List of best-selling video games
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This is a list of video games that have sold or shipped at least one million copies (unless otherwise noted), including the top ten best-selling franchises.
Consoles
Atari
Atari 2600
Atari 2600 games that have sold or shipped at least one million copies.
- Pac-Man (7 million)[1][2]
- Pitfall! (4 million)[3][4]
- Missile Command (2.5 million)[5]
- Demon Attack (2 million)[5]
- E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1.5 million)[6]
- Adventure (1 million)[4]
- Atlantis (1 million)[3]
- Cosmic Ark (1 million)[5]
- Kaboom! (1 million)[7]
- Megamania (1 million)[3]
- River Raid (1 million)[7]
- Space Invaders (1 million)[4]
Mattel
Intellivision
Intellivision games that have sold or shipped at least one million copies.
- Las Vegas Poker & Blackjack (2 million shipped)[8][9]
- Astrosmash (1 million)[8][10]
- Major League Baseball (1 million;[8] 1.0857 million shipped)[11]
- NFL Football (1 million)[8]
- Space Armada (1 million)[8]
- Space Battle (1 million)[8]
Microsoft
Xbox
Xbox games that have sold or shipped at least one million copies.
- Halo 2 (8 million)[12]
- Halo: Combat Evolved (5 million)[13]
- Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell (3.005 million approximately: 2.4 million in US,[14] 600,000 in Europe,[15] 5,449 in Japan)[16]
- Fable (3 million,[17] may include PC version)
- Project Gotham Racing (2.5 million)[18]
- Grand Theft Auto Double Pack (1.601 million approximately: 1.59 million in US,[19] 10,515 in Japan)[16]
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (1.58 million approximately: 1.48 million in US, [19] 100,000 in UK)[20]
- Counter-Strike (1.5 million)[21][22]
- Need for Speed: Underground 2 (1.44 million approximately: 1.24 million in US, [19] 200,000 in UK)[23]
- Madden NFL 2005 (1.42 million in US)[19]
- Madden NFL 06 (1.41 million in US)[19]
- Call of Duty 2: Big Red One (1.39 million in US)[19]
- ESPN NFL 2K5 (1.38 million in US)[19]
- Dead or Alive 3 (1.277 million approximately: 1.06 million in US,[19] 217,149 in Japan)[16]
- Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (1.26 million in US)[19]
- Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon (1.128 million approximately: 1.12 million in US,[19] 7,643 in Japan)[16]
- Star Wars: Battlefront (1.12 million in US)[19]
- Need for Speed: Underground (1.1 million approximately: 1.02 million in US,[19] 100,000 in UK)[20]
Xbox 360
The top selling Xbox 360 games.
- Halo 3 (8.1 million)[24]
- Gears of War (5 million,[25] may include PC version)
- Gears of War 2 (5 million)[26]
- Grand Theft Auto IV (4.074 million approximately: 3.29 million in US,[27] 750,000 in UK,[28] 34,000 in Japan)[29]
- Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (3.772 million approximately: 3.04 million in US,[30] 78,000 in Canada,[31] 53,501 in Japan,[32] 600,000 in UK)[33]
- Call of Duty: World at War (3.35 million approximately: 2.75 million in US,[27] 600,000 in UK)[33]
- Forza Motorsport 2 (2.674 million approximately: 2.23 million in US,[19] 31,255 and 100,500 Platinum Collection,[32] 12,600 in Canada,[34] 300,000 in UK)[35]
- Fable II (2.6 million)[36]
- Saints Row 2 (2.6 million)[37]
- Assassin's Creed (2.285 million approximately: 1.87 million in US,[30] 60,000 in Canada,[31] 55,041 in Japan,[32] 300,000 in UK)[35]
Total Xbox Live Arcade games downloaded (including free demos) as of March 6, 2007: 25 million.[38]
Nintendo
Total games Nintendo has sold as of April 6, 2009: 2.8 billion.[39]
Nintendo Entertainment System
Nintendo Entertainment System games that have sold or shipped at least one million copies.
- Super Mario Bros. (40.23 million)[40]
- Super Mario Bros. 3 (18 million)[41]
- Super Mario Bros. 2 (10 million)[42]
- The Legend of Zelda (6.51 million)[43]
- Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (4.38 million)[43]
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (4 million)[44]
- Dragon Warrior III (3.8 million in Japan)[45]
- Dragon Warrior IV (3.1 million in Japan)[45]
- Golf (2.46 million in Japan)[45]
- Dragon Warrior II (2.4 million in Japan)[45][46]
- Baseball (2.35 million in Japan)[45]
- Mahjong (2.13 million in Japan)[45]
- Family Stadium (2.05 million in Japan)[45]
- Tetris (1.81 million in Japan)[45]
- Duck Tales (1.67 million)[47][dead link]
- Ghosts 'n Goblins (1.64 million)[47]
- Mario Bros. (1.63 million in Japan)[45]
- Excitebike (1.57 million in Japan)[45]
- Dr. Mario (1.53 million in Japan)[45]
- Soccer (1.53 million in Japan)[45]
- F-1 Race (1.52 million in Japan)[45]
- Mega Man 2 (1.51 million)[47]
- Dragon Warrior (1.5 million in Japan)[45][46]
- Lode Runner (1.5 million in Japan)[48]
- Ninja Hattori Kun (1.5 million in Japan)[45]
- 4 Players Mahjong (1.45 million in Japan)[45]
- Kung-Fu Master (1.42 million in Japan)[45]
- Final Fantasy III (1.4 million in Japan)[45][46]
- Family Stadium '87 (1.3 million in Japan)[45]
- Xevious (1.26 million in Japan)[45]
- Dragon Ball (1.25 million in Japan)[45]
- Ninja Kid (1.25 million in Japan)[45]
- Tennis (1.21 million in Japan)[45]
- Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers (1.2 million)[47]
- Ganbare Goemon! Karakuri Dōchū (1.2 million in Japan)[45]
- Twin Bee (1.2 million in Japan)[45]
- Doraemon (1.15 million in Japan)[45]
- Commando (1.14 million)[47]
- Kid Icarus (1.09 million in Japan)[45]
- Mega Man 3 (1.08 million)[47]
- Family Stadium '88 (1.08 million in Japan)[45]
- Famicom Jump: Eiyuu Retsuden (1.06 million in Japan)[45]
- Adventure Island (1.05 million in Japan)[45]
- Kinniku Man: Muscle Tag Match (1.05 million in Japan)[45]
- Bomberman (1 million)[49]
- Gradius (1 million in Japan)[45]
- Metal Gear (1 million in US)[50]
- Metroid (1 million in North America)[51]
Total Nintendo Entertainment System games sold as of June 30, 2008: 500.01 million.[52]
Famicom Disk System
Famicom Disk System games that have sold or shipped at least one million copies.
- Super Mario Bros. 2 (2.66 million in Japan)[45]
- Volleyball (1.98 million in Japan)[45]
- The Legend of Zelda (1.69 million in Japan)[45]
- Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (1.61 million in Japan)[45]
- Pro Wrestling (1.42 million in Japan)[45]
- Metroid (1.04 million in Japan)[45]
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
The top 10 selling Super Nintendo Entertainment System games.
- Super Mario World (20 million)[53]
- Donkey Kong Country (8 million)[54]
- Super Mario Kart (8 million)[55]
- Street Fighter II: The World Warrior (6.3 million)[47]
- The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (4.61 million)[43]
- Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (4.37 million approximately: 2.21 million in Japan,[45] 2.16 million in US)[19]
- Street Fighter II Turbo (4.1 million)[47]
- Star Fox (4 million)[56]
- Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (4 million)[53]
- Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Reverie (3.2 million in Japan)[45][46]
Total Super Nintendo Entertainment System games sold as of June 30, 2008: 379.06 million.[52]
Nintendo 64
The top 10 best selling Nintendo 64 games.
- Super Mario 64 (11 million)[42]
- Mario Kart 64 (8.47 million approximately: 6.23 million in US and PAL region,[57] 2.24 million in Japan)[45]
- GoldenEye 007 (8 million)[58][59]
- The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (7.6 million)[43]
- Super Smash Bros. (4.9 million approximately: 2.93 million in US,[19] 1.97 million in Japan)[45]
- Diddy Kong Racing (4.434 million approximately: 3.78 million in US and PAL,[57] 653,928 in Japan)[60]
- Pokémon Stadium (3.871 million approximately: 3.16 million in US,[19] 710,765 in Japan)[60]
- Donkey Kong 64 (3.77 million approximately: 2.67 million in US,[19] 1.1 million in Japan)[45]
- The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (3.36 million)[43]
- Star Fox 64 (3.325 million approximately: 2.76 million in US,[19] 565,222 in Japan)[60]
Total Nintendo 64 games sold as of June 30, 2008: 224.97 million.[52]
Nintendo GameCube
The top 10 selling Nintendo GameCube games.
- Super Smash Bros. Melee (7.09 million)[61]
- Super Mario Sunshine (5.5 million)[62]
- Mario Kart: Double Dash‼ (4.876 million approximately: 3.85 million in US,[19] 825,894 in Japan, [63] 200,000 in UK)[23]
- The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (3.07 million)[43]
- Luigi's Mansion (2.639 million approximately: 2.19 million in US,[19] 348,918 in Japan,[63] 100,000 in UK)[20]
- Animal Crossing (2.321 million approximately: 1.68 million in US,[19] 641,300 in Japan)[63]
- Mario Party 4 (2.003 million approximately: 1.1 million in US,[19] 902,827 in Japan)[63]
- Metroid Prime (2 million)[64]
- Mario Party 7 (1.86 million)[65]
- Pokémon Colosseum (1.806 million approximately: 1.15 million in US,[19] 656,270 in Japan)[63]
Total Nintendo GameCube games sold as of June 30, 2008: 208.56 million.[52][66]
Wii
The top 10 selling Wii games.
- Wii Sports (45.71 million)[67]
- Wii Play (22.98 million)[67]
- Wii Fit (18.22 million)[67]
- Mario Kart Wii (15.4 million)[67]
- Super Smash Bros. Brawl (8.43 million)[67]
- Super Mario Galaxy (8.02 million)[68]
- Mario Party 8 (6.72 million)[68]
- The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (4.52 million)[68]
- Link's Crossbow Training (3.76 million)[67]
- Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (3.4 million)[69]
Total Wii games sold as of March 31, 2009: 353.02 million.[70]
Total Virtual Console games sold as of December 31, 2007: over 10 million[71]
Game Boy and Game Boy Color
Top ten Game Boy and Game Boy Color games.
- Tetris (35 million)[72]
- Pokémon Red, Blue, and Green (20.68 million approximately: 10.23 million in Japan,[45] 9.85 million in US,[19] 600,000 in UK)[35]
- Pokémon Gold and Silver (15.2 million approximately: 7.6 million in US,[19] over 7 million in Japan,[73] 600,000 in UK)[35]
- Super Mario Land (14 million)[42]
- Pokémon Yellow: Special Pikachu Edition (8.86 million approximately: 5.1 million in US,[19] 3.16 million in Japan,[45] 600,000 in UK)[33]
- The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (6.05 million approximately: 3.83 million,[43] 2.22 million for the DX version)[43]
- The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages (3.96 million)[43]
- The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons (3.96 million)[43]
- Pokémon Crystal (3.85 million approximately: 2.1 million in Japan,[45] 1.65 million in US,[19] 100,000 in UK)[20]
- Pokémon Trading Card Game (3 million approximately: 1.51 million in US,[19] 1.39 million in Japan, [45]100,000 in UK)[20]
Total Game Boy and Game Boy Color games sold as of June 30, 2008: 501.11 million.[52]
Game Boy Advance
Game Boy Advance games that have sold or shipped at least one million copies.
- Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire (13 million)[74]
- Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen (11.82 million)[68]
- Pokémon Emerald (6.32 million)[75]
- Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 (4.179 million approximately: 3.16 million in US,[19] 919,234 in Japan,[76] 100,000 in UK)[20]
- Super Mario Advance (3.938 million approximately: 2.85 million in US,[19] 887,505 in Japan, [76] 200,000 in UK)[23]
- Mario Kart: Super Circuit (3.768 million approximately: 2.53 million in US,[19] 938,175 in Japan,[76] 300,000 in UK)[35]
- Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 (3.698 million approximately: 2.88 million in US,[19] 718,207 in Japan,[76] 100,000 in UK)[20]
- Namco Museum (2.96 million in US)[19]
- Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team (2.2 million)[75]
- Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 (2.196 million approximately: 1.58 million in US,[19] 515,633 in Japan,[76] 100,000 in UK)[20]
- The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past & Four Swords (2.024 million approximately: 1.63 million in US,[19] 293,989 in Japan,[76] 100,000 in UK)[20]
- Kirby: Nightmare in Dreamland (1.953 million approximately: 1.12 million in US,[19] 832,901 in Japan)[76]
- Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (1.899 million approximately: 1.46 million in US,[19] 438,781 in Japan)[76]
- Finding Nemo (1.755 million approximately: 1.55 million in US, [19] 200,000 in UK)[23]
- Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories (1.742 approximately: 1.2 million in US,[19] 342,341 in Japan,[76] 200,000 in Europe [PAL])[77]
- Frogger's Adventures: Temple of the Frog (1.7 million in US)[78]
- Pac-Man Collection (1.6 million in US)[78]
- Sonic Advance (1.515 million approximately: 1.21 million in US,[19] 204,542 in Japan, [76] 100,000 in UK)[20]
- Dragon Ball Z: The Legacy of Goku (1.4 million in US)[19]
- The Incredibles (1.38 million approximately: 1.18 million in US, [19] 200,000 in UK)[23]
- Donkey Kong Country (1.352 million approximately: 1.1 million in US,[19] 251,878 in Japan)[76]
- Mega Man Battle Network 4 (1.35 million)[47]
- Kirby & the Amazing Mirror (1.324 million approximately: 620,000 in US,[79] 704,295 in Japan)[76]
- Famicom Mini: Super Mario Bros. (1.32 million in Japan)[45]
- Frogger's Adventure (1.31 million in US)[19]
- Yu-Gi-Oh! The Eternal Duelist Soul (1.3 million in US)[78]
- Spyro: Season of Ice (1.29 million approximately: 1.19 million in US,[19]100,000 in UK)[20]
- Metroid Fusion (1.286 million approximately: 1.13 million in US,[19] 155,528 in Japan)[76]
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (1.2 million approximately: 1 million in US,[19]100,000 in UK)[20]
- Disney Princess (1.17 million approximately: 1.07 million in US, [19]100,000 in UK)[20]
- Final Fantasy Tactics Advance (1.102 million approximately: 660,000 in US,[80] 441,926 in Japan)[76]
- Golden Sun (1.08 million approximately: 742,000 in US,[81] 338,097 in Japan)[76]
- Sonic Advance 2 (1.016 million approximately: 740,000 in US,[82], 176,451 in Japan, [76] 100,000 in UK)[20]
- Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire (1 million)[83]
- The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap (1 million)[84]
- Wario Land 4 (1 million)[85]
- WarioWare: Twisted! (1 million)[86]
Total Game Boy Advance games sold as of March 31, 2009: 377.28 million.[70][87]
Nintendo DS
Top ten Nintendo DS games.
- Nintendogs All versions (22.27 million)[67]
- New Super Mario Bros. (18.45 million)[67]
- Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! (17.41 million)[67]
- Pokémon Diamond and Pearl (16.81 million)[68]
- Mario Kart DS (14.61 million)[67]
- Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day! (13.71 million)[67]
- Animal Crossing: Wild World (10.79 million)[68]
- Super Mario 64 DS (7.5 million)[68]
- Mario Party DS (5.85 million)[67]
- Big Brain Academy (5.01 million)[68]
Total Nintendo DS games sold as of March 31, 2009: 566.92 million.[70][87]
Sega
Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
Sega Mega Drive/Genesis games that have sold or shipped at least one million copies.
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (6 million)[88]
- Sonic the Hedgehog (4 million)[89]
- Aladdin (4 million)[90]
- NBA Jam (1.93 million in US)[19]
- Mortal Kombat II (1.78 million in US)[19]
- Street Fighter II: Special Champion Edition (1.65 million)[47]
- Sonic & Knuckles (1.24 million in US)[19]
- Mortal Kombat 3 (1.02 million in US)[19]
- Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (1.02 million in US)[19]
Sega Saturn
Sega Saturn games that have sold or shipped at least one million copies.
- Virtua Fighter 2 (1.7 million in Japan)[45]
- Grandia (1 million in Japan)[91]
Dreamcast
Dreamcast games that have sold or shipped at least one million copies.
- Sonic Adventure (2.5 million)[92]
- Soulcalibur (1.3 million)[93]
- Crazy Taxi (1.225 million approximately: 1.11 million in the US,[19] 115,039 in Japan)[94]
- Shenmue (1.2 million)[95]
- Resident Evil Code: Veronica (1.14 million)[47]
- NFL 2K (1.13 million in the US)[19]
- NFL 2K1 (1.01 million in the US)[19]
Sony
PlayStation
The top ten best-selling PlayStation video games.
- Gran Turismo (10.85 million shipped)[96][97]
- Final Fantasy VII (9.8 million, includes Final Fantasy VII International)[98]
- Gran Turismo 2 (9.37 million shipped)[96][97]
- Tomb Raider II (8 million)[42]
- Metal Gear Solid (7 million)[99]
- Tomb Raider (7 million)[100]
- Crash Bandicoot (6.8 million)[101]
- Final Fantasy VIII (6 million)[102]
- Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped (5.7 million)[103]
- Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back (5.17 million approximately: 3.87 million in US,[19] 1.3 million in Japan)[45]
PlayStation 2
The top ten best-selling PlayStation 2 video games.
- Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (12 million)[104]
- Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec (9.53 million approximately: 7.13 million in US,[19] 1.8 million in Japan,[45] 600,000 in UK;[33] 14.89 million shipped)[96]
- Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (9.21 million approximately: 8.2 million in US,[19] 410,293 in Japan,[105] 600,000 in UK)[33]
- Grand Theft Auto III (7.509 million approximately: 6.55 million in US,[19] 358,917 in Japan,[105] 600,000 in UK)[33]
- Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (7 million)[106]
- Final Fantasy X (6.6 million)[107]
- Final Fantasy XII (5.2 million approximately: 2.4 million in Japan,[108] 1.7 million in US,[19] 1.1 million in Europe;[109] 5.2 million shipped)[110]
- Kingdom Hearts (4.68 million approximately: 3.45 million in US,[19] 1.23 million in Japan;[45] 5.9 million shipped including Kingdom Hearts Final Mix and Ultimate Hits)[111]
- Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King (4.44 million approximately: 3.6 million in Japan,[45][112] 410,000 in Europe,[113] 430,000 in North America;[114] 4.88 million shipped)[115]
- Madden NFL 2005 (4.35 million in US)[19]
Total PlayStation 2 games shipped as of March 31, 2007: 1.24 billion.[116]
PlayStation 3
PlayStation 3 games that have sold or shipped at least one million copies.
- Gran Turismo 5 Prologue (3.31 million)[117]
- MotorStorm (3.31 million)[118]
- Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (3 million shipped)[119]
- Grand Theft Auto IV (2.659 million approximately: 1.89 million in US,[27] 169,000 in Japan,[120] 600,000 in UK)[33]
- Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (2.6 million)[121][122]
- Resistance: Fall of Man (3.6 million)[123]
- Heavenly Sword (1 million)[124]
- Killzone 2 (1 million)[125]
- MotorStorm: Pacific Rift (1 million)[126]
- Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction (1 million)[127]
Total PlayStation 3 games sold as of June 302008: 94 million.[128]
PlayStation Portable
PlayStation Portable games that have sold or shipped at least one million copies.
- Monster Hunter Freedom Unite (3 million shipped in Japan)[129]
- Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (2,725,507 approximately: 2 million in US,[130] 125,507 in Japan,[131] 600,000 in UK)[33]
- Daxter (2.3 million)[132]
- Monster Hunter Freedom 2 (2.25 million)[47]
- Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (1.96 million during 2008)[133]
- Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition (1.3 million approximately: 1.1 million in US,[130] 200,000 in UK)[23]
- Monster Hunter Freedom (1.2 million)[47]
- Need for Speed Most Wanted 5-1-0 (1,127,151 approximately: 1.1 million in US,[130] 27,151 in Japan)[131]
- Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee (1 million)[134]
- Tekken: Dark Resurrection (1 million)[135]
- Wipeout Pure (1 million)[136]
Total PlayStation Portable games shipped as of December 31 2008: 200 million.[137]
Top 20 console games of all time
The 20 best-selling console/handheld games, not originally bundled.
| 1. | Wii Play (Wii – 22.98 million)[67] |
| 2. | Nintendogs (DS – 22.27 million, all five versions combined)[67] |
| 3. | Pokémon Red, Blue, and Green (Game Boy – 20.08 million approximately: 10.23 million in Japan,[45] 9.85 million in US)[19] |
| 4. | New Super Mario Bros. (DS – 18.45 million)[67] |
| 5. | Wii Fit (Wii – 18.22 million)[67] |
| 6. | Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES – 18 million)[42] |
| 7. | Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! (DS – 17.41 million)[67] |
| 8. | Pokémon Diamond and Pearl (DS – 16.81 million)[68] |
| 9. | Mario Kart Wii (Wii – 15.4 million)[67] |
| 10. | Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec (PS2 – 14.89 million shipped)[96] |
| 11. | Mario Kart DS (DS – 14.61 million)[67] |
| 12. | Pokémon Gold and Silver (Game Boy Color – 14.51 million approximately: 7.6 million in US,[19] 6.91 million in Japan)[45] |
| 13. | Super Mario Land (Game Boy – 14 million)[42] |
| 14. | Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day! (DS – 13.71 million)[67] |
| 15. | Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire (GBA – 13 million)[74] |
| 16. | Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (PS2 – 12 million)[104] |
| 17. | Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen (GBA – 11.82 million)[68] |
| 18. | Super Mario 64 (N64 – 11 million)[42] |
| 19. | Gran Turismo (PS1 – 10.85 million shipped)[96][97] |
| 20. | Animal Crossing: Wild World (DS – 10.79 million),[68] |
Bundled games
Games that were originally bundled at launch and have sold or shipped at least ten million copies.
- Wii Sports (Wii – 45.71 million,[67] packaged with system in all regions except Japan)
- Super Mario Bros. (NES – 40.23 million)[40]
- Tetris (Game Boy – 35 million)[72]
- Super Mario World (SNES – 20 million)[53]
By genre
- Action-adventure – Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (PS2 – 12 million)[104]
- Fighting – Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii – 8.43 million)[67][138]
- First-person shooter – Halo 3 (Xbox 360 – 8 million)[24]
- Music – Guitar Hero II (PS2 – 3.31 million in US)[19]
- Party – Wii Play (Wii - 22.98 million)[67]
- Platform – Super Mario Bros. (NES – 40.23 million)[40]
- Puzzle – Tetris (Game Boy – 35 million)[72]
- Racing – Mario Kart Wii (Wii – 15.4 million)[67]
- Role-playing – Pokémon Red, Blue, and Green (Game Boy – 20.08 million approximately: 10.23 million in Japan,[45] 9.85 million in US)[19]
- Simulation – Nintendogs (DS – 22.27 million)[67]
- Sports – Wii Sports (Wii – 45.71 million)[67]
- Stealth – Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (PS2 – 7 million)[106]
- Survival horror – Resident Evil 2 (PS1 – 4.96 million)[47]
PC
The top ten best-selling PC games. Please note that the sales figures for expansion packs are not used in calculation of the sales figure for the original game (with the exception of StarCraft and Guild Wars).
- The Sims (16 million shipped)[139]
- The Sims 2 (13 million)[140]
- The Sims 2: Pets [expansion pack] (5.6 million)[141]
- The Sims 2: Seasons [expansion pack] (1 million)[141]
- World of Warcraft (11.5 million subscribers)[142]
- World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade [expansion pack] (3.5 million)[143]
- World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King [expansion pack] (4 million)[142]
- StarCraft (11 million)[144]
- Half-Life (9.3 million,[21][22] may include PS2 version)
- Half-Life: Opposing Force [expansion pack] (1.1 million)[21][22]
- Half-Life 2 (6.5 million,[21][22] may include Xbox version but does not include Steam sales)
- Guild Wars (6 million in North America, Europe, and Asia; includes Factions, Nightfall, and Eye of the North)[145]
- Myst (6 million)[146]
- Counter-Strike (4.2 million,[21][22])
- Cossacks: European Wars (4 million)[147]
Top PC sellers by genre
- Adventure – Myst (6 million)[146]
- Computer role-playing – Diablo II (4 million)[148]
- First-person shooter – Half-Life (9.3 million,[21][22] may include PS2 version)
- Real-time strategy – StarCraft (11 million, may include StarCraft: Brood War)[144]
- Simulation – The Sims (16 million shipped)[139]
- Third-person shooter - Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven (2 million)[149]
Mobile phone
- Block Breaker Deluxe (8 million)[150]
- Sonic the Hedgehog (8 million)[151]
- Final Fantasy IV: The After Years (3 million)[152]
- Brain Challenge (1.5 million)[153]
- Bubble Bash (1 million)[154]
- Coin Stack 2600 (1 million in Korea)[155]
- Doom RPG (1 million)[156]
- Guitar Hero III Mobile (1 million)[157]
- Super Bomberman (1 million)[158]
Franchises
Top ten best-selling video game franchises:
- Mario (210 million)[159][160]
- Pokémon (186 million)[161]
- Tetris (125 million)[72]
- The Sims (100 million)[162]
- Need for Speed (almost 100 million)[163]
- Final Fantasy (85 million)[46]
- Grand Theft Auto (70 million)[164]
- Madden NFL (70 million)[165]
- FIFA (65 million)[166]
- The Legend of Zelda (57 million)[159]
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