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List of highest-grossing video game franchises

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This is a list of the highest-grossing video game franchises, which have grossed at least $1 billion in revenue. All figures below are in US dollars.

List[]

Franchise Debut Revenue As of Ref Breakdown
Japan Pokémon 1996 $150 billion 2023 [1] Pokémon
Japan Mario 1981 $55 billion 2023 [2] Mario
United States Call of Duty (COD) 2003 $27 billion 2021 [3]
  • 2003–2016 – $15 billion[4]
  • 2017–2018 – $2 billion[n 1]
  • 2019 – $1.132 billion[7]
South Korea Dungeon Fighter Online 2005 $22 billion 2023 [8]
  • 2005–2017 – $10.3 billion[n 2][11]
  • 2018 – $1.5 billion[7]
  • 2019 – $1.6 billion[12]
Japan Final Fantasy 1987 $20.116 billion 2023 [13] Final Fantasy
Malta Candy Crush 2012 $20 billion 2023 [14] List of highest-grossing mobile games
United States Fortnite 2017 $20 billion 2020 [15] Fortnite
Japan Dragon Quest 1986 $18 billion 2024 [16] Dragon Quest
China Honor of Kings 2015 $15.608 billion 2022 [n 3] List of highest-grossing mobile games
Japan Pac-Man 1980 $15.548 billion 2023 [17] Pac-Man
South Korea Lineage 1998 $14.976 billion 2022 [18] Lineage
Japan Wii Series 2007 $14.808 billion 2018
South Korea PUBG 2017 $14.79 billion 2023 [34] PUBG
Japan Space Invaders 1978 $13.93 billion 2016 [19] List of highest-grossing video games
United States League of Legends 2009 $13.451 billion 2021 [35] List of highest-grossing video games
United States Warcraft 1994 $13.156 billion 2017
South Korea CrossFire 2007 $13.088 billion 2021 [35] List of highest-grossing video games
Canada FIFA 1993 $12.562 billion 2020
  • 1993–2013 – $6 billion[42]
  • 2014–2017 – $2.917 billion[n 7]
  • 2018–2020 – $3.645 billion[n 8]
Japan Street Fighter 1987 $12.427 billion 2016 [46] Street Fighter
United Kingdom Grand Theft Auto (GTA) 1997 $11.721 billion 2023
  • 1997 to March 2013 – $3.391 billion[n 9]
  • April 2013 to March 2023 – $8.33 billion[51]
Japan Monster Strike 2013 $10.538 billion 2022
Japan Dragon Ball 1986 $10.523 billion 2024
Japan Puzzle & Dragons 2012 $8.661 billion 2021
  • Mobile game – $8.578 billion[n 3]
  • Nintendo 3DS games – $83 million[n 12]
Finland Clash of Clans 2012 $8.4 billion 2022 [n 3] List of highest-grossing mobile games
China Westward Journey 2001 $8.317 billion 2017 [35] List of highest-grossing video games
Japan Donkey Kong 1981 $6.846 billion 2019
Japan Sega Model series 1992 $6.38 billion 2001 [85] Arcade gaming
Japan Sonic 1991 $6.345 billion 2019
Japan Fate 2004 $6.386 billion 2022
Japan Pro Evolution Soccer

(Winning Eleven)

1996 $6.131 billion 2019
  • Japan (2001–2014) – $1.175 billion[n 17]
  • Other sales (2001–2019) – $4.669 billion[n 18]
  • Japan mobile (2018–2019) – $287 million[n 19]
United States Star Wars 1982 $6.03 billion 2020
  • 1982–2015 – $4 billion[n 20]
  • Mobile (2016–2019) – $1.01 billion[122]
  • Console/PC (2017–2019) – $1.02 billion[n 22]
Japan Digimon 1997 $5.905 billion 2017
Japan Resident Evil (Biohazard) 1996 $5.2004 billion 2017 [136]
United States Madden NFL 1988 $5.2 billion 2018
  • 1988–2013 – $4 billion[n 26]
  • 2014–2018 – $1.2 billion[n 27]
United States The Sims 2000 $5 billion 2019 [139]
  • The Sims 3 – $1 billion[140]
  • The Sims 4 – $1 billion[141]
United States Halo 2001 $5 billion 2015 [142] Including console bundles
Japan One Piece 2000 $4.91 billion 2024
Japan Gran Turismo 1997 $4.84 billion 2022 [143] Gran Turismo
Canada Assassin's Creed 2007 $4.6 billion 2020
Japan Virtua Fighter 1993 $4.08 billion 2001 [85]
United States Need for Speed 1994 $4 billion 2014 [147][148]
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 34]
  • World (2018) – $985 million[n 35]
  • Other media & merchandise – $1.042 billion[n 38]
United States Skylanders 2011 $3.5 billion 2017 [193] Including all media
Japan Super Smash Bros. 1999 $3.438 billion 2019
United States Mortal Kombat 1992 $3.21 billion 2019 [206]
  • Arcade (1992–2000) – $1.17 billion[207]
  • Home (1992–2000) – $989 million[n 42]
  • 2002–2019 – $1.051 billion[n 43]
South Korea MapleStory 2003 $3.151 billion 2014 [35]
United Kingdom Tomb Raider 1996 $3.122 billion 2017
  • 1996–2012 – $1 billion[228]
  • 2013–2017 – $1.08 billion[n 44]
  • Other media – $1.042 billion[n 45]
United States The Elder Scrolls 1994 $3.05 billion 2020
United States Star Wars games 1983 $3 billion 2015 [241]
Finland Clash Royale 2016 $3 billion 2020 [242]
Sweden Minecraft 2011 $2.898 billion 2019
Sweden Battlefield 2002 $2.74 billion 2017
  • Battlefield 3 – $1.1 billion[n 51]
  • Battlefield 4 – $499.9 million[n 52]
  • Battlefield 1 – $1.14 billion[252]
United States Overwatch 2016 $2.557 billion 2020
Japan Metal Gear 1987 $2.513 billion 2016
  • Japan (1998–2016) – $512 million[n 55]
  • Overseas (1987–2015) – $1.408 billion[n 56]
  • Other sales – $593.1 million[n 57]
Japan World Club Champion Football 2002 $2.507 billion 2013
  • Card revenues (2002–2009) – $1.901 billion[n 58]
  • Unit sales revenue (2005–2009) – $307.4 million[283]
  • Intercontinental Clubs (2009–2013) – $224 million[n 59]
France Tom Clancy's 1987 $2.029 billion 2019
Turkey Far Cry 2004 $2 billion 2020 [289]
United States NBA Jam 1993 $2 billion 2010 [290]
United Kingdom Lego 1997 $2 billion 2014 [291]
United States Guitar Hero 2005 $2 billion 2009 [292]
France Just Dance 2009 $2 billion 2020 [289]
Canada Watch Dogs 2014 $2 billion 2020 [289]
Japan Onimusha 2001 $1.798 billion 2016
South Korea Black Desert Online 2015 $1.7 billion 2020 [294]
United States Spider-Man 1982 $1.65 billion 2018
  • 1982–2003 – $1 billion[295]
  • Spider-Man 2 (2004) – $110 million[296]
  • Spider-Man (2018) – $540 million[297][298]
United States Fallout 1997 $1.642 billion 2019
  • Fallout 1 to 3 – $344 million[n 61]
  • Fallout 4 – $750 million[304]
  • Spin-offs – $548 million[n 62]
Soviet Union Tetris 1988[n 63] $1.631 billion 2011
United Kingdom Harry Potter 2001 $1.555 billion 2018
  • 2001–2014 – $1.5 billion[319]
  • Hogwarts Mystery (2018) – $55 million[320]
Japan Disney Tsum Tsum 2014 $1.5 billion 2019 [321]
Japan The Idolmaster 2005 $1.236 billion 2019
  • Mobile games – $709 million[n 67]
  • Console games – $65 million[n 68]
  • Other media – $462 million[n 69]
United States Counter-Strike 2000 $1.233 billion 2018
  • CS GO (2015–2018) – $1.233 billion[324]
United States The Sims 2000 $1.2 billion 2007 [325]
Japan Power Pros (Pro Yakyū) 1994 $1.159 billion 2019
  • Mobile games – $1.159 billion[n 3]
Japan Gundam 1983 $1.152 billion 2018
  • 2000–2007 (Japan) – $691 million[n 70]
  • 2008–2014 (Japan) – $436 million[n 71]
  • Mobile (2018) – $25 million[118]
United States Doom 1993 $1.088 billion 2020
United States Dota 2003 $1.035 billion 2019
  • Dota 2 (2015–2017) – $904 million[330]
  • eSports (2013–2019) – $131 million[331]
Finland Angry Birds 2009 $1.001 billion 2019
  • Angry Birds (as of 2011) – $100 million[332]
  • Angry Birds 2 & Evolution – $363 million[n 72]
  • Films – $538 million[335]
United States Defender 1981 $1 billion 2001 [336]
Denmark Duke Nukem 1991 $1 billion 2001 [337]
United States Diablo 1996 $1 billion 2017 [40]
United States Crash Bandicoot 1996 $1 billion 2020 [338]
United States StarCraft 1998 $1 billion 2017 [40]
United States Spyro 1998 $1 billion 2020 [338]
United States Red Dead 2004 $1 billion 2018 [339]
United Kingdom RuneScape 2001 $1 billion 2018 [340]
United States Forza 2005 $1 billion 2016 [341]
United States Gears of War 2006 $1 billion 2014 [342]
United States Uncharted 2007 $1 billion 2016 [343]
United States Borderlands 2009 $1 billion 2019 [344]
Malta Bubble Witch 2011 $1 billion 2017 [40]
Malta Pet Rescue 2012 $1 billion 2017 [40]
France Dishonored 2012 $1 billion 2020 [327]
Malta Farm Heroes 2013 $1 billion 2017 [40]
United States The Last of Us 2013 $1 billion 2020 [345]
United States Destiny 2014 $1 billion 2017 [40]
United States Heroes of the Storm 2015 $1 billion 2017 [40]
Singapore Garena Free Fire 2017 $1 billion 2019 [346]


See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ↑ Call of Duty (2017–2018)
    • Call of Duty: WWII (2017) – $1 billion[5]
    • Black Ops 4 (2018) – $1 billion[6]
  2. ↑ $8.7 billion up until 2016.[9] $1.6 billion in 2017.[10]
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 List of highest-grossing mobile games
  4. ↑ Other games in Wii series:
    • Wii Play – $1.25 billion[21]
    • Japan releases between 2008 and 2012 – 6,240,159 units, ¥31,578,774,200 ($395,773,583) revenue[22][23]
    • Overseas releases between 2008 and 2012 – 40,079,841 units, $2,003,591,252 revenue
    • Wii Party U (2013) – 1.58 million units,[32] $78,565,340 revenue
      • Japan – 238,641 units, ¥1,121,612,700 ($11,492,445) revenue[22]
      • Overseas – 1,341,359 units, $67,054,536 revenue[33]
  5. ↑ Warcraft original trilogy:
    • Warcraft: Orcs & Humans – $13.5 million (300,000 copies,[36] average $45 price)[37]
    • Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness – $34.5 million (United States)[38]
    • Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos – $188 million[39]
  6. ↑ Hearthstone:
    • 2014–2017 – $1 billion[40]
    • 2018 – $600 million[41]
  7. ↑ $145 million digital revenue in 2014.[43] $1.876 billion revenue in 2016.[44] $896 million in 2017.[10]
  8. ↑ $1.272 billion in 2018.[7] $1.29 billion in 2019.[12]
    • 2020 – $1.083 billion[45]
  9. ↑ Grand Theft Auto franchise revenue up until 2009:
    • Up until March 2005 – $2 billion[47]
    • November 2005 to October 2008 – $1,071,429,641[48]
    • November 2008 to October 2009 – $296,357,328[49]
    • April 2012 to March 2013 – $23.4 million[50]
  10. ↑ ¥3,889,894,500[52] ($36 million).
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Shōnen Jump video game retail sales in Japan:
    • Famicom Jump: Hero Retsuden – 1.1 million cartridges, ¥6,500 price[54] – ¥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,[55] grossed approximately ¥1,553,999,580.
      • Jump Super Stars – 517,514 units, at ¥4,800 price,[56] grossed approximately ¥2,484,067,200.
      • Jump Ultimate Stars – 737,706 units, at ¥4,800 price,[57] grossed approximately ¥3,540,988,800.
    • J-Stars Victory VS (2014) – 360,114 units, at ¥7,600 and ¥6,648 prices,[58][59] grossed approximately ¥2,574,363,808 ($24.3 million).
    • 50th Anniversary Shōnen Jump Edition (June 2018) – 110,000 units,[60] $73 price[61] – $8.03 million
  12. ↑ 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)[62]
      • Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition (2015) – ¥1,380,736,000 (as of 2016)[63]
    • Puzzle & Dragons X (2016) – ¥1,161,537,600 ($11 million)[64]
  13. ↑ Donkey Kong Country series – $2,222,743,284
    • Donkey Kong Country (SNES) – 9.3 million cartridges[65] – $809.47 million
      • Japan – 3 million sales, ¥9,800 price[66] – ¥29,400 million ($368.47 million)
      • Other regions – 6.3 million sales, $69.95 price[67] – $441 million
    • Donkey Kong Country 2 (SNES) – 5.15 million cartridges[65] – $545.47 million
      • Japan – 2.2 million sales, ¥9,800 price[66] – ¥21,560 million ($368.47 million)
      • Other regions – 2.95 million sales, $59.99 price[68] – $177 million
    • Donkey Kong Country 3 (SNES) – 3.51 million cartridges[65] – $255.4 million
      • Japan – 1.77 million sales – ¥12,036 million[66] ($151 million)
      • Other regions – 1.74 million sales, $59.99 price[69] – $104.4 million
    • Donkey Kong Country 1 & 2 (GBA) sales in the United States – $45 million[70]
    • Donkey Kong Country Returns – $332,630,064
      • Japan – ¥7,403,573,080 ($87,582,564)[71]
        • 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,[72] $49.99 price[73] – $204,459,100
        • Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D – 1.16 million units,[74] $34.99 price[75] – $40,588,400
    • Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze – $234,773,220
      • Wii U (2014) – 1.98 million units[76] – $99,795,720
        • Japan – 120,086 units,[77] ¥6,270 price[78] – ¥752,939,220 ($6,860,494)
        • Overseas – 1,859,914 units, $49.99 price[79] – $92,977,101
      • Nintendo Switch (2018) – 2.25 million units,[80] $59.99 price[81] – $134,977,500
  14. ↑ Japan retail sales of other Donkey Kong games – ¥17,825,589,000 ($223,406,304)
    • 'Donkey Kong 64 (N64) – ¥8,580 million[82]
    • Mario vs. Donkey Kong series – ¥4,245,388,800[83] ($53,207,028)
    • Other 2003–2012 releases – ¥5,000,200,200[84]
  15. ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog series:
    • Up until 2014 – $5 billion[86]
    • 2015–2018 – $94,858,979
      • Sonic Lost World – $39,876,179
        • Consoles – 710,000 units,[87] $49.95 price,[88] $35,464,500 revenue.
        • Steam – $4,411,679[89]
      • Sonic Boom – 620,000 units,[90] $49.99 price,[91] $30,993,800 revenue.
      • Sonic Mania digital sales – $19,990,000[92]
      • Sonic Forces digital sales on Steam – $3,999,000[93]
  16. ↑ 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[107]
      • Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya (3DS) – ¥48,969,360[108]
    • Fate/Extella (2016) – $18,545,531
  17. ↑ 14,009,999 retail sales, at average ¥6,735 price, grossed approximately ¥94,354,237,127 ($1,174,620,312).[114]
  18. ↑ 93,390,001 other sales (107.4 million units worldwide as of December 2019),[114][115] $49.99 average price[116][117]
  19. ↑ Winning Eleven mobile revenue in Japan during 2018–2019 – ¥31.64 billion ($288 million)
    • 2018 – ¥19.56 billion[118]
    • 2019 – ¥12.08 billion[119]
  20. ↑ $3 billion up until July 2015.[120] $1 billion during August–December 2015.[121]
  21. ↑ Star Wars Battlefront II sold 9 million units[123] ($59.99 price),[124] grossing approximately $540 million.
  22. ↑ Star Wars games on consoles and PC (2017–2019)
    • Star Wars Battlefront II (2017) – $540 million[n 21]
    • Jedi: Fallen Order (2019) – $480 million[125]
  23. ↑ Digimon console game retail sales in Japan – $90,467,983
    • 2000–2002 releases – 216,890 units, average ¥4,430 price – ¥960,751,800[126] ($12,041,005)
    • 2006–2012 releases – 797,387 units, average ¥5,081 price – ¥4,051,533,280[127] ($50,777,457)
    • 2013–2014 releases – 958,518 units, average ¥5,911 price – ¥952,385,880[127] ($8,989,455)
    • 2014–2016 releases – 258,702 units, average ¥6,637 price – ¥1,717,000,040[127] ($15,782,280)
    • 2017 releases – 51,456 units, average ¥6,273 price – ¥322,801,200[127] ($2,941,241)
  24. ↑ Digital Monster virtual pet sales:
    • By 2005, Bandai sold more than 24 million units, at about ¥1,260 price,[128] 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)[129][130]
  25. ↑ Digimon merchandise sales:
  26. ↑ 1988–2013 – 100 million units – $4 billion.[137]
  27. ↑ 2014–2018 – 30 million units,[138] $40 average price[137] – $1.2 billion.
  28. ↑ One Piece
  29. ↑ 10.89 million units[149] – $501,476,100[150][151]
  30. ↑ 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[66][152]
      • Ocarina of Time – ¥12,908,829,400[153][154][155]
      • Majora's Mask – ¥8,316,968,896[154]
      • The Wind Waker – ¥6,181,577,600[156][157]
      • Zelda I & II (Famicom Mini) – ¥560,446,000[158][159]
      • Minish Cap – ¥961,233,600[160]
      • Twilight Princess – ¥4,869,612,900[154][161]
      • Phantom Hourglass and Spirit Tracks – ¥7,506,537,332[154][162]
      • Skyward Sword – ¥2,395,490,400[154][163]
    • A Link Between Worlds (2013) – ¥2,129,424,000[154] ($21,818,839)
    • Hyrule Warriors (2014) – ¥1,972,854,397[164][165] ($18,621,535)
    • Tri Force Heroes (2015) – ¥790,638,700[166] ($7,267,374)
    • Breath of the Wild (2017) – 2,052,535 units (1.91 million on Switch,[167][168][169] 142,535 on Wii U)[77][170] – ¥14,326,694,300[171] ($130,539,356)
  31. ↑ Zelda overseas sales (1991–2019) – $2,510,556,724
    • A Link to the Past (SNES) overseas sales – 3.45 million units[149][172] – $172,465,500[173]
    • United States retail sales from 1995 to March 2017 – $1.4 billion[174]
    • Virtual Console digital sales (2009 & 2011) – $6.7 million
      • Wii Virtual Console (2009) – $4.4 million[175]
      • Link's Awakening (3DS) – $2.3 million (2011)[176]
    • Breath of the Wild sales outside Japan and North America in March 2017 – 1.945 million units (1.445 million on Switch,[167][177] 500,000 on Wii U)[167][177] – €136,130,550[178] ($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,[168][169] 917,465 on Wii U as of March 2018)[170][177][179] – $777,918,225[180][181]
  32. ↑ 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[182] ($1,122,187,907)
    • Monster Hunter 4 (2013) – 3,378,455 units, ¥5,705 price[182] – ¥19,274,085,775 ($197,489,172)
    • Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate (2014) – 2,559,186 units, ¥5,800 price[182] – ¥14,843,278,800 ($140,103,917)
    • 2015–2016 – 3,097,450 units, ¥5,800 price – ¥17,965,210,000[182] ($165,132,191)
    • Monster Hunter XX (2017) – 2.15 million units (1.8 million on 3DS,[183] 350,000 on Switch),[184] ¥5,800 price[182] – ¥12,470 million ($111.17 million)
  33. ↑ Monster Hunter Generations (3DS) – 4.3 million worldwide sales[183] (including 2,787,985 Japan sales)[182]
    • Overseas sales – 1,512,015 units,[182][183] $39.99 price[185] – $60,465,480
  34. ↑ Monster Hunter (2004–2017)
    • Japan (2004–2017) – $1.736 billion[n 32]
    • Overseas (2016–2017) – $60.5 million[n 33]
  35. ↑ Monster Hunter: World
    • PS4 & Xbox One – 8.3 million units[186] – $565 million
      • Japan – 3.2 million units,[187][188] ¥8,980 price[182] – ¥74,534 million ($262 million)
      • Overseas – 5.1 million units, $59.99 price[189] – $306 million
    • Steam – $420 million
  36. ↑ 36.0 36.1 36.2 See Pachinko § Franchises.
  37. ↑ Monster Hunter licensed merchandise sales in Japan between 2007 and 2012 – ¥11,324.2 million ($142 million)
    • 2007 & 2010 – ¥9.33 billion[133]
    • 2012 – ¥1,994.2 million[192]
  38. ↑ Other Monster Hunter media:
    • Pachinko sales – $900 million[n 36]
    • Licensed merchandise – $142 million[n 37]
  39. ↑ Super Smash Bros sales up until 2019 – $2,253,967,980
    • Super Smash Bros. – 5.55 million units[194] – $358.2 million
      • Japan – 1.97 million units, ¥5,800 price[82] – ¥11,426 million ($143.2 million)
      • Overseas – 3.58 million units,[82][194] $59.95 price[195] – $215 million
    • Super Smash Bros. Melee – 7.09 million units[196] – $406,188,789
      • Japan – 1,497,415 units, ¥6,800 price[197] – ¥10,182,422,000 ($127,615,265)
      • Overseas – 5,572,585 units, $49.99 price[198] – $278,573,524
    • Super Smash Bros. Brawl – 13.3 million units[199] – $752,784,938
      • Japan – 2,509,467 units, ¥6,800 price[197] – ¥17,064,375,600 ($213,866,093)
      • Overseas – 10,790,533 units, $49.99 price[200] – $539,418,745 revenue
    • Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (2014) – 9.57 million units[199] – $407,281,360
      • Japan – 2,703,101 units,[77] ¥5,200 price[197] – ¥14,056,125,200 ($132,674,069)
      • Overseas – 6,866,899 units, $39.99 price[201] – $274,607,291 revenue
    • Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (2014) – 5.37 million units[199] – $329,012,993
      • Japan – 861,575 units, ¥7,200 price[197] – ¥6,203,340,000 ($58,552,577)
      • Overseas – 4,508,425 units, $59.99 price[202] – $270,460,416
  40. ↑ Super Smash Bros Ultimate (2018)
    • Japan – 4.22 million units,[169] ¥7,920 price[203] – ¥33,422,400,000 ($304,532,118)
    • Overseas – 13.46 million units,[169] $59.99 price[204] – $807,465,400
  41. ↑ 5.7 million Amiibo sales for Super Smash Bros. (Nintendo 3DS and Wii U) up until February 2015, $12.99 retail price.[205]
  42. ↑ Mortal Kombat home releases (1992–2000)
  43. ↑ Mortal Kombat (2002–2019)
  44. ↑ 18 million sales,[229] $59.99 price[230][231]
  45. ↑ Other Tomb Raider media:
    • Box office – $705 million[232]
    • Pachinko sales – $300 million[n 36]
    • DVD rentals – $36.6 million[233]
  46. ↑ The Elder Scrolls I to IV:
    • The Elder Scrolls: Arena and Daggerfall – 690,000 units, $39 average price[234] – $27 million
    • The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind – 4 million units,[235] $39 average price[234] – $156 million
    • The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion – 9.5 million units,[236] $49.99 price[237] – $475 million
  47. ↑ The Elder Scrolls spin-offs:
    • The Elder Scrolls Online – $1 billion[239]
    • The Elder Scrolls: Blades – $1.5 million[240]
  48. ↑ 33 million units, at $26.95 price, as of April 2019.[243]
  49. ↑ $500 million as of February 2019, equivalent to a maximum of 71.53 million units at $6.99 each.[244]
  50. ↑ Approximately 75.47 million units on other platforms (out of 180 million units on all platforms, as of November 2019),[245] at $19.99 price,[246][247] grossing approximately $1,509 million.
  51. ↑ Battlefield 3:
    • Sales – 15 million units,[248] $59.99 price[249] – $899.85 million
    • Subscriptions – $200 million[250]
  52. ↑ Battlefield 4:
    • Sales – 7 million units,[251] $59.99 price[249] – $419.93 million
    • Subscriptions – $79.984 million[249]
  53. ↑ Overwatch reached 30 million players as of the first quarter of 2017,[254] and gained 20 million players from Q1 2017 to Q3 2019.[255] Overwatch costs about $40 per copy.
  54. ↑ 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.
  55. ↑ 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,[258] ¥6,264 price[259] – ¥6,264 million
      • Metal Gear Solid 2 (PS2) – 839,548 sales, ¥6,800 price[260][261] – ¥5,708,926,400
      • Metal Gear Solid 3 (PS2) – 950,265 sales, ¥7,329 price[260][262] – ¥6,964,492,185
    • 2006–2016 – 4,065,531 retail sales, average ¥5,982 price – ¥24,321,650,838 ($274,364,521)[260]
  56. ↑ Known overseas sales during 1987–2015 – 26,866,625 units – $1,407,710,939
    • Metal Gear (NES) – 1 million cartridges,[263] $39.95 price[264] – $39.95 million
    • Metal Gear Solid (PS1) – 5 million units,[258] $50 price[265] – $250 million
    • Metal Gear Solid 2 (PS2) – 6,160,452 units,[260][261][266] $50 price[267] – $308,022,600
    • Metal Gear Solid 3 (PS2) – 2,842,052 units,[260][268] $50 price[269] – $142,102,600
    • Metal Gear Solid 4 (PS3) – 5,070,425 units,[260][270] $59.99 price[271] – $304,174,796
    • Metal Gear Rising (Steam) – 722,000 units, $29.99 price[272] – $21,652,780
    • Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes (2014) – 748,012 units,[260][273] average $30 price[274] – $22,440,360
    • Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (2015) – 5,323,684 units,[260][275] $59.99 price[276] – $319,367,803
  57. ↑ 15,478,031 sales,[277] at average $38.32 price.[278][279][280]
  58. ↑ Card revenues up until January 2009:
  59. ↑ World Club Champion Football: Intercontinental Clubs revenues from April 2009 to December 2013 - $224 million
    • Fiscal year ended 31 March 2010: ¥4.2 billion[284]
    • Fiscal year ended 31 March 2011: ¥3.8 billion[285]
    • Fiscal year ended 31 March 2012: ¥3.6 billion[286][287]
    • 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
  60. ↑ Onimusha retail sales on PlayStation 2:
    • Sales in Japan – 2,427,301 units, average ¥7,161 price – ¥17,381,661,170[293] ($217,842,601)
    • Onimusha: Warlords sales in the United States – 800,000 units – $28 million[215]
  61. ↑ Fallout 1 to 3:
    • Fallout – 600,000 units,[299] $54.95 price[300] – $33 million
    • Fallout 2 – 240,000 units,[301] $45 price[302] – $11 million
    • Fallout 3 – $300 million[303]
  62. ↑ Fallout spin-offs:
    • New Vegas – $300 million[305]
    • Fallout Shelter – $100 million[306]
    • Fallout 76 – 2.46 million units,[307] $59.99 price[308] – $148 million
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  64. ↑ Tetris sales on Game Boy – 35 million units[311]
    • Japan – 4.24 million units grossed ¥11,024 million[312] ($138.13 million)
    • Other regions – 30.76 million units grossed $614,892,400[313]
  65. ↑ Tetris mobile game – 132 million paid downloads, as of June 2011.[314]
    • 100 million downloads up until January 2010, at $5 price,[315] grossed approximately $500 million.
    • 32 million downloads between February 2010 and June 2011, at $0.99 price,[316] grossed approximately $32 million.
  66. ↑ Tetris sales on NES – 8 million units[317]
    • Japan – 1.81 million units grossed ¥8,869 million[54] ($111.13 million)
    • Other regions – 6.19 million units grossed $235,158,100[318]
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    • The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls – ¥12 billion ($150 million)[322]
    • The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls: Starlight Stage – $559 million[n 3]
  68. ↑ Idolm@ster console game sales revenue in Japan – 792,116 units – ¥5,151,623,280 ($64,564,774)[323]
  69. ↑ See The Idolmaster § Commercial reception
  70. ↑ 8,160,226 retail sales, at average ¥6,761 price, grossed approximately ¥55,170,844,400 ($691,450,613).[326]
  71. ↑ Gundam video game retail sales of 2013–2014 releases in Japan:[326]
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    • 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)
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