Entertainment
Best-Selling Video Game Franchises
The best-selling video game franchises of all time.
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Rank↕ | Franchise↕ | Sales (millions)↕ | Genre(s)↕ | Debut year↕ | Publisher(s)↕ | Ref.↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario | 893.5 | Various | 1,983 | Nintendo | |
| 2 | Tetris | 520 | Puzzle | 1,988 | Various | |
| 3 | Call of Duty | 500 | First-person shooter | 2,003 | Activision | |
| 4 | Pokémon | 489 | Creature collectorrole-playing | 1,996 | Nintendo / The Pokémon Company | |
| 5 | Grand Theft Auto | 465 | Action-adventure | 1,997 | Rockstar Games | |
| 6 | Minecraft | 350 | Sandboxsurvival | 2,011 | Mojang Studios | |
| 7 | FIFA | 325 | Sportsfootball | 1,993 | Electronic Arts | |
| 8 | Assassin's Creed | 230 | Action-adventure | 2,007 | Ubisoft | |
| 9 | Final Fantasy | 204 | Action-adventure | 1,987 | Square Enix | |
| Wii | 204 | Simulation | 2006 | Nintendo | — | |
| 11 | The Sims | 200 | Social simulation | 2,000 | Electronic Arts | |
| 12 | Resident Evil | 183 | Survival horror | 1,996 | Capcom | |
| 13 | NBA 2K | 170 | Sportsbasketball | 1,999 | 2K | |
| 14 | Madden NFL | 150 | SportsAmerican football | 1,988 | Electronic Arts | |
| Need for Speed | 150 | Racing | 1994 | Electronic Arts | — | |
| 16 | Sonic the Hedgehog | 140 | Platformerkart racing | 1,991 | Sega | |
| 17 | The Legend of Zelda | 133 | Action-adventure | 1,986 | Nintendo | |
| 18 | Monster Hunter | 125 | Action role-playing | 2,004 | Capcom | |
| 19 | Pro Evolution Soccer | 112.5 | Sportsfootball | 1,995 | Konami | |
| 20 | Red Dead | 110 | Action-adventure | 2,004 | Rockstar Games | |
| 21 | Mortal Kombat | 100 | Fighting | 1,992 | Warner Bros. Games | |
| Tomb Raider | 100 | Action-adventure | 1996 | Various | — | |
| Gran Turismo | 100 | Racing | 1997 | Sony Interactive Entertainment | — | |
| Bejeweled | 100 | Puzzletile-matching | 2000 | Electronic Arts | — | |
| Borderlands | 100 | Action-adventure | 2009 | 2K | — | |
| 26 | Tamagotchi | 98.1 | Virtual pet | 1,996 | Bandai | |
| 27 | WWE 2K | 98 | Sportsprofessional wrestling | 2,000 | 2K | |
| 28 | Dragon Quest | 95 | Role-playing | 1,986 | Square Enix | |
| 29 | Just Dance | 90 | Rhythmdance | 2,009 | Ubisoft | |
| 30 | Battlefield | 88.7 | First-person shooter | 2,002 | Electronic Arts | |
| 31 | The Witcher | 85 | Action role-playing | 2,007 | CD Projekt | |
| 32 | Donkey Kong | 82 | Platformer | 1,981 | Nintendo | |
| 33 | Halo | 81 | First-person shooter | 2,001 | Xbox Game Studios | |
| 34 | Civilization | 80 | Strategy | 1,991 | 2K | |
| The Walking Dead | 80 | Adventure | 2012 | Telltale Games / Skybound Games | — | |
| 36 | Worms | 75 | Turn-based tacticsartillery | 1,995 | Team17 | |
| 37 | Super Smash Bros. | 72 | Platform fighter | 1,999 | Nintendo | |
| Counter-Strike | 72 | First-person shooter | 2000 | Valve | — | |
| 39 | Animal Crossing | 70 | Social simulation | 2,001 | Nintendo | |
| 40 | God of War | 66 | Action-adventure | 2,005 | Sony Interactive Entertainment | |
| 41 | Metal Gear | 65.5 | Action-adventurestealth | 1,987 | Konami | |
| 42 | The Oregon Trail | 65 | Strategy | 1,971 | Gameloft | |
| 43 | Tekken | 61 | Fighting | 1,994 | Bandai Namco Entertainment | |
| 44 | Far Cry | 60 | First-person shooter | 2,004 | Ubisoft | |
| 45 | Street Fighter | 58 | Fighting | 1,987 | Capcom | |
| 46 | Kirby | 50 | Platformer | 1,992 | Nintendo | |
| Destiny | 50 | First-person shooter | 2014 | Bungie | — | |
| Overwatch | 50 | First-person shooter | 2016 | Blizzard Entertainment | — | |
| Marvel's Spider-Man | 50 | Action-adventure | 2018 | Sony Interactive Entertainment | — | |
| 50 | Pac-Man | 48 | Mazeplatformer | 1,980 | Bandai Namco Entertainment |
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