This is a list of the highest-grossing video game franchises, which have grossed at least $1 billion in revenue. All figures below are in US dollars.
| Franchise | Debut year |
Gross (no inflation) |
Ref | Gross (with inflation) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pokémon |
1996 | $74.43 billion (as of 2017) | [1][2] | $85.63 billion |
| Mario |
1981 | $20.944 billion (as of 2016) | [3] | $38.521 billion |
| Final Fantasy |
1987 | $12.023 billion (as of 2017) | [4] | $31 billion |
| Street Fighter |
1987 | $10.61 billion (as of 2016) | [5][6] | $27 billion |
| Pac-Man |
1980 | $5.851 billion (as of 1999) | [n 1] | $20.781 billion |
 Call of Duty |
2003 | $15 billion (as of 2016) | [10][11] | $15 billion |
| Space Invaders |
1978 | $3.852 billion (as of 1982) | [7] | $17.283 billion |
 Dungeon Fighter Online |
2005 | $10.3 billion (as of 2017) | [7] | $15.4 billion |
| Dragon Quest |
1986 | $5.236 billion (as of 2016) | [12] | $14 billion |
| Wii Series |
2007 | $9.6211 billion (as of 2009) | [n 2] | $13.6 billion |
| CrossFire |
2007 | $9.864 billion (as of 2017) | [7] | $13.407 billion |
| Warcraft |
1994 | $9.702 billion (as of 2017) | [7] | $9.702 billion |
| Sonic |
1991 | $5.1 billion (as of 2014) | [13] | $9.1 billion |
| Lineage |
1998 | $5.91 billion (as of 2016) | [7] | $10.6 billion |
| Resident Evil |
1996 | $5.2004 billion (as of 2017) | [14] | $9.7 billion |
 Westward Journey
|
2001 | $5.568 billion (as of 2017) | [7] | $9.202 billion |
| Donkey Kong |
1981 | $2.3423 billion (as of 1988) | [15] | $7.54 billion |
| Sega Model series |
1992 | $3.5 billion (as of 2000) | [16] | $7.3 billion |
| Monster Strike |
2013 | $4.529 billion (as of 2016) | [7] | $5.69 billion |
| Star Wars games |
1983 | $3 billion (as of 2015) | [17] | $5.1 billion |
| Madden NFL |
1988 | $4 billion (as of 2013) | [18] | $5.03 billion |
| MapleStory |
2003 | $3.151 billion (as of 2014) | [7] | $5.01 billion |
| Need for Speed |
1994 | $4 billion (as of 2014) | [19] | $4.94 billion |
| Gran Turismo |
1997 | $2.8 billion (as of 2013) | [20] | $5 billion |
| World Club Champion Football |
2002 | $2.507 billion (as of 2013) | [n 4] | $4.08 billion |
| Halo |
2001 | $3 billion (as of 2012) | [27] | $3.82 billion |
| Guitar Hero |
2005 | $2 billion (as of 2009) | [28] | $2.73 billion |
 Lego |
1997 | $2 billion (as of 2014) | [29] | $2.47 billion |
| Skylanders |
2011 | $2 billion (as of 2014) | [30] | $2.47 billion |
| Mortal Kombat |
1992 | $1 billion (as of 1995) | [31] | $1.92 billion |
 Tetris |
1989 | $1.324 billion (as of 2014) | [n 5] | $1.87 billion |
| Fate/Stay Night |
2004 | $1.106 billion (as of 2013) | [n 6] | $1.71 billion |
| The Sims |
2000 | $1.2 billion (as of 2007) | [39] | $1.69 billion |
| Gears of War |
2006 | $1 billion (as of 2014) | [40] | $1.24 billion |
| Forza |
2005 | $1 billion (as of 2016) | [41] | $1.22 billion |
See also
Notes
- ↑ Pac-Man series revenue:
- ↑ Wii series:[7]
- Wii Sports: $5.1941 billion
- Wii Fit: $4.427 billion
- ↑ World Club Champion Football: Intercontinental Clubs
- Fiscal year ended 31 March 2010: ¥4.2 billion[23]
- Fiscal year ended 31 March 2011: ¥3.8 billion[24]
- Fiscal year ended 31 March 2012: ¥3.6 billion[25][26]
- 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
- ↑ World Club Champion Football revenue:
- Card revenues up until January 2009 - $1.901 billion
- 480 million player cards sold as of January 2009, costing around ¥300 each.[21][22] This brings the total card revenue up to ¥144 billion, equivalent to = JPY&amount=144000&date=2011-10-30 $1.901 billion.
- Unit sales revenues from April 2005 to December 2009 - $307.4 million
- World Club Champion Football: European Clubs 2004–2005 at £90,000 ($189,000) [2] each - $149.4 million
- 514 units from April 2005 to March 2006: $97.2 million
- 276 units during April–September 2006: $52.2 million
- World Club Champion Football: Intercontinental Clubs 2006-2007 - 831 units from June 2008 to March 2009 at £90,000 ($189,000) [3] each = $158 million
- World Club Champion Football: European Clubs 2004–2005 at £90,000 ($189,000) [2] each - $149.4 million
- World Club Champion Football: Intercontinental Clubs revenues from April 2009 to December 2013 - $224 million[n 3]
- Card revenues up until January 2009 - $1.901 billion
- ↑ Tetris sales revenue:
- ↑ Fate/Stay Night franchise revenue:
- Fate/Grand Order game revenue in 2017 – $982 million [36]
- Anime series DVD/BD sales revenue in Japan – ¥8.8204 billion ($111 million)[37]
- Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel Ch.1 anime film box office gross: $12,552,227[38]
References
- ↑ Pokémon
- ↑ Pokémon in Figures. Pokémon Company (March 2017).
- ↑ Mario
- ↑ Final Fantasy: Software Sales, Video Game Sales Wiki
- ↑ http://www.gamerevolution.com/features/13510-world-of-warcraft-leads-industry-with-nearly-10-billion-in-revenue
- ↑ Street Fighter
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.8 7.9 List of highest-grossing video games
- ↑ Ms. Pac-Man revenue: 125,000 units, [4] $2800 each [5]
- ↑ Atari Production Numbers Memo. Atari Games (4 January 2010). Retrieved on 18 March 2012.
- ↑ Activision Blizzard Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2015 Financial Results. Business Wire (February 11, 2016). Retrieved on December 5, 2016.
- ↑ He helped create the wildly successful Call of Duty game series, which has had revenue of more than $9 billion during its 11-year history..
- ↑ Dragon Quest
- ↑ Sonic
- ↑ Resident Evil
- ↑ Donkey Kong
- ↑ 200,000 units at average $17,500 ($15,000 [6] [7] to $20,000 [8]) each
- ↑ Chew, Jonathan (December 24, 2015). Star Wars Franchise Worth More Than Harry Potter and James Bond, Combined. Fortune. Retrieved on November 29, 2016.
- ↑ Electronic Arts has sold over 100 million copies of Madden games life to date, generating over $4 billion in revenue..
- ↑ Need for Speed, directed by Scott Waugh, is adapted from the wildly popular Electronic Arts game, which has racked up sales in the $4 billion range.
- ↑ http://fortune.com/2013/12/06/gran-turismo-6-300-million-launch-focuses-on-ps3/
- ↑ AOU 2009 - Sega World Club Champion Football Intercontinental Clubs 2007-2008. AOU Amusement Expo 2009. DigInfo TV (2 March 2009). Retrieved on 18 May 2012.
- ↑ Sports Gaming in Japan: World Club Champion Football. GameSpot (22 September 2009). Retrieved on 18 May 2012.
- ↑ Appendix of Consolidated Financial Statements: Year Ended March 31, 2010. Sega Sammy Holdings (14 May 2010). Retrieved on 13 April 2012.
- ↑ Appendix of Consolidated Financial Statements: Year Ended March 31, 2011. Sega Sammy Holdings (13 May 2011). Retrieved on 13 April 2012.
- ↑ Appendix of Consolidated Financial Statements: Year Ended March 31, 2012. Sega Sammy Holdings (May 11, 2012). Retrieved on 17 May 2012.
- ↑ Appendix of Consolidated Financial Statements: 9 Months Ended December 31, 2011. Sega Sammy Holdings (3 February 2012). Retrieved on 13 April 2012.
- ↑ Microsoft: Halo Series has Generated $3 Billion in Revenue.
- ↑ Guitar Hero franchise surpassed the $2 billion mark in terms of sales.
- ↑ Lego Systems (2010-03-03). "Lego Systems and TT Games Publishing Extend Global Exclusive Partnership for Development of Lego Videogames Through 2016". Press release. http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/permalink/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20100303005545&newsLang=en. Retrieved 2010-03-07.
- ↑ Skylanders series sells $2 billion worldwide.
- ↑ http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1320&dat=19950501&id=H0RWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=reoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3412,181681
- ↑ Computer game Tetris celebrates 25 years. Daily Telegraph (June 6, 2009). Retrieved on 2012-08-23.
- ↑ Tetris: From Russia With Love. Director/Producer: Magnus Temple; Executive Producer: Nick Southgate. BBC. BBC Four. Event occurs at 51:23. "The real winners were Nintendo. To date, Nintendo dealers across the world have sold 8 million Tetris cartridges on the Nintendo Entertainment system."
- ↑ Yoon, Andrew (April 7, 2014). Tetris has 425 million paid mobile downloads. Shacknews.
- ↑ EA Launches New Tetris® Game on the App Store Today, EA (December 1, 2011)
- ↑ https://www.superdataresearch.com/market-data/market-brief-year-in-review/
- ↑ http://www.someanithing.com/series-data-quick-view
- ↑ http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/intl/?page=&wk=2017W41&id=_fFATESTAYNIGHTHE01
- ↑ https://www.awn.com/animationworld/licensing-show-banner-year-animation-licensing
- ↑ The Gears of War series has sold over 22 million copies to date, driving more than $1 billion in lifetime revenue..
- ↑ http://news.xbox.com/2017/02/13/forza-franchise-exceeded-1-billion-retail-sales/
| Best selling franchises | |
|---|---|
| Mario · Pokémon · FIFA · Grand Theft Auto · Call of Duty · Wii Series · Lego · The Sims · Minecraft · Final Fantasy · Assassin's Creed · Need for Speed · Sonic · Madden NFL · The Legend of Zelda · Star Wars · Resident Evil · Pro Evolution Soccer · Tetris · NBA 2K · (more) See also: Best selling games · Best selling games worldwide · Highest grossing franchises |
| Best selling video games | |
|---|---|
| List of best-selling video games · List of highest-grossing video games
Franchises · United States (NPD) · Japan · Best selling new IPs |