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This is a '''list of [[Best selling games worldwide|best-selling]] computer and video game [[Franchises (seventh generation)|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|Franchises (seventh generation)}}

==Software sales figures==
{{color box|#FFFFBF;}} – This color indicates a sub-series of a larger video game franchise.

===Sold at least 100 million copies===
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{| class="sortable wikitable"
!Rank
!Franchise
!Sales<br /><small>(millions)</small>
! class="unsortable" |'''Ref'''
|-
|1
|[[Mario]]
|740.22
|
|-
|
| style="background:#FFFFBF;" |[[Super Mario]]
|379.98
|
|-
|
| style="background:#FFFFBF;" |[[Mario Kart]]
|154.26
| 
|-
|
| style="background:#FFFFBF;" |[[Mario Party]]
|58.19
| 
|-
|
| style="background:#FFFFBF;" |[[Mario Sports]]
|56.95
| 
|-
|
| style="background:#FFFFBF;" |Mario RPGs
| 28.73
| <ref>[[Paper Mario]], [[Mario & Luigi]]</ref>
|-
|2
|[[Call of Duty]]
|400
|
<ref>https://www.vg247.com/2021/04/21/400-million-call-duty-games-sold-since-october-2003/</ref>
|-
|3
|[[Pokémon]]
|368.00
|<ref>https://corporate.pokemon.co.jp/en/aboutus/figures/</ref>
|-
|
| style="background:#FFFFBF;" |Pokémon main series
|264.01
|<ref name="pokemon">[[Pokémon]]</ref>
|-
|
| style="background:#FFFFBF;" |Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
|16.67
| 
|-
| 4
|[[Grand Theft Auto]]
|335
|
<ref>https://www.cnbc.com/2021/02/09/take-two-ceo-grand-theft-auto-v-sold-record-20-million-units-in-2020.html</ref>
|-
|5
|[[FIFA]]
|260 
|<ref name="fifa">{{cite press release|url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-09-05-fifa-18-sells-over-24-million-copies|title=FIFA 18 sells over 24 million copies|publisher=[[wikipedia:GamesIndustry.biz|GamesIndustry.biz]]|date=2018-09-05|accessdate=2018-09-27}}</ref>
|-
|6
|[[Wii Series]]
|204.73
|
|-
|
| style="background:#FFFFBF;" |[[Wii Sports]]
|116.42
|
|-
|
| style="background:#FFFFBF;" |[[Wii Fit]]
| 44.66
|
|-
|
| style="background:#FFFFBF;" |[[Wii Play]]
|29.66
|
|-
|7
|[[Sonic]]
|178.8
|
<ref name="sonic">[[Sonic]]</ref>
|-
|
| style="background:#FFFFBF;" |[[Sonic|Mario & Sonic]]
|23.79
| <ref name="sonic" />
|-
| 8
|[[The Sims]]
|175
|
<ref>http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1902950,00.html</ref>
|-
|9
|[[Final Fantasy]]
|159
|<ref name=":0">https://www.hd.square-enix.com/eng/ir/pdf/21q2release.pdf</ref>
|-
|10
|[[Assassin's Creed]]
|155<ref>https://deadline.com/2020/10/assassins-creed-live-action-tv-series-netflix-content-deal-ubisoft-animated-anime-series-1234603834/</ref>
|
|-
|11
|[[Need for Speed|Need For Speed]]
|150
|
<ref name="one">http://metro.co.uk/2012/11/28/gta-sales-hit-125-million-as-2k-promise-no-yearly-sequels-551368/</ref>
|-
| 12
|[[w:c:gaming:Tetris|Tetris]]
|140 
|<ref name="tetris">{{cite news | url=http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1902950,00.html | title=25 Years of Tetris: From Russia With Fun! | publisher=[[wikipedia:Time (magazine)|Time]] | date=2009-06-05 | accessdate=2009-06-06 |first=Scott|last=Olstad}}</ref>
|-
|13
|[[The Legend of Zelda]]
|125.62
|<ref>''[[The Legend of Zelda]]''</ref>
|-
|14
|[[NBA 2K]]
| 112
|
|-
| 15
|[[Pro Evolution Soccer]]
|111
|
<ref name="konami">https://www.konami.com/corporate/en/business/digitalentertainment.html</ref>
|-
| 16
|[[Resident Evil]]
|107
|<ref name="capcom">http://www.capcom.co.jp/ir/english/finance/salesdata.html</ref>
|-
|17
|[[Lego]]
|100
|
<ref name="lego">{{cite press release | date=2014-10-15 | accessdate=2014-10-16 | publisher=PCGamesN | title=Lego games sales have made $2bn for Warner Brothers | url=http://www.pcgamesn.com/lego-batman-2-dc-super-heroes/lego-games-sales-have-made-2bn-for-warner-brothers}}</ref>
|}
</div>

===Sold at least 50 million copies===
<div align="center">
{| class="sortable wikitable"
!Franchise
!Sales<br /><small>(millions)</small>
! class="unsortable" |'''Ref'''<br /><ref name="wikipedia">Sales data without sources from [[wikipedia:List of best-selling video game franchises|List of best-selling video game franchises]] (Wikipedia)</ref>
|-
|[[Madden NFL]]
|99
| <ref>http://www.engadget.com/2013/02/01/madden-nfl-25-is-this-years-madden-game-cover-voting-starts-ma/</ref>
|-
|[[Donkey Kong]]
|82.88
|
|-
|[[Gran Turismo]]
|82.52
|<ref>http://www.polyphony.co.jp/products/</ref>
|-
|[[Tom Clancy's|Tom Clancy]]
|82
|<ref name="ubisoft">https://web.archive.org/web/20150208181459/www.ubisoftgroup.com/en-us/about_ubisoft/facts_and_figures.aspx</ref>
|-
|[[Dragon Quest]]
|82
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
|[[Tomb Raider]]
|81
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
|[[Minecraft]]
|73
|<ref>http://hexus.net/gaming/news/industry/84371-minecraft-sales-reach-70-million-20-million-copies-sold-pc/</ref><ref>https://minecraft.net/stats</ref>
|-
|[[Monster Hunter]]
| 70
|<ref name="capcom-sales">[[Best selling Capcom games]]</ref>
|-
|[[Animal Crossing]]
|66.51
|
|-
|[[Halo]]
|65
|<ref>http://www.gamespot.com/articles/halo-series-reaches-65-million-units-sold/1100-6428844/</ref>
|-
|[[The Oregon Trail]]
|65
|
|-
|[[Super Smash Bros.]]
|64.07
|
|-
|[[Counter-Strike]]
|60.9||<ref>http://steamspy.com/search.php?s=Counter+Strike/</ref>
|-
|[[Battlefield]]
|60
|<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/15536754</ref>
|-
|[[WWE]]
|60 
|
|-
|[[wikipedia:Star Wars|Star Wars]]
|59
|{{#tag:ref|''Star Wars'' franchise - 38 million
* ''Lego Star Wars'' series - 20 million<ref name="legostarwars">{{cite web | url=http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/tradeshows/events.jsp;jsessionid=5A618AF6752B0354FC3C6097F201B868.tomcat1?option=tradeshow&beat=BEAT_ALL&eventid=1003544&view=LATEST&resourceid=3920748 | publisher=[[wikipedia:Lego Group|Lego Group]] | date=2009-02-13 | accessdate=2009-03-21 | title=LEGO Group Celebrates 10 Years of the Force}}</ref>
* ''Star Wars: Battlefront'' series - 10 million<ref name="battlefront">{{cite press release | url=http://www.gamespot.com/news/6170467.html | publisher=[[wikipedia:LucasArts|LucasArts]] | accessdate=2009-03-21 | date=2007-05-10 | title=Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron sends PSP system owners to the front}}</ref>
* ''Star Wars: The Force Unleashed'' - 7 million ({{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/news/6251593.html|title=Force Unleashed sells 7 million, Hoth DLC arrives|last=Magrino|first=Tom|date=2010-02-19|publisher=[[wikipedia:GameSpot|GameSpot]]|accessdate=2010-02-19}})
* ''Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic'' - 1 million ({{Cite news|first=|last=|authorlink=|author=Patrick Kevin Day and Geoff Boucher|title=Star Wars' expanded universe|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/movies/la-starwars-expanded-2008-pg,0,6986243.photogallery?index=8|format=|work=|publisher=Los Angeles Times|location=|id=|pages=|page=|accessdate=2008-05-07}})
|group = n|name = StarWars}}
|-
| style="background:#FFFFBF;" |Star Wars: Battlefront
|10
|
|-
| style="background:#FFFFBF;" |Star Wars: Battlefront (EA)
|21
|
|-
|[[Metal Gear]]
|56.9||<ref name ="konami />
|-
|[[wikipedia:Bejeweled|Bejeweled]]
|50
|<ref>http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/27183/Bejeweled_Sales_Hit_50_Million.php#.URVD90ZIFDQ</ref>
|-
|[[Crash Bandicoot]]
|50
|
|-
|[[wikipedia:Just Dance|Just Dance]]
|50
|<ref name="ubisoft" />
|}
</div>

===Sold at least 20 million copies===
<div align="center">
{| class="sortable wikitable"
!Franchise
!Sales<br /><small>(millions)</small>
! class="unsortable" |'''Ref'''<br /><ref name="wikipedia">Sales data without sources from [[wikipedia:List of best-selling video game franchises|List of best-selling video game franchises]] (Wikipedia)</ref>
|-
|[[Dragon Ball]]
|48
|<ref>40 million: https://www.thecnl.com/FunimationNov2014Catalog.pdf + Xenoverse sales (over 8 million)</ref>
|-

|[[Tekken]]
|46
| {{#tag:ref|''Tekken'' series:
* Series sales up until March 2011: 40 million<ref>{{cite web|title=Namco Bandai Games Announces Tekken Blood Vengeance™ In 3D|url=http://namcobandaigames.com/company/news/namco-bandai-games-announces-tekken-blood-vengeance-in-3d|publisher=[[wikipedia:Namco Bandai Games|Namco Bandai Games]]|accessdate=20 May 2012|date=May 11, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ja26E-_ANZk|title=Tekken Tag Tournament 2 - AOU 2011 English Trailer (23rd Mar 2011)}}</ref>
* ''[[wikipedia:Street Fighter X Tekken|Street Fighter X Tekken]]'': 1.4 million<ref name="capcomseries">{{cite web | url=http://www.capcom.co.jp/ir/english/finance/salesdata.html | title=Total Sales Units | date=2014-09-30 | accessdate=2014-01-28 | publisher=[[Capcom]]}}</ref><ref name="capcom">http://www.capcom.co.jp/ir/english/finance/salesdata.html</ref>
|group = n|name = Tekken}}
|-
|[[Street Fighter]]
|46
|<ref>[[Street Fighter]]</ref>
|-
|[[Mortal Kombat]]
|45
|
|-

|[[Pac-Man]]
|43.943
|{{#tag:ref|''Pac-Man'' series:
* [[wikipedia:Pac-Man (Atari 2600)|Atari 2600 version]]: 7.7 million cartridges<ref name="businessisfun">{{cite book |last=Goldberg |first=Marty |last2=Vendel |first2=Curt |date=November 25, 2012 |title=Atari Inc.: Business Is Fun |url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=3FwGMtRafrAC&pg=PA582&lpg=PA582#v=onepage&q&f=false |location=Carmel, New York |publisher=Syzygy Press |page=582 |isbn=978-0-9855974-0-5 |access-date=April 22, 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://retro.ign.com/articles/903/903024p1.html| title = Top 10 Best-Selling Atari 2600 Games| first = Levi| last = Buchanan| date = August 26, 2008| publisher=IGN| accessdate =July 15, 2009}}</ref>
* [[wikipedia:Coleco#History|Coleco Mini-Arcade]] version: 1.5 million tabletop units<ref>{{cite journal|title=Coleco Mini-Arcades Go Gold|journal=Arcade Express|date=August 15, 1982|volume=1|issue=1|url=http://www.digitpress.com/library/newsletters/arcadeexpress/arcade_express_v1n1.pdf|accessdate=3 February 2012|page=4}}</ref>
* Sega Genesis / Mega Drive version of ''[[wikipedia:Ms. Pac-Man|Ms. Pac-Man]]'': 1 million cartridges<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.1up.com/do/blogEntry?bId=9027362|title=Retronauts Episode 91: A Tengen Family Reunion|work=Frank Cifaldi talks to rebellious NES game developers Franz Lanzinger (Toobin', Ms. Pac-Man), Steve Woita (Super Sprint, Police Academy) and Mark Morris (Hard Drivin', 007: License to Kill) about the old days.|accessdate=2010-09-27|first=Frank|last=Cifaldi|publisher=1up.com}}</ref>
* United States sales:<ref name="platinum_us"/>
** ''[[wikipedia:Pac-Man World|Pac-Man World]]'' (PS1): 1.24 million
** ''[[wikipedia:Pac-Man World 2|Pac-Man World 2]]'' (PS2): 1.21 million
** ''[[wikipedia:Pac-Man Collection|Pac-Man Collection]]'' (GBA): 1.06 million
* Japan sales:<ref>{{cite web|title=Namco (Japan sales, 2000-2006)|url=http://garaph.info/gamesearch.php?publisher=Namco&opt=0|publisher=Garaph (based on ''[[Famitsu]]'' data)|accessdate=17 March 2012|date=2005-07-28}}</ref>
** ''[[wikipedia:Pac-Pix|Pac-Pix]]'' (DS) - 98,650
** ''[[wikipedia:Pac 'n Roll|Pac 'n Roll]]'' (DS) - 15,268
** ''[[wikipedia:Classic NES Series|Famicom Mini: Pac-Man]]'' (GBA) - 118,679<ref>{{cite web|title=Famicom Mini: Pac-Man (Japan sales)|url=http://garaph.info/softwareindividual.php//gid/1565|publisher=Garaph (based on ''[[Famitsu]]'' data)|accessdate=17 March 2012|date=2005-07-28}}</ref>
* [[wikipedia:Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless|BREW]] [[wikipedia:Mobile game|mobile]] versions: 30 million downloads in the US<ref>{{cite news|title=Namco Networks' Pac-Man Franchise Surpasses 30 Million Paid Transactions in the United States on Brew|url=http://www.allbusiness.com/technology/software-services-applications-internet/14737270-1.html|accessdate=22 February 2012|agency=[[wikipedia:AllBusiness.com|AllBusiness.com]]|year=2010}}</ref>
|group = n|name = PacMan}}
|-
|[[Game & Watch]]
|43.40
|<ref>http://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/#/clubn/game-and-watch-ball-reward/0/3</ref>
|-
|[[Lineage]]
|43||<ref>http://www.forbes.com/2006/08/02/bestselling-video-games-cx_de_0802mario.html</ref>
|-
|Borderlands
|43||<ref>https://www.pcgamesn.com/borderlands/sales</ref>
|-
|[[Kirby]]
|42.09||
|-
|[[Uncharted]]
|41
|<ref>https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/311423/The_Uncharted_franchise_has_surpassed_41M_sales.php</ref>

|-
|[[Guitar Hero]]
|40||<ref>http://www.gamespot.com/articles/guitar-hero-tops-2-billion-activision-blizzard-earns-981-million-in-q1/1100-6209327/</ref>
|-
|[[Harry Potter]]
|40
|
|-
|[[The Witcher]]
|40
|<ref>https://www.techspot.com/news/80491-more-than-20-million-copies-witcher-3-have.html</ref>
|-
|[[wikipedia:Medal of Honor|Medal of Honor]]
|39
|
|-
|[[Mega Man]]
|36.0
|<ref name="capcom-sales" />
|-
|NBA Live
|35|| <ref>http://www.ea.com/news/dwight-howard-cover-athlete-nba-live-10</ref>
|-
|Tap Tap
|35
|
|-
|[[Brain Age]]
|34.60
|
|-
|[[wikipedia:Civilization (series)|Civilization]]
|33||<ref>https://www.vg247.com/2016/02/19/the-civilization-series-has-sold-33-million-copies-since-it-debuted-in-1991/</ref>
|-

|[[Red Dead Redemption]]
|31||<ref>RDR1 - 14 million - http://www.gamespot.com/articles/red-dead-redemption-reaches-14-million-copies-ship/1100-6429928/RDR2 - 17 million - https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20181107005801/en/Take-Two-Interactive-Software-Reports-Strong-Results-Fiscal/
</ref>
|-
|[[Gundam]]
|30.9
|{{#tag:ref|''Gundam'' series:
* Sales through to March 2004: 20 million<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.bandai.co.jp/e/company/history2000_00.html | publisher=[[wikipedia:Bandai|Bandai]] | title=Bandai's History | date=November 2004 | accessdate=2009-03-21}}</ref>
* Sales from March 2004 to March 2012: 10.9044 million<ref>{{cite web|title=Gundam sales from 2004 to 2012|url=http://garaph.info/gamesearch.php?titleenglish=Gundam&stte=1&titlejapanese=&platform=&stpl=0&publisher=&stpu=0&date1=2004&date2=2013&std=&price1=&price2=&sltd1=&sltd2=&gameid=&orderby=&res1=&res2=&opt=1|work=Famitsu sales data for Japan|publisher=Garaph|accessdate=20 May 2012}}</ref><ref name="gundam">Top-selling ''Gundam'' titles from 2004 to 2009:
* {{cite web|title=2004 Top 100 Best Selling Japanese Console Games|url=http://www.the-magicbox.com/Chart-BestSell2004.shtml|publisher=The Magic Box|accessdate=16 March 2012|date=January 2, 2005}}: 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
* {{cite web|title=2005 Top 100 Best Selling Japanese Console Games|url=http://www.the-magicbox.com/Chart-BestSell2004.shtml|publisher=The Magic Box|accessdate=16 March 2012|date=December 25, 2005}}: 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
* {{cite web|title=Famitsu 2008 Top 100 Console Games (Japan)|url=http://www.the-magicbox.com/Chart-BestSell2008.shtml|publisher=The Magic Box|year=2008|accessdate=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
* {{cite web|title=Famitsu 2009 Top 100 Console Games (Japan)|url=http://www.the-magicbox.com/Chart-BestSell2009.shtml|publisher=The Magic Box|year=2009|accessdate=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
</ref>
|group = n|name = Gundam}}
|-
|[[James Bond]]
|30||<ref>http://investor.activision.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=195153</ref>
|-
|[[wikipedia:Tony Hawk's (series)|Tony Hawk]]
|30
|<ref name="tonyhawk">{{cite news | url=http://www.usatoday.com/money/companies/management/2008-03-09-tony-hawk-entrepreneur_N.htm | title=Executive Suite: Tony Hawk leaps to top of financial empire | date=2008-03-09 | accessdate=2009-03-21 | publisher=[[wikipedia:USA Today|USA Today]] | author=Edward Iwata}}</ref>
|-
|[[Terraria]]
| 27
|<ref>https://forums.terraria.org/index.php?threads/terraria-state-of-the-game-may-2019.79706/</ref>
|-
|[[Nintendogs]]
|28.60
|
|-
|Duck Hunt
|28.60
|<ref>https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2013/04/the-best-video-games-to-come-out-every-year-since-the-atari-2600/duck-hunt</ref>
|-
|[[Yoshi]]
|28.16
|
|-
|
[[Gears of War]]
|27||<ref>http://www.icxm.net/x/gears-of-war-movie-in-the-works-unviersal-pictures.html</ref>
|-
|[[wikipedia:Ratchet & Clank|Ratchet & Clank]]
|27||<ref>http://www.forbes.com/sites/johngaudiosi/2013/04/23/sony-playstation-franchise-ratchet-and-clank-goes-hollywood-with-3d-feature-film/</ref><ref>http://voices.yahoo.com/ratchet-clank-future-crack-time-coming-playstation-2948578.html</ref>
|-
|[[wikipedia:Rayman|Rayman]]
|26||<ref name="ubisoft" />
|-
| style="background:#FFFFBF;" |Rayman Raving Rabbids
|14||<ref name="ubisoft" />
|-
|[[wikipedia:BioShock|BioShock]]
|25||<ref>http://www.gamespot.com/articles/bioshock-franchise-still-really-important-publishe/1100-6427664/</ref>
|-
|[[Marvel]]
|25||<ref>http://investor.activision.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=179537</ref>
|-
|PGA Tour (EA)
|25|| <ref>http://www.operationsports.com/news/389799/tiger-woods-pga-tour-11-announced-ships-in-june/</ref>
|-
|[[God of War]]
|24.75||<ref>http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-06-05-god-of-war-series-has-sold-over-21-million-copies https://www.polygon.com/2018/5/3/17314880/god-of-war-ps4-sales-record</ref>
|-
|[[Kingdom Hearts]]
| 24
| <ref>https://www.khinsider.com/news/Kingdom-Hearts-series-has-sold-over-24-million-units-worldwide-10696</ref>
|-
|Petz
|24||<ref name="ubisoft" />
|-
|[[wikipedia:Power Pros|Jikkyo Powerful Pro Yakyu]]
|23.5||<ref name ="konami />
|-
|[[Devil May Cry]]
|23
|<ref name="capcom" />
|-
|[[Far Cry]]
|23
|<ref>''Far Cry'' series:

*[https://web.archive.org/web/20131021103800/www.ubisoftgroup.com/en-us/about_ubisoft/facts_and_figures.aspx 16 million] as of October 2013
*[http://www.gamespot.com/articles/far-cry-franchise-here-for-the-long-run/1100-6425269/ 7 million] of ''Far Cry 4'' as of February 2015
</ref>
|-
|[[wikipedia:Puyo Puyo|Puyo Puyo]]
|22
|<ref name="segasammy" />
|-
|[[Batman]]
|22
|
|-
|[[Warriors]]
|22||<ref>[http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1040059 22 million sales in Japan]</ref>
|-
|[[wikipedia:Yu-Gi-Oh!|Yu-Gi-Oh!]]
|21.8
|
|-
|[[Wario]]
|21.73
|
|-
|Imagine
|21||<ref name="ubisoft" />
|-
|[[wikipedia:Age of Empires|Age of Empires]]
|20||<ref>http://www.edge-online.com/features/death-ensemble-studios/</ref>
|-
|[[Castlevania]]
|20||<ref name="rpg">http://blog.ihobo.com/2009/02/top-ten-roleplaying-game-franchises.html</ref>
|-
|[[Diablo]]
|20
|
|-
|[[wikipedia:Frogger|Frogger]]
|20||<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20130202065907/www.gamespot.com/news/konamis-frogger-and-castlevania-nominated-for-walk-of-game-star-6135485</ref>
|-
|[[wikipedia:J.B. Harold Murder Club|J.B. Harold]]
|20
|
|-
| Lemmings
|20 || <ref>http://www.totalvideogames.com/Realtime-Worlds/feature-5092.html</ref>
|-
|[[wikipedia:Prince of Persia|Prince of Persia]]
|20||<ref name="ubisoft" />
|-
|Simple
|20||<ref>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/12/03/celebrating-simple-series-sales/</ref>
|-
|SingStar
|20||<ref>http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/26351/SingStar_Franchise_Hits_20_Million_Units.php</ref>
|-
|Spyro the Dragon
|20||<ref>http://kotaku.com/310244/spyro-invades-wendys-kids-meals?tag=gamingtoys</ref>
|-
|[[wikipedia:Tales (series)|Tales]]
| 20
|<ref>https://www.rpgsite.net/news/8468-bandai-namco-s-tales-of-series-surpasses-20-million-total-sales</ref>
|-
|[[PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds]]
|20
|<ref>http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1445708</ref>
|}
</div>

===Sold at least 10 million copies===
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{| class="sortable wikitable"
!Franchise
!Sales<br /><small>(millions)</small>
! class="unsortable" |'''Ref'''<br /><ref name="wikipedia">Sales data without sources from [[wikipedia:List of best-selling video game franchises|List of best-selling video game franchises]] (Wikipedia)</ref>
|-
|[[Luigi's Mansion]]
|19.26
|
|-
| Driver
|19||<ref name="ubisoft" />
|-
|[[wikipedia:Warcraft|Warcraft]]
|19
|
|-
|Midnight Club
|18.50||<ref name="take-two">http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/37228/Grand_Theft_Auto_IV_Passes_22M_Shipped_Franchise_Above_114M.php#.UTsee0ZIFDT</ref>
|-
|[[Metroid]]
|18.17
|
|-
|SimCity
|18
|
|-
|The Elder Scrolls
|17
|
|-
|[[wikipedia:Starcraft|Starcraft]]
|17
|
|-
|Zuma
|17
|
|-
| [[wikipedia:Professor Layton|Professor Layton]]
|17
|<ref>Translation of a Famitsu article https://www.resetera.com/threads/hd-version-of-professor-layton-1-announced-for-smartphones-jp-only-so-far.45595/</ref>
|-
|[[Splatoon]]
|16.85
|
|-
|Half-Life
|16
|
|-
|[[wikipedia:Bemani|Bemani]]
|15.84
|
|-
|[[wikipedia:Megami Tensei|Megami Tensei]]
|15.35
|{{#tag:ref|''Megami Tensei'' franchise:
*''Persona'' series: 8.15 million<ref group="n" name="Persona"/>
*Other ''Megami Tensei'' games: 7.2 million<ref name="segasammy">{{cite web|url=https://www.segasammy.co.jp/english/ir/library/pdf/printing_annual/2016/all_ar2016_e.pdf|title=Annual Report 2016|publisher=[[Sega|Sega Sammy Holdings]]|date=April 2017|accessdate=2017-07-25|page=30}}</ref>
|group = n}}
|-
| style="background:#FFFFBF;" |[[wikipedia:Persona (series)|Persona]]
|8.35
|{{#tag:ref|''Persona'':
*Up until March 2017: 6.9 million<ref name="segasammy" />
*''Persona 5'' sales during April-June 2017: 1.25 million
**''Persona 5'' sold 1.8 million units worldwide,<ref>http://twinfinite.net/2017/07/persona-5-has-almost-shipped-2-million-copies-worldwide-since-launch/</ref><ref>http://www.hardcoregamer.com/2017/07/26/persona-5-ships-over-1-8-million-copies-worldwide/266222/</ref> including 550,000 Japanese sales in 2016.<ref name="P5blogDLC">{{cite web|url=http://p-ch.jp/news/detail/?nid=485|script-title=ja:ペルソナ５　出荷５５万本突破御礼|last=Hashino|first=Katsura|publisher=Persona Channel News Blog|date=2016-09-30|accessdate=2016-09-30|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20160930082455/http://p-ch.jp/news/detail/?nid=485|archivedate=2016-09-30|deadurl=no}}</ref>
|group = n|name = Persona}}
|-
|Backyard Sports
|15
|<ref>http://www.reuters.com/article/2008/10/21/idUS148471+21-Oct-2008+PRN20081021</ref>
|-
|Barbie
|15
|<ref>http://www.gamingnexus.com/FullNews/Im-a-Barbie-girl-in-a-Barbie-world/Item1878.aspx</ref>
|-
|Burnout
|15
|<ref>http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/new-burnout-paradise-dlc-videos</ref>
|-
|[[Fire Emblem]]
|16.40
|
|-
|[[Hitman]]
|15
|<ref>Page 19, http://www.hd.square-enix.com/eng/pdf/ar_2015en.pdf</ref>
|-
|[[Worms]]
|14||<ref>http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=13983#.UUDlT0ZIFDQ</ref>
|-
|[[Dead Rising]]
|14
|<ref name="capcom" />
|-
|Momotaro Dentetsu
|14 <ref>https://www.4gamer.net/games/128/G012883/20110217003/ in 2011 plus 2 million for the Switch version</ref>
|
|-
|Jak and Daxter
|13.8
|
|-
|[[Disney]]
|13.2
|
|-
| style="background:#FFFFBF;" |Cars
|8||<ref>http://investor.thq.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=96376&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1004548</ref>
|-
|Myst
|13
|
|-
|Scribblenauts
|13||<ref>http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/8/9474385/scribblenauts-launch-crowdfunding-investment-fig</ref>
|-
|[[Dark Souls|Souls]]
|13
|<ref>http://gematsu.com/2016/05/dark-souls-iii-tops-three-million-shipments-dark-souls-series-tops-13-million</ref>
|-
|[[wikipedia:Cooking Mama|Cooking Mama]]
|12||<ref>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/09/mama-franchise-reaches-12-million-sales-worldwide-8-5-million/</ref>
|-
|SOCOM
|12||<ref>http://www.1up.com/news/sony-announces-socom-4</ref>
|-

|[[Star Fox]]
|11.91
|
|-
|The Room
|11.6
|<ref>http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2016-10-24-the-room-franchise-has-passed-11-5-million-sales</ref>
|-
|-
|[[Tomodachi Collection|Tomodachi]]
|11.57
|
|-
|Max Payne
|11.5
|<ref>Series in 2011 - 7.5 million https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/37228/Grand_Theft_Auto_IV_Passes_22M_Shipped_Franchise_Above_114M.php Max Payne 3 - 4 million https://www.videogamer.com/news/max-payne-3-has-shipped-over-4-million-copies
</ref>
|-
|Left 4 Dead
|11
|
|-

|[[Ace Combat]]
|10.8||<ref>http://www.acecombat.jp/ace6/news080130.html</ref>
|-
|Mass Effect
|10.5
|
|-
|[[Square Enix|Mana]]
|10.5
|<ref>[[Square Enix]]</ref>
|-
|[[Capcom|Ghosts 'n Goblins]]
|10.5
|<ref name="capcom-sales" />
|-
|Adventure Island
|10
|
|-
|Asphalt Urban GT
|10||<ref>http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/gameloft-s-asphalt-series-tops-10-million</ref>
|-
|[https://www.giantbomb.com/bomberman/3025-67/ Bomberman]
|10
|
|-
|Colin McRae Rally
|10
|
|-
|Deer Hunter
|10
|
|-
|DreamWorks
|10||<ref>http://investor.activision.com/releasedetail.cfm?releaseid=179868</ref>
|-
|The Lord of the Rings
|10||<ref>http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/2049/gdc_2004_game_design_keynote_the_.php</ref>
|-

|Naruto
|10||<ref>http://www.namcobandaigames.com/company/news/namco-bandai-games-celebrates-over-10-million-naruto-and-naruto-shippuden-games-shipped-worldwide?page=7</ref>
|-
|Pitfall!
|10||<ref>http://investor.activision.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=309754</ref>
|-
|[[wikipedia:Rock Band|Rock Band]]
|10
|
|-
|The Settlers
| 10||<ref name="ubisoft" />
|-
|Sniper Elite
|10||<ref>https://rebellion.com/blog/2015/9/30/sniper-elite-hits-10-million-sales</ref>
|-
| Watch Dogs
|10||<ref name="ubisoft" />
|-
|[[Yo-kai Watch]]
|10||<ref>http://www.gamer.ne.jp/news/201512020028/</ref>
|}
</div>

==Highest-grossing video game franchises==
{{Main|List of highest-grossing video game franchises}}

{{See also|List of highest-grossing video games}}

{{:List of highest-grossing video game franchises}}

==DFC Intelligence franchises==
2005 list of the top franchises worldwide. ([http://www.dfcint.com/game_article/feb05article.html 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==

*[http://www.forbes.com/2006/08/02/bestselling-video-games-cx_de_0802mario.html The Best-Selling Videogame Franchises]

==Notes==
{{Reflist|group=n|2}}

==References==
{{reflist|3}}

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{{best selling games}}
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