List of best-selling video games

This is a list of the best-selling video games of all time. The best-selling video game to date is Tetris, a tile-matching puzzle video game originally released for the Electronika 60 in 1984 and then popularised upon its Game Boy release in 1989.[1] The game has been ported to a wide range of platforms and sold in excess of 170 million units,[2] including 100 million paid downloads on mobile phones[3] and 35 million as sales for the Game Boy version.[4] Minecraft is the only other video game to have sold over 100 million units, with 144 million units sold as of January 2018.[5] The best-selling game on a single platform is Wii Sports, with nearly 83 million sales for the Wii console.[6]
Of the top 50 best-selling video games, 19 were developed or published by Nintendo, including over half of the top ten. Other publishers with multiple entries in the top 50 include Activision (seven titles, all in the Call of Dutyfranchise), Rockstar Games (five titles, four of which are Grand Theft Auto releases) and Electronic Arts (three games in three different series). Aside from Nintendo internal development divisions, Game Freak is the developer with the most games in the top 50, with seven titles from the Pokémon series included. The oldest game in the top 50 is Frogger, which was released in June 1981; while the most recent game in the top 50 is PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, which was released in December 2017.
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Game was shipped with a console during its lifetimeGame was shipped with a consoleduring its lifetimeSales figure includes paid mobile downloadsSales figure includes paid mobile downloadsSales figure includes expansion pack salesSales figure includes expansion pack sales

No.SalesTitleDeveloper(s)[a]Publisher(s)[a]Release datePlatform(s)Ref.
1170,000,000Tetris Game was shipped with a console during its lifetimeSales figure includes paid mobile downloadsElektronorgtechnicaSpectrum HoloByte[b]June 6, 1984Multi-platform[2]
2144,000,000Minecraft Game was shipped with a console during its lifetimeSales figure includes paid mobile downloadsMojangMojangNovember 18, 2011[c]Multi-platform[5][10]
390,000,000Grand Theft Auto V Game was shipped with a console during its lifetimeRockstar NorthRockstar GamesSeptember 17, 2013Multi-platform[11]
482,830,000Wii Sports Game was shipped with a console during its lifetimeNintendo EADNintendoNovember 19, 2006Wii[6]
540,240,000Super Mario Bros. Game was shipped with a console during its lifetimeNintendoNintendoSeptember 13, 1985NES[12]
637,020,000Mario Kart Wii Game was shipped with a console during its lifetimeNintendo EADNintendoApril 10, 2008Wii[6]
735,000,000OverwatchBlizzard EntertainmentBlizzard EntertainmentMay 24, 2016Multi-platform[13]
833,060,000Wii Sports Resort Game was shipped with a console during its lifetimeNintendo EADNintendoJune 25, 2009Wii[6]
931,380,000Pokémon Redand BlueGame FreakNintendoFebruary 27, 1996Game Boy[14]
1030,800,000New Super Mario Bros.Nintendo EADNintendoMay 15, 2006Nintendo DS[15]
1130,110,000New Super Mario Bros. Wii Game was shipped with a console during its lifetimeNintendo EADNintendoNovember 11, 2009Wii[6]
1230,000,000The Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimBethesda Game StudiosBethesda SoftworksNovember 11, 2011Multi-platform[16]
1330,000,000[d]Diablo III Sales figure includes expansion pack salesBlizzard EntertainmentBlizzard EntertainmentMay 15, 2012Multi-platform[17]
1429,000,000PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds Game was shipped with a console during its lifetimePUBG CorporationPUBG CorporationDecember 20, 2017Multi-platform[18][19]
1528,300,000Duck Hunt Game was shipped with a console during its lifetimeNintendo R&D1NintendoApril 21, 1984NES[20]
1628,020,000Wii PlayNintendo EADNintendoDecember 2, 2006Wii[6]
1727,500,000Grand Theft Auto: San AndreasRockstar NorthRockstar GamesOctober 26, 2004Multi-platform[21]
1826,500,000Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Game was shipped with a console during its lifetimeInfinity Ward
Sledgehammer Games		ActivisionNovember 8, 2011Multi-platform[22]
1926,200,000Call of Duty: Black OpsTreyarchActivisionNovember 9, 2010Multi-platform[22]
2025,000,000Grand Theft Auto IVRockstar NorthRockstar GamesApril 29, 2008Multi-platform[23]
2124,200,000Call of Duty: Black Ops IITreyarchActivisionNovember 12, 2012Multi-platform[22]
2224,000,000Kinect Adventures! Game was shipped with a console during its lifetimeGood Science StudioMicrosoft StudiosNovember 4, 2010Xbox 360[24]
2323,960,000Nintendogs Game was shipped with a console during its lifetimeNintendo EADNintendoApril 21, 2005Nintendo DS[15]
2423,600,000Mario Kart DS Game was shipped with a console during its lifetimeNintendo EADNintendoNovember 14, 2005Nintendo DS[15]
2523,100,000Pokémon Goldand SilverGame FreakNintendoNovember 21, 1999Game Boy Color[25]
2622,700,000Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Game was shipped with a console during its lifetimeInfinity WardActivisionNovember 10, 2009Multi-platform[22]
2722,670,000Wii FitNintendo EADNintendoDecember 1, 2007Wii[6]
2821,130,000Wii Fit PlusNintendo EADNintendoOctober 1, 2009Wii[6]
2920,610,000Super Mario World Game was shipped with a console during its lifetimeNintendo EADNintendoNovember 21, 1990Super NES[26]
3020,000,000FroggerKonamiSegaJune 5, 1981Multi-platform[27]
3120,000,000LemmingsDMA DesignPsygnosisFebruary 14, 1991Multi-platform[28]
3220,000,000Terraria Sales figure includes paid mobile downloadsRe-LogicRe-LogicMay 16, 2011Multi-platform[29]
3319,010,000Brain AgeNintendo SPDNintendoMay 19, 2005Nintendo DS[15]
3419,000,000Call of Duty: GhostsInfinity WardActivisionNovember 5, 2013Multi-platform[30]
3518,140,000Super Mario LandNintendo R&D1NintendoApril 21, 1989Game Boy[26]
3617,670,000Pokémon Diamond and PearlGame FreakThe Pokémon CompanySeptember 28, 2006Nintendo DS[15]
3717,500,000Grand Theft Auto: Vice CityRockstar NorthRockstar GamesOctober 27, 2002Multi-platform[31]
3817,280,000Super Mario Bros. 3 Game was shipped with a console during its lifetimeNintendo R&D4NintendoOctober 23, 1988NES[26]
3916,760,000Mario Kart 7 Game was shipped with a console during its lifetimeNintendo EADNintendoDecember 1, 2011Nintendo 3DS[32]
4016,260,000Pokémon X and YGame FreakThe Pokémon CompanyOctober 12, 2013Nintendo 3DS[32]
4116,220,000Pokémon Rubyand SapphireGame FreakThe Pokémon CompanyNovember 21, 2002Game Boy Advance[33]
4216,050,000Pokémon Sunand MoonGame FreakThe Pokémon CompanyNovember 18, 2016Nintendo 3DS[32]
4316,000,000The SimsMaxisElectronic ArtsJanuary 31, 2000Multi-platform[34]
4416,000,000Need for Speed: Most WantedEA Black BoxElectronic ArtsNovember 11, 2005Multi-platform[35]
4515,700,000Call of Duty 4: Modern WarfareInfinity WardActivisionNovember 5, 2007Multi-platform[22]
4615,700,000Call of Duty: World at WarTreyarchActivisionNovember 11, 2008Multi-platform[22]
4715,640,000Pokémon Blackand WhiteGame FreakThe Pokémon CompanySeptember 18, 2010Nintendo DS[15]
4815,000,000Sonic the Hedgehog Game was shipped with a console during its lifetimeSonic TeamSegaJune 23, 1991Sega Mega Drive[36]
4915,000,000Red Dead RedemptionRockstar San DiegoRockstar GamesMay 18, 2010Multi-platform[37]
5015,000,000Battlefield 3EA DICEElectronic ArtsOctober 25, 2011Multi-platform[38]

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