Best selling game franchises

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This is a list of computer and video game franchises that have sold at least 5 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. For computer games, franchise sales include expansion packs.

See also: Best selling video games and Franchises (seventh generation)

Contents 1 List of best selling game franchises 2 Possible future inclusions 3 DFC Intelligence franchises 4 See also 5 External links

[edit] List of best selling game franchises

Sales data from List of best-selling video games (Wikipedia)

1. Mario (200 million)
2. Pokémon (175 million)
3. The Sims (100 million)
4. Final Fantasy (80 million)
5. Need for Speed (80 million, includes Need for Speed Underground)
6. Grand Theft Auto (70 million)
7. Madden NFL (70 million)
8. Tetris (70 million)
9. FIFA (65 million)
10. Tekken (55 million)
11. Tom Clancy (55 million)
12. Gran Turismo (52.37 million sold)
13. The Legend of Zelda (52 million)
14. Nickelodeon (50 million, includes SpongeBob SquarePants franchise)
15. Donkey Kong (48 million)
16. Sonic the Hedgehog (45 million)
17. Dragon Quest (43 million)
18. Lineage (43 million)
19. Crash Bandicoot (40 million)
20. WWE SmackDown! (37 million shipped)
21. Winning Eleven (36 million)
22. Tomb Raider (35 million)
23. Pixar (35 million shipped, includes Cars franchise)
24. Resident Evil (34.5 million)
25. Medal of Honor (31 million)
26. James Bond (30 million)
27. Kirby (30 million)
28. Tony Hawk (30 million)
29. Mega Man (28 million)
30. Mortal Kombat (26 million)
31. Command & Conquer (25 million)
32. Marvel (25 million)
33. Metal Gear (25 million)
34. Street Fighter (25 million)
35. Brain Age (23.81 million)
36. NBA Live (23 million)
37. Rayman (22 million)
38. Castlevania (20 million)
39. Frogger (20 million)
40. Halo (20 million)
41. Harry Potter (20 million)
42. Lemmings (20 million)
43. SpongeBob SquarePants (20 million)
44. Spyro the Dragon (20 million)
45. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six (20 million)
46. Mobile Suit Gundam (20 million shipped)
47. Guitar Hero (19 million)
48. Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell (19 million)
49. Warcraft (19 million)
50. Yu-Gi-Oh! (19 million)
51. Age of Empires (18 million)
52. SimCity (18 million)
53. Diablo (17 million)
54. Half-Life (16 million)
55. Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon (16 million)
56. Nintendogs (15.77 million)
57. Barbie (15 million)
58. Burnout (15 million)
59. Driver (15 million)
60. Dynasty Warriors (15 million)
61. Need for Speed Underground (15 million)
62. Jikkyo Powerful Pro Yakyu (14.8 million)
63. Worms (14 million)
64. Disney (13.2 million)
65. Metroid (13 million)
66. Petz (13 million)
67. Ratchet and Clank (13 million)
68. Dragon Ball Z (12.7 million)
69. Lego Star Wars (12 million)
70. Mario Kart (12 million in North America)
71. Myst (12 million)
72. Midnight Club (12 million)
73. SingStar (12 million in PAL region)
74. Prince of Persia (11 million)
75. Kingdom Hearts (11 million shipped)
76. Ace Combat (10 million)
77. Adventure Island (10 million)
78. Asphalt Urban GT (10 million)
79. Backyard Sports (10 million)
80. Battlefield (10 million)
81. Bejeweled (10 million)
82. Bomberman (10 million)
83. Call of Duty (10 million in North America)
84. Colin McRae Rally (10 million)
85. Dance Dance Revolution (10 million)
86. DreamWorks (10 million)
87. Hitman (10 million)
88. Lord of the Rings (10 million)
89. Momotaro Densetsu (10 million)
90. Pitfall! (10 million)
91. Puyo Puyo (10 million)
92. Star Wars: Battlefront (10 million)
93. StarCraft (10 million)
94. Tales (10 million)
95. Devil May Cry (9.5 million)
96. The Fast and the Furious (9 million)
97. EA Sports NASCAR series (9 million)
98. RollerCoaster Tycoon (9 million)
99. Soul (9 million)
100. Cars (8 million)
101. Civilization (8 million)
102. Spider-Man (8 million)
103. Onimusha (7.8 million)
104. Dead or Alive (7.5 million)
105. Everybody's Golf (7.5 million)
106. Jak and Daxter (7.5 million)
107. Animal Crossing (7 million)
108. Max Payne (7 million)
109. Moto Racer (7 million)
110. SOCOM (7 million)
111. The Settlers (7 million)
112. Unreal (7 million)
113. Zoo Tycoon (7 million)
114. EyeToy (6.7 million)
115. Monster Hunter (6.3 million)
116. Alone in the Dark (6 million)
117. Assassin's Creed (6 million)
118. Buzz! (6 million)
119. Carmen Sandiego (6 million)
120. Championship Manager (6 million)
121. NBA 2K (6 million)
122. NBA Jam (6 million)
123. Romance of the Three Kingdoms (6 million)
124. Test Drive (6 million)
125. Turok (6 million)
126. Conflict (6 million shipped)
127. MLB 2K (5.5 million)
128. Ninja Gaiden (5.5 million)
129. Anno (5 million)
130. Asterix (5 million)
131. Baldur's Gate (5 million)
132. Brothers in Arms (5 million)
133. Chessmaster (5 million)
134. Guild Wars (5 million)
135. Mario Party (5 million in US)
136. Oddworld (5 million)
137. Tecmo Bowl (5 million)
138. TOCA Touring Car series (5 million)
139. Twisted Metal (5 million in North America)
140. V-Rally (5 million)
141. ATV Offroad Fury (almost 5 million)

[edit] Possible future inclusions

• Bioshock (2.2 million)
• Gears of War
• Cooking Mama - 4 million[1]

[edit] DFC Intelligence franchises

2005 list of the top franchises worldwide. (source)

1. Mario and spinoffs - Nintendo
2. Final Fantasy - Square Enix
3. NFL Football games - EA
4. Zelda - Nintendo
5. Grand Theft Auto - Take-Two
6. Marvel games - Activision + others
7. Pokemon - Nintendo
8. Need for Speed - EA
9. Dragon Quest - Square Enix
10. Gran Turismo - Sony

[edit] See also

• Franchises (seventh generation) - new franchises created in the seventh generation of video games

[edit] External links

• The Best-Selling Videogame Franchises

Best selling franchises
Halo · Grand Theft Auto · Final Fantasy · The Legend of Zelda · Mario · Pokemon · Gran Turismo · Metal Gear Solid · Madden NFL · Call of Duty · Resident Evil · (more) See also: Best selling games · Best selling franchises

Best selling games
Worldwide · United States · Japan · Franchises · Best selling new IPs · Seventh generation · Sixth generation Nintendo games · Capcom games · Ubisoft games · Square-Enix games · Blizzard games · Konami games · Sega games See also: Best selling games · Best selling franchises

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