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This is a list of the best-selling video games of all time. The best-selling video game to date is Minecraft, a sandbox video game originally released for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux in 2011. The game has been ported to a wide range of platforms, selling over 176 million copies. Tetris and Grand Theft Auto V are the only other games to have sold over 100 million copies. The best-selling game on a single platform is Wii Sports, with nearly 83 million sales for the Wii console.

Of the top 50 best-selling video games on this list, over 20 were developed or published by Nintendo, including over half of the top ten. A further five games were published by their affiliate, The Pokémon Company. Other publishers with multiple entries in the top 50 include Activision, Rockstar Games, Electronic Arts, and Sega. Aside from Nintendo's internal development teams, Game Freak is the developer with the most games in the top 50, with six from the Pokémon series. The oldest game in the top 50 is Frogger, which was released in June 1981. Games reported on by player count instead of official sales figures, such as registered accounts, subscriptions, or free-to-play ownership, are not to be included; those belong on the list of most-played video games by player count instead.

List

SportsEa Top Selling Games
TitleSalesPlatform(s)Initial release dateDeveloper(s)[a]Publisher(s)[a]Bundled with a console?Ref.
Minecraft176,000,000[b]Multi-platformNovember 18, 2011[c]MojangMojang[2]
Tetris170,000,000[b]Multi-platformJune 6, 1984ElektronorgtechnicaSpectrum HoloByte[d][4][e]
Grand Theft Auto V110,000,000Multi-platformSeptember 17, 2013Rockstar NorthRockstar Games[8]
Wii Sports82,870,000WiiNovember 19, 2006Nintendo EADNintendo[9]
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds50,000,000Multi-platformDecember 20, 2017PUBG CorporationPUBG Corporation[10]
Super Mario Bros.48,240,000Multi-platformSeptember 13, 1985NintendoNintendo[f]
Pokémon Red/Green/Blue/Yellow47,520,000Multi-platformFebruary 27, 1996Game FreakNintendo[g]
Wii Fit and Wii Fit Plus43,800,000WiiDecember 1, 2007Nintendo EADNintendo[9]
Mario Kart Wii37,200,000WiiApril 10, 2008Nintendo EADNintendo[9]
Wii Sports Resort33,100,000WiiJune 25, 2009Nintendo EADNintendo[9]
New Super Mario Bros.30,800,000Nintendo DSMay 15, 2006Nintendo EADNintendo[17]
New Super Mario Bros. Wii30,260,000WiiNovember 11, 2009Nintendo EADNintendo[9]
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim[18]30,000,000Multi-platformNovember 11, 2011Bethesda Game StudiosBethesda Softworks[19]
Diablo III and Reaper of Souls30,000,000Multi-platformMay 16, 2012Blizzard EntertainmentBlizzard Entertainment[20]
Pokémon Gold/Silver/Crystal29,490,000Game Boy ColorNovember 21, 1999Game FreakNintendo[h]
Duck Hunt28,300,000NESApril 21, 1984Nintendo R&D1Nintendo[22]
Wii Play28,020,000WiiDecember 2, 2006Nintendo EADNintendo[9]
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas27,500,000Multi-platformOctober 26, 2004Rockstar NorthRockstar Games[23]
Terraria27,000,000[b]Multi-platformMay 16, 2011Re-LogicRe-Logic[24]
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 326,500,000Multi-platformNovember 8, 2011Infinity Ward
Sledgehammer Games		Activision[25]
Mario Kart 8/Deluxe26,330,000Multi-platformMay 29, 2014Nintendo EADNintendo[i]
Call of Duty: Black Ops26,200,000Multi-platformNovember 9, 2010TreyarchActivision[25]
Grand Theft Auto IV25,000,000Multi-platformApril 29, 2008Rockstar NorthRockstar Games[28]
Red Dead Redemption 225,000,000Multi-platformOctober 26, 2018Rockstar StudiosRockstar Games[29]
Pokémon Diamond/Pearl/Platinum24,730,000Nintendo DSSeptember 28, 2006Game FreakNintendo / The Pokémon Company[j]
Pokémon Sun/Moon/Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon24,630,000Nintendo 3DSNovember 18, 2016Game FreakNintendo / The Pokémon Company[k]
Call of Duty: Black Ops II24,200,000Multi-platformNovember 12, 2012TreyarchActivision[25]
FIFA 1824,000,000Multi-platformSeptember 29, 2017EA CanadaElectronic Arts[32]
Kinect Adventures!24,000,000Xbox 360November 4, 2010Good Science StudioMicrosoft Studios[33]
Sonic the Hedgehog23,982,960[b]Multi-platformJune 23, 1991Sonic TeamSega[l]
Nintendogs23,960,000Nintendo DSApril 21, 2005Nintendo EADNintendo[17]
Mario Kart DS23,600,000Nintendo DSNovember 14, 2005Nintendo EADNintendo[17]
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 222,700,000Multi-platformNovember 10, 2009Infinity WardActivision[25]
Pokémon Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald22,540,000Game Boy AdvanceNovember 21, 2002Game FreakNintendo / The Pokémon Company[m]
Borderlands 222,000,000Multi-platformSeptember 18, 2012Gearbox Software2K Games[40]
Super Mario World20,972,500Multi-platformNovember 21, 1990Nintendo EADNintendo[n]
Frogger20,000,000Multi-platformJune 5, 1981KonamiSega[41][42]
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City20,000,000Multi-platformOctober 27, 2002Rockstar NorthRockstar Games[43]
Lemmings20,000,000Multi-platformFebruary 14, 1991DMA DesignPsygnosis[44]
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt20,000,000Multi-platformMay 19, 2015CD Projekt RedCD Projekt[45]
Brain Age19,010,000Nintendo DSMay 19, 2005Nintendo SPDNintendo[17]
Super Mario Bros. 319,000,000Multi-platformOctober 23, 1988NintendoNintendo[o]
Call of Duty: Ghosts19,000,000Multi-platformNovember 5, 2013Infinity WardActivision[47]
Mario Kart 718,380,000Nintendo 3DSDecember 1, 2011Nintendo EADNintendo[31]
Super Mario Land18,370,500Multi-platformApril 21, 1989Nintendo R&D1Nintendo[p]
Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing17,770,000[b]Multi-platformFebruary 23, 2010Sumo DigitalSega[q]
Grand Theft Auto III17,500,000Multi-platformOctober 22, 2001DMA DesignRockstar Games[43]
The Last of Us17,000,000Multi-platformJune 14, 2013Naughty DogSony Computer Entertainment[54]
Pokémon X and Y16,400,000Nintendo 3DSOctober 12, 2013Game FreakNintendo / The Pokémon Company[31]
The Sims16,000,000Multi-platformJanuary 31, 2000MaxisElectronic Arts[55]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ abOnly developers and publishers for the original release of each game are listed, except where noted otherwise.
  2. ^ abcdeSales figure includes paid mobile downloads
  3. ^Although Minecraft was first publicly available on May 17, 2009,[1] and the 1.0 version on November 18, 2011, the first version of Minecraft which required a paid account was first publicly available on December 23, 2009, therefore it started accumulating sales that year.
  4. ^Tetris was originally licensed and published by Spectrum HoloByte, although other publishers of early ports of the game included Mirrorsoft, Infogrames and Bullet-Proof Software. In 1996, the license to Tetris was officially transferred to The Tetris Company, which would publish later releases of the title with Bullet-Proof Software.[3]
  5. ^Tetris sold 70million physical retail units[5] (including 35million Game Boy version sales)[6] and 100million paid mobile game downloads.[7]
  6. ^Super Mario Bros. sold 40.24million units on Nintendo Entertainment System[11] and 660,000 units on Wii Virtual Console,[12]Super Mario Bros. Deluxe version sold 5.07million units on Game Boy Color, and Classic NES Series port sold 2.27million units on Game Boy Advance.[13]
  7. ^Red, Green, Blue and Yellow versions sold 46.02million units on Game Boy[14][15] and 1.5million units on Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console.[16]
  8. ^Gold and Silver versions sold 23.1million units[15] and Crystal version sold 6.39million units on Game Boy Color.[21]
  9. ^Mario Kart 8 sold 8.44million units[26] and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe sold 17.89million units.[27]
  10. ^Diamond and Pearl versions sold 17.67million units,[17] and Platinum version sold 7.06million units.[30]
  11. ^Sun and Moon sold 16.16million units and Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon sold 8.47million units.[31]
  12. ^Sonic the Hedgehog sold 15million units on Sega Genesis,[34] 482,960 units on Xbox Live Arcade,[35] 8million paid mobile downloads up until 2008,[36] and over 500,000 paid Android downloads between 2013 and 2016.[37]
  13. ^Ruby and Sapphire versions sold 16.22million units[38] and Emerald version sold 6.32million units on Game Boy Advance.[39]
  14. ^Super Mario World sold 20.61million units on Super Nintendo Entertainment System and 362,500 units on Wii Virtual Console.[12]
  15. ^Super Mario Bros. 3 sold 18million units on Nintendo Entertainment System[46] and 1million units on Wii Virtual Console.[12]
  16. ^Super Mario Land sold 18.14million units on Game Boy,[48] and 230,500 units on 3DS Virtual Console.[49]
  17. ^Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing sold 16.7million units on iOS[50] (where it was released as a paid download),[51][52] and 1.07million units on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii and DS.[53]

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Sony has revealed the list of best-selling games on the PlayStation Store for February 2018. While last month saw the release of a couple of highly anticipated titles, including Shadow of the Colossus and Kingdom Come: Deliverance, the sales charts were once again dominated by Monster Hunter World.

Capcom's online action-RPG was the best-selling PS4 game on the US PlayStation Store for the second month in a row. Bluepoint's Shadow of the Colossus remake debuted at No. 3, while Kingdom Come landed at No. 9. The rest of the top ten was generally comprised of sports games, notably NBA Live 18, FIFA 18, Madden NFL 18, and EA Sports UFC 3, but Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege came in at No. 7, while Dragon Ball FighterZ and Gang Beasts landed at No. 8 and No. 10, respectively.

Across the pond, FIFA 18 edged out Monster Hunter World to be crowned February's best-selling PSN game in Europe, with the ridiculous beat-'em-up Gang Beasts following at No. 3. The perennially popular Grand Theft Auto V and Shadow of the Colossus rounded out the top five, while Kingdom Come debuted at No. 6.

Once again, in lieu of the month's best-selling DLC, Sony has shared a list of the most-downloaded free-to-play on the PlayStation Store, and it was, unsurprisingly, topped by Fortnite: Battle Royale, Epic's incredibly popular PUBG-style shooter. Following at No. 2 and No. 3 were Brawlhalla and Pro Evolution Soccer 2018 Lite, respectively, while Warframe and Paladins rounded out the top five.

Another of February's releases, the adorable Moss, was the No. 7 best-selling PSVR game in the US, while the Secret of Mana remake was the No. 1 Vita release. You can see the top 10 most downloaded PS4 and free-to-play games for February 2018 below. For a full look at the month's best-selling titles, check out the US and European PlayStation Blogs.

February 2018's Best-Selling PS4 Games On PSN In The US

Games
  1. Monster Hunter World
  2. NBA Live 18: The One Edition
  3. Shadow of the Colossus
  4. FIFA 18
  5. Madden NFL 18
  6. EA Sports UFC 3
  7. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
  8. Dragon Ball FighterZ
  9. Kingdom Come: Deliverance
  10. Gang Beats

February 2018's Top Free-To-Play PSN Games In The US

Ea Sports Best Selling Games

  1. Fortnite: Battle Royale
  2. Brawlhalla
  3. Pro Evolution Soccer 2018 Lite
  4. Warframe
  5. Paladins
  6. America's Army: Proving Grounds
  7. 3on3 FreeStyle
  8. Crossout
  9. Trove
  10. Blacklight: Retribution