List of highest-grossing video game franchises (2024)

This is a list of the highest-grossing video game franchises, which have grossed at least $1 billion in revenue. All figures below are in US dollars.

List[]

Franchise	Debut	Revenue	As of	Ref	Breakdown
Pokémon	1996	$150 billion	2023	^[1]	Pokémon
Mario	1981	$55 billion	2023	^[2]	Mario
Call of Duty (COD)	2003	$27 billion	2021	^[3]	2003–2016 – $15 billion^[4] 2017–2018 – $2 billion^{[n 1]} 2019 – $1.132 billion^[7]
Dungeon Fighter Online (DFO)	2005	$22 billion	2023	^[8]	2005–2017 – $10.3 billion^{[n 2]}^[11] 2018 – $1.5 billion^[7] 2019 – $1.6 billion^[12]
Candy Crush	2012	$20 billion	2023	^[13]	List of highest-grossing mobile games
Fortnite	2017	$20 billion	2020	^[14]	Fortnite
Final Fantasy	1987	$19.06 billion	2023	^[15]	Final Fantasy
Honor of Kings (Arena of Valor)	2015	$15.608 billion	2022	^{[n 3]}	List of highest-grossing mobile games
Pac-Man	1980	$15.548 billion	2023	^[16]	Pac-Man
Lineage	1998	$14.976 billion	2022	^[17]	Lineage
Wii Series	2007	$14.808 billion	2018		Wii Sports – $6.08 billion^[18] Wii Fit – $5 billion^[19] Other games – $3.728 billion^{[n 4]}
PUBG	2017	$14.79 billion	2023	^[33]	PUBG
Space Invaders	1978	$13.93 billion	2016	^[18]	List of highest-grossing video games
League of Legends	2009	$13.451 billion	2021	^[34]	List of highest-grossing video games
Warcraft	1994	$13.156 billion	2017		Original trilogy – $236 million^{[n 5]} World of Warcraft – $11.32 billion^[34] Hearthstone – $1.6 billion^{[n 6]}
CrossFire	2007	$13.088 billion	2021	^[34]	List of highest-grossing video games
FIFA	1993	$12.562 billion	2020		1993–2013 – $6 billion^[41] 2014–2017 – $2.917 billion^{[n 7]} 2018–2020 – $3.645 billion^{[n 8]}
Street Fighter	1987	$12.427 billion	2016	^[45]	Street Fighter
Grand Theft Auto (GTA)	1997	$11.721 billion	2023		1997 to March 2013 – $3.391 billion^{[n 9]} April 2013 to March 2023 – $8.33 billion^[50]
Monster Strike	2013	$10.538 billion	2022		Mobile game – $10.502 billion^{[n 3]} Nintendo 3DS – $36 million^{[n 10]}
Dragon Ball	1986	$10.523 billion	2024		Dragon Ball games – $10.306 billion^[52] Shōnen Jump – $217.3 million^{[n 11]}
Puzzle & Dragons	2012	$8.661 billion	2021		Mobile game – $8.578 billion^{[n 3]} Nintendo 3DS games – $83 million^{[n 12]}
Clash of Clans	2012	$8.4 billion	2022	^{[n 3]}	List of highest-grossing mobile games
Westward Journey	2001	$8.317 billion	2017	^[34]	List of highest-grossing video games
Dragon Quest (Dragon Warrior)	1986	$7.139 billion	2022		Japan retail – $5.097 billion^{[n 13]} Mobile – $1.612 billion^{[n 3]} Arcade games – $430.4 million^{[n 15]}
Donkey Kong	1981	$6.846 billion	2019		Donkey Kong (1981) – $4.4 billion^[19] Donkey Kong Country – $2.223 billion^{[n 16]} Other games (Japan) – $223.4 million^{[n 17]}
Sega Model series	1992	$6.38 billion	2001	^[90]	Arcade gaming
Sonic	1991	$6.345 billion	2019		Sonic the Hedgehog – $5.095 billion^{[n 18]} Mario & Sonic – $1.25 billion^[99]
Fate	2004	$6.386 billion	2022		Fate/Grand Order – $6.3 billion^{[n 3]} Other Fate games – $86.3 million^{[n 19]}
Pro Evolution Soccer (Winning Eleven)	1996	$6.131 billion	2019		Japan (2001–2014) – $1.175 billion^{[n 20]} Other sales (2001–2019) – $4.669 billion^{[n 21]} Japan mobile (2018–2019) – $287 million^{[n 22]}
Star Wars	1982	$6.03 billion	2020		1982–2015 – $4 billion^{[n 23]} Mobile (2016–2019) – $1.01 billion^[127] Console/PC (2017–2019) – $1.02 billion^{[n 25]}
Digimon	1997	$5.905 billion	2017		Console games (Japan) – $90.5 million^{[n 26]} Digital pets – $424.1 million^{[n 27]} Merchandise – $5.39 billion^{[n 28]}
Resident Evil (Biohazard)	1996	$5.2004 billion	2017	^[141]
Madden NFL	1988	$5.2 billion	2018		1988–2013 – $4 billion^{[n 29]} 2014–2018 – $1.2 billion^{[n 30]}
The Sims	2000	$5 billion	2019	^[144]	The Sims 3 – $1 billion^[145] The Sims 4 – $1 billion^[146]
Halo	2001	$5 billion	2015	^[147]	Including console bundles
One Piece	2000	$4.91 billion	2024		One Piece games – $4.791 billion^{[n 31]} Shōnen Jump games – $119.3 million^{[n 11]}
Gran Turismo	1997	$4.84 billion	2022	^[148]	Gran Turismo
Assassin's Creed	2007	$4.6 billion	2020		2007–2016 – $4 billion^[149] Origins (2017) – $600 million^[150]^[151]
Virtua Fighter	1993	$4.08 billion	2001	^[90]
Need for Speed	1994	$4 billion	2014	^[152]^[153]
The Legend of Zelda (Zelda no Densetsu)	1986	$3.853 billion	2019		Zelda I & II (NES) – $501 million^{[n 32]} Japan (1991–2019) – $841 million^{[n 33]} Overseas (1991–2019) – $2.511 billion^{[n 34]}
Monster Hunter	2004	$3.824 billion	2019		Games (2004–2017) – $1.797 billion^{[n 37]} World (2018) – $985 million^{[n 38]} Other media & merchandise – $1.042 billion^{[n 41]}
Skylanders	2011	$3.5 billion	2017	^[198]	Including all media
Super Smash Bros.	1999	$3.438 billion	2019		Games (1999–2017) – $2.254 billion^{[n 42]} Ultimate (2018) – $1.11 billion^{[n 43]} Amiibo – $74.04 million^{[n 44]}
Mortal Kombat	1992	$3.21 billion	2019	^[211]	Arcade (1992–2000) – $1.17 billion^[212] Home (1992–2000) – $989 million^{[n 45]} 2002–2019 – $1.051 billion^{[n 46]}
MapleStory	2003	$3.151 billion	2014	^[34]
Tomb Raider	1996	$3.122 billion	2017		1996–2012 – $1 billion^[233] 2013–2017 – $1.08 billion^{[n 47]} Other media – $1.042 billion^{[n 48]}
The Elder Scrolls	1994	$3.05 billion	2020		The Elder Scrolls I to IV – $658 million^{[n 49]} Skyrim – $1.39 billion^[243] Spin-offs – $1.002 billion^{[n 50]}
Star Wars games	1983	$3 billion	2015	^[246]
Clash Royale	2016	$3 billion	2020	^[247]
Minecraft	2011	$2.898 billion	2019		PC game – $889 million^{[n 51]} Pocket Edition – $500 million^{[n 52]} Other platforms – $1.509 billion^{[n 53]}
Battlefield	2002	$2.74 billion	2017		Battlefield 3 – $1.1 billion^{[n 54]} Battlefield 4 – $499.9 million^{[n 55]} Battlefield 1 – $1.14 billion^[257]
Overwatch	2016	$2.557 billion	2020		As of Q1 2017 – $1 billion^[258] Q1 2017 to November 2019 – $800 million^{[n 56]} Overwatch League – $757 million^[261]^[262]^{[n 57]}
Metal Gear	1987	$2.513 billion	2016		Japan (1998–2016) – $512 million^{[n 58]} Overseas (1987–2015) – $1.408 billion^{[n 59]} Other sales – $593.1 million^{[n 60]}
World Club Champion Football	2002	$2.507 billion	2013		Card revenues (2002–2009) – $1.901 billion^{[n 61]} Unit sales revenue (2005–2009) – $307.4 million^[288] Intercontinental Clubs (2009–2013) – $224 million^{[n 62]}
Tom Clancy's	1987	$2.029 billion	2019		2002–2006 – $101 million^[220] The Division (2016–2018) – $1.2 billion^[293] 2019 – $728 million^[12]
Far Cry	2004	$2 billion	2020	^[294]
NBA Jam	1993	$2 billion	2010	^[295]
Lego	1997	$2 billion	2014	^[296]
Guitar Hero	2005	$2 billion	2009	^[297]
Just Dance	2009	$2 billion	2020	^[294]
Watch Dogs	2014	$2 billion	2020	^[294]
Onimusha	2001	$1.798 billion	2016		PS2 games – $246 million^{[n 63]} Arcade/Pachinko – $1.552 billion^{[n 39]}
Black Desert Online	2015	$1.7 billion	2020	^[299]
Spider-Man	1982	$1.65 billion	2018		1982–2003 – $1 billion^[300] Spider-Man 2 (2004) – $110 million^[301] Spider-Man (2018) – $540 million^[302]^[303]
Fallout	1997	$1.642 billion	2019		Fallout 1 to 3 – $344 million^{[n 64]} Fallout 4 – $750 million^[309] Spin-offs – $548 million^{[n 65]}
Tetris	1988^{[n 66]}	$1.631 billion	2011		Game Boy – $753 million^{[n 67]} Mobile – $532 million^{[n 68]} NES – $346 million^{[n 69]}
Harry Potter	2001	$1.555 billion	2018		2001–2014 – $1.5 billion^[323] Hogwarts Mystery (2018) – $55 million^[324]
Disney Tsum Tsum	2014	$1.5 billion	2019	^[325]
The Idolmaster	2005	$1.236 billion	2019		Mobile games – $709 million^{[n 70]} Console games – $65 million^{[n 71]} Other media – $462 million^{[n 72]}
Counter-Strike	2000	$1.233 billion	2018		CS GO (2015–2018) – $1.233 billion^[328]
The Sims	2000	$1.2 billion	2007	^[329]
Power Pros (Pro Yakyū)	1994	$1.159 billion	2019		Mobile games – $1.159 billion^{[n 3]}
Gundam	1983	$1.152 billion	2018		2000–2007 (Japan) – $691 million^{[n 73]} 2008–2014 (Japan) – $436 million^{[n 74]} Mobile (2018) – $26 million^[123]
Doom	1993	$1.088 billion	2020		Video games – $1 billion^[331] Films – $88 million^[332]^[333]
Dota	2003	$1.035 billion	2019		Dota 2 (2015–2017) – $904 million^[334] eSports (2013–2019) – $131 million^[335]
Angry Birds	2009	$1.001 billion	2019		Angry Birds (as of 2011) – $100 million^[336] Angry Birds 2 & Evolution – $363 million^{[n 75]} Films – $538 million^[339]
Defender	1981	$1 billion	2001	^[340]
Duke Nukem	1991	$1 billion	2001	^[341]
Diablo	1996	$1 billion	2017	^[39]
Crash Bandicoot	1996	$1 billion	2020	^[342]
StarCraft	1998	$1 billion	2017	^[39]
Spyro	1998	$1 billion	2020	^[342]
Red Dead	2004	$1 billion	2018	^[343]
RuneScape	2001	$1 billion	2018	^[344]
Forza	2005	$1 billion	2016	^[345]
Gears of War	2006	$1 billion	2014	^[346]
Uncharted	2007	$1 billion	2016	^[347]
Borderlands	2009	$1 billion	2019	^[348]
Bubble Witch	2011	$1 billion	2017	^[39]
Pet Rescue	2012	$1 billion	2017	^[39]
Dishonored	2012	$1 billion	2020	^[331]
Farm Heroes	2013	$1 billion	2017	^[39]
The Last of Us	2013	$1 billion	2020	^[349]
Destiny	2014	$1 billion	2017	^[39]
Heroes of the Storm	2015	$1 billion	2017	^[39]
Garena Free Fire	2017	$1 billion	2019	^[350]

Notes[]

↑
Call of Duty (2017–2018)
- Call of Duty: WWII (2017) – $1 billion^[5]
- Black Ops 4 (2018) – $1 billion^[6]
↑ $8.7 billion up until 2016.^[9] $1.6 billion in 2017.^[10]
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 ^3.4 ^3.5 ^3.6 ^3.7 List of highest-grossing mobile games
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Other games in Wii series:
- Wii Play – $1.25 billion^[20]
- Japan releases between 2008 and 2012 – 6,240,159 units, ¥31,578,774,200 ($395,773,583) revenue^[21]^[22]
- Overseas releases between 2008 and 2012 – 40,079,841 units, $2,003,591,252 revenue
  - Wii Music – 2,266,748 units,^[21]^[23] $113,314,733 revenue^[24]
  - Wii Sports Resort – 29,850,409 units,^[21]^[25] $1,492,221,946 revenue^[26]
  - Wii Party – 6,879,276 units,^[21]^[27] $343,895,007 revenue^[28]
  - Wii Play: Motion – 1,083,408 units,^[22]^[29] $54,159,566 revenue^[30]
- Wii Party U (2013) – 1.58million units,^[31] $78,565,340 revenue
  - Japan – 238,641 units, ¥1,121,612,700 ($11,492,445) revenue^[21]
  - Overseas – 1,341,359 units, $67,054,536 revenue^[32]
↑
Warcraft original trilogy:
- Warcraft: Orcs & Humans – $13.5 million (300,000 copies,^[35] average $45 price)^[36]
- Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness – $34.5 million (United States)^[37]
- Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos – $188 million^[38]
↑
Hearthstone:
- 2014–2017 – $1 billion^[39]
- 2018 – $600 million^[40]
↑ $145 million digital revenue in 2014.^[42] $1.876 billion revenue in 2016.^[43] $896 million in 2017.^[10]
↑
$1.272 billion in 2018.^[7] $1.29 billion in 2019.^[12]
- 2020 – $1.083 billion^[44]
↑
Grand Theft Auto franchise revenue up until 2009:
- Up until March 2005 – $2 billion^[46]
- November 2005 to October 2008 – $1,071,429,641^[47]
- November 2008 to October 2009 – $296,357,328^[48]
- April 2012 to March 2013 – $23.4 million^[49]
↑ ¥3,889,894,500^[51] ($36 million).
↑ ^11.0 ^11.1
Shōnen Jump video game retail sales in Japan:
- Famicom Jump: Hero Retsuden – 1.1million cartridges, ¥6,500 price^[53] – ¥7,150 million ($90 million)
- 2006–2012 – ¥7,579,055,580 ($95 million)
  - Battle Stadium D.O.N – 217,647 units, at ¥7,140 price,^[54] grossed approximately ¥1,553,999,580.
  - Jump Super Stars – 517,514 units, at ¥4,800 price,^[55] grossed approximately ¥2,484,067,200.
  - Jump Ultimate Stars – 737,706 units, at ¥4,800 price,^[56] grossed approximately ¥3,540,988,800.
- J-Stars Victory VS (2014) – 360,114 units, at ¥7,600 and ¥6,648 prices,^[57]^[58] grossed approximately ¥2,574,363,808 ($24.3 million).
- 50th Anniversary Shōnen Jump Edition (June 2018) – 110,000 units,^[59] $73 price^[60] – $8.03 million
↑
Puzzle & Dragons retail sales on Nintendo 3DS in Japan:
- Puzzle & Dragons Z + Super Mario Bros. Edition – ¥7,828,778,095 ($72 million)
  - Puzzle & Dragons Z (2013) – ¥6,448,042,095 (as of 2016)^[61]
  - Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition (2015) – ¥1,380,736,000 (as of 2016)^[62]
- Puzzle & Dragons X (2016) – ¥1,161,537,600 ($11 million)^[63]
↑
Dragon Quest game retail sales in Japan:
- 1986–2012 releases – ¥364,984,524,600 ($4,574,314,132)
  - Famicom – ¥70,220 million^[53]
  - Super Famicom – ¥85,986 million^[64]
  - PlayStation – ¥40,452 million^[65]
  - Game Boy – ¥25,955,928,000^[66]^[67]
  - 2002–2012 releases – 22,392,455 units, average ¥6,358 price – ¥142,370,596,600^[68]
- 2013–2017 releases – $560,874,238
  - Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past (3DS) – 1,255,626 units, ¥5,800 price^[68] – ¥7,282,630,800 ($74,620,438)
  - Dragon Quest Monsters 2 (3DS) – 807,174 units, ¥5,229 price^[68] – ¥4,220,712,846 ($39,838,799)
  - 2015–2016 releases – 3,337,392 units, average ¥6,476 price – ¥21,611,864,960^[68] ($198,651,428)
  - 2017 releases – 3,272,121 units, average ¥7,175 price – ¥23,476,470,970^[68] ($219,878,908)
↑ See Dragon Quest: Monster Battle Road § Reception.
↑
Dragon Quest: Monster Battle Road revenue:
- Arcade sales during 2007–2008 – $78.2 million^{[n 14]}
- Card sales up until 2010 – 200million cards,^[69] average ¥842 price per 6-card pack^[70] – ¥28.1 billion ($352.17 million)
↑
Donkey Kong Country series – $2,222,743,284
- Donkey Kong Country (SNES) – 9.3million cartridges^[71] – $809.47 million
  - Japan – 3million sales, ¥9,800 price^[64] – ¥29,400 million ($368.47 million)
  - Other regions – 6.3million sales, $69.95 price^[72] – $441 million
- Donkey Kong Country 2 (SNES) – 5.15million cartridges^[71] – $545.47 million
  - Japan – 2.2million sales, ¥9,800 price^[64] – ¥21,560 million ($368.47 million)
  - Other regions – 2.95million sales, $59.99 price^[73] – $177 million
- Donkey Kong Country 3 (SNES) – 3.51million cartridges^[71] – $255.4 million
  - Japan – 1.77million sales – ¥12,036 million^[64] ($151 million)
  - Other regions – 1.74million sales, $59.99 price^[74] – $104.4 million
- Donkey Kong Country 1 & 2 (GBA) sales in the United States – $45 million^[75]
- Donkey Kong Country Returns – $332,630,064
  - Japan – ¥7,403,573,080 ($87,582,564)^[76]
    Donkey Kong Country Returns – ¥5,721,079,400 ($71,701,709)
    Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D – ¥1,682,493,680 ($15,880,855)
  - Overseas – 5.25million units – $245,047,500
    Donkey Kong Country Returns – 4.09million units,^[77] $49.99 price^[78] – $204,459,100
    Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D – 1.16million units,^[79] $34.99 price^[80] – $40,588,400
- Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze – $234,773,220
  - Wii U (2014) – 1.98million units^[81] – $99,795,720
    Japan – 120,086 units,^[82] ¥6,270 price^[83] – ¥752,939,220 ($7,051,974)
    Overseas – 1,859,914 units, $49.99 price^[84] – $92,977,101
  - Nintendo Switch (2018) – 2.25million units,^[85] $59.99 price^[86] – $134,977,500
↑
Japan retail sales of other Donkey Kong games – ¥17,825,589,000 ($223,406,304)
- 'Donkey Kong 64 (N64) – ¥8,580 million^[87]
- Mario vs. Donkey Kong series – ¥4,245,388,800^[88] ($53,207,028)
- Other 2003–2012 releases – ¥5,000,200,200^[89]
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Sonic the Hedgehog series:
- Up until 2014 – $5 billion^[91]
- 2015–2018 – $94,858,979
  - Sonic Lost World – $39,876,179
    Consoles – 710,000 units,^[92] $49.95 price,^[93] $35,464,500 revenue.
    Steam – $4,411,679^[94]
  - Sonic Boom – 620,000 units,^[95] $49.99 price,^[96] $30,993,800 revenue.
  - Sonic Mania digital sales – $19,990,000^[97]
  - Sonic Forces digital sales on Steam – $3,999,000^[98]
↑
Other games in Fate franchise – $86,319,559
- 2007–2012 releases – ¥4,986,551,447 ($62,495,945)
  - Fate/stay night: Realta Nua – ¥1,758,008,600^[100]^[101]^[102]^[103]
  - Fate/tiger colosseum – ¥667,628,400^[104]^[105]
  - Fate/unlimited codes – ¥1,177,277,360^[106]^[107]
  - Fate/Extra – ¥1,383,637,087^[108]^[109]^[110]^[111]
- 2014 handheld releases – ¥559,185,360 ($5,278,083)
  - Fate/hollow ataraxia (PSV) – ¥510,216,000^[112]
  - Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya (3DS) – ¥48,969,360^[113]
- Fate/Extella (2016) – $18,545,531
  - Consoles – ¥1,825,620,820^[114]^[115]^[116]^[117] ($16,780,698)
  - Steam – $2,499,500^[118]
↑ 14,009,999 retail sales, at average ¥6,735 price, grossed approximately ¥94,354,237,127 ($1,174,620,312).^[119]
↑ 93,390,001 other sales (107.4million units worldwide as of December2019),^[119]^[120] $49.99 average price^[121]^[122]
↑
Winning Eleven mobile revenue in Japan during 2018–2019 – ¥31.64 billion ($296 million)
- 2018 – ¥19.56 billion^[123]
- 2019 – ¥12.08 billion^[124]
↑ $3 billion up until July 2015.^[125] $1 billion during August–December 2015.^[126]
↑ Star Wars Battlefront II sold 9million units^[128] ($59.99 price),^[129] grossing approximately $540 million.
↑
Star Wars games on consoles and PC (2017–2019)
- Star Wars Battlefront II (2017) – $540 million^{[n 24]}
- Jedi: Fallen Order (2019) – $480 million^[130]
↑
Digimon console game retail sales in Japan – $90,467,983
- 2000–2002 releases – 216,890 units, average ¥4,430 price – ¥960,751,800^[131] ($12,041,005)
- 2006–2012 releases – 797,387 units, average ¥5,081 price – ¥4,051,533,280^[132] ($50,777,457)
- 2013–2014 releases – 958,518 units, average ¥5,911 price – ¥952,385,880^[132] ($8,989,455)
- 2014–2016 releases – 258,702 units, average ¥6,637 price – ¥1,717,000,040^[132] ($15,782,280)
- 2017 releases – 51,456 units, average ¥6,273 price – ¥322,801,200^[132] ($3,023,332)
↑
Digital Monster virtual pet sales:
- By 2005, Bandai sold more than 24million units, at about ¥1,260 price,^[133] grossing approximately ¥30,240 million ($379 million).
- Bandai Namco's Digimon toy sales from April 2005 to March 2007 – ¥3.6 billion ($45.12 million)^[134]^[135]
↑
Digimon merchandise sales:
- Japan (as of 2006) – ¥110.54 billion ($1.39 billion)
  - As of 2001 – ¥100 billion^[136]^[137]
  - 2003 & 2006 – ¥10.54 billion^[138]
- US and Europe (as of 2003) – $4 billion^[139]^[140]
↑ 1988–2013 – 100million units – $4 billion.^[142]
↑ 2014–2018 – 30million units,^[143] $40 average price^[142] – $1.2 billion.
↑ One Piece
↑ 10.89million units^[154] – $501,476,100^[155]^[156]
↑
Zelda sales in Japan (1991–2019) – $841,495,130
- 1991–2012 – ¥52,981,178,477 ($664,007,751)
  - A Link to the Past – ¥9,280,482,349^[64]^[157]
  - Ocarina of Time – ¥12,908,829,400^[158]^[159]^[160]
  - Majora's Mask – ¥8,316,968,896^[159]
  - The Wind Waker – ¥6,181,577,600^[161]^[162]
  - Zelda I & II (Famicom Mini) – ¥560,446,000^[163]^[164]
  - Minish Cap – ¥961,233,600^[165]
  - Twilight Princess – ¥4,869,612,900^[159]^[166]
  - Phantom Hourglass and Spirit Tracks – ¥7,506,537,332^[159]^[167]
  - Skyward Sword – ¥2,395,490,400^[159]^[168]
- A Link Between Worlds (2013) – ¥2,129,424,000^[159] ($21,818,839)
- Hyrule Warriors (2014) – ¥1,972,854,397^[169]^[170] ($18,621,535)
- Tri Force Heroes (2015) – ¥790,638,700^[171] ($7,267,374)
- Breath of the Wild (2017) – 2,052,535 units (1.91million on Switch,^[172]^[173]^[174] 142,535 on Wii U)^[82]^[175] – ¥14,326,694,300^[176] ($134,182,770)
↑
Zelda overseas sales (1991–2019) – $2,510,556,724
- A Link to the Past (SNES) overseas sales – 3.45million units^[154]^[177] – $172,465,500^[178]
- United States retail sales from 1995 to March 2017 – $1.4 billion^[179]
- Virtual Console digital sales (2009 & 2011) – $6.7 million
  - Wii Virtual Console (2009) – $4.4 million^[180]
  - Link's Awakening (3DS) – $2.3 million (2011)^[181]
- Breath of the Wild sales outside Japan and North America in March 2017 – 1.945million units (1.445million on Switch,^[172]^[182] 500,000 on Wii U)^[172]^[182] – €136,130,550^[183] ($153,472,999)
- Breath of the Wild overseas sales from April 2017 to December 2019 – 12,967,465 units (12.05million on Switch as of December2019,^[173]^[174] 917,465 on Wii U as of March2018)^[175]^[182]^[184] – $777,918,225^[185]^[186]
↑
Monster Hunter console game retail sales in Japan during 2004–2017:
- 2004–2012 – 17,443,368 units, average ¥5,133 price – ¥89,539,373,091^[187] ($1,122,187,907)
- Monster Hunter 4 (2013) – 3,378,455 units, ¥5,705 price^[187] – ¥19,274,085,775 ($197,489,172)
- Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate (2014) – 2,559,186 units, ¥5,800 price^[187] – ¥14,843,278,800 ($140,103,917)
- 2015–2016 – 3,097,450 units, ¥5,800 price – ¥17,965,210,000^[187] ($165,132,191)
- Monster Hunter XX (2017) – 2.15million units (1.8million on 3DS,^[188] 350,000 on Switch),^[189] ¥5,800 price^[187] – ¥12,470 million ($111.17 million)
↑
Monster Hunter Generations (3DS) – 4.3million worldwide sales^[188] (including 2,787,985 Japan sales)^[187]
- Overseas sales – 1,512,015 units,^[187]^[188] $39.99 price^[190] – $60,465,480
↑
Monster Hunter (2004–2017)
- Japan (2004–2017) – $1.736 billion^{[n 35]}
- Overseas (2016–2017) – $60.5 million^{[n 36]}
↑
Monster Hunter: World
- PS4 & Xbox One – 8.3million units^[191] – $565 million
  - Japan – 3.2million units,^[192]^[193] ¥8,980 price^[187] – ¥74,534 million ($269 million)
  - Overseas – 5.1million units, $59.99 price^[194] – $306 million
- Steam – $420 million
  - As of April2019 – $300 million^[195]
  - May–December 2019 – $120 million^[196]
↑ ^39.0 ^39.1 ^39.2 See Pachinko § Franchises.
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Monster Hunter licensed merchandise sales in Japan between 2007 and 2012 – ¥11,324.2 million ($142 million)
- 2007 & 2010 – ¥9.33 billion^[138]
- 2012 – ¥1,994.2 million^[197]
↑
Other Monster Hunter media:
- Pachinko sales – $900 million^{[n 39]}
- Licensed merchandise – $142 million^{[n 40]}
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Super Smash Bros sales up until 2019 – $2,253,967,980
- Super Smash Bros. – 5.55million units^[199] – $358.2 million
  - Japan – 1.97million units, ¥5,800 price^[87] – ¥11,426 million ($143.2 million)
  - Overseas – 3.58million units,^[87]^[199] $59.95 price^[200] – $215 million
- Super Smash Bros. Melee – 7.09million units^[201] – $406,188,789
  - Japan – 1,497,415 units, ¥6,800 price^[202] – ¥10,182,422,000 ($127,615,265)
  - Overseas – 5,572,585 units, $49.99 price^[203] – $278,573,524
- Super Smash Bros. Brawl – 13.3million units^[204] – $752,784,938
  - Japan – 2,509,467 units, ¥6,800 price^[202] – ¥17,064,375,600 ($213,866,093)
  - Overseas – 10,790,533 units, $49.99 price^[205] – $539,418,745 revenue
- Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (2014) – 9.57million units^[204] – $407,281,360
  - Japan – 2,703,101 units,^[82] ¥5,200 price^[202] – ¥14,056,125,200 ($132,674,069)
  - Overseas – 6,866,899 units, $39.99 price^[206] – $274,607,291 revenue
- Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (2014) – 5.37million units^[204] – $329,012,993
  - Japan – 861,575 units, ¥7,200 price^[202] – ¥6,203,340,000 ($58,552,577)
  - Overseas – 4,508,425 units, $59.99 price^[207] – $270,460,416
↑
Super Smash Bros Ultimate (2018)
- Japan – 4.22million units,^[174] ¥7,920 price^[208] – ¥33,422,400,000 ($313,031,750)
- Overseas – 13.46million units,^[174] $59.99 price^[209] – $807,465,400
↑ 5.7million Amiibo sales for Super Smash Bros. (Nintendo 3DS and Wii U) up until February 2015, $12.99 retail price.^[210]
↑
Mortal Kombat home releases (1992–2000)
- Mortal Kombat (console) – 6million cartridges,^[213] $40 price^[214] – $240 million
- wikipedia:Mortal Kombat II (console) – $400 million^[215]
- wikipedia:Mortal Kombat 3 (Sega Genesis and SNES) – 3million cartridges,^[213] $60 price^[216] – $180 million
- wikipedia:Mortal Kombat Trilogy (PlayStation) – 2.01million units,^[217] $49.99 price^[218] – $100 million
- wikipedia:Mortal Kombat 4 – 1.4million units,^[213] $49 price^[219] – $69 million
↑
Mortal Kombat (2002–2019)
- Deadly Alliance (2002) – $54 million^[220]
- Mortal Kombat: Deception – 1.9million units,^[221] $50 price^[222] – $95 million
- Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe – 1.9million units,^[223] $59.99 price^[224] – $114 million
- Mortal Kombat (2011) – 3million units,^[225] $59.99 price^[226] – $180 million
- Mortal Kombat X (2015–2019) – 10million units^[227] – $500 million
  - Mortal Kombat X (2015) – 5million units,^[228] $59.99 price^[229] – $300 million
  - Mortal Kombat XL (2016–2019) – 5million units, $39.99 price^[230] – $200 million
- Mortal Kombat 11 (2019) – 1.8million units,^[231] $59.99 price^[232] – $108 million
↑ 18million sales,^[234] $59.99 price^[235]^[236]
↑
Other Tomb Raider media:
- Box office – $705 million^[237]
- Pachinko sales – $300 million^{[n 39]}
- DVD rentals – $36.6 million^[238]
↑
The Elder Scrolls I to IV:
- The Elder Scrolls: Arena and Daggerfall – 690,000 units, $39 average price^[239] – $27 million
- The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind – 4million units,^[240] $39 average price^[239] – $156 million
- The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion – 9.5million units,^[241] $49.99 price^[242] – $475 million
↑
The Elder Scrolls spin-offs:
- The Elder Scrolls Online – $1 billion^[244]
- The Elder Scrolls: Blades – $1.5 million^[245]
↑ 33million units, at $26.95 price, as of April2019.^[248]
↑ $500 million as of February2019, equivalent to a maximum of 71.53million units at $6.99 each.^[249]
↑ Approximately 75.47million units on other platforms (out of 180million units on all platforms, as of November2019),^[250] at $19.99 price,^[251]^[252] grossing approximately $1,509 million.
↑
Battlefield 3:
- Sales – 15million units,^[253] $59.99 price^[254] – $899.85 million
- Subscriptions – $200 million^[255]
↑
Battlefield 4:
- Sales – 7million units,^[256] $59.99 price^[254] – $419.93 million
- Subscriptions – $79.984 million^[254]
↑ Overwatch reached 30 million players as of the first quarter of 2017,^[259] and gained 20 million players from Q1 2017 to Q3 2019.^[260] Overwatch costs about $40 per copy.
↑ Overwatch League sold 12 teams for $20m each, 8 teams for $50m each, a $90 million, two-year Twitch deal, and its two-year deals with HP Omen and Intel are worth $17 million and $10 million. Sponsorship deals are incomplete.
↑
Known Japan sales during 1998–2016 – 6,855,344 units
- 1998–2005 – 2,789,813 sales – ¥18,937,418,585 ($237,340,752)
  - Metal Gear Solid (PS1) – 1million sales,^[263] ¥6,264 price^[264] – ¥6,264 million
  - Metal Gear Solid 2 (PS2) – 839,548 sales, ¥6,800 price^[265]^[266] – ¥5,708,926,400
  - Metal Gear Solid 3 (PS2) – 950,265 sales, ¥7,329 price^[265]^[267] – ¥6,964,492,185
- 2006–2016 – 4,065,531 retail sales, average ¥5,982 price – ¥24,321,650,838 ($274,364,521)^[265]
↑
Known overseas sales during 1987–2015 – 26,866,625 units – $1,407,710,939
- Metal Gear (NES) – 1million cartridges,^[268] $39.95 price^[269] – $39.95 million
- Metal Gear Solid (PS1) – 5million units,^[263] $50 price^[270] – $250 million
- Metal Gear Solid 2 (PS2) – 6,160,452 units,^[265]^[266]^[271] $50 price^[272] – $308,022,600
- Metal Gear Solid 3 (PS2) – 2,842,052 units,^[265]^[273] $50 price^[274] – $142,102,600
- Metal Gear Solid 4 (PS3) – 5,070,425 units,^[265]^[275] $59.99 price^[276] – $304,174,796
- Metal Gear Rising (Steam) – 722,000 units, $29.99 price^[277] – $21,652,780
- Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes (2014) – 748,012 units,^[265]^[278] average $30 price^[279] – $22,440,360
- Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (2015) – 5,323,684 units,^[265]^[280] $59.99 price^[281] – $319,367,803
↑ 15,478,031 sales,^[282] at average $38.32 price.^[283]^[284]^[285]
↑
Card revenues up until January 2009:
- 480 million player cards sold as of January 2009, costing around ¥300 each.^[286]^[287] This brings the total card revenue up to ¥144 billion, equivalent to = JPY&amount=144000&date=2011-10-30 $1.901 billion.
↑
World Club Champion Football: Intercontinental Clubs revenues from April 2009 to December 2013 - $224 million
- Fiscal year ended 31 March 2010: ¥4.2 billion^[289]
- Fiscal year ended 31 March 2011: ¥3.8 billion^[290]
- Fiscal year ended 31 March 2012: ¥3.6 billion^[291]^[292]
- Fiscal year ended 31 March 2013: ¥3.2 billion
- April-December 2013: ¥2.1 billion
- Currency conversion: [1] $224 million
  - ¥4.2 billion = $55.4312 million
  - ¥3.8 billion = $50.2 million
  - ¥3.6 billion = $48 million
  - ¥3.2 billion = $42.2333 million
  - ¥2.1 billion = $28 million
↑
Onimusha retail sales on PlayStation 2:
- Sales in Japan – 2,427,301 units, average ¥7,161 price – ¥17,381,661,170^[298] ($217,842,601)
- Onimusha: Warlords sales in the United States – 800,000 units – $28 million^[220]
↑
Fallout 1 to 3:
- Fallout – 600,000 units,^[304] $54.95 price^[305] – $33 million
- Fallout 2 – 240,000 units,^[306] $45 price^[307] – $11 million
- Fallout 3 – $300 million^[308]
↑
Fallout spin-offs:
- New Vegas – $300 million^[310]
- Fallout Shelter – $100 million^[311]
- Fallout 76 – 2.46million units,^[312] $59.99 price^[313] – $148 million
↑ The year of inception of the first commercial versions.^[314] Earlier versions were given out for free.^[315]
↑
Tetris sales on Game Boy – 35million units^[316]
- Japan – 4.24million units grossed ¥11,024 million^[66] ($138.13 million)
- Other regions – 30.76million units grossed $614,892,400^[317]
↑
Tetris mobile game – 132million paid downloads, as of June 2011.^[318]
- 100million downloads up until January 2010, at $5 price,^[319] grossed approximately $500 million.
- 32million downloads between February 2010 and June 2011, at $0.99 price,^[320] grossed approximately $32 million.
↑
Tetris sales on NES – 8million units^[321]
- Japan – 1.81million units grossed ¥8,869 million^[53] ($111.13 million)
- Other regions – 6.19million units grossed $235,158,100^[322]
↑
- The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls – ¥12 billion ($150 million)^[326]
- The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls: Starlight Stage – $559 million^{[n 3]}
↑ Idolm@ster console game sales revenue in Japan – 792,116 units – ¥5,151,623,280 ($64,564,774)^[327]
↑ See The Idolmaster § Commercial reception
↑ 8,160,226 retail sales, at average ¥6,761 price, grossed approximately ¥55,170,844,400 ($691,450,613).^[330]
↑
Gundam video game retail sales of 2013–2014 releases in Japan:^[330]
- 2008–2012 releases – 4,334,427 sales, average ¥6,806 price – ¥29,501,067,413 ($369,733,894)
- 2013 releases – 491,798 sales, average ¥7,807 price – ¥3,839,631,720 ($39,342,239)
- Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme Vs. Full Boost (2014) – 371,323 sales, ¥7,600 price – ¥2,822,054,800 ($26,637,035)
↑ Angry Birds 2 grossed $332.5 million.^[337] Angry Birds Evolution grossed over $30 million.^[338]

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