List of best-selling video game franchises

This is a list of best-selling video game franchises that have sold or shipped at least 5 million copies. Unless otherwise stated, numbers indicate worldwide units sold, ordered alphabetically whenever two or more list the same amount. The exception are the ones specifying shipments, which have lower precedence than others listing sales.

Franchise sales include expansion packs even though they are not considered full video games. For best-selling individual video games, see List of best-selling video games. The sales figures given below do not include arcade game sales, which can be found at List of highest-grossing arcade games, or mobile downloads.

– This color indicates a sub-series of a larger video game franchise. This does not necessarily apply for series that are not video game-based.

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 * Mario (484.2 million)
 * Super Mario (296.06 million)
 * Mario Kart (87.78 million)
 * Mario Sports (36.608 million)
 * Mario Party (34.87 million)
 * Mario RPG (14.17 million)


 * Pokémon (256.61 million)


 * Wii (198.52 million)
 * Wii Sports (113.88 million)
 * Wii Fit (43.53 million)


 * The Sims (150 million)


 * Sonic the Hedgehog (140.64 million)


 * Tetris (125 million)


 * Grand Theft Auto (114 million)


 * Final Fantasy (106.711 million)
 * Compilation of Final Fantasy VII (14.5432 million)
 * Final Fantasy X (11.116 million)
 * Ivalice Alliance (11.2 million)
 * Fabula Nova Crystallis Final Fantasy (10.8504 million)


 * Call of Duty (100 million)


 * FIFA (100 million)


 * Need for Speed (100 million)
 * Need for Speed: Underground (15 million)


 * Madden NFL (90 million)


 * Winning Eleven / Pro Evolution Soccer (86 million)


 * The Legend of Zelda (78.07 million)


 * Gran Turismo (72.3 million)


 * Tom Clancy (63 million)
 * Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six (23 million)
 * Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell (22 million)
 * Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon (18 million)


 * Dragon Quest (62 million)


 * Resident Evil (60 million)


 * Ape Escape (58.9 million)


 * Donkey Kong (55.727 million)


 * Battlefield (50 million)


 * Bejeweled (50 million)


 * Nickelodeon (50 million, includes SpongeBob SquarePants franchise)


 * Lego (close to 50 million)


 * WWE SmackDown vs. Raw (47 million shipped)


 * Pac-Man (43.243 million)


 * Lineage (43 million)


 * Halo (42 million)


 * Tekken (41.6 million)


 * Crash Bandicoot (50,3 million)


 * Guitar Hero (40 million)


 * Harry Potter (40 million)


 * Assassin's Creed (38 million)


 * Dragon Ball (38 million)


 * Star Wars (38 million)
 * Star Wars: Battlefront (10 million)


 * Metal Gear (36.32 million)


 * NBA Live (35 million)


 * Street Fighter (35 million)


 * Tap Tap (35 million)


 * Tomb Raider (35 million)


 * Kirby (32.37 million)


 * Brain Age (31.12 million)


 * Gundam (31 million)


 * Medal of Honor (31 million)


 * Command & Conquer (30 million)


 * James Bond (30 million)


 * Mega Man (30 million)


 * Mortal Kombat (30 million)


 * Tony Hawk (30 million)


 * Monster Hunter (28 million)


 * Marvel (25 million)


 * Ratchet and Clank (25 million)


 * Tiger Woods PGA Tour (25 million)


 * Super Smash Bros. (23.58 million)


 * Mario & Sonic (22.28 million)


 * Petz (22 million)


 * Yu-Gi-Oh! (21.8 million)


 * Nintendogs (21.67 million)


 * God of War (21.65 million)


 * Jikkyo Powerful Pro Yakyu (21.64 million)


 * Age of Empires (20 million)
 * Castlevania (20 million)
 * Diablo (20 million)
 * Frogger (20 million)
 * Imagine (20 million)
 * J.B. Harold (20 million)
 * Lego Star Wars (20 million)
 * Lemmings (20 million)
 * Rayman (20 million)
 * Simple (20 million)
 * SingStar (20 million)
 * SpongeBob SquarePants (20 million)
 * Spyro the Dragon (20 million)


 * ''Naruto (19.3 million)


 * Kingdom Hearts (19 million)


 * Warcraft (19 million)


 * Midnight Club (18.5 million shipped)


 * Dynasty Warriors (18 million)
 * SimCity (18 million)


 * Prince of Persia (17 million)


 * Zuma (17 million)


 * Uncharted (17 million)


 * The Elder Scrolls (17 million shipped)


 * NBA 2K (17 million shipped)


 * Bemani (16.17 million)
 * Dance Dance Revolution (11 million)


 * Driver (16 million)


 * Gears of War (16 million)


 * Half-Life (16 million)


 * Backyard Sports (15 million)


 * Barbie (15 million)


 * Burnout (15 million)


 * Professor Layton (15 million)

Revenue figures
This is a list of video game franchises that have earned at least $500 million in revenue. All figures below are in US dollars except where noted.