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This is a list of video games that have sold one million copies or more. This list currently contains data primarily about console games created since 1995. See also Lists of video games. See List of best-selling game consoles for figures on console sales.

Consoles

Atari

Atari 2600

Atari 2600

Atari 2600 games that have sold one million copies or more as of March 2006.

Microsoft

Xbox

Xbox

Xbox games that have sold one million copies or more.

Xbox 360

Xbox 360

Xbox 360 games that have sold one million copies or more.

  • Gears of War (4 million)[16]
  • Crackdown (1.5 million)[17]
  • Call of Duty 2 (1.4 million)[18]
  • Saints Row (1.4 million shipped)[19]
  • Bioshock (1.29 million)[20]"Bioshock hits 1 million". VGChartz. </ref> |
  • Lost Planet: Extreme Condition (1.37 million)[21]
  • Dead Rising (1.22 million)[21]
  • Madden NFL 07 (1.1 million in US)[22]
  • Forza Motorsport 2 (1.05 million)[23]
  • Perfect Dark Zero (1 million)[24]
  • Dead or Alive 4 (1 million)[25]
  • Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter (1 million)[22]

Total Xbox Live Arcade games downloaded (including free demos) as of March 6, 2007: 25 million.[26]

Nintendo

Total Nintendo games sold as of June 1 2007: 2.4 billion.[27]

Nintendo Entertainment System

Nintendo Entertainment System

Nintendo Entertainment System games that have sold one million copies or more.

Super Nintendo Entertainment System

Super Nintendo Entertainment System

Super Nintendo Entertainment System games that have sold one million copies or more.

Nintendo 64

Nintendo 64

Nintendo 64 games that have sold one million copies or more.

Total Nintendo 64 games sold as of March 31 2005: 224.97 million.[45]

Nintendo GameCube

Nintendo GameCube

Nintendo GameCube games that have sold one million copies or more.

Total Nintendo GameCube games sold as of June 30 2007: 207.00 million.[54]

Wii

Wii

Wii games that have sold one million copies or more, as of July 25, 2007.

Total Wii games sold as of June 30 2007: 44.82 million[54]
Total Virtual Console games sold as of July 11 2007: over 5.6 million[59]

Game Boy and Game Boy Color

Game Boy
Game Boy Color

Game Boy and Game Boy Color games that have sold one million copies or more.

Total Game Boy and Game Boy Color games sold as of March 31 2005: 501.1 million.[45]

Game Boy Advance

Game Boy Advance

Game Boy Advance games that have sold one million copies or more.

Total Game Boy Advance games sold as of June 30 2007: 369.94 million.[54]

Nintendo DS

Nintendo DS

Nintendo DS games that have sold one million copies or more, as of July 25, 2007.

Total Nintendo DS games sold as of June 30 2007: 218.24 million[54]

Sega

Sega Mega Drive/Genesis

Sega Mega Drive/Sega Genesis

Sega Mega Drive/Genesis games that have sold one million copies or more.

Sega Saturn

Sega Saturn games that have sold one million copies or more.

Dreamcast

Sega Dreamcast

Dreamcast games that have sold one million copies or more.

Sony

PlayStation

PlayStation

PlayStation games that have sold one million copies or more.

Total PlayStation games shipped as of March 2006: 781 million.[84]

PlayStation 2

PlayStation 2 original model.

PlayStation 2 games that have sold one million copies or more.

Total PlayStation 2 games shipped as of March 2006: 1.047 billion.[84]

PlayStation 3

PlayStation 3 games that have sold one million copies or more.

PlayStation Portable

PlayStation Portable

PlayStation Portable games that have sold one million copies or more.

Total PlayStation Portable games shipped as of March 2006: 47.3 million.[84]

Top 20 console games of all time

The 20 best selling console games, not originally bundled.

1. Pokémon Red, Blue and Green (Game Boy - 20.08 million approximately, 10.23 million in Japan,[32] 9.85 million in US)[38]
2. Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES - 18 million)[29]
3. Nintendogs (DS - 14.79 million)[55]
4. Pokémon Gold and Silver (Game Boy - 14.51 million approximately, 7.6 million in US,[38] 6.91 million in Japan)[32]
5. Super Mario Land (Game Boy - 14 million)[29]
6. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (PS2 - 13 million)[85]
Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire (GBA - 13 million)[61]
8. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (PS2 - 12 million)[86]
9. Super Mario 64 (N64 - 11 million)[32]
Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec (PS2 - 11 million)[74]
Grand Theft Auto III (PS2 - 11 million)[85]
12. Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen (GBA - 10.66 million)[51]
13. New Super Mario Bros. (DS - 10.52 million)[55]
14. Gran Turismo (PS1 - 10.5 million)[74]
15. Pokémon Diamond and Pearl (DS - 10 million)[64]
Super Mario Bros. 2 (NES - 10 million)[29]
17. Final Fantasy VII (PS1 - 9.8 million, includes Final Fantasy VII International)[75]
18. Gran Turismo 4 (PS2 - 8.79 million)[87]
19. Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! (DS - 8.61 million)[55]
20. Gran Turismo 2 (PS1 - 8.5 million)[74]

Bundled games

Games that were originally bundled at launch and have sold one million copies or more.

By genre

PC

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PC

This is an incomplete list of PC games (including Microsoft Windows, Macintosh, Linux) that have sold one million copies or more. Please note that the sales figures for expansion packs are not used in calculation of the sales figure for the original game.

Top PC sellers by genre

Franchises

List of franchises that have sold ten million copies or more.

  1. Mario (193 million)[156]
  2. Pokémon (155 million)[156]
  3. The Sims (90 million)[109]
  4. Final Fantasy (75 million)[157]
  5. Tetris (60 million)[158]
  6. Madden NFL (60 million)[159]
  7. The Legend of Zelda (52 million)[27]
  8. Grand Theft Auto (50 million)[160]
  9. Donkey Kong (48 million)[160][156]
  10. Gran Turismo (47 million)[161]
  11. Sonic the Hedgehog (44 million)[162]
  12. Lineage (43 million)[160]
  13. Dragon Quest (41 million)[163]
  14. Crash Bandicoot (35 million)[164]
  15. Tomb Raider (32 million)[165]
  16. Resident Evil (31 million)[166]
  17. James Bond (30 million)[167]
  18. Mega Man (27 million)[166]
  19. Medal of Honor (27 million)[168]
  20. Command & Conquer (25 million)[169]
  21. Street Fighter (25 million)[166]
  22. Mortal Kombat (20 million)[170]
  23. Castlevania (20 million)[171]
  24. Tekken (20 million)[172]
  25. Frogger (20 million)[173]
  26. Metal Gear (20 million)[174]
  27. Rayman (20 million)[175]
  28. Warcraft (19 million)[111][160]
  29. Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell (18 million)[175]
  30. Spyro the Dragon (17 million)[111]
  31. Winning Eleven (17 million)[176]
  32. Diablo (17 million)[111]
  33. SimCity (17 million)[177]
  34. Brain Age series (17 million)[178]
  35. Age of Empires (16 million)[179]
  36. Half-Life (16 million)[180]
  37. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six (16 million)[175]
  38. Halo (15 million)[181]
  39. Need for Speed Underground (15 million)[182]
  40. Nintendogs (14.79 million)[55]
  41. Driver (14 million)[183]
  42. Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon (14 million)[175]
  43. Disney series (13.2 million)[184]
  44. Metroid (13 million)[156]
  45. Wii Series (12.81 million)[55]
  46. Myst (11 million)[185]
  47. Super Smash Bros. (10.89 million approximately)[38][32][46]
  48. Lord of the Rings (10 million)[186]
  49. Dragon Ball Z (10 million)[187]
  50. Ace Combat (10 million)[188]
  51. Prince of Persia (10 million)[175]
  52. Kingdom Hearts (10 million shipped)[63]

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