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Atari

Atari 2600

Atari 2600 games that have sold or shipped at least one million copies.

• Pac-Man (7 million)[1][2]
• Pitfall! (4 million)[3][4]
• Missile Command (2.5 million)[5]
• Demon Attack (2 million)[5]
• E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1.5 million)[6]
• Adventure (1 million)[4]
• Atlantis (1 million)[3]
• Cosmic Ark (1 million)[5]
• Kaboom! (1 million)[7]
• Megamania (1 million)[3]
• River Raid (1 million)[7]
• Space Invaders (1 million)[4]

Mattel

Intellivision

Intellivision games that have sold or shipped at least one million copies.

• Las Vegas Poker & Blackjack (2 million shipped)[8][9]
• Astrosmash (1 million)[8][10]
• Major League Baseball (1 million;[8] 1.0857 million shipped)[11]
• NFL Football (1 million)[8]
• Space Armada (1 million)[8]
• Space Battle (1 million)[8]

Microsoft

Xbox

Xbox games that have sold or shipped at least one million copies.

• Halo 2 (8 million)[12]
• Halo: Combat Evolved (5 million)[13]
• Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell (3 million: 2.4 million in US,[14] 600,000 in Europe,[15] 5,449 in Japan)[16]
• Fable (3 million,[17] may include PC version)
• Project Gotham Racing (2.5 million)[18]
• Grand Theft Auto Double Pack (1.7 million: 1.59 million in US,[19] 100,000 in UK,[20] 10,515 in Japan)[16]
• Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (1.58 million: 1.48 million in US,[19] 100,000 in UK)[20]
• Counter-Strike (1.5 million)[21][22]
• Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (1.46 million: 1.26 million in US,[19] 200,000 in UK)[23]
• Need for Speed: Underground 2 (1.44 million: 1.24 million in US,[19] 200,000 in UK)[23]
• Madden NFL 2005 (1.42 million in US)[19]
• Madden NFL 06 (1.41 million in US)[19]
• Call of Duty 2: Big Red One (1.39 million in US)[19]
• ESPN NFL 2K5 (1.38 million in US)[19]
• Dead or Alive 3 (1.28 million: 1.06 million in US,[19] 217,149 in Japan)[16]
• Star Wars: Battlefront (1.22 million: 1.12 million in US,[19] 100,000 in UK)[20]
• Star Wars: Battlefront II (1.13 million: 1.03 million in US,[19] 100,000 in UK)[20]
• Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon (1.13 million: 1.12 million in US,[19] 7,643 in Japan)[16]
• Need for Speed: Underground (1.1 million: 1.02 million in US,[19] 100,000 in UK)[20]

Xbox 360

The top selling Xbox 360 games.

• Halo 3 (8.1 million)[24]
• Gears of War (5 million,[25] may include PC version)
• Gears of War 2 (5 million)[26]
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (4.7 million)[27]
• Grand Theft Auto IV (4.074 million approximately: 3.29 million in US,[28] 750,000 in UK,[29] 34,000 in Japan)[30]
• Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (3.772 million approximately: 3.04 million in US,[31] 78,000 in Canada,[32] 54,742 in Japan,[33] 600,000 in UK)[34]
• Call of Duty: World at War (3.35 million approximately: 2.75 million in US,[28] 600,000 in UK)[34]
• Halo 3: ODST (3 million)[35]
• Forza Motorsport 2 (2.674 million approximately: 2.23 million in US,[19] 31,255 and 100,500 Platinum Collection,[33] 12,600 in Canada,[36] 300,000 in UK)[37]
• Fable II (2.6 million)[38]

Total Xbox Live Arcade games downloaded (including free demos) as of March 6, 2007: 25 million.[39]

Nintendo

Total games Nintendo has sold as of December 14, 2009: 3.2 billion.[40]

Nintendo Entertainment System

Nintendo Entertainment System games that have sold or shipped at least one million copies.

• Super Mario Bros. (40.23 million)[41]
• Super Mario Bros. 3 (18 million)[42]
• Super Mario Bros. 2 (10 million)[43]
• The Legend of Zelda (6.51 million)[44]
• Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (4.38 million)[44]
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (4 million)[45]
• Dragon Warrior III (3.8 million in Japan)[46]
• Dragon Warrior IV (3.1 million in Japan)[46]
• Golf (2.46 million in Japan)[46]
• Dragon Warrior II (2.4 million in Japan)[46][47]
• Baseball (2.35 million in Japan)[46]
• Mahjong (2.13 million in Japan)[46]
• Family Stadium (2.05 million in Japan)[46]
• Tetris (1.81 million in Japan)[46]
• Duck Tales (1.67 million)[48]
• Ghosts 'n Goblins (1.64 million)[48]
• Mario Bros. (1.63 million in Japan)[46]
• Excitebike (1.57 million in Japan)[46]
• Dr. Mario (1.53 million in Japan)[46]
• Soccer (1.53 million in Japan)[46]
• F-1 Race (1.52 million in Japan)[46]
• Mega Man 2 (1.51 million)[48]
• Dragon Warrior (1.5 million in Japan)[46][47]
• Lode Runner (1.5 million in Japan)[49]
• Ninja Hattori Kun (1.5 million in Japan)[46]
• 4 Players Mahjong (1.45 million in Japan)[46]
• Kung-Fu Master (1.42 million in Japan)[46]
• Final Fantasy III (1.4 million in Japan)[46][47]
• Family Stadium '87 (1.3 million in Japan)[46]
• Xevious (1.26 million in Japan)[46]
• Dragon Ball (1.25 million in Japan)[46]
• Ninja Kid (1.25 million in Japan)[46]
• Tennis (1.21 million in Japan)[46]
• Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers (1.2 million)[48]
• Ganbare Goemon! Karakuri Dōchū (1.2 million in Japan)[46]
• Twin Bee (1.2 million in Japan)[46]
• Doraemon (1.15 million in Japan)[46]
• Commando (1.14 million)[48]
• Kid Icarus (1.09 million in Japan)[46]
• Mega Man 3 (1.08 million)[48]
• Family Stadium '88 (1.08 million in Japan)[46]
• Famicom Jump: Eiyuu Retsuden (1.06 million in Japan)[46]
• Adventure Island (1.05 million in Japan)[46]
• Kinniku Man: Muscle Tag Match (1.05 million in Japan)[46]
• Bomberman (1 million)[50]
• Gradius (1 million in Japan)[46]
• Metal Gear (1 million in US)[51]
• Metroid (1 million in North America)[52]

Total Nintendo Entertainment System games sold as of December 31, 2009: 500.01 million.[53]

Family Computer Disk System

Disk System games that have sold or shipped at least one million copies.

• Super Mario Bros. 2 (2.66 million in Japan)[46]
• Volleyball (1.98 million in Japan)[46]
• The Legend of Zelda (1.69 million in Japan)[46]
• Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (1.61 million in Japan)[46]
• Pro Wrestling (1.42 million in Japan)[46]
• Metroid (1.04 million in Japan)[46]

Super Nintendo Entertainment System

The top 10 selling Super Nintendo Entertainment System games.

• Super Mario World (20 million)[54]
• Donkey Kong Country (8 million)[55]
• Super Mario Kart (8 million)[56]
• Street Fighter II: The World Warrior (6.3 million)[48]
• The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (4.61 million)[44]
• Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (4.37 million approximately: 2.21 million in Japan,[46] 2.16 million in US)[19]
• Street Fighter II Turbo (4.1 million)[48]
• Star Fox (4 million)[57]
• Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (4 million)[54]
• Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Reverie (3.2 million in Japan)[46][47]

Total Super Nintendo Entertainment System games sold as of December 31, 2009: 379.06 million.[53]

Nintendo 64

The top 10 best selling Nintendo 64 games.

• Super Mario 64 (11 million)[58]
• Mario Kart 64 (8.47 million approximately: 6.23 million in US and PAL region,[59] 2.24 million in Japan)[46]
• GoldenEye 007 (8 million)[60][61]
• The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (7.6 million)[44]
• Super Smash Bros. (4.9 million approximately: 2.93 million in US,[19] 1.97 million in Japan)[46]
• Diddy Kong Racing (4.434 million approximately: 3.78 million in US and PAL,[59] 653,928 in Japan)[62]
• Pokémon Stadium (3.871 million approximately: 3.16 million in US,[19] 710,765 in Japan)[62]
• Donkey Kong 64 (3.77 million approximately: 2.67 million in US,[19] 1.1 million in Japan)[46]
• The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (3.36 million)[44]
• Star Fox 64 (3.325 million approximately: 2.76 million in US,[19] 565,222 in Japan)[62]

Total Nintendo 64 games sold as of December 31, 2009: 224.97 million.[53]

Nintendo GameCube

The top 10 selling Nintendo GameCube games.

• Super Smash Bros. Melee (7.09 million)[63]
• Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (7 million)[64]
• Super Mario Sunshine (5.5 million)[65]
• The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (3.07 million)[44]
• Luigi's Mansion (2.639 million approximately: 2.19 million in US,[19] 348,918 in Japan,[66] 100,000 in UK)[20]
• Animal Crossing (2.321 million approximately: 1.68 million in US,[19] 641,300 in Japan)[66]
• Mario Party 4 (2.003 million approximately: 1.1 million in US,[19] 902,827 in Japan)[66]
• Metroid Prime (2 million)[67]
• Mario Party 7 (1.86 million)[68]
• Pokémon Colosseum (1.806 million approximately: 1.15 million in US,[19] 656,270 in Japan)[66]

Total Nintendo GameCube games sold as of December 31, 2009: 208.57 million.[53]

Wii

The top 10 selling Wii games.

• Wii Sports (60.69 million)[69]
• Wii Play (26.71 million)[69]
• Wii Fit (22.56 million)[69]
• Mario Kart Wii (21.22 million)[69]
• Wii Sports Resort (13.58 million approximately)[69]
• New Super Mario Bros. Wii (10.55 million approximately)[69]
• Wii Fit Plus (10.16 million)[69]
• Super Smash Bros. Brawl (8.43 million)[70]
• Super Mario Galaxy (8.02 million)[71]
• Mario Party 8 (6.72 million)[71]

Total Wii games sold as of December 31, 2009: 509.66 million.[72]

Total Virtual Console games sold as of December 31, 2007: over 10 million[73]

Game Boy and Game Boy Color

Top ten Game Boy and Game Boy Color games.

• Tetris (35 million)[74]
• Pokémon Red, Blue, and Green (20.68 million approximately: 10.23 million in Japan,[46] 9.85 million in US,[19] 600,000 in UK)[37]
  • Pokémon Red (4.83 million in US,[19] 300,000 in UK)[37]
  • Pokémon Blue (5.02 million in US,[19] 300,000 in UK)[37]
• Pokémon Gold and Silver (15.2 million approximately: 7.6 million in US,[19] over 7 million in Japan,[75] 600,000 in UK)[37]
  • Pokémon Gold (7.45 million approximately: 3.75 million in US,[19] 3.4 million in Japan,[46] 300,000 in UK)[37]
  • Pokémon Silver (7.66 million approximately: 3.85 million in US,[19] 3.51 million in Japan,[46] 300,000 in UK)[37]
• Super Mario Land (14 million)[76]
• Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (11 million)[77][verification needed]
• Pokémon Yellow: Special Pikachu Edition (8.86 million approximately: 5.1 million in US,[19] 3.16 million in Japan,[46] 600,000 in UK)[34]
• The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (6.05 million approximately: 3.83 million,[44] 2.22 million for the DX version)[44]
• The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages (3.96 million)[44]
• The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons (3.96 million)[44]
• Pokémon Crystal (3.85 million approximately: 2.1 million in Japan,[46] 1.65 million in US,[19] 100,000 in UK)[20]
• Pokémon Trading Card Game (3 million approximately: 1.51 million in US,[19] 1.39 million in Japan,[46] 100,000 in UK)[20]

Total Game Boy and Game Boy Color games sold as of December 31, 2009: 501.11 million.[53]

Game Boy Advance

Game Boy Advance games that have sold or shipped at least one million copies.

• Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire (13 million)[78]
• Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen (11.82 million)[71]
• Pokémon Emerald (6.32 million)[79]
• Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 (4.179 million approximately: 3.16 million in US,[19] 919,234 in Japan,[80] 100,000 in UK)[20]
• Super Mario Advance (3.938 million approximately: 2.85 million in US,[19] 887,505 in Japan,[80] 200,000 in UK)[23]
• Mario Kart: Super Circuit (3.768 million approximately: 2.53 million in US,[19] 938,175 in Japan,[80] 300,000 in UK)[37]
• Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 (3.698 million approximately: 2.88 million in US,[19] 718,207 in Japan,[80] 100,000 in UK)[20]
• Namco Museum (2.96 million in US)[19]
• Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team (2.2 million)[79]
• Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 (2.196 million approximately: 1.58 million in US,[19] 515,633 in Japan,[80] 100,000 in UK)[20]
• The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past & Four Swords (2.024 million approximately: 1.63 million in US,[19] 293,989 in Japan,[80] 100,000 in UK)[20]
• Kirby: Nightmare in Dreamland (1.953 million approximately: 1.12 million in US,[19] 832,901 in Japan)[80]
• Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (1.899 million approximately: 1.46 million in US,[19] 438,781 in Japan)[80]
• Finding Nemo (1.755 million approximately: 1.55 million in US,[19] 200,000 in UK)[23]
• Famicom Mini: Super Mario Bros. (1.749 million approximately; 1.32 million in Japan,[46] 429,235 in US)[81]
• Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories (1.742 approximately: 1.2 million in US,[19] 342,341 in Japan,[80] 200,000 in Europe [PAL])[82]
• Frogger's Adventures: Temple of the Frog (1.7 million in US)[83]
• Pac-Man Collection (1.6 million in US)[83]
• Sonic Advance (1.515 million approximately: 1.21 million in US,[19] 204,542 in Japan,[80] 100,000 in UK)[20]
• Dragon Ball Z: The Legacy of Goku (1.4 million in US)[19]
• The Incredibles (1.38 million approximately: 1.18 million in US,[19] 200,000 in UK)[23]
• Donkey Kong Country (1.352 million approximately: 1.1 million in US,[19] 251,878 in Japan)[80]
• Mega Man Battle Network 4 (1.35 million)[48]
• Kirby & the Amazing Mirror (1.324 million approximately: 620,000 in US,[84] 704,295 in Japan)[80]
• Frogger's Adventure (1.31 million in US)[19]
• Yu-Gi-Oh! The Eternal Duelist Soul (1.3 million in US)[83]
• Spyro: Season of Ice (1.29 million approximately: 1.19 million in US,[19] 100,000 in UK)[20]
• Metroid Fusion (1.286 million approximately: 1.13 million in US,[19] 155,528 in Japan)[80]
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (1.2 million approximately: 1 million in US,[19] 100,000 in UK)[20]
• Disney Princess (1.17 million approximately: 1.07 million in US,[19] 100,000 in UK)[20]
• Final Fantasy Tactics Advance (1.102 million approximately: 660,000 in US,[85] 441,926 in Japan)[80]
• Golden Sun (1.08 million approximately: 742,000 in US,[86] 338,097 in Japan)[80]
• Sonic Advance 2 (1.016 million approximately: 740,000 in US,[87], 176,451 in Japan,[80] 100,000 in UK)[20]
• Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire (1 million)[88]
• The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap (1 million)[89]
• Wario Land 4 (1 million)[90]
• WarioWare: Twisted! (1 million)[91]

Total Game Boy Advance games sold as of March 31, 2009: 377.28 million.[92][93]

Nintendo DS

Top ten Nintendo DS games.

• Nintendogs All versions (22.27 million)[70]
• New Super Mario Bros. (21.39 million)[69]
• Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! (18.59 million)[69]
• Pokémon Diamond and Pearl (17.39 million)[69]
• Mario Kart DS (17.28 million)[69]
• Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day! (13.71 million)[70]
• Animal Crossing: Wild World (10.79 million)[71]
• Super Mario 64 DS (7.5 million)[71]
• Pokémon Platinum (6.39 million)[69]
• Mario Party DS (5.85 million)[70]

Total Nintendo DS games sold as of December 31, 2009: 688.29 million.[72]

Sega

Sega Mega Drive/Genesis

Sega Mega Drive/Genesis games that have sold or shipped at least one million copies.

• Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (6 million)[94]
• Sonic the Hedgehog (4 million)[95]
• Aladdin (4 million)[96]
• NBA Jam (1.93 million in US)[19]
• Mortal Kombat II (1.78 million in US)[19]
• Street Fighter II: Special Champion Edition (1.65 million)[48]
• Sonic & Knuckles (1.24 million in US)[19]
• Mortal Kombat 3 (1.02 million in US)[19]
• Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (1.02 million in US)[19]

Sega Saturn

Sega Saturn games that have sold or shipped at least one million copies.

• Virtua Fighter 2 (2.2 million approximately; 1.7 million in Japan,[46] at least 500,000 in US)[97]
• Sega Rally Championship (1.2 million)[98]

Dreamcast

Dreamcast games that have sold or shipped at least one million copies.

• Sonic Adventure (2.5 million)[99]
• Soulcalibur (1.3 million)[100]
• Crazy Taxi (1.225 million approximately: 1.11 million in the US,[19] 115,039 in Japan)[101]
• Shenmue (1.2 million)[102]
• Resident Evil Code: Veronica (1.14 million)[48]
• NFL 2K (1.13 million in the US)[19]
• NFL 2K1 (1.01 million in the US)[19]

Sony

PlayStation

The top ten best-selling PlayStation video games.

• Gran Turismo (10.85 million shipped)[103][104]
• Final Fantasy VII (9.8 million, includes Final Fantasy VII International)[105]
• Gran Turismo 2 (9.37 million shipped)[103][104]
• Tomb Raider II (8 million)[106]
• Metal Gear Solid (7 million)[107]
• Tomb Raider (7 million)[108]
• Crash Bandicoot (6.8 million)[109]
• Final Fantasy VIII (6 million)[110]
• Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped (5.7 million)[111]
• Final Fantasy IX (5.30 million)[112]

Total PlayStation games shipped as of March 31, 2007: 962 million.[113]

PlayStation 2

The top ten best-selling PlayStation 2 video games.

• Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (17.33 million approximately)[114][unreliable source?]
• Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec (14.89 million approximately: 7.14 million in North America, 1.89 million in Japan, 5.85 in Europe[115]
• Gran Turismo 4 (10.76 million approximately: 2.97 million in North America, 6.36 in Europe, 1.26 in Japan [115]
• Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (9.21 million approximately: 8.2 million in US,[19] 410,293 in Japan,[116] 600,000 in UK)[34]
• Grand Theft Auto III (7.509 million approximately: 6.55 million in US,[19] 358,917 in Japan,[116] 600,000 in UK)[34]
• Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (7 million)[117]
• Final Fantasy X (6.6 million) [118]
• Final Fantasy XII (5.2 million approximately: 2.4 million in Japan,[119] 1.7 million in US,[19] 1.1 million in Europe;[120] 5.2 million shipped)[121]
• Kingdom Hearts (4.68 million approximately: 3.45 million in US,[19] 1.23 million in Japan;[46] 5.9 million shipped including Kingdom Hearts Final Mix and Ultimate Hits)[122]
• Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King (4.44 million approximately: 3.6 million in Japan,[46][123] 410,000 in Europe,[124] 430,000 in North America;[125] 4.88 million shipped)[126]

Total PlayStation 2 games shipped as of March 31, 2007: 1.24 billion.[127]

PlayStation 3

PlayStation 3 games that have sold or shipped at least one million copies.

• Gran Turismo 5 Prologue (4.65 million)[128]
• Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (3.5 million)[129]
• MotorStorm (3.31 million)[130]
• Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (3 million shipped)[131]
• Grand Theft Auto IV (2.659 million approximately: 1.89 million in US,[28] 169,000 in Japan,[132] 600,000 in UK)[34]
• Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (2.6 million)[133][134]
• Resistance: Fall of Man (2.5 million)[135]
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2.5 million approximately; 1.9 million in the US, 600,000 in UK)[34]
• Final Fantasy XIII (1.8 million)[136]
• Resident Evil 5 (1.32 million approximately: 585,000 in US,[137] 475,799 in Japan,[138] 200,000 in UK,[23] 62,040 in France)[139]
• Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction (1.25 million)[140]
• Infamous (1.2 million)[141]
• Heavenly Sword (1 million)[142]
• Killzone 2 (1 million)[143]
• MotorStorm: Pacific Rift (1 million)[144]

Total PlayStation 3 games sold as of June 30, 2009: 142.4 million.[145]

PlayStation Portable

PlayStation Portable games that have sold or shipped at least one million copies.

• Monster Hunter Freedom Unite (3 million shipped in Japan)[146]
• Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (2,725,507 approximately: 2 million in US,[147] 125,507 in Japan,[148] 600,000 in UK)[34]
• Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (2.59 million approximately; 830,000 in Japan, 710,000 in North America,[149][150] 550,000 in Europe)[150]
• Daxter (2.3 million)[151]
• Monster Hunter Freedom 2 (2.25 million)[48]
• Gran Turismo (1.8 million)[152]
• Need for Speed Most Wanted 5-1-0 (1.32 million approximately: 1.1 million in US,[147] 200,000 in UK,[23] 27,151 in Japan)[148]
• Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition (1.3 million approximately: 1.1 million in US,[147] 200,000 in UK)[23]
• Monster Hunter Freedom (1.2 million)[48]
• Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories (1.13 million approximately; 950,000 in US,[147] 100,000 in UK,[20] 80,420 in Japan)[148]
• Dissidia: Final Fantasy (1.05 million approximately; 910,000 in Japan, 20,000 in the rest of Asia,[150] 130,000 in US)[153]
• Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee (1 million)[154]
• Tekken: Dark Resurrection (1 million)[155]
• Wipeout Pure (1 million)[156]
• God of War: Chains of Olympus (1 million)[157]

Total PlayStation Portable games shipped as of December 31, 2008: 200 million.[158]

Top 20 console games of all time

The 20 best-selling console/handheld games, not originally bundled.

Bundled games

Games that were originally bundled at launch and have sold or shipped at least ten million copies.

• Wii Sports (Wii – 60.69 million,[69] packaged with system in all regions except Japan)
• Super Mario Bros. (NES – 40.23 million)[41]
• Tetris (Game Boy – 35 million)[74]
• Super Mario World (SNES – 20 million)[54]

By genre

• Action-adventure – Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (PS2 – 12 million)[159]
• Fighting – Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii – 9.24 million)[70][160]
• First-person shooter – Halo 3 (Xbox 360 – 8.1 million)[24]
• Music – Guitar Hero II (PS2 – 3.31 million in US)[19]
• Party – Wii Play (Wii - 26.71 million)[69]
• Platform – Super Mario Bros. (NES – 40.23 million)[41]
• Puzzle – Tetris (Game Boy – 35 million)[74]
• Racing – Mario Kart Wii (Wii – 21.22 million)[69]
• Role-playing – Pokémon Red, Blue, and Green (Game Boy – 20.08 million approximately: 10.23 million in Japan,[46] 9.85 million in US)[19]
• Simulation – Nintendogs (DS – 22.27 million)[70]
• Sports – Wii Sports (Wii – 60.69 million)[69]
• Stealth – Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (PS2 – 7 million)[117]
• Survival horror – Resident Evil 2 (PS1 – 4.96 million)[48] (single version)/Resident Evil 5 (PS3/Xbox 360 - 5.3 million)[161] (multiple versions combined)

PC

• The Sims (16 million shipped)[162]
• The Sims 2 (13 million)[163]
  • The Sims 2: Pets [expansion pack] (5.6 million)[164]
  • The Sims 2: Seasons [expansion pack] (1 million)[164]
• World of Warcraft (11.5 million subscribers)[165]
  • World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade [expansion pack] (3.5 million)[166]
  • World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King [expansion pack] (4 million)[165]
• StarCraft (11 million)[167]
• Half-Life (9.3 million,[21][22] may include PS2 version)
  • Half-Life: Opposing Force [expansion pack] (1.1 million)[21][22]
• Half-Life 2 (6.5 million,[21][22] may include Xbox version but does not include Steam sales)
• Guild Wars (6 million in North America, Europe, and Asia; includes Factions, Nightfall, and Eye of the North)[168]
• Myst (6 million)[169]
• Doom (5 million)[170]
• Counter-Strike (4.2 million,[21][22])
• Cossacks: European Wars (4 million)[171]

Top PC sellers by genre

• Adventure – Myst (6 million)[169]
• Computer role-playing – Diablo II (4 million)[172]
• First-person shooter – Half-Life (9.3 million,[21][22] may include PS2 version)
• Real-time strategy – StarCraft (11 million, may include StarCraft: Brood War)[167]
• Simulation – The Sims (16 million shipped)[162]
• Third-person shooter - Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven (2 million)[173]

Mobile phone

• Block Breaker Deluxe (8 million)[174]
• Sonic the Hedgehog (8 million)[175]
• Final Fantasy IV: The After Years (3 million)[176]
• Flight Control (2 million)[177]
• Pocket God (2 million)[178]
• Brain Challenge (1.5 million)[179]
• Flick Fishing (1.3 million)[180]
• Bubble Bash (1 million)[174]
• Coin Stack 2600 (1 million in Korea)[181]
• Doom RPG (1 million)[182]
• Guitar Hero III Mobile (1 million)[183]
• Super Bomberman (1 million)[184]

Franchises

Top ten best-selling video game franchises:

1. Mario (222 million)[185]
2. Pokémon (193 million)[186]
3. Tetris (125 million)[74]
4. The Sims (125 million)
5. Need for Speed (100 million)[188]
6. Final Fantasy (92 million)[189]
7. Madden NFL (75 million)[190]
8. Grand Theft Auto (70 million)[191]
9. FIFA (65 million)[192]
10. The Legend of Zelda (59 million)[193]