Best Selling Video Game Franchises



Id Franchise Sales Genre Debut Publisher
1 Mario [a] 893.5 PlatformerVarious 1983 Nintendo
2 Tetris 520.0 Puzzle 1988[b] Various[c]
3 Pokémon 515.0 Creature collectorrole-playing 1996 Nintendo / The Pokémon Company
4 Call of Duty 500.0 First-person shooter 2003 Activision
5 Grand Theft Auto 475.0 Action-adventure 1997 Rockstar Games
6 Minecraft [d] 400.0 Sandboxsurvival 2011 Mojang Studios
7 FIFA 325.0 Sportsfootball 1993 Electronic Arts
8 Assassin's Creed 250.0 Action-adventure 2007 Ubisoft
9 Resident Evil 213.0 Action-adventuresurvival horror 1996 Capcom
10 Final Fantasy 212.0 Role-playing 1987 Square Enix
11 Wii [e] 204.0 Simulation 2006 Nintendo
12 Lego [f] 200.0 Various 1995 Warner Bros. Games
13 The Sims 200.0 Social simulation 2000 Electronic Arts
14 NBA 2K 175.0 Sportsbasketball 1999 2K
15 The Legend of Zelda 150.0 Action-adventure 1986 Nintendo
16 Madden NFL 150.0 SportsAmerican football 1988 Electronic Arts
17 Need for Speed 150.0 Racing 1994 Electronic Arts
18 Sonic the Hedgehog 140.0 Platformerkart racing 1991 Sega
19 Monster Hunter 131.0 Action role-playing 2004 Capcom
20 Red Dead 116.0 Action-adventure 2004 Rockstar Games
21 Pro Evolution Soccer 112.5 Sportsfootball 1995 Konami
22 Star Wars [g] 102.0 Action-adventureVarious 1982 Various[h]
23 Mortal Kombat 100.0 Fighting 1992 Warner Bros. Games
24 Tomb Raider 100.0 Action-adventure 1996 Various[j]
25 Gran Turismo 100.0 Racing 1997 Sony Interactive Entertainment
26 Bejeweled 100.0 Puzzletile-matching 2000 Electronic Arts
27 Borderlands 100.0 First-person shooter 2009 2K
28 Tamagotchi 98.1 Virtual pet 1996 Bandai
29 WWE 2K 98.0 Sportsprofessional wrestling 2000 2K
30 Dragon Quest 97.0 Role-playing 1986 Square Enix
31 The Witcher 90.0 Action role-playing 2007 CD Projekt
32 Just Dance 90.0 Rhythmdance 2009 Ubisoft
33 Battlefield 88.7 First-person shooter 2002 Electronic Arts
34 Donkey Kong 82.0 Platformer 1981 Nintendo
35 Halo 81.0 First-person shooter 2001 Xbox Game Studios
36 Civilization 80.0 Strategy 1991 2K
37 The Walking Dead 80.0 Adventure 2012 Telltale Games / Skybound Games
38 Worms 75.0 Turn-based tacticsartillery 1995 Team17
39 Super Smash Bros. 72.0 Platform fighter 1999 Nintendo
40 Counter-Strike 72.0 First-person shooter 2000 Valve
41 Animal Crossing 70.0 Social simulation 2001 Nintendo
42 Metal Gear 66.1 Action-adventurestealth 1987 Konami
43 God of War 66.0 Action-adventure 2005 Sony Interactive Entertainment
44 The Oregon Trail 65.0 Strategy 1971 Gameloft
45 The Elder Scrolls [k] 65.0 Action role-playing 1994 Bethesda Softworks
46 Tekken 61.0 Fighting 1994 Bandai Namco Entertainment
47 Street Fighter 60.0 Fighting 1987 Capcom
48 Far Cry 60.0 First-person shooter 2004 Ubisoft
49 Kirby 50.0 Platformer 1992 Nintendo
50 Hitman 50.0 Stealth 2000 IO Interactive
51 Destiny 50.0 First-person shooter 2014 Bungie
52 Overwatch [l] 50.0 First-person shooter 2016 Blizzard Entertainment
53 Marvel's Spider-Man 50.0 Action-adventure 2018 Sony Interactive Entertainment