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#Madden NFL 2005 (2004) - 6.1 million |
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| − | The list, current as of April 2008, includes PC games and counts units sold on all platforms. Guitar Hero III is the video game with the most revenue generated due to it's higher cost. Halo 2 is the only game that has appeared on just one console ([[Xbox]]). The GTA series, |
+ | The list, current as of April 2008, includes PC games and counts units sold on all platforms. Guitar Hero III is the video game with the most revenue generated due to it's higher cost. Halo 2 is the only game that has appeared on just one console ([[Xbox]]), though it was released on [[PC]] too. The GTA series, originally exclusive on the PS2, were later ported to the Xbox. Madden takes four of the 10 top spots. |
==Possible future inclusions== |
==Possible future inclusions== |
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| − | *[[Grand Theft Auto IV]] |
+ | *[[Grand Theft Auto IV|Grand theft Auto IV]] |
*[[Halo 3]] |
*[[Halo 3]] |
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*[[Wii Play]] |
*[[Wii Play]] |
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*[[Madden NFL]] 09 |
*[[Madden NFL]] 09 |
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| + | *[[Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2|Call of Duty ]] |
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| + | *Super Mario Bros. 3 NES (which should be on that list if data really goes back to '89, it's absence suggests only the data only going back to '95) |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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| − | *[http://kotaku.com/5014253/top-us+selling-games-of-all-time-violence-and-football Top U.S.-selling Games of All Time: Violence and Football] |
+ | *[http://web.archive.org/20080608072503/kotaku.com/5014253/top-us+selling-games-of-all-time-violence-and-football Top U.S.-selling Games of All Time: Violence and Football] |
*[http://www.forbes.com/2008/06/03/top-video-games-tech-personal-cx_bc_0603video.html America's All-Time Favorite Videogames] |
*[http://www.forbes.com/2008/06/03/top-video-games-tech-personal-cx_bc_0603video.html America's All-Time Favorite Videogames] |
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Revision as of 03:52, 30 May 2015
According to Forbes June 2008 article using NPD sales figures, the best selling video games of all-time in the United States since 1989 (when NPD began tracking video games) are:
- Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004) - 9.4 million
- Guitar Hero III: Legends Of Rock (2007) - 8.2 million
- Madden NFL 07 (2006) - 7.7 million
- Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002) - 7.3 million
- Madden NFL 06 (2005) - 6.65 million[1]
- Halo 2 (2004) - 6.61 million
- Madden NFL 08 (2007) - 6.6 million
- Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2007) - 6.25 million
- Grand Theft Auto 3 (2001) - 6.2 million
- Madden NFL 2005 (2004) - 6.1 million
The list, current as of April 2008, includes PC games and counts units sold on all platforms. Guitar Hero III is the video game with the most revenue generated due to it's higher cost. Halo 2 is the only game that has appeared on just one console (Xbox), though it was released on PC too. The GTA series, originally exclusive on the PS2, were later ported to the Xbox. Madden takes four of the 10 top spots.
Possible future inclusions
- Grand theft Auto IV
- Halo 3
- Wii Play
- Madden NFL 09
- Call of Duty
- Super Mario Bros. 3 NES (which should be on that list if data really goes back to '89, it's absence suggests only the data only going back to '95)
See also
- Famitsu Best selling video games for Japan's sales figures
- Best selling games worldwide
- NPD 2008 in review - Best selling games of 2008 in the U.S.
External links
| Best selling video games | |
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| List of best-selling video games · List of highest-grossing video games
Franchises · United States (NPD) · Japan · Best selling new IPs |