{"id":3777,"date":"2024-08-11T15:59:50","date_gmt":"2024-08-11T15:59:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldclassservers.net\/blog\/2024\/08\/11\/the-10-best-selling-video-games-of-all-time\/"},"modified":"2024-08-11T15:59:50","modified_gmt":"2024-08-11T15:59:50","slug":"the-10-best-selling-video-games-of-all-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nextlevelnews.co.uk\/blog\/2024\/08\/11\/the-10-best-selling-video-games-of-all-time\/","title":{"rendered":"The 10 Best-Selling Video Games of All Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Games have always existed in a numbers-obsessed industry. Sega vs. Nintendo defined a generation in the &#8217;90s, while today&#8217;s comparatively mild console wars and monthly Circana reports keep sales figures near the forefront of games-related discussion. New monetization models require new metrics for success \u2014 monthly active users, player retention rates, in-game revenue, etc. \u2014 but one of the industry&#8217;s biggest questions remains: What are the best-selling video games of all time?<\/p>\n<p>To answer this question, we set out to compile the most accurate list possible by reaching out to publishers and digging through financial reports, news stories, interviews, and more. The result is the following list of the ten best-selling video games of all time.<\/p>\n<p><em>Some notes up front: <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Pack-in games are counted toward sales totals, considering most games on this list were, at one point, bundled with a console.<\/em><em>Free downloads are not counted as sales, which excludes massively successful games like Fortnite and League of Legends from a list like this.<\/em><em>Due to a lack of available sales data, we could not include certain games that may belong on this list. For example, we reached out to Activision-Blizzard seeking updated sales numbers for Diablo 3 (30 million units sold as of June 2015) and the Call of Duty franchise but did not receive updated information to include those games on this list.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Just Outside the Top 10<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong>13. Pokemon Gen 1 \u2013 47 million<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>12. Super Mario Bros. \u2013 48 million<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>11. Overwatch \u2013 50 million<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n<h2>10. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt \u2013 50 million+<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/2015\/05\/12\/the-witcher-3-the-wild-hunt-review\">The Witcher 3<\/a> was added to this list in May 2023 when CD Projekt Red announced its seminal RPG passed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/the-witcher-3-sales-officially-cross-50-million\">50 million copies sold<\/a>. Total sales for The Witcher series sit at over 75 million.<\/p>\n<p>The developer is now working on several games new Witcher games, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/witcher-4-cd-projekt-red-concluded-research-into-the-new-game\">The Witcher 4<\/a> and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/cd-projekt-red-announces-a-remake-of-the-witcher-in-unreal-engine-5\">Witcher 1 remake<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Initial Release Date<\/strong>: May 18, 2015 | <strong>Platforms<\/strong>: PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC | <strong>IGN\u2019s Review Score<\/strong>: 9.3<\/p>\n<h2>9. Terraria \u2013 58.7 million<\/h2>\n<p>Perhaps the biggest surprise on this list is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/2011\/05\/25\/terraria-review\">Terraria<\/a>, the hit 2D sandbox game from developer Re-Logic. As of June 2024, 58.7 million copies of Terraria have been sold, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/forums.terraria.org\/index.php?threads\/terraria-state-of-the-game-june-2024.136658\/\">developer<\/a>, with 32 million on PC alone.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Initial Release Date<\/strong>: May 16, 2011 | <strong>Platforms<\/strong>: PS4, PS3, PS Vita, Xbox One, Xbox 360, Switch, Wii U, 3DS, PC, Stadia, Mobile | <strong>IGN\u2019s Review Score<\/strong>: 9<\/p>\n<h2>8. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim \u2013 60 million<\/h2>\n<p>After years of silence regarding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/2011\/11\/10\/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-review\">Skyrim<\/a>&#8216;s sales numbers, Bethesda&#8217;s Todd Howard revealed in June 2023 that the RPG has sold over 60 million units since it was first released in 2011. &#8220;We\u2019re sitting here, it\u2019s 12 years after Skyrim,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/videos\/starfield-interview-todd-howard-on-fulfilling-his-vision-xbox-performance-and-more\">Howard told IGN<\/a>. &#8220;We\u2019re looking at a game that has over 60 million copies, and all these people playing\u2026 they\u2019re still playing it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>See our guide to <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/all-elder-scrolls-5-skyrim-editions-in-order\"><em>every Skyrim edition<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Initial Release Date<\/strong>: November 11, 2011 | <strong>Platforms<\/strong>: PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PS4, Xbox One, Switch, Xbox 360, PS3, PC | <strong>IGN\u2019s Review Score<\/strong>: 9.5<\/p>\n<h2>7. Red Dead Redemption 2 \u2013 64 million<\/h2>\n<p>The most recently released game to earn a spot in the top ten is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/2018\/10\/25\/red-dead-redemption-2-review\">Red Dead Redemption 2<\/a>. Rockstar\u2019s western epic has sold &#8220;nearly&#8221; 64 million copies through March 2024, according to publisher Take-Two\u2019s latest financial <a href=\"https:\/\/ir.take2games.com\/static-files\/75cef79f-3814-4a46-9748-53db35eda24a\">report<\/a>. The series has collectively sold over 89 million units, putting the original Red Dead&#8217;s sales total around 25 million.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Initial Release Date<\/strong>: October 26, 2018 | <strong>Platforms<\/strong>: PS4, Xbox One, PC | <strong>IGN\u2019s Review Score<\/strong>: 10<\/p>\n<h2>6. Mario Kart 8 + Deluxe \u2013 70.43 million<\/h2>\n<p>With nearly 62 million copies sold as of March 31, 2024, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/2017\/04\/20\/mario-kart-8-deluxe-review\">Mario Kart 8 Deluxe<\/a> remains the best-selling Switch game, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendo.co.jp\/ir\/en\/finance\/software\/index.html\">Nintendo<\/a>. Factor in sales of the original Wii U release and that total rises to over 70 million, good for the sixth-best-selling game of all time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Initial Release Date<\/strong>: May 29, 2014 | <strong>Platforms<\/strong>: Switch, Wii U | <strong>IGN\u2019s Review Score<\/strong>: 9.3 (Deluxe)<\/p>\n<h2>5. PUBG \u2013 75 million<\/h2>\n<p>Given its critical role in the rising popularity of battle royale games over the last five years, it\u2019s unsurprising that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/2018\/01\/05\/playerunknowns-battlegrounds-review\">PUBG<\/a> has been such a massive sales success. Krafton creative director Dave Curd told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2021\/12\/9\/22821220\/pubg-playerunknowns-battlegrounds-free-to-play-release-date\">The Verge<\/a> it has sold 75 million copies of PUBG as of December 2021. That will likely be the shooter\u2019s final sales tally, as it went <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/pubg-battlegrounds-free-to-play-january-2022\">free to play<\/a> a month later in January 2022.<\/p>\n<p>While free mobile downloads don&#8217;t count toward its sales total, it&#8217;s worth noting PUBG Mobile had been downloaded <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/pubg-mobile-has-been-downloaded-literally-one-billion-times\">over 1 billion times<\/a> as of March 2021.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Initial Release Date<\/strong>: March 23, 2017 (Early Access) | <strong>Platforms<\/strong>: PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC, Stadia | <strong>IGN\u2019s Review Score<\/strong>: 9.5<\/p>\n<h2>4. Wii Sports \u2013 82.9 million<\/h2>\n<p>According to Nintendo&#8217;s official sales figures, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/2006\/11\/14\/wii-sports-review\">Wii Sports<\/a> is the company&#8217;s best-selling game ever. While most entries on this list were bundled with a console at some point, Wii Sports was bundled with the Wii in nearly all territories at launch. At nearly 83 million copies sold, it\u2019s the top-selling single-platform exclusive of all time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Initial Release Date<\/strong>: November 19, 2006 | <strong>Platform<\/strong>: Wii | <strong>IGN\u2019s Review Score<\/strong>: 7.5<\/p>\n<h2>3. Grand Theft Auto V \u2013 200 million+<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/2013\/09\/16\/grand-theft-auto-v-review\">Grand Theft Auto 5<\/a> is the best-selling console\/PC-only game of all time (the top two entries on this list have mobile versions). Sales of Rockstar\u2019s ambitious open-world adventure passed 200 million units by the end of July 2024. That number compiles the game\u2019s sales totals across three console generations and PC.<\/p>\n<p>GTA 5 was the fastest entertainment release from any medium to reach $1 billion in retail sales \u2014 and it\u2019s since earned Rockstar and Take-Two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/2018\/04\/09\/gta-5-has-made-more-money-than-any-film-book-or-game-says-analyst\">billions more,<\/a> making it the most profitable entertainment release <em>ever<\/em>, at least as of 2018. Total sales for the franchise sit at 430 million units sold.<\/p>\n<p>Rockstar is now in development on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/games\/grand-theft-auto-vi\">GTA 6<\/a>, due out Fall 2025.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Initial Release Date<\/strong>: September 17, 2013 | <strong>Platforms<\/strong>: PS5, PS4, PS3, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PC | <strong>IGN\u2019s Review Score<\/strong>: 10<\/p>\n<h2>2. Minecraft \u2013 300 million<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/2011\/11\/24\/minecraft-review\">Minecraft<\/a> has sold over 300 million copies as of October 2023, Mojang announced during this year&#8217;s Minecraft Live (via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.windowscentral.com\/gaming\/minecraft\/minecraft-crosses-300-million-copies-sold-as-it-prepares-to-celebrate-its-15th-anniversary\">Windows Central<\/a>). That figure captures the sales total across Minecraft&#8217;s <em>many<\/em> platforms. With <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/movies\/minecraft-the-movie\">film<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/2015\/10\/15\/minecraft-story-mode-season-1-review\">Netflix<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/minecraft-is-offering-free-education-packs-to-kids-stuck-at-home\">education<\/a>, toy, and many other projects completed or in the works, Minecraft has transcended the medium in a way few others have before it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Initial Release Date<\/strong>: May 17, 2009 (Classic Version) | <strong>Platforms<\/strong>: Xbox One, Xbox 360, PS4, PS3, PS Vita, Switch, Wii U, 3DS, PC, VR, Mobile, Others | <strong>IGN\u2019s Review Score<\/strong>: 9<\/p>\n<h2>1. Tetris \u2013 520 million<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/assets-prd.ignimgs.com\/2022\/08\/26\/36190303tetris99blogroll-2-1550623174255-1661527645689.jpeg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Arguably the most timeless video game ever created, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/2011\/12\/23\/tetris-review\">Tetris<\/a> sits comfortably atop the list of all-time bestsellers with 520 million copies sold, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/tetris.com\/about-us\">The Tetris Company<\/a>. That number includes sales across all available platforms, with the majority coming from mobile (425 million <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/2014\/04\/08\/tetris-has-reached-425-million-paid-mobile-downloads\">paid mobile downloads<\/a> as of 2014, according to Henk Rogers, The Tetris Company&#8217;s managing director).<\/p>\n<p>Tetris was initially released for the Soviet Union-developed Elektronika 60 computer, and variations of the classic puzzler have since been made for over 50 different platforms. Notably, it helped launch the Game Boy to success, eventually selling 35 million copies on Nintendo&#8217;s handheld console.<\/p>\n<p>Modern variations of the classic are still being released: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/2018\/11\/09\/tetris-effect-review\">Tetris Effect<\/a>: Connected brought the puzzler to current-gen consoles with an emotional twist, while most recently, in 2020, SEGA released <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/games\/puyo-puyo-tetris-2%5C\">Puyo Puyo Tetris 2<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Initial Release Date<\/strong>: June 6, 1984 (Elektronika 60, USSR) | <strong>Platforms<\/strong>: Most | <strong>IGN\u2019s Review Score<\/strong>: 9<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Games have always existed in a numbers-obsessed industry. Sega vs. Nintendo defined a generation in the &#8217;90s, while today&#8217;s comparatively mild console wars and monthly Circana reports keep sales figures near the forefront of games-related discussion. 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