List of best-selling video games
This is a list of video games that have sold one million copies or more. This list currently contains data primarily about console games created since 1995. See also Lists of video games. See List of best-selling game consoles for figures on console sales.
Consoles
Atari
Atari 2600
Atari 2600 games that have sold one million copies or more as of March 2006.
- Pac-Man (7 million)[1][2]
- Pitfall! (4 million)[3]
- Missile Command (2.5 million)[4]
- Demon Attack (2 million)[4]
- E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1.5 million)[5]
- Kaboom! (1 million)[6]
- River Raid (1 million)[6]
- Cosmic Ark (1 million)[4]
- Atlantis (1 million)[7]
- Megamania (1 million)[7]
- Space Invaders (1 million)[8]
Microsoft
Xbox
Xbox games that have sold one million copies or more.
- Halo 2 (8 million)[9]
- Halo: Combat Evolved (5 million)[10]
- Project Gotham Racing (2.5 million)[11]
- Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell (2.4 million in US)[12]
- Fable (2 million)[13]
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (1.3 million in US)[14]
- Dead or Alive 3 (1 million)[15]
Xbox 360
Xbox 360 games that have sold one million copies or more.
- Halo 3 (as many as 5.2 million)[16]
- Gears of War (4 million)[17]
- BioShock (1.5 million shipped)[18]
- Crackdown (1.5 million)[19]
- Perfect Dark Zero (1.5 million)[20]
- Call of Duty 2 (1.4 million)[21]
- Saints Row (1.4 million shipped)[22]
- Lost Planet: Extreme Condition (1.37 million)[23]
- Dead Rising (1.22 million)[23]
- Madden NFL 07 (1.1 million in US)[24]
- Dead or Alive 4 (1 million)[25]
- Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter (1 million)[24]
Total Xbox Live Arcade games downloaded (including free demos) as of March 6, 2007: 25 million.[26]
Nintendo
Total Nintendo games sold as of June 1 2007: 2.4 billion.[27]
Nintendo Entertainment System
Nintendo Entertainment System games that have sold one million copies or more.
- Super Mario Bros. (40.23 million)[28]
- Super Mario Bros. 3 (18 million)[29]
- Super Mario Bros. 2 (10 million)[29]
- The Legend of Zelda (6.51 million)[30]
- Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (4.38 million)[30]
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (4 million) [31]
- Dragon Warrior III (3.8 million in Japan)[32]
- Dragon Warrior IV (3.1 million in Japan)[32]
- Golf (2.46 million in Japan)[32]
- Baseball (2.45 million in Japan)[32]
- Dragon Warrior II (2.4 million in Japan)[32]
- Mahjong (2.13 million in Japan)[32]
- Pro Yakyuu Family Stadium (2.05 million in Japan)[32]
- Tetris (1.81 million in Japan)[32]
- Duck Tales (1.67 million)[33]
- Ghosts 'n Goblins (1.64 million)[33]
- Mario Bros. (1.63 million in Japan)[32]
- Excitebike (1.57 million in Japan)[32]
- Dr. Mario (1.53 million in Japan)[32]
- Soccer (1.53 million in Japan)[32]
- F-1 Race (1.52 million in Japan)[32]
- Mega Man 2 (1.51 million)[33]
- Dragon Warrior (1.5 million in Japan)[32]
- Ninja Hattori Kun (1.5 million in Japan)[32]
- Lode Runner (1.5 million in Japan)[34]
- Dragon Ball Z (1.45 million in Japan)[32]
- 4ninuchi Mahjong (1.45 million in Japan)[32]
- Kung Fu Master (1.42 million in Japan)[32]
- Final Fantasy III (1.4 million in Japan)[32]
- Pro Yakyuu Family Stadium '87 (1.3 million in Japan)[32]
- Xevious (1.26 million in Japan)[32]
- Gegege no Kitaro: Youkai Daimakyou (1.25 million in Japan)[32]
- Tennis (1.21 million in Japan)[32]
- Twin Bee (1.2 million in Japan)[32]
- Ganbare Goemon! Karakuri Douchuu (1.2 million in Japan)[32]
- Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers (1.2 million)[33]
- Dragon Ball Z II: Gekigami Freeza (1.15 million in Japan)[32]
- Doreamon (1.15 million in Japan)[32]
- Commando (1.14 million)[33]
- Kid Icarus (1.09 million in Japan)[32]
- Pro Yakyuu Family Stadium '88 (1.08 million in Japan)[32]
- Mega Man 3 (1.08 million)[33]
- Famicom Jump Eiyuu Retsuden (1.06 million in Japan)[32]
- Kinnikuman: Muscle Tag Match (1.05 million in Japan)[32]
- Adventure Island (1.05 million in Japan)[32]
- Metal Gear (1 million in US)[35]
- Gradius (1 million in Japan)[32]
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Super Nintendo Entertainment System games that have sold one million copies or more.
- Super Mario World (20 million)[36]
- Donkey Kong Country (8 million)[37]
- Super Mario Kart (8 million)[29]
- Street Fighter II (6.3 million)[33]
- The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (4.61 million)[30]
- Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (4.37 million approximately, 2.21 million in Japan,[32] 2.16 million in US)[38]
- Street Fighter II Turbo (4.1 million)[33]
- Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (4 million)[36]
- Dragon Quest VI (3.2 million in Japan)[32]
- Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! (2.89 million approximately, 1.77 million in Japan,[32] 1.12 million in US)[38]
- Dragon Quest V (2.8 million in Japan)[32]
- Final Fantasy VI (2.55 million in Japan)[32]
- Final Fantasy V (2.45 million in Japan)[32]
- Super Mario All-Stars (2.12 million in Japan)[32]
- Chrono Trigger (2.03 million in Japan)[32]
- Super Street Fighter II (2 million)[33]
- Aladdin (1.75 million)[33]
- Super Puyo Puyo (1.7 million)[32]
- Mortal Kombat 2 (1.51 million in US)[38]
- Secret of Mana (1.5 million in Japan)[32]
- Final Fight (1.48 million)[33]
- Super Mario RPG (1.47 million in Japan)[32]
- Dragon Ball Z (1.45 million in Japan)[32]
- Final Fantasy IV (1.44 million in Japan)[32]
- Dragon Quest III (SNES remake) (1.4 million in Japan)[32]
- Killer Instinct (1.33 million in US)[38]
- Romancing SaGa 3 (1.3 million in Japan)[32]
- The Lion King (1.27 million in US)[38]
- Mortal Kombat 3 (1.22 million in US)[38]
- NBA Jam (1.22 million in US)[38]
- Disney's Magical Quest starring Mickey (1.21 million)[33]
- Derby Stallion III (1.2 million in Japan)[32]
- Dragon Quest I & II (SNES remake) (1.2 million in Japan)[32]
- Romancing SaGa 2 (1.18 million in Japan)[32]
- Mega Man X (1.16 million)[33]
- Dragon Ball Z II (1.15 million)[32]
- Derby Stallion '96 (1.1 million in Japan)[32]
- Kirby Super Star (1.1 million in Japan)[32]
- Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts (1.09 million)[33]
- Final Fight 2 (1.03 million)[33]
- Casper (1 million)[39]
Nintendo 64
Nintendo 64 games that have sold one million copies or more.
- Super Mario 64 (11 million)[29]
- Mario Kart 64 (8.47 million approximately, 6.23 million in US and PAL region,[40] 2.24 million in Japan)[32]
- GoldenEye 007 (8 million)[41][42][29]
- The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (7.6 million)[30]
- Super Smash Bros. (4.89 million approximately, 2.92 million in US,[38] 1.97 million in Japan)[32]
- Diddy Kong Racing (3.78 million in US and PAL)[40]
- Donkey Kong 64 (3.77 million approximately, 2.67 million in US,[38] 1.1 million in Japan)[32]
- The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (3.36 million)[30]
- Pokémon Stadium (2.87 million in US)[38]
- Star Fox 64 (2.74 million in US)[38]
- Perfect Dark (2.5 million)[42]
- Mario Party 2 (2.33 million approximately, 1.26 million in US,[38] 1.07 million in Japan)[32]
- Pokémon Snap (2.21 million in US)[38]
- Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (1.98 million in US)[38]
- Wave Race 64 (1.95 million in US)[38]
- WCW/nWo Revenge (1.88 million in US)[38]
- Banjo-Kazooie (1.85 million in US)[38]
- Star Wars: Episode I Racer (1.71 million in US)[38]
- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater (1.61 million in US)[38]
- Star Wars: Rogue Squadron (1.58 million in US)[38]
- Cruis'n USA (1.48 million in US)[38]
- Pokémon Stadium (Japan) (1.37 million in Japan)[40][32]
- WCW vs. nWo: World Tour (1.3 million in US)[38]
- 1080° Snowboarding (1.23 million in US)[38]
- Mario Party (1.23 million in US)[38]
- WWF No Mercy (1.15 million in US)[38]
- Pokémon Stadium 2 (1.14 million in Japan)[32]
- Turok 2: Seeds of Evil (1.14 million in US)[38]
- WWF WrestleMania 2000 (1.14 million in US)[38]
- Mario Tennis (1.1 million in Japan)[32]
- Yoshi's Story (1.1 million in US)[38]
- The World Is Not Enough (1.08 million in US)[38]
- Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards (1.07 million in Japan)[32]
- Namco Museum 64 (1.04 million in US)[38]
- Mario Party 3 (1.02 million in Japan)[32]
- Kobe Bryant in NBA Courtside (1 million)[43]
- PilotWings 64 (1 million)[44]
Total Nintendo 64 games sold as of March 31 2005: 224.97 million.[45]
Nintendo GameCube
Nintendo GameCube games that have sold one million copies or more.
- Super Smash Bros. Melee (6 million)[46]
- Super Mario Sunshine (5.5 million)[47]
- Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (3.5 million)[48]
- The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (3.07 million)[30]
- Animal Crossing (2.22 million approximately, 1.58 million in US,[38] 641,300 in Japan)[49]
- Luigi's Mansion (2.19 million in US)[38]
- Mario Party 4 (2 million approximately, 1.1 million in US,[38] 902,827 in Japan)[49]
- Mario Party 7 (1.86 million)[50]
- Resident Evil 4 (1.6 million)[33]
- Metroid Prime (1.49 million in US)[38]
- Mario Party 5 (1.46 million approximately, 760,243 in US, 695,530 in Japan)[49]
- Sonic Adventure 2 Battle (1.44 million in US)[38]
- The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (1.32 million)[51]
- Resident Evil (1.3 million)[33]
- Sonic Mega Collection (1.3 million in US)[38]
- Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness (1.25 million)[50]
- Resident Evil Zero (1.25 million)[33]
- Super Mario Strikers (1.2 million)[50]
- Pokémon Colosseum (1.15 million)[38]
- Star Fox Adventures (1.06 million approximately, 800,000 in the US,[52] 259,069 in Japan)[49]
- Mario Party 6 (1 million)[45]
- Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (1 million)[45]
- Pikmin (1 million)[53]
Total Nintendo GameCube games sold as of June 30 2007: 207.00 million.[54]
Wii
Wii games that have sold one million copies or more, as of July 25, 2007.
- Wii Sports (8.32 million) (packaged with system in all regions except Japan)[55]
- The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (4.61 million)[55]
- Wii Play (4.49 million)[55]
- Wario Ware: Smooth Moves (1.82 million)[55]
- Mario Party 8 (1.81 million)[56][57]
- Super Paper Mario (1.25 million)[55]
- Rayman Raving Rabbids (1 million)[58]
- Red Steel (1 million)[58]
Total Wii games sold as of June 30 2007: 44.82 million[54]
Total Virtual Console games sold as of October 10 2007: over 7.8 million[59]
Game Boy and Game Boy Color
Game Boy and Game Boy Color games that have sold one million copies or more.
- Tetris (33 million)[60]
- Pokémon Red, Blue, and Green (20.08 million approximately, 10.23 million in Japan,[32] 9.85 million in US)[38]
- Pokémon Gold and Silver (14.51 million approximately, 7.6 million in US,[38] 6.91 million in Japan)[32]
- Super Mario Land (14 million)[29]
- Pokémon Yellow (8.26 million approximately, 5.1 million in US,[38] 3.16 million in Japan)[32]
- The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (6.05 million approximately, 3.83 million,[30] 2.22 million for the DX version)[30]
- The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons (3.96 million)[30]
- The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages (3.96 million)[30]
- Pokémon Crystal (3.75 million approximately, 2.1 million in Japan,[32] 1.65 million in US)[38]
- Super Mario Bros. Deluxe (2.8 million in US)[38]
- Super Mario Land 2 (2.7 million)[32]
- Pokémon Trading Card Game (2.55 million approximately, 1.39 million in Japan,[32] 1.16 million in US)[38]
- Yu-Gi-Oh Duel Monsters IV: Strongest Duel Record (2.5 million in Japan)[32]
- Dr. Mario (2.08 million in Japan)[32]
- Yu-Gi-Oh: Duel Monsters (1.6 million in Japan)[32]
- Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 (1.59 million in Japan)[32]
- Kirby's Dream Land 2 (1.49 million in Japan)[32]
- Kirby's Dream Land (1.45 million in Japan)[32]
- Tamagotchi (1.45 million in Japan)[32]
- Tamagotchi 2 (1.45 million in Japan)[32]
- Yu-Gi-Oh: Duel Monsters II: Dark Duel Stories (1.45 million in Japan)[32]
- Duck Tales (1.43 million)[33]
- Yakuman (1.28 million in Japan)[32]
- Kirby's Pinball Land (1.12 million in Japan)[32]
- Final Fantasy Legend (1.1 million in Japan)[32]
- MahJong (1.1 million in Japan)[32]
- Super Donkey Kong (1.08 million in Japan)[32]
- Pokémon Pinball (1.02 million in Japan)[32]
Total Game Boy and Game Boy Color games sold as of March 31 2005: 501.1 million.[45]
Game Boy Advance
Game Boy Advance games that have sold one million copies or more.
- Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire (13 million)[61]
- Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen (10.66 million)[51]
- Pokémon Emerald (6.32 million)[51]
- Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 (2.92 million in US)[38]
- Namco Museum (2.89 million in US)[38]
- Super Mario Advance (2.85 million in US)[38]
- Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 (2.7 million in US)[38]
- Mario Kart Super Circuit (2.53 million in US)[38]
- Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team (2.2 million)[51]
- Frogger's Adventures: Temple of the Frog (1.7 million in US)[62]
- The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past/Four Swords (1.63 million in US)[38]
- Pac-Man Collection (1.6 million in US)[62]
- Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 (1.58 million in US)[38]
- Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories (1.5 million shipped)[63]
- Finding Nemo (1.45 million in US)[38]
- Mega Man Battle Network 4 (1.35 million)[33]
- Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (1.34 million in US)[38]
- Famicom Mini: Super Mario Bros. (1.32 million in Japan)[38]
- Yu-Gi-Oh! The Eternal Duelist Soul (1.3 million in US)[62]
- Sonic Advance (1.21 million in US)[38]
- Dragon Ball Z: The Legacy of Goku (1.2 million in US)[62]
- The Incredibles (1.15 million in US)[38]
- Metroid Fusion (1.13 million in US)[38]
- Kirby: Nightmare in Dreamland (1.12 million in US)[38]
- Spyro: Season of Ice (1.1 million in US)[62]
- Donkey Kong Country (1 million)[38]
- The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap (1 million)[45]
- Wario Land 4 (1 million)[53]
Total Game Boy Advance games sold as of June 30 2007: 369.94 million.[54]
Nintendo DS
Nintendo DS games that have sold one million copies or more.
- Nintendogs (14.79 million)[55]
- New Super Mario Bros. (10.52 million)[55]
- Pokémon Diamond and Pearl (10 million)[64]
- Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! (8.61 million)[55]
- Animal Crossing: Wild World (8.01 million)[55]
- Mario Kart DS (7.83 million)[55]
- Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day (5.53 million)[55]
- Super Mario 64 DS (4.97 million)[55]
- Big Brain Academy (3.73 million)[55]
- Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team (3.08 million)[55]
- English Training: Have Fun Improving Your Skills! (2.86 million)[55]
- Yoshi's Island DS (2.47 million)[55]
- Pokémon Ranger (2.16 million)[55]
- WarioWare: Touched! (2.15 million)[55]
- Tetris DS (2.05 million)[55]
- Kirby: Squeak Squad (1.6 million)[51]
- Common Sense Training (1.53 million)[55]
- Mario Hoops 3-on-3 (1.5 million)[55]
- Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker (1.45 million in Japan)[65]
- Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time (1.39 million)[55]
- Final Fantasy III (1.34 million approximately, 1.01 million in Japan,[66] 330,000 in US)[67]
- Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis (1.24 million)[55]
- Super Princess Peach (1.15 million)[55]
- Tamagotchi Connection: Corner Shop (1.12 million in Japan)[65]
- Diddy Kong Racing DS (1.04 million)[55]
- Love and Berry Collection (1 million)[65]
Total Nintendo DS games sold as of June 30 2007: 218.24 million[54]
Sega
Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
Sega Mega Drive/Genesis games that have sold one million copies or more.
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (6 million)[68]
- Sonic the Hedgehog (4 million)[69]
- Aladdin (4 million)[70]
- NBA Jam (1.93 million in US) [38]
- Mortal Kombat 2 (1.78 million in US) [38]
- Street Fighter II: Special Champion Edition (1.65 million)[33]
- Sonic & Knuckles (1.24 million in US)[38]
- Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (1.02 million in US)[38]
- Mortal Kombat 3 (1.02 million in US) [38]
Sega Saturn
Sega Saturn games that have sold one million copies or more.
- Virtua Fighter 2 (1.7 million)[32]
- Grandia (1 million)[71]
Dreamcast
Dreamcast games that have sold one million copies or more.
- Sonic Adventure (2.5 million)[72]
- Resident Evil Code: Veronica (1.14 million)[33]
- NFL 2K (1.13 million)[38]
- Crazy Taxi (1.11 million)[38]
- NFL 2K1 (1.01 million)[38]
- Soul Calibur (1 million)[73]
Sony
PlayStation
PlayStation games that have sold one million copies or more.
- Gran Turismo (10.5 million)[74]
- Final Fantasy VII (9.8 million, includes Final Fantasy VII International)[75]
- Gran Turismo 2 (8.5 million)[74]
- Tomb Raider II (8 million)[29]
- Tomb Raider (7 million)[76]
- Crash Bandicoot (6.8 million)[77]
- Metal Gear Solid (6.6 million)[78]
- Final Fantasy VIII (6 million)[79]
- Resident Evil 2 (4.96 million)[33]
- Dragon Warrior VII (4.12 million in Japan)[80]
- Rayman (4 million)[81]
- Resident Evil 3: Nemesis (3.5 million)[33]
- Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back (3.12 million in US)[38]
- Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped (3.05 million in US)[38]
- PaRappa the Rapper (3 million in Japan)[82]
- Frogger (2.94 million in US)[38]
- Spyro The Dragon (2.75 million in US)[38]
- Resident Evil (2.75 million)[33]
- Tekken 3 (2.7 million in US)[38]
- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 (2.63 million in US)[38]
- Driver (2.62 million in US)[38]
- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater (2.51 million in US)[38]
- Dino Crisis (2.4 million)[33]
- WWF War Zone (2.2 million in US)[38]
- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 (2.1 million in US)[38]
- Driver 2 (2.05 million in US)[38]
- Namco Museum Volume 3 (2 million in US)[38]
- Final Fantasy IX (1.95 million in Japan)[83]
- Crash Team Racing (1.9 million in US)[38]
- Tekken 2 (1.75 million in US)[38]
- Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage! (1.74 million in US)[38]
- Twisted Metal 2 (1.74 million in US)[38]
- Namco Museum Volume 1 (1.65 million in US)[38]
- Syphon Filter (1.55 million in US)[38]
- Spider-Man (1.5 million in US)[38]
- A Bug's Life (video game) (1.5 million in US)[38]
- Spyro: Year of the Dragon (1.42 million in US)[38]
- NFL GameDay '98 (1.31 million in US)[38]
- Tomb Raider III (1.3 million in US)[38]
- Spec Ops (1.27 million in US)[38]
- Cool Boarders 3 (1.24 million in US)[38]
- Cool Boarders 2 (1.21 million in US)[38]
- Resident Evil DC Dual Shock (1.2 million)[33]
- Dino Crisis 2 (1.19 million)[33]
- Syphon Filter 2 (1.16 million in US)[38]
- Grand Theft Auto 2 (1.15 million in US)[38]
- Jet Moto 2 (1.14 million in US)[38]
- Twisted Metal III (1.14 million in US)[38]
- Resident Evil Director's Cut (1.13 million)[33]
- NFL GameDay '99 (1.12 million in US)[38]
- Jet Moto (1.1 million in US)[38]
- Crash Bash (1.1 million in US)[38]
- Twisted Metal (1.08 million in US)[38]
- Pac-Man World (1.08 million in US)[38]
- Monopoly (1.03 million in US)[38]
- Street Fighter Alpha 3 (1 million)[33]
Total PlayStation games shipped as of March 2006: 781 million.[84]
PlayStation 2
PlayStation 2 games that have sold one million copies or more.
- Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (13 million)[85]
- Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (12 million)[86]
- Grand Theft Auto III (11 million)[85]
- Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec (11 million)[74]
- Gran Turismo 4 (8.79 million)[87]
- Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (7 million)[88]
- Kingdom Hearts (5.6 million shipped)[63]
- Final Fantasy X (5 million)[89]
- Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (3.7 million)[90]
- Final Fantasy XII (3.68 million approximately, 2.38 million in Japan,[91] 1.3 million in US)[24]
- Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King (3.6 million in Japan)[32]
- Madden NFL 2004 (3.5 million in US)[12]
- Kingdom Hearts II (3.5 million shipped)[63]
- Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy (3.2 million)[92]
- Final Fantasy X-2 (3 million)[93]
- WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW 2006 (2.9 million)[94]
- Madden NFL 07 (2.8 million in US)[24]
- Need for Speed: Underground (2.6 million in US)[12]
- Medal of Honor: Frontline (2.5 million in US)[12]
- Devil May Cry (2.16 million)[33]
- Spider-Man: The Movie (2.1 million in US)[95]
- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 (2.1 million in US)[95]
- Onimusha: Warlords (2.02 million)[33]
- WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW (2 million)[94]
- Resident Evil 4 (2 million)[33]
- Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny (1.99 million)[33]
- ATV Offroad Fury (1.7 million in US)[95]
- NBA Street (1.7 million in US)[95]
- Dragon Ball Z: Budokai (1.7 million in US)[95]
- ESPN NFL 2K5 (1.7 million in US)[96]
- Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex (1.7 million in US)[96]
- Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies (1.7 million in US)[96]
- Devil May Cry 2 (1.7 million)[33]
- Yakuza (1.7 million)[97]
- Dragon Quest V (1.61 million in Japan)[32]
- Max Payne (1.6 million in US)[96]
- The Simpsons Road Rage (1.6 million in US)[96]
- NBA Live 2005 (1.6 million in US)[96]
- Onimusha 3: Demon Siege (1.52 million)[33]
- Midnight Club: Street Racing (1.5 million in US)[14]
- Star Wars: Battlefront (1.5 million in US)[14]
- James Bond 007: Agent Under Fire (1.5 million in US)[14]
- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (1.5 million in US)[96]
- True Crime: Streets of LA (1.5 million in US)[96]
- Resident Evil Outbreak (1.45 million)[33]
- Tekken Tag Tournament (1.4 million in US)[14]
- Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance (1.4 million in US)[14]
- SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs (1.4 million in US)[14]
- Resident Evil Code: Veronica X (1.4 million)[33]
- Guitar Hero II (1.3 million in US)[24]
- Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening (1.3 million)[33]
- Enter the Matrix (1.2 million in US)[14]
- Call of Duty: Finest Hour (1.2 million in US)[98]
- NCAA Football 06 (1.2 million in US)[98]
- Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2 (1.18 million)[99]
- Spider-Man 2 (1.12 million in US)[38]
- Ratchet & Clank (1.1 million in US)[98]
- Hitman 2: Silent Assassin (1.1 million in US)[98]
- Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon (1.1 million in US)[98]
- The Sims (1.1 million in US)[98]
- WWE SmackDown! Shut Your Mouth (1.1 million in US)[98]
- Winning Eleven 10 (1.04 million in Japan)[100]
- Silent Hill 2 (1 million)[101]
- God of War (1 million in US)[102]
- ESPN NBA 2K5 (1 million in US)[102]
- Pac-Man World 2 (1 million in US)[102]
- MVP Baseball 2005 (1 million in US)[102]
- Lego Star Wars: The Video Game (1 million in US)[102]
- The Getaway (1 million in US)[102]
- Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2004 (1 million in US)[102]
- NCAA Football '07 (1 million in US)[24]
- Bully (1 million)[103]
- Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (1 million in US)[104]
Total PlayStation 2 games shipped as of March 2006: 1.047 billion.[84]
PlayStation 3
PlayStation 3 games that have sold one million copies or more.
- Resistance: Fall of Man (2 million)[105]
- MotorStorm (1 million)[106]
PlayStation Portable
PlayStation Portable games that have sold one million copies or more.
- Monster Hunter Freedom 2 (1.22 million in Japan)[23]
- Wipeout Pure (1 million)[107]
- Monster Hunter Freedom (1 million in Japan)[33]
- Tekken: Dark Resurrection (1 million)[99]
Total PlayStation Portable games shipped as of March 2006: 47.3 million.[84]
Top 20 console games of all time
The 20 best selling console games, not originally bundled.
| 1. | Pokémon Red, Blue, and Green (Game Boy - 20.08 million approximately, 10.23 million in Japan,[32] 9.85 million in US)[38] |
| 2. | Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES - 18 million)[29] |
| 3. | Nintendogs (DS - 14.79 million)[55] |
| 4. | Pokémon Gold and Silver (Game Boy - 14.51 million approximately, 7.6 million in US,[38] 6.91 million in Japan)[32] |
| 5. | Super Mario Land (Game Boy - 14 million)[29] |
| 6. | Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (PS2 - 13 million)[85] |
| Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire (GBA - 13 million)[61] | |
| 8. | Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (PS2 - 12 million)[86] |
| 9. | Super Mario 64 (N64 - 11 million)[32] |
| Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec (PS2 - 11 million)[74] | |
| Grand Theft Auto III (PS2 - 11 million)[85] | |
| 12. | Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen (GBA - 10.66 million)[51] |
| 13. | New Super Mario Bros. (DS - 10.52 million)[55] |
| 14. | Gran Turismo (PS1 - 10.5 million)[74] |
| 15. | Pokémon Diamond and Pearl (DS - 10 million)[64] |
| Super Mario Bros. 2 (NES - 10 million)[29] | |
| 17. | Final Fantasy VII (PS1 - 9.8 million, includes Final Fantasy VII International)[75] |
| 18. | Gran Turismo 4 (PS2 - 8.79 million)[87] |
| 19. | Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! (DS - 8.61 million)[55] |
| 20. | Gran Turismo 2 (PS1 - 8.5 million)[74] |
Bundled games
Games that were originally bundled at launch and have sold one million copies or more.
- Super Mario Bros. (NES - 40.23 million)[28]
- Tetris (Game Boy - 33 million)[60]
- Super Mario World (SNES - 17 million)[29]
- Wii Sports (Wii - 8.32 million)[55]
By genre
- Action-adventure - Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (PS2 - 13 million)[85]
- Console role-playing game - Pokémon Red, Blue, and Green (Game Boy - 20.08 million approximately, 10.23 million in Japan,[32] 9.85 million in US)[38]
- Fighting - Street Fighter II (SNES - 6.3 million)[33]
- First-person shooter - GoldenEye 007 (N64 - 8 million),[41] Halo 2 (Xbox - 8 million)[9]
- Platform - Super Mario Bros. (NES - 40.23 million)[28]
- Puzzle - Tetris (Game Boy - 33 million)[60]
- Racing - Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec (PS2 - 11 million)[74]
- Simulation - Nintendogs (DS - 14.79 million)[55]
- Stealth - Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (PS2 - 7 million)[88]
- Survival horror - Resident Evil 2 (PS1 - 4.9 million)[33]
- Traditional sports - Madden NFL 2004 (PS2 - 3.5 million in US)[12]
PC
This is an incomplete list of PC games (including Microsoft Windows, Macintosh, Linux) that have sold one million copies or more. Please note that the sales figures for expansion packs are not used in calculation of the sales figure for the original game.
- The Sims (16 million shipped)[108]
- The Sims 2 (13 million)[109]
- The Sims 2: Pets [expansion pack] (5.6 million)[110]
- The Sims 2: Seasons [expansion pack] (1 million)[110]
- StarCraft (9.5 million)[111]
- World of Warcraft (9 million subscribers)[112]
- World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade [expansion pack] (3.5 million)[113]
- Half-Life (8 million)[114]
- Myst (6 million)[115]
- RollerCoaster Tycoon (4 million in North America)[116]
- Diablo II (4 million)[117]
- Diablo II: Lord of Destruction [expansion pack] (1 million)[117]
- Half-Life 2 (4 million)[118]
- Populous (4 million)[89]
- Cossacks: European Wars (4 million)[119]
- Guild Wars (includes Factions and Nightfall) (4 million)[120]
- Frogger (4 million)[121]
- Doom 3 (3.5 million)[122]
- EverQuest (3.5 million)[123]
- Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos (3 million)[124]
- Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne [expansion pack] (1 million)[125]
- Command & Conquer: Red Alert (3 million)[126]
- Age of Empires (3 million)[127]
- Age of Empires: The Rise of Rome [expansion pack] (1 million)[127]
- Cossacks 2: Napoleonic Wars (2.5 million)[128]
- Anno 1602 (2.5 million)[129]
- Diablo (2.5 million)[117]
- Battlefield 1942 (2.44 million)[130]
- Battlefield 2 (2.09 million)[130]
- Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness (2 million)[131]
- Civilization III (2 million)[29]
- Ragnarok Online (2 million North American subscribers)[132]
- Riven (2 million)[115]
- Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn (2 million)[133]
- Baldur's Gate (2 million)[133]
- Neverwinter Nights (2 million)[134]
- Doom II: Hell on Earth (2 million)[135]
- Black & White (2 million)[13]
- Mafia (2 million)[136]
- Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings (2 million shipped)[137]
- Quake (1.7 million)[138]
- Duke Nukem 3D (about 1.6 million)[139]
- Age of Empires III (1.5 million)[140]
- Star Wars Galaxies (1.5 million)[141]
- Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun (1.5 million)[142]
- Battlefield Vietnam (1.34 million)[130]
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (1.3 million in US)[143]
- SimCity 3000 Unlimited (1.1 million in US)[143]
- Zoo Tycoon (1.1 million in US)[143]
- Age of Mythology (1 million)[144]
- Quake II (1 million)[145]
- Unreal Tournament (1 million)[146]
- Unreal (1 million)[146]
- American McGee's Alice (1 million)[147]
- Civilization IV (1 million)[148]
- Command & Conquer: Tiberium Wars (1 million)[149]
- Empire Earth (1 million)[150]
- Imperivm III: Great Battles of Rome (1 million, distributed only in Italy and Spain)[151]
- Patrician III: L'Impero Dei Mari (1 million, distributed only in Italy and Spain)[152]
- The Legend of Sword and Fairy 3 (1 million)[153]
- Return to Zork (1 million)[154]
- Runaway: A Road Adventure (1 million)[155]
- Blade Runner (1 million)[156]
- Return to Castle Wolfenstein (1 million shipped)[145]
Top PC sellers by genre
- Adventure - Myst (6 million)[115]
- Computer role-playing game - Diablo II (4 million)[117]
- First-person shooter - Half-Life (8 million)[114]
- Massively multiplayer online role-playing game - World of Warcraft (9 million subscribers)[112]
- Real-time strategy - StarCraft (9.5 million)[111]
- Simulation - The Sims (16 million shipped)[108]
Franchises
List of franchises that have sold ten million copies or more.
- Mario (193 million)[157]
- Pokémon (155 million)[157]
- The Sims (90 million)[109]
- Final Fantasy (75 million)[158]
- Tetris (60 million)[159]
- Madden NFL (60 million)[160]
- The Legend of Zelda (52 million)[27]
- Grand Theft Auto (50 million)[161]
- Donkey Kong (48 million)[161][157]
- Gran Turismo (47 million)[162]
- Sonic the Hedgehog (44 million)[163]
- Lineage (43 million)[161]
- Dragon Quest (41 million)[164]
- Crash Bandicoot (35 million)[165]
- Tomb Raider (32 million)[166]
- Resident Evil (31 million)[167]
- James Bond (30 million)[168]
- Mega Man (27 million)[167]
- Medal of Honor (27 million)[169]
- Command & Conquer (25 million)[170]
- Street Fighter (25 million)[167]
- Halo (20 million)[16]
- Mortal Kombat (20 million)[171]
- Castlevania (20 million)[172]
- Tekken (20 million)[173]
- Frogger (20 million)[174]
- Metal Gear (20 million)[175]
- Rayman (20 million)[176]
- Warcraft (19 million)[111][161]
- Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell (18 million)[176]
- Spyro the Dragon (17 million)[111]
- Winning Eleven (17 million)[177]
- Diablo (17 million)[111]
- SimCity (17 million)[178]
- Brain Age series (17 million)[179]
- Age of Empires (16 million)[180]
- Half-Life (16 million)[181]
- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six (16 million)[176]
- Need for Speed Underground (15 million)[182]
- Nintendogs (14.79 million)[55]
- Driver (14 million)[183]
- Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon (14 million)[176]
- Disney series (13.2 million)[184]
- Metroid (13 million)[157]
- Wii Series (12.81 million)[55]
- Myst (11 million)[185]
- Super Smash Bros. (10.89 million approximately)[38][32][46]
- Lord of the Rings (10 million)[186]
- Dragon Ball Z (10 million)[187]
- Ace Combat (10 million)[188]
- Prince of Persia (10 million)[176]
- Kingdom Hearts (10 million shipped)[63]
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