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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

Franchises sold at least 50 million copiesEdit

Sales data without source from List of best-selling video game franchises (Wikipedia)

Place Franchise Sales
(in millions)
1 Mario 450 [1]
Super Mario 262 [1]
Mario Kart 80
2 Pokémon 219 [1]
3 The Sims 150 [1]
4 Tetris 125 [2]
5 Grand Theft Auto 125 [1]
6 Final Fantasy 100 [3]
7 Call of Duty 100 [1]
8 FIFA 100 [4]
9 Need for Speed 100 [5]
10 Madden NFL 99 [6]
11 Sonic the Hedgehog 80 [7]
12 Pro Evolution Soccer 75 [8]
13 Tom Clancy 74 [9]
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell 26 [9]
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 25 [9]
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 23 [9]
14 Gran Turismo 67.89 [10]
15 The Legend of Zelda 62 [11]
16 Dragon Quest 61 [12]
17 Resident Evil 56 [13]
18 Assassin's Creed 55 [9]
19 Donkey Kong 54
20 Battlefield 50 [14]
21 Bejeweled 50 [15]
22 LEGO 50 [16]
Lego Star Wars 28.26 [17]
23 Nickelodeon 50 [18]

Franchises sold at least 20 million copiesEdit

Sales data without source from List of best-selling video game franchises (Wikipedia)

Place Franchise Sales
(in millions)
24 WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 47 [19]
25 Halo 46 [20]
26 Pac-Man 43.243
27 Lineage 43 [21]
28 Crash Bandicoot 40 [22]
29 Harry Potter 40 [23]
30 Just Dance 40 [9]
31 Tekken 40 [24]
32 Guitar Hero 35 [25]
33 Tomb Raider 35 [3]
34 NBA Live 35 [26]
35 Tap Tap 35
36 Street Fighter 34 [13]
37 Brain Age 31.12 [27]
38 Medal of Honor 31
39 Metal Gear Solid 31 [28]
40 James Bond 30 [29]
41 Kirby 30 [30]
42 Star Wars 30
Star Wars: Battlefront 10 [31]
43 Tony Hawk 30 [32]
44 Command & Conquer 30
45 Mega Man 29 [13]
46 Mortal Kombat 26 [33]
47 Counter-Strike 25 [34]
48 Marvel 25 [35]
49 Ratchet and Clank 25 [36]
50 Tiger Woods PGA Tour 25 [37]
51 Petz 24 [9]
52 Super Smash Bros. 23.64 [38]
53 Monster Hunter 22.4 [13]
54 Rayman 22 [9]
Rayman Raving Rabbids 13 [9]
55 Yu-Gi-Oh! 21.8
56 Nintendogs 21.67 [39]
57 God of War 21.65 [40]
58 Age of Empires 20 [41]
59 Castlevania 20 [39]
60 Frogger 20 [42]
61 Gundam 20 [43]
62 Imagine 20 [9]
63 J.B. Harold 20 [44]
64 Lemmings 20 [45]
65 Minecraft 20 [46]
66 Simple 20 [47]
67 SingStar 20 [48]
68 SpongeBob SquarePants 20 [49]
69 Spyro the Dragon 20 [50]

Franchises sold at least 10 million copiesEdit

Sales data without source from List of best-selling video game franchises (Wikipedia)

Place Franchise Sales
(in millions)
70 Gears of War 19 [51]
71 Diablo 18.5 [39]
72 Midnight Club 18.5 [52]
73 Age of Empires 18 [53]
74 Dynasty Warriors 18 [54]
75 Prince of Persia 18 [9]
76 SimCity 18 [55]
77 Warcraft 17.8 [39]
78 Driver 17 [9]
79 NBA 2K 17 [52]
80 StarCraft 17 [56]
81 The Elder Scrolls 17
82 Uncharted 17 [57]
83 Zuma 17
84 Bemani 15.84
Dance Dance Revolution 10 [58]
85 Animal Crossing 15 [39]
86 Backyard Sports 15 [59]
87 Barbie 15 [60]
88 Burnout 15 [61]
89 Jikkyo Powerful Pro Yakyu 14.8 [62]
90 Worms 14 [63]
91 Disney 13.2
Cars 8 [64]
92 Far Cry 13 [9]
93 Metroid 13 [65]
94 Professor Layton 13 [66]
95 Tales 13 [67]
96 Dragon Ball Z 12.7 [68]
97 Red Dead Redemption 12.5 [52]
98 Cooking Mama 12 [69]
99 Myst 12 [70]
100 SOCOM 12 [71]
101 Star Fox 11.5
102 Civilization 11 [52]
103 Devil May Cry 11 [13]
104 Left 4 Dead 11
105 Kingdom Hearts 11 [39]
106 Mass Effect 10.5
107 Ace Combat 10 [72]
108 Adventure Island 10
109 Asphalt Urban GT 10 [73]
110 Bomberman 10
111 Colin McRae Rally 10
112 Deer Hunter 10
113 DreamWorks 10 [74]
114 Lord of the Rings 10 [75]
115 Momotaro Densetsu 10
116 Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 10 [76]
117 Pitfall! 10 [77]
118 Puyo Puyo 10 [78]
119 Rock Band 10

Franchises sold at least 5 million copiesEdit

  • SaGa (9.9 million) [3]
  • Half-Life (9.3 million) [79]
  • BioShock (9 million) [52]
  • EA Sports NASCAR series (9 million)
  • RollerCoaster Tycoon (9 million)
  • Soul (9 million)
  • The Settlers (9 million) [9]
  • Doom (8.5 million) [80]
  • Carnival Games (8 million) [52]
  • Hitman (8 million) [3]
  • Spider-Man (8 million) [81]
  • Onimusha (7.9 million) [13]
  • Dead or Alive (7.5 million) [82]
  • Everybody's Golf (7.5 million) [83]
  • Jak and Daxter (7.5 million)
  • Max Payne (7.5 million) [52]
  • The Elder Scrolls (7.5 million) [39]
  • Total War (7.5 million)
  • Animal Crossing (7 million)
  • Football Manager (7 million) [84]
  • Moto Racer (7 million) [85]
  • Nancy Drew (7 million)
  • Project Gotham Racing (7 million) [86]
  • The Experience (7 million) [9]
  • Unreal (7 million)
  • Zoo Tycoon (7 million)
  • EyeToy (6.7 million)
  • MX vs. ATV (6.5 million) [87]
  • Alone in the Dark (6 million)
  • Buzz! (6 million)
  • Carmen Sandiego (6 million)
  • Conflict (6 million shipped) [88]
  • Guild Wars (6 million) [89]
  • Mana (6 million) [3]
  • NBA Jam (6 million) [90]
  • Romance of the Three Kingdoms (6 million)
  • Saints Row (6 million) [91]
  • Test Drive (6 million) [92]
  • Turok (6 million) [93]
  • Warhammer 40,000 (6 million) [91]
  • Major League Baseball 2K (5.5 million)
  • Ninja Gaiden (5.5 million) [82]
  • Dead Rising (5.4 million) [13]
  • Chrono (5.3 million) [3]
  • Banjo Kazooie (5.25 million)
  • Anno (5 million) [9]
  • Asterix (5 million)
  • Baldur's Gate (5 million) [39]
  • Brothers in Arms (5 million)
  • Chessmaster (5 million) [94]
  • Mafia (5 million) [52]
  • Oddworld (5 million)
  • Stronghold (5 million) [95]
  • Tecmo Bowl (5 million) [82]
  • TOCA Touring Car series (5 million) [96]
  • Twisted Metal (5 million in North America) [97]
  • V-Rally (5 million) [98]
  • Yakuza (5 million) [99]

Possible future inclusions Edit

  • Deus Ex (2m+ confirmed for 3rd game alone)
  • Borderlands
  • Fate
  • Your Shape
  • Lost Planet
  • Sengoku BASARA
  • Ace Attorney
  • Dino Crisis
  • Breath of Fire
  • Final Fight
  • Ghosts'n Goblins
  • Monster Farm
  • MLB 2K

DFC Intelligence franchisesEdit

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

See alsoEdit

External linksEdit

ReferencesEdit

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