This is a list of best-selling computer and video game franchises that have sold at least 10 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) |
Ref |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Mario | 740.22 | |
Super Mario | 379.98 | ||
Mario Kart | 154.26 | ||
Mario Party | 58.19 | ||
Mario Sports | 56.95 | ||
Mario RPGs | 28.73 | [1] | |
2 | Call of Duty | 400 | |
3 | Pokémon | 368.00 | [3] |
Pokémon main series | 264.01 | [4] | |
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon | 16.67 | ||
4 | Grand Theft Auto | 335 | |
5 | FIFA | 260 | [6] |
6 | Wii Series | 204.73 | |
Wii Sports | 116.42 | ||
Wii Fit | 44.66 | ||
Wii Play | 29.66 | ||
7 | The Sims | 175 | |
8 | Sonic | 171 | |
Mario & Sonic | 23.79 | [8] | |
11 | Final Fantasy | 159 | [9] |
9 | Assassin's Creed | 155[10] | |
10 | Need For Speed | 150 | |
12 | Tetris | 140 | [12] |
13 | The Legend of Zelda | 125.62 | [13] |
14 | NBA 2K | 112 | |
15 | Pro Evolution Soccer | 111 | |
16 | Resident Evil | 107 | [15] |
17 | Lego | 100 |
Sold at least 50 million copies
Franchise | Sales (millions) |
Ref [17] |
---|---|---|
Madden NFL | 99 | [18] |
Donkey Kong | 82.88 | |
Gran Turismo | 82.52 | [19] |
Tom Clancy | 82 | [20] |
Dragon Quest | 82 | [9] |
Tomb Raider | 81 | [9] |
Minecraft | 73 | [21][22] |
Monster Hunter | 70 | [23] |
Animal Crossing | 66.51 | |
Halo | 65 | [24] |
The Oregon Trail | 65 | |
Super Smash Bros. | 64.07 | |
Counter-Strike | 60.9 | [25] |
Battlefield | 60 | [26] |
WWE | 60 | |
Star Wars | 59 | [n 1] |
Star Wars: Battlefront | 10 | |
Star Wars: Battlefront (EA) | 21 | |
Metal Gear | 56.9 | [14] |
Bejeweled | 50 | [29] |
Crash Bandicoot | 50 | |
Just Dance | 50 | [20] |
Sold at least 20 million copies
Franchise | Sales (millions) |
Ref [17] |
---|---|---|
Dragon Ball | 48 | [30] |
Tekken | 46 | [n 2] |
Street Fighter | 46 | [34] |
Mortal Kombat | 45 | |
Pac-Man | 43.943 | [n 3] |
Game & Watch | 43.40 | [43] |
Lineage | 43 | [44] |
Borderlands | 43 | [45] |
Kirby | 42.09 | |
Uncharted | 41 | [46] |
Guitar Hero | 40 | [47] |
Harry Potter | 40 | |
The Witcher | 40 | [48] |
Medal of Honor | 39 | |
Mega Man | 36.0 | [23] |
NBA Live | 35 | [49] |
Tap Tap | 35 | |
Brain Age | 34.60 | |
Civilization | 33 | [50] |
Red Dead Redemption | 31 | [51] |
Gundam | 30.9 | [n 4] |
James Bond | 30 | [55] |
Tony Hawk | 30 | [56] |
Terraria | 27 | [57] |
Nintendogs | 28.60 | |
Duck Hunt | 28.60 | [58] |
Yoshi | 28.16 | |
27 | [59] | |
Ratchet & Clank | 27 | [60][61] |
Rayman | 26 | [20] |
Rayman Raving Rabbids | 14 | [20] |
BioShock | 25 | [62] |
Marvel | 25 | [63] |
PGA Tour (EA) | 25 | [64] |
God of War | 24.75 | [65] |
Kingdom Hearts | 24 | [66] |
Petz | 24 | [20] |
Jikkyo Powerful Pro Yakyu | 23.5 | [14] |
Devil May Cry | 23 | [15] |
Far Cry | 23 | [67] |
Puyo Puyo | 22 | [68] |
Batman | 22 | |
Warriors | 22 | [69] |
Yu-Gi-Oh! | 21.8 | |
Wario | 21.73 | |
Imagine | 21 | [20] |
Age of Empires | 20 | [70] |
Castlevania | 20 | [71] |
Diablo | 20 | |
Frogger | 20 | [72] |
J.B. Harold | 20 | |
Lemmings | 20 | [73] |
Prince of Persia | 20 | [20] |
Simple | 20 | [74] |
SingStar | 20 | [75] |
Spyro the Dragon | 20 | [76] |
Tales | 20 | [77] |
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds | 20 | [78] |
Sold at least 10 million copies
Franchise | Sales (millions) |
Ref [17] |
---|---|---|
Luigi's Mansion | 19.26 | |
Driver | 19 | [20] |
Warcraft | 19 | |
Midnight Club | 18.50 | [79] |
Metroid | 18.17 | |
SimCity | 18 | |
The Elder Scrolls | 17 | |
Starcraft | 17 | |
Zuma | 17 | |
Professor Layton | 17 | [80] |
Splatoon | 16.85 | |
Half-Life | 16 | |
Bemani | 15.84 | |
Megami Tensei | 15.35 | [n 6] |
Persona | 8.35 | [n 5] |
Backyard Sports | 15 | [84] |
Barbie | 15 | [85] |
Burnout | 15 | [86] |
Fire Emblem | 16.40 | |
Hitman | 15 | [87] |
Worms | 14 | [88] |
Dead Rising | 14 | [15] |
Momotaro Dentetsu | 14 [89] | |
Jak and Daxter | 13.8 | |
Disney | 13.2 | |
Cars | 8 | [90] |
Myst | 13 | |
Scribblenauts | 13 | [91] |
Souls | 13 | [92] |
Cooking Mama | 12 | [93] |
SOCOM | 12 | [94] |
Star Fox | 11.91 | |
The Room | 11.6 | [95] |
Tomodachi | 11.57 | |
Max Payne | 11.5 | [96] |
Left 4 Dead | 11 | |
Ace Combat | 10.8 | [97] |
Mass Effect | 10.5 | |
Mana | 10.5 | [98] |
Ghosts 'n Goblins | 10.5 | [23] |
Adventure Island | 10 | |
Asphalt Urban GT | 10 | [99] |
Bomberman | 10 | |
Colin McRae Rally | 10 | |
Deer Hunter | 10 | |
DreamWorks | 10 | [100] |
The Lord of the Rings | 10 | [101] |
Naruto | 10 | [102] |
Pitfall! | 10 | [103] |
Rock Band | 10 | |
The Settlers | 10 | [20] |
Sniper Elite | 10 | [104] |
Watch Dogs | 10 | [20] |
Yo-kai Watch | 10 | [105] |
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) |
---|---|---|---|---|
1996 | $90 billion (as of 2019) | [106][107] | $90 billion | |
1985 | $22.6 billion (as of 2016) | [108] | $42 billion | |
1987 | $13.018 billion (as of 2017) | [109] | $28 billion | |
1987 | $12.206 billion (as of 2016) | [110][111] | $26 billion | |
1980 | $10.098 billion (as of 1999) | [n 7] | $23 billion | |
2003 | $15 billion (as of 2016) | [115][116] | $15 billion | |
1978 | $3.852 billion (as of 1982) | [112] | $14.453 billion | |
2005 | $10.3 billion (as of 2017) | [112] | $12.9 billion | |
1986 | $5.236 billion (as of 2016) | [117] | $11.7 billion | |
2007 | $9.6211 billion (as of 2009) | [n 8] | $11.4 billion | |
2007 | $9.864 billion (as of 2017) | [112] | $11.212 billion | |
1992 | $6.38 billion (as of 2001) | [118] | $11.1 billion | |
1994 | $9.702 billion (as of 2017) | [112] | $9.702 billion | |
1991 | $5.1 billion (as of 2014) | [119] | $9.1 billion | |
1998 | $5.91 billion (as of 2016) | [112] | $8.87 billion | |
1996 | $5.2004 billion (as of 2017) | [120] | $8.11 billion | |
2001 | $5.568 billion (as of 2017) | [112] | $7.695 billion | |
1993 | $4.08 billion (as of 2001) | [118] | $6.91 billion | |
1981 | $2.3423 billion (as of 1988) | [121] | $6.31 billion | |
2013 | $4.529 billion (as of 2016) | [112] | $4.76 billion | |
1983 | $3 billion (as of 2015) | [122] | $4.26 billion | |
1988 | $4 billion (as of 2013) | [123] | $4.2 billion | |
2003 | $3.151 billion (as of 2014) | [112] | $4.19 billion | |
1994 | $4 billion (as of 2014) | [124] | $4.13 billion | |
1997 | $2.8 billion (as of 2013) | [125] | $4 billion | |
2002 | $2.507 billion (as of 2013) | [n 10] | $3.41 billion | |
2001 | $3 billion (as of 2012) | [132] | $3.2 billion | |
2005 | $2 billion (as of 2009) | [133] | $2.28 billion | |
1997 | $2 billion (as of 2014) | [16] | $2.07 billion | |
2011 | $2 billion (as of 2014) | [134] | $2.07 billion | |
1992 | $1 billion (as of 1995) | [135] | $1.61 billion | |
1988 | $1.324 billion (as of 2014) | [n 11] | $1.56 billion | |
2004 | $1.106 billion (as of 2013) | [n 12] | $1.43 billion | |
2000 | $1.2 billion (as of 2007) | [142] | $1.42 billion | |
2006 | $1 billion (as of 2014) | [143] | $1.03 billion | |
2005 | $1 billion (as of 2016) | [144] | $1.02 billion |
DFC Intelligence franchises
2005 list of the top franchises worldwide. (Source)
- Mario and spinoffs - Nintendo
- Final Fantasy - Square Enix
- NFL Football games - EA
- Zelda - Nintendo
- Grand Theft Auto - Take-Two
- Marvel games - Activision + others
- Pokemon - Nintendo
- Need for Speed - EA
- Dragon Quest - Square Enix
- Gran Turismo - Sony
See also
- Best selling games worldwide
- Franchises (seventh generation) - new franchises created in the seventh generation of video games
- Arcade gaming
External links
Notes
- ↑ Star Wars franchise - 38 million
- Lego Star Wars series - 20 million[27]
- Star Wars: Battlefront series - 10 million[28]
- Star Wars: The Force Unleashed - 7 million (Magrino, Tom (2010-02-19). Force Unleashed sells 7 million, Hoth DLC arrives. GameSpot. Retrieved on 2010-02-19.)
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic - 1 million ("Star Wars' expanded universe". Los Angeles Times. http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/movies/la-starwars-expanded-2008-pg,0,6986243.photogallery?index=8. Retrieved 2008-05-07.)
- ↑ Tekken series:
- Series sales up until March 2011: 40 million[31][32]
- Street Fighter X Tekken: 1.4 million[33][15]
- ↑ Pac-Man series:
- Atari 2600 version: 7.7 million cartridges[35][36]
- Coleco Mini-Arcade version: 1.5 million tabletop units[37]
- Sega Genesis / Mega Drive version of Ms. Pac-Man: 1 million cartridges[38]
- United States sales:[39]
- Pac-Man World (PS1): 1.24 million
- Pac-Man World 2 (PS2): 1.21 million
- Pac-Man Collection (GBA): 1.06 million
- Japan sales:[40]
- Pac-Pix (DS) - 98,650
- Pac 'n Roll (DS) - 15,268
- Famicom Mini: Pac-Man (GBA) - 118,679[41]
- BREW mobile versions: 30 million downloads in the US[42]
- ↑ Gundam series:
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Persona:
- ↑ Megami Tensei franchise:
- ↑ Pac-Man series revenue:
- ↑ Wii series:[112]
- Wii Sports: $5.1941 billion
- Wii Fit: $4.427 billion
- ↑ World Club Champion Football: Intercontinental Clubs
- Fiscal year ended 31 March 2010: ¥4.2 billion[128]
- Fiscal year ended 31 March 2011: ¥3.8 billion[129]
- Fiscal year ended 31 March 2012: ¥3.6 billion[130][131]
- 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
- ↑ World Club Champion Football revenue:
- Card revenues up until January 2009 - $1.901 billion
- 480 million player cards sold as of January 2009, costing around ¥300 each.[126][127] This brings the total card revenue up to ¥144 billion, equivalent to = JPY&amount=144000&date=2011-10-30 $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: European Clubs 2004–2005 at £90,000 ($189,000) [2] each - $149.4 million
- World Club Champion Football: Intercontinental Clubs revenues from April 2009 to December 2013 - $224 million[n 9]
- Card revenues up until January 2009 - $1.901 billion
- ↑ Tetris sales revenue:
- ↑ Fate/Stay Night franchise revenue:
- Fate/Grand Order game revenue in 2017 – $982 million [139]
- Anime series DVD/BD sales revenue in Japan – ¥8.8204 billion ($111 million)[140]
- Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel Ch.1 anime film box office gross: $12,552,227[141]
References
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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
- 2004 Top 100 Best Selling Japanese Console Games. The Magic Box (January 2, 2005). Retrieved on 16 March 2012.: 924,004
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- 16 million as of October 2013
- 7 million of Far Cry 4 as of February 2015
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