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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 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 585.020076 [1]
Super Mario 327.11 [1]
Mario Kart 119.43 [2]
Mario Sports 45.733815 [3]
Mario Party 41.799 [4]
Mario RPG 23.413056 [5]
2 Pokémon 294.69 [6]
Pokémon main series 231.81 [6]
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon 14.76 [6]
3 Call of Duty 250 [7]
4 Grand Theft Auto 220 [8]
5 Wii Series 202.91 [9]
Wii Sports 115.78 [9]
Wii Fit 44 [9]
Wii Play 29.7 [9]
6 The Sims 175 [10]
7 Sonic 150 [11]
Mario & Sonic 26.909041 [12]
8 Need For Speed 150 [13]
9 Tetris 140  [14]
10 Final Fantasy 130 [15]
11 FIFA 100  [16]
12 Lego 100 [17]

Sold at least 50 million copies

Sold at least 20 million copies

Franchise Sales
(millions) 		Reference

[18]

Metal Gear 49.2 [40]
Tekken 45.6 [n 3]
Pac-Man 43.943 [n 4]
Lineage 43 [53]
Dragon Ball 40.5
Guitar Hero 40 [54]
Harry Potter 40
Medal of Honor 39
Super Smash Bros. 39 [n 5]
Street Fighter 38 [44]
Monster Hunter 36 [44]
NBA Live 35 [59]
Tap Tap 35
Brain Age 34
Kirby 34 [60]
Civilization 33 [61]
Mortal Kombat 32.5
Animal Crossing 31.2
Mega Man 31 [44]
Gundam 30.9044 [n 6]
James Bond 30 [65]
Tony Hawk 30 [66]
Uncharted 28 [67]
Gears of War 27 [68]
Nintendogs 27 [21]
Ratchet & Clank 27 [69][70]
Rayman 26 [27]
Rayman Raving Rabbids 14 [27]
BioShock 25 [71]
Marvel 25 [72]
PGA Tour 25 [73]
Petz 24 [27]
Borderlands 23 [74]
Far Cry 23 [75]
Kingdom Hearts 22 [76]
Puyo Puyo 22 [77]
Batman 22
Warriors 22 [78]
Yu-Gi-Oh! 21.8
God of War 21.65 [79]
Imagine 21 [27]
Jikkyo Powerful Pro Yakyu 20.5 [20]
Age of Empires 20 [80]
Castlevania 20 [81]
Diablo 20
Frogger 20 [82]
J.B. Harold 20
Lemmings 20 [83]
Prince of Persia 20 [27]
Simple 20 [84]
SingStar 20 [85]
Spyro the Dragon 20 [86]

Sold at least 10 million copies

Franchise Sales
(millions) 		Reference

[18]

Driver 19 [27]
Warcraft 19
Midnight Club 18.5 [87]
SimCity 18
The Elder Scrolls 17
NBA 2K 17 [87]
Starcraft 17
Zuma 17
Half-Life 16
Tales 16 [88]
Bemani 15.84
Megami Tensei 15.35 [n 8]
Persona 8.15 [n 7]
Backyard Sports 15 [92]
Barbie 15 [93]
Burnout 15 [94]
Professor Layton 15 [95]
Devil May Cry 14 [44]
Metroid 14
Red Dead Redemption 14 [96]
Worms 14 [97]
Jak and Daxter 13.8
Disney 13.2
Cars 8 [98]
Myst 13
Scribblenauts 13 [99]
Souls 13 [100]
Cooking Mama 12 [101]
SOCOM 12 [102]
Star Fox 12
The Room 11.6 [103]
Left 4 Dead 11
Mass Effect 10.5
Ace Combat 10 [104]
Adventure Island 10
Asphalt Urban GT 10 [105]
Bomberman 10
Colin McRae Rally 10
Deer Hunter 10
DreamWorks 10 [106]
The Lord of the Rings 10 [107]
Momotaro Densetsu 10
Naruto 10 [108]
Pitfall! 10 [109]
Rock Band 10
The Settlers 10 [27]
Sniper Elite 10 [110]
Watch Dogs 10 [27]
Yo-kai Watch 10 [111]

Sold at least 5 million copies

  • SaGa (9.9 million) [112]
  • Saints Row (9.8 million)
  • Yakuza (9.3 million) [77]
  • The Experience (9 million) [27]
  • EA Sports NASCAR series (9 million)
  • Roller Coaster Tycoon (9 million)
  • Tomodachi (8.85 million) [113] [114]
  • Ninja Gaiden (8.774 million)
  • Dead Space (8.5 million)
  • Doom (8.5 million) [115]
  • Dead Rising (8.3 million) [44]
  • Dead or Alive (8.2 million)
  • Carnival Games (8 million) [87]
  • Hitman (8 million) [112]
  • Onimusha (8 million) [44]
  • Spider-Man (8 million) [116]
  • Zoo Tycoon (8 million)
  • Hot Shots Golf (7.5 million) [117]
  • Max Payne (7.5 million) [87]
  • Total War (7.5 million)
  • Football Manager (7 million) [118]
  • Inazuma Eleven (7 million)[119]
  • Marvel vs. Capcom (7 million)[44]
  • Moto Racer (7 million) [120]
  • Nancy Drew (7 million)
  • Project Gotham Racing (7 million) [121]
  • Titanfall (7 million) [122]
  • Trine (7 million) [123]
  • Unreal (7 million)
  • EyeToy (6.7 million)
  • MX vs. ATV (6.5 million) [124]
  • Alone in the Dark (6 million)
  • Buzz! (6 million)
  • Carmen Sandiego (6 million)
  • Championship Manager (6 million)
  • Conflict (6 million) [125]
  • Guild Wars (6 million) [126]
  • Mana (6 million) [112]
  • NBA Jam (6 million) [127]
  • Romance of the Three Kingdoms (6 million)
  • Test Drive (6 million) [128]
  • Turok (6 million) [129]
  • Warhammer 40,000 (6 million) [130]
  • The Witcher (6 million)
  • Lost Planet (5.8 million)[44]
  • Ace Attorney (5.6 million)[44]
  • Major League Baseball 2K (5.5 million)
  • Chrono (5.4 million) [112]
  • Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA (5.3 million)[77]
  • Banjo Kazooie (5.25 million)
  • Anno (5 million) [27]
  • Asterix (5 million)
  • Baldur's Gate (5 million) [81]
  • Brothers in Arms (5 million)
  • Chessmaster (5 million) [131]
  • Mafia (5 million) [87]
  • Oddworld (5 million)
  • Stronghold (5 million) [132]
  • Tecmo Bowl (5 million) [133]
  • TOCA Touring Car series (5 million) [134]
  • Twisted Metal (5 million in North America) [135]
  • V-Rally (5 million)[136]

Highest-grossing video game franchises

See also: Highest-grossing games

This is a list of video game franchises that have grossed at least $1 billion in revenue. All figures below are in US dollars.

Franchise Debut
year 		Gross
(no inflation) 		Ref Gross
(with inflation)
Japan Pokémon 1996 $75.43 billion (as of 2017) [6][137] $86.03 billion
Japan Mario 1981 $20.838 billion (as of 2013) [1] $67 billion
Japan Final Fantasy 1987 $11.32 billion (as of 2017) [15] $29 billion
Japan Street Fighter 1987 $7.395 billion (as of 2008) [138] $19 billion
United States Call of Duty 2003 $15 billion (as of 2016) [139][140] $15 billion
Japan Space Invaders 1978 $3.852 billion (as of 1982) [141] $17.283 billion
Japan Pac-Man 1980 $4.848 billion (as of 1999) [n 9] $17.219 billion
Japan Dragon Quest 1986 $5.236 billion (as of 2016) [144] $14 billion
Japan Wii Series 2007 $9.6211 billion (as of 2009) [n 10] $13.6 billion
South Korea Dungeon Fighter Online 2003 $8.7 billion (as of 2016) [141] $11.3 billion
United States Warcraft 1994 $9.23 billion (as of 2016) [141] $9.23 billion
Japan Sonic 1991 $5.1 billion (as of 2014) [145] $9.1 billion
South Korea CrossFire 2007 $8.0939 billion (as of 2015) [141] $11 billion
South Korea Lineage 1998 $4.754 billion (as of 2016) [141] $8.54 billion
Japan Donkey Kong 1981 $2.3423 billion (as of 1988) [146] $7.54 billion
Japan Sega Model series 1992 $3.5 billion (as of 2000) [147] $7.3 billion
Japan Resident Evil 1996 $3.877 billion (as of 2017) [148] $7.23 billion
Japan Monster Strike 2013 $4.529 billion (as of 2016) [141] $5.69 billion
United States Star Wars games 1983 $3 billion (as of 2015) [149] $5.1 billion
United States Madden NFL 1988 $4 billion (as of 2013) [150] $5.03 billion
United States Need for Speed 1994 $4 billion (as of 2014) [151] $4.94 billion
Japan Gran Turismo 1997 $2.8 billion (as of 2013) [152] $5 billion
Japan World Club Champion Football 2002 $2.507 billion (as of 2013) [n 12] $4.08 billion
United States Halo 2001 $3 billion (as of 2012) [159] $3.82 billion
South Korea MapleStory 2003 $2.366 billion (as of 2014) [160] $3.76 billion
United States Guitar Hero 2005 $2 billion (as of 2009) [161] $2.73 billion
United Kingdom Lego 1997 $2 billion (as of 2014) [17] $2.47 billion
United States Skylanders 2011 $2 billion (as of 2014) [162] $2.47 billion
United States Mortal Kombat 1992 $1 billion (as of 1995) [163] $1.92 billion
Soviet Union Tetris 1989 $1.324 billion (as of 2014) [n 13] $1.87 billion
United States The Sims 2000 $1.2 billion (as of 2007) [167] $1.69 billion
United States Gears of War 2006 $1 billion (as of 2014) [168] $1.24 billion
United States Forza 2005 $1 billion (as of 2016) [169] $1.22 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. ↑ The Legend of Zelda series:
    • 62 million series sales as of April 2011: 'The Legend of Zelda' launches today; check out our review. USA Today (November 20, 2011). Retrieved on 2012-03-16.
    • Sales after April 2011:
      • The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D - 3.82 million[21]
      • The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword - 3.52 million[22]
      • The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds - 2.51 million[21]
      • The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D - 2.03 million[23]
      • The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker HD - 1.62 million[24]
      • The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes - 1.14 million[25]
      • Hyrule Warriors - 1 million[26]
      • The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - 3.88 million
  2. ↑ Star Wars franchise - 38 million
  3. ↑ Tekken series:
  4. ↑ Pac-Man series:
  5. ↑ Super Smash Bros. series:
  6. ↑ Gundam series:
    • Sales through to March 2004: 20 million[62]
    • Sales from March 2004 to March 2012: 10.9044 million[63][64]
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Persona:
    • Up until March 2017: 6.9 million[77]
    • Persona 5 sales during April-June 2017: 1.25 million
      • Persona 5 sold 1.8 million units worldwide,[89][90] including 550,000 Japanese sales in 2016.[91]
  8. ↑ Megami Tensei franchise:
    • Persona series: 8.15 million[n 7]
    • Other Megami Tensei games: 7.2 million[77]
  9. ↑ Pac-Man series revenue:
    • Pac-Man - $4.4952 billion by 1990s[141]
    • Ms. Pac-Man (arcade) - $350 million in 1988[142]
    • Pac-Mania (arcade) - $2.82 million in the US in 1987[143]
  10. ↑ Wii series:[141]
    • Wii Sports: $5.1941 billion
    • Wii Fit: $4.427 billion
  11. ↑ World Club Champion Football: Intercontinental Clubs
    • Fiscal year ended 31 March 2010: ¥4.2 billion[155]
    • Fiscal year ended 31 March 2011: ¥3.8 billion[156]
    • Fiscal year ended 31 March 2012: ¥3.6 billion[157][158]
    • 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
  12. ↑ 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.[153][154] This brings the total card revenue up to ¥144 billion, equivalent to [http://www.x-rates.com/historical/?from = 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: Intercontinental Clubs revenues from April 2009 to December 2013 - $224 million[n 11]
  13. ↑ Tetris sales revenue:
    • Handheld/Console - $904 million
      • Game Boy - 30 million cartridges (including bundles)[14] at $19.99 each = $599.7 million
      • NES) - 8 million cartridges[164] at $37.99 each = $303.92 million
    • Mobile - 425 million downloads[165] at $0.99[166] = $420 million

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Mario
  2. ↑ Mario Kart
  3. ↑ Mario Sports
  4. ↑ Mario Party
  5. ↑ Mario, Paper Mario, Mario & Luigi
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Pokémon
  7. ↑ https://www.vg247.com/2016/01/15/call-of-duty-tops-250m-units-sold-worldwide/
  8. ↑ http://ign.com/articles/2015/08/21/grand-theft-auto-franchise-has-shipped-over-220-million-units
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 Wii Series
  10. ↑ http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1902950,00.html
  11. ↑ Christopher Dring (June 27, 2016). Sega: 'We are turning Sonic into an entertainment icon'. The Market for Computer & Video Games. Retrieved on 2017-01-09. “Joining Iizuka is Sonic’s new chief brand officer Ivo Gerscovich. [...] Gerscovich: Well this year it’s Sonic’s 25th anniversary. [...] We have now sold over 350m games - either physically or downloaded. [...] Sonic is the star of his fifth TV series now, and even on mobile we have had over 200m downloads from the last few games.”
  12. ↑ Sonic
  13. ↑ http://metro.co.uk/2012/11/28/gta-sales-hit-125-million-as-2k-promise-no-yearly-sequels-551368/
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  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Final Fantasy: Software Sales, Video Game Sales Wiki
  16. ↑ Business Wire (2010-11-04). "EA SPORTS FIFA Soccer Franchise Sales Top 100 Million Units Lifetime". Press release. http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20101104006782/en. Retrieved 2010-11-05.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 PCGamesN (2014-10-15). "Lego games sales have made $2bn for Warner Brothers". Press release. http://www.pcgamesn.com/lego-batman-2-dc-super-heroes/lego-games-sales-have-made-2bn-for-warner-brothers. Retrieved 2014-10-16. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "lego" defined multiple times with different content
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 Sales data without sources from List of best-selling video game franchises (Wikipedia)
  19. ↑ http://www.engadget.com/2013/02/01/madden-nfl-25-is-this-years-madden-game-cover-voting-starts-ma/
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 http://www.konami-digital-entertainment.co.jp/en/news/release/2014/1203/
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 21.3 IR Information : Sales Data - Top Selling Software Sales Units - Nintendo 3DS Software.
  22. ↑ Financial Results Briefing for the Fiscal Year Ended March 2012 (PDF). Nintendo (2012-04-27). Retrieved on 2012-05-14.
  23. ↑ Nintendo Earning Releases for Fiscal Year Ended March 2015. Nintendo (2015-05-07). Retrieved on 2015-11-06.
  24. ↑ http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/sales/software/wiiu.html
  25. ↑ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2016/160427_4e.pdf
  26. ↑ Whitehead, Thomas (January 27, 2015). Koei Tecmo Releases Awesome Hyrule Warriors Wallpapers to Celebrate One Million Units Shipped. 'Nintendo Life'. Archived from the original on January 27, 2015. Retrieved on January 27, 2015.
  27. ↑ 27.00 27.01 27.02 27.03 27.04 27.05 27.06 27.07 27.08 27.09 27.10 27.11 https://web.archive.org/web/20150208181459/www.ubisoftgroup.com/en-us/about_ubisoft/facts_and_figures.aspx
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  29. ↑ http://www.gran-turismo.com/us/products/gtsport/
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  32. ↑ https://minecraft.net/stats
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  64. ↑ Top-selling Gundam titles from 2004 to 2009:
    • 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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    • 2003-2010: $1.5 billion [10]
      • 2003-2005: $310 million [11]
      • 2006: $200 million [12]
      • 2008: $500 million [13]
      • 2009: $200 million [14]
      • 2007 and 2010: $290 million
    • 2011: $300 million
    • 2012: Unknown
    • 2013: $326 million
    • 2014, January-September: $240 million
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