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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 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. 
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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.
 
Franchise sales include expansion packs when applicable. There is also a separate list of highest-grossing video game franchises below.
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===Sold at least 100 million copies===
 
===Sold at least 100 million copies===
 
 
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{| class="sortable wikitable" style="width:70%"
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{| class="sortable wikitable"
| '''Rank'''
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!Rank
| '''Franchise'''
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!Franchise
| '''Sales'''<br />(millions)
+
!Sales<br /><small>(millions)</small>
| '''Notes'''
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! class="unsortable" |'''Ref'''
|-
 
| 1
 
| [[Mario]]
 
| 627.51
 
| <ref name="mario">[[Mario]]</ref>
 
 
|-
 
|-
  +
|1
  +
|[[Mario]]
  +
|740.22
 
|
 
|
| style="background:#FFFFBF;" | [[Super Mario]]
 
| 350.51
 
| <ref name="mario" />
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|
 
|
| style="background:#FFFFBF;" | [[Mario Kart]]
+
| style="background:#FFFFBF;" |[[Super Mario]]
| 126.8
+
|379.98
  +
|
| <ref>[[Mario Kart]]</ref>
 
 
|-
 
|-
  +
|
  +
| style="background:#FFFFBF;" |[[Mario Kart]]
  +
|154.26
 
|
 
|
| style="background:#FFFFBF;" | [[Mario Sports]]
 
| 45.73
 
| <ref>[[Mario Sports]]</ref>
 
 
|-
 
|-
  +
|
  +
| style="background:#FFFFBF;" |[[Mario Party]]
  +
|58.19
 
|
 
|
| style="background:#FFFFBF;" | [[Mario Party]]
 
| 41.87
 
| <ref>[[Mario Party]]</ref>
 
 
|-
 
|-
  +
|
  +
| style="background:#FFFFBF;" |[[Mario Sports]]
  +
|56.95
 
|
 
|
| style="background:#FFFFBF;" | [[wikipedia:Mario role-playing games|Mario RPG]]
 
| 27.41
 
| <ref>[[Mario]], [[Paper Mario]], [[Mario & Luigi]]</ref>
 
 
|-
 
|-
| 2
+
|
  +
| style="background:#FFFFBF;" |Mario RPGs
| [[Pokémon]]
 
| 301.5
+
| 28.73
| <ref>https://www.famitsu.com/news/201711/24146680.html</ref>
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| <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
 
| style="background:#FFFFBF;" |Pokémon main series
| 231.81
+
|264.01
| <ref name="pokemon">[[Pokémon]]</ref>
+
|<ref name="pokemon">[[Pokémon]]</ref>
 
|-
 
|-
  +
|
  +
| style="background:#FFFFBF;" |Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
  +
|16.67
 
|
 
|
| style="background:#FFFFBF;" | Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
 
| 14.76
 
| <ref name="pokemon" />
 
|-
 
| 3
 
| [[Grand Theft Auto]]
 
| 270
 
| <ref>https://twitter.com/ZhugeEX/status/928281147750088704</ref>
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 4
 
| 4
| [[Call of Duty]]
+
|[[Grand Theft Auto]]
  +
|335
| 250
 
  +
|
| <ref>https://www.vg247.com/2016/01/15/call-of-duty-tops-250m-units-sold-worldwide/</ref>
 
  +
<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
+
|5
| [[Wii Series]]
+
|[[FIFA]]
  +
|260 
| 203.15
 
  +
|<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>
| <ref name="wii">[[Wii Series]]</ref>
 
 
|-
 
|-
  +
|6
  +
|[[Wii Series]]
  +
|204.73
 
|
 
|
| style="background:#FFFFBF;" | [[Wii Sports]]
 
| 115.93
 
| <ref name="wii" />
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|
 
|
| style="background:#FFFFBF;" | [[Wii Fit]]
+
| style="background:#FFFFBF;" |[[Wii Sports]]
  +
|116.42
| 44
 
  +
|
| <ref name="wii" />
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|
 
|
| style="background:#FFFFBF;" | [[Wii Play]]
+
| style="background:#FFFFBF;" |[[Wii Fit]]
| 29.7
+
| 44.66
  +
|
| <ref name="wii" />
 
 
|-
 
|-
| 6
+
|
  +
| style="background:#FFFFBF;" |[[Wii Play]]
| [[The Sims]]
 
  +
|29.66
| 175
 
  +
|
| <ref>http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1902950,00.html</ref>
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 7
 
| 7
| [[Sonic]]
+
|[[The Sims]]
  +
|175
| 150
 
  +
|
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/sega-we-are-turning-sonic-into-an-entertainment-icon/0169099|title=Sega: 'We are turning Sonic into an entertainment icon'|website=[[The Market for Computer & Video Games]]|date=June 27, 2016|accessdate=2017-01-09|author=Christopher Dring|quote=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.}}</ref>
 
  +
<ref>http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1902950,00.html</ref>
 
|-
 
|-
  +
|8
  +
|[[Sonic]]
  +
|171
 
|
 
|
| style="background:#FFFFBF;" | [[Sonic|Mario & Sonic]]
+
<ref name="sonic">[[Sonic]]</ref>
| 26.91
 
| <ref>[[Sonic]]</ref>
 
 
|-
 
|-
| 8
+
|
  +
| style="background:#FFFFBF;" |[[Sonic|Mario & Sonic]]
| [[Need for Speed|Need For Speed]]
 
  +
|23.79
| 150
 
  +
| <ref name="sonic" />
| <ref name="one">http://metro.co.uk/2012/11/28/gta-sales-hit-125-million-as-2k-promise-no-yearly-sequels-551368/</ref>
 
 
|-
 
|-
| 9
+
|11
| [[Final Fantasy]]
+
|[[Final Fantasy]]
  +
|159
| 144.4
 
  +
|<ref name=":0">https://www.hd.square-enix.com/eng/ir/pdf/21q2release.pdf</ref>
| <ref name="ff" />
 
 
|-
 
|-
| 10
+
|9
  +
|[[Assassin's Creed]]
| [[w:c:gaming:Tetris|Tetris]]
 
  +
|155<ref>https://deadline.com/2020/10/assassins-creed-live-action-tv-series-netflix-content-deal-ubisoft-animated-anime-series-1234603834/</ref>
| 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>
 
 
|-
 
|-
| 11
+
|10
| [[The Legend of Zelda]]
+
|[[Need for Speed|Need For Speed]]
  +
|150
| 105.62
 
  +
|
| <ref>''[[The Legend of Zelda]]''</ref>
 
  +
<ref name="one">http://metro.co.uk/2012/11/28/gta-sales-hit-125-million-as-2k-promise-no-yearly-sequels-551368/</ref>
 
|-
 
|-
| rowspan="2" | 12
+
| 12
  +
|[[w:c:gaming:Tetris|Tetris]]
| [[FIFA]]
 
| 100 
+
|140 
| <ref name="fifa">{{cite press release|url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20101104006782/en|title=EA SPORTS FIFA Soccer Franchise Sales Top 100 Million Units Lifetime|publisher=[[wikipedia:Business Wire|Business Wire]]|date=2010-11-04|accessdate=2010-11-05}}</ref>
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|<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
| [[wikipedia:Pro Evolution Soccer|Pro Evolution Soccer]]
 
  +
|[[The Legend of Zelda]]
| 100
 
  +
|125.62
| <ref>https://www.konami.com/games/us/en/topics/1021/</ref>
 
  +
|<ref>''[[The Legend of Zelda]]''</ref>
 
|-
 
|-
  +
|14
| [[Lego]]
 
  +
|[[NBA 2K]]
| 100
 
  +
| 112
| <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>
 
  +
|
  +
|-
  +
| 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>
 
|}
 
|}
 
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===Sold at least 50 million copies===
 
===Sold at least 50 million copies===
 
 
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{| class="sortable wikitable" style="width:70%"
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{| class="sortable wikitable"
| '''Franchise'''
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!Franchise
| '''Sales'''<br />(millions)
+
!Sales<br /><small>(millions)</small>
| '''Reference'''<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>
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! 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]]
+
|[[Madden NFL]]
| 99
+
|99
 
| <ref>http://www.engadget.com/2013/02/01/madden-nfl-25-is-this-years-madden-game-cover-voting-starts-ma/</ref>
 
| <ref>http://www.engadget.com/2013/02/01/madden-nfl-25-is-this-years-madden-game-cover-voting-starts-ma/</ref>
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Assassin's Creed]]
+
|[[Donkey Kong]]
  +
|82.88
| 93
 
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Gran Turismo]]
+
|[[Gran Turismo]]
| 82.52
+
|82.52
| <ref>http://www.polyphony.co.jp/products/</ref>
+
|<ref>http://www.polyphony.co.jp/products/</ref>
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Resident Evil]]
+
|[[Tom Clancy's|Tom Clancy]]
| 82
+
|82
| <ref name="capcom">http://www.capcom.co.jp/ir/english/finance/salesdata.html</ref>
+
|<ref name="ubisoft">https://web.archive.org/web/20150208181459/www.ubisoftgroup.com/en-us/about_ubisoft/facts_and_figures.aspx</ref>
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Tom Clancy's|Tom Clancy]]
+
|[[Dragon Quest]]
| 82
+
|82
  +
|<ref name=":0" />
| <ref name="ubisoft">https://web.archive.org/web/20150208181459/www.ubisoftgroup.com/en-us/about_ubisoft/facts_and_figures.aspx</ref>
 
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Minecraft]]
+
|[[Tomb Raider]]
| 73
+
|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>
 
|<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>
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Dragon Quest]]
+
|[[Monster Hunter]]
 
| 70
 
| 70
  +
|<ref name="capcom-sales">[[Best selling Capcom games]]</ref>
| <ref name="Square-Enix">{{cite web|url=http://press.na.square-enix.com/releases/905/square-enix-kicks-off-final-fantasy-30th-anniversary-celebration |title=Square Enix Kicks Off Final Fantasy 30th Anniversary Celebration |publisher=[[Square Enix]] |date=January 31, 2017 |accessdate=February 1, 2017 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6nxFLvS27 |archivedate=February 1, 2017 }}</ref>
 
 
|-
 
|-
  +
|[[Animal Crossing]]
| NBA 2K
 
| 69.5
+
|66.51
  +
|
| <ref>https://www.gamespot.com/articles/nba-launching-its-own-pro-gaming-league-with-take-/1100-6447695/</ref>
 
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Halo]]
+
|[[Halo]]
| 65
+
|65
| <ref>http://www.gamespot.com/articles/halo-series-reaches-65-million-units-sold/1100-6428844/</ref>
+
|<ref>http://www.gamespot.com/articles/halo-series-reaches-65-million-units-sold/1100-6428844/</ref>
 
|-
 
|-
| [[The Oregon Trail]]
+
|[[The Oregon Trail]]
| 65
+
|65
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Counter-Strike]]
+
|[[Super Smash Bros.]]
  +
|64.07
| 60.9 || <ref>http://steamspy.com/search.php?s=Counter+Strike/</ref>
 
  +
|
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Battlefield]]
+
|[[Counter-Strike]]
  +
|60.9||<ref>http://steamspy.com/search.php?s=Counter+Strike/</ref>
| 60
 
| <ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/15536754</ref>
 
 
|-
 
|-
| [[WWE]]
+
|[[Battlefield]]
| 60 
+
|60
  +
|<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/15536754</ref>
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Tomb Raider]]
+
|[[WWE]]
| 60
+
|60 
  +
|
| <ref>https://www.facebook.com/pg/TombRaider/about/</ref>
 
 
|-
 
|-
| [[wikipedia:Star Wars|Star Wars]]
+
|[[wikipedia:Star Wars|Star Wars]]
| 59
+
|59
| {{#tag:ref|''Star Wars'' franchise - 38 million
+
|{{#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>
 
* ''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: 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>
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|group = n|name = StarWars}}
 
|group = n|name = StarWars}}
 
|-
 
|-
| style="background:#FFFFBF;" | Star Wars: Battlefront
+
| style="background:#FFFFBF;" |Star Wars: Battlefront
 
|10
 
|10
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
| style="background:#FFFFBF;" | Star Wars: Battlefront (EA)
+
| style="background:#FFFFBF;" |Star Wars: Battlefront (EA)
 
|21
 
|21
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Donkey Kong]]
+
|[[Metal Gear]]
  +
|56.9||<ref name ="konami />
| 56.04 
 
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
| [[wikipedia:Bejeweled|Bejeweled]]
+
|[[wikipedia:Bejeweled|Bejeweled]]
| 50
+
|50
| <ref>http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/27183/Bejeweled_Sales_Hit_50_Million.php#.URVD90ZIFDQ</ref>
+
|<ref>http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/27183/Bejeweled_Sales_Hit_50_Million.php#.URVD90ZIFDQ</ref>
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Crash Bandicoot]]
+
|[[Crash Bandicoot]]
| 50
+
|50
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
| [[wikipedia:Just Dance|Just Dance]]
+
|[[wikipedia:Just Dance|Just Dance]]
| 50
+
|50
| <ref name="ubisoft" />
+
|<ref name="ubisoft" />
 
|}
 
|}
 
</div>
 
</div>
   
 
===Sold at least 20 million copies===
 
===Sold at least 20 million copies===
 
 
<div align="center">
 
<div align="center">
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="width:70%"
+
{| class="sortable wikitable"
| '''Franchise'''
+
!Franchise
| '''Sales'''<br />(millions)
+
!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>
| '''Reference'''
 
<ref name="wikipedia" />
 
|-
 
| [[Metal Gear]]
 
| 49.2 || <ref>http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=963889</ref>
 
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Dragon Ball]]
+
|[[Dragon Ball]]
| 48
+
|48
 
|<ref>40 million: https://www.thecnl.com/FunimationNov2014Catalog.pdf + Xenoverse sales (over 8 million)</ref>
 
|<ref>40 million: https://www.thecnl.com/FunimationNov2014Catalog.pdf + Xenoverse sales (over 8 million)</ref>
 
|-
 
|-
  +
| [[Monster Hunter]]
 
  +
|[[Tekken]]
| 48
 
  +
|46
| <ref name="capcom-sales">[[Best selling Capcom games]]</ref>
 
|-
 
| [[Tekken]]
 
| 46
 
 
| {{#tag:ref|''Tekken'' series:
 
| {{#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>
 
* 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>
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|group = n|name = Tekken}}
 
|group = n|name = Tekken}}
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Street Fighter]]
+
|[[Street Fighter]]
  +
|46
| 45.28
 
| <ref>[[Street Fighter]]</ref>
+
|<ref>[[Street Fighter]]</ref>
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Pac-Man]]
+
|[[Mortal Kombat]]
  +
|45
| 43.943
 
  +
|
| {{#tag:ref|''Pac-Man'' series:
 
  +
|-
  +
  +
|[[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: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>
 
* [[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>
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|group = n|name = PacMan}}
 
|group = n|name = PacMan}}
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Lineage]]
+
|[[Game & Watch]]
  +
|43.40
| 43 || <ref>http://www.forbes.com/2006/08/02/bestselling-video-games-cx_de_0802mario.html</ref>
 
  +
|<ref>http://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/#/clubn/game-and-watch-ball-reward/0/3</ref>
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Uncharted]]
+
|[[Lineage]]
  +
|43||<ref>http://www.forbes.com/2006/08/02/bestselling-video-games-cx_de_0802mario.html</ref>
| 41
 
  +
|-
| <ref>https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/311423/The_Uncharted_franchise_has_surpassed_41M_sales.php</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]]
+
|[[Guitar Hero]]
| 40 || <ref>http://www.gamespot.com/articles/guitar-hero-tops-2-billion-activision-blizzard-earns-981-million-in-q1/1100-6209327/</ref>
+
|40||<ref>http://www.gamespot.com/articles/guitar-hero-tops-2-billion-activision-blizzard-earns-981-million-in-q1/1100-6209327/</ref>
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Harry Potter]]
+
|[[Harry Potter]]
| 40
+
|40
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Super Smash Bros.]]
+
|[[The Witcher]]
| 40
+
|40
  +
|<ref>https://www.techspot.com/news/80491-more-than-20-million-copies-witcher-3-have.html</ref>
| {{#tag:ref|''Super Smash Bros.'' series:
 
* ''Super Smash Bros.'': 2.93 million in the US,<ref name="platinum_us">http://www.the-magicbox.com/Chart-USPlatinum.shtml</ref> and 1.97 million in Japan.<ref name="platinum_jp">{{cite web|title=Japan Platinum Game Chart|url=http://www.the-magicbox.com/Chart-JPPlatinum.shtml|publisher=The Magic Box|accessdate=15 March 2012}}</ref>
 
* ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'': 7.09 million<ref name="ssb2">{{cite web|url=http://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/detail/1u0FthaPxTSSeJelWm4Jt8TI0VJlTt5j |title=At Long Last, Nintendo Proclaims: Let the Brawls Begin on Wii! - Nintendo Official Site |publisher=Nintendo.com |date= |accessdate=2012-08-17}}</ref>
 
* ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'': 12.93 million<ref name="nintendotop_wii">{{cite web|url=http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/sales/software/wii.html|title=Nintendo Top Selling Software Sales Units: Wii|date=2012-03-31|accessdate=2012-05-20|publisher=[[Nintendo]]}}</ref><ref>http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/sales/software/wii.html</ref>
 
* ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U'': 11.4 million<ref name="3ds"/>
 
|group = n|name = SmashBros}}
 
 
|-
 
|-
| [[wikipedia:Medal of Honor|Medal of Honor]]
+
|[[wikipedia:Medal of Honor|Medal of Honor]]
| 39
+
|39
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Mega Man]]
+
|[[Mega Man]]
| 38.3
+
|36.0
| <ref name="capcom-sales" />
+
|<ref name="capcom-sales" />
 
|-
 
|-
| NBA Live
+
|NBA Live
| 35 || <ref>http://www.ea.com/news/dwight-howard-cover-athlete-nba-live-10</ref>
+
|35|| <ref>http://www.ea.com/news/dwight-howard-cover-athlete-nba-live-10</ref>
 
|-
 
|-
| Tap Tap
+
|Tap Tap
| 35
+
|35
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Brain Age]]
+
|[[Brain Age]]
| 34
+
|34.60
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
  +
|[[wikipedia:Civilization (series)|Civilization]]
| [[Kirby]]
 
  +
|33||<ref>https://www.vg247.com/2016/02/19/the-civilization-series-has-sold-33-million-copies-since-it-debuted-in-1991/</ref>
| 34 || <ref>http://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/detail/jVx2Irt7Rnqt9xQNUU3yrcn-xZZFTR6t</ref>
 
 
|-
 
|-
  +
| [[wikipedia:Civilization (series)|Civilization]]
 
  +
|[[Red Dead Redemption]]
| 33 || <ref>https://www.vg247.com/2016/02/19/the-civilization-series-has-sold-33-million-copies-since-it-debuted-in-1991/</ref>
 
  +
|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>
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Mortal Kombat]]
+
|[[Gundam]]
| 32.5
+
|30.9
  +
|{{#tag:ref|''Gundam'' series:
|
 
|-
 
| [[Animal Crossing]]
 
| 32.4
 
|
 
|-
 
| [[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 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:
 
* 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:
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|group = n|name = Gundam}}
 
|group = n|name = Gundam}}
 
|-
 
|-
| [[James Bond]]
+
|[[James Bond]]
| 30 || <ref>http://investor.activision.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=195153</ref>
+
|30||<ref>http://investor.activision.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=195153</ref>
 
|-
 
|-
| [[wikipedia:Tony Hawk's (series)|Tony Hawk]]
+
|[[wikipedia:Tony Hawk's (series)|Tony Hawk]]
| 30
+
|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>
+
|<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>
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Yoshi]]
+
|[[Terraria]]
| 29.17
+
| 27
  +
|<ref>https://forums.terraria.org/index.php?threads/terraria-state-of-the-game-may-2019.79706/</ref>
| <ref>[[Yoshi]]</ref>
 
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Gears of War]]
+
|[[Nintendogs]]
  +
|28.60
| 27 || <ref>http://www.icxm.net/x/gears-of-war-movie-in-the-works-unviersal-pictures.html</ref>
 
  +
|
 
|-
 
|-
  +
|Duck Hunt
| [[Nintendogs]]
 
  +
|28.60
| 27
 
  +
|<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>
| <ref name="3ds">{{cite web|url=http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/sales/software/3ds.html|title=IR Information : Sales Data - Top Selling Software Sales Units - Nintendo 3DS Software|publisher=}}</ref>
 
 
|-
 
|-
  +
|[[Yoshi]]
| [[wikipedia:Ratchet & Clank|Ratchet & Clank]]
 
  +
|28.16
| 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]]
 
  +
[[Gears of War]]
| 26 || <ref name="ubisoft" />
 
  +
|27||<ref>http://www.icxm.net/x/gears-of-war-movie-in-the-works-unviersal-pictures.html</ref>
 
|-
 
|-
  +
|[[wikipedia:Ratchet & Clank|Ratchet & Clank]]
| style="background:#FFFFBF;" | Rayman Raving Rabbids
 
  +
|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>
| 14 || <ref name="ubisoft" />
 
  +
|-
  +
|[[wikipedia:Rayman|Rayman]]
  +
|26||<ref name="ubisoft" />
  +
|-
  +
| style="background:#FFFFBF;" |Rayman Raving Rabbids
  +
|14||<ref name="ubisoft" />
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[wikipedia:BioShock|BioShock]]
 
|[[wikipedia:BioShock|BioShock]]
|25 || <ref>http://www.gamespot.com/articles/bioshock-franchise-still-really-important-publishe/1100-6427664/</ref>
+
|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)
| [[Marvel]]
 
| 25 || <ref>http://investor.activision.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=179537</ref>
+
|25|| <ref>http://www.operationsports.com/news/389799/tiger-woods-pga-tour-11-announced-ships-in-june/</ref>
 
|-
 
|-
  +
|[[God of War]]
| PGA Tour
 
  +
|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>
| 25 || <ref>http://www.operationsports.com/news/389799/tiger-woods-pga-tour-11-announced-ships-in-june/</ref>
 
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Kingdom Hearts]]
+
|[[Kingdom Hearts]]
 
| 24
 
| 24
 
| <ref>https://www.khinsider.com/news/Kingdom-Hearts-series-has-sold-over-24-million-units-worldwide-10696</ref>
 
| <ref>https://www.khinsider.com/news/Kingdom-Hearts-series-has-sold-over-24-million-units-worldwide-10696</ref>
 
|-
 
|-
| Petz
+
|Petz
| 24 || <ref name="ubisoft" />
+
|24||<ref name="ubisoft" />
 
|-
 
|-
  +
|[[wikipedia:Power Pros|Jikkyo Powerful Pro Yakyu]]
| Borderlands
 
  +
|23.5||<ref name ="konami />
| 23 || <ref>http://seekingalpha.com/article/2880776-take-twos-ttwo-ceo-strauss-zelnick-on-q3-2015-results-earnings-call-transcript?page=1</ref>
 
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Far Cry]]
+
|[[Devil May Cry]]
| 23
+
|23
| <ref>''Far Cry'' series:
+
|<ref name="capcom" />
  +
|-
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20131021103800/www.ubisoftgroup.com/en-us/about_ubisoft/facts_and_figures.aspx 16 million] as of October 2013
 
  +
|[[Far Cry]]
* [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
 
  +
|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>
 
</ref>
 
|-
 
|-
| [[wikipedia:Puyo Puyo|Puyo Puyo]]
+
|[[wikipedia:Puyo Puyo|Puyo Puyo]]
| 22
+
|22
| <ref name="segasammy" />
+
|<ref name="segasammy" />
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Batman]]
+
|[[Batman]]
| 22
+
|22
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Warriors]]
+
|[[Warriors]]
| 22 || <ref>[http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1040059 22 million sales in Japan]</ref>
+
|22||<ref>[http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1040059 22 million sales in Japan]</ref>
 
|-
 
|-
| [[wikipedia:Yu-Gi-Oh!|Yu-Gi-Oh!]]
+
|[[wikipedia:Yu-Gi-Oh!|Yu-Gi-Oh!]]
| 21.8
+
|21.8
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
| [[God of War]]
+
|[[Wario]]
  +
|21.73
| 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>
 
  +
|
 
|-
 
|-
| Imagine
+
|Imagine
| 21 || <ref name="ubisoft" />
+
|21||<ref name="ubisoft" />
 
|-
 
|-
| [[wikipedia:Power Pros|Jikkyo Powerful Pro Yakyu]]
+
|[[wikipedia:Age of Empires|Age of Empires]]
| 20.5 || <ref>http://www.konami-digital-entertainment.co.jp/en/news/release/2014/1203/</ref>
+
|20||<ref>http://www.edge-online.com/features/death-ensemble-studios/</ref>
 
|-
 
|-
  +
|[[Castlevania]]
| [[wikipedia:Age of Empires|Age of Empires]]
 
| 20 || <ref>http://www.edge-online.com/features/death-ensemble-studios/</ref>
+
|20||<ref name="rpg">http://blog.ihobo.com/2009/02/top-ten-roleplaying-game-franchises.html</ref>
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Castlevania]]
+
|[[Diablo]]
  +
|20
| 20 || <ref name="rpg">http://blog.ihobo.com/2009/02/top-ten-roleplaying-game-franchises.html</ref>
 
|-
 
| [[Diablo]]
 
| 20
 
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
| [[wikipedia:Frogger|Frogger]]
+
|[[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>
+
|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]]
+
|[[wikipedia:J.B. Harold Murder Club|J.B. Harold]]
| 20
+
|20
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Lemmings
 
| Lemmings
| 20 || <ref>http://www.totalvideogames.com/Realtime-Worlds/feature-5092.html</ref>
+
|20 || <ref>http://www.totalvideogames.com/Realtime-Worlds/feature-5092.html</ref>
 
|-
 
|-
| [[wikipedia:Prince of Persia|Prince of Persia]]
+
|[[wikipedia:Prince of Persia|Prince of Persia]]
| 20 || <ref name="ubisoft" />
+
|20||<ref name="ubisoft" />
 
|-
 
|-
| Simple
+
|Simple
| 20 || <ref>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/12/03/celebrating-simple-series-sales/</ref>
+
|20||<ref>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/12/03/celebrating-simple-series-sales/</ref>
 
|-
 
|-
| SingStar
+
|SingStar
| 20 || <ref>http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/26351/SingStar_Franchise_Hits_20_Million_Units.php</ref>
+
|20||<ref>http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/26351/SingStar_Franchise_Hits_20_Million_Units.php</ref>
 
|-
 
|-
| Spyro the Dragon
+
|Spyro the Dragon
| 20 || <ref>http://kotaku.com/310244/spyro-invades-wendys-kids-meals?tag=gamingtoys</ref>
+
|20||<ref>http://kotaku.com/310244/spyro-invades-wendys-kids-meals?tag=gamingtoys</ref>
 
|-
 
|-
  +
|[[wikipedia:Tales (series)|Tales]]
|[[PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds]]
 
 
| 20
 
| 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>
 
|<ref>http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1445708</ref>
 
|}
 
|}
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===Sold at least 10 million copies===
 
===Sold at least 10 million copies===
 
 
<div align="center">
 
<div align="center">
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="width:70%"
+
{| class="sortable wikitable"
| '''Franchise'''
+
!Franchise
| '''Sales'''<br />(millions)
+
!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>
| '''Reference'''
 
  +
|-
<ref name="wikipedia" />
 
  +
|[[Luigi's Mansion]]
  +
|19.26
  +
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Driver
 
| Driver
| 19 || <ref name="ubisoft" />
+
|19||<ref name="ubisoft" />
 
|-
 
|-
| [[wikipedia:Warcraft|Warcraft]]
+
|[[wikipedia:Warcraft|Warcraft]]
| 19
+
|19
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
| Midnight Club
+
|Midnight Club
| 18.5 || <ref name="take-two">http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/37228/Grand_Theft_Auto_IV_Passes_22M_Shipped_Franchise_Above_114M.php#.UTsee0ZIFDT</ref>
+
|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]]
| SimCity
 
| 18
+
|18.17
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
  +
|SimCity
| The Elder Scrolls
 
| 17
+
|18
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
  +
|The Elder Scrolls
| [[wikipedia:Starcraft|Starcraft]]
 
| 17
+
|17
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
  +
|[[wikipedia:Starcraft|Starcraft]]
| Zuma
 
| 17
+
|17
  +
|
  +
|-
  +
|Zuma
  +
|17
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
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|<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>
 
|<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]]
| Half-Life
 
| 16
+
|16.85
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
  +
|Half-Life
| [[wikipedia:Tales (series)|Tales]]
 
| 16
+
|16
  +
|
|<ref>http://gematsu.com/2015/12/tales-series-worldwide-shipments-top-16-million</ref>
 
 
|-
 
|-
| [[wikipedia:Bemani|Bemani]]
+
|[[wikipedia:Bemani|Bemani]]
| 15.84
+
|15.84
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
| [[wikipedia:Megami Tensei|Megami Tensei]]
+
|[[wikipedia:Megami Tensei|Megami Tensei]]
| 15.35
+
|15.35
| {{#tag:ref|''Megami Tensei'' franchise:
+
|{{#tag:ref|''Megami Tensei'' franchise:
 
*''Persona'' series: 8.15 million<ref group="n" name="Persona"/>
 
*''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>
 
*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}}
 
|group = n}}
 
|-
 
|-
| style="background:#FFFFBF;" | [[wikipedia:Persona (series)|Persona]]
+
| style="background:#FFFFBF;" |[[wikipedia:Persona (series)|Persona]]
| 8.35
+
|8.35
| {{#tag:ref|''Persona'':
+
|{{#tag:ref|''Persona'':
 
*Up until March 2017: 6.9 million<ref name="segasammy" />
 
*Up until March 2017: 6.9 million<ref name="segasammy" />
 
*''Persona 5'' sales during April-June 2017: 1.25 million
 
*''Persona 5'' sales during April-June 2017: 1.25 million
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|group = n|name = Persona}}
 
|group = n|name = Persona}}
 
|-
 
|-
| Backyard Sports
+
|Backyard Sports
| 15
+
|15
| <ref>http://www.reuters.com/article/2008/10/21/idUS148471+21-Oct-2008+PRN20081021</ref>
+
|<ref>http://www.reuters.com/article/2008/10/21/idUS148471+21-Oct-2008+PRN20081021</ref>
 
|-
 
|-
| Barbie
+
|Barbie
| 15
+
|15
| <ref>http://www.gamingnexus.com/FullNews/Im-a-Barbie-girl-in-a-Barbie-world/Item1878.aspx</ref>
+
|<ref>http://www.gamingnexus.com/FullNews/Im-a-Barbie-girl-in-a-Barbie-world/Item1878.aspx</ref>
 
|-
 
|-
| Burnout
+
|Burnout
| 15
+
|15
| <ref>http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/new-burnout-paradise-dlc-videos</ref>
+
|<ref>http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/new-burnout-paradise-dlc-videos</ref>
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Devil May Cry]]
+
|[[Fire Emblem]]
| 16
+
|16.40
  +
|
| <ref name="capcom" />
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[Hitman]]
 
|[[Hitman]]
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|<ref>Page 19, http://www.hd.square-enix.com/eng/pdf/ar_2015en.pdf</ref>
 
|<ref>Page 19, http://www.hd.square-enix.com/eng/pdf/ar_2015en.pdf</ref>
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Metroid]]
+
|[[Worms]]
  +
|14||<ref>http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=13983#.UUDlT0ZIFDQ</ref>
| 14
 
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Red Dead Redemption]]
+
|[[Dead Rising]]
  +
|14
| 14 || <ref>http://www.gamespot.com/articles/red-dead-redemption-reaches-14-million-copies-ship/1100-6429928/</ref>
 
  +
|<ref name="capcom" />
 
|-
 
|-
  +
|Momotaro Dentetsu
| [[Worms]]
 
| 14 || <ref>http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=13983#.UUDlT0ZIFDQ</ref>
+
|14 <ref>https://www.4gamer.net/games/128/G012883/20110217003/ in 2011 plus 2 million for the Switch version</ref>
  +
|
 
|-
 
|-
| Jak and Daxter
+
|Jak and Daxter
| 13.8
+
|13.8
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Disney]]
+
|[[Disney]]
| 13.2
+
|13.2
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
| style="background:#FFFFBF;" | Cars
+
| style="background:#FFFFBF;" |Cars
| 8 || <ref>http://investor.thq.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=96376&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1004548</ref>
+
|8||<ref>http://investor.thq.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=96376&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1004548</ref>
 
|-
 
|-
| Myst
+
|Myst
| 13
+
|13
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Scribblenauts
 
|Scribblenauts
|13 || <ref>http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/8/9474385/scribblenauts-launch-crowdfunding-investment-fig</ref>
+
|13||<ref>http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/8/9474385/scribblenauts-launch-crowdfunding-investment-fig</ref>
 
|-
 
|-
 
|[[Dark Souls|Souls]]
 
|[[Dark Souls|Souls]]
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|<ref>http://gematsu.com/2016/05/dark-souls-iii-tops-three-million-shipments-dark-souls-series-tops-13-million</ref>
 
|<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]]
+
|[[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>
+
|12||<ref>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/09/mama-franchise-reaches-12-million-sales-worldwide-8-5-million/</ref>
 
|-
 
|-
| SOCOM
+
|SOCOM
| 12 || <ref>http://www.1up.com/news/sony-announces-socom-4</ref>
+
|12||<ref>http://www.1up.com/news/sony-announces-socom-4</ref>
 
|-
 
|-
  +
| [[wikipedia:Star Fox|Star Fox]]
 
  +
|[[Star Fox]]
| 12
 
  +
|11.91
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
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|-
 
|-
 
|-
 
|-
  +
|[[Tomodachi Collection|Tomodachi]]
|Max Payne
 
  +
|11.57
  +
|
  +
|-
  +
|Max Payne
 
|11.5
 
|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>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>
 
</ref>
 
|-
 
|-
| Left 4 Dead
+
|Left 4 Dead
| 11
+
|11
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
  +
| [[Dead Rising]]
 
  +
|[[Ace Combat]]
| 12
 
  +
|10.8||<ref>http://www.acecombat.jp/ace6/news080130.html</ref>
| <ref name="capcom" />
 
|-
 
| [[Ace Combat]]
 
| 10.8 || <ref>http://www.acecombat.jp/ace6/news080130.html</ref>
 
 
|-
 
|-
| Mass Effect
+
|Mass Effect
| 10.5
+
|10.5
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Square Enix|Mana]]
+
|[[Square Enix|Mana]]
| 10.5
+
|10.5
| <ref>[[Square Enix]]</ref>
+
|<ref>[[Square Enix]]</ref>
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Capcom|Ghosts 'n Goblins]]
+
|[[Capcom|Ghosts 'n Goblins]]
| 10.5
+
|10.5
| <ref name="capcom-sales" />
+
|<ref name="capcom-sales" />
 
|-
 
|-
| Adventure Island
+
|Adventure Island
| 10
+
|10
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
| Asphalt Urban GT
+
|Asphalt Urban GT
| 10 || <ref>http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/gameloft-s-asphalt-series-tops-10-million</ref>
+
|10||<ref>http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/gameloft-s-asphalt-series-tops-10-million</ref>
 
|-
 
|-
| [https://www.giantbomb.com/bomberman/3025-67/ Bomberman]
+
|[https://www.giantbomb.com/bomberman/3025-67/ Bomberman]
| 10
+
|10
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
| Colin McRae Rally
+
|Colin McRae Rally
| 10
+
|10
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
| Deer Hunter
+
|Deer Hunter
| 10
+
|10
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
| DreamWorks
+
|DreamWorks
| 10 || <ref>http://investor.activision.com/releasedetail.cfm?releaseid=179868</ref>
+
|10||<ref>http://investor.activision.com/releasedetail.cfm?releaseid=179868</ref>
 
|-
 
|-
| The Lord of the Rings
+
|The Lord of the Rings
| 10 || <ref>http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/2049/gdc_2004_game_design_keynote_the_.php</ref>
+
|10||<ref>http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/2049/gdc_2004_game_design_keynote_the_.php</ref>
 
|-
 
|-
  +
| Momotaro Densetsu
 
  +
|Naruto
| 10
 
  +
|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!
| Naruto
 
  +
|10||<ref>http://investor.activision.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=309754</ref>
| 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>
 
 
|-
 
|-
  +
|[[wikipedia:Rock Band|Rock Band]]
| Pitfall!
 
  +
|10
| 10 || <ref>http://investor.activision.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=309754</ref>
 
|-
 
| [[wikipedia:Rock Band|Rock Band]]
 
| 10
 
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
|The Settlers
 
|The Settlers
|10 || <ref name="ubisoft" />
+
| 10||<ref name="ubisoft" />
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Sniper Elite
 
|Sniper Elite
|10 || <ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Danqg8o9_sg</ref>
+
|10||<ref>https://rebellion.com/blog/2015/9/30/sniper-elite-hits-10-million-sales</ref>
 
|-
 
|-
|Watch Dogs
+
| Watch Dogs
|10 || <ref name="ubisoft" />
+
|10||<ref name="ubisoft" />
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Yo-kai Watch]]
+
|[[Yo-kai Watch]]
|10 || <ref>http://www.gamer.ne.jp/news/201512020028/</ref>
+
|10||<ref>http://www.gamer.ne.jp/news/201512020028/</ref>
 
|}
 
|}
 
</div>
 
</div>
   
  +
==Highest-grossing video game franchises==
===Sold at least 5 million copies===
 
 
* SaGa (9.9 million) <ref name="square">http://www.hd.square-enix.com/eng/group/index.html</ref>
 
* Saints Row (9.8 million)
 
* [http://segaretro.org/Category:Yakuza Yakuza] (9.3 million) <ref name="segasammy" />
 
* The Experience (9 million) <ref name="ubisoft" />
 
* EA Sports NASCAR series (9 million)
 
* Roller Coaster Tycoon (9 million)
 
* [[Tomodachi Collection|Tomodachi]] (8.85 million) <ref>http://www.siliconera.com/2013/04/24/this-week-in-sales-tomodachi-collection-sees-big-launch-sales/</ref> <ref>http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2015/150129e.pdf</ref>
 
* [[wikipedia:Ninja Gaiden|Ninja Gaiden]] (8.774 million)
 
* Marvel vs. Capcom (8.6 million)<ref name="capcom" />
 
* [[wikipedia:Dead Space|Dead Space]] (8.5 million)
 
* Doom (8.5 million as of 2004) <ref>http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/08/23/1093113124800.html</ref>
 
* [[wikipedia:Dead or Alive (series)|Dead or Alive]] (8.2 million)
 
* Carnival Games (8 million) <ref name="take-two" />
 
* Hitman (8 million) <ref name="square" />
 
* Onimusha (8 million) <ref name="capcom" />
 
* Spider-Man (8 million) <ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/20/technology/20game.html?_r=0</ref>
 
* Zoo Tycoon (8 million)
 
* Hot Shots Golf (7.5 million) <ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20080225042735/http://www.us.playstation.com/News/PressReleases/197</ref>
 
* Total War (7.5 million)
 
* Football Manager (7 million) <ref>http://content.yudu.com/A1ttw8/MCV090911/resources/8.htm</ref>
 
* [[wikipedia:Inazuma Eleven|Inazuma Eleven]] (7 million)<ref>http://www.nintendo.com.au/index.php?action=news&nid=3653</ref>
 
* Moto Racer (7 million) <ref>http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/moto-racer-ds-multi-discipline-motorbike-title-heading-for-ds</ref>
 
* Nancy Drew (7 million)
 
* Project Gotham Racing (7 million) <ref>http://www.develop-online.net/news/32441/40m-at-stake-for-the-success-of-Blur</ref>
 
* Titanfall (7 million) <ref>http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1257302</ref>
 
* Trine (7 million) <ref>http://www.joystiq.com/2014/10/16/trine-series-tops-7-million-sales-shares-its-level-editor</ref>
 
* Unreal (7 million)
 
* [[wikipedia:Ace Attorney|Ace Attorney]] (6.7 million)<ref name="capcom" />
 
* EyeToy (6.7 million)
 
* MX vs. ATV (6.5 million) <ref>http://msnmoney.brand.edgar-online.com/EFX_dll/EDGARpro.dll?FetchFilingHTML1?ID=5911251&SessionID=5RgcWZDBP11rCl9</ref>
 
* [[Capcom|Lost Planet]] (6.1 million)<ref name="capcom" />
 
* Alone in the Dark (6 million)
 
* Buzz! (6 million)
 
* Carmen Sandiego (6 million)
 
* Championship Manager (6 million)
 
* Conflict (6 million) <ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20080122112402/http://corporate.sci.co.uk/Who_we_are/brandportfolio.aspx</ref>
 
* Guild Wars (6 million) <ref>http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=23346</ref>
 
* Mana (6 million) <ref name="square" />
 
* NBA Jam (6 million) <ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20020602111122/www.acclaim.com/company/pressReleases/product/NBAJAM2004.html</ref>
 
* [[wikipedia:Romance of the Three Kingdoms (video game series)|Romance of the Three Kingdoms]] (6 million)
 
* Test Drive (6 million) <ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20080114005646/http://sec.edgar-online.com/2006/03/07/0000950123-06-002721/Section2.asp</ref>
 
* Turok (6 million) <ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20040610121509/http://www.acclaim.com/company/pressReleases/product/TurokLaborDay.html</ref>
 
* Warhammer 40,000 (6 million) <ref name="gamespot">http://www.gamespot.com/articles/saints-row-warhammer-40k-series-sales-top-6-million/1100-6275972/</ref>
 
* The Witcher (6 million)
 
* Major League Baseball 2K (5.5 million)
 
* Chrono (5.4 million) <ref name="square" />
 
* [[wikipedia:Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA|Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA]] (5.3 million)<ref name="segasammy" />
 
* Banjo Kazooie (5.25 million)
 
* Anno (5 million) <ref name="ubisoft" />
 
* Asterix (5 million)
 
* Baldur's Gate (5 million) <ref name="rpg" />
 
* Brothers in Arms (5 million)
 
* Chessmaster (5 million) <ref>http://www.gamespot.com/news/chessmaster-9000-announced-2874204</ref>
 
* Mafia (5 million) <ref name="take-two" />
 
* Oddworld (5 million)
 
* Stronghold (5 million) <ref>http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/stronghold-kingdoms-castle-based-mmo-spanning-pc-and-web-in-the-works-at-firefly-studios</ref>
 
* Tecmo Bowl (5 million) <ref name="tecmo">http://www.tecmo.co.jp/company/data/20070823cp_e.pdf#page=13</ref>
 
* TOCA Touring Car series (5 million) <ref>http://www.1up.com/reviews/toca-race-driver-2</ref>
 
* Twisted Metal (5 million in North America) <ref>http://www.gamespot.com/articles/tm-black-date-set/1100-2648184/</ref>
 
* V-Rally (5 million)<ref>http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/v-rally-3/</ref>
 
 
== Highest-grossing video game franchises ==
 
 
{{Main|List of highest-grossing video game franchises}}
 
{{Main|List of highest-grossing video game franchises}}
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{{See also|List of highest-grossing video games}}
 
{{See also|List of highest-grossing video games}}
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#Dragon Quest - Square Enix
 
#Dragon Quest - Square Enix
 
#Gran Turismo - Sony
 
#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==
 
==See also==
  +
 
*[[Best selling games worldwide]]
 
*[[Best selling games worldwide]]
 
*[[Franchises (seventh generation)]] - new franchises created in the [[seventh generation of video games]]
 
*[[Franchises (seventh generation)]] - new franchises created in the [[seventh generation of video games]]
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==External links==
 
==External links==
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*[http://www.forbes.com/2006/08/02/bestselling-video-games-cx_de_0802mario.html The Best-Selling Videogame Franchises]
 
*[http://www.forbes.com/2006/08/02/bestselling-video-games-cx_de_0802mario.html The Best-Selling Videogame Franchises]
   

Revision as of 10:47, 22 April 2021

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

[2]

3 Pokémon 368.00 [3]
Pokémon main series 264.01 [4]
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon 16.67
4 Grand Theft Auto 335

[5]

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

[7]

8 Sonic 171

[8]

Mario & Sonic 23.79 [8]
11 Final Fantasy 159 [9]
9 Assassin's Creed 155[10]
10 Need For Speed 150

[11]

12 Tetris 140  [12]
13 The Legend of Zelda 125.62 [13]
14 NBA 2K 112
15 Pro Evolution Soccer 111

[14]

16 Resident Evil 107 [15]
17 Lego 100

[16]

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

Gears of War

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 Revenue As of Ref Breakdown
Japan Pokémon 1996 $150 billion 2023 [106] Pokémon
Japan Mario 1981 $55 billion 2023 [107] Mario
United States Call of Duty (COD) 2003 $27 billion 2021 [108]
  • 2003–2016 – $15 billion[109]
  • 2017–2018 – $2 billion[n 7]
  • 2019 – $1.132 billion[112]
South Korea Dungeon Fighter Online

(DFO)

2005 $22 billion 2023 [113]
Malta Candy Crush 2012 $20 billion 2023 [118] List of highest-grossing mobile games
United States Fortnite 2017 $20 billion 2020 [119] Fortnite
Japan Final Fantasy 1987 $19.06 billion 2023 [120] Final Fantasy
China Honor of Kings

(Arena of Valor)

2015 $15.608 billion 2022 [n 9] List of highest-grossing mobile games
South Korea Lineage 1998 $14.976 billion 2022 [121] Lineage
Japan Wii Series 2007 $14.808 billion 2018
Japan Pac-Man 1980 $14.798 billion 2023 [137] Pac-Man
South Korea PUBG 2017 $14.79 billion 2023 [138] PUBG
Japan Space Invaders 1978 $13.93 billion 2016 [122] List of highest-grossing video games
United States League of Legends 2009 $13.451 billion 2021 [139] List of highest-grossing video games
United States Warcraft 1994 $13.156 billion 2017
South Korea CrossFire 2007 $13.088 billion 2021 [139] List of highest-grossing video games
Canada FIFA 1993 $12.562 billion 2020
  • 1993–2013 – $6 billion[146]
  • 2014–2017 – $2.917 billion[n 13]
  • 2018–2020 – $3.645 billion[n 14]
Japan Street Fighter 1987 $12.427 billion 2016 [150] Street Fighter
United Kingdom Grand Theft Auto (GTA) 1997 $11.721 billion 2023
  • 1997 to March 2013 – $3.391 billion[n 15]
  • April 2013 to March 2023 $8.33 billion[155]
Japan Monster Strike 2013 $10.538 billion 2022
Japan Puzzle & Dragons 2012 $8.661 billion 2021
  • Mobile game – $8.578 billion[n 9]
  • Nintendo 3DS games – $83 million[n 17]
Finland Clash of Clans 2012 $8.4 billion 2022 [n 9] List of highest-grossing mobile games
China Westward Journey 2001 $8.317 billion 2017 [139] List of highest-grossing video games
Japan Dragon Quest

(Dragon Warrior)

1986 $7.139 billion 2022
Japan Donkey Kong 1981 $6.846 billion 2019
Japan Sega Model series 1992 $6.38 billion 2001 [187] Arcade gaming
Japan Sonic 1991 $6.345 billion 2019
Japan Fate 2004 $6.386 billion 2022
Japan Dragon Ball 1986 $6.226 billion 2019
Japan Pro Evolution Soccer

(Winning Eleven)

1996 $6.131 billion 2019
  • Japan (2001–2014) – $1.175 billion[n 26]
  • Other sales (2001–2019) – $4.669 billion[n 27]
  • Japan mobile (2018–2019) – $287 million[n 28]
United States Star Wars 1982 $6.03 billion 2020
  • 1982–2015 – $4 billion[n 29]
  • Mobile (2016–2019) – $1.01 billion[231]
  • Console/PC (2017–2019) – $1.02 billion[n 31]
Japan Digimon 1997 $5.905 billion 2017
Japan Resident Evil (Biohazard) 1996 $5.2004 billion 2017 [245]
United States Madden NFL 1988 $5.2 billion 2018
  • 1988–2013 – $4 billion[n 35]
  • 2014–2018 – $1.2 billion[n 36]
United States The Sims 2000 $5 billion 2019 [248]
  • The Sims 3$1 billion[249]
  • The Sims 4$1 billion[250]
United States Halo 2001 $5 billion 2015 [251] Including console bundles
Japan Gran Turismo 1997 $4.84 billion 2022 [252] Gran Turismo
Canada Assassin's Creed 2007 $4.6 billion 2020
Japan Virtua Fighter 1993 $4.08 billion 2001 [187]
Japan One Piece 2000 $4.027 billion 2022
United States Need for Speed 1994 $4 billion 2014 [256][257]
Japan The Legend of Zelda
(Zelda no Densetsu)
1986 $3.853 billion 2019
Japan Monster Hunter 2004 $3.824 billion 2019
  • Games (2004–2017) – $1.797 billion[n 43]
  • World (2018) – $985 million[n 44]
  • Other media & merchandise – $1.042 billion[n 47]
United States Skylanders 2011 $3.5 billion 2017 [301] Including all media
Japan Super Smash Bros. 1999 $3.438 billion 2019
United States Mortal Kombat 1992 $3.21 billion 2019 [314]
  • Arcade (1992–2000) – $1.17 billion[315]
  • Home (1992–2000) – $989 million[n 51]
  • 2002–2019 – $1.051 billion[n 52]
South Korea MapleStory 2003 $3.151 billion 2014 [139]
United Kingdom Tomb Raider 1996 $3.122 billion 2017
  • 1996–2012 – $1 billion[336]
  • 2013–2017 – $1.08 billion[n 53]
  • Other media – $1.042 billion[n 54]
United States The Elder Scrolls 1994 $3.05 billion 2020
United States Star Wars games 1983 $3 billion 2015 [349]
Finland Clash Royale 2016 $3 billion 2020 [350]
Sweden Minecraft 2011 $2.898 billion 2019
Sweden Battlefield 2002 $2.74 billion 2017
  • Battlefield 3$1.1 billion[n 60]
  • Battlefield 4$499.9 million[n 61]
  • Battlefield 1$1.14 billion[360]
United States Overwatch 2016 $2.557 billion 2020
Japan Metal Gear 1987 $2.513 billion 2016
  • Japan (1998–2016) – $512 million[n 64]
  • Overseas (1987–2015) – $1.408 billion[n 65]
  • Other sales – $593.1 million[n 66]
Japan World Club Champion Football 2002 $2.507 billion 2013
  • Card revenues (2002–2009) – $1.901 billion[n 67]
  • Unit sales revenue (2005–2009) – $307.4 million[391]
  • Intercontinental Clubs (2009–2013) – $224 million[n 68]
France Tom Clancy's 1987 $2.029 billion 2019
Turkey Far Cry 2004 $2 billion 2020 [397]
United States NBA Jam 1993 $2 billion 2010 [398]
United Kingdom Lego 1997 $2 billion 2014 [16]
United States Guitar Hero 2005 $2 billion 2009 [399]
France Just Dance 2009 $2 billion 2020 [397]
Canada Watch Dogs 2014 $2 billion 2020 [397]
Japan Onimusha 2001 $1.798 billion 2016
South Korea Black Desert Online 2015 $1.7 billion 2020 [401]
United States Spider-Man 1982 $1.65 billion 2018
  • 1982–2003 – $1 billion[402]
  • Spider-Man 2 (2004) – $110 million[403]
  • Spider-Man (2018) – $540 million[404][405]
United States Fallout 1997 $1.642 billion 2019
  • Fallout 1 to 3$344 million[n 70]
  • Fallout 4$750 million[411]
  • Spin-offs – $548 million[n 71]
Soviet Union Tetris 1988[n 72] $1.631 billion 2011
United Kingdom Harry Potter 2001 $1.555 billion 2018
  • 2001–2014 – $1.5 billion[425]
  • Hogwarts Mystery (2018) – $55 million[426]
Japan Disney Tsum Tsum 2014 $1.5 billion 2019 [427]
Japan The Idolmaster 2005 $1.236 billion 2019
  • Mobile games – $709 million[n 76]
  • Console games – $65 million[n 77]
  • Other media – $462 million[n 78]
United States Counter-Strike 2000 $1.233 billion 2018
  • CS GO (2015–2018) – $1.233 billion[430]
United States The Sims 2000 $1.2 billion 2007 [431]
Japan Power Pros (Pro Yakyū) 1994 $1.159 billion 2019
  • Mobile games – $1.159 billion[n 9]
Japan Gundam 1983 $1.152 billion 2018
  • 2000–2007 (Japan) – $691 million[n 79]
  • 2008–2014 (Japan) – $436 million[n 80]
  • Mobile (2018) – $26 million[227]
United States Doom 1993 $1.088 billion 2020
United States Dota 2003 $1.035 billion 2019
  • Dota 2 (2015–2017) – $904 million[435]
  • eSports (2013–2019) – $131 million[436]
Finland Angry Birds 2009 $1.001 billion 2019
  • Angry Birds (as of 2011) – $100 million[437]
  • Angry Birds 2 & Evolution$363 million[n 81]
  • Films – $538 million[440]
United States Defender 1981 $1 billion 2001 [441]
Denmark Duke Nukem 1991 $1 billion 2001 [442]
United States Diablo 1996 $1 billion 2017 [144]
United States Crash Bandicoot 1996 $1 billion 2020 [443]
United States StarCraft 1998 $1 billion 2017 [144]
United States Spyro 1998 $1 billion 2020 [443]
United States Red Dead 2004 $1 billion 2018 [444]
United Kingdom RuneScape 2001 $1 billion 2018 [445]
United States Forza 2005 $1 billion 2016 [446]
United States Gears of War 2006 $1 billion 2014 [447]
United States Uncharted 2007 $1 billion 2016 [448]
United States Borderlands 2009 $1 billion 2019 [449]
Malta Bubble Witch 2011 $1 billion 2017 [144]
Malta Pet Rescue 2012 $1 billion 2017 [144]
France Dishonored 2012 $1 billion 2020 [432]
Malta Farm Heroes 2013 $1 billion 2017 [144]
United States The Last of Us 2013 $1 billion 2020 [450]
United States Destiny 2014 $1 billion 2017 [144]
United States Heroes of the Storm 2015 $1 billion 2017 [144]
Singapore Garena Free Fire 2017 $1 billion 2019 [451]


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

See also

External links

Notes

  1. Star Wars franchise - 38 million
  2. Tekken series:
  3. Pac-Man series:
  4. Gundam series:
    • Sales through to March 2004: 20 million[52]
    • Sales from March 2004 to March 2012: 10.9044 million[53][54]
  5. 5.0 5.1 Persona:
    • Up until March 2017: 6.9 million[68]
    • Persona 5 sales during April-June 2017: 1.25 million
      • Persona 5 sold 1.8 million units worldwide,[81][82] including 550,000 Japanese sales in 2016.[83]
  6. Megami Tensei franchise:
    • Persona series: 8.15 million[n 5]
    • Other Megami Tensei games: 7.2 million[68]
  7. Call of Duty (2017–2018)
    • Call of Duty: WWII (2017) – $1 billion[110]
    • Black Ops 4 (2018) – $1 billion[111]
  8. $8.7 billion up until 2016.[114] $1.6 billion in 2017.[115]
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.7 List of highest-grossing mobile games
  10. Other games in Wii series:
    • Wii Play$1.25 billion[124]
    • Japan releases between 2008 and 2012 – 6,240,159 units, ¥31,578,774,200 ($395,773,583) revenue[125][126]
    • Overseas releases between 2008 and 2012 – 40,079,841 units, $2,003,591,252 revenue
    • Wii Party U (2013) – 1.58 million units,[135] $78,565,340 revenue
      • Japan – 238,641 units, ¥1,121,612,700 ($11,492,445) revenue[125]
      • Overseas – 1,341,359 units, $67,054,536 revenue[136]
  11. Warcraft original trilogy:
    • Warcraft: Orcs & Humans$13.5 million (300,000 copies,[140] average $45 price)[141]
    • Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness$34.5 million (United States)[142]
    • Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos$188 million[143]
  12. Hearthstone:
    • 2014–2017 – $1 billion[144]
    • 2018 – $600 million[145]
  13. $145 million digital revenue in 2014.[147] $1.876 billion revenue in 2016.[148] $896 million in 2017.[115]
  14. $1.272 billion in 2018.[112] $1.29 billion in 2019.[117]
    • 2020 – $1.083 billion[149]
  15. Grand Theft Auto franchise revenue up until 2009:
    • Up until March 2005 – $2 billion[151]
    • November 2005 to October 2008 – $1,071,429,641[152]
    • November 2008 to October 2009 – $296,357,328[153]
    • April 2012 to March 2013 – $23.4 million[154]
  16. ¥3,889,894,500[156] ($36 million).
  17. Puzzle & Dragons retail sales on Nintendo 3DS in Japan:
    • Puzzle & Dragons Z + Super Mario Bros. Edition¥7,828,778,095 ($72 million)
      • Puzzle & Dragons Z (2013) – ¥6,448,042,095 (as of 2016)[157]
      • Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition (2015) – ¥1,380,736,000 (as of 2016)[158]
    • Puzzle & Dragons X (2016) – ¥1,161,537,600 ($11 million)[159]
  18. Dragon Quest game retail sales in Japan:
    • 1986–2012 releases – ¥364,984,524,600 ($4,574,314,132)
    • 2013–2017 releases – $560,874,238
      • Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past (3DS) – 1,255,626 units, ¥5,800 price[165]¥7,282,630,800 ($74,620,438)
      • Dragon Quest Monsters 2 (3DS) – 807,174 units, ¥5,229 price[165]¥4,220,712,846 ($39,838,799)
      • 2015–2016 releases – 3,337,392 units, average ¥6,476 price – ¥21,611,864,960[165] ($198,651,428)
      • 2017 releases – 3,272,121 units, average ¥7,175 price – ¥23,476,470,970[165] ($219,878,908)
  19. See Dragon Quest: Monster Battle Road § Reception.
  20. Dragon Quest: Monster Battle Road revenue:
    • Arcade sales during 2007–2008 – $78.2 million[n 19]
    • Card sales up until 2010 – 200 million cards,[166] average ¥842 price per 6-card pack[167]¥28.1 billion ($352.17 million)
  21. Donkey Kong Country series – $2,222,743,284
    • Donkey Kong Country (SNES) – 9.3 million cartridges[168]$809.47 million
      • Japan – 3 million sales, ¥9,800 price[161]¥29,400 million ($368.47 million)
      • Other regions – 6.3 million sales, $69.95 price[169]$441 million
    • Donkey Kong Country 2 (SNES) – 5.15 million cartridges[168]$545.47 million
      • Japan – 2.2 million sales, ¥9,800 price[161]¥21,560 million ($368.47 million)
      • Other regions – 2.95 million sales, $59.99 price[170]$177 million
    • Donkey Kong Country 3 (SNES) – 3.51 million cartridges[168]$255.4 million
      • Japan – 1.77 million sales – ¥12,036 million[161] ($151 million)
      • Other regions – 1.74 million sales, $59.99 price[171]$104.4 million
    • Donkey Kong Country 1 & 2 (GBA) sales in the United States – $45 million[172]
    • Donkey Kong Country Returns – $332,630,064
      • Japan – ¥7,403,573,080 ($87,582,564)[173]
        • Donkey Kong Country Returns¥5,721,079,400 ($71,701,709)
        • Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D¥1,682,493,680 ($15,880,855)
      • Overseas – 5.25 million units – $245,047,500
        • Donkey Kong Country Returns – 4.09 million units,[174] $49.99 price[175] – $204,459,100
        • Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D – 1.16 million units,[176] $34.99 price[177] – $40,588,400
    • Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze – $234,773,220
      • Wii U (2014) – 1.98 million units[178] – $99,795,720
        • Japan – 120,086 units,[179] ¥6,270 price[180]¥752,939,220 ($7,051,974)
        • Overseas – 1,859,914 units, $49.99 price[181]$92,977,101
      • Nintendo Switch (2018) – 2.25 million units,[182] $59.99 price[183]$134,977,500
  22. Japan retail sales of other Donkey Kong games – ¥17,825,589,000 ($223,406,304)
    • 'Donkey Kong 64 (N64) – ¥8,580 million[184]
    • Mario vs. Donkey Kong series – ¥4,245,388,800[185] ($53,207,028)
    • Other 2003–2012 releases – ¥5,000,200,200[186]
  23. Sonic the Hedgehog series:
    • Up until 2014 – $5 billion[188]
    • 2015–2018 – $94,858,979
      • Sonic Lost World – $39,876,179
        • Consoles – 710,000 units,[189] $49.95 price,[190] $35,464,500 revenue.
        • Steam$4,411,679[191]
      • Sonic Boom – 620,000 units,[192] $49.99 price,[193] $30,993,800 revenue.
      • Sonic Mania digital sales – $19,990,000[194]
      • Sonic Forces digital sales on Steam – $3,999,000[195]
  24. Other games in Fate franchise – $86,319,559
    • 2007–2012 releases – ¥4,986,551,447 ($62,495,945)
    • 2014 handheld releases – ¥559,185,360 ($5,278,083)
      • Fate/hollow ataraxia (PSV) – ¥510,216,000[209]
      • Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya (3DS) – ¥48,969,360[210]
    • Fate/Extella (2016) – $18,545,531
  25. 25.0 25.1 Shōnen Jump video game retail sales in Japan:
    • Famicom Jump: Hero Retsuden – 1.1 million cartridges, ¥6,500 price[160]¥7,150 million ($90 million)
    • 2006–2012 – ¥7,579,055,580 ($95 million)
      • Battle Stadium D.O.N – 217,647 units, at ¥7,140 price,[216] grossed approximately ¥1,553,999,580.
      • Jump Super Stars – 517,514 units, at ¥4,800 price,[217] grossed approximately ¥2,484,067,200.
      • Jump Ultimate Stars – 737,706 units, at ¥4,800 price,[218] grossed approximately ¥3,540,988,800.
    • J-Stars Victory VS (2014) – 360,114 units, at ¥7,600 and ¥6,648 prices,[219][220] grossed approximately ¥2,574,363,808 ($24.3 million).
    • 50th Anniversary Shōnen Jump Edition (June 2018) – 110,000 units,[221] $73 price[222]$8.03 million
  26. 14,009,999 retail sales, at average ¥6,735 price, grossed approximately ¥94,354,237,127 ($1,174,620,312).[223]
  27. 93,390,001 other sales (107.4 million units worldwide as of December 2019),[223][224] $49.99 average price[225][226]
  28. Winning Eleven mobile revenue in Japan during 2018–2019 – ¥31.64 billion ($296 million)
    • 2018 – ¥19.56 billion[227]
    • 2019 – ¥12.08 billion[228]
  29. $3 billion up until July 2015.[229] $1 billion during August–December 2015.[230]
  30. Star Wars Battlefront II sold 9 million units[232] ($59.99 price),[233] grossing approximately $540 million.
  31. Star Wars games on consoles and PC (2017–2019)
    • Star Wars Battlefront II (2017) – $540 million[n 30]
    • Jedi: Fallen Order (2019) – $480 million[234]
  32. Digimon console game retail sales in Japan – $90,467,983
    • 2000–2002 releases – 216,890 units, average ¥4,430 price – ¥960,751,800[235] ($12,041,005)
    • 2006–2012 releases – 797,387 units, average ¥5,081 price – ¥4,051,533,280[236] ($50,777,457)
    • 2013–2014 releases – 958,518 units, average ¥5,911 price – ¥952,385,880[236] ($8,989,455)
    • 2014–2016 releases – 258,702 units, average ¥6,637 price – ¥1,717,000,040[236] ($15,782,280)
    • 2017 releases – 51,456 units, average ¥6,273 price – ¥322,801,200[236] ($3,023,332)
  33. Digital Monster virtual pet sales:
    • By 2005, Bandai sold more than 24 million units, at about ¥1,260 price,[237] grossing approximately ¥30,240 million ($379 million).
    • Bandai Namco's Digimon toy sales from April 2005 to March 2007 – ¥3.6 billion ($45.12 million)[238][239]
  34. Digimon merchandise sales:
  35. 1988–2013 – 100 million units – $4 billion.[246]
  36. 2014–2018 – 30 million units,[247] $40 average price[246]$1.2 billion.
  37. One Piece
  38. 10.89 million units[258]$501,476,100[259][260]
  39. Zelda sales in Japan (1991–2019) – $841,495,130
    • 1991–2012 – ¥52,981,178,477 ($664,007,751)
      • A Link to the Past¥9,280,482,349[161][261]
      • Ocarina of Time¥12,908,829,400[262][263][264]
      • Majora's Mask¥8,316,968,896[263]
      • The Wind Waker¥6,181,577,600[265][266]
      • Zelda I & II (Famicom Mini) – ¥560,446,000[267][268]
      • Minish Cap¥961,233,600[269]
      • Twilight Princess¥4,869,612,900[263][270]
      • Phantom Hourglass and Spirit Tracks¥7,506,537,332[263][271]
      • Skyward Sword¥2,395,490,400[263][272]
    • A Link Between Worlds (2013) – ¥2,129,424,000[263] ($21,818,839)
    • Hyrule Warriors (2014) – ¥1,972,854,397[273][274] ($18,621,535)
    • Tri Force Heroes (2015) – ¥790,638,700[275] ($7,267,374)
    • Breath of the Wild (2017) – 2,052,535 units (1.91 million on Switch,[276][277][278] 142,535 on Wii U)[179][279]¥14,326,694,300[280] ($134,182,770)
  40. Zelda overseas sales (1991–2019) – $2,510,556,724
    • A Link to the Past (SNES) overseas sales – 3.45 million units[258][281]$172,465,500[282]
    • United States retail sales from 1995 to March 2017 – $1.4 billion[283]
    • Virtual Console digital sales (2009 & 2011) – $6.7 million
      • Wii Virtual Console (2009) – $4.4 million[284]
      • Link's Awakening (3DS) – $2.3 million (2011)[285]
    • Breath of the Wild sales outside Japan and North America in March 2017 – 1.945 million units (1.445 million on Switch,[276][286] 500,000 on Wii U)[276][286] – €136,130,550[287] ($153,472,999)
    • Breath of the Wild overseas sales from April 2017 to December 2019 – 12,967,465 units (12.05 million on Switch as of December 2019,[277][278] 917,465 on Wii U as of March 2018)[279][286][288]$777,918,225[289][290]
  41. Monster Hunter console game retail sales in Japan during 2004–2017:
    • 2004–2012 – 17,443,368 units, average ¥5,133 price – ¥89,539,373,091[291] ($1,122,187,907)
    • Monster Hunter 4 (2013) – 3,378,455 units, ¥5,705 price[291]¥19,274,085,775 ($197,489,172)
    • Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate (2014) – 2,559,186 units, ¥5,800 price[291]¥14,843,278,800 ($140,103,917)
    • 2015–2016 – 3,097,450 units, ¥5,800 price – ¥17,965,210,000[291] ($165,132,191)
    • Monster Hunter XX (2017) – 2.15 million units (1.8 million on 3DS,[23] 350,000 on Switch),[292] ¥5,800 price[291]¥12,470 million ($111.17 million)
  42. Monster Hunter Generations (3DS) – 4.3 million worldwide sales[23] (including 2,787,985 Japan sales)[291]
    • Overseas sales – 1,512,015 units,[291][23] $39.99 price[293] – $60,465,480
  43. Monster Hunter (2004–2017)
    • Japan (2004–2017) – $1.736 billion[n 41]
    • Overseas (2016–2017) – $60.5 million[n 42]
  44. Monster Hunter: World
    • PS4 & Xbox One – 8.3 million units[294]$565 million
      • Japan – 3.2 million units,[295][296] ¥8,980 price[291]¥74,534 million ($269 million)
      • Overseas – 5.1 million units, $59.99 price[297]$306 million
    • Steam – $420 million
  45. 45.0 45.1 45.2 See Pachinko § Franchises.
  46. Monster Hunter licensed merchandise sales in Japan between 2007 and 2012 – ¥11,324.2 million ($142 million)
    • 2007 & 2010 – ¥9.33 billion[242]
    • 2012 – ¥1,994.2 million[300]
  47. Other Monster Hunter media:
    • Pachinko sales – $900 million[n 45]
    • Licensed merchandise – $142 million[n 46]
  48. Super Smash Bros sales up until 2019 – $2,253,967,980
    • Super Smash Bros. – 5.55 million units[302]$358.2 million
      • Japan – 1.97 million units, ¥5,800 price[184]¥11,426 million ($143.2 million)
      • Overseas – 3.58 million units,[184][302] $59.95 price[303]$215 million
    • Super Smash Bros. Melee – 7.09 million units[304] – $406,188,789
      • Japan – 1,497,415 units, ¥6,800 price[305]¥10,182,422,000 ($127,615,265)
      • Overseas – 5,572,585 units, $49.99 price[306]$278,573,524
    • Super Smash Bros. Brawl – 13.3 million units[307] – $752,784,938
      • Japan – 2,509,467 units, ¥6,800 price[305]¥17,064,375,600 ($213,866,093)
      • Overseas – 10,790,533 units, $49.99 price[308]$539,418,745 revenue
    • Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (2014) – 9.57 million units[307] – $407,281,360
      • Japan – 2,703,101 units,[179] ¥5,200 price[305]¥14,056,125,200 ($132,674,069)
      • Overseas – 6,866,899 units, $39.99 price[309]$274,607,291 revenue
    • Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (2014) – 5.37 million units[307] – $329,012,993
      • Japan – 861,575 units, ¥7,200 price[305]¥6,203,340,000 ($58,552,577)
      • Overseas – 4,508,425 units, $59.99 price[310]$270,460,416
  49. Super Smash Bros Ultimate (2018)
    • Japan – 4.22 million units,[278] ¥7,920 price[311]¥33,422,400,000 ($313,031,750)
    • Overseas – 13.46 million units,[278] $59.99 price[312]$807,465,400
  50. 5.7 million Amiibo sales for Super Smash Bros. (Nintendo 3DS and Wii U) up until February 2015, $12.99 retail price.[313]
  51. Mortal Kombat home releases (1992–2000)
  52. Mortal Kombat (2002–2019)
  53. 18 million sales,[337] $59.99 price[338][339]
  54. Other Tomb Raider media:
    • Box office – $705 million[340]
    • Pachinko sales – $300 million[n 45]
    • DVD rentals – $36.6 million[341]
  55. The Elder Scrolls I to IV:
    • The Elder Scrolls: Arena and Daggerfall – 690,000 units, $39 average price[342]$27 million
    • The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind – 4 million units,[343] $39 average price[342]$156 million
    • The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion – 9.5 million units,[344] $49.99 price[345]$475 million
  56. The Elder Scrolls spin-offs:
    • The Elder Scrolls Online$1 billion[347]
    • The Elder Scrolls: Blades$1.5 million[348]
  57. 33 million units, at $26.95 price, as of April 2019.[351]
  58. $500 million as of February 2019, equivalent to a maximum of 71.53 million units at $6.99 each.[352]
  59. Approximately 75.47 million units on other platforms (out of 180 million units on all platforms, as of November 2019),[353] at $19.99 price,[354][355] grossing approximately $1,509 million.
  60. Battlefield 3:
    • Sales – 15 million units,[356] $59.99 price[357]$899.85 million
    • Subscriptions – $200 million[358]
  61. Battlefield 4:
    • Sales – 7 million units,[359] $59.99 price[357]$419.93 million
    • Subscriptions – $79.984 million[357]
  62. Overwatch reached 30 million players as of the first quarter of 2017,[362] and gained 20 million players from Q1 2017 to Q3 2019.[363] Overwatch costs about $40 per copy.
  63. Overwatch League sold 12 teams for $20m each, 8 teams for $50m each, a $90 million, two-year Twitch deal, and its two-year deals with HP Omen and Intel are worth $17 million and $10 million. Sponsorship deals are incomplete.
  64. Known Japan sales during 1998–2016 – 6,855,344 units
    • 1998–2005 – 2,789,813 sales – ¥18,937,418,585 ($237,340,752)
      • Metal Gear Solid (PS1) – 1 million sales,[366] ¥6,264 price[367]¥6,264 million
      • Metal Gear Solid 2 (PS2) – 839,548 sales, ¥6,800 price[368][369]¥5,708,926,400
      • Metal Gear Solid 3 (PS2) – 950,265 sales, ¥7,329 price[368][370]¥6,964,492,185
    • 2006–2016 – 4,065,531 retail sales, average ¥5,982 price – ¥24,321,650,838 ($274,364,521)[368]
  65. Known overseas sales during 1987–2015 – 26,866,625 units – $1,407,710,939
    • Metal Gear (NES) – 1 million cartridges,[371] $39.95 price[372]$39.95 million
    • Metal Gear Solid (PS1) – 5 million units,[366] $50 price[373]$250 million
    • Metal Gear Solid 2 (PS2) – 6,160,452 units,[368][369][374] $50 price[375] – $308,022,600
    • Metal Gear Solid 3 (PS2) – 2,842,052 units,[368][376] $50 price[377] – $142,102,600
    • Metal Gear Solid 4 (PS3) – 5,070,425 units,[368][378] $59.99 price[379] – $304,174,796
    • Metal Gear Rising (Steam) – 722,000 units, $29.99 price[380] – $21,652,780
    • Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes (2014) – 748,012 units,[368][381] average $30 price[382] – $22,440,360
    • Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (2015) – 5,323,684 units,[368][383] $59.99 price[384] – $319,367,803
  66. 15,478,031 sales,[385] at average $38.32 price.[386][387][388]
  67. Card revenues up until January 2009:
  68. World Club Champion Football: Intercontinental Clubs revenues from April 2009 to December 2013 - $224 million
    • Fiscal year ended 31 March 2010: ¥4.2 billion[392]
    • Fiscal year ended 31 March 2011: ¥3.8 billion[393]
    • Fiscal year ended 31 March 2012: ¥3.6 billion[394][395]
    • 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
  69. Onimusha retail sales on PlayStation 2:
    • Sales in Japan – 2,427,301 units, average ¥7,161 price – ¥17,381,661,170[400] ($217,842,601)
    • Onimusha: Warlords sales in the United States – 800,000 units – $28 million[323]
  70. Fallout 1 to 3:
    • Fallout – 600,000 units,[406] $54.95 price[407]$33 million
    • Fallout 2 – 240,000 units,[408] $45 price[409]$11 million
    • Fallout 3$300 million[410]
  71. Fallout spin-offs:
    • New Vegas$300 million[412]
    • Fallout Shelter$100 million[413]
    • Fallout 76 – 2.46 million units,[414] $59.99 price[415]$148 million
  72. The year of inception of the first commercial versions.[416] Earlier versions were given out for free.[417]
  73. Tetris sales on Game Boy – 35 million units[418]
    • Japan – 4.24 million units grossed ¥11,024 million[163] ($138.13 million)
    • Other regions – 30.76 million units grossed $614,892,400[419]
  74. Tetris mobile game – 132 million paid downloads, as of June 2011.[420]
    • 100 million downloads up until January 2010, at $5 price,[421] grossed approximately $500 million.
    • 32 million downloads between February 2010 and June 2011, at $0.99 price,[422] grossed approximately $32 million.
  75. Tetris sales on NES – 8 million units[423]
    • Japan – 1.81 million units grossed ¥8,869 million[160] ($111.13 million)
    • Other regions – 6.19 million units grossed $235,158,100[424]
    • The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls¥12 billion ($150 million)[428]
    • The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls: Starlight Stage$559 million[n 9]
  76. Idolm@ster console game sales revenue in Japan – 792,116 units – ¥5,151,623,280 ($64,564,774)[429]
  77. See The Idolmaster § Commercial reception
  78. 8,160,226 retail sales, at average ¥6,761 price, grossed approximately ¥55,170,844,400 ($691,450,613).[54]
  79. Gundam video game retail sales of 2013–2014 releases in Japan:[54]
    • 2008–2012 releases – 4,334,427 sales, average ¥6,806 price – ¥29,501,067,413 ($369,733,894)
    • 2013 releases – 491,798 sales, average ¥7,807 price – ¥3,839,631,720 ($39,342,239)
    • Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme Vs. Full Boost (2014) – 371,323 sales, ¥7,600 price – ¥2,822,054,800 ($26,637,035)
  80. Angry Birds 2 grossed $332.5 million.[438] Angry Birds Evolution grossed over $30 million.[439]

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