List of best-selling video games
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This is a list of video games that have sold over one million copies. This list currently contains data primarily about console games created since 1995. See also Lists of video games. See List of best-selling video game consoles for figures on console sales.
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[edit] Notes on using this list
Please keep in mind,
- Video game sales statistics change on a daily basis.
- Video game sales statistics are difficult to come by.
- Video game sales statistics are much lower than the number of copies of games in circulation due to copyright infringement.
- Although this list strives to be sales world-wide, some data is currently based solely on US or North American sales.
Because of these reasons,
- Think of sales numbers as the minimum amount of units sold, not the precise amount.
- Help adjust these statistics as new information becomes available, and quote your sources.
[edit] PC
[edit] Top PC sellers by genre
- Adventure - Myst (6 million)[1]
- FPS - Half-Life (8 million)[2]
- RTS - Starcraft (9.5 million)[3]
- Simulation - The Sims (16 million)[4]
- MMORPG - World of Warcraft (Over 8.5 million current customers worldwide, which is different from box sales)[5]
- World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade [expansion pack] (3.5 million)[6]
[edit] PC
This is an incomplete list of PC games (including Macintosh, Microsoft Windows, Linux) that have sold more than one million copies. Please note that the sales figures for expansion packs are not used in calculation of the sales figure for the original game.
- The Sims (16 million)[4]
- StarCraft (9.5 million, includes StarCraft: Brood War)[3]
- World of Warcraft (Over 8.5 million current customers worldwide, which is different to box sales)[5]
- World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade [expansion pack] (3.5 million)[6]
- Half-Life (8 million)[2]
- Myst (6 million)[1]
- The Sims 2 (5 million)[7]
- The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind (4 million, including Xbox release)[8]
- RollerCoaster Tycoon (4 million for the original in North America alone)[9]
- Half-Life 2 (4 million)[10]
- Populous (4 million)[11]
- Doom 3 (3.5 million)[12]
- EverQuest (3.5 million)[13]
- Warcraft III: Reign Of Chaos (3 million worldwide)[14] (1 million in US)[15]
- Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne [expansion pack] (1 million)[16]
- The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (3 million, includes Xbox 360 release)[17]
- Command & Conquer: Red Alert (3 million)[18]
- Age of Empires (3 million)[19]
- Age of Empires: The Rise of Rome [expansion pack] (1 million)[19]
- Guild Wars (includes Factions and Nightfall) (3 million)[20]
- Cossacks: European Wars (2.5 million)[21]
- Anno 1602 (2.5 million)[22]
- Battlefield 1942 (2.44 million)[23]
- Battlefield 2 (2.09 million)[23]
- Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings (2 million shipped)[24]
- Civilization III (2 million)[25]
- Ragnarok Online (2 million North American subscribers)[26]
- Riven: The Sequel to Myst (2 million)[1]
- Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn (2 million)[27]
- Baldur's Gate (2 million)[27]
- Neverwinter Nights (2 million)[28]
- Doom II: Hell on Earth (2 million)[29]
- Quake (1.7 million)[30]
- Age of Empires III (1.5 million)[31]
- Battlefield Vietnam (1.34 million)[23]
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (1.3 million in US)[15]
- SimCity 3000 Unlimited (1.1 million in US)[15]
- Zoo Tycoon (1.1 million in US)[15]
- Age of Mythology (1 million)[32]
- Return to Castle Wolfenstein (1 million shipped)[33]
- Quake II (1 million)[33]
- Unreal Tournament (1 million)[34]
- Unreal (1 million)[34]
- American McGee's Alice (1 million)[35]
- Civilization IV (1 million)[36]
- Empire Earth (1 million)[37]
- Imperivm III: Great Battles of Rome (1 million, distributed only in Italy and Spain)[38]
- Patrician III: L'Impero Dei Mari (1 million, distributed only in Italy and Spain(http://www.c-games.net/in.php?id22236)[39]
[edit] Consoles
[edit] Microsoft
[edit] Xbox
Microsoft Xbox games that have sold more than a million copies worldwide as of March 2006.
- Halo 2 (8 million)[40]
- Halo: Combat Evolved (5 million)[41]
- Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell (2.4 million in US only)[42]
- Fable (1.5 million in US only)[43]
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (1.3 million in US only)[44]
- Project Gotham Racing (1.2 million in US only)[45]
[edit] Xbox 360
Microsoft Xbox 360 games that have sold more than one million copies.
- Gears of War (3 million)[46]
- The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (3 million, includes PC release)[17]
- Call of Duty 2 (1.4 million)[47]
- Madden NFL 07 (1.1 million in US only)[48]
- Perfect Dark Zero (1 million)[49]
- Saint's Row (1 million)[50]
- Dead or Alive 4 (1 million)[51]
- Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter (1 million)[48]
- Dead Rising (1.1 million)[52]
- Lost Planet: Extreme Condition (1 million)[52]
Total Xbox Live Arcade games downloaded (not sold) as of 03/05/07: 25 million[53]
[edit] Nintendo
[edit] Nintendo Entertainment System
Nintendo Entertainment System games that have sold more than one million copies worldwide.
- Super Mario Bros. (40.23 million)[54]
- Super Mario Bros. 3 (18 million)[25]
- Super Mario Bros. 2 (10 million)[25]
- The Legend of Zelda (6.51 million)[55]
- Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (4.38 million)[55]
- Dragon Warrior III (3.8 million in Japan only)[56]
- Dragon Warrior IV (3.1 million in Japan only)[56]
- Golf (2.46 million in Japan only)[56]
- Baseball (2.45 million in Japan only)[56]
- Dragon Warrior II (2.4 million in Japan only)[56]
- Mahjong (2.13 million in Japan only)[56]
- Pro Yakyuu Family Stadium (2.05 million in Japan only)[56]
- Tetris (1.81 million in Japan only)[56]
- Duck Tales (1.67 million)[52]
- Ghosts n' Goblins (1.64 million)[52]
- Mario Bros. (1.63 million in Japan only)[56]
- Excitebike (1.57 million in Japan only)[56]
- Dr. Mario (1.53 million in Japan only)[56]
- Soccer (1.53 million in Japan only)[56]
- F-1 Race (1.52 million in Japan only)[56]
- Mega Man 2 (1.51 million)[52]
- Dragon Warrior (1.5 million in Japan only)[56]
- Ninja Hattori Kun (1.5 million in Japan only)[56]
- Dragon Ball Z (1.45 million in Japan only)[56]
- 4ninuchi Mahjong (1.45 million in Japan only)[56]
- Kung Fu Master (1.42 million in Japan only)[56]
- Final Fantasy III (1.4 million in Japan only)[56]
- Pro Yakyuu Family Stadium '87 (1.3 million in Japan only)[56]
- Xevious (1.26 million in Japan only)[56]
- Gegege no Kitaro: Youkai Daimakyou (1.25 million in Japan only)[56]
- Tennis (1.21 million in Japan only)[56]
- Twin Bee (1.2 million in Japan only)[56]
- Ganbare Goemon! Karakuri Douchuu (1.2 million in Japan only)[56]
- Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers (1.2 million)[52]
- Dragon Ball Z II: Gekigami Freeza (1.15 million in Japan only)[56]
- Doreamon (1.15 million in Japan only)[56]
- Commando (1.14 million)[52]
- Lode Runner (1.1 million in Japan only)[56]
- Kid Icarus (1.09 million in Japan only)[56]
- Pro Yakyuu Family Stadium '88 (1.08 million in Japan only)[56]
- Mega Man 3 (1.08 million)[52]
- Famicom Jump Eiyuu Retsuden (1.06 million in Japan only)[56]
- Kinnikuman: Muscle Tag Match (1.05 million in Japan only)[56]
- Adventure Island (1.05 million in Japan only)[56]
- Gradius (1 million in Japan only)[56]
[edit] Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Super Nintendo Entertainment System games that have sold more than one million copies worldwide.
- Super Mario World (17 million)[25]
- Donkey Kong Country (8.30 million)[57]
- Super Mario Kart (8 million)[25]
- Street Fighter II (6.3 million)[52]
- The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (4.61 million)[55]
- Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (4.37 million approximately, 2.21 million in Japan,[56] 2.16 million in US)[58]
- Street Fighter II Turbo (4.1 million)[52]
- Dragon Quest VI (3.20 million in Japan)[56]
- Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! (2.89 million approximately, 1.77 million in Japan,[56] 1.12 million in US)[58]
- Dragon Quest V (2.80 million in Japan)[56]
- Final Fantasy VI (2.55 million in Japan)[56]
- Final Fantasy V (2.45 million in Japan)[56]
- Super Mario All-Stars (2.12 million in Japan)[56]
- Chrono Trigger (2.03 million in Japan)[56]
- Super Street Fighter II (2 million)[52]
- Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1.77 million in Japan)[56]
- Aladdin (1.75 million)[52]
- Super Puyo Puyo (1.70 million)[56]
- Mortal Kombat 2 (1.51 million in US)[58]
- Secret of Mana (1.50 million in Japan)[56]
- Final Fight (1.48 million)[52]
- Super Mario RPG (1.47 million in Japan)[56]
- Dragon Ball Z (1.45 million in Japan)[56]
- Final Fantasy IV (1.44 million in Japan)[56]
- Dragon Quest III (SNES remake) (1.40 million in Japan)[56]
- Killer Instinct (1.33 million in US)[58]
- Romancing SaGa 3 (1.30 million in Japan)[56]
- The Lion King (1.27 million in US)[58]
- Mortal Kombat 3 (1.22 million in US)[58]
- NBA Jam (1.22 million in US)[58]
- Disney's Magical Quest starring Mickey (1.21 million)[52]
- Derby Stallion III (1.20 million in Japan)[56]
- Dragon Quest I & II (SNES remake) (1.20 million in Japan)[56]
- Romancing SaGa 2 (1.18 million in Japan)[56]
- Mega Man X (1.16 million)[52]
- Dragon Ball Z II (1.15 million)[56]
- Derby Stallion '96 (1.10 in Japan)[56]
- Kirby Super Star (1.10 million in Japan)[56]
- Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts (1.09 million)[52]
- Final Fight 2 (1.03 million)[52]
[edit] Nintendo 64
Nintendo 64 games that have sold more than one million copies worldwide.
- Super Mario 64 (11 million,[25] 9.04 million in US/PAL,[59] 1.92 million in Japan)[56]
- Mario Kart 64 (8.47 million approximately, 6.23 million in US,[59] 2.24 million in Japan)[56]
- GoldenEye 007 (8 million,[60][61] 6.89 million in US/PAL)[59]
- The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (7.6 million,[55] 5.72 million in US/PAL[59], 1.46 million in Japan)[56]
- Super Smash Bros. (4.89 million approximately, 2.92 million in US,[58] 1.97 million in Japan)[56]
- Diddy Kong Racing (3.78 million in US/PAL)[59]
- Donkey Kong 64 (3.77 million approximately, 2.67 million in US,[58] 1.10 million in Japan)[56]
- The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (3.36 million,[55] 1.63 million in US)[58]
- Pokémon Stadium (2.87 million in US)[58]
- Star Fox 64 (2.74 million in US)[58]
- Perfect Dark (2.5 million)[61]
- Mario Party 2 (2.33 million approximately, 1.26 million in US,[58] 1.07 million in Japan)[56]
- Pokémon Snap (2.21 million in US)[58]
- Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (1.98 million in US)[58]
- Wave Race 64 (1.95 million in US)[58]
- WCW/nWo Revenge (1.88 million in US)[58]
- Banjo-Kazooie (1.85 million in US)[58]
- Star Wars: Episode I Racer (1.71 million in US)[58]
- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater (1.61 million in US)[58]
- Star Wars: Rogue Squadron (1.58 million in US)[58]
- Cruis'n USA (1.48 million in US)[58]
- Pokémon Stadium (Japan) (1.37 million in Japan only)[59][56]
- WCW vs. nWo: World Tour (1.30 million in US)[58]
- 1080° Snowboarding (1.23 million in US)[58]
- Mario Party (1.23 million in US)[58]
- WWF No Mercy (1.15 million in US)[58]
- Pokémon Stadium 2 (1.14 million in Japan)[56]
- Turok 2: Seeds of Evil (1.14 million in US)[58]
- WWF WrestleMania 2000 (1.14 million in US)[58]
- Mario Tennis (1.10 million in Japan)[56]
- Yoshi's Story (1.10 million in US)[58]
- The World Is Not Enough (1.08 million in US)[58]
- Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards (1.07 million in Japan)[56]
- Namco Museum 64 (1.04 million in US)[58]
- Mario Party 3 (1.02 million in Japan)[56]
- Kobe Bryant in NBA Courtside (1 million)[62]
- PilotWings 64 (1 million)[63]
Total Nintendo 64 games sold (as of 03/31/05): 224.97 million.[64]
[edit] Nintendo GameCube
Nintendo GameCube games that have sold more than one million copies worldwide as of March 2006.
- Super Smash Bros. Melee (6 million)[65]
- Super Mario Sunshine (5.5 million)[66]
- Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (3.5 million)[67]
- The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (3.07 million)[55]
- Animal Crossing (2.22 million approximate, 1.58 million in US,[58] 641,000 in Japan)[68]
- Luigi's Mansion (2.19 million in US)[58]
- Mario Party 4 (2 million approximately, 1.10 million in US[58] and 900,000 in Japan)[68]
- Mario Party 7 (1.86 million)[69]
- Resident Evil 4 (1.6 million)[52]
- Metroid Prime (1.49 million in US)[58]
- Sonic Adventure 2 Battle (1.44 million in US)[58]
- Mario Party 5 (1.4 million approximately, 760,000 in the US and 690,000 in Japan)[68]
- Resident Evil (1.3 million)[52]
- Sonic Mega Collection (1.30 million in US)[58]
- Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness (1.25 million)[69]
- Resident Evil Zero (1.25 million)[52]
- Super Mario Strikers (1.20 million)[69]
- Pokémon Colosseum (1.15 million)[58]
- Star Fox Adventures (1.05 million approximately, 800,000 in the US,[70] 250,000 in Japan)[68]
- Mario Party 6 (1 million)[64]
- Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (1 million)[64]
- Pikmin (1 million)[71]
Total Nintendo Gamecube games sold (as of 12/31/06): 204.35 million[72]
[edit] Wii
The following are Wii games that have sold more than one million copies worldwide.
- Wii Sports (4.06 million approximately, 1.86 million in US,[73][74] 1.29 million in Japan,[75] 700,000 in Europe,[76] 146,556 in Canada,[77][78][79] 68,000 in Australia)[80]
- The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (2.16 million approximately, 1.23 million in US,[73][74] 500,000 in Europe,[76] 426,000 in Japan)[81]
- Wii Play (1.79 million approximately, 1.07 million in Japan,[82] 371,000 in US,[74] 320,000 in Europe,[76] 27,000 in Canada)[79]
Total Wii games sold (as of 12/31/06): 17.51 million[72]
Total Virtual Console games sold (as of 01/24/07): 1.5 million[83]
[edit] Game Boy/Game Boy Color
Nintendo Game Boy and Game Boy Color games that have sold more than one million copies worldwide.
- Tetris (30 million)[84]
- Pokémon Red and Blue (10.23 million in Japan,[56] 9.85 million in US,[58] approximately 20.08 million)
- Pokémon Gold and Silver (7.6 million in US,[58] 6.91 million in Japan,[56] approximately 14.51 million)
- Super Mario Land (14 million)[25]
- Pokémon Yellow (5.10 million in US,[58] 3.16 million in Japan,[56] approximately 8.26 million)
- The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons (3.96 million)[55]
- The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages (3.96 million)[55]
- The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (3.83 million)[55]
- Super Mario Land 2 (2.70 million)[56]
- Pokémon Crystal (2.10 million in Japan,[56] 1.65 million in US,[58] approximately 3.75 million)
- Super Mario Bros. Deluxe (2.80 million in US only)[58]
- Pokémon Trading Card Game (1.39 million in Japan,[56] 1.16 million in US,[58] approximately 2.55 million)
- Yugioh Duel Monsters IV:Strongest Duel Record (2.50 million in Japan only)[56]
- The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX (2.22 million)[55]
- Dr. Mario (2.08 million in Japan only)[56]
- Yugioh Duel Monsters (1.60 million in Japan only)[56]
- Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 (1.59 million in Japan only)[56]
- Kirby's Dream Land 2 (1.49 million in Japan only)[56]
- Kirby's Dream Land (1.45 million in Japan only)[56]
- Tamagotchi (1.45 million in Japan only)[56]
- Tamagotchi 2 (1.45 million in Japan only)[56]
- Yugioh Duel Monsters II: Dark Duel Stories (1.45 million in Japan only)[56]
- Duck Tales (1.43 million)[52]
- Yakuman (1.28 million in Japan only)[56]
- Kirby's Pinball Land (1.12 million in Japan only)[56]
- Final Fantasy Legend (1.10 million in Japan only)[56]
- MahJong (1.10 million in Japan only)[56]
- Super Donkey Kong (1.08 million in Japan only)[56]
- Pokémon Pinball (1.02 million in Japan only)[56]
Total Game Boy and Game Boy Color games sold (as of 03/31/05): 501.10 million.[64]
[edit] Game Boy Advance
Nintendo Game Boy Advance games that have sold more than one million copies worldwide as of June 2005.
- Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire (13 million)[85]
- Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen (6 million)[64]
- Pokémon Emerald (3.57 million)[69]
- Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 (2.92 million in US only)[58]
- Namco Museum (2.89 million in US only)[58]
- Super Mario Advance (2.85 million in US only)[58]
- Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 (2.70 million in US only)[58]
- Mario Kart Super Circuit (2.53 million in US only)[58]
- Frogger's Adventures: Temple of the Frog (1.7 million in US only)[86]
- The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past/Four Swords (1.63 million in US only)[58]
- Pac-Man Collection (1.6 million in US only)[86]
- Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 (1.58 million in US only)[58]
- Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories (1.5 million shipped worldwide)[87]
- Finding Nemo (1.45 million in US only)[58]
- Mega Man Battle Network 4 (1.35 million)[52]
- Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (1.34 million in US only)[58]
- Famicom Mini: Super Mario Bros. (1.32 million in Japan only)[58]
- Yu-Gi-Oh! The Eternal Duelist Soul (1.3 million in US only)[86]
- Sonic Advance (1.21 million in US only)[58]
- Dragon Ball Z: The Legacy of Goku (1.2 million in US only)[86]
- The Incredibles (1.15 million in US only)[58]
- Metroid Fusion (1.13 million in US only)[58]
- Kirby: Nightmare in Dreamland (1.12 million in US only)[58]
- Spyro: Season of Ice (1.10 million in US only)[86]
- Donkey Kong Country (1 million)[58]
- The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap (1 million)[64]
- Wario Land 4 (1 million)[71]
Total Game Boy Advance games sold (as of 12/31/06): 362.50 million[72]
[edit] Nintendo DS
Nintendo DS games that have sold more than one million copies worldwide.
- New Super Mario Bros. (8.64 million,[72] 4.28 million in Japan,[88] 2.13 million in US,[73] 1.0 million in Europe)[89]
- Nintendogs (8.53 million approximately, 5.0 million in Europe,[90] 2.1 million in US,[91][92] 1.43 million in Japan)[93]
- Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! (8.51 million,[94] 3.20 million in Japan,[88] 1.1 million in US[48] 1.0 million in Europe)[89]
- Animal Crossing: Wild World (5.74 million approximately, 3.98 million in Japan,[88] 1 million in Europe[89] 800,000 in US)[95]
- Pokémon Diamond and Pearl (4.95 million in Japan only)[88]
- Mario Kart DS (4.53 million approximately, 2.03 million in Japan,[88] 1.5 million in Europe[89] 1.0 million in US)[98]
- Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training 2 (4.17 million in Japan only)[88]
- Super Mario 64 DS (3.76 million approximately, 1.5 million in Europe,[89]1.3 million in US,[98] 0.96 million in Japan)[99]
- Big Brain Academy (2.05 million approximately, 1.30 million in Japan,[99], 750,000 in US)[100]
- English Training: Have Fun Improving Your Skills! (1.69 million in Japan only)[101]
- Tetris DS (1.34 million approximately, 1.02 million in Japan,[102] 320,000 in US)[92]
- Final Fantasy III (1.34 million approximately, 1.01 million in Japan,[81] 330,000 in US)[103]
- Common Sense Training (1.30 million in Japan only)[88]
- Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker (1.29 million in Japan only)[88]
- Kirby: Squeak Squad (1.22 million approximately, 943,000 in Japan,[81] 280,000 in US)[92]
- Tamagotchi Connection: Corner Shop (1.11 million in Japan)[99]
- WarioWare: Touched! (1.01 million in Japan)[99]
- Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team (1.0 million in Europe)[90]
Total Nintendo DS games sold (as of 12/31/06): 154.23 million[72]
[edit] Sega
[edit] Sega Mega Drive/Sega Genesis
Sega Mega Drive/Sega Genesis games that have sold more than one million copies.
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (6 million)[104]
- Sonic the Hedgehog (4 million)[105]
- Street Fighter II: Special Champion Edition (1.165 million)[52]
- Sonic & Knuckles (1.24 million in the US alone)[58]
- Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (1.02 million in the US alone)[58]
[edit] Sega Saturn
Sega Saturn games that have sold more than one million copies.
- Virtua Fighter 2 (1.70 million)[56]
- Grandia (1 million)[106]
[edit] Dreamcast
Dreamcast games that have sold more than one million copies.
- Sonic Adventure (2.5 million)[107]
- Resident Evil Code: Veronica (1.14 million)[52]
- NFL 2K (1.13 million)[58]
- Crazy Taxi (1.11 million)[58]
- NFL 2K1 (1.01 million)[58]
- Soul Calibur (1 million)[108]
[edit] Sony
[edit] PlayStation
Sony PlayStation games that have sold more than one million copies.
- Gran Turismo (10.5 million)[109]
- Final Fantasy VII (9.8 million, includes Final Fantasy VII International)[110]
- Gran Turismo 2 (8.5 million)[109]
- Tomb Raider II (8 million)[25]
- Tomb Raider (7 million)[111]
- Crash Bandicoot (6.8 million)[112]
- Metal Gear Solid (6.6 million)[113]
- Final Fantasy VIII (6 million)[114]
- Resident Evil 2 (4.96 million)[52]
- Dragon Warrior VII (4.12 million in Japan only)[115]
- Rayman (4 million)[116]
- Resident Evil 3: Nemesis (3.5 million)[52]
- Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back (3.12 million in US only)[58]
- Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped (3.05 million in US only)[58]
- Frogger (2.94 million in US only)[58]
- Spyro The Dragon (2.75 million in US only)[58]
- Resident Evil (2.75 million)[52]
- Tekken 3 (2.70 million in US only)[58]
- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 (2.63 million in US only)[58]
- Driver (2.62 million in US only)[58]
- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater (2.51 million in US only)[58]
- Dino Crisis (2.4 million)[52]
- WWF War Zone (2.20 million in US only)[58]
- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 (2.10 million in US only)[58]
- Driver 2 (2.05 million in US only)[58]
- Namco Museum Volume 3 (2.00 million in US only)[58]
- Crash Team Racing (1.90 million in US only)[58]
- Tekken 2 (1.75 million in US only)[58]
- Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage! (1.74 million in US only)[58]
- Twisted Metal 2 (1.74 million in US only)[58]
- Namco Museum Volume 1 (1.65 million in US only)[58]
- Syphon Filter (1.55 million in US only)[58]
- Spider-Man (1.50 million in US only)[58]
- A Bug's Life (video game) (1.50 million in US only)[58]
- Spyro: Year of the Dragon (1.42 million in US only)[58]
- NFL GameDay '98 (1.31 million in US only)[58]
- Tomb Raider III (1.30 million in US only)[58]
- Spec Ops (1.27 million in US only)[58]
- Cool Boarders 3 (1.24 million in US only)[58]
- Cool Boarders 2 (1.21 million in US only)[58]
- Resident Evil DC Dual Shock (1.2 million)[52]
- Syphon Filter 2 (1.16 million in US only)[58]
- Grand Theft Auto 2 (1.15 million in US only)[58]
- Jet Moto 2 (1.14 million in US only)[58]
- Twisted Metal III (1.14 million in US only)[58]
- Resident Evil Director's Cut (1.13 million)[52]
- NFL GameDay '99 (1.12 million in US only)[58]
- Jet Moto (1.10 million in US only)[58]
- Crash Bash (1.10 million in US only)[58]
- Twisted Metal (1.08 million in US only)[58]
- Pac-Man World (1.08 million in US only)[58]
- Monopoly (1.03 million in US only)[58]
- Street Fighter Alpha 3 (1 million)[52]
Total PlayStation games shipped (as of 2006): 961 million units [1]
[edit] PlayStation 2
Sony PlayStation 2 games that have sold more than one million copies.
- Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (14 million)[117]
- Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (13 million)[118][42]
- Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec (11 million)[109]
- Grand Theft Auto III (11 million)[118]
- Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (7 million)[119]
- Kingdom Hearts (5.6 million shipped)[87]
- Final Fantasy X (5 million)[11]
- Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King (3.48 million in Japan only, 1 million outside of Japan, approximately 4.48 million)[56]
- Devil May Cry (4 million)[120]
- Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (3.7 million)[121]
- Final Fantasy XII (2.38 million in Japan only,[122] 1.3 million in US only,[48] approximately 3.68 million)
- Madden NFL 2004 (3.5 million in US only)[42]
- Kingdom Hearts II (3.5 million shipped)[87]
- Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy (3.2 million)[123]
- Final Fantasy X-2 (3 million)[124]
- WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW 2006 (2.9 million)[125]
- Madden NFL 07 (2.8 million in US only)[48]
- Need for Speed: Underground (2.6 million in US only)[42]
- Medal of Honor: Frontline (2.5 million in US only)[42]
- Spider-Man: The Movie (2.1 million in US only)[126]
- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 (2.1 million in US only)[126]
- Onimusha: Warlords (2.02 million)[52]
- WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW (2 million)[125]
- Resident Evil 4 (2 million)[52]
- Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny (1.99 million)[52]
- ATV Offroad Fury (1.7 million in US only)[126]
- NBA Street (1.7 million in US only)[126]
- Dragon Ball Z: Budokai (1.7 million in US only)[126]
- ESPN NFL 2K5 (1.7 million in US only)[43]
- Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex (1.7 million in US only)[43]
- Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies (1.7 million in US only)[43]
- Devil May Cry 2 (1.7 million)[52]
- Dragon Quest V (1.61 million in Japan only)[56]
- Max Payne (1.6 million in US only)[43]
- The Simpsons Road Rage (1.6 million in US only)[43]
- NBA Live 2005 (1.6 million in US only)[43]
- Onimusha 3: Demon Siege (1.52 million)[52]
- Midnight Club: Street Racing (1.5 million in US only)[44]
- Star Wars: Battlefront (1.5 million in US only)[44]
- James Bond 007: Agent Under Fire (1.5 million in US only)[44]
- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (1.5 million in US only)[43]
- True Crime: Streets of LA (1.5 million in US only)[43]
- Resident Evil Outbreak (1.45 million)[52]
- Tekken Tag Tournament (1.4 million in US only)[44]
- Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance (1.4 million in US only)[44]
- SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs (1.4 million in US only)[44]
- Resident Evil Code: Veronica X (1.4 million)[52]
- Guitar Hero II (1.3 million in US only)[48]
- Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening (1.3 million)[52]
- Enter the Matrix (1.2 million in US only)[44]
- Call of Duty: Finest Hour (1.2 million in US only)[45]
- NCAA Football 06 (1.2 million in US only)[45]
- Dino Crisis 2 (1.19 million)[52]
- Spider-Man 2 (1.12 million in US only)[58]
- Ratchet & Clank (1.1 million in US only)[45]
- Hitman 2: Silent Assassin (1.1 million in US only)[45]
- Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon (1.1 million in US only)[45]
- The Sims (1.1 million in US only)[45]
- WWE SmackDown! Shut Your Mouth (1.1 million in US only)[45]
- Winning Eleven 10 (1.04 million in Japan only)[127]
- God of War (1 million in US only)[128]
- ESPN NBA 2K5 (1 million in US only)[128]
- Pac-Man World 2 (1 million in US only)[128]
- MVP Baseball 2005 (1 million in US only)[128]
- Lego Star Wars: The Video Game (1 million in US only)[128]
- The Getaway (1 million in US only)[128]
- Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2004 (1 million in US only)[128]
- NCAA Football '07 (1 million in US only)[48]
- Bully (1 million)[129]
- Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (1 million in US only)[130]
Total PlayStation 2 games shipped (as of 2006): 1047 million units [2]
[edit] PlayStation Portable
Sony PlayStation Portable games that have sold more than one million copies.
- Monster Hunter Portable 2nd (1.05 million in Japan)[82]
- Wipeout Pure (1 million)[131]
- Monster Hunter Freedom (1 million in Japan)[52]
Total PlayStation Portable games shipped (as of 2006): 47.3 million units [3]
[edit] Top 21 console games of all time
The 21 best selling console games, originally not bundled.
- Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES - 18 million)[25]
- Super Mario Land (Game Boy - 14 million)[25]
- Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (PS2 - 14 million)[117]
- Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (PS2 - 13 million)[118]
- Super Mario 64 (N64 - 11 million)[25]
- Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec (PS2 - 11 million)[109]
- Grand Theft Auto III (PS2 - 11 million)[118]
- Gran Turismo (PS1 - 10.5 million)[109]
- Super Mario Bros. 2 (NES - 10 million)[25]
- Final Fantasy VII (PS1 - 9.8 million, includes Final Fantasy VII International)[110]
- Gran Turismo 2 (PS1 - 9.34 million)[109]
- New Super Mario Bros. (DS - 8.64 million)[72]
- Nintendogs (DS - 8.53 million approximately, 5.0 million in Europe,[90] 2.1 million in US,[91][92] 1.43 million in Japan)[93]
- Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! (DS - 8.51 million)[94]
- Mario Kart 64 (N64 - 2.24 million in Japan,[56] 6.23 million in US only,[59] approximately 8.47 million)
- Donkey Kong Country (SNES - 8.30 million)[57]
- Pokémon Yellow (Game Boy - 3.16 million in Japan,[56] 5.10 million in US,[58] approximately 8.26 million)
- Super Mario Kart (SNES - 8 million)[25]
- GoldenEye 007 (N64 - 8 million)[60]
- Tomb Raider II (PS - 8 million)[40]
- Halo 2 (8 million)[40]
[edit] Bundled games
Games that were originally bundled at launch and have sold more than one million copies worldwide.
- Super Mario Bros. (NES – 40.23 million)[54]
- Tetris (GB – 30 million)[84]
- Super Mario World (SNES – 17 million)[25]
- Wii Sports (Wii - 4.06 million approximately, 1.86 million in US,[73][74] 1.29 million in Japan,[75] 700,000 in Europe,[76] 146,556 in Canada,[77][78][79] 68,000 in Australia)[80]
[edit] By genre
- FPS - GoldenEye 007 (N64 - 8 million),[60] Halo 2 (Xbox - 8 million)[40]
- Action-adventure - Tomb Raider II (PS1 - 8 million)[25]
- Puzzle - Tetris (GB - 30 million)[84]
- Racing - Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec (PS2 - 11 million)[109]
- RPG - Pokémon Red and Blue (GB - 10.23 million in Japan;[56] Pókemon Red: 4.83 million,[56] Pókemon Blue: 5.02 million,[56] approximately 20.08 million)
- Platform - Super Mario Bros. (NES – 40.23 million)[54]
- Fighting - Street Fighter II (SNES - 6.3 million)[52]
- Survival Horror - Resident Evil 2 (PS1 - 4.9 million)[52]
- Simulation - Nintendogs (DS - 8.53 million approximately, 5.0 million in Europe,[90] 2.1 million in US,[91][92] 1.43 million in Japan)[93]
- Stealth Action - Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (PS2 - 7 million)[119]
[edit] Franchise
List of franchises with more than 10 million units sold.(As of 2006)
- Mario (193 million)[132]
- Pokémon (155 million)[132]
- The Sims (85 million)[133]
- Final Fantasy (68 million)[134]
- Madden NFL (51 million,[135] plus 5 million for Madden NFL 07,[136] approximately 56 million)
- Grand Theft Auto (50 million)[137]
- The Legend of Zelda (47 million,[137][132] plus 2.73 million for The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess alone[73][76][81] approximately 49.73 million)
- Donkey Kong (48 million)[137][132]
- Sonic the Hedgehog (44 million)[138]
- Gran Turismo (44 million)[139]
- Lineage (43 million)[137]
- Dragon Quest (41 million)[140]
- Crash Bandicoot (34 million)[3]
- Resident Evil (31 million)[141]
- James Bond (30 million)[142]
- Tomb Raider (30 million)[143]
- Mega Man (27 million)[141]
- Command & Conquer (25 million)[144]
- Street Fighter (25 million)[141]
- Mortal Kombat (20 million)[145]
- Warcraft (19 million)[3][137]
- Rayman (18.5 million)[146]
- Metal Gear (18.3 million approximately)[147][121]
- Spyro the Dragon (17 million)[3]
- Winning Eleven (17 million)[148]
- Diablo (17 million)[3]
- Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell (17 million)[146]
- Age of Empires (16 million)[149]
- Half-Life (16 million)[150]
- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six (15 million)[146]
- Halo series (14.7 million)[151]
- Disney series (13.2 million)[141]
- Metroid (13 million)[132]
- Driver (12 million)[152]
- Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon (12 million)[146]
- Myst (11 million)[146]
- Kingdom Hearts series (10 million shipped)[87]
- Battlefield (9.9 million)[153]
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