List of best-selling game franchises! (2013)

Written by ShootBlood on 11 August 2013.

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Video game franchises, we just can't seem live without them! For instance, take Call of Duty or Final Fantasy. The developers are making millions per game!

And of course, we all love to take a good look at a list of best-sellers to see if your favourite franchise is among them.
So, here's a list of the best-selling game franchises of all time:

- Sold 100+ Million Copies -

1) Mario (series)- July 9, 1981 - Shigeru Miyamoto / Nintendo - 446.53 million.
2) Super Mario (included in the Mario series) - September 13, 1985 - Shigeru Miyamoto / Nintendo - 275.73 million.
3) Pokémon - February 29, 1996 - Satoshi Tajiri / Nintendo - 219.28 million.
4) Wii (series)- November 19, 2006 - Nintendo - 192.76 million.
5) The Sims - February 4, 2000 - Maxis / EA - 150 million.
6) Grand Theft Auto - October 1997 - Rockstar North / Rockstar Games - 125 million.
7) Tetris - June 1985 - Alexey Pajitnov - 125 million.
8) Call of Duty - October 29, 2003 - Infinity Ward / Gray Matter Interactive / Spark Unlimited / Treyarch / Sledgehammer Games / Pi Studios / N-Space / Amaze Entertainment / Activision / Aspyr Media - 120 million.
9) Wii Sports (included in the Wii series) - November 19, 2006 - Nintendo - 109.74 million.
10) Final Fantasy - December 18, 1987 - Hironobu Sakaguchi / Square Enix - 102.04 million.
11) FIFA - December 24, 1993 - EA (Sports) - 100 million.
12) Need For Speed - 1994 - EA - 100 million.

- Sold 50+ Million Copies -

1) Madden NFL - 1988 - EA - 99 million.
2) Sonic the Hedgehog - Yuji Naka / SEGA - 1991 - 85.13 million.
3) Winning Eleven / Pro Evolution Soccer (PES) - 2001 - Konami - 81.65 million.
4) Mario Kart (included in the Mario series) - August 27, 1992 - Nintendo - 80.08 million.
5) Gran Turismo - December 23, 1997 - Kazunori Yamauchi / Sony - 70.02 million.
6) The Legend of Zelda - February 21, 1986 - Shigeru Miyamoto / Nintendo - 68.13 million.
7) Tom Clancy - August 21, 1998 - Ubisoft - 63 million.
8) Dragon Quest - May 27, 1986 - Yuji Horri / Square Enix - 62 million.
9) Battlefield - September 10, 2002 - Digital Illusions CE (DICE) / EA - 60 million.
10) Resident Evil - March 22, 1996 - Shinji Mikami / Capcom - 56 million.
11) Assassin's Creed - November 13, 2007 - Ubisoft - 55 million.
12) Donkey Kong - July 9, 1981 - Shigeru Miyamoto - 53.994 million.
13) Halo - November 15, 2001 - Bungie Studios / 343 Studios / Microsoft Game Studios - 50 million.
14) Bejeweled - May 30, 2001 - PopCap Games - 50 million.
15) Lego - 1997 - Multiple developers / Lego - 50 million.

More 'best-selling' and 'top-...' topics coming soon!

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