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This is a list of highest-grossing console games by software sales revenue. It is a list of revenues grossed by console games. This list only includes console games that have grossed at least $100 million.
For overall gross revenues across all platforms (including arcades, consoles, computers, mobiles, and online transactions), see List of best-selling video games by gross revenues. For alternative sales criteria, see List of best-selling video games by software sales figures.
Sales revenues[]
Title | Revenue (million USD) (without inflation) | Release year | Revenue as of (year) | Source(s) | Revenue (million USD) (2014 inflation)[1] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wii Sports (worldwide, incl. bundled copies)[n 1] |
5194.1 | 2006 | 2013 | [n 2] | 6097 |
Wii Fit | 4427 | 2007 | 2013 | [n 4] | 5052 |
Super Mario Bros. (incl. bundled copies)[6] |
1563.03 | 1985 | 1990 | [n 6] | 3335.2 |
Street Fighter II | 1880.1 | 1992 | 2009 | [n 8] | 3170 |
Super Mario World (incl. bundled copies) |
1731 | 1990 | 2001 | [n 9] | 3135 |
Wii Sports Resort (incl. bundled copies) | 2841.3 | 2009 | 2013 | [n 11] | 3134 |
Mario Kart Wii (incl. bundled copies) | 2833 | 2008 | 2013 | [n 13] | 3125 |
Pokémon Red/Green/Blue/Yellow | 1976 | 1996 | 2008 | [n 15] | 2981 |
Wii Sports Resort (pre-bundle) | 2683.3 | 2009 | 2012 | [n 10] | 2960 |
Gran Turismo 5 | 2500 | 2007 | 2013 | [20] | 2713 |
Wii Play | 2216 | 2006 | 2012 | [n 16] | 2601 |
Mario Kart Wii (pre-bundle) | 2270.32 | 2008 | 2011 | [n 12] | 2504 |
Super Mario Bros. 3 | 1246 | 1988 | 1995 | [n 17] | 2493 |
Pokémon Gold & Silver | 1726 | 1999 | 2011 | [n 18] | 2452 |
Sonic the Hedgehog (incl. bundled copies) |
1387.41 | 1991 | 1993 | [n 19] | 2410 |
New Super Mario Bros. Wii | 2171 | 2009 | 2013 | [27] | 2395 |
Duck Hunt | 1048 | 1984 | [28] | 2387 | |
New Super Mario Bros. | 1774 | 2006 | 2013 | [n 20] | 2082 |
Grand Theft Auto V | 1949 | 2013 | 2014 | [29] | 1949 |
Super Mario 64 | 1049.44 | 1996 | 2001 | [n 21] | 1583 |
Call of Duty: Black Ops II | 1392 | 2012 | 2013 | [30][31] | 1414 |
Call of Duty: Black Ops | 1270 | 2010 | 2011 | [32] | 1336 |
Final Fantasy VII | 835 | 1997 | 2009 | [33] | 1231 |
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 | 1165 | 2009 | 2011 | [34] | 1225 |
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim | 1109 | 2011 | 2013 | [35] | 1127 |
Grand Theft Auto IV | 1019.8 | 2008 | 2010 | [n 22] | 1107 |
Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec | 822.34 | 2001 | 2008 | [n 23] | 1099 |
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock | 1000 | 2007 | 2009 | [40] | 1099 |
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 | 1000 | 2011 | 2011 | [n 24] | 1052 |
Call of Duty: Ghosts | 1000 | 2013 | 2013 | [42] | 1016 |
Dragon Quest V | 567.04 | 1992 | 2012 | [n 25] | 956 |
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas | 866.33 | 2004 | 2008 | [n 26] | 952 |
Super Mario Bros. (Japan, non-bundled) |
429.03 | 1985 | 1987 | [n 5] | 944 |
Dragon Quest III | 465 | 1988 | 2000 | [n 27] | 930 |
Dragon Quest IV | 506 | 1990 | 2012 | [n 28] | 916 |
Final Fantasy X | 662 | 2001 | 2013 | [n 29] | 885 |
Tekken 3 | 575 | 1998 | [n 30] | 835 | |
Dragon Quest VI | 522.1 | 1995 | 2012 | [47] | 811 |
Tekken 2 | 528 | 1996 | [n 31] | 797 | |
Super Mario Bros. 2 (USA) | 399.5 | 1988 | 1990 | [48] | 799 |
Final Fantasy VIII | 560 | 1999 | 2004 | [n 32] | 795 |
Final Fantasy VI | 498 | 1994 | 2007 | [49] | 795 |
The Legend of Zelda | 361.1 | 1986 | 2003 | [n 33] | 780 |
Super Mario Kart | 439.92 | 1992 | 1993 | [n 34] | 742 |
Pac-Man | 298.32 | 1982 | 1982 | [n 35] | 732 |
Final Fantasy IV | 416.03 | 1991 | 2009 | [56] | 723 |
Rock Band | 670.7 | 2007 | 2011 | [57] | 706 |
Super Mario Land | 361.2 | 1989 | 1993 | [58] | 690 |
Final Fantasy XII | 581 | 2006 | [59] | 682 | |
Pokémon X & Y | 671.2 | 2013 | 2013 | [60] | 682 |
Final Fantasy XIII | 610.2 | 2009 | 2012 | [61] | 673 |
Final Fantasy V | 397 | 1992 | 2008 | [n 36] | 669 |
Chrono Trigger | 429.0042 | 1995 | 2012 | [n 37] | 666 |
Super Mario World (Japan, excl. bundled copies) |
367 | 1990 | 1996 | [13] | 665 |
Tetris | 599.7 | 1989 | 2009 | [n 38] | 661 |
Alex Kidd in Miracle World | 305.1 | 1986 | 2012 | [64] | 659 |
Dragon Quest VII | 478.31 | 2000 | 2013 | [n 39] | 657 |
Sonic The Hedgehog 2 (Mega Drive & Game Gear) |
347.2 | 1992 | [n 40] | 585 | |
Resident Evil 2 (PlayStation) | 398 | 1998 | [n 42] | 578 | |
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty | 425 | 2001 | 2008 | [n 43] | 568 |
Final Fantasy III | 310 | 1990 | 2012 | [67] | 561 |
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins | 332.6 | 1992 | 1993 | [8][68][69] | 561 |
Grand Theft Auto IV | 500 | 2008 | 2008 | [70] | 550 |
Final Fantasy IX | 378.2 | 2000 | 2004 | [n 44] | 520 |
Donkey Kong | 208.04 | 1982 | 1983 | [n 45] | 510 |
Metal Gear Solid | 349.4 | 1998 | [n 46] | 507 | |
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past | 287 | 1991 | 1993 | [n 47] | 499 |
Sonic the Hedgehog (Mega Drive, excl. bundled copies) |
271.41 | 1991 | 1992 | [26] | 472 |
Halo 2 | 399.92 | 2004 | 2006 | [n 48] | 469 |
Animal Crossing: New Leaf | 454 | 2012 | 2013 | [75] | 468 |
Space Invaders (Atari 2600) |
150 | 1980 | 1981 | [76] | 431 |
Resident Evil 4 | 351.43 | 2005 | 2011 | [77][78] | 426 |
Star Fox | 240 | 1993 | 1993 | [79][80] | 393 |
Dragon Quest II | 181.1 | 1987 | [81] | 377 | |
Secret of Mana | 218.1 | 1993 | 2004 | [82] | 357 |
Nintendo Color TV Game 15 | 89 | 1977 | [83] | 348 | |
New Super Mario Bros. U | 309 | 2012 | 2013 | [84] | 318 |
GoldenEye 007 | 250 | 1997 | 2004 | [85] | 313 |
Professor Layton and the Curious Village | 268.43 | 2007 | 2009 | [86] | 306 |
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | 160 | 1989 | 1990 | [87][88] | 305 |
Wii Sports (Japan, excl. bundled copies) |
240 | 2006 | 2012 | [3] | 282 |
Monster Hunter 4 | 278 | 2013 | 2013 | [89] | 282 |
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link | 131.4 | 1987 | [90] | 274 | |
Sonic & Knuckles | 157.32 | 1994 | 1995 | [91] | 251 |
Streets of Rage | 139.3 | 1991 | [92] | 242 | |
The King of Fighters '95 | 145.02 | 1995 | [93] | 225 | |
Minecraft | 219.89 | 2012 | 2014 | [94] | 219.89 |
Nintendo Color TV Game 6 | 55 | 1977 | [95] | 215 | |
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 | 126.112 | 1994 | [96] | 201 | |
Final Fantasy II | 98.37 | 1988 | 2012 | [97] | 197 |
Sonic CD | 110.3 | 1992 | [98] | 186 | |
Kirby's Dream Land | 109.95 | 1992 | 1993 | [99] | 185 |
Metroid | 84.4 | 1986 | [n 49] | 182 | |
Samurai Shodown / Samurai Spirits | 111.5 | 1993 | 1995 | [100] | 183 |
Chrono Cross | 128 | 1999 | [n 50] | 182 | |
Bayonetta | 152.3 | 2009 | 2012 | [101] | 168 |
Mortal Kombat | 100 | 1992 | 1993 | [348] | 164 |
Super Mario 3D World | 159.13 | 2013 | 2013 | [102] | 162 |
Pilotwings | 87 | 1990 | 1992 | [103] | 158 |
Tokimeki Memorial: Forever With You | 100.1 | 1995 | 2006 | [104] | 155 |
Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon | 152 | 2013 | 2013 | [105] | 154 |
Samurai Shodown II (Neo Geo, cartridge) |
92 | 1994 | [106] | 147 | |
The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds | 137 | 2013 | 2013 | [107] | 139 |
Metal Gear | 64.1 | 1987 | [n 51] | 134 | |
Xenogears | 86 | 1998 | 2004 | [109] | 125 |
Sakura Wars | 81.64 | 1996 | 2006 | [n 52] | 123 |
New Super Luigi U | 117 | 2013 | 2013 | [111] | 119 |
Yakuza 2 | 95.1121 | 2006 | [n 53] | 112 | |
Shenmue | 78.23 | 1999 | 2001 | [112][113] | 111 |
Portopia Serial Murder Case | 50 | 1985 | [114] | 110 | |
Valkryia Chronicles | 96.3 | 2008 | [n 54] | 106 | |
Pilotwings 64 | 70 | 1996 | 1996 | [116][117] | 106 |
Xenoblade Chronicles | 94.2 | 2010 | 2014 | [118] | 102 |
Notes[]
- ↑ Due to Wii Sports coming bundled with the Wii outside of Japan, this figure includes the copies bundled with the Wii outside of Japan, assuming the official Japanese price for each unit sold.
- ↑ Wii Sports revenue: 81.99 million units[2] at ¥4800 ($63.35)[3] each = $5.1941 billion
- ↑ Wii Fit (original) sales revenue:
- Prices:
- December 2007 to March 2010: 22.61 million units = $2813 million
- Japan: 5.36 million units at $116 each = $622 million
- December 2007 to March 2008: 1.85 million
- April 2008 to March 2009: 1.58 million
- April 2009 to March 2010: 1.93 million
- Overseas: 17.25 million units at $127 (mean average EU/UK/US price) each = $2191 million
- Japan: 5.36 million units at $116 each = $622 million
- April 2010 to March 2012: 60,000 (22.67 million - 22.61 million) units at $124 (mean average EU/JP/UK/US price) each = $7.44 million
- ↑ Wii Fit (original and Plus) sales revenue:
- Wii Fit Plus revenue: $1606.41 million[5]
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Super Mario Bros. (non-bundled) in Japan: 6.81 million[11] cartridges at ¥5145 ($63) each
- ↑ Super Mario Bros. sales revenue: 40.24 million[7][8] cartridges
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 Street Fighter II sales:[9]
- Street Fighter II: The World Warrior (SNES) - 6.5 million
- Street Fighter II: Special Champion Edition (Mega Drive) - 1.65 million
- Street Fighter II Turbo (SNES) - 4.1 million
- Super Street Fighter II: New Challengers (SNES) - 2 million
- Super Street Fighter II (Mega Drive) - 150,000
- Super Street Fighter II: Turbo Revival (GBA) - 250,000
- Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix (PSN/XBLA) - 250,000[10]
- ↑ Street Fighter II revenues
- Street Fighter II: The World Warrior (SNES) - 6.5 million units[n 7] = $661 million
- Street Fighter II Turbo: Hyper Fighting (SNES) - 4.1 million units[n 7] = $671 million
- Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers (SNES) - 2 million[n 7] units = $251 million
- Street Fighter II: Special Champion Edition (Mega Drive) - 1.65 million units[n 7] at $158 (mean average price) each = $261 million
- Super Street Fighter II (Mega Drive) - 150,000 units at $114 (mean average price) each = $17.1 million
- Super Street Fighter II: Turbo Revival (GBA) - 250,000 units[n 7] at ¥5040 ($58) each = $15 million
- Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix (PSN/XBLA) - 250,000 units[10] at $15 [2] [3] each = $4 million
- ↑ Super Mario World sales revenue:20.6 million[8][12] cartridges = $1731 million
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Wii Sports Resort sales revenue: 30.14 million[18] units = $2683.3 million
- ↑ Wii Sports Resort total revenue:
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 Mario Kart Wii:
- Prices:
- Sales: 28.23 million[21] units = $2270.32 million
- Japan: 3.32 million units at $76 each = $252.32 million
- April 2008 to March 2009: 2.3 million units = $150 million
- April 2009 to March 2010: 430,000 units = $28 million
- April 2010 to March 2011: 530,000 units[22] = $34.5 million
- April-June 2011: 60,000 units[22] = $4 million
- Overseas: 24.91 million units at $81 (mean average AU/UK/US price) each = $2018 million
- Japan: 3.32 million units at $76 each = $252.32 million
- ↑ Mario Kart Wii (incl. bundled copies) revenue:
- ↑ Pokémon Red/Green/Blue/Yellow sales for Game Boy:
- ↑ Pokémon Red/Green/Blue/Yellow sales revenue:
- Pokémon Red/Green/Blue/Yellow (Game Boy) - 32.9 million units[n 14] = $1326.101 million
- Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen (Game Boy Advance) - 11.82 million units[17] at $53.33 (mean average price) each = $630.4 million
- Pokémon Red/Green/Blue/Yellow (Virtual Console) - 1.5 million units at $12.50 (average price) each = $19 million
- ↑ Wii Play sales revenue:
- Prices:
- December 2006 to March 2010: 27.38 million units = US$2166.44 million
- Japan: 2.88 million units at US$63 each = US$181.44 million
- December 2006 to March 2007: 1.21 million
- April 2007 to March 2008: 1.22 million
- April 2008 to March 2009: 330,000
- April 2009 to March 2010: 120,000
- Overseas: 24.5 million units at US$81 (mean average AU/UK/US price) each = US$1985 million
- Japan: 2.88 million units at US$63 each = US$181.44 million
- April 2010 to March 2012: 640,000 (28.02 million[18] - 27.38 million) units at US$77 (mean average AU/JP/UK/US price) each = US$49.3 million
- ↑ Super Mario Bros. 3, revenue:
- ↑ Pokémon Gold & Silver sales revenue:
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog (incl. bundled copies) revenue:
- Mega Drive / Genesis - $1029.41 million
- Master System - 5.96 million units at £29.99 ($60) each = $358 million
- Master System console bundles in Europe, for £99.99 each, from 1992 to 1994 [9][10] [11] (since Sonic the Hedgehog was bundled from October 1991 onwards) - 2.96 million units
- France: 600,000 units
- Germany: 330,000 units
- Italy: 180,000 units
- Netherlands: 100,000 units
- Spain: 350,000 units
- United Kingdom: 750,000 units
- Rest of Western Europe: 650,000 units
- Master System console bundles in Brazil - Packaged with consoles since late 1991. During 1996-2012, at least 3 million Master System bundles including Sonic the Hedgehog have been sold.
- Master System console bundles in Europe, for £99.99 each, from 1992 to 1994 [9][10] [11] (since Sonic the Hedgehog was bundled from October 1991 onwards) - 2.96 million units
- ↑ New Super Mario Bros. revenue: 30.38 million units = $1774 million
- ↑ Super Mario 64 sales revenues: 11.62 million[8] units
- ↑ [36][37]
- ↑ [38][39]
- ↑ [12][41]
- ↑ Dragon Quest V sales revenue:
- ↑ 17.33 million units,[44] at $49.99 each.[28]
- ↑ Dragon Quest III revenue:
- Dragon Quest III on Famicom: 3.8 million units at ¥6500 each [29] = 3.8 million x $68 = $260 million
- Dragon Warrior III on NES: 95,000 units [30] at $54.99 each [31] = $5.2241 million
- Dragon Quest III on Super Famicom: 1.4 million units,[11] at ¥8700 [32] ($100) [33] each = $140 million
- Dragon Quest III on Game Boy Color in Japan: 814,883 units [34] at ¥6400 [35] ($73.30) each [36] = $59.731 million
- ↑ Dragon Quest IV sales revenues:
- ↑ Final Fantasy X sales revenue:
- ↑ Tekken 3 revenue:
- ↑ Tekken 2 revenue:
- ↑ Final Fantasy VIII sales revenue:
- ↑ The Legend of Zelda sales revenue: 6.51 million[50] units
- ↑ 8 million units,[51] at $54.99 each.[68]
- ↑ Pac-Man, retail sales:
- Atari 2600 version: $208.32 million in 1982[52][53]
- Coleco Mini-Arcade version: $90 million in 1982 (1.5 million[54][55] units at $59.97 each) [69]
- ↑ Final Fantasy V sales revenue:
- ↑ Chrono Trigger revenue:
- ↑ Tetris sales revenue: 30 million cartridges (including bundles)[63] at $19.99 each = $599.7 million
- ↑ Dragon Quest VII sales revenue:
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog 2 sales revenue:
- ↑ Business Strategies & IR Data: Platinum Titles. Capcom Co., Ltd (September 30, 2010). Archived from the original on July 4, 2011 Retrieved on November 2, 2010
- ↑ Resident Evil 2, PlayStation revenues:
- ↑ Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, revenue:
- 7 million sales worldwide as of 2002.[66]
- Japan: 870,000 units [119] (844,165 by 2002) [120] at ¥7140 [121] ($82) [122] each = $71.34 million
- Europe: 2.01 million units [123] at £44.99 [124] ($72.42) [125] each = £90.43 million = $146 million
- North America and elsewhere: 4.15 million units at $49.99 [126] each = $207.5 million
- ↑ Final Fantasy IX sales revenue:
- ↑ Donkey Kong cartridge sales revenue:
- ↑ Metal Gear Solid, revenue:
- ↑ 4.61 million[73] cartridges
- ↑ 8 million copies[74] at $49.99 [141] each
- ↑ Metroid sales revenue: 2.73 million units (2004 CESA Games White Paper (Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association): 58–63. 2003-12-31.)
- ↑ Chrono Cross sales revenue:
- ↑ Metal Gear revenue:
- ↑ Sakura Wars sales revenue:
- Sakura Wars (1996) on Sega Saturn: 552,417 units [149] at ¥7140 [150] ($88.01) [151] each = $49 million
- Sakura Wars (2000) on Sega Dreamcast: 109,686 units[110] at ¥7140 [152] ($88.01) each = $10 million
- Sakura Wars: Atsuki Chishio Ni (2003) on PS2: 240,380 units [153] at ¥7140 [154] ($88.01) each = $21.2 million
- Sakura Wars 1 & 2 (2006) on PSP: 21,410 units [155] at ¥5040 [156] ($67) [157] each = $1.44 million
- ↑ Yakuza 2 sales revenue: [158]
- ↑ Valkryia Chronicles sales revenue:[115]
References[]
- ↑ CPI Inflation Calculator. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Retrieved on 2012-02-22
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Nintendo Top Selling Software Sales Units: Wii. Nintendo (2014-03-31). Retrieved on 2014-05-31
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.78 million units (3.77 million until 2012 and 10,000 in 2013) at ¥4800 ($63.35) each
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Wii Fit to cost £70
- ↑ Wii Fit Plus sales revenue: 20.86 million units = $1606.41 million
- Japan: 2.53 million units at ¥5900 (¥2000 and ¥9800) ($77) each = $195 million
- Overseas: 18.33 million units at $77 (mean average price) each = $1411.41 million
- UK price: £54.99 (£19.99 and £89.99) ($93)
- US price: $59.99 ($19.99 and $99.99
- ↑ An unknown number of Super Mario Bros. cartridges came bundled with the Nintendo Entertainment System in North America, hence this figure includes copies bundled with the NES in North America. It was not bundled in Japan or Europe.
- ↑ Best-Selling Video Games. Guinness World Records. Archived from the original on 2006-03-17 Retrieved on 2008-01-31
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- ↑ Platinum Titles. Capcom. Retrieved on 2010-08-21
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- Japan: 264,400 units at ¥6300 ($78) each = $21 million
- Overseas: $250.41 million
- North America: 3.03 million units at $54.99 each = $167 million
- Europe and elsewhere: 1.04 million units at £39.99 ($80.20) each = £42 million = $83.41 million
- ↑ New Super Mario Bros. Wii:
- Japan: 4.68 million units at ¥5800 (US$75) each = US$351 million
- Overseas: 23.2 million units at US$78.33 (mean average price) each = $1.82 billion
- ↑ 28.31 million at ¥4500 ($37) each
- ↑ Grand Theft Auto V:
- As of 20 September 2012: $1 billion (Goldfarb, Andrew (20 September 2013). GTA 5 Sales Hit $1 Billion in Three Days. IGN. Retrieved on 21 September 2013)
- As of 29 October 2013: 28.5 million units at $59.99 [170] [171] each = $1709 million
- As of 3 February 2014: 32.5 million units at $59.99 each = $1949 million
- ↑ 23.2 million units at $59.99 each
- ↑ http://investor.activision.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=725026
- ↑ Call of Duty: Black Ops, revenues
- ↑ Final Fantasy VII sales revenue:
- PS1: 10 million units sold = $780 million
- 1996 PS1 demo: 657,816 units at ¥6264 ($61) = $40.13 million
- 100,000 PSN units at $14.99 each as of 2009 = $1.5 million
- Steam: 1.1 million units at $11.99 each = $13.2 million
- ↑ Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, revenues
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- ↑ Final Fantasy VI sales revenue:
- SNES: $403.1 million
- PlayStation: $77.4 million
- Game Boy Advance: [201] $16.5 million
- ↑ Sheff (1993), p. 172
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- ↑ "WHAT WENT WRONG AT ATARI". Boston Globe. Feb 8, 1983. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/663605541.html?FMT=ABS. "Gamewise, while there may not be another cartridge as successful as Pac-Man - a $200-million money-maker that Teiser says "will never happen again""
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- ↑ Final Fantasy IV sales revenues:
- SNES: $183 million
- PlayStation: $87.4 million
- Japanese Final Fantasy IV: 310,000 units [208] at ¥5040 [209] ($56) [210] each = $17.4 million
- Japanese Final Fantasy Collection: 450,000 units [211] at ¥7140 [212] ($79.30) [213] each = $36 million
- North American Final Fantasy Chronicles: 520,000 units [214] at $39.95 [215] each = $21 million
- PAL Final Fantasy Anthology: 350,000 units [216] at £19.99 [217] ($36) [218] each = $13 million
- Game Boy Advance: [219] $27 million
- Nintendo DS: [227][228] $74.2 million
- PlayStation Portable: [236] $27.43 million
- Android: 100,000 units at $15.99 each [242] = $1.6 million
- ↑ Bradford, Matt (March 25, 2011). Guitar Hero III named US' highest grossing game of all time (some restrictions apply). GamesRadar. Retrieved on 25 December 2011
- ↑ Super Mario Land revenue:
- ↑ Final Fantasy XII sales revenue:
- ↑ Pokémon X and Y: 11.61 million units = $671.2 million
- ↑ Final Fantasy XIII sales and revenue:
- PlayStation 3 version: 4.934 million units [253] = $469 million
- Japan: 1.91 million units at ¥9240 [254] ($122) [255] each = $233.02 million
- Europe: 1,042,840 units at £49.99 [256] ($81) [257] each = £52.132 million = $84.5 million
- North America: 1.56 million units at $59.99 [258] each = $94 million
- Rest of the world: 450,000 units at AU$119.95 [259] (US$126) [260] each = US$57 million
- Xbox 360 version: 1,934,321 units [261] = $141.2 million
- Japan: 13,210 units at ¥9240 ($122) each = $2 million
- Europe: 602,693 units at £49.99 ($81) each = £30.13 million = $49 million
- North America: 1.12 million units at $59.99 each = $67.2 million
- Rest of the world: 190,000 units at AU$119.95 (US$126) each = US$23 million
- PlayStation 3 version: 4.934 million units [253] = $469 million
- ↑ Results Briefing Session for the Fiscal Year ended March 31, 2009 (PDF). Square Enix (2009-05-25). Retrieved on 2010-07-16
- ↑ Computer game Tetris celebrates 25 years. Daily Telegraph (June 6, 2009). Retrieved on 2012-08-23
- ↑ Alex Kidd in Miracle World:
- Westerm Europe: Packaged with Master System consoles during 1990-1992. Western European sales of the Master System in 1992 were at least 2.26 million units:
- France: 500,000 units
- United Kingdom: 500,000 units
- Spain: 300,000 units
- Germany: 230,000 units
- Italy: 180,000 units
- Netherlands: 100,000 units
- Rest of Western Europe: 450,000 units
- Brazil: Packaged with many Master System consoles since 1990, and all Master System consoles since 1996. At least 3 million Master System bundles including Alex Kidd in Miracle World have been sold during 1996-2012.
- Sales revenue: 5.26 million units at ¥4762 ($58) each = $205.14 million
- Westerm Europe: Packaged with Master System consoles during 1990-1992. Western European sales of the Master System in 1992 were at least 2.26 million units:
- ↑ Carrier], [ed. by Rhonda (1999). Guinness Book of Records. [S.l.]: Guinness. p. 170. ISBN 0-9652383-9-3. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=fsmCiqU7r5QC. Retrieved January 25, 2012. "Resident Evil 2 from Capcom Entertainment sold more than 380,000 units in its debut weekend – more than 60% of its initial production. It made more than $19 million, surpassing the revenue of all but one Hollywood movie for the same weekend. The game was released on January 21, 1998 for the Sony PlayStation, and broke records set by some of the industry's biggest video games, including Final Fantasy VII and Super Mario 64. Resident Evil 2 was supported by a $5-million advertising campaign"
- ↑ Konami of America and Sony Computer Entertainment America Announce That Metal Gear Solid 3 Will Be Available Exclusively for PlayStation 2. Contact Music. Retrieved on 2006-11-26
- ↑ Final Fantasy III revenues:
- NES (1990) version: US$153 million
- 1.4 million sales at ¥8820 (US$109) each = US$153 million
- DS (2006) version: $157 million [262]
- NES (1990) version: US$153 million
- ↑ Mario Sales Data. Gamecubicle. Retrieved on 2006-02-10
- ↑ http://www.huguesjohnson.com/scans/ebspring93/EBSpring93_22_GameBoy.jpg
- ↑ http://investor.activision.com/releasedetail.cfm?releaseid=425018
- ↑ Sheff 121:
“ "And we received from Coleco an agreement that they would pay us three percent of the net sales price [of all the "Donkey Kong" cartridges Coleco sold]." It turned out to be an impressive number of cartridges, 6 million, which translated into $4.6 million. „ ~ Sid Sheinberg - ↑ Japan Sales. Nintendojo (2006-09-26). Archived from the original on July 30, 2008 Retrieved on 2008-10-09 (Translation)
- ↑ Parton, Rob (2004-03-31). Xenogears vs. Tetris. RPGamer. Retrieved on 2006-11-26
- ↑ Morris, Chris (2006-05-09). "Grand Theft Auto, Halo 3 headed to Xbox 360". CNN. http://money.cnn.com/2006/05/09/technology/e3_microsoft/index.htm. Retrieved 2008-01-01.
- ↑ Animal Crossing: New Leaf - 7.38 million units = US$454 million
- Japan - 4.53 million (3.8 million + http://nintendoenthusiast.com/news/nintendo-updates-million-sellers-list-wii-still-alive/ 730,000]) units at ¥4800 (US$63) each = US$285.4 million
- Overseas - 2.85 million units at US$59 (average mean price) each = $168.2 million
- ↑ Glenn Adilman, Videogames: knowing the score, Creative Computing, December 1983
- ↑ Reeves, Ben (December 30, 2011). Guinness World Records 2012 Gamer’s Edition Preview. Game Informer. Retrieved on December 31, 2011
- ↑ http://ign.com/articles/2005/11/18/resident-evil-4-premium-edition
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/19970524151412/http://www.argonaut.com/html/body_front.htm
- ↑ http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XfwpAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3mUFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2247,2916151
- ↑ 2.55 million units at ¥5775 ($71) each
- ↑ Secret of Mana: 1.83 million units = $218.1 million
- ↑ 1 million units at ¥15,800 ($89) each
- ↑ New Super Mario Bros. U - 3.89 million units = US$309 million
- ↑ http://www.theesa.com/newsroom/seriousbusiness.pdf
- ↑ Professor Layton and the Curious Village sales revenue:
- Japan: 1,032,193 units at ¥4800 [263] (US$53.31) [264] each = US$55.03 million
- Europe: 2,331,161 units at £29.99 [265] (US$60) [266] each = US$140 million
- North America: 1.18 million units at US$29.99 [267] each = US$35.4 million
- Elsewhere: 510,000 units at AU$70 [268] (US$74) [269] each = US$38 million
- ↑ 4 million sales: Sheff, David (1999). Game Over Press Start To Continue. Cyber Active. ISBN 0-9669617-0-6.
- ↑ http://www.huguesjohnson.com/features/sears_catalog/sears-catalog-1990-pg1447-NES_full.jpg
- ↑ 4 million units at ¥5990 each = ¥24 billion = $278 million
- ↑ 4.38 million units at $29.99 each
- ↑ Sonic & Knuckles revenue:
- ↑ Streets of Rage sales revenue:
- ↑ The King of Fighters '95 sales and revenues: [283]
- Neo Geo cartridge version: 204,921 units [284] at ¥31,290 ($386) [285] each = $79.1 million
- Neo Geo CD version: 230,847 units [286] at ¥9240 ($114) [287] each = $26.32 million
- Saturn version: 283,296 units [288] at ¥7800 [289] ($96.20) [290] each = $27.3 million
- PlayStation version: 170,096 units [291] at ¥5,800 [292] ($72) [293] each = $12.3 million
- ↑ 11 million copies at $19.99 each (for both Xbox 360 and PS3)
- ↑ 1 million units at ¥9800 ($55) each
- ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog 3 revenue:
- ↑ Final Fantasy II:
- ↑ Sonic CD revenue: [300]
- ↑ http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/4418/iwata_and_miyamoto_business_.php?page=3][http://www.huguesjohnson.com/scans/ebspring93/EBSpring93_22_GameBoy.jpg
- ↑ Samurai Shodown sales and revenues: [305]
- ↑ Bayonetta sales revenue: [312][313]
- ↑ Super Mario 3D World - 1.94 million units = US$159.13 million
- ↑ Pilotwings sales revenue: [323]
- ↑ Tokimeki Memorial: Forever With You, console sales revenue: [328]
- ↑ 3.79 million units at $39.99 each
- ↑ Samurai Shodown II revenue: [335]
- ↑ The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds - 2.18 million units = $137 million
- ↑ (Documentary) Metal Gear Saga Vol. 1. Konami. 2006. Event occurs at "Chapter 002: Metal Gear".
- ↑ Xenogears: 1.19 million units at ¥7344 ($72) each
- ↑ Video game software sales in 2000. Geimin.net (2000/12/31). Archived from the original on 10 February 2012 Retrieved on 10 February 2012
- ↑ New Super Luigi U sales revenue: 1.51 million
- ↑ Shenmue sales revenue:
- ↑ The production budget for Shenmue ($70 million at the time, or $98.4 million in 2012 dollars) was almost just as high as its gross revenue.
- ↑ 700,000 cartridges [345] at ¥5775 [346] ($71.20) [347] each
- ↑ Valkryia Chronicles sales
- ↑ http://ign64.ign.com/articles/061/061767p1.html
- ↑ New Nintendo 64 set to burn holes in Santa's sack
- ↑ Xenoblade Chronicles: