List of best-selling video games


List of best-selling video games


This is a list of video games that have sold the highest number of software units worldwide. The best-selling video game to date is Minecraft, a sandbox game released by Mojang in May 2009 for a wide range of PC, mobile and console platforms, selling more than 238 million copies across all platforms. Grand Theft Auto V and EA's Tetris are the only other known video 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.

Among the top 50 best-selling video games on this list, over half were developed or published by Nintendo, including four of the top ten; four Nintendo titles were published with their affiliate, The Pokémon Company. Other publishers with multiple entries in the top 50 include Activision and Rockstar Games with five games each, Electronic Arts and Namco Bandai with two games. Nintendo EAD is the developer with the most games in the top 50, with thirteen titles on the list, followed by Game Freak with six[a] Pokémon games. The oldest game in the top 50 is Pac-Man, released in May 1980, while the most recent is Animal Crossing: New Horizons, released in March 2020.

For the best-selling video game franchises, see the list of best-selling video game franchises. Games reported on by gross revenue are included on the list of highest-grossing arcade games.

List

TitleSalesSeriesPlatform(s)Initial release dateDeveloper(s)[b]Publisher(s)[b]Ref
Minecraft238,000,000[c]MinecraftMulti-platform[d]November 18, 2011[e]Mojang StudiosXbox Game Studios[4][5]
Grand Theft Auto V175,000,000Grand Theft AutoMulti-platformSeptember 17, 2013Rockstar NorthRockstar Games[6]
Tetris (EA)100,000,000TetrisMulti-platform[d]September 12, 2006EA MobileElectronic Arts[7][8]
Wii Sports82,900,000WiiWiiNovember 19, 2006Nintendo EADNintendo[9]
PUBG: Battlegrounds75,000,000PUBG UniverseMulti-platformDecember 20, 2017PUBG CorporationPUBG Corporation[10]
Mario Kart 8 / Deluxe62,250,000Mario KartWii U / SwitchMay 29, 2014Nintendo EADNintendo[f]
Super Mario Bros.58,000,000Super MarioMulti-platform[g]September 13, 1985Nintendo R&D4Nintendo[h]
Red Dead Redemption 250,000,000Red DeadMulti-platformOctober 26, 2018Rockstar StudiosRockstar Games[6]
Pokémon Red / Green / Blue / Yellow47,520,000PokémonMulti-platformFebruary 27, 1996Game FreakNintendo[i]
Terraria44,500,000NoneMulti-platform[d]May 16, 2011Re-LogicRe-Logic / 505 Games[19]
Wii Fit / Plus43,800,000WiiWiiDecember 1, 2007Nintendo EADNintendo[9]
Tetris (1989)[j]43,000,000TetrisGame Boy / NESJune 14, 1989Nintendo R&D1Nintendo[k]
Animal Crossing: New Horizons42,210,000Animal CrossingNintendo SwitchMarch 20, 2020Nintendo EPDNintendo[12]
Pac-Man42,071,635Pac-ManMulti-platform[d]May 22, 1980NamcoNamco[l]
Human: Fall Flat40,000,000NoneMulti-platformJuly 22, 2016No Brakes GamesCurve Digital[32]
The Witcher 3 / Hearts of Stone / Blood and WineThe WitcherMulti-platformMay 19, 2015CD Projekt RedCD Projekt[33]
Mario Kart Wii37,380,000Mario KartWiiApril 10, 2008Nintendo EADNintendo[9]
Wii Sports Resort33,140,000WiiWiiJune 25, 2009Nintendo EADNintendo[9]
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild31,510,000The Legend of ZeldaWii U / SwitchMarch 3, 2017Nintendo EPDNintendo[m]
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate31,090,000Super Smash Bros.Nintendo SwitchDecember 7, 2018Bandai Namco Studios / Sora Ltd.Nintendo[12]
New Super Mario Bros.30,800,000Super MarioNintendo DSMay 15, 2006Nintendo EADNintendo[35]
New Super Mario Bros. Wii30,320,000Super MarioWiiNovember 11, 2009Nintendo EADNintendo[9]
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare30,000,000Call of DutyMulti-platformOctober 25, 2019Infinity WardActivision[36]
Diablo III / Reaper of SoulsDiabloMulti-platformMay 16, 2012Blizzard EntertainmentBlizzard Entertainment[37]
The Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimThe Elder ScrollsMulti-platformNovember 11, 2011Bethesda Game StudiosBethesda Softworks[38]
Pokémon Gold / Silver / Crystal29,490,000PokémonGame Boy ColorNovember 21, 1999Game FreakNintendo[n]
Duck Hunt28,300,000NoneNESApril 21, 1984Nintendo R&D1Nintendo[40]
Wii Play28,020,000WiiWiiDecember 2, 2006Nintendo EADNintendo[9]
The Walking Dead28,000,000The Walking DeadMulti-platformApril 24, 2012Telltale GamesTelltale Games[41]
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas27,500,000Grand Theft AutoMulti-platformOctober 26, 2004Rockstar NorthRockstar Games[42]
Borderlands 227,000,000BorderlandsMulti-platformSeptember 18, 2012Gearbox Software2K Games[43]
Super Mario World26,662,500Super MarioMulti-platformNovember 21, 1990Nintendo EADNintendo[o]
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 326,500,000Call of DutyMulti-platformNovember 8, 2011Infinity Ward / SledgehammerActivision[45]
Call of Duty: Black Ops26,200,000Call of DutyMulti-platformNovember 9, 2010TreyarchActivision[45]
Pokémon Sword / Shield25,820,000PokémonNintendo SwitchNovember 15, 2019Game FreakNintendo / The Pokémon Company[12]
Super Mario Odyssey25,760,000Super MarioNintendo SwitchOctober 27, 2017Nintendo EPDNintendo[12]
Pokémon Sun / Moon / Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon25,410,000PokémonNintendo 3DSNovember 18, 2016Game FreakNintendo / The Pokémon Company[p]
Grand Theft Auto IV25,000,000Grand Theft AutoMulti-platformApril 29, 2008Rockstar NorthRockstar Games[47]
Pokémon Diamond / Pearl / Platinum24,730,000PokémonNintendo DSSeptember 28, 2006Game FreakNintendo / The Pokémon Company[q]
Super Mario Bros. 324,430,000Super MarioMulti-platformOctober 23, 1988Nintendo EADNintendo[r]
New Super Mario Bros. U / Luigi U / Deluxe24,300,000Super MarioWii U / SwitchNovember 18, 2012Nintendo EADNintendo[12][50]
Call of Duty: Black Ops II24,200,000Call of DutyMulti-platformNovember 12, 2012TreyarchActivision[45]
FIFA 1824,000,000FIFAMulti-platformSeptember 29, 2017EA VancouverEA Sports[51]
Kinect Adventures!NoneXbox 360November 4, 2010Good Science StudioXbox Game Studios[52]
Sonic the Hedgehog23,982,960Sonic the HedgehogMulti-platform[d]June 23, 1991Sonic TeamSega[s]
Nintendogs23,960,000NoneNintendo DSApril 21, 2005Nintendo EADNintendo[35]
Mario Kart DS23,600,000Mario KartNintendo DSNovember 14, 2005Nintendo EADNintendo[35]
Pokémon Ruby / Sapphire / Emerald23,280,000PokémonGame Boy AdvanceNovember 21, 2002Game FreakNintendo / The Pokémon Company[57]
God of War23,000,000God of WarPlayStation 4 / WindowsApril 20, 2018Santa Monica StudioSony Interactive Entertainment[58]
Red Dead RedemptionRed DeadPS3 / Xbox 360May 18, 2010