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Need for Speed is a racing game franchise published by Electronic Arts. With 150 million units sold, it is the second best-selling racing game franchise after Mario Kart and one of the longest-lasting racing game series.

Games[]

Title Year Platforms Market Sales Ref
The Need For Speed 1994 3DO, DOS, PS, Saturn — —
Need for Speed II 1997 PC, PS — —
Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit 1998 PC, PS USA 1,700,000 [1]
Need for Speed: High Stakes 1999 PC, PS USA 1,390,000
Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed 2000 PC, PS, GBA — —
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 2002 PC, PS2, Xbox, GC USA 1,160,000 [1]
Need for Speed: Underground 2003 PC, PS2, Xbox, GC, GBA Worldwide 15,000,000 [2]
Need for Speed: Underground 2 2004 PC, PS2, XB, GC, GBA, PSP, DS Worldwide 7,000,000 [3]
Need for Speed: Most Wanted 2005 Multi-platform Worldwide 16,000,000 [4]
Need for Speed: Carbon 2006 Multi-platform USA 3,200,000
Need for Speed: ProStreet 2007 PC, PS3, 360, Wii, PS2, PSP, DS USA 2,400,000
Need for Speed: Undercover 2008 PC, PS3, 360, Wii, PS2, PSP, DS Worldwide 5,200,000 [5]
Need for Speed: Shift 2009 PC, PS3, X360, PSP, Mobile USA 309,000 [4]
Need for Speed: Nitro 2009 DS, Wii — —
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2010 PC, PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, Mobile Worldwide 5,000,000 [6]
Shift 2: Unleashed 2011 PC, PS3, Xbox 360, iOS — —
Need for Speed: The Run 2011 PC, PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, 3DS — —
Need for Speed: Most Wanted 2012 PC, PS3, X360, PSV, WU, MOB USA 509,000 [7]
Need for Speed Rivals 2013 PC, PS4, XB1, PS3, X360 Worldwide 4,000,000 [3]
Need for Speed 2015 PC, PS4, XB1 — —
Need for Speed Payback 2017 PC, PS4, XB1 — —
Need for Speed Heat 2019 PC, PS3, PS4 — —
Need For Speed Unbound 2022 PS5. Xbox Series X/S. PC — —
Total sales 150,000,000 [8]

References[]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20070421003854/http://www.the-magicbox.com/Chart-USPlatinum.shtml
  2. ↑ https://www.polygon.com/2015/6/17/8801245/need-for-speed-drive-how-you-want-future-new-game
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 http://www.ibtimes.com/need-speed-2015-ea-reboots-franchise-underground-street-cred-1967578Need for Speed Underground series sales - 22 million -15 for Underground = 7 million for Underground 2
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 http://news.softpedia.com/news/100-million-Need-for-Speed-Games-Have-Been-Sold-to-This-Day-125015.shtml
  5. ↑ http://www.digitalspy.com/gaming/news/a145624/ea-reconfirms-massive-global-layoffs/
  6. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20110208174536/http://news.ea.com/portal/site/ea/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1012492&newsId=20110201007369&newsLang=en
  7. ↑ https://www.gamespot.com/articles/black-ops-ii-november-us-sales-hit-75-million/1100-6401231/
  8. ↑ "EA Signs Multi-Year Agreement With X-Games Medalist and Internet Phenom Ken Block for Need for Speed". Electronic Arts. October 24, 2013. Archived from the original on June 30, 2017. Retrieved February 28, 2014.


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