For mobile games that have generated the most revenue, see the list of highest-grossing mobile games. The sales figures given below also do not include arcade video game sales, which can be found at the list of highest-grossing arcade games. For video game franchises that have generated the highest overall media revenue (from games and other media and merchandise), see the list of highest-grossing media franchises.įor best-selling individual video games, see the list of best-selling video games.
Free-to-play game downloads (including free mobile games) and microtransactions should not figure into sales or shipment figures. The exception are the ones specifying shipments, which have lower precedence than others listing sales.įranchise sales include expansion packs even though they are not considered full video games. Unless otherwise stated, numbers indicate worldwide units sold, ordered alphabetically whenever two or more list the same amount.
This is a list of video game franchises that have sold or shipped at least twenty million copies.
