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This is a list of best-selling computer and video game franchises that have sold at least 5 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, List of highest-grossing video game franchises, and Franchises (seventh generation)

Software sales figures

     – This color indicates a sub-series of a larger video game franchise.

Sold at least 100 million copies

Rank Franchise Sales
(millions) 		Notes
1 Mario 627.51 [1]
Super Mario 350.51 [1]
Mario Kart 126.8 [2]
Mario Sports 45.73 [3]
Mario Party 41.87 [4]
Mario RPG 27.41 [5]
2 Pokémon 301.5 [6]
Pokémon main series 231.81 [7]
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon 14.76 [7]
3 Grand Theft Auto 270 [8]
4 FIFA 260  [9]
5 Call of Duty 250 [10]
6 Wii Series 203.15 [11]
Wii Sports 115.93 [11]
Wii Fit 44 [11]
Wii Play 29.7 [11]
7 The Sims 175 [12]
8 Sonic 171 [13]
Mario & Sonic 23.79 [13]
9 Need For Speed 150 [14]
10 Final Fantasy 144.4 [15]
11 Tetris 140  [16]
12 The Legend of Zelda 105.62 [17]
13 Pro Evolution Soccer 100 [18]
Lego 100 [19]

Sold at least 50 million copies

Franchise Sales
(millions) 		Reference
[20]
Madden NFL 99 [21]
Assassin's Creed 93
Gran Turismo 82.52 [22]
Resident Evil 82 [23]
Tom Clancy 82 [24]
Minecraft 73 [25][26]
Dragon Quest 70 [27]
NBA 2K 69.5 [28]
Halo 65 [29]
The Oregon Trail 65
Counter-Strike 60.9 [30]
Battlefield 60 [31]
WWE 60 
Tomb Raider 60 [32]
Star Wars 59 [n 1]
Star Wars: Battlefront 10
Star Wars: Battlefront (EA) 21
Donkey Kong 56.04 
Bejeweled 50 [35]
Crash Bandicoot 50
Just Dance 50 [24]

Sold at least 20 million copies

Franchise Sales
(millions) 		Reference

[20]

Metal Gear 49.2 [36]
Dragon Ball 48 [37]
Monster Hunter 48 [38]
Tekken 46 [n 2]
Mortal Kombat 45
Street Fighter 45.28 [42]
Pac-Man 43.943 [n 3]
Lineage 43 [51]
Borderlands 43 [52]
Uncharted 41 [53]
Guitar Hero 40 [54]
Harry Potter 40
Super Smash Bros. 40 [n 4]
The Witcher 40 [60]
Medal of Honor 39
Mega Man 38.3 [38]
Kirby 38 [61]
NBA Live 35 [62]
Tap Tap 35
Brain Age 34
Animal Crossing 33.2
Civilization 33 [63]
Red Dead Redemption 31 [64]
Gundam 30.9 [n 5]
James Bond 30 [68]
Tony Hawk 30 [69]
Yoshi 29.17 [70]
Terraria 27 [71]
Gears of War 27 [72]
Nintendogs 27 [59]
Ratchet & Clank 27 [73][74]
Rayman 26 [24]
Rayman Raving Rabbids 14 [24]
BioShock 25 [75]
Marvel 25 [76]
PGA Tour 25 [77]
Kingdom Hearts 24 [78]
Petz 24 [24]
Far Cry 23 [79]
Puyo Puyo 22 [80]
Batman 22
Warriors 22 [81]
Yu-Gi-Oh! 21.8
God of War 24.75 [82]
Imagine 21 [24]
Jikkyo Powerful Pro Yakyu 20.5 [83]
Age of Empires 20 [84]
Castlevania 20 [85]
Diablo 20
Frogger 20 [86]
J.B. Harold 20
Lemmings 20 [87]
Prince of Persia 20 [24]
Simple 20 [88]
SingStar 20 [89]
Spyro the Dragon 20 [90]
Tales 20 [91]
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds 20 [92]

Sold at least 10 million copies

Franchise Sales
(millions) 		Reference

[20]

Driver 19 [24]
Warcraft 19
Midnight Club 18.5 [93]
SimCity 18
The Elder Scrolls 17
Starcraft 17
Zuma 17
Professor Layton 17 [94]
Half-Life 16
Bemani 15.84
Megami Tensei 15.35 [n 7]
Persona 8.35 [n 6]
Backyard Sports 15 [98]
Barbie 15 [99]
Burnout 15 [100]
Devil May Cry 16 [23]
Hitman 15 [101]
Metroid 14
Worms 14 [102]
Jak and Daxter 13.8
Disney 13.2
Cars 8 [103]
Myst 13
Scribblenauts 13 [104]
Souls 13 [105]
Cooking Mama 12 [106]
SOCOM 12 [107]
Star Fox 12
The Room 11.6 [108]
Max Payne 11.5 [109]
Left 4 Dead 11
Dead Rising 12 [23]
Ace Combat 10.8 [110]
Mass Effect 10.5
Mana 10.5 [111]
Ghosts 'n Goblins 10.5 [38]
Adventure Island 10
Asphalt Urban GT 10 [112]
Bomberman 10
Colin McRae Rally 10
Deer Hunter 10
DreamWorks 10 [113]
The Lord of the Rings 10 [114]
Momotaro Densetsu 10
Naruto 10 [115]
Pitfall! 10 [116]
Rock Band 10
The Settlers 10 [24]
Sniper Elite 10 [117]
Watch Dogs 10 [24]
Yo-kai Watch 10 [118]

Sold at least 5 million copies

  • SaGa (9.9 million) [119]
  • Saints Row (9.8 million)
  • Yakuza (9.3 million) [80]
  • The Experience (9 million) [24]
  • EA Sports NASCAR series (9 million)
  • Roller Coaster Tycoon (9 million)
  • Tomodachi (8.85 million) [120] [121]
  • Ninja Gaiden (8.774 million)
  • Marvel vs. Capcom (8.6 million)[23]
  • Dead Space (8.5 million)
  • Doom (8.5 million as of 2004) [122]
  • Dead or Alive (8.2 million)
  • Carnival Games (8 million) [93]
  • Hitman (8 million) [119]
  • Onimusha (8 million) [23]
  • Spider-Man (8 million) [123]
  • Zoo Tycoon (8 million)
  • Hot Shots Golf (7.5 million) [124]
  • Total War (7.5 million)
  • Football Manager (7 million) [125]
  • Inazuma Eleven (7 million)[126]
  • Moto Racer (7 million) [127]
  • Nancy Drew (7 million)
  • Project Gotham Racing (7 million) [128]
  • Titanfall (7 million) [129]
  • Trine (7 million) [130]
  • Unreal (7 million)
  • Ace Attorney (6.7 million)[23]
  • EyeToy (6.7 million)
  • MX vs. ATV (6.5 million) [131]
  • Lost Planet (6.1 million)[23]
  • Alone in the Dark (6 million)
  • Buzz! (6 million)
  • Carmen Sandiego (6 million)
  • Championship Manager (6 million)
  • Conflict (6 million) [132]
  • Guild Wars (6 million) [133]
  • Mana (6 million) [119]
  • NBA Jam (6 million) [134]
  • Romance of the Three Kingdoms (6 million)
  • Test Drive (6 million) [135]
  • Turok (6 million) [136]
  • Warhammer 40,000 (6 million) [137]
  • Major League Baseball 2K (5.5 million)
  • Chrono (5.4 million) [119]
  • Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA (5.3 million)[80]
  • Banjo Kazooie (5.25 million)
  • Anno (5 million) [24]
  • Asterix (5 million)
  • Baldur's Gate (5 million) [85]
  • Brothers in Arms (5 million)
  • Chessmaster (5 million) [138]
  • Mafia (5 million) [93]
  • Oddworld (5 million)
  • Stronghold (5 million) [139]
  • Tecmo Bowl (5 million) [140]
  • TOCA Touring Car series (5 million) [141]
  • Twisted Metal (5 million in North America) [142]
  • V-Rally (5 million)[143]

Highest-grossing video game franchises

Main article: List of highest-grossing video game franchises
See also: List of highest-grossing video games
Franchise Debut
year 		Gross
(no inflation) 		Ref Gross
(with inflation)
Japan Pokémon 1996 $74.43 billion (as of 2017) [7][144] $85.63 billion
Japan Mario 1981 $20.944 billion (as of 2016) [1] $38.521 billion
Japan Final Fantasy 1987 $12.023 billion (as of 2017) [15] $26 billion
Japan Street Fighter 1987 $10.61 billion (as of 2016) [145][146] $23 billion
Japan Pac-Man 1980 $5.851 billion (as of 1999) [n 8] $17.378 billion
United States Call of Duty 2003 $15 billion (as of 2016) [150][151] $15 billion
Japan Space Invaders 1978 $3.852 billion (as of 1982) [147] $14.453 billion
South Korea Dungeon Fighter Online 2005 $10.3 billion (as of 2017) [147] $12.9 billion
Japan Dragon Quest 1986 $5.236 billion (as of 2016) [152] $11.7 billion
Japan Wii Series 2007 $9.6211 billion (as of 2009) [n 9] $11.4 billion
South Korea CrossFire 2007 $9.864 billion (as of 2017) [147] $11.212 billion
United States Warcraft 1994 $9.702 billion (as of 2017) [147] $9.702 billion
Japan Sonic 1991 $5.1 billion (as of 2014) [153] $9.1 billion
South Korea Lineage 1998 $5.91 billion (as of 2016) [147] $8.87 billion
Japan Resident Evil 1996 $5.2004 billion (as of 2017) [154] $8.11 billion
China Westward Journey 2001 $5.568 billion (as of 2017) [147] $7.695 billion
Japan Donkey Kong 1981 $2.3423 billion (as of 1988) [155] $6.31 billion
Japan Sega Model series 1992 $3.5 billion (as of 2000) [156] $6.1 billion
Japan Monster Strike 2013 $4.529 billion (as of 2016) [147] $4.76 billion
United States Star Wars games 1983 $3 billion (as of 2015) [157] $4.26 billion
United States Madden NFL 1988 $4 billion (as of 2013) [158] $4.2 billion
South Korea MapleStory 2003 $3.151 billion (as of 2014) [147] $4.19 billion
United States Need for Speed 1994 $4 billion (as of 2014) [159] $4.13 billion
Japan Gran Turismo 1997 $2.8 billion (as of 2013) [160] $4 billion
Japan World Club Champion Football 2002 $2.507 billion (as of 2013) [n 11] $3.41 billion
United States Halo 2001 $3 billion (as of 2012) [167] $3.2 billion
United States Guitar Hero 2005 $2 billion (as of 2009) [168] $2.28 billion
United Kingdom Lego 1997 $2 billion (as of 2014) [19] $2.07 billion
United States Skylanders 2011 $2 billion (as of 2014) [169] $2.07 billion
United States Mortal Kombat 1992 $1 billion (as of 1995) [170] $1.61 billion
Soviet Union Tetris 1989 $1.324 billion (as of 2014) [n 12] $1.56 billion
Japan Fate/Stay Night 2004 $1.106 billion (as of 2013) [n 13] $1.43 billion
United States The Sims 2000 $1.2 billion (as of 2007) [177] $1.42 billion
United States Gears of War 2006 $1 billion (as of 2014) [178] $1.03 billion
United States Forza 2005 $1 billion (as of 2016) [179] $1.02 billion


DFC Intelligence franchises

2005 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

Possible future inclusions

  • Deus Ex (2m+ confirmed for 3rd game alone)
  • Fate
  • Your Shape
  • Sengoku BASARA
  • Dino Crisis
  • Breath of Fire
  • Final Fight
  • Ghosts'n Goblins
  • Monster Farm

See also

External links

Notes

  1. ↑ Star Wars franchise - 38 million
  2. ↑ Tekken series:
  3. ↑ Pac-Man series:
  4. ↑ Super Smash Bros. series:
  5. ↑ Gundam series:
    • Sales through to March 2004: 20 million[65]
    • Sales from March 2004 to March 2012: 10.9044 million[66][67]
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Persona:
    • Up until March 2017: 6.9 million[80]
    • Persona 5 sales during April-June 2017: 1.25 million
      • Persona 5 sold 1.8 million units worldwide,[95][96] including 550,000 Japanese sales in 2016.[97]
  7. ↑ Megami Tensei franchise:
    • Persona series: 8.15 million[n 6]
    • Other Megami Tensei games: 7.2 million[80]
  8. ↑ Pac-Man series revenue:
    • Pac-Man - $5.4982 billion by 1990s[147]
    • Ms. Pac-Man (arcade) - $350 million in 1988[148]
    • Pac-Mania (arcade) - $2.82 million in the US in 1987[149]
  9. ↑ Wii series:[147]
    • Wii Sports: $5.1941 billion
    • Wii Fit: $4.427 billion
  10. ↑ World Club Champion Football: Intercontinental Clubs
    • Fiscal year ended 31 March 2010: ¥4.2 billion[163]
    • Fiscal year ended 31 March 2011: ¥3.8 billion[164]
    • Fiscal year ended 31 March 2012: ¥3.6 billion[165][166]
    • Fiscal year ended 31 March 2013: ¥3.2 billion
    • April-December 2013: ¥2.1 billion
    • Currency conversion: [1] $224 million
      • ¥4.2 billion = $55.4312 million
      • ¥3.8 billion = $50.2 million
      • ¥3.6 billion = $48 million
      • ¥3.2 billion = $42.2333 million
      • ¥2.1 billion = $28 million
  11. ↑ World Club Champion Football revenue:
    • Card revenues up until January 2009 - $1.901 billion
    • Unit sales revenues from April 2005 to December 2009 - $307.4 million
      • World Club Champion Football: European Clubs 2004–2005 at £90,000 ($189,000) [2] each - $149.4 million
        • 514 units from April 2005 to March 2006: $97.2 million
        • 276 units during April–September 2006: $52.2 million
      • World Club Champion Football: Intercontinental Clubs 2006-2007 - 831 units from June 2008 to March 2009 at £90,000 ($189,000) [3] each = $158 million
    • World Club Champion Football: Intercontinental Clubs revenues from April 2009 to December 2013 - $224 million[n 10]
  12. ↑ Tetris sales revenue:
    • Handheld/Console - $904 million
      • Game Boy - 30 million cartridges (including bundles)[16] at $19.99 each = $599.7 million
      • NES) - 8 million cartridges[171] at $37.99 each = $303.92 million
    • Mobile - 425 million downloads[172] at $0.99[173] = $420 million
  13. ↑ Fate/Stay Night franchise revenue:
    • Fate/Grand Order game revenue in 2017 – $982 million [174]
    • Anime series DVD/BD sales revenue in Japan – ¥8.8204 billion ($111 million)[175]
    • Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel Ch.1 anime film box office gross: $12,552,227[176]


References

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  3. ↑ Mario Sports
  4. ↑ Mario Party
  5. ↑ Mario, Paper Mario, Mario & Luigi
  6. ↑ https://www.famitsu.com/news/201711/24146680.html
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    • 2004 Top 100 Best Selling Japanese Console Games. The Magic Box (January 2, 2005). Retrieved on 16 March 2012.: 924,004
      • SD Gundam G Generation Seed - 406,618
      • Mobile Suit Gundam: Gundam vs. Zeta Gundam - 299,101
      • Mobile Suit Gundam SEED|Mobile Suit Gundam SEED: Never Ending Tomorrow - 218,285
    • 2005 Top 100 Best Selling Japanese Console Games. The Magic Box (December 25, 2005). Retrieved on 16 March 2012.: 1,215,564
      • Mobile Suit Gundam|Mobile Suit Gundam: The One Year War - 436,411
      • Gundam Seed: Rengou vs. Z.A.F.T. - 417,191
      • Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny: Generation of C.E. - 181,576
      • MS Saga: A New Dawn - 180,386
    • Famitsu 2008 Top 100 Console Games (Japan). The Magic Box (2008). Retrieved on 16 March 2012.: 1,267,602
      • Mobile Suit Gundam: Gundam vs. Gundam - 357,783
      • Gundam Musou Special - 277,182
      • Gundam Battle Universe - 252,092
      • Gundam Musou 2 - 206,438
      • Giren no Yabou: Axis no Kyoui - 174,107
    • Famitsu 2009 Top 100 Console Games (Japan). The Magic Box (2009). Retrieved on 16 March 2012.: 1,062,149
      • Mobile Suit Gundam: Gundam vs. Gundam Next Plus - 339,034
      • SD Gundam G Generation Wars - 307,754
      • Mobile Suit Gundam Senki - 233,473
      • Kidō Senshi Gundam: Senjō no Kizuna - 181,888
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