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.

At least 100 million copies

Franchise name	Original release date	Sales
Mario	July 9, 1981	484.2 million
Mario first appeared in 1981 (in the original Donkey Kong, where he was known as Jumpman), before starring in Mario Bros. and then the Super Mario series of platform games. The character was created by Japanese game designer Shigeru Miyamoto and has since become the official mascot of Nintendo, owner of the trademark. The Mario franchise has expanded into other game genres, including racing, sports, party, puzzle, and RPG. The franchise also includes other media, including three animated television series, comic books, manga, film and other merchandise. It remains the best-selling video game franchise of all time.
Super Mario	September 13, 1985	296.06 million
The Super Mario series of platform games began in 1985 and features Nintendo's character Mario. The Super Mario series forms the core of the Mario franchise.
Pokémon	February 27, 1996	256.61 million
Pokémon was created by Satoshi Tajiri in 1996 as a role-playing video game for the Game Boy handheld game console, soon turning into a franchise merchandised into anime, manga, trading cards, toys, books, and other media. It is owned by Nintendo and features 5 games in the main series, divided into 19 versions, and 45 titles in total.
Wii	November 19, 2006	198.52 million
The Wii of physical simulation video games was created by Shigeru Miyamoto in 2006 to help with the initial launch of Nintendo's Wii console.
The Sims	February 4, 2000	150 million
The Sims is a series of strategic life-simulation computer and console video games created by American game designer Will Wright, published by Maxis and distributed by Electronic Arts. The series consists of three main games and a number of compilations and expansion packs.
Sonic the Hedgehog	June 23, 1991	140.64 million
The Sonic the Hedgehog (ソニック・ザ・ヘッジホッグ, Sonikku za Hejjihoggu) series is a franchise of video games released by Sega starring and named after its mascot character Sonic, created by game designer Yuji Naka and character designer Naoto Ohshima. With time, it has expanded into several animated television series, manga and comic books.
Tetris	January 29, 1988	125 million
Tetris (Russian: Тетрис) is a falling-blocks puzzle video game, created by Alexey Pajitnov in 1984 and released on a vast spectrum of platforms, from calculators to video game consoles and computers, with the version bundled with the Game Boy selling over 35 million.
Grand Theft Auto	October 1997	114 million
Grand Theft Auto is a sandbox style video game series created by Dave Jones and primarily developed by Scottish developer Rockstar North (formerly DMA Design) and published by Rockstar Games, including nine stand-alone games and two expansion packs for the original game and two for the ninth. It is the most successful video game the United Kingdom has produced.
Wii Sports	November 19, 2006	113.88 million
The Wii Sports series of physical sports games was created by Shigeru Miyamoto for Nintendo's Wii console in 2006. Its success led to the Wii franchise, of which it is a sub-series.
Final Fantasy	December 18, 1987	106.711 million
Final Fantasy (ファイナルファンタジー, Fainaru Fantajī) is a media franchise created by Japanese game designer Hironobu Sakaguchi and owned by Square Enix that includes fourteen released main video games and a number of spin-offs—mostly role-playing video games, motion pictures, and other merchandise.
Call of Duty	October 29, 2003	100 million
Call of Duty is a first-person shooter video game series set in World War II, with the exception of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, which are set in a post modern era and Call of Duty: Black Ops, which is set in the Cold War & Vietnam era. The series is published by Activision and Aspyr Media and developed by Infinity Ward, Gray Matter Interactive, Spark Unlimited, Treyarch, Sledgehammer Games, Pi Studios, N-Space and Amaze Entertainment.
FIFA	Christmas 1993	100 million
FIFA is a series of association football based sports games, released yearly by Electronic Arts under the EA Sports label, and the first to have an official licence from the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (International Federation of Association Football), the international governing body of football.
Need for Speed	1994	100 million
Need for Speed is a series of racing video games by Electronic Arts, released on multiple platforms. The games consist mainly of racing with various cars on various tracks, and to some extent, include police pursuits in races.

At least 50 million copies

Franchise name	Original release date	Sales
Madden NFL	1988	90 million
Madden NFL is an American football video game series developed by Electronic Arts Tiburon for EA Sports. The game is named after Pro Football Hall of Famer John Madden, a well-known color commentator for NBC Sports and formerly a Super Bowl-winning head coach during the 1970s with the Oakland Raiders.
World Soccer: Winning Eleven / Pro Evolution Soccer	2001	86 million
Pro Evolution Soccer (officially abbreviated as PES and known as World Soccer: Winning Eleven in Japan) is a series of association football video games developed and published by Konami. The series has been produced under the guidance of Shingo "Seabass" Takatsuka.
Mario Kart	August 27, 1992	87.78 million
Mario Kart is a series of go-kart-style racing video games developed by Nintendo as a series of spin-offs from their trademark Super Mario series of platformer adventure-style video games.
The Legend of Zelda	February 21, 1986	78.07 million
The Legend of Zelda (ゼルダの伝説, Zeruda no Densetsu) is a high fantasy action-adventure video game series created by game designer Shigeru Miyamoto, developed and published by Nintendo.
Gran Turismo	December 23, 1997	72.3 million
Gran Turismo (グランツーリスモ, Guran Tsūrisumo, Italian for "Grand Tourer" or "Grand Touring", abbreviated GT) is a series of racing video games produced by Kazunori Yamauchi for the Sony PlayStation gaming systems by Polyphony Digital.
Tom Clancy	August 21, 1998	63 million
Includes sales from Tom Clancy–sponsored games made by Ubisoft, including Ghost Recon, Rainbow Six, and Splinter Cell.
Dragon Quest	May 27, 1986	62 million
Dragon Quest (ドラゴンクエスト, Doragon Kuesuto), published as Dragon Warrior in North America until the 2005 release of Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King, is a series of role-playing video games created by Yuji Horii, with character design by manga artist Akira Toriyama and currently published by Square Enix.
Resident Evil	March 22, 1996	60 million
Resident Evil (known in Japan as Biohazard (バイオハザード, Baiohazādo)) is a media franchise consisting of a survival horror video games series, comic books, novelizations, four Hollywood motion pictures, and a variety of collectibles, including action figures, strategy guides and publications, created by Shinji Mikami and developed by Capcom.
Ape Escape	May 1999	58.9 million
Ape Escape (known as Saru Get You (サルゲッチュ, Saru Gecchu) in Japan) is a series of video games made by Sony Computer Entertainment, starting with Ape Escape for PlayStation in 1999. The series often incorporates ape-related humour, unique gameplay, and a wide variety of pop culture references; it is also notable for being the first game to make the DualShock controller mandatory.
Donkey Kong	July 9, 198198	55.727 million
Donkey Kong (ドンキーコング, Donkī Kongu) is a video game series created by Shigeru Miyamoto when he was assigned by Nintendo to build a game that would appeal more to Americans on the arcade hardware of Radar Scope, a game that had been released to test audiences with poor results. The arcade hit Donkey Kong led to the creation of both the Mario and Donkey Kong franchises.
Crash Bandicoot	August 31, 1996	50,3 million
Crash Bandicoot is a video game series created by Andy Gavin and Jason Rubin, starring the titular character. The main games of the series are largely platform games, but there are also some spin-offs in different genres.
Battlefield	September 10, 2002	50 million
The Battlefield franchise is a series of video games developed by Digital Illusions CE, and published by Electronic Arts. The games feature a focus on large maps and vehicle warfare over traditional first person shooters, including robust online capabilities.
Bejeweled	May 30, 2001	50 million
Bejeweled is a puzzle game first developed as a browser game by PopCap Games in 2001. A sequel to this game, Bejeweled 2, was released by PopCap Games in 2004.
LEGO	1997	50 million
The LEGO franchise includes many different games, including original games such as LEGO Island, LEGO Racers and LEGO Rock Raiders, as well as several different licensed properties like LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures, LEGO Batman: The Video Game, and LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4.

At least 20 million copies

Franchise name	Original release date	Sales
WWE	February 29, 2000	47 million shipped
WWE (formerly WWE SmackDown!, then WWE SmackDown vs. Raw) is a series of professional wrestling video games released by THQ. The franchise takes its name from World Wrestling Entertainment's weekly television programs SmackDown and Raw. The games are developed by the Japanese game developer Yuke's.
Wii Fit	November 19, 2006	43.53 million
The Wii Fit series of physical sports games was created by Shigeru Miyamoto for Nintendo's Wii console in 2007. It is a sub-series of the Wii franchise.
Pac-Man	May 22, 1980	43.243 million
Pac-Man (パックマン Pakkuman) is an arcade maze chase game designed by Tōru Iwatani and released by Namco during the golden age of arcade video games that spawned a series of ports, remakes, and sequels, in addition to numerous unauthorized clones.
Lineage	September 1998	43 million
Lineage (Korean: 리니지) is a medieval fantasy massively multiplayer online role-playing franchise by the South Korean video game developer NCsoft. It has become highly popular in South Korea with subscriptions counting into the millions, but is also available in Chinese, Japanese, and English language versions.
Halo	November 15, 2001	42 million
Halo is a science fiction video game series created by Bungie Studios and published by Microsoft Game Studios which was later adapted to eight novels, several comic series, a graphic novel, numerous action figures and an anime series. After Bungie Studios' departure from Microsoft, 343 Industries took control of the franchise, later on releasing Halo: The Master Chief Collection.
Tekken	December 9, 1994	41.6 million
Tekken (鉄拳, lit. Iron Fist) is a series of fighting games developed and published by Namco. Originally an arcade game, versions exist for the PlayStation, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo 3DS and Xbox 360.
Guitar Hero	November 8, 2005	40 million
Guitar Hero is a series of music rhythm video games published by RedOctane and Activision, and developed by Harmonix Music Systems from 2005 to 2007 before development duties of the series were transferred to Neversoft starting with Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock. However, it has been discontinued by Activision in 2011.
Harry Potter	November 2001	40 million
Based on the Harry Potter novels by British writer J. K. Rowling, the video game series (six games for the first six novels and two for the last one, a Quidditch simulation game, and four Lego games) has been developed and published by Electronic Arts. Lego Harry Potter was published by Warner Brothers.
Assassin's Creed	November 13, 2007	38 million
Assassin's Creed is a video game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC video game consoles/computer.
Dragon Ball	September 27, 1986	38 million
Dragon Ball (ドラゴンボール, Doragon Bōru), created by Akira Toriyama in 1984, is an internationally famous media franchise. It consists primarily of one manga series, three different anime, seventeen animated feature films, a collectible trading card game as well as other collectibles like action figures.
Star Wars	1983	38 million
Star Wars is a sci-fi, fantasy, action-adventure video game series based on the popular movie series. The series is published by LucasArts. Series within it includes LEGO Star Wars, Star Wars: Battlefront, and Star Wars: The Force Unleashed. Games based on the movies are included too (like Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith).
Metal Gear	July 12, 1987	36.32 million
Metal Gear (メタルギア) is a series of stealth games created by Japanese game designer Hideo Kojima and developed and published by Konami. The franchise also includes a novel, a radio drama, comic books, and a toy line.
Mario Sports	May 1, 1984	36.608 million
There have been numerous sports games in the Mario franchise. The first sports game featuring Mario was Golf in 1984.
NBA Live	1994	35 million
The NBA Live series of basketball video games is developed and published by EA Sports annually since 1995.
Street Fighter	August 30, 1987	35 million
Street Fighter (ストリートファイター, Sutorīto Faitā), is a series of fighting games developed and published by Capcom, which eventually turned into a media franchise covering comic books, anime series and movies. The first game was designed by Takashi Nishiyama and Hiroshi Matsumoto in 1987 for the arcades.
Tap Tap	September 11, 2007	35 million
Tap Tap is series of rhythm video games released by Tapulous for the iOS platform.
Tomb Raider	November 15, 1996	35 million
Tomb Raider is a series of video games, comic books, novels and movies, centering around the adventures of fictional British archaeologist Lara Croft.
Mario Party	December 18, 1998	34.87 million
Mario Party is a multi-player party game featuring Mario series characters in which four human- and/or computer-controlled characters compete in a board game interspersed with minigames. Most of the Mario Party games have been developed by Hudson Soft and published by Nintendo (though the arcade version was developed by Capcom).
Kirby	April 27, 1992	32.37 million
The Kirby (星のカービィ, Hoshi no Kābi) series is a fantasy video game series starring the character Kirby, developed by HAL Laboratory and Nintendo, and produced by Nintendo. The gameplay of the majority of the games in the series consists mainly of action, platformer and puzzle-solving elements.
Brain Age	May 19, 2005	31.12 million
Based on the book Train Your Brain: 60 Days to a Better Brain by Japanese neurologist Ryuta Kawashima and distributed under the Touch! Generations brand. The franchise includes two Nintendo DS games.
Gundam	1983	31 million
Gundam (ガンダム, Gandamu) is a video game franchise based on one of the longest-running anime series featuring giant robots or mecha, created by animation studio Sunrise and currently published by Namco Bandai Games.
Medal of Honor	November 11, 1999	31 million
Medal of Honor is the name of a series of first-person shooter games set in World War II, developed by DreamWorks Interactive (currently known as EA Los Angeles) and published by Electronic Arts. Medal of Honor spawned a series of follow-up games including multiple expansions spanning various console platforms and the PC and Apple Macintosh.
James Bond	1983	30 million
The franchise based on James Bond 007, the fictional British agent created in 1952 by British writer Ian Fleming, consist of over 20 video games published through several companies like Nintendo and Electronic Arts. The license is currently handled by Activision. The best known game in the franchise is GoldenEye 007, developed by Rare and published by Nintendo.
Mega Man	December 17, [[1987 in video gaming|1987	30 million
Mega Man, known as Rockman (ロックマン, Rokkuman) in Japan, is a series of over 50 released video games from Capcom, usually starring the character Mega Man.
Command & COnquer	August 1995	30 million
Command & Conquer (abbreviated as C&C or CnC) is a real-time strategy franchise, first developed by Westwood Studios.
Mortal Kombat	1992	30 million
Mortal Kombat is a series of fighting games created originally by the Midway Manufacturing Company. It is noted for its digitized sprites (which differentiated it from its contemporaries' hand-drawn sprites), and its high levels of blood and gore, including, most notably, its graphic fatality killing moves. As of 2012 it is the most successful American-made franchise in the fighting genre.
Tony Hawk	September 30, 1999	30 million
The Tony Hawk's series is a skateboarding video game series endorsed by American professional skater Tony Hawk, created by game developer Neversoft and published by Activision.
Monster Hunter	September 21, 2004	28 million
Monster Hunter is a series of action role-playing video games released by Capcom, where players take the role of a hunter in a fantasy environment and complete quests by seeking out monsters to hunt or capture.
Just Dance	November 17, 2009	28 million
Just Dance is a series of dance and music video games that includes games like Just Dance and Just Dance 2, published by Ubisoft, and released on the Wii. It also includes games outside of the name Just Dance, such as Michael Jackson: The Experience. The games include modern hits such as Katy Perry's Hot N Cold and Ke$ha's "Tik Tok" to older songs such as The Jackson 5's "I Want You Back" and Donna Summer's "Hot Stuff". Every once in a while though, they'll have a cover of a certain song for unknown reasons. Just Dance is the best-selling dance-game franchise on home video game consoles.
Counter-Strike	November 8, 2000	25 million
Counter-Strike is a series of tactical first-person shooter video games that originally began as a mod for the game Half-Life. The series has since been developed by Valve Corporation, and published by Sierra Entertainment and Valve.
Marvel Universe	?	25 million
Based on comic book superheroes, the franchise includes games from Spider-Man and X-Men published by Activision.
Ratchet & Clank	November 7, 2002	25 million
Ratchet & Clank is a series of 3D platform/shooter video games. The franchise has been developed primarily by Insomniac Games and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 video game systems.
Tiger Woods PGA Tour	1998	25 million
Tiger Woods PGA Tour is a series of video games developed and published by Electronic Arts featuring professional golfer Tiger Woods, among other professionals on the PGA Tour.
Super Smash Bros.	January 21, 1999	23.58 million
Super Smash Bros is a series of Nintendo fighting games created by Masahiro Sakurai that feature characters from several other Nintendo franchises and is known for both its unique gameplay style and countless nods towards the company's history.
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six	August 21, 1998	23 million
Initially developed by Red Storm Entertainment while the Rainbow Six novel was being written by Tom Clancy, the tactical shooter franchise soon spawned a number of sequels and expansion packs. Red Storm was later acquired by Ubisoft, who currently develops and publishes the games.
Mario & Sonic	November 6, 2007	22.28 million
Mario & Sonic is a crossover sports game series featuring characters from the Mario and Sonic the Hedgehog franchises.
Petz	1995	22 million
Petz (which includes series like Dogz and Catz) is a franchise of video games in which the player can adopt, raise, care for and breed their own virtual pets.
Batman	??	??
Batman is a series of video games based on the DC Comics character, and developed by Ocean Software, Atari, Sunsoft, Acclaim, EA and Rocksteady.
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell	November 18, 2002	22 million
Splinter Cell is a series of video games endorsed by American author Tom Clancy which spawned a novel series in 2004 written under the pseudonym David Michaels. As a brand, it is owned by Tom Clancy's company, Rubicon, and is licensed to Ubisoft to make the games. The characters of the game, as well as "Third Echelon" itself, were created by Ubisoft writer J.T. Petty.
Yu-Gi-Oh!	July 1998	21.8 million
Based on the Japanese anime and manga franchise Yu-Gi-Oh! (遊☆戯☆王, Yūgiō, lit. "Game King") created by Kazuki Takahashi. All related video games are produced by Konami.
Nintendogs	April 21, 2005	21.67 million
Nintendogs is a real-time pet simulation video game series developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS handheld video game console, originally released in three versions, plus two additional versions, all differing only in the starting available dogs to play with.
God of War	March 22, 2005	21.65 million
God of War is a series of action-adventure video games loosely based on Greek mythology originally created by David Jaffe and developed by SCE Santa Monica Studio (main installments), as well as Ready at Dawn (portable installments) and Javaground (mobile installment). The multimedia franchise's central story revolves around the Spartan warrior, Kratos, who is on a path of vengeance to rid himself of the nightmares of murdering his wife and child and the betrayal by his father, Zeus and the Olympian Gods.
Jikkyō Powerful Pro Yakyū	1994	21.64 million
Jikkyō Powerful Pro Yakyū (実況パワフルプロ野球), known as Live Powerful Pro Baseball to non-Japanese speakers, is a traditionally Japan-only baseball series created by Konami. It is known for its big-headed characters and arcade-style gameplay.
Age of Empires	October 26, 1997	20 million
Age of Empires is a series of real-time strategy video games developed by now-defunct Ensemble Studios, and published by Microsoft Game Studios. There are seven titles in the series (four of which are expansions) and a spin-off titled Age of Mythology.
Castlevania	September 26, 1986	20 million
Castlevania is a video game series created and developed by Konami originally released as Akumajō Dracula (悪魔城ドラキュラ, Akumajō Dorakyura, lit. "Devil's Castle Dracula"). The franchise spawned a number of action figures and a future movie.
Diablo	December 1996	20 million
Developed by Blizzard North and published by Blizzard Entertainment, Ubisoft and Electronic Arts, Diablo is a dark fantasy-themed action role-playing game in a hack and slash or "Dungeon Roaming" style.
Frogger	1981	20 million
Developed by Konami and released worldwide by Sega and Gremlin Industries in 1981, Frogger has seen numerous sequels for a number of systems including computers and video game consoles. The given sales figure does not include arcade game sales.
Lego Star Wars	April 5, 2005	20 million
A platform-based video game series where the player takes the role of characters from the films, in minifigure form.
Lemmings	February 14, 1991	20 million
Lemmings is a puzzle video game, developed by DMA Design (now Rockstar North) and owned by Psygnosis (now Sony Computer Entertainment Liverpool) who published it in 1991, originally for the Commodore Amiga.
Rayman	September 1, 1995	20 million
Created in 1992 by French graphic artist Michel Ancel, the main character of the series, Rayman, became the official mascot of the video game publisher Ubisoft. The Rayman series does not include the Raving Rabbids series.
Simple	1998	20 million
The Simple series are a number of series of budget-priced video games, published by Japanese company D3 Publisher and developed by a variety of companies, covering many systems.
SingStar	May 21, 2004	20 million
SingStar is a competitive karaoke video game series for the PlayStation family, published by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe and developed by London Studio. Fifteen English-language installments of the series have been released for the PlayStation 2, with recent versions also released for the PlayStation 3.
SpongeBob SquarePants		20 million
SpongeBob SquarePants is an American animated television series and media franchise. The games are published by THQ.
Spyro the Dragon	September 10, 1998	20 million
Spyro the Dragon is a platform game series starring the video game character Spyro, originally released for the PlayStation by Insomniac Games and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. The franchise expanded to several other platforms including portable and mobile phones through different developers since then.
Imagine		20 million
Imagine is a series of video games aimed primarily at girls released from 2007 and still expanding.
J.B. Harold	1986	20 million
J.B. Harold is a series of mystery adventure games. It began with J.B. Harold Murder Club, released by Riverhillsoft for the NEC PC-98 computer in 1986, and the series has since been released on various platforms.

At least 10 million copies

Franchise name	Original release date	Sales
Naruto	October 23, 2003	19.3 million
Naruto, including the Naruto: Ultimate Ninja (ＮＡＲＵＴＯ－ナルト－ ナルティメットヒーロー, Naruto: Narutimetto Hīrō) series, is a franchise of 3D fighting games, based on the popular manga and anime series Naruto. They were mostly developed by CyberConnect2 and published by Namco Bandai.
Kingdom Hearts	March 28, 2002	19 million
Kingdom Hearts (キングダムハーツ, Kingudamu Hātsu) is a series of action role-playing games developed and published by Square Enix (formerly Square). It is the result of a collaboration between Square and Disney Interactive Studios and is under the direction of Tetsuya Nomura, a longtime Square character designer.
Warcraft	January 15, 1994	19 million
Warcraft is a fictional universe in which a series of games and books published by Blizzard Entertainment are set. The franchise also includes tabletop games, collectible card games and an upcoming movie. Figure doesn't include World of Warcraft.
Midnight Club	October 26, 2000	18.5 million shipped
Midnight Club is a series of free roam racing games within metropolitan areas developed by Rockstar San Diego (formerly Angel Studios).
Dynasty Warriors	February 28, 1997	18 million
Dynasty Warriors (真・三國無双, Shin Sangokumusō, lit. "True – Unrivaled Three Kingdoms") is a series of tactical action video games created by Koei which began as a spin-off of Koei's turn-based strategy Romance of the Three Kingdoms series, based loosely around the Chinese epic of the same name.
SimCity	1989	18 million
SimCity is an open-ended city-building video game series and the brainchild of developer Will Wright. It was published by Maxis (now a division of Electronic Arts).
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon	November 13, 2001	18 million
Ghost Recon is a series of military tactical shooter video games created by Red Storm Entertainment, the game development studio founded by American author Tom Clancy.
Prince of Persia	1989	17 million
Prince of Persia is a series of platform games, originally developed by Jordan Mechner.
Uncharted	November 20, 2007	17 million
Uncharted is a series of action-adventure/platform/third-person shooter video games developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Computer Entertainment about the adventures of treasure hunter Nathan Drake.
Zuma	December 12, 2003	17 million
Zuma is a fast-paced puzzle game developed by PopCap Games. It can be played for free online at several Web sites, and can be purchased for a number of platforms, including PDAs, mobile phones, and the iPod. An enhanced version, called Zuma Deluxe, is available for purchase in Windows and Mac OS X versions and as an Xbox Live Arcade download for the Xbox 360 and a PlayStation Network download for the PlayStation 3.
The Elder Scrolls	1994	17 million shipped
The Elder Scrolls (abbreviated as TES) is an action role-playing open world video game series developed by Bethesda Game Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks.
NBA 2K	1999	17 million shipped
NBA 2K is a basketball video game series that was initially exclusive for the Dreamcast starting in 1999. The series was originally published by Sega, under the label Sega Sports and developed by Visual Concepts.
Bemani	December 1997	16.17 million
The Bemani franchise was created by Konami's music video game division. It began with Beatmania in 1997 and was then expanded with other arcade rhythm game series such as Dance Dance Revolution, Guitar Freaks, and Drum Mania.
Gears of War	November 7, 2006	16 million
Gears of War is a tactical third-person shooter video game developed by Epic Games and published by Microsoft Game Studios, revolving about a war between humans and creatures known as Locust in the fictional planet Sera.
Half-Life	November 19, 1998	16 million
Half-Life is a science fiction first-person shooter computer series developed by Valve Software, first released by Sierra Studios.
Driver	June 30, 1999	16 million
Driver is a series of mission-based driving video games for PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Wii, PlayStation Portable, Game Boy Advance, Mobile Phone and PC. Developed by Reflections Interactive in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, it was originally published by GT Interactive, later by Atari, and nowadays by Ubisoft.
Backyard Sports	1996	15 million
Backyard Sports is a series of video games that play on both consoles and computers. The series is best known for starring kid-sized versions of popular professional sports stars, such as Albert Pujols, Paul Pierce, Barry Bonds, Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett, Tom Brady, Alex Rodriguez, Joe Thornton and Andy Macdonald. The Backyard Sports series is the only game brand licensed by all the leading professional US sports leagues (MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL, and MLS).
Barbie		15 million
Based on the Barbie doll made by Mattel, the video games are currently published by Activision.
Burnout	November 11, 2001	15 million
Burnout is a series of high-speed racing games for game consoles. The game series was developed by Criterion Games, published by Acclaim and later Electronic Arts.
Need for Speed: Underground	November 17, 2003	15 million
A complete re-imagining of the original Need for Speed series of racing video games originally developed by EA Canada, a branch of Electronic Arts based in Vancouver, Canada, Need for Speed: Underground shifts focus to the import tuner culture.
Professor Layton	February 15, 2007	15 million
The Professor Layton series ("Reiton-kyōju series" (レイトン教授シリーズ)) is a puzzle adventure game series for the Nintendo DS, currently consisting of five games developed by Level 5. Each title is based in a series of puzzles and mysteries given by the citizens of towns that the main characters visit. It is not necessary to solve all the puzzles to progress, but some are mandatory and at certain points in the game a minimum number of puzzles must be solved before the plot may continue.
Compilation of Final Fantasy VII	January 31, 1997	14.5432 million
Compilation of Final Fantasy VII is a series of video games, animated features and short stories developed by Square Enix based in the world and continuity of Final Fantasy VII. It is a sub-series of the Final Fantasy franchise.
Metroid	August 6, 1986	14 million
The Metroid (メトロイド, Metoroido) is a series of science fiction-based video games produced by Nintendo, spanning through several Nintendo systems like the Famicom Disk System, NES, Game Boy, Super NES, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo GameCube, Nintendo DS, and Wii.
Worms	1995	14 million
Worms is a series of turn-based video games developed by Team17 Software. Players control a small platoon of worms across a deformable landscape, battling other computer- or player-controlled teams. The game's concept was devised by Andy Davidson.
Jak and Daxter	December 4, 2001	13.79 million
Jak and Daxter is a video game franchise originally developed by Naughty Dog for the PlayStation 2 named after its own protagonists.
Tales	December 15, 1995	13.77 million
The Tales (テイルズ, Teiruzu) series is a media franchise of role-playing video games published by Namco.
Soul	1995	13.38 million
The Soul series is a weapon based fighting game series of arcade games. Each installment has its own version on a home console, published by Namco.
Devil May Cry	August 23, 2001	13 million
Devil May Cry is a series of video games set in the modern day, created by Shinji Mikami and developed by Capcom.
The Fast and the Furious	March 31, 1999	13 million
The Fast and the Furious is a series of racing games for mobile phones developed by Australian developer Firemint.
Red Dead	May 4, 2004	12.5 million shipped
Red Dead is a Western video game franchise developed by Rockstar San Diego and published by Rockstar Games. It began as a cancelled Capcom production, Red Dead Revolver, which was later completed by Rockstar and expanded into a franchise.
Cooking Mama	March 23, 2006	12 million
Cooking Mama (クッキング ママ, Kukkingu Mama) is a series of cookery simulation-styled minigame compilation video games developed by Cooking Mama Limited (formerly known as Office Create) and published by Taito in Japan and for the iPhone OS, Majesco in North America and 505 Games in Europe.
Myst	September 24, 1993	12 million
The Myst franchise consists of a series of adventure games and novels, centering around the storyline of Atrus and his family, who are descendants of the fallen D'ni civilization—a subterranean city whose people could link to other universes by writing a descriptive book about that world.
SOCOM	August 27, 2002	12 million
SOCOM is a series of third-person shooter video games created by Zipper Interactive. The games focus on various teams of United States Navy SEALs completing missions with occasional help from other special operations forces from around the world such as the SAS, SBS, and GROM.
Star Fox	1993	11.5 million
Star Fox is a video game series developed and published by Nintendo. The original game was a forward-scrolling 3D Sci-Fi rail shooter. Later sequels added more directional freedom as the series progressed. The game concept was inspired by a shrine to a fox god who could fly, which Shigeru Miyamoto visited regularly. The shrine was accessible through a series of arches, thus inspiring the gameplay.
Ivalice Alliance	July 19, 2001	11.2 million
Ivalice Alliance is a series of two video games set in the world of Ivalice, including Final Fantasy XII, Final Fantasy Tactics, and Vagrant Story. It is a sub-series of the Final Fantasy franchise.
Final Fantasy X	July 19, 2001	11.116 million
Final Fantasy X is a series consisting of two video games, Final Fantasy X and Final Fantasy X-2. It is a sub-series of the Final Fantasy franchise.
Dance Dance Revolution	November 21, 1998	11 million
Dance Dance Revolution (ダンスダンスレボリューション, Dansu Dansu Reboryūshon), abbreviated DDR, and also known as Dancing Stage (ダンシングステージ, Danshingu Sutēji) in earlier games in Europe and Australasia, and some other games in Japan, is a music video game series produced by Konami.
StarCraft	April 1, 1998	11 million
StarCraft is a science fiction media franchise created by Chris Metzen and Bill Roper and owned by Blizzard Entertainment. The series has grown to include a number of other games as well as eight novels, two Amazing Stories articles, a board game and other licensed merchandise such as collectible statues and toys.
Civilization	1991	11 million shipped
Civilization is a series of turn-based strategy video games produced by Sid Meier. Basic gameplay functions are similar throughout the series, namely, guiding a civilization on a macro-scale from prehistory to the present day.
Fabula Nova Crystallis Final Fantasy	December 17, 2009	10.8504 million
Fabula Nova Crystallis Final Fantasy (ファブラ ノヴァ クリスタリス ファイナルファンタジー, Fabura Nova Kurisutarisu Fainaru Fantajī) is a series of games by Square Enix. Made in the same vein as the Compilation of Final Fantasy VII and the Ivalice Alliance, Fabula Nova Crystallis ("New Tale of the Crystal" in Latin) is based on various worlds and different characters. It is a sub-series of the Final Fantasy franchise.
Minecraft	May 17, 2009/November 18, 2011	10.6 million
Minecraft is a sandbox-building independent video game originally created by Swedish game designer Markus "Notch" Persson and now developed by his company, Mojang. Originally a computer game made using Java, there have been ports released for Android, iOS, and Xbox 360.
Mass Effect	November 20, 2007	10.5 million shipped
Mass Effect is a series of sci-fi third-person action role-playing games developed by the Canadian company BioWare.
Ace Combat	1995	10 million
Ace Combat is an arcade style flight/combat simulation video game series published by the Japanese company Namco. Although set in fictional countries, many details are similar to real-life wars, such as the Persian Gulf War, the Cold War, and World War II, and feature actual present day aircraft, but also fictional ones, especially flying fortresses.
Adventure Island	September 12, 1986	10 million
Adventure Island (高橋名人の冒険島, Takahashi Meijin no Bouken Jima, lit. "Master Takahashi's Adventure Island"), also known as Hudson's Adventure Island, is a platform game series developed by Hudson Soft.
Asphalt	November 21, 2004	10 million
Asphalt Urban GT is a series of racing games developed by Gameloft and published by Ubisoft for portable platforms including Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable and mobile phones.
Bomberman	1983	10 million
Bomberman is a strategic, maze-based computer and video game franchise originally developed by Hudson Soft. The original game was published in 1983 and new games in the series are still being published to this day. Today, Bomberman is featured in over 60 different games.
Colin McRae Rally	1998	10 million
Colin McRae Rally is a racing video game series developed and published by Codemasters. The series is named after the late World Rally Championship driver Colin McRae, who provided technical advice during development.
Deer Hunter	December 31, 1997	10 million
Deer Hunter is a first-person shooting game series of North American video games published by WizardWorks Software, a division of Infogrames.
The Lord of the Rings	October 21, 2002	10 million
Based on the series of movies The Lord of the Rings by Peter Jackson, the series include The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, published by Electronic Arts.
Momotaro Dentetsu	October 26, 1987	10 million
Momotaro Dentetsu (桃太郎電鉄, Momotarō Dentetsu, Momotarō Electric Railway) (also known by the abbreviated name Momotetsu) is a long-running board game-style video game series in Japan. The game mechanics are often compared to the board games sugoroku and Monopoly.
Pitfall!	1982	10 million
Pitfall! is a series of platform games developed by Activision.
Puyo Puyo	1991	10 million
Puyo Pop, known in Japan as Puyo Puyo (ぷよぷよ) is a series of computer puzzle games originally created in 1991 by Compile for various video game systems.
Star Wars: Battlefront	September 21, 2004	10 million
The Star Wars: Battlefront series is a trilogy of first-person/third-person shooters based on the Star Wars films by George Lucas. Pandemic Studios developed the first two installments, while Renegade Squadron was developed by Rebellion Developments. LucasArts was behind the entire series’ publishing.
Rock Band	November 20, 2007	10 million shipped
Rock Band is a series of music video games developed by Harmonix Music Systems and MTV Games, and distributed by Electronic Arts for the PlayStation 2 and 3, Xbox 360, and Wii game consoles. The series expands upon Harmonix' earlier work on the Guitar Hero series, and allows for up to four players to virtually perform rock music songs on lead guitar, bass guitar, drums, and vocals using special controllers modeled after musical instruments.
DreamWorks	1996	10 million
DreamWorks is a franchise consisting of games based on DreamWorks licenses, developed by DreamWorks Interactive (now EA Los Angeles).

At least 5 million copies

Franchise name	Original release date	Sales
SaGa	December 15, 1989	9.9 million
SaGa is a series of open world role-playing video games produced by Square (now Square Enix).
Saints Row	August 2006	9.8 million
Saints Row is a popular video game series created by Volition, Inc.. The gameplay consists of a mixture of action, adventure and driving and has gained controversy for its adult nature and violent themes.
EA Sports NASCAR series	October 31, 1997	9 million
EA Sports NASCAR series was a series of NASCAR video games published by EA Sports. The series began with NASCAR 98 and NASCAR 99 in 1997 and 1998, respectively. EA Sports then released NASCAR Thunder 2002 in 2001, and ever since then, Jeff Gordon (2002), Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (2003), and Tony Stewart (2004) were on the cover. After NASCAR Kart Racing was released in 2009 for Wii, EA's contract with NASCAR has since expired.
RollerCoaster Tycoon	March 31, 1999	9 million
RollerCoaster Tycoon is a series of video games that simulate amusement park management. Each game in the series challenges players with open-ended amusement park management and development, and also allows players to construct and customize their own unique roller coasters.
BioShock	August 21, 2007	9 million shipped
BioShock is a video game series developed by Irrational Games—the first under the name 2K Boston/2K Australia— and designed by Ken Levine.
Ninja Gaiden	December 9, 1988	8.744 million
Ninja Gaiden (忍者外伝) is a series of video games by Tecmo featuring the dragon ninja, Ryu Hayabusa. The series was originally known as Ninja Ryukenden (忍者龍剣伝, Ninja Ryūkenden, lit. "Legend of the Ninja Dragon Sword") in Japan, while the original arcade title and early home installments of the series were usually known as Shadow Warriors in the PAL region.
Doom	December 10, 1993	8.5 million
Doom is a series of video games by id Software, and several licensed properties have been based on the series.
Cars	June 6, 2006	8 million
Cars is a video game based on the Disney/Pixarfilm, Cars, serving as a non-canon sequel to it.
Spider-Man	1982	8 million
Numerous electronic games featuring the popular Marvel Comics superhero Spider-Man have been released. To date, Spider-Man has made appearances on over 15 gaming platforms, which also includes mobile games on cellphones.
Zoo Tycoon	October 17, 2001	8 million
The Zoo Tycoon is a video game series that began in 2001. All of the games in the series focus around building up a successful zoo and running it, although scenarios may have other goals. It was developed by Blue Fang Games.
Dead or Alive	1996	8.59 million
Dead or Alive (デッドオアアライブ, Deddo oa Araibu) is a video game series produced by Tecmo that comprises primarily fighting games. The story and characters are the creation of Tomonobu Itagaki, and the game was developed by Tecmo's Team Ninja development team.
Hitman	November 2000	8 million
Hitman is a video game franchise available on PC as well as several video game consoles, including PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, Xbox 360, Xbox and Nintendo GameCube, developed by the Danish company IO Interactive, now a division of Eidos Interactive. The games feature a mix of orchestral and electronica musical scores, composed by Jesper Kyd. The plot focuses on an extremely skilled clone assassin who is sent to silently kill the world's most powerful criminals.
Carnival Games	August 27, 2007	8 million shipped
Carnival Games is a video game franchise for Nintendo's Wii console, the Nintendo DS, and Microsoft's Kinect. It was published by Global Star Software, before GSS was absorbed into Take-Two Interactive (and what is now 2K Play).
Far Cry	2004	8 million
Far Cry is a franchise of first person shooter computer and video games, following the name of the first game of the series.
Onimusha	January 25, 2001	7.9 million
Onimusha (鬼武者, lit. "Oni Warrior") is a series of action-adventure games by Capcom. The series makes use of the historic figures that shaped Japan's history, retelling their stories with supernatural elements.
Everybody's Golf	July 7, 1997	7.5 million
Everybody's Golf (みんなのGOLF, Minna no Golf), known as Hot Shots Golf in North America is a series of golf games published by Sony for the PlayStation, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 3 consoles.
Max Payne	July 25, 2001	7.5 million shipped
Max Payne is a third-person shooter video game series originally developed by the Finnish company Remedy Entertainment, produced by 3D Realms and published by Gathering of Developers. Later versions were published by Rockstar Games, MacSoft and Feral Interactive. The Max Payne series has a major cinematic influence: the Hong Kong action movie genre, particularly the work of director John Woo, which features a great deal of slow-motion violence and gunfights, almost resembling ballet.
Total War	June 13, 2000	7.5 million
Total War is a computer strategy game series developed by the Creative Assembly. Its games combine turn-based strategy and resource management, with real-time tactical control of battles.
Animal Crossing	April 14, 2001	7 million
Animal Crossing, known in Japan as Dōbutsu no Mori (どうぶつの森, lit. "Animal Forest"), is a video game series developed by Nintendo, in which the player lives his/her own virtual life in real time.
Dead Rising	August 8, 2006	7 million
Dead Rising (デッドライジング, Deddo Raijingu) is a series of survival horror action-adventure games developed by Capcom and produced by Keiji Inafune.
Moto Racer	1997	7 million
Moto Racer is a sports game based on motorbikes developed and published by Nobilis.
Project Gotham Racing	November 9, 2001	7 million
Project Gotham Racing is a franchise of racing video games developed by Bizarre Creations and is published by Microsoft Game Studios. This series is exclusive to the Xbox and Xbox 360 consoles only. This series of racing games consists of Project Gotham Racing, Project Gotham Racing 2, Project Gotham Racing 3, and Project Gotham Racing 4.
The Settlers	1993	7 million
The Settlers (also known as Serf City, original German title Die Siedler) is a slow-paced real time strategy video game by German developer Blue Byte Software.
Unreal	May 22, 1998	7 million
The Unreal series is a video game franchise developed by Epic Megagames, now known as Epic Games and originally published by GT Interactive, later by Infogrames, Atari, and currently by Midway Games. It was powered by the Unreal Engine which had been in development for over three years before the game was released.
Football Manager	November 5, 2004	7 million
Football Manager is a series of football management simulation games developed by Sports Interactive and published by Sega. The game began its life in 1992 as Championship Manager; however, following the break-up of their partnership with original publishers Eidos Interactive, Sports Interactive lost the naming rights and re-branded the game Football Manager with their new publishers Sega.
Nancy Drew	December 1998	Almost 7 million
Nancy Drew games follow the popular adventure game style of play. Players must move Nancy around in a virtual environment to talk to suspects, pick up clues, solve puzzles, and eventually solve the crime. They are usually published by Her Interactive.
Marvel vs. Capcom	January 12, 1998	6.8 million
Marvel vs. Capcom (マーヴルVSカプコン, Māburu bāsasu Kapukon) is a series of fighting games developed and published by Capcom featuring characters from Marvel Comics and Capcom's own video game franchises.
EyeToy	November 4, 2003	6.7 million
The EyeToy is a color digital camera device, similar to a webcam, for the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable. Games on these series require the camera to input gestures in order to achieve certain goals in themselves.
MX vs. ATV	March 16, 2005	6.5 million shipped
MX vs. ATV is an offroad racing game franchise developed by Rainbow Studios and published by THQ.
Mana	June 8, 1991	6 million
The Mana series, known in Japan as Seiken Densetsu (聖剣伝説, lit. "Holy Sword Legend"), is an action role-playing game series from Square Enix, created by Koichi Ishii. The series began as a handheld side story, Final Fantasy Adventure, to Square's flagship franchise Final Fantasy, though most Final Fantasy inspired elements were subsequently dropped, starting with the second installment, Secret of Mana.
Alone in the Dark	1992	6 million
Alone in the Dark is a series of survival horror video games from Infogrames, based on the writings of H. P. Lovecraft, although later games in the series drew inspiration from other sources, including Voodoo, the Wild West, and the works of H.R. Giger.
Brothers in Arms	March 1, 2005	6 million
Brothers in Arms is a first-person shooter video game series created by Gearbox Software and published by Ubisoft, originally released in early 2005. The game takes place during World War II and focuses on team strategy rather than the faster paced run and gun tactics of the Medal of Honor series.
Buzz!	October 21, 2005	6 million
Buzz! is a series of video games originated by Sleepydog Ltd., developed by Relentless Software and published by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe for the PlayStation 2 console. They are quiz games that sees the players answering trivia questions whilst competing in the fictional game show, Buzz.
Carmen Sandiego	1985	6 million
Carmen Sandiego was originally conceived in 1983 by ex-Disney artist Gene Portwood, Mark Iscaro, Dane Bigham and Lauren Elliott at Brøderbund Software. The concept for the product evolved from a game the Carlstons (founders of Brøderbund) played as kids, using the world almanac and maps to play quiz games. The franchise later developed into television series and books.
Championship Manager	September 1, 1992	6 million Far Cry (6 million) Guild Wars (6 million)
The Championship Manager series is a series of British football-management simulation. It was one of the most popular video game franchises of all time. The Championship Manager brand and game was conceived by two brothers: Paul and Oliver Collyer. The series was split in two in 2005 as the Collyers decided that their vision of the game was at odds with that of publisher Eidos Interactive so they need to leave to continue making a game they could be proud of. The brothers lost their battle to keep the Championship Manager name, however, and so their series was rebranded as Football Manager while Eidos continued to develop the game their own way under the Championship Manager moniker.
Guild Wars	April 28, 2005	6 million
Guild Wars is an episodic series of multiplayer online role-playing games created by ArenaNet, a Seattle game development studio and a subsidiary of the South Korean game publisher NCsoft.
NBA Jam	1993	6 million
NBA Jam is a series of basketball-based video games created by Midway.
Raving Rabbids	November 14, 2006	6 million
Raving Rabbids is a spinoff in the Rayman series released by the French company Ubisoft.
Romance of the Three Kingdoms	1986	6 million
Romance of the Three Kingdoms (三國志, Sangokushi) is a turn-based computerized wargame series by Koei that originated from Japan. The games cover events of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms and the Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms in China during the 2nd and 3rd centuries.
Test Drive	1987	6 million
Test Drive is the name of a racing game franchise originally published by Accolade, which was later bought by Infogrames. The Test Drive games are now published by Atari, the name which Infogrames renamed itself in 2003.
Turok	February 28, 1997	6 million
Turok is a first-person shooter video game series, set in a primitive world inhabited by dinosaurs and other creatures, published by Acclaim Entertainment.
Warhammer 40,000	August 2003	6 million
Warhammer 40,000 is a series of video games based on the Games Workshop tabletop game Warhammer 40,000. Since being taken over by THQ in 2001, games in the franchise have included real-time strategy Dawn of War, its expansions and sequel for windows PCs; Squad Command, a turn-based tactics game for handheld systems; turn-based strategy game Glory in Death for the Nokia N-Gage and first person shooter Fire Warrior for Windows and PlayStation 2.
Conflict	September 30, 2002	6 million shipped
Conflict is a series of tactical third-person shooter developed by Pivotal Games and published by SCi.
Yakuza	December 8, 2005	5.74 million
Yakuza (龍が如く Ryū ga Gotoku, lit. "Like a Dragon") is an open world action-adventure / action RPG franchise created by Amusement Vision and owned and published by Sega.
Lost Planet	December 21, 2006	5.5 million
Lost Planet is a third-person shooter video game series is developed and published by Capcom. The series is a trilogy consisting of three installments, Lost Planet: Extreme Condition, Lost Planet 2, and Lost Planet 3.
Major League Baseball 2K	March 1, 2004	5.5 million
Major League Baseball 2K is a series of Major League Baseball video games, developed by Visual Concepts and Kush Games, and published by 2K Sports. Visual Concepts called the series World Series Baseball in years prior to 2004 for the Dreamcast, with Pedro Martínez as the cover athlete.
Chrono	March 11, 1995	5.4 million
The Chrono (クロノ) series is a video game franchise developed and published by Square Enix (formerly Square). It began in 1995 with the time travel role-playing video game Chrono Trigger, which spawned two continuations, the visual novel Radical Dreamers and the role-playing game Chrono Cross.
Ace Attorney	October 11, 2001	5 million
Ace Attorney, known in Japan as Gyakuten Saiban (逆転裁判, lit. "Turnabout Trial"), is a series of visual novels / adventure games, created by Shu Takumi and published by Capcom, in which players assume the role of a defense attorney in a fictional courtroom setting, which is based on the Japanese legal system, to strive to find his clients "not guilty" using investigation, evidence, and cross-examination, to prove his case.
Anno	February 1, 2000	5 million
Anno is a series of games with both real time strategy and city building elements, developed by Germany-based Sunflowers Interactive Entertainment Software company.
Asterix	1983	5 million
Based on The Adventures of Asterix (French: Astérix), a series of French comic books by René Goscinny (stories) and Albert Uderzo (illustrations). The video game franchise has been handled by Infogrames since 1993.
Baldur's Gate	November 30, 1998	5 million
Baldur's Gate is a series of role-playing video games that take place on Faerûn, the main continent from Dungeons & Dragons's Forgotten Realms campaign setting, set in the years following the cataclysmic Time of Troubles, originally developed by BioWare.
Chessmaster	1986	5 million
Chessmaster is a chess playing video game series by Ubisoft initially developed by The Software Toolworks. It includes numerous tutorials by International Master Joshua Waitzkin for players of all skill levels.
Oddworld	September 19, 1997	5 million
Oddworld is a comprehensive fictional universe presented in video game form, created by game developers Oddworld Inhabitants under the direction of Lorne Lanning.
Stronghold	October 21, 2001	5 million
Stronghold is a historic real-time strategy (RTS) game series developed by Firefly Studios starting from 2001. The game focuses primarily on conquest and expansion through military pursuits, but also provides space for economic strategy and development.
Tecmo Bowl	1987	5 million
Tecmo Bowl is an arcade video game series of American Football released by Tecmo, Inc.
TOCA Touring Car series	1997	5 million
TOCA is a racing video game series developed and published by Codemasters, initially focusing specifically on Touring car racing but more recently expanding to cover a wide variety of motorsport.
Twisted Metal	November 5, 1995	5 million in North America
Twisted Metal is a vehicular combat series made for the PlayStation, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3 and PSP. The series is published by Sony and developed by the game studio Incognito Entertainment.
V-Rally	July 1998	5 million
V-Rally is a racing game franchise originally developed by Eden Studios and published by Infogrames and later by Electronic Arts.
Mafia	August 28, 2002	5 million shipped
Mafia is a third-person shooter series made for Windows, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox, and Xbox 360 that is set in the 1930s through 1950s and focuses on fictional American Mafia families of that era. The series is currently published by 2K Games and developed by 2K Czech, previously known as Illusion Softworks.

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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

See also: List of best-selling video games, List of highest-grossing arcade video games, and Arcade game#List of highest-grossing arcade video games

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.

Franchise	Original release year	Lifetime revenue (without inflation)	Reference	Lifetime revenue (with 2024 inflation)
Pokémon	1996	$50.13 billion (¥4 trillion as of 2013, including other media)		$51 billion (including other media)
Mario	1981	$8.70404 billion (as of 2002)		$22.7 billion
Space Invaders	1978	$3.852 billion (as of 1982)		$13.975 billion
Pac-Man	1980	$4.82714 billion (as of 1999)		$13.863 billion
Street Fighter	1987	$6.1251 billion (as of 2001)		$12.8 billion
Call of Duty	2003	$9 billion (as of 2014)		$9 billion
Sonic the Hedgehog	1991	$5 billion (as of 2014)		$8.69 billion
World of Warcraft	2004	$8.454 billion (as of 2014)		$8.454 billion
CrossFire	2007	$5.942 billion (as of 2014)		$6.784 billion
Lineage	1998	$3.965 billion (as of 2014)		$5.76 billion
Wii Fit	2007	$4.427 billion (as of 2009)		$5.05 billion
Donkey Kong	1981	$1.70404 billion (as of 1983)		$4.44 billion
Madden NFL	1988	$4 billion (as of 2013)		$4.06 billion
Dungeon Fighter Online	2005	$3.317 billion (as of 2014)		$4.02 billion
Need for Speed	1994	$4 billion (as of 2014)		$4 billion
World Club Champion Football	2002	$2.507 billion (as of 2013)		$0.929 ! $3.3 billion
Halo	2001	$3 billion (as of 2012)		$3.09 billion
MapleStory	2003	$2.366 billion (as of 2014)		$3.04 billion
Guitar Hero	2005	$2 billion (as of 2009)		$2.21 billion
Lego	1997	$2 billion (as of 2014)		$2 billion
Skylanders	2011	$2 billion (as of 2014)		$2 billion
Gears of War	2006	$1 billion (as of 2014)		$1 billion
SingStar	2004	$0.5 billion !$500 million (as of 2008)		$0.55 ! $550 million