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Best selling game franchises

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This is a list of best-selling 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. 

Franchise sales include expansion packs when applicable. There is also a separate list of highest-grossing video game franchises below.

See also: Best selling video games, List of highest-grossing video game franchises, and Franchises (seventh generation)

Software sales figures

     – This color indicates a sub-series of a larger video game franchise.

Sold at least 100 million copies

Rank Franchise Sales
(millions) 		Notes
1 Mario 602.91 [1]
Super Mario 345 [1]
Mario Kart 124.5 [2]
Mario Sports 45.73 [3]
Mario Party 41.8 [4]
Mario RPG 27.41 [5]
2 Pokémon 300 [6]
Pokémon main series 231.81 [7]
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon 14.76 [7]
3 Grand Theft Auto 270 [8]
4 Call of Duty 250 [9]
5 Wii Series 202.91 [10]
Wii Sports 115.78 [10]
Wii Fit 44 [10]
Wii Play 29.7 [10]
6 The Sims 175 [11]
7 Sonic 150 [12]
Mario & Sonic 26.91 [13]
8 Need For Speed 150 [14]
9 Final Fantasy 142 [15]
10 Tetris 140  [16]
11 The Legend of Zelda 101.97 [17]
12 FIFA 100  [18]
Lego 100 [19]

Sold at least 50 million copies

Franchise Sales
(millions) 		Reference
[20]
Madden NFL 99 [21]
Assassin's Creed 93
Pro Evolution Soccer 86.8 [22]
Resident Evil 82 [23]
Tom Clancy 82 [24]
Gran Turismo 77.02 [25][26]
Minecraft 73 [27][28]
Dragon Quest 70 [29]
NBA 2K 69.5 [30]
Halo 65 [31]
The Oregon Trail 65
Counter-Strike 60.9 [32]
Battlefield 60 [33]
WWE 60 
Tomb Raider 60 [34]
Donkey Kong 56.04 
Star Wars 52 [n 1]
Star Wars: Battlefront 10
Star Wars: Battlefront (EA) 14
Bejeweled 50 [37]
Crash Bandicoot 50
Just Dance 50 [24]

Sold at least 20 million copies

Franchise Sales
(millions) 		Reference

[20]

Metal Gear 49.2 [38]
Dragon Ball 48 [39]
Tekken 46 [n 2]
Monster Hunter 45 [43]
Street Fighter 44 [44]
Pac-Man 43.943 [n 3]
Lineage 43 [53]
Uncharted 41 [54]
Guitar Hero 40 [55]
Harry Potter 40
Super Smash Bros. 40 [n 4]
Medal of Honor 39
Mega Man 38.3 [43]
NBA Live 35 [61]
Tap Tap 35
Brain Age 34
Kirby 34 [62]
Civilization 33 [63]
Mortal Kombat 32.5
Animal Crossing 32.4
Gundam 30.9 [n 5]
James Bond 30 [67]
Tony Hawk 30 [68]
Gears of War 27 [69]
Nintendogs 27 [60]
Ratchet & Clank 27 [70][71]
Rayman 26 [24]
Rayman Raving Rabbids 14 [24]
BioShock 25 [72]
Marvel 25 [73]
PGA Tour 25 [74]
Kingdom Hearts 24 [75]
Petz 24 [24]
Borderlands 23 [76]
Far Cry 23 [77]
Puyo Puyo 22 [78]
Batman 22
Warriors 22 [79]
Yu-Gi-Oh! 21.8
God of War 21.65 [80]
Imagine 21 [24]
Jikkyo Powerful Pro Yakyu 20.5 [22]
Age of Empires 20 [81]
Castlevania 20 [82]
Diablo 20
Frogger 20 [83]
J.B. Harold 20
Lemmings 20 [84]
Prince of Persia 20 [24]
Simple 20 [85]
SingStar 20 [86]
Spyro the Dragon 20 [87]
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds 20 [88]

Sold at least 10 million copies

Franchise Sales
(millions) 		Reference

[20]

Driver 19 [24]
Warcraft 19
Midnight Club 18.5 [89]
SimCity 18
The Elder Scrolls 17
Starcraft 17
Zuma 17
Half-Life 16
Tales 16 [90]
Bemani 15.84
Megami Tensei 15.35 [n 7]
Persona 8.15 [n 6]
Backyard Sports 15 [94]
Barbie 15 [95]
Burnout 15 [96]
Professor Layton 15 [97]
Devil May Cry 16 [23]
Hitman 15 [98]
Metroid 14
Red Dead Redemption 14 [99]
Worms 14 [100]
Jak and Daxter 13.8
Disney 13.2
Cars 8 [101]
Myst 13
Scribblenauts 13 [102]
Souls 13 [103]
Cooking Mama 12 [104]
SOCOM 12 [105]
Star Fox 12
The Room 11.6 [106]
Max Payne 11.5 [107]
Left 4 Dead 11
Dead Rising 12 [23]
Ace Combat 10.8 [108]
Mass Effect 10.5
Mana 10.5 [109]
Ghosts 'n Goblins 10.5 [43]
Adventure Island 10
Asphalt Urban GT 10 [110]
Bomberman 10
Colin McRae Rally 10
Deer Hunter 10
DreamWorks 10 [111]
The Lord of the Rings 10 [112]
Momotaro Densetsu 10
Naruto 10 [113]
Pitfall! 10 [114]
Rock Band 10
The Settlers 10 [24]
Sniper Elite 10 [115]
Watch Dogs 10 [24]
Yo-kai Watch 10 [116]

Sold at least 5 million copies

  • SaGa (9.9 million) [117]
  • Saints Row (9.8 million)
  • Yakuza (9.3 million) [78]
  • The Experience (9 million) [24]
  • EA Sports NASCAR series (9 million)
  • Roller Coaster Tycoon (9 million)
  • Tomodachi (8.85 million) [118] [119]
  • Ninja Gaiden (8.774 million)
  • Marvel vs. Capcom (8.6 million)[23]
  • Dead Space (8.5 million)
  • Doom (8.5 million as of 2004) [120]
  • Dead or Alive (8.2 million)
  • Carnival Games (8 million) [89]
  • Hitman (8 million) [117]
  • Onimusha (8 million) [23]
  • Spider-Man (8 million) [121]
  • Zoo Tycoon (8 million)
  • Hot Shots Golf (7.5 million) [122]
  • Total War (7.5 million)
  • Football Manager (7 million) [123]
  • Inazuma Eleven (7 million)[124]
  • Moto Racer (7 million) [125]
  • Nancy Drew (7 million)
  • Project Gotham Racing (7 million) [126]
  • Titanfall (7 million) [127]
  • Trine (7 million) [128]
  • Unreal (7 million)
  • Ace Attorney (6.7 million)[23]
  • EyeToy (6.7 million)
  • MX vs. ATV (6.5 million) [129]
  • Lost Planet (6.1 million)[23]
  • Alone in the Dark (6 million)
  • Buzz! (6 million)
  • Carmen Sandiego (6 million)
  • Championship Manager (6 million)
  • Conflict (6 million) [130]
  • Guild Wars (6 million) [131]
  • Mana (6 million) [117]
  • NBA Jam (6 million) [132]
  • Romance of the Three Kingdoms (6 million)
  • Test Drive (6 million) [133]
  • Turok (6 million) [134]
  • Warhammer 40,000 (6 million) [135]
  • The Witcher (6 million)
  • Major League Baseball 2K (5.5 million)
  • Chrono (5.4 million) [117]
  • Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA (5.3 million)[78]
  • Banjo Kazooie (5.25 million)
  • Anno (5 million) [24]
  • Asterix (5 million)
  • Baldur's Gate (5 million) [82]
  • Brothers in Arms (5 million)
  • Chessmaster (5 million) [136]
  • Mafia (5 million) [89]
  • Oddworld (5 million)
  • Stronghold (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]

Highest-grossing video game franchises

Main article: List of highest-grossing video game franchises
See also: List of highest-grossing video games
Franchise Debut Revenue As of Ref Breakdown
Japan Pokémon 1996 $150 billion 2023 [142] Pokémon
Japan Mario 1981 $55 billion 2023 [1] Mario
United States Call of Duty (COD) 2003 $27 billion 2021 [143]
  • 2003–2016 – $15 billion[144]
  • 2017–2018 – $2 billion[n 8]
  • 2019 – $1.132 billion[147]
South Korea Dungeon Fighter Online

(DFO)

2005 $22 billion 2023 [148]
Malta Candy Crush 2012 $20 billion 2023 [153] List of highest-grossing mobile games
United States Fortnite 2017 $20 billion 2020 [154] Fortnite
Japan Final Fantasy 1987 $19.06 billion 2023 [155] Final Fantasy
China Honor of Kings

(Arena of Valor)

2015 $15.608 billion 2022 [n 10] List of highest-grossing mobile games
South Korea Lineage 1998 $14.976 billion 2022 [156] Lineage
Japan Wii Series 2007 $14.808 billion 2018
Japan Pac-Man 1980 $14.798 billion 2023 [171] Pac-Man
South Korea PUBG 2017 $14.79 billion 2023 [172] PUBG
Japan Space Invaders 1978 $13.93 billion 2016 [157] List of highest-grossing video games
United States League of Legends 2009 $13.451 billion 2021 [173] List of highest-grossing video games
United States Warcraft 1994 $13.156 billion 2017
South Korea CrossFire 2007 $13.088 billion 2021 [173] List of highest-grossing video games
Canada FIFA 1993 $12.562 billion 2020
  • 1993–2013 – $6 billion[180]
  • 2014–2017 – $2.917 billion[n 14]
  • 2018–2020 – $3.645 billion[n 15]
Japan Street Fighter 1987 $12.427 billion 2016 [184] Street Fighter
United Kingdom Grand Theft Auto (GTA) 1997 $11.721 billion 2023
  • 1997 to March 2013 – $3.391 billion[n 16]
  • April 2013 to March 2023 – $8.33 billion[189]
Japan Monster Strike 2013 $10.538 billion 2022
Japan Puzzle & Dragons 2012 $8.661 billion 2021
  • Mobile game – $8.578 billion[n 10]
  • Nintendo 3DS games – $83 million[n 18]
Finland Clash of Clans 2012 $8.4 billion 2022 [n 10] List of highest-grossing mobile games
China Westward Journey 2001 $8.317 billion 2017 [173] List of highest-grossing video games
Japan Dragon Quest

(Dragon Warrior)

1986 $7.139 billion 2022
Japan Donkey Kong 1981 $6.846 billion 2019
Japan Sega Model series 1992 $6.38 billion 2001 [221] Arcade gaming
Japan Sonic 1991 $6.345 billion 2019
Japan Fate 2004 $6.386 billion 2022
Japan Dragon Ball 1986 $6.226 billion 2019
Japan Pro Evolution Soccer

(Winning Eleven)

1996 $6.131 billion 2019
  • Japan (2001–2014) – $1.175 billion[n 27]
  • Other sales (2001–2019) – $4.669 billion[n 28]
  • Japan mobile (2018–2019) – $287 million[n 29]
United States Star Wars 1982 $6.03 billion 2020
  • 1982–2015 – $4 billion[n 30]
  • Mobile (2016–2019) – $1.01 billion[265]
  • Console/PC (2017–2019) – $1.02 billion[n 32]
Japan Digimon 1997 $5.905 billion 2017
Japan Resident Evil (Biohazard) 1996 $5.2004 billion 2017 [279]
United States Madden NFL 1988 $5.2 billion 2018
  • 1988–2013 – $4 billion[n 36]
  • 2014–2018 – $1.2 billion[n 37]
United States The Sims 2000 $5 billion 2019 [282]
  • The Sims 3 – $1 billion[283]
  • The Sims 4 – $1 billion[284]
United States Halo 2001 $5 billion 2015 [285] Including console bundles
Japan Gran Turismo 1997 $4.84 billion 2022 [286] Gran Turismo
Canada Assassin's Creed 2007 $4.6 billion 2020
Japan Virtua Fighter 1993 $4.08 billion 2001 [221]
Japan One Piece 2000 $4.027 billion 2022
United States Need for Speed 1994 $4 billion 2014 [290][291]
Japan The Legend of Zelda
(Zelda no Densetsu) 		1986 $3.853 billion 2019
Japan Monster Hunter 2004 $3.824 billion 2019
  • Games (2004–2017) – $1.797 billion[n 44]
  • World (2018) – $985 million[n 45]
  • Other media & merchandise – $1.042 billion[n 48]
United States Skylanders 2011 $3.5 billion 2017 [335] Including all media
Japan Super Smash Bros. 1999 $3.438 billion 2019
United States Mortal Kombat 1992 $3.21 billion 2019 [348]
  • Arcade (1992–2000) – $1.17 billion[349]
  • Home (1992–2000) – $989 million[n 52]
  • 2002–2019 – $1.051 billion[n 53]
South Korea MapleStory 2003 $3.151 billion 2014 [173]
United Kingdom Tomb Raider 1996 $3.122 billion 2017
  • 1996–2012 – $1 billion[370]
  • 2013–2017 – $1.08 billion[n 54]
  • Other media – $1.042 billion[n 55]
United States The Elder Scrolls 1994 $3.05 billion 2020
United States Star Wars games 1983 $3 billion 2015 [383]
Finland Clash Royale 2016 $3 billion 2020 [384]
Sweden Minecraft 2011 $2.898 billion 2019
Sweden Battlefield 2002 $2.74 billion 2017
  • Battlefield 3 – $1.1 billion[n 61]
  • Battlefield 4 – $499.9 million[n 62]
  • Battlefield 1 – $1.14 billion[394]
United States Overwatch 2016 $2.557 billion 2020
Japan Metal Gear 1987 $2.513 billion 2016
  • Japan (1998–2016) – $512 million[n 65]
  • Overseas (1987–2015) – $1.408 billion[n 66]
  • Other sales – $593.1 million[n 67]
Japan World Club Champion Football 2002 $2.507 billion 2013
  • Card revenues (2002–2009) – $1.901 billion[n 68]
  • Unit sales revenue (2005–2009) – $307.4 million[425]
  • Intercontinental Clubs (2009–2013) – $224 million[n 69]
France Tom Clancy's 1987 $2.029 billion 2019
Turkey Far Cry 2004 $2 billion 2020 [431]
United States NBA Jam 1993 $2 billion 2010 [432]
United Kingdom Lego 1997 $2 billion 2014 [19]
United States Guitar Hero 2005 $2 billion 2009 [433]
France Just Dance 2009 $2 billion 2020 [431]
Canada Watch Dogs 2014 $2 billion 2020 [431]
Japan Onimusha 2001 $1.798 billion 2016
South Korea Black Desert Online 2015 $1.7 billion 2020 [435]
United States Spider-Man 1982 $1.65 billion 2018
  • 1982–2003 – $1 billion[436]
  • Spider-Man 2 (2004) – $110 million[437]
  • Spider-Man (2018) – $540 million[438][439]
United States Fallout 1997 $1.642 billion 2019
  • Fallout 1 to 3 – $344 million[n 71]
  • Fallout 4 – $750 million[445]
  • Spin-offs – $548 million[n 72]
Soviet Union Tetris 1988[n 73] $1.631 billion 2011
United Kingdom Harry Potter 2001 $1.555 billion 2018
  • 2001–2014 – $1.5 billion[459]
  • Hogwarts Mystery (2018) – $55 million[460]
Japan Disney Tsum Tsum 2014 $1.5 billion 2019 [461]
Japan The Idolmaster 2005 $1.236 billion 2019
  • Mobile games – $709 million[n 77]
  • Console games – $65 million[n 78]
  • Other media – $462 million[n 79]
United States Counter-Strike 2000 $1.233 billion 2018
  • CS GO (2015–2018) – $1.233 billion[464]
United States The Sims 2000 $1.2 billion 2007 [465]
Japan Power Pros (Pro Yakyū) 1994 $1.159 billion 2019
  • Mobile games – $1.159 billion[n 10]
Japan Gundam 1983 $1.152 billion 2018
  • 2000–2007 (Japan) – $691 million[n 80]
  • 2008–2014 (Japan) – $436 million[n 81]
  • Mobile (2018) – $26 million[261]
United States Doom 1993 $1.088 billion 2020
United States Dota 2003 $1.035 billion 2019
  • Dota 2 (2015–2017) – $904 million[469]
  • eSports (2013–2019) – $131 million[470]
Finland Angry Birds 2009 $1.001 billion 2019
  • Angry Birds (as of 2011) – $100 million[471]
  • Angry Birds 2 & Evolution – $363 million[n 82]
  • Films – $538 million[474]
United States Defender 1981 $1 billion 2001 [475]
Denmark Duke Nukem 1991 $1 billion 2001 [476]
United States Diablo 1996 $1 billion 2017 [178]
United States Crash Bandicoot 1996 $1 billion 2020 [477]
United States StarCraft 1998 $1 billion 2017 [178]
United States Spyro 1998 $1 billion 2020 [477]
United States Red Dead 2004 $1 billion 2018 [478]
United Kingdom RuneScape 2001 $1 billion 2018 [479]
United States Forza 2005 $1 billion 2016 [480]
United States Gears of War 2006 $1 billion 2014 [481]
United States Uncharted 2007 $1 billion 2016 [482]
United States Borderlands 2009 $1 billion 2019 [483]
Malta Bubble Witch 2011 $1 billion 2017 [178]
Malta Pet Rescue 2012 $1 billion 2017 [178]
France Dishonored 2012 $1 billion 2020 [466]
Malta Farm Heroes 2013 $1 billion 2017 [178]
United States The Last of Us 2013 $1 billion 2020 [484]
United States Destiny 2014 $1 billion 2017 [178]
United States Heroes of the Storm 2015 $1 billion 2017 [178]
Singapore Garena Free Fire 2017 $1 billion 2019 [485]


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

Possible future inclusions

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

See also

External links

Notes

  1. ↑ Star Wars franchise - 38 million
  2. ↑ Tekken series:
  3. ↑ Pac-Man series:
  4. ↑ Super Smash Bros. series:
  5. ↑ Gundam series:
    • Sales through to March 2004: 20 million[64]
    • Sales from March 2004 to March 2012: 10.9044 million[65][66]
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Persona:
    • Up until March 2017: 6.9 million[78]
    • Persona 5 sales during April-June 2017: 1.25 million
      • Persona 5 sold 1.8 million units worldwide,[91][92] including 550,000 Japanese sales in 2016.[93]
  7. ↑ Megami Tensei franchise:
    • Persona series: 8.15 million[n 6]
    • Other Megami Tensei games: 7.2 million[78]
  8. ↑ Call of Duty (2017–2018)
    • Call of Duty: WWII (2017) – $1 billion[145]
    • Black Ops 4 (2018) – $1 billion[146]
  9. ↑ $8.7 billion up until 2016.[149] $1.6 billion in 2017.[150]
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.7 List of highest-grossing mobile games
  11. ↑ Other games in Wii series:
    • Wii Play – $1.25 billion[159]
    • Japan releases between 2008 and 2012 – 6,240,159 units, ¥31,578,774,200 ($395,773,583) revenue[160][161]
    • Overseas releases between 2008 and 2012 – 40,079,841 units, $2,003,591,252 revenue
    • Wii Party U (2013) – 1.58 million units,[169] $78,565,340 revenue
      • Japan – 238,641 units, ¥1,121,612,700 ($11,492,445) revenue[160]
      • Overseas – 1,341,359 units, $67,054,536 revenue[170]
  12. ↑ Warcraft original trilogy:
    • Warcraft: Orcs & Humans – $13.5 million (300,000 copies,[174] average $45 price)[175]
    • Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness – $34.5 million (United States)[176]
    • Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos – $188 million[177]
  13. ↑ Hearthstone:
    • 2014–2017 – $1 billion[178]
    • 2018 – $600 million[179]
  14. ↑ $145 million digital revenue in 2014.[181] $1.876 billion revenue in 2016.[182] $896 million in 2017.[150]
  15. ↑ $1.272 billion in 2018.[147] $1.29 billion in 2019.[152]
    • 2020 – $1.083 billion[183]
  16. ↑ Grand Theft Auto franchise revenue up until 2009:
    • Up until March 2005 – $2 billion[185]
    • November 2005 to October 2008 – $1,071,429,641[186]
    • November 2008 to October 2009 – $296,357,328[187]
    • April 2012 to March 2013 – $23.4 million[188]
  17. ↑ ¥3,889,894,500[190] ($36 million).
  18. ↑ Puzzle & Dragons retail sales on Nintendo 3DS in Japan:
    • Puzzle & Dragons Z + Super Mario Bros. Edition – ¥7,828,778,095 ($72 million)
      • Puzzle & Dragons Z (2013) – ¥6,448,042,095 (as of 2016)[191]
      • Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition (2015) – ¥1,380,736,000 (as of 2016)[192]
    • Puzzle & Dragons X (2016) – ¥1,161,537,600 ($11 million)[193]
  19. ↑ Dragon Quest game retail sales in Japan:
    • 1986–2012 releases – ¥364,984,524,600 ($4,574,314,132)
    • 2013–2017 releases – $560,874,238
      • Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past (3DS) – 1,255,626 units, ¥5,800 price[199] – ¥7,282,630,800 ($74,620,438)
      • Dragon Quest Monsters 2 (3DS) – 807,174 units, ¥5,229 price[199] – ¥4,220,712,846 ($39,838,799)
      • 2015–2016 releases – 3,337,392 units, average ¥6,476 price – ¥21,611,864,960[199] ($198,651,428)
      • 2017 releases – 3,272,121 units, average ¥7,175 price – ¥23,476,470,970[199] ($219,878,908)
  20. ↑ See Dragon Quest: Monster Battle Road § Reception.
  21. ↑ Dragon Quest: Monster Battle Road revenue:
    • Arcade sales during 2007–2008 – $78.2 million[n 20]
    • Card sales up until 2010 – 200 million cards,[200] average ¥842 price per 6-card pack[201] – ¥28.1 billion ($352.17 million)
  22. ↑ Donkey Kong Country series – $2,222,743,284
    • Donkey Kong Country (SNES) – 9.3 million cartridges[202] – $809.47 million
      • Japan – 3 million sales, ¥9,800 price[195] – ¥29,400 million ($368.47 million)
      • Other regions – 6.3 million sales, $69.95 price[203] – $441 million
    • Donkey Kong Country 2 (SNES) – 5.15 million cartridges[202] – $545.47 million
      • Japan – 2.2 million sales, ¥9,800 price[195] – ¥21,560 million ($368.47 million)
      • Other regions – 2.95 million sales, $59.99 price[204] – $177 million
    • Donkey Kong Country 3 (SNES) – 3.51 million cartridges[202] – $255.4 million
      • Japan – 1.77 million sales – ¥12,036 million[195] ($151 million)
      • Other regions – 1.74 million sales, $59.99 price[205] – $104.4 million
    • Donkey Kong Country 1 & 2 (GBA) sales in the United States – $45 million[206]
    • Donkey Kong Country Returns – $332,630,064
      • Japan – ¥7,403,573,080 ($87,582,564)[207]
        • Donkey Kong Country Returns – ¥5,721,079,400 ($71,701,709)
        • Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D – ¥1,682,493,680 ($15,880,855)
      • Overseas – 5.25 million units – $245,047,500
        • Donkey Kong Country Returns – 4.09 million units,[208] $49.99 price[209] – $204,459,100
        • Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D – 1.16 million units,[210] $34.99 price[211] – $40,588,400
    • Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze – $234,773,220
      • Wii U (2014) – 1.98 million units[212] – $99,795,720
        • Japan – 120,086 units,[213] ¥6,270 price[214] – ¥752,939,220 ($7,051,974)
        • Overseas – 1,859,914 units, $49.99 price[215] – $92,977,101
      • Nintendo Switch (2018) – 2.25 million units,[216] $59.99 price[217] – $134,977,500
  23. ↑ Japan retail sales of other Donkey Kong games – ¥17,825,589,000 ($223,406,304)
    • 'Donkey Kong 64 (N64) – ¥8,580 million[218]
    • Mario vs. Donkey Kong series – ¥4,245,388,800[219] ($53,207,028)
    • Other 2003–2012 releases – ¥5,000,200,200[220]
  24. ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog series:
    • Up until 2014 – $5 billion[222]
    • 2015–2018 – $94,858,979
      • Sonic Lost World – $39,876,179
        • Consoles – 710,000 units,[223] $49.95 price,[224] $35,464,500 revenue.
        • Steam – $4,411,679[225]
      • Sonic Boom – 620,000 units,[226] $49.99 price,[227] $30,993,800 revenue.
      • Sonic Mania digital sales – $19,990,000[228]
      • Sonic Forces digital sales on Steam – $3,999,000[229]
  25. ↑ Other games in Fate franchise – $86,319,559
    • 2007–2012 releases – ¥4,986,551,447 ($62,495,945)
    • 2014 handheld releases – ¥559,185,360 ($5,278,083)
      • Fate/hollow ataraxia (PSV) – ¥510,216,000[243]
      • Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya (3DS) – ¥48,969,360[244]
    • Fate/Extella (2016) – $18,545,531
  26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 Shōnen Jump video game retail sales in Japan:
    • Famicom Jump: Hero Retsuden – 1.1 million cartridges, ¥6,500 price[194] – ¥7,150 million ($90 million)
    • 2006–2012 – ¥7,579,055,580 ($95 million)
      • Battle Stadium D.O.N – 217,647 units, at ¥7,140 price,[250] grossed approximately ¥1,553,999,580.
      • Jump Super Stars – 517,514 units, at ¥4,800 price,[251] grossed approximately ¥2,484,067,200.
      • Jump Ultimate Stars – 737,706 units, at ¥4,800 price,[252] grossed approximately ¥3,540,988,800.
    • J-Stars Victory VS (2014) – 360,114 units, at ¥7,600 and ¥6,648 prices,[253][254] grossed approximately ¥2,574,363,808 ($24.3 million).
    • 50th Anniversary Shōnen Jump Edition (June 2018) – 110,000 units,[255] $73 price[256] – $8.03 million
  27. ↑ 14,009,999 retail sales, at average ¥6,735 price, grossed approximately ¥94,354,237,127 ($1,174,620,312).[257]
  28. ↑ 93,390,001 other sales (107.4 million units worldwide as of December 2019),[257][258] $49.99 average price[259][260]
  29. ↑ Winning Eleven mobile revenue in Japan during 2018–2019 – ¥31.64 billion ($296 million)
    • 2018 – ¥19.56 billion[261]
    • 2019 – ¥12.08 billion[262]
  30. ↑ $3 billion up until July 2015.[263] $1 billion during August–December 2015.[264]
  31. ↑ Star Wars Battlefront II sold 9 million units[266] ($59.99 price),[267] grossing approximately $540 million.
  32. ↑ Star Wars games on consoles and PC (2017–2019)
    • Star Wars Battlefront II (2017) – $540 million[n 31]
    • Jedi: Fallen Order (2019) – $480 million[268]
  33. ↑ Digimon console game retail sales in Japan – $90,467,983
    • 2000–2002 releases – 216,890 units, average ¥4,430 price – ¥960,751,800[269] ($12,041,005)
    • 2006–2012 releases – 797,387 units, average ¥5,081 price – ¥4,051,533,280[270] ($50,777,457)
    • 2013–2014 releases – 958,518 units, average ¥5,911 price – ¥952,385,880[270] ($8,989,455)
    • 2014–2016 releases – 258,702 units, average ¥6,637 price – ¥1,717,000,040[270] ($15,782,280)
    • 2017 releases – 51,456 units, average ¥6,273 price – ¥322,801,200[270] ($3,023,332)
  34. ↑ Digital Monster virtual pet sales:
    • By 2005, Bandai sold more than 24 million units, at about ¥1,260 price,[271] grossing approximately ¥30,240 million ($379 million).
    • Bandai Namco's Digimon toy sales from April 2005 to March 2007 – ¥3.6 billion ($45.12 million)[272][273]
  35. ↑ Digimon merchandise sales:
  36. ↑ 1988–2013 – 100 million units – $4 billion.[280]
  37. ↑ 2014–2018 – 30 million units,[281] $40 average price[280] – $1.2 billion.
  38. ↑ One Piece
  39. ↑ 10.89 million units[292] – $501,476,100[293][294]
  40. ↑ Zelda sales in Japan (1991–2019) – $841,495,130
    • 1991–2012 – ¥52,981,178,477 ($664,007,751)
      • A Link to the Past – ¥9,280,482,349[195][295]
      • Ocarina of Time – ¥12,908,829,400[296][297][298]
      • Majora's Mask – ¥8,316,968,896[297]
      • The Wind Waker – ¥6,181,577,600[299][300]
      • Zelda I & II (Famicom Mini) – ¥560,446,000[301][302]
      • Minish Cap – ¥961,233,600[303]
      • Twilight Princess – ¥4,869,612,900[297][304]
      • Phantom Hourglass and Spirit Tracks – ¥7,506,537,332[297][305]
      • Skyward Sword – ¥2,395,490,400[297][306]
    • A Link Between Worlds (2013) – ¥2,129,424,000[297] ($21,818,839)
    • Hyrule Warriors (2014) – ¥1,972,854,397[307][308] ($18,621,535)
    • Tri Force Heroes (2015) – ¥790,638,700[309] ($7,267,374)
    • Breath of the Wild (2017) – 2,052,535 units (1.91 million on Switch,[310][311][312] 142,535 on Wii U)[213][313] – ¥14,326,694,300[314] ($134,182,770)
  41. ↑ Zelda overseas sales (1991–2019) – $2,510,556,724
    • A Link to the Past (SNES) overseas sales – 3.45 million units[292][315] – $172,465,500[316]
    • United States retail sales from 1995 to March 2017 – $1.4 billion[317]
    • Virtual Console digital sales (2009 & 2011) – $6.7 million
      • Wii Virtual Console (2009) – $4.4 million[318]
      • Link's Awakening (3DS) – $2.3 million (2011)[319]
    • Breath of the Wild sales outside Japan and North America in March 2017 – 1.945 million units (1.445 million on Switch,[310][320] 500,000 on Wii U)[310][320] – €136,130,550[321] ($153,472,999)
    • Breath of the Wild overseas sales from April 2017 to December 2019 – 12,967,465 units (12.05 million on Switch as of December 2019,[311][312] 917,465 on Wii U as of March 2018)[313][320][322] – $777,918,225[323][324]
  42. ↑ Monster Hunter console game retail sales in Japan during 2004–2017:
    • 2004–2012 – 17,443,368 units, average ¥5,133 price – ¥89,539,373,091[325] ($1,122,187,907)
    • Monster Hunter 4 (2013) – 3,378,455 units, ¥5,705 price[325] – ¥19,274,085,775 ($197,489,172)
    • Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate (2014) – 2,559,186 units, ¥5,800 price[325] – ¥14,843,278,800 ($140,103,917)
    • 2015–2016 – 3,097,450 units, ¥5,800 price – ¥17,965,210,000[325] ($165,132,191)
    • Monster Hunter XX (2017) – 2.15 million units (1.8 million on 3DS,[43] 350,000 on Switch),[326] ¥5,800 price[325] – ¥12,470 million ($111.17 million)
  43. ↑ Monster Hunter Generations (3DS) – 4.3 million worldwide sales[43] (including 2,787,985 Japan sales)[325]
    • Overseas sales – 1,512,015 units,[325][43] $39.99 price[327] – $60,465,480
  44. ↑ Monster Hunter (2004–2017)
    • Japan (2004–2017) – $1.736 billion[n 42]
    • Overseas (2016–2017) – $60.5 million[n 43]
  45. ↑ Monster Hunter: World
    • PS4 & Xbox One – 8.3 million units[328] – $565 million
      • Japan – 3.2 million units,[329][330] ¥8,980 price[325] – ¥74,534 million ($269 million)
      • Overseas – 5.1 million units, $59.99 price[331] – $306 million
    • Steam – $420 million
  46. ↑ 46.0 46.1 46.2 See Pachinko § Franchises.
  47. ↑ Monster Hunter licensed merchandise sales in Japan between 2007 and 2012 – ¥11,324.2 million ($142 million)
    • 2007 & 2010 – ¥9.33 billion[276]
    • 2012 – ¥1,994.2 million[334]
  48. ↑ Other Monster Hunter media:
    • Pachinko sales – $900 million[n 46]
    • Licensed merchandise – $142 million[n 47]
  49. ↑ Super Smash Bros sales up until 2019 – $2,253,967,980
    • Super Smash Bros. – 5.55 million units[336] – $358.2 million
      • Japan – 1.97 million units, ¥5,800 price[218] – ¥11,426 million ($143.2 million)
      • Overseas – 3.58 million units,[218][336] $59.95 price[337] – $215 million
    • Super Smash Bros. Melee – 7.09 million units[338] – $406,188,789
      • Japan – 1,497,415 units, ¥6,800 price[339] – ¥10,182,422,000 ($127,615,265)
      • Overseas – 5,572,585 units, $49.99 price[340] – $278,573,524
    • Super Smash Bros. Brawl – 13.3 million units[341] – $752,784,938
      • Japan – 2,509,467 units, ¥6,800 price[339] – ¥17,064,375,600 ($213,866,093)
      • Overseas – 10,790,533 units, $49.99 price[342] – $539,418,745 revenue
    • Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (2014) – 9.57 million units[341] – $407,281,360
      • Japan – 2,703,101 units,[213] ¥5,200 price[339] – ¥14,056,125,200 ($132,674,069)
      • Overseas – 6,866,899 units, $39.99 price[343] – $274,607,291 revenue
    • Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (2014) – 5.37 million units[341] – $329,012,993
      • Japan – 861,575 units, ¥7,200 price[339] – ¥6,203,340,000 ($58,552,577)
      • Overseas – 4,508,425 units, $59.99 price[344] – $270,460,416
  50. ↑ Super Smash Bros Ultimate (2018)
    • Japan – 4.22 million units,[312] ¥7,920 price[345] – ¥33,422,400,000 ($313,031,750)
    • Overseas – 13.46 million units,[312] $59.99 price[346] – $807,465,400
  51. ↑ 5.7 million Amiibo sales for Super Smash Bros. (Nintendo 3DS and Wii U) up until February 2015, $12.99 retail price.[347]
  52. ↑ Mortal Kombat home releases (1992–2000)
  53. ↑ Mortal Kombat (2002–2019)
  54. ↑ 18 million sales,[371] $59.99 price[372][373]
  55. ↑ Other Tomb Raider media:
    • Box office – $705 million[374]
    • Pachinko sales – $300 million[n 46]
    • DVD rentals – $36.6 million[375]
  56. ↑ The Elder Scrolls I to IV:
    • The Elder Scrolls: Arena and Daggerfall – 690,000 units, $39 average price[376] – $27 million
    • The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind – 4 million units,[377] $39 average price[376] – $156 million
    • The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion – 9.5 million units,[378] $49.99 price[379] – $475 million
  57. ↑ The Elder Scrolls spin-offs:
    • The Elder Scrolls Online – $1 billion[381]
    • The Elder Scrolls: Blades – $1.5 million[382]
  58. ↑ 33 million units, at $26.95 price, as of April 2019.[385]
  59. ↑ $500 million as of February 2019, equivalent to a maximum of 71.53 million units at $6.99 each.[386]
  60. ↑ Approximately 75.47 million units on other platforms (out of 180 million units on all platforms, as of November 2019),[387] at $19.99 price,[388][389] grossing approximately $1,509 million.
  61. ↑ Battlefield 3:
    • Sales – 15 million units,[390] $59.99 price[391] – $899.85 million
    • Subscriptions – $200 million[392]
  62. ↑ Battlefield 4:
    • Sales – 7 million units,[393] $59.99 price[391] – $419.93 million
    • Subscriptions – $79.984 million[391]
  63. ↑ Overwatch reached 30 million players as of the first quarter of 2017,[396] and gained 20 million players from Q1 2017 to Q3 2019.[397] Overwatch costs about $40 per copy.
  64. ↑ Overwatch League sold 12 teams for $20m each, 8 teams for $50m each, a $90 million, two-year Twitch deal, and its two-year deals with HP Omen and Intel are worth $17 million and $10 million. Sponsorship deals are incomplete.
  65. ↑ Known Japan sales during 1998–2016 – 6,855,344 units
    • 1998–2005 – 2,789,813 sales – ¥18,937,418,585 ($237,340,752)
      • Metal Gear Solid (PS1) – 1 million sales,[400] ¥6,264 price[401] – ¥6,264 million
      • Metal Gear Solid 2 (PS2) – 839,548 sales, ¥6,800 price[402][403] – ¥5,708,926,400
      • Metal Gear Solid 3 (PS2) – 950,265 sales, ¥7,329 price[402][404] – ¥6,964,492,185
    • 2006–2016 – 4,065,531 retail sales, average ¥5,982 price – ¥24,321,650,838 ($274,364,521)[402]
  66. ↑ Known overseas sales during 1987–2015 – 26,866,625 units – $1,407,710,939
    • Metal Gear (NES) – 1 million cartridges,[405] $39.95 price[406] – $39.95 million
    • Metal Gear Solid (PS1) – 5 million units,[400] $50 price[407] – $250 million
    • Metal Gear Solid 2 (PS2) – 6,160,452 units,[402][403][408] $50 price[409] – $308,022,600
    • Metal Gear Solid 3 (PS2) – 2,842,052 units,[402][410] $50 price[411] – $142,102,600
    • Metal Gear Solid 4 (PS3) – 5,070,425 units,[402][412] $59.99 price[413] – $304,174,796
    • Metal Gear Rising (Steam) – 722,000 units, $29.99 price[414] – $21,652,780
    • Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes (2014) – 748,012 units,[402][415] average $30 price[416] – $22,440,360
    • Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (2015) – 5,323,684 units,[402][417] $59.99 price[418] – $319,367,803
  67. ↑ 15,478,031 sales,[419] at average $38.32 price.[420][421][422]
  68. ↑ Card revenues up until January 2009:
  69. ↑ World Club Champion Football: Intercontinental Clubs revenues from April 2009 to December 2013 - $224 million
    • Fiscal year ended 31 March 2010: ¥4.2 billion[426]
    • Fiscal year ended 31 March 2011: ¥3.8 billion[427]
    • Fiscal year ended 31 March 2012: ¥3.6 billion[428][429]
    • Fiscal year ended 31 March 2013: ¥3.2 billion
    • April-December 2013: ¥2.1 billion
    • Currency conversion: [1] $224 million
      • ¥4.2 billion = $55.4312 million
      • ¥3.8 billion = $50.2 million
      • ¥3.6 billion = $48 million
      • ¥3.2 billion = $42.2333 million
      • ¥2.1 billion = $28 million
  70. ↑ Onimusha retail sales on PlayStation 2:
    • Sales in Japan – 2,427,301 units, average ¥7,161 price – ¥17,381,661,170[434] ($217,842,601)
    • Onimusha: Warlords sales in the United States – 800,000 units – $28 million[357]
  71. ↑ Fallout 1 to 3:
    • Fallout – 600,000 units,[440] $54.95 price[441] – $33 million
    • Fallout 2 – 240,000 units,[442] $45 price[443] – $11 million
    • Fallout 3 – $300 million[444]
  72. ↑ Fallout spin-offs:
    • New Vegas – $300 million[446]
    • Fallout Shelter – $100 million[447]
    • Fallout 76 – 2.46 million units,[448] $59.99 price[449] – $148 million
  73. ↑ The year of inception of the first commercial versions.[450] Earlier versions were given out for free.[451]
  74. ↑ Tetris sales on Game Boy – 35 million units[452]
    • Japan – 4.24 million units grossed ¥11,024 million[197] ($138.13 million)
    • Other regions – 30.76 million units grossed $614,892,400[453]
  75. ↑ Tetris mobile game – 132 million paid downloads, as of June 2011.[454]
    • 100 million downloads up until January 2010, at $5 price,[455] grossed approximately $500 million.
    • 32 million downloads between February 2010 and June 2011, at $0.99 price,[456] grossed approximately $32 million.
  76. ↑ Tetris sales on NES – 8 million units[457]
    • Japan – 1.81 million units grossed ¥8,869 million[194] ($111.13 million)
    • Other regions – 6.19 million units grossed $235,158,100[458]
  77. ↑
    • The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls – ¥12 billion ($150 million)[462]
    • The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls: Starlight Stage – $559 million[n 10]
  78. ↑ Idolm@ster console game sales revenue in Japan – 792,116 units – ¥5,151,623,280 ($64,564,774)[463]
  79. ↑ See The Idolmaster § Commercial reception
  80. ↑ 8,160,226 retail sales, at average ¥6,761 price, grossed approximately ¥55,170,844,400 ($691,450,613).[66]
  81. ↑ Gundam video game retail sales of 2013–2014 releases in Japan:[66]
    • 2008–2012 releases – 4,334,427 sales, average ¥6,806 price – ¥29,501,067,413 ($369,733,894)
    • 2013 releases – 491,798 sales, average ¥7,807 price – ¥3,839,631,720 ($39,342,239)
    • Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme Vs. Full Boost (2014) – 371,323 sales, ¥7,600 price – ¥2,822,054,800 ($26,637,035)
  82. ↑ Angry Birds 2 grossed $332.5 million.[472] Angry Birds Evolution grossed over $30 million.[473]

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