 [50]
24 NBA 2K21 2020 Multi-plat United States 2K Basketball 8,000,000 [51]
25 FIFA 14 2013 Multi-plat United States EA Football / Soccer 7,970,000 [46]
26 Madden NFL 07 2006 Multi-plat United States EA American football 7,780,480 [52]
27 Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 2010 Multi-plat Japan Konami Football / Soccer 7,510,000 [53]
28 Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 2009 Multi-plat Japan Konami Football / Soccer 7,490,000 [54]
29 Madden NFL 06 2005 Multi-plat United States EA American football 7,120,161 [52]
30 Pro Evolution Soccer 5 2005 Multi-plat Japan Konami Football / Soccer 7,080,000 [55]
31 NBA 2K14 2013 Multi-plat United States 2K Basketball 7,000,000 [56]
32 NBA 2K15 2014 Multi-plat United States 2K Basketball 7,000,000 [57]
33 Mario & Sonic at Winter Olympics 2009 Wii, DS Japan Sega Olympics 6,979,257 [13]
34 Madden NFL 08 2007 Multi-plat United States EA American football 6,674,409 [52]
35 FIFA 08 2007 Multi-plat United States EA Football / Soccer 6,550,000 [34]
36 Pro Evolution Soccer 2012 2011 Multi-plat Japan Konami Football / Soccer 6,430,000 [58]
37 Madden NFL 2005 2004 Multi-plat United States EA American football 6,304,143 [52]
38 Pro Evolution Soccer 2013 2012 Multi-plat Japan Konami Football / Soccer 6,150,000 [59]
39 FIFA 21 2020 Multi-plat United States EA Football / Soccer 6,144,421 [46]
40 Golf 1984 NES, GB Japan Nintendo Golf 6,130,000 [7]
41 FIFA 07 2006 Multi-plat United States EA Football / Soccer 6,000,000 [60]
42 Pro Evolution Soccer 4 2004 Multi-plat Japan Konami Football / Soccer 5,800,000 [61]
43 Madden NFL 11 2010 Multi-plat United States EA American football 5,500,000 [62]
44 NBA 2K11 2010 Multi-plat United States 2K Basketball 5,500,000 [63]
45 Madden NFL 12 2011 Multi-plat United States EA American football 5,000,000 [64]
NBA 2K12 2011 Multi-plat United States 2K Basketball 5,000,000 [65]

References[]

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