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List of best-selling video game franchises

January 01, 1970

This is a list of video game franchises that have sold or shipped at least twenty 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 even though they are not considered full video games. Free-to-play game downloads (including free mobile games) and microtransactions should not figure into sales or shipment figures. For video game franchises that have generated the highest overall media revenue (from games and other media and merchandise), see the list of highest-grossing media franchises.

For best-selling individual video games, see the list of best-selling video games. The sales figures given below also do not include arcade video game sales, which can be found at the list of highest-grossing arcade games.

At least 250 million copies edit

Franchise name Original release date Sales
Mario July 9, 1981 879.41 million
Mario first appeared in 1981 in the original Donkey Kong[40] and also appeared in the 1982 game Donkey Kong Jr., before starring in Mario Bros., followed by the Super Mario series of platform games. The character was created by Japanese game designer Shigeru Miyamoto and has since become the official mascot of Nintendo, owner of the trademark. The games are developed by various Nintendo studios. The Mario franchise has expanded into other game genres, including racing, sports, party, puzzle, and role-playing games. It has also found success in numerous other media, including three animated television series, comic books, a manga, a live-action film and an animated film and other merchandise. It is currently the best-selling video game franchise of all time. It is also the oldest in the 100 million+ group.
Tetris January 29, 1988[a] 495 million
Tetris is a falling-blocks puzzle video game created by Soviet game designer Alexey Pajitnov in 1984. Tetris variants were later commercialized and released on a vast spectrum of platforms, from video game consoles and computers to mobile devices and calculators, with the version bundled with the Game Boy selling over 35 million units, while various mobile games had seen over 425 million paid downloads by 2014.[46] It is the most successful video game franchise to originate from Russia and the former Soviet Union, the best-selling puzzle video game series and the best-selling video game franchise not owned by Nintendo.
Pokémon February 27, 1996 480 million[47]
Pokémon was created by Satoshi Tajiri, founder and president of Game Freak, in 1996 as a role-playing video game for the Game Boy handheld game console, soon turning into one of the highest-grossing media franchises of all time. The franchise as a whole includes an anime series, various manga, a trading card game, toys, merchandise, books, over twenty films (one of the highest-grossing animated film series), and other media. It is produced by The Pokémon Company, which is a joint venture by the three companies holding the rights to Pokémon: Nintendo, Game Freak, and Creatures, while Nintendo owns the trademark.
Call of Duty October 29, 2003 425 million[48]
Call of Duty is a series of first-person shooter video games. The series is published by Activision and developed by Infinity Ward, Gray Matter Studios, Treyarch, Sledgehammer Games, Raven Software, Neversoft, High Moon Studios, and Beenox. With new games in the series released annually to blockbuster-level sales, the series is verified by the Guinness World Records as the best-selling first-person shooter game series. It is also the most successful video game franchise created in the United States. In addition to main series sales, there have been over 500 million downloads of the mobile spin-off Call of Duty: Mobile.
Grand Theft Auto November 28, 1997 420 million[49]
Grand Theft Auto is an open-world action-adventure video game series created by David Jones and Mike Dailly; the later titles of which were created by brothers Dan and Sam Houser, Leslie Benzies and Aaron Garbut. It is primarily developed by Scottish developer Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games, and consists of eleven stand-alone games and four expansion packs. Grand Theft Auto is the most successful video game franchise originating from the United Kingdom and is the best-selling action-adventure and open-world series. The series's best-selling game, Grand Theft Auto V, is the second best-selling video game of all time with over 190 million copies shipped.[49]
FIFA December 15, 1993 325 million[50]
FIFA is a series of association football-based sports video games, released yearly by Electronic Arts under the EA Sports brand. It is the first to have an official license from the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the international governing body of football.
Minecraft November 18, 2011 300 million[51]
Minecraft is a sandbox and survival video game originally created by Swedish game designer Markus "Notch" Persson and developed by Mojang. Originally a computer indie game made using Java, it has since been ported to game consoles and mobile devices. It was bought by Microsoft Studios in November 2014. It is the most successful video game franchise to originate in Sweden and the single best-selling game of all time.

At least 100 million copies edit

Franchise name Original release date Sales
Wii November 19, 2006 215.06 million[56]
The Wii series of simulation video games was created for the Wii console, starting in 2006. The first game in the series, Wii Sports, was bundled with the original Wii console and is one of the best-selling games of all time.
Lego December 1995 200 million[57]
The Lego franchise of video games includes many different games, including original games as well as several adaptations based on licensed properties including DC Comics, Harry Potter, Indiana Jones, Marvel Comics, and Star Wars.
The Sims February 4, 2000 200 million[58]
The Sims is a series of life simulation games primarily for personal computers but later released for game consoles. It was created by American game designer Will Wright, developed by Maxis and published by Electronic Arts. The series consists of four main games and a number of compilations and expansion packs.
Assassin's Creed November 13, 2007 200 million[59]
Assassin's Creed is an action-adventure stealth video game franchise created by Patrice Désilets. The franchise is developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft, and includes thirteen mainline releases and several spin-offs. It has expanded into a media franchise spanning comic books, encyclopedias, novels, and a live-action film.
Final Fantasy December 18, 1987 185 million[60]
Final Fantasy[b] is a Japanese fantasy media franchise created by Japanese video game designer Hironobu Sakaguchi and owned by Square Enix. The franchise encompasses sixteen signature role-playing video games alongside a number of spin-off games, motion pictures, and many other consumer products and interactive media.
Sonic the Hedgehog June 23, 1991 160.40 million[c]
Sonic the Hedgehog is a Japanese video game franchise created and owned by Sega. Starring its namesake character Sonic the Hedgehog, created by Japanese programmer Yuji Naka and character designer Naoto Ohshima, it has expanded into a media franchise spanning several animated television series, manga, comic books, and a live-action film series.
Resident Evil March 22, 1996 154 million[69]
Resident Evil[d], known in Japan as Biohazard, is a Japanese horror media franchise, created by Shinji Mikami and Tokuro Fujiwara, developed by Capcom. It consists of a survival horror video game series, along with comic books, novelizations, it has spanning into a live action films series, animated films, an animated television series, a live action television series, Japanese plays and a variety of collectibles, including action figures.
The Legend of Zelda February 21, 1986 153 million[n 6]
The Legend of Zelda[e] is an action-adventure game franchise created by Japanese game designers Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka. It is primarily developed and published by Nintendo, although some portable installments and re-releases have been outsourced to Capcom, Vanpool, and Grezzo. The gameplay incorporates action-adventure and elements of action role-playing games.
Need for Speed August 31, 1994 150 million[72]
Need for Speed is a series of racing video games published by Electronic Arts, and has been developed by multiple companies over the years such as EA Black Box and Criterion Games. There are over 25 games in the series, and a live-action film.
NBA 2K November 10, 1999 146 million[49]
NBA 2K is a series of basketball sports games. Originally published by Sega under the label Sega Sports, it is now published by 2K Sports. All of the games in the series have been developed by Visual Concepts.
Madden NFL June 1, 1988 130 million[73]
Madden NFL is an American football video game series developed by Electronic Arts Tiburon for EA Sports. The series is named after Pro Football Hall of Famer John Madden, a color commentator and Super Bowl-winning head coach.
Star Wars May 1983 124.371 million[n 8]
The Star Wars series of video games is part of the sci-fi fantasy media franchise of the same name. Series within it include Lego Star Wars, Star Wars: Battlefront, Star Wars: Rogue Squadron and Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order.
eFootball July 21, 1995 100 million[89]
Pro Evolution Soccer (known as World Soccer: Winning Eleven in Japan) is a series of association football video games developed and published by Konami.

At least 50 million copies edit

Franchise name Original release date Sales
Monster Hunter September 21, 2004 97 million[90]
Monster Hunter is a Capcom franchise that contains a core series of action role-playing games, numerous spin-offs, as well as a live-action and animated film. Set in a fantasy universe inhabited by numerous, ferocious giant monsters, players become a Hunter who must take quests to slay them, or capture them for research purposes.
WWE 2K February 29, 2000 95 million[91]
WWE 2K (formerly WWF SmackDown! and WWE SmackDown vs. Raw) is a series of professional wrestling video games released by 2K Sports (formerly by THQ). The games were formerly developed by Japanese game developer Yuke's.
Tomb Raider November 15, 1996 95 million[92]
Tomb Raider is series of action-adventure video games, formerly developed by Core Design and published by Eidos Interactive, it is now developed by Crystal Dynamics and is owned by Embracer Group. The series focuses on the adventures of fictional British archaeologist Lara Croft. The franchise has also spanned films, comic books, novels and animated series.
Gran Turismo December 23, 1997 90 million[93]
Gran Turismo[f] (Italian for "grand tourer" or "grand touring"), abbreviated GT, is a series of racing video games created by Kazunori Yamauchi for the PlayStation line of game systems. Developed by Polyphony Digital, Gran Turismo games are intended to emulate the appearance and performance of a large selection of vehicles, nearly all of which are licensed reproductions of real-world automobiles. Since the franchise's debut in December 1997, over 90 million units have been sold worldwide across the history of PlayStation systems, making it the highest-selling video game franchise exclusive to PlayStation.
Battlefield September 10, 2002 88.7 million[94][95][96]
Battlefield is a series of first-person shooter video games developed by EA DICE and Visceral Games, published by Electronic Arts. The games contain wide-ranging battles across expansive maps, with a focus on vehicle-based warfare.
Dragon Quest May 27, 1986 88 million[60]
Dragon Quest[g], known as Dragon Warrior in North America until the 2005 release of Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King, is a series of Japanese role-playing video games created by Yuji Horii, with character design by manga artist Akira Toriyama and published by Square Enix (formerly Enix).
Red Dead May 4, 2004 86 million[49]
Red Dead is a series of Western-themed action-adventure games published by Rockstar Games. Originally developed by Capcom, Rockstar eventually acquired the rights and expanded on it.
Wizarding World November 15, 2001 85.79 million[h]
Based on the Harry Potter novels by British writer J. K. Rowling, games in the series have been published by Electronic Arts and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment.
Mortal Kombat October 8, 1992 83 million[97]
Mortal Kombat is a series of fighting games created in 1992 by Ed Boon and John Tobias, primarily having a reputation for high levels of violent content. The original game spawned over ten sequels with several action-adventure spin-offs. It is currently the best-selling fighting game franchise. The franchise has also spanned a live-action film series, comic book adaptations, and various animated films.
Borderlands October 20, 2009 83 million[49]
Borderlands is a series of action role-playing first-person shooter video games created by Gearbox Software. The franchise has spawned a live action film, and takes place in a dystopian sci-fi universe where powerful "Vault Hunters" seek Vaults containing priceless artifacts left by the Eridian alien race.
Tom Clancy's August 21, 1998 82 million[98][99]
Includes sales from Tom Clancy–branded games developed by Ubisoft, including Ghost Recon, Rainbow Six, Splinter Cell, and The Division.
Halo November 15, 2001 81 million[100][101][102]
Halo is a science fiction, predominantly first-person shooter video game series created by Bungie and published by Xbox Game Studios. It has been adapted into over thirty novels, several comic series, graphic novels, numerous action figures, and an anime series. The series centers on an interstellar war between humanity and the Covenant, a theocratic alien alliance. After Bungie gained independence from Microsoft in 2007, 343 Industries took control of the franchise. It is the highest-selling video game franchise exclusive to Xbox. The franchise has spanned a live action television series.
Just Dance November 17, 2009 80 million[103]
Just Dance is a series of dance and music video games published by Ubisoft. It also includes games outside of the name Just Dance, such as Michael Jackson: The Experience. It is the best-selling dance / music game franchise.
Animal Crossing April 14, 2001 78.76 million[i]
Animal Crossing[j], is a social simulation game series developed and published by Nintendo. The human player character moves to a small village inhabited by humanoid animals, and seeks to repay their mortgage while living a real time virtual life synced to the system clock.
The Witcher October 26, 2007 75+ million[109]
The Witcher is a series of action role-playing games based on the series of novels of the same name by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski. The Witcher takes place in a medieval fantasy world and follows the story of Geralt of Rivia, one of the few remaining "witchers" – traveling monster hunters for hire wielding unnatural powers. The franchise has spanned a live action television series.
Worms November 17, 1995 75 million[110]
Worms is a series of artillery tactical video games developed by British company Team17. In these games, small platoons of anthropomorphic worms battle each other across a deformable landscape with the objective being to become the sole surviving team. The games are noted for their cartoony animation and extensive use of surrealism and slapstick humour.
Super Smash Bros. January 21, 1999

75.21 million[k]

Super Smash Bros.[113] is a series of platform fighting games published by Nintendo and created by Masahiro Sakurai. It features characters and elements from various Nintendo franchises and later installments also include third-party franchises as well. It is currently the most successful Japanese fighting game franchise.
Civilization September 1991 69 million[49]
Civilization is a series of turn-based strategy video games. Sid Meier developed the first game in the series and has had creative input for most of the rest. The basic gameplay functions are similar throughout the series, namely, guiding a civilization on a macro-scale from prehistory to the present day.
Dragon Ball September 27, 1986 66.5 million[l]
Dragon Ball[m] was created by Akira Toriyama in 1984 and is composed primarily of multiple manga series, numerous anime series, a collection of animated feature films, video games, and a collectible trading card game, as well as other collectibles like action figures.
God of War March 22, 2005 >66 million[n]
God of War is an action-adventure game franchise created by David Jaffe. All of the main games have been developed by Santa Monica Studio, with the other entries being done by Ready at Dawn and Javaground/SOE-LA. The multimedia franchise is loosely based on Greek and Norse mythology. The central story revolves around the Spartan warrior Kratos' quest for vengeance (Greek games) and later redemption (Norse games). Other media includes comic books, novels, toys, and an upcoming television series.
The Oregon Trail December 3, 1971 65 million[121]
The Oregon Trail is a series of educational computer games that began with the first edition originally developed by Don Rawitsch, Bill Heinemann, and Paul Dillenberger in 1971 and produced by the Minnesota Educational Computing Consortium (MECC) in 1974. The original game was designed to teach school children about the realities of 19th-century pioneer life on the Oregon Trail. The player assumes the role of a wagon leader guiding a party of settlers from Independence, Missouri, to Oregon's Willamette Valley via a covered wagon in 1848.
Metal Gear July 13, 1987 61.1 million[89]
Metal Gear[o] is a series of stealth games created by Japanese game designer Hideo Kojima and developed and published by Konami. The first game, Metal Gear, was released in 1987 for the MSX. The franchise also includes a novel, radio drama, comic books, and a toy line. The games generally revolve around the story of special forces operative Solid Snake, and his missions to find and destroy the mecha superweapons known as Metal Gears.
The Elder Scrolls March 25, 1994 58.5 million[122]
The Elder Scrolls (abbreviated TES) is an action role-playing and open world video game series by Bethesda Softworks. Each game takes place on the fictional continent of Tamriel, inhabited by many high fantasy races, and often involves a chosen hero who must confront a great impending threat.
Spider-Man 1982 58 million[n 9]
There have been numerous video games featuring the popular Marvel Comics superhero Spider-Man have been released. To date, Spider-Man has made appearances on over 15 gaming platforms, which also includes mobile games on mobile phones.
Tekken December 9, 1994 58 million[125]
Tekken[p] is a series of fighting games produced by Katsuhiro Harada, developed and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment (formerly by Namco). Originally exclusive to arcades, games have since been released for consoles, personal computers and mobile devices.
Street Fighter August 30, 1987 53 million[90]
Street Fighter[q] is a series of fighting games developed and published by Capcom. The series has grown into a media franchise covering comic books, anime series and movies. Its best-selling release, Street Fighter II is credited with establishing many of the conventions of the one-on-one fighting genre.
Bejeweled May 30, 2001 50 million[126]
Bejeweled is a series of puzzle video games first developed as a browser game by PopCap Games in 2001.
Far Cry March 23, 2004 50 million[127]
Far Cry is a first-person shooter video game franchise originally developed by Crytek, later by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft.
Diablo January 3, 1997 50 million[128][129]
Diablo is an action role-playing hack and slash dungeon crawler video game series developed by Blizzard North and published and later developed by Blizzard Entertainment.
Crash Bandicoot September 9, 1996 50 million[132]
Crash Bandicoot is a series of platform games originally created and developed by Naughty Dog exclusively for the PlayStation.
Destiny September 9, 2014 50 million[134]
Destiny is an online-only multiplayer first-person shooter video game series developed by Bungie and previously published by Activision.

At least 20 million copies edit

Franchise name Original release date Sales
Kirby April 27, 1992 >48 million[r]
Kirby[s] is a series of platform games developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo. The series centers around the adventures of a pink alien hero named Kirby.
Pac-Man June 1980 44.58 million[n 10]
Pac-Man[t] is a Japanese video game franchise currently owned and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment, formerly Namco. The eponymous first entry was released in arcades in 1980 by Namco during the golden age of arcade video games. Most games in the franchise are maze chase games however it has delved into other genres such as platform, racing and sports.
Uncharted November 20, 2007 44.02 million[135][136][137]
Uncharted is a series of action-adventure and third-person shooter video games developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. Most games follow the adventures of treasure hunter Nathan Drake. The franchise has spanned a live-action film series
BioShock August 21, 2007 42 million[49]
BioShock is a retrofuturistic video game series published by 2K Games and developed by several studios, including Irrational Games which created the series. It is considered a spiritual successor to the System Shock series, on which many of Irrational's team had worked previously. The franchise has spanned a live action film.
Mega Man December 17, 1987 41 million[138]
Mega Man, known as Rockman[u] in Japan, is a series of video games created by Capcom, starring a series of characters each known by the moniker "Mega Man".
Guitar Hero November 8, 2005 40 million[139]
Guitar Hero is a series of music and rhythm video games published by RedOctane and Activision, and developed by Harmonix Music Systems from 2005 to 2007 before development duties of the series were transferred to Neversoft.
Gears of War November 7, 2006 40 million[140]
Gears of War is a video game franchise created by Epic Games, developed and managed by The Coalition, and owned and published by Xbox Game Studios. The franchise consists of six third-person shooter video games, which has also been supplemented by comics and novels. It focuses on the conflict between humanity, the subterranean reptilian hominids known as the Locust Horde, and their mutated counterparts, the Lambent.
Medal of Honor November 11, 1999 39 million[n 11]
Medal of Honor is a series of first-person shooter games with most of the games set during World War II. The series is published by Electronic Arts.
Megami Tensei September 11, 1987 38.1 million[v]
Megami Tensei is a franchise of role-playing video games created by Atlus and owned by Sega. It includes the Persona sub-series.
Fallout September 30, 1997 38 million[147]
Fallout is a series of post-apocalyptic role-playing video games. It was created by Interplay Entertainment and later developed by Bethesda Game Studios and Obsidian Entertainment, and published by Bethesda Softworks.
Total War June 13, 2000 37.8 million[148]
Total War is a series of strategy video games developed by Creative Assembly and owned and published by Sega for personal computers. Its games combine turn-based strategy and resource management, with real-time tactical control of battles.
Kingdom Hearts March 28, 2002 36 million[149]
Kingdom Hearts[w] is a series of action role-playing games developed and published by Square Enix (previously by Square) and is owned by The Walt Disney Company. It is the result of a collaboration between Disney Interactive Studios and Square Enix, and is under the direction of Tetsuya Nomura, a longtime Square Enix character designer.
Counter-Strike November 8, 2000 35.7 million[x]
Counter-Strike is a series of tactical first-person shooter games that began as a mod for the game Half-Life. The series has since been developed by Valve, and published by Sierra Entertainment and Valve.
Dark Souls September 22, 2011 35.18 million[125]
Dark Souls is a series of action role-playing games developed by FromSoftware and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment.
NBA Live October 1994 35 million[155]
NBA Live is a series of basketball video games developed and published by EA Sports annually since 1995.
Batman 1986 35 million[y][156]
Batman is a series of video games based on the DC Comics character of the same name.
Football Manager November 5, 2004 34 million[157]
Football Manager is a series of association football management simulation games developed by Sports Interactive and published by Sega. The game began its life in 1992 as Championship Manager; however, following the break-up of their partnership with original publishers Eidos Interactive, Sports Interactive lost the naming rights and re-branded the game Football Manager with their new publishers Sega.
Brain Age May 19, 2005 33.89 million[106]
Brain Age, also known as Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training, is a series of video games developed and published by Nintendo, based on the work of Ryuta Kawashima.
Horizon February 28, 2017 32.7 million[158]
Horizon is a series of action role-playing games developed by Guerrilla Games and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. The series follows the adventures of Aloy, a young huntress in a world overrun by machines, who sets out to uncover her past.
Naruto January 2009 32.52 million[125]
Naruto is a series of mostly fighting games based on Japanese anime and manga franchise created by Masashi Kishimoto and its video games published by Bandai Namco Entertainment
Saints Row August 29, 2006 32 million[159]
Saints Row is an action-adventure video game series created by Volition. The gameplay consists of a mixture of action, adventure and driving and has gained controversy for its adult nature and violent themes. The games in the series are written as comedies that feature popular culture homages and parodies, as well as self-referential humor.
Gundam 1983 30.9 million[n 12]
Gundam[z] is a long-running anime series featuring giant robots or mecha, created by animation studio Sunrise in 1979. Video games based on the franchise have been released since 1983; games in the series are currently published by Namco Bandai Games.
Splatoon May 29, 2015 30.26 million[aa]
Splatoon is a franchise of third person shooters created by Nintendo. The series centers around fictional cephalopods known as Inklings and Octolings – based on squids and octopuses respectively – which can transform between humanoid and cephalopod forms at will.
The Last of Us June 14, 2013 30 million[164]
The Last of Us is a series of action-adventure games developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. The games revolve around teenager Ellie and her struggle to survive in a post-apocalyptic United States, after society collapsed because of a fungal infection that transforms humans into monster-like creatures. The franchise has spanned a live action television series.
Devil May Cry August 23, 2001 30 million[90]
Devil May Cry is a hack-and-slash action-adventure video game series developed and published by Capcom and created by Hideki Kamiya.
Tony Hawk's September 30, 1999 30 million[165]
Tony Hawk's is a skateboarding video game series endorsed by the eponymous American professional skateboarder. The series was created by game developer Neversoft and was published by Activision from 1999 to 2015, Maple Media in 2016, and Activision again in 2020.
Command & Conquer September 26, 1995 30 million[166]
Command & Conquer is a real-time strategy (RTS) video game franchise, first developed by Westwood Studios. The first game was one of the earliest of the RTS genre, itself based on Westwood Studios' influential strategy game Dune II and introducing trademarks followed in the rest of the series.
James Bond 1982 30 million[167]
James Bond is a media franchise starring the titular James Bond, a fictional British agent, created in 1952 by British writer Ian Fleming. There are over 20 video games based on the franchise and it has been published by several companies including Nintendo and Electronic Arts. The license is currently held by Activision. The best-known game in the franchise is GoldenEye 007, developed by Rare and published by Nintendo.
Tales December 15, 1995 29.29 million[125]
The Tales[ab] series is a media franchise of role-playing video games created by Wolf Team and formerly published by Namco. The series is currently developed and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment.
The Walking Dead April 24, 2012 28 million[168]
The Walking Dead is an episodic adventure game series developed and published by Telltale Games, based on The Walking Dead comic book series.
Nintendogs April 21, 2005 27.95 million[169][170]
Nintendogs is a real-time pet simulation video game series developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS and Nintendo 3DS handheld game consoles, originally released in three versions, plus two additional versions, all differing only in the starting available dogs to play with.
Half-Life November 19, 1998 27.6 million[ac]
Half-Life is a series of first-person shooter games developed and published by Valve. The games combine shooting combat, puzzles, and storytelling.
Ratchet & Clank November 4, 2002 26 million[176]
Ratchet & Clank is a series of platform and third-person shooter games. The franchise was created and developed by Insomniac Games and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for PlayStation consoles. The franchise has spanned an animated film.
Rayman September 1, 1995 26 million[98]
Rayman is a franchise of platform video games, published by Ubisoft. Created in 1995 by French graphic artist Michel Ancel, the main character of the series, Rayman, became an official mascot of its publisher, Ubisoft. The Rayman series does not include the Raving Rabbids series. The franchise has spanned an animated television series.
Power Pros March 1994 25.1 million[89]
Power Pros[ad] is a baseball video game series created by Konami. It is a traditionally Japan-only series, and is known for its super deformed characters and arcade-style gameplay. It has several spin-off series, including Professional Baseball Spirits which are more realistic simulation games.
Dying Light January 27, 2015 25 million[177]
Dying Light is a survival horror video game developed by Techland and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment.
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 1998 25 million[178]
Tiger Woods PGA Tour is a series of golf video games developed and published by Electronic Arts and later their EA Sports sub-label, featuring professional golfer Tiger Woods, among others on the PGA Tour.
Age of Empires October 26, 1997 25 million[179]
Age of Empires is a series of historical real-time strategy video games originally developed by Ensemble Studios and published by Xbox Game Studios.
Mystery Dungeon September 19, 1993 24.35 million[n 18]
Mystery Dungeon is a franchise mixing roguelike and role-playing, created and owned by Spike Chunsoft. Since 1993, the franchise had numerous crossovers and, in 1995, the original Shiren the Wanderer sub-series.
Petz 1995 24 million[98]
Petz (Dogz and Catz) is a series of games in which the player can adopt, raise, care for and breed their own virtual pets.
Yu-Gi-Oh! July 1998[208] 21.8 million[208]
Yu-Gi-Oh![ae] is a series of video games based on the Japanese anime and manga franchise created by Kazuki Takahashi. Games in the series have been developed and published by Konami.
Metroid August 6 1986 21.6 million[af]
Metroid is a sci-fi action-adventure franchise developed and published by Nintendo that revolves around Samus Aran, an intergalactic bounty hunter raised by aliens after her home was destroyed by the nefarious Space Pirate leader Ridley. The original Metroid was a genre pioneer, and Super Metroid went on to establish the Metroidvania genre alongside Castlevania. The latest release in the franchise has been Metroid Prime Remastered, a remake of Metroid Prime. Metroid Dread is currently the best-selling Metroid game, at nearly 3 million sales.
Like a Dragon December 8, 2005 21.3 million [212]
Like a Dragon,[ag], formerly known outside of Asia as Yakuza,[213] is a Japanese video game franchise created, owned, and published by Sega. The franchise incorporates elements of the action-adventure, beat 'em up, and role-playing genres. The storyline premise for each franchise installment is typically a crime drama, with plot lines inspired by yakuza films and pre-millennial Japanese crime dramas.
Microsoft Flight Simulator November 1982 21 million[214]
Microsoft Flight Simulator is a series of amateur flight simulation video games published by Microsoft.
Dynasty Warriors February 28, 1997 21 million[215]
Dynasty Warriors[ah] is a series of tactical action video games created by Koei which began as a spin-off of Koei's turn-based strategy Romance of the Three Kingdoms series, based loosely around the Chinese epic of the same name.
Imagine February 21, 2007 21 million[98]
Imagine is a series of simulation video games published by Ubisoft, aimed primarily at girls aged 6 to 14 released from 2007 onwards.
Super Robot Wars October 3, 1989 20.24 million[125]
Super Robot Wars, known in Japan as Super Robot Taisen, is a series of tactical role-playing video games produced by Bandai Namco Entertainment. Starting out as a spinoff of the Compati Hero series, the main feature of the franchise is having a story that crosses over several popular mecha anime, manga and video games, allowing characters and mecha from different titles to team up or battle one another.
Prince of Persia October 3, 1989 20 million[98]
Prince of Persia is a video game franchise created by Jordan Mechner, originally developed and published by Broderbund, then The Learning Company, and currently by Ubisoft. The franchise is built around a series of action-adventure games focused on various incarnations of the eponymous prince. and a live-action film.
Castlevania September 26, 1986 20 million[216]
Castlevania is an action-adventure gothic horror video game series developed and published by Konami. The franchise has also expanded into other media, including comic books, an animated TV series and several spin-off video games. It revolves around successive generations of vampire hunters and their attempts to stop Count Dracula from resurrecting and conquering the world.
Frogger June 5, 1981 20 million[217]
Frogger is video game franchise created and developed by Konami and originally published by Sega and Gremlin Industries for arcade in 1981; it is currently owned, developed, and published by Konami. Frogger has seen numerous sequels and re-releases for a number of platforms including personal computers, video game consoles, and mobile devices. The given sales figure does not include arcade game sales.
J.B. Harold August 1986 20 million[218][219]
J.B. Harold is a series of mystery adventure games. It began with J.B. Harold Murder Club, released by Riverhillsoft for the NEC PC-98 computer in 1986, and the series has since been released on various platforms.
Lemmings February 14, 1991 20 million[220]
Lemmings is a puzzle video game, originally developed by DMA Design (now Rockstar North) for the Amiga, and owned by Psygnosis (now Sony Computer Entertainment Liverpool) who published it in 1991.
Simple 1998 20 million[221]
The Simple series is a number of budget-priced video games, published by Japanese company D3 Publisher and developed by a variety of companies, covering many systems.
SingStar May 21, 2004 20 million[222]
SingStar is a competitive karaoke video game series for the PlayStation family, published by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe and developed by London Studio. Fifteen English-language installments of the series have been released for the PlayStation 2, with recent versions also released for the PlayStation 3.
SpongeBob SquarePants March 15, 2001 20 million[223]
SpongeBob SquarePants is an American animated television series and media franchise. The games were formerly published by THQ and Activision; it is currently published by THQ's successor THQ Nordic.
Spyro September 10, 1998 20 million[224]
Spyro is a series of platform video games which feature the protagonist Spyro, a dragon. Originally owned by Universal Pictures and developed by Insomniac Games, the franchise has changed hands and developers numerous times before being acquired by Activision in 2008. The series spawned the toys-to-life spin-off, Skylanders.
Mass Effect November 20, 2007 20 million[225][226][227]
Mass Effect is a science fiction third-person shooter, action role-playing video games series developed by BioWare and published by Electronic Arts.
SimCity February 2, 1989 20 million[228][229]
SimCity is an open-ended city-building video game series originally designed by Will Wright. The first game in the series was published by Maxis, now a division of Electronic Arts.
Watch Dogs May 27, 2014 20 million[230]
Watch Dogs is an action-adventure game franchise developed and published by Ubisoft. The franchise has spanned comic books, novelizations, and animated television series.

>Current sales may be significantly greater than the estimated figure shown. See notes and footnotes.

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ The release date of the first Tetris games sold commercially.[41] Earlier games were given out for free.[42][43]
  2. ^ Japanese: ファイナルファンタジー, Hepburn: Fainaru Fantajī
  3. ^ Sonic the Hedgehog:
  4. ^ Japanese: バイオハザード
  5. ^ Japanese: ゼルダの伝説, Hepburn: Zeruda no Densetsu
  6. ^ Japanese: グランツーリスモ
  7. ^ Japanese: ドラゴンクエスト
  8. ^ see Harry Potter video games#Sales
  9. ^ Animal Crossing franchise:
  10. ^ Japanese: どうぶつの森, Hepburn: Dōbutsu no Mori, Animal Forest
  11. ^ Super Smash Bros. franchise:
  12. ^ Dragon Ball:
  13. ^ Japanese: ドラゴンボール, Hepburn: Doragon Bōru
  14. ^ God of War:
  15. ^ Japanese: メタルギア
  16. ^ Japanese: 鉄拳, lit. Iron Fist
  17. ^ Japanese: ストリートファイター, Hepburn: Sutorīto Faitā
  18. ^ See Kirby (series)#Sales. 18 of the series's 39 total games have each sold less than one million units, and as such sales information of these titles is currently unavailable.
  19. ^ Japanese: 星のカービィ, Hepburn: Hoshi no Kābi
  20. ^ Japanese: パックマン Pakkuman
  21. ^ Japanese: ロックマン, Hepburn: Rokkuman
  22. ^ Megami Tensei franchise: 38.1 million
    • Megami Tensei series (up until September 2022) – 15.5 million[145]
    • Persona sub-series (up until March 2024) – 22.6 million[146]
  23. ^ Japanese: キングダムハーツ, Hepburn: Kingudamu Hātsu
  24. ^ Counter-Strike series:
  25. ^ Arkham only
  26. ^ Japanese: ガンダム, Hepburn: Gandamu
  27. ^ Splatoon franchise: 30.26 million
  28. ^ Japanese: テイルズ, Hepburn: Teiruzu
  29. ^ Half-Life series:
    • Half-Life: 9.3 million[171]
    • Half-Life standalone expansions: 1.9 million[172]
    • Half-Life 2: 12 million[173]
    • Half-Life 2: Episode One standalone: 1.4 million[174]
    • The Orange Box: 3 million[175]
  30. ^ Japanese: 実況パワフルプロ野球, Hepburn: Jikkyō Powerful Pro Yakyū
  31. ^ Japanese: 遊☆戯☆王, Hepburn: Yūgiō, lit. "Game King"
  32. ^ Metroid:
  33. ^ Japanese: 龍が如く, Hepburn: Ryū ga Gotoku
  34. ^ Japanese: 真・三國無双, Hepburn: Shin Sangokumusō, lit. "True – Unrivaled Three Kingdoms"

Footnotes edit

  1. ^ Mario Kart series:
  2. ^ Mario Party:
  3. ^ Mario Sports series:
    • Mario & Sonic series: 25 million[citation needed][8]
    • Super Mario Strikers: 1.2 million[9]
    • Mario Hoops 3-on-3: 1.3 million[10]
    • Mario Strikers Charged: 1.77 million[11]
    • Mario Super Sluggers: 1.26 million[12]
    • Mario Tennis Aces:4.28 million[4]
    • Mario Golf: Super Rush: 2.35 million[13]
    • Mario Strikers: Battle League: 2.17 million[7]
    • Japan sales:[14]
    • "Japan sales of Mario sports games (based on Famitsu data)". Garaph. February 20, 2012. Retrieved March 16, 2012.:
    • United States sales:[16]
    • . The Magic Box. 2000. Archived from the original on July 24, 2020. Retrieved March 16, 2012.
  4. ^ Mario RPG series:
  5. ^ Other Mario games:
  6. ^ The Legend of Zelda series:
  7. ^ Star Wars Battlefront series:
  8. ^ Star Wars franchise:
  9. ^ "Spider-Man' series:
    • Sales of Spider-Man until 2004: 8 million [123]
    • Sales of Marvel's Spider-Man (Spider-Man (2018), Spider-Man: Miles Morales, and Spider-Man 2 (2023)): 50 million [124]
  10. ^ Pac-Man series:
    • Atari 2600 version: 7 million cartridges (Buchanan, Levi (August 26, 2008). "Top 10 Best-Selling Atari 2600 Games". IGN. Retrieved July 15, 2009.)
    • Coleco Mini-Arcade version: 1.5 million tabletop units ("Coleco Mini-Arcades Go Gold" (PDF). Arcade Express. 1 (1): 4. August 15, 1982. Retrieved February 3, 2012.)
    • Sega Genesis / Mega Drive version of Ms. Pac-Man: 1 million cartridges (Cifaldi, Frank. . Frank Cifaldi talks to rebellious NES game developers Franz Lanzinger (Toobin', Ms. Pac-Man), Steve Woita (Super Sprint, Police Academy) and Mark Morris (Hard Drivin', 007: License to Kill) about the old days. 1up.com. Archived from the original on July 22, 2016. Retrieved September 27, 2010.)
    • United States sales:[16]
    • BREW mobile versions: 30 million downloads in the US ("Namco Networks' Pac-Man Franchise Surpasses 30 Million Paid Transactions in the United States on Brew". AllBusiness.com. 2010. Retrieved February 22, 2012.)
    • "Famicom Mini: Pac-Man (Japan sales)". Garaph (based on Famitsu data). July 28, 2005. Retrieved March 17, 2012.:
    • "Namco (Japan sales, 2000–2006)". Garaph (based on Famitsu data). July 28, 2005. Retrieved March 17, 2012.:
    • Pac-Man Championship Edition DX (PC) – 1,102,937 (. Rice Digital. July 9, 2018. Archived from the original on August 27, 2020. Retrieved August 27, 2020.)
    • Pac-Man Championship Edition DX (X360) – 235,130 (Langley, Ryan (January 20, 2012). . Gamasutra. UBM Technology Group. Archived from the original on July 5, 2020. Retrieved August 10, 2020.)
  11. ^ Medal of Honor series:
  12. ^ Gundam series:
    • Sales through to March 2004: 20 million[160]
    • Sales from March 2004 to March 2012: 10.9044 million[161][162]
  13. ^ Torneko's Great Adventure series: Other:
  14. ^ Shiren the Wanderer series:
  15. ^ Chocobo's Mystery Dungeon series:
  16. ^ Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series:
  17. ^ Etrian Mystery Dungeon series: Individual series:
  18. ^ Mystery Dungeon series:
    • Dragon Quest Mystery Dungeon series: 2.55 million[n 13]
    • Shiren the Wanderer series: 2.02 million[n 14]
    • Chocobo's Mystery Dungeon series: 2.25 million[n 15]
    • Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series: 17.26 million[n 16]
    • Smaller and individual series: 0.27 million[n 17]

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This is a list of video game franchises that have sold or shipped at least twenty 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 even though they are not considered full video games Free to play game downloads including free mobile games and microtransactions should not figure into sales or shipment figures For video game franchises that have generated the highest overall media revenue from games and other media and merchandise see the list of highest grossing media franchises For best selling individual video games see the list of best selling video games The sales figures given below also do not include arcade video game sales which can be found at the list of highest grossing arcade games Contents 1 At least 250 million copies 2 At least 100 million copies 3 At least 50 million copies 4 At least 20 million copies 5 See also 6 Notes 7 Footnotes 8 ReferencesAt least 250 million copies editFranchise name Original release date Sales Mario July 9 1981 879 41 million Super Mario series 430 million 1 Mario Kart series 181 80 million n 1 Mario Party series 69 75 million n 2 Mario Sports series 46 75 million n 3 Mario RPG series 30 95 million n 4 Other Mario games 120 16 million n 5 Mario first appeared in 1981 in the original Donkey Kong 40 and also appeared in the 1982 game Donkey Kong Jr before starring in Mario Bros followed by the Super Mario series of platform games The character was created by Japanese game designer Shigeru Miyamoto and has since become the official mascot of Nintendo owner of the trademark The games are developed by various Nintendo studios The Mario franchise has expanded into other game genres including racing sports party puzzle and role playing games It has also found success in numerous other media including three animated television series comic books a manga a live action film and an animated film and other merchandise It is currently the best selling video game franchise of all time It is also the oldest in the 100 million group Tetris January 29 1988 a 495 million Mobile game paid downloads 425 million 44 45 Physical sales 70 million 44 45 Tetris is a falling blocks puzzle video game created by Soviet game designer Alexey Pajitnov in 1984 Tetris variants were later commercialized and released on a vast spectrum of platforms from video game consoles and computers to mobile devices and calculators with the version bundled with the Game Boy selling over 35 million units while various mobile games had seen over 425 million paid downloads by 2014 46 It is the most successful video game franchise to originate from Russia and the former Soviet Union the best selling puzzle video game series and the best selling video game franchise not owned by Nintendo Pokemon February 27 1996 480 million 47 Pokemon was created by Satoshi Tajiri founder and president of Game Freak in 1996 as a role playing video game for the Game Boy handheld game console soon turning into one of the highest grossing media franchises of all time The franchise as a whole includes an anime series various manga a trading card game toys merchandise books over twenty films one of the highest grossing animated film series and other media It is produced by The Pokemon Company which is a joint venture by the three companies holding the rights to Pokemon Nintendo Game Freak and Creatures while Nintendo owns the trademark Call of Duty October 29 2003 425 million 48 Call of Duty is a series of first person shooter video games The series is published by Activision and developed by Infinity Ward Gray Matter Studios Treyarch Sledgehammer Games Raven Software Neversoft High Moon Studios and Beenox With new games in the series released annually to blockbuster level sales the series is verified by the Guinness World Records as the best selling first person shooter game series It is also the most successful video game franchise created in the United States In addition to main series sales there have been over 500 million downloads of the mobile spin off Call of Duty Mobile Grand Theft Auto November 28 1997 420 million 49 Grand Theft Auto is an open world action adventure video game series created by David Jones and Mike Dailly the later titles of which were created by brothers Dan and Sam Houser Leslie Benzies and Aaron Garbut It is primarily developed by Scottish developer Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games and consists of eleven stand alone games and four expansion packs Grand Theft Auto is the most successful video game franchise originating from the United Kingdom and is the best selling action adventure and open world series The series s best selling game Grand Theft Auto V is the second best selling video game of all time with over 190 million copies shipped 49 FIFA December 15 1993 325 million 50 FIFA is a series of association football based sports video games released yearly by Electronic Arts under the EA Sports brand It is the first to have an official license from the Federation Internationale de Football Association FIFA the international governing body of football Minecraft November 18 2011 300 million 51 Minecraft is a sandbox and survival video game originally created by Swedish game designer Markus Notch Persson and developed by Mojang Originally a computer indie game made using Java it has since been ported to game consoles and mobile devices It was bought by Microsoft Studios in November 2014 It is the most successful video game franchise to originate in Sweden and the single best selling game of all time At least 100 million copies editFranchise name Original release date Sales Wii November 19 2006 215 06 million 56 The Wii series of simulation video games was created for the Wii console starting in 2006 The first game in the series Wii Sports was bundled with the original Wii console and is one of the best selling games of all time Lego December 1995 200 million 57 The Lego franchise of video games includes many different games including original games as well as several adaptations based on licensed properties including DC Comics Harry Potter Indiana Jones Marvel Comics and Star Wars The Sims February 4 2000 200 million 58 The Sims is a series of life simulation games primarily for personal computers but later released for game consoles It was created by American game designer Will Wright developed by Maxis and published by Electronic Arts The series consists of four main games and a number of compilations and expansion packs Assassin s Creed November 13 2007 200 million 59 Assassin s Creed is an action adventure stealth video game franchise created by Patrice Desilets The franchise is developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft and includes thirteen mainline releases and several spin offs It has expanded into a media franchise spanning comic books encyclopedias novels and a live action film Final Fantasy December 18 1987 185 million 60 Final Fantasy b is a Japanese fantasy media franchise created by Japanese video game designer Hironobu Sakaguchi and owned by Square Enix The franchise encompasses sixteen signature role playing video games alongside a number of spin off games motion pictures and many other consumer products and interactive media Sonic the Hedgehog June 23 1991 160 40 million c Sonic the Hedgehog is a Japanese video game franchise created and owned by Sega Starring its namesake character Sonic the Hedgehog created by Japanese programmer Yuji Naka and character designer Naoto Ohshima it has expanded into a media franchise spanning several animated television series manga comic books and a live action film series Resident Evil March 22 1996 154 million 69 Resident Evil d known in Japan as Biohazard is a Japanese horror media franchise created by Shinji Mikami and Tokuro Fujiwara developed by Capcom It consists of a survival horror video game series along with comic books novelizations it has spanning into a live action films series animated films an animated television series a live action television series Japanese plays and a variety of collectibles including action figures The Legend of Zelda February 21 1986 153 million n 6 The Legend of Zelda e is an action adventure game franchise created by Japanese game designers Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka It is primarily developed and published by Nintendo although some portable installments and re releases have been outsourced to Capcom Vanpool and Grezzo The gameplay incorporates action adventure and elements of action role playing games Need for Speed August 31 1994 150 million 72 Need for Speed is a series of racing video games published by Electronic Arts and has been developed by multiple companies over the years such as EA Black Box and Criterion Games There are over 25 games in the series and a live action film NBA 2K November 10 1999 146 million 49 NBA 2K is a series of basketball sports games Originally published by Sega under the label Sega Sports it is now published by 2K Sports All of the games in the series have been developed by Visual Concepts Madden NFL June 1 1988 130 million 73 Madden NFL is an American football video game series developed by Electronic Arts Tiburon for EA Sports The series is named after Pro Football Hall of Famer John Madden a color commentator and Super Bowl winning head coach Star Wars May 1983 124 371 million n 8 The Star Wars series of video games is part of the sci fi fantasy media franchise of the same name Series within it include Lego Star Wars Star Wars Battlefront Star Wars Rogue Squadron and Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order eFootball July 21 1995 100 million 89 Pro Evolution Soccer known as World Soccer Winning Eleven in Japan is a series of association football video games developed and published by Konami At least 50 million copies editFranchise name Original release date Sales Monster Hunter September 21 2004 97 million 90 Monster Hunter is a Capcom franchise that contains a core series of action role playing games numerous spin offs as well as a live action and animated film Set in a fantasy universe inhabited by numerous ferocious giant monsters players become a Hunter who must take quests to slay them or capture them for research purposes WWE 2K February 29 2000 95 million 91 WWE 2K formerly WWF SmackDown and WWE SmackDown vs Raw is a series of professional wrestling video games released by 2K Sports formerly by THQ The games were formerly developed by Japanese game developer Yuke s Tomb Raider November 15 1996 95 million 92 Tomb Raider is series of action adventure video games formerly developed by Core Design and published by Eidos Interactive it is now developed by Crystal Dynamics and is owned by Embracer Group The series focuses on the adventures of fictional British archaeologist Lara Croft The franchise has also spanned films comic books novels and animated series Gran Turismo December 23 1997 90 million 93 Gran Turismo f Italian for grand tourer or grand touring abbreviated GT is a series of racing video games created by Kazunori Yamauchi for the PlayStation line of game systems Developed by Polyphony Digital Gran Turismo games are intended to emulate the appearance and performance of a large selection of vehicles nearly all of which are licensed reproductions of real world automobiles Since the franchise s debut in December 1997 over 90 million units have been sold worldwide across the history of PlayStation systems making it the highest selling video game franchise exclusive to PlayStation Battlefield September 10 2002 88 7 million 94 95 96 Battlefield is a series of first person shooter video games developed by EA DICE and Visceral Games published by Electronic Arts The games contain wide ranging battles across expansive maps with a focus on vehicle based warfare Dragon Quest May 27 1986 88 million 60 Dragon Quest g known as Dragon Warrior in North America until the 2005 release of Dragon Quest VIII Journey of the Cursed King is a series of Japanese role playing video games created by Yuji Horii with character design by manga artist Akira Toriyama and published by Square Enix formerly Enix Red Dead May 4 2004 86 million 49 Red Dead is a series of Western themed action adventure games published by Rockstar Games Originally developed by Capcom Rockstar eventually acquired the rights and expanded on it Wizarding World November 15 2001 85 79 million h Based on the Harry Potter novels by British writer J K Rowling games in the series have been published by Electronic Arts and Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment Mortal Kombat October 8 1992 83 million 97 Mortal Kombat is a series of fighting games created in 1992 by Ed Boon and John Tobias primarily having a reputation for high levels of violent content The original game spawned over ten sequels with several action adventure spin offs It is currently the best selling fighting game franchise The franchise has also spanned a live action film series comic book adaptations and various animated films Borderlands October 20 2009 83 million 49 Borderlands is a series of action role playing first person shooter video games created by Gearbox Software The franchise has spawned a live action film and takes place in a dystopian sci fi universe where powerful Vault Hunters seek Vaults containing priceless artifacts left by the Eridian alien race Tom Clancy s August 21 1998 82 million 98 99 Includes sales from Tom Clancy branded games developed by Ubisoft including Ghost Recon Rainbow Six Splinter Cell and The Division Halo November 15 2001 81 million 100 101 102 Halo is a science fiction predominantly first person shooter video game series created by Bungie and published by Xbox Game Studios It has been adapted into over thirty novels several comic series graphic novels numerous action figures and an anime series The series centers on an interstellar war between humanity and the Covenant a theocratic alien alliance After Bungie gained independence from Microsoft in 2007 343 Industries took control of the franchise It is the highest selling video game franchise exclusive to Xbox The franchise has spanned a live action television series Just Dance November 17 2009 80 million 103 Just Dance is a series of dance and music video games published by Ubisoft It also includes games outside of the name Just Dance such as Michael Jackson The Experience It is the best selling dance music game franchise Animal Crossing April 14 2001 78 76 million i Animal Crossing j is a social simulation game series developed and published by Nintendo The human player character moves to a small village inhabited by humanoid animals and seeks to repay their mortgage while living a real time virtual life synced to the system clock The Witcher October 26 2007 75 million 109 The Witcher is a series of action role playing games based on the series of novels of the same name by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski The Witcher takes place in a medieval fantasy world and follows the story of Geralt of Rivia one of the few remaining witchers traveling monster hunters for hire wielding unnatural powers The franchise has spanned a live action television series Worms November 17 1995 75 million 110 Worms is a series of artillery tactical video games developed by British company Team17 In these games small platoons of anthropomorphic worms battle each other across a deformable landscape with the objective being to become the sole surviving team The games are noted for their cartoony animation and extensive use of surrealism and slapstick humour Super Smash Bros January 21 1999 75 21 million k Super Smash Bros 113 is a series of platform fighting games published by Nintendo and created by Masahiro Sakurai It features characters and elements from various Nintendo franchises and later installments also include third party franchises as well It is currently the most successful Japanese fighting game franchise Civilization September 1991 69 million 49 Civilization is a series of turn based strategy video games Sid Meier developed the first game in the series and has had creative input for most of the rest The basic gameplay functions are similar throughout the series namely guiding a civilization on a macro scale from prehistory to the present day Dragon Ball September 27 1986 66 5 million l Dragon Ball m was created by Akira Toriyama in 1984 and is composed primarily of multiple manga series numerous anime series a collection of animated feature films video games and a collectible trading card game as well as other collectibles like action figures God of War March 22 2005 gt 66 million n God of War is an action adventure game franchise created by David Jaffe All of the main games have been developed by Santa Monica Studio with the other entries being done by Ready at Dawn and Javaground SOE LA The multimedia franchise is loosely based on Greek and Norse mythology The central story revolves around the Spartan warrior Kratos quest for vengeance Greek games and later redemption Norse games Other media includes comic books novels toys and an upcoming television series The Oregon Trail December 3 1971 65 million 121 The Oregon Trail is a series of educational computer games that began with the first edition originally developed by Don Rawitsch Bill Heinemann and Paul Dillenberger in 1971 and produced by the Minnesota Educational Computing Consortium MECC in 1974 The original game was designed to teach school children about the realities of 19th century pioneer life on the Oregon Trail The player assumes the role of a wagon leader guiding a party of settlers from Independence Missouri to Oregon s Willamette Valley via a covered wagon in 1848 Metal Gear July 13 1987 61 1 million 89 Metal Gear o is a series of stealth games created by Japanese game designer Hideo Kojima and developed and published by Konami The first game Metal Gear was released in 1987 for the MSX The franchise also includes a novel radio drama comic books and a toy line The games generally revolve around the story of special forces operative Solid Snake and his missions to find and destroy the mecha superweapons known as Metal Gears The Elder Scrolls March 25 1994 58 5 million 122 The Elder Scrolls abbreviated TES is an action role playing and open world video game series by Bethesda Softworks Each game takes place on the fictional continent of Tamriel inhabited by many high fantasy races and often involves a chosen hero who must confront a great impending threat Spider Man 1982 58 million n 9 There have been numerous video games featuring the popular Marvel Comics superhero Spider Man have been released To date Spider Man has made appearances on over 15 gaming platforms which also includes mobile games on mobile phones Tekken December 9 1994 58 million 125 Tekken p is a series of fighting games produced by Katsuhiro Harada developed and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment formerly by Namco Originally exclusive to arcades games have since been released for consoles personal computers and mobile devices Street Fighter August 30 1987 53 million 90 Street Fighter q is a series of fighting games developed and published by Capcom The series has grown into a media franchise covering comic books anime series and movies Its best selling release Street Fighter II is credited with establishing many of the conventions of the one on one fighting genre Bejeweled May 30 2001 50 million 126 Bejeweled is a series of puzzle video games first developed as a browser game by PopCap Games in 2001 Far Cry March 23 2004 50 million 127 Far Cry is a first person shooter video game franchise originally developed by Crytek later by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft Diablo January 3 1997 50 million 128 129 Diablo is an action role playing hack and slash dungeon crawler video game series developed by Blizzard North and published and later developed by Blizzard Entertainment Crash Bandicoot September 9 1996 50 million 132 Crash Bandicoot is a series of platform games originally created and developed by Naughty Dog exclusively for the PlayStation Destiny September 9 2014 50 million 134 Destiny is an online only multiplayer first person shooter video game series developed by Bungie and previously published by Activision At least 20 million copies editFranchise name Original release date Sales Kirby April 27 1992 gt 48 million r Kirby s is a series of platform games developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo The series centers around the adventures of a pink alien hero named Kirby Pac Man June 1980 44 58 million n 10 Pac Man t is a Japanese video game franchise currently owned and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment formerly Namco The eponymous first entry was released in arcades in 1980 by Namco during the golden age of arcade video games Most games in the franchise are maze chase games however it has delved into other genres such as platform racing and sports Uncharted November 20 2007 44 02 million 135 136 137 Uncharted is a series of action adventure and third person shooter video games developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Computer Entertainment Most games follow the adventures of treasure hunter Nathan Drake The franchise has spanned a live action film series BioShock August 21 2007 42 million 49 BioShock is a retrofuturistic video game series published by 2K Games and developed by several studios including Irrational Games which created the series It is considered a spiritual successor to the System Shock series on which many of Irrational s team had worked previously The franchise has spanned a live action film Mega Man December 17 1987 41 million 138 Mega Man known as Rockman u in Japan is a series of video games created by Capcom starring a series of characters each known by the moniker Mega Man Guitar Hero November 8 2005 40 million 139 Guitar Hero is a series of music and rhythm video games published by RedOctane and Activision and developed by Harmonix Music Systems from 2005 to 2007 before development duties of the series were transferred to Neversoft Gears of War November 7 2006 40 million 140 Gears of War is a video game franchise created by Epic Games developed and managed by The Coalition and owned and published by Xbox Game Studios The franchise consists of six third person shooter video games which has also been supplemented by comics and novels It focuses on the conflict between humanity the subterranean reptilian hominids known as the Locust Horde and their mutated counterparts the Lambent Medal of Honor November 11 1999 39 million n 11 Medal of Honor is a series of first person shooter games with most of the games set during World War II The series is published by Electronic Arts Megami Tensei September 11 1987 38 1 million v Megami Tensei is a franchise of role playing video games created by Atlus and owned by Sega It includes the Persona sub series Fallout September 30 1997 38 million 147 Fallout is a series of post apocalyptic role playing video games It was created by Interplay Entertainment and later developed by Bethesda Game Studios and Obsidian Entertainment and published by Bethesda Softworks Total War June 13 2000 37 8 million 148 Total War is a series of strategy video games developed by Creative Assembly and owned and published by Sega for personal computers Its games combine turn based strategy and resource management with real time tactical control of battles Kingdom Hearts March 28 2002 36 million 149 Kingdom Hearts w is a series of action role playing games developed and published by Square Enix previously by Square and is owned by The Walt Disney Company It is the result of a collaboration between Disney Interactive Studios and Square Enix and is under the direction of Tetsuya Nomura a longtime Square Enix character designer Counter Strike November 8 2000 35 7 million x Counter Strike is a series of tactical first person shooter games that began as a mod for the game Half Life The series has since been developed by Valve and published by Sierra Entertainment and Valve Dark Souls September 22 2011 35 18 million 125 Dark Souls is a series of action role playing games developed by FromSoftware and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment NBA Live October 1994 35 million 155 NBA Live is a series of basketball video games developed and published by EA Sports annually since 1995 Batman 1986 35 million y 156 Batman is a series of video games based on the DC Comics character of the same name Football Manager November 5 2004 34 million 157 Football Manager is a series of association football management simulation games developed by Sports Interactive and published by Sega The game began its life in 1992 as Championship Manager however following the break up of their partnership with original publishers Eidos Interactive Sports Interactive lost the naming rights and re branded the game Football Manager with their new publishers Sega Brain Age May 19 2005 33 89 million 106 Brain Age also known as Dr Kawashima s Brain Training is a series of video games developed and published by Nintendo based on the work of Ryuta Kawashima Horizon February 28 2017 32 7 million 158 Horizon is a series of action role playing games developed by Guerrilla Games and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment The series follows the adventures of Aloy a young huntress in a world overrun by machines who sets out to uncover her past Naruto January 2009 32 52 million 125 Naruto is a series of mostly fighting games based on Japanese anime and manga franchise created by Masashi Kishimoto and its video games published by Bandai Namco Entertainment Saints Row August 29 2006 32 million 159 Saints Row is an action adventure video game series created by Volition The gameplay consists of a mixture of action adventure and driving and has gained controversy for its adult nature and violent themes The games in the series are written as comedies that feature popular culture homages and parodies as well as self referential humor Gundam 1983 30 9 million n 12 Gundam z is a long running anime series featuring giant robots or mecha created by animation studio Sunrise in 1979 Video games based on the franchise have been released since 1983 games in the series are currently published by Namco Bandai Games Splatoon May 29 2015 30 26 million aa Splatoon is a franchise of third person shooters created by Nintendo The series centers around fictional cephalopods known as Inklings and Octolings based on squids and octopuses respectively which can transform between humanoid and cephalopod forms at will The Last of Us June 14 2013 30 million 164 The Last of Us is a series of action adventure games developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Computer Entertainment The games revolve around teenager Ellie and her struggle to survive in a post apocalyptic United States after society collapsed because of a fungal infection that transforms humans into monster like creatures The franchise has spanned a live action television series Devil May Cry August 23 2001 30 million 90 Devil May Cry is a hack and slash action adventure video game series developed and published by Capcom and created by Hideki Kamiya Tony Hawk s September 30 1999 30 million 165 Tony Hawk s is a skateboarding video game series endorsed by the eponymous American professional skateboarder The series was created by game developer Neversoft and was published by Activision from 1999 to 2015 Maple Media in 2016 and Activision again in 2020 Command amp Conquer September 26 1995 30 million 166 Command amp Conquer is a real time strategy RTS video game franchise first developed by Westwood Studios The first game was one of the earliest of the RTS genre itself based on Westwood Studios influential strategy game Dune II and introducing trademarks followed in the rest of the series James Bond 1982 30 million 167 James Bond is a media franchise starring the titular James Bond a fictional British agent created in 1952 by British writer Ian Fleming There are over 20 video games based on the franchise and it has been published by several companies including Nintendo and Electronic Arts The license is currently held by Activision The best known game in the franchise is GoldenEye 007 developed by Rare and published by Nintendo Tales December 15 1995 29 29 million 125 The Tales ab series is a media franchise of role playing video games created by Wolf Team and formerly published by Namco The series is currently developed and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment The Walking Dead April 24 2012 28 million 168 The Walking Dead is an episodic adventure game series developed and published by Telltale Games based on The Walking Dead comic book series Nintendogs April 21 2005 27 95 million 169 170 Nintendogs is a real time pet simulation video game series developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS and Nintendo 3DS handheld game consoles originally released in three versions plus two additional versions all differing only in the starting available dogs to play with Half Life November 19 1998 27 6 million ac Half Life is a series of first person shooter games developed and published by Valve The games combine shooting combat puzzles and storytelling Ratchet amp Clank November 4 2002 26 million 176 Ratchet amp Clank is a series of platform and third person shooter games The franchise was created and developed by Insomniac Games and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for PlayStation consoles The franchise has spanned an animated film Rayman September 1 1995 26 million 98 Rayman is a franchise of platform video games published by Ubisoft Created in 1995 by French graphic artist Michel Ancel the main character of the series Rayman became an official mascot of its publisher Ubisoft The Rayman series does not include the Raving Rabbids series The franchise has spanned an animated television series Power Pros March 1994 25 1 million 89 Power Pros ad is a baseball video game series created by Konami It is a traditionally Japan only series and is known for its super deformed characters and arcade style gameplay It has several spin off series including Professional Baseball Spirits which are more realistic simulation games Dying Light January 27 2015 25 million 177 Dying Light is a survival horror video game developed by Techland and published by Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment Tiger Woods PGA Tour 1998 25 million 178 Tiger Woods PGA Tour is a series of golf video games developed and published by Electronic Arts and later their EA Sports sub label featuring professional golfer Tiger Woods among others on the PGA Tour Age of Empires October 26 1997 25 million 179 Age of Empires is a series of historical real time strategy video games originally developed by Ensemble Studios and published by Xbox Game Studios Mystery Dungeon September 19 1993 24 35 million n 18 Mystery Dungeon is a franchise mixing roguelike and role playing created and owned by Spike Chunsoft Since 1993 the franchise had numerous crossovers and in 1995 the original Shiren the Wanderer sub series Petz 1995 24 million 98 Petz Dogz and Catz is a series of games in which the player can adopt raise care for and breed their own virtual pets Yu Gi Oh July 1998 208 21 8 million 208 Yu Gi Oh ae is a series of video games based on the Japanese anime and manga franchise created by Kazuki Takahashi Games in the series have been developed and published by Konami Metroid August 6 1986 21 6 million af Metroid is a sci fi action adventure franchise developed and published by Nintendo that revolves around Samus Aran an intergalactic bounty hunter raised by aliens after her home was destroyed by the nefarious Space Pirate leader Ridley The original Metroid was a genre pioneer and Super Metroid went on to establish the Metroidvania genre alongside Castlevania The latest release in the franchise has been Metroid Prime Remastered a remake of Metroid Prime Metroid Dread is currently the best selling Metroid game at nearly 3 million sales Like a Dragon December 8 2005 21 3 million 212 Like a Dragon ag formerly known outside of Asia as Yakuza 213 is a Japanese video game franchise created owned and published by Sega The franchise incorporates elements of the action adventure beat em up and role playing genres The storyline premise for each franchise installment is typically a crime drama with plot lines inspired by yakuza films and pre millennial Japanese crime dramas Microsoft Flight Simulator November 1982 21 million 214 Microsoft Flight Simulator is a series of amateur flight simulation video games published by Microsoft Dynasty Warriors February 28 1997 21 million 215 Dynasty Warriors ah is a series of tactical action video games created by Koei which began as a spin off of Koei s turn based strategy Romance of the Three Kingdoms series based loosely around the Chinese epic of the same name Imagine February 21 2007 21 million 98 Imagine is a series of simulation video games published by Ubisoft aimed primarily at girls aged 6 to 14 released from 2007 onwards Super Robot Wars October 3 1989 20 24 million 125 Super Robot Wars known in Japan as Super Robot Taisen is a series of tactical role playing video games produced by Bandai Namco Entertainment Starting out as a spinoff of the Compati Hero series the main feature of the franchise is having a story that crosses over several popular mecha anime manga and video games allowing characters and mecha from different titles to team up or battle one another Prince of Persia October 3 1989 20 million 98 Prince of Persia is a video game franchise created by Jordan Mechner originally developed and published by Broderbund then The Learning Company and currently by Ubisoft The franchise is built around a series of action adventure games focused on various incarnations of the eponymous prince and a live action film Castlevania September 26 1986 20 million 216 Castlevania is an action adventure gothic horror video game series developed and published by Konami The franchise has also expanded into other media including comic books an animated TV series and several spin off video games It revolves around successive generations of vampire hunters and their attempts to stop Count Dracula from resurrecting and conquering the world Frogger June 5 1981 20 million 217 Frogger is video game franchise created and developed by Konami and originally published by Sega and Gremlin Industries for arcade in 1981 it is currently owned developed and published by Konami Frogger has seen numerous sequels and re releases for a number of platforms including personal computers video game consoles and mobile devices The given sales figure does not include arcade game sales J B Harold August 1986 20 million 218 219 J B Harold is a series of mystery adventure games It began with J B Harold Murder Club released by Riverhillsoft for the NEC PC 98 computer in 1986 and the series has since been released on various platforms Lemmings February 14 1991 20 million 220 Lemmings is a puzzle video game originally developed by DMA Design now Rockstar North for the Amiga and owned by Psygnosis now Sony Computer Entertainment Liverpool who published it in 1991 Simple 1998 20 million 221 The Simple series is a number of budget priced video games published by Japanese company D3 Publisher and developed by a variety of companies covering many systems SingStar May 21 2004 20 million 222 SingStar is a competitive karaoke video game series for the PlayStation family published by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe and developed by London Studio Fifteen English language installments of the series have been released for the PlayStation 2 with recent versions also released for the PlayStation 3 SpongeBob SquarePants March 15 2001 20 million 223 SpongeBob SquarePants is an American animated television series and media franchise The games were formerly published by THQ and Activision it is currently published by THQ s successor THQ Nordic Spyro September 10 1998 20 million 224 Spyro is a series of platform video games which feature the protagonist Spyro a dragon Originally owned by Universal Pictures and developed by Insomniac Games the franchise has changed hands and developers numerous times before being acquired by Activision in 2008 The series spawned the toys to life spin off Skylanders Mass Effect November 20 2007 20 million 225 226 227 Mass Effect is a science fiction third person shooter action role playing video games series developed by BioWare and published by Electronic Arts SimCity February 2 1989 20 million 228 229 SimCity is an open ended city building video game series originally designed by Will Wright The first game in the series was published by Maxis now a division of Electronic Arts Watch Dogs May 27 2014 20 million 230 Watch Dogs is an action adventure game franchise developed and published by Ubisoft The franchise has spanned comic books novelizations and animated television series gt Current sales may be significantly greater than the estimated figure shown See notes and footnotes See also editList of longest running video game franchisesNotes edit The release date of the first Tetris games sold commercially 41 Earlier games were given out for free 42 43 Japanese ファイナルファンタジー Hepburn Fainaru Fantaji Sonic the Hedgehog Up until June 2016 140 million 61 Sonic Mania August 2017 to April 2018 1 million 62 Sonic Forces November 2017 10 624 Japan 63 Team Sonic Racing May 2019 5 771 Japan 64 Mario amp Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 November December 2019 195 128 Japan 65 April 2020 to March 2021 4 4 million 66 April 2021 to March 2022 5 8 million 67 Sonic Frontiers 3 5 million 68 Japanese バイオハザード Japanese ゼルダの伝説 Hepburn Zeruda no Densetsu Japanese グランツーリスモ Japanese ドラゴンクエスト see Harry Potter video games Sales Animal Crossing franchise Animal Crossing 2 707 558 Japan 1 027 558 Dōbutsu no Mori 2001 641 300 104 Dōbutsu no Mori e 2003 386 258 6 United States 1 68 million 105 Animal Crossing Wild World 11 75 million 106 Animal Crossing City Folk 3 38 million 107 Animal Crossing New Leaf 13 01 million 3 Animal Crossing New Horizons 44 79 million 3 Animal Crossing Happy Home Designer 3 04 million 108 Animal Crossing Amiibo Festival 87 872 6 Japanese どうぶつの森 Hepburn Dōbutsu no Mori Animal Forest Super Smash Bros franchise Super Smash Bros 5 55 million worldwide 111 Super Smash Bros Melee 7 09 million 112 Super Smash Bros Brawl 13 32 million 3 Super Smash Bros for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U 15 02 million combined 9 64 million for 3DS 5 38 million for Wii U 3 Super Smash Bros Ultimate 34 22 million 3 Dragon Ball Up until 2014 40 million 114 Dragon Ball Xenoverse series 2015 2021 14 million 115 116 Dragon Ball FighterZ 2018 8 million 116 Dragon Ball Z Kakarot 2020 4 5 million 117 Japanese ドラゴンボール Hepburn Doragon Bōru God of War Up until 2020 51 million 118 God of War III Remastered 2015 4 million it is unclear how much overlaps with the prior 51 million amount 119 God of War Ragnarok 2022 15 million 120 Japanese メタルギア Japanese 鉄拳 lit Iron Fist Japanese ストリートファイター Hepburn Sutorito Faita See Kirby series Sales 18 of the series s 39 total games have each sold less than one million units and as such sales information of these titles is currently unavailable Japanese 星のカービィ Hepburn Hoshi no Kabi Japanese パックマン Pakkuman Japanese ロックマン Hepburn Rokkuman Megami Tensei franchise 38 1 million Megami Tensei series up until September 2022 15 5 million 145 Persona sub series up until March 2024 22 6 million 146 Japanese キングダムハーツ Hepburn Kingudamu Hatsu Counter Strike series Half Life Counter Strike 4 2 million 150 Counter Strike Xbox 1 5 million 151 Counter Strike Condition Zero 2 1 million 150 Counter Strike Source 2 9 million 152 Counter Strike Global Offensive 25 million 153 154 Arkhamonly Japanese ガンダム Hepburn Gandamu Splatoon franchise 30 26 million Splatoon 4 95 million 163 Splatoon 2 13 6 million 4 Splatoon 3 11 71 million 55 Japanese テイルズ Hepburn Teiruzu Half Life series Half Life 9 3 million 171 Half Life standalone expansions 1 9 million 172 Half Life 2 12 million 173 Half Life 2 Episode One standalone 1 4 million 174 The Orange Box 3 million 175 Japanese 実況パワフルプロ野球 Hepburn Jikkyō Powerful Pro Yakyu Japanese 遊 戯 王 Hepburn Yugiō lit Game King Metroid Up until September 2012 17 44 million 209 Metroid Dread 3 07 million 210 Metroid Prime Remastered 1 09 million 211 Japanese 龍が如く Hepburn Ryu ga Gotoku Japanese 真 三國無双 Hepburn Shin Sangokumusō lit True Unrivaled Three Kingdoms Footnotes edit Mario Kart series Super Mario Kart to Mario Kart Double Dash 31 42 million 2 Mario Kart DS 23 6 million 3 Mario Kart Wii 37 38 million 3 Mario Kart 7 18 97 million 3 Mario Kart 8 including Mario Kart 8 Deluxe total sales 70 43 million 3 Mario Kart Live Home Circuit 1 58 million 4 Mario Party Up until 2014 39 6 million 5 Mario Party 10 2015 2 27 million 3 Mario Party Star Rush 2016 and Mario Party The Top 100 2017 427 566 Japan 6 Super Mario Party 2018 19 39 million 3 Mario Party Superstars 2021 8 07 million 7 Mario Sports series Mario amp Sonic series 25 million citation needed 8 Super Mario Strikers 1 2 million 9 Mario Hoops 3 on 3 1 3 million 10 Mario Strikers Charged 1 77 million 11 Mario Super Sluggers 1 26 million 12 Mario Tennis Aces 4 28 million 4 Mario Golf Super Rush 2 35 million 13 Mario Strikers Battle League 2 17 million 7 Japan sales 14 Mario Tennis 1 46 million Mario Tennis series 1 93 million Mario Slam Basketball 0 4 million Mario Power Tennis 0 38 million Mario Superstar Baseball 0 23 million Mario Golf GBC 0 22 million Mario Golf Advance Tour 0 09 million Japan sales of Mario sports games based on Famitsu data Garaph February 20 2012 Retrieved March 16 2012 Mario Sports Mix 645 005 Mario Golf 64 470 778 Mario Golf Toadstool Tour 192 802 Mario Tennis Power Tour 135 815 Mario Sports Superstars 92 829 15 United States sales 16 Mario Golf Toadstool Tour 1 03 million US Top 10 Best Selling Console Games in 2000 The Magic Box 2000 Archived from the original on July 24 2020 Retrieved March 16 2012 Mario Tennis 64 503 200 Mario RPG series Worldwide sales Super Mario RPG 2 14 million 17 Paper Mario 1 37 million 17 Mario amp Luigi Superstar Saga 2 15 million 17 Paper Mario The Thousand Year Door 1 91 million 18 Mario amp Luigi Partners in Time 1 73 million 18 Super Paper Mario 4 32 million 18 Mario amp Luigi Bowser s Inside Story 4 56 million 18 Paper Mario Sticker Star 2 48 million 17 Mario amp Luigi Dream Team 2 68 million 4 Mario amp Luigi Paper Jam 1 08 million 4 Paper Mario Color Splash 1 19 million 18 Mario Rabbids Kingdom Battle 2 million 19 Paper Mario The Origami King 3 34 million 4 Other Mario games Donkey Kong 65 million 20 Mario Bros 3 31 million Famicom and Famicom Mini versions 1 72 million in Japan 14 Atari 2600 version 1 59 million 21 Mario puzzle games 3 912 937 in Japan Dr Mario 3 74 million 14 Nintendo Puzzle Collection 50 000 14 Dr Mario amp Panel de Pon 122 937 22 Mario vs Donkey Kong series 5 91 million Mario vs Donkey Kong 2 March of the Minis 1 39 million 23 Mario vs Donkey Kong 180 154 Japan 22 Super Princess Peach 1 15 million Captain Toad Treasure Tracker 1 62 million 24 25 26 27 Luigi games 24 16 million 28 Wario games 9818491 29 30 31 32 33 34 23 35 WarioWare Get It Together 1 27 million 36 Yoshi games 5 23 million 37 38 Other Mario games in Japan 22 Mario Pinball 101 237 Dance Dance Revolution Mario Mix 59 922 Mario educational games Mario Teaches Typing 800 000 39 The Legend of Zelda series 130 million series sales up until March 31 2023 70 Sales between April 2023 and December 2023 22 08 million The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild 1 8 million 71 3 The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom 20 28 million 55 Star Wars Battlefront series Pandemic Battlefront series 10 million 75 EA Star Wars Battlefront series 33 million 76 Star Wars Battlefront 2015 14 million 77 Star Wars Battlefront II 2017 9 million 78 Star Wars franchise Lego Star Wars series 50 million 74 Star Wars Battlefront series 43 million n 7 Star Wars The Force Unleashed 7 million 79 Star Wars Episode III Revenge of the Sith and Star Wars Republic Commando 671 000 80 Star Wars Shadows of the Empire 1 million 81 Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 3 2 million 82 Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II The Sith Lords 1 5 million 83 Star Wars The Old Republic 2 Million 84 Star Wars Rogue Squadron 1 million 85 Star Wars Galaxies 1 million 86 Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order 10 Million 87 Lego Star Wars The Skywalker Saga 5 Million 88 Spider Man series Sales of Spider Man until 2004 8 million 123 Sales of Marvel s Spider Man Spider Man 2018 Spider Man Miles Morales and Spider Man 2 2023 50 million 124 Pac Man series Atari 2600 version 7 million cartridges 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