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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. For best-selling individual video games, see the list of best-selling video games.
Jan 17, 2024 · 17 Jan, 2024. Written by. Bayan Ualikhanova. Exploring the world of video game legacies reveals numerous remarkable franchises that have left a lasting impact on gaming history, establishing themselves as some of the highest selling video game series in the industry.
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The following are lists of the best-selling video games of 2022, including a list of the highest-grossing games by revenue (covering both free-to-play and pay-to-play games) and a list of the best-selling games by software units sold (covering only pay-to-play games).
United States
NPD 2022 sales figures 1.Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2022) 2.Elden Ring 3.Madden NFL 23 4.God of War: Ragnarök 5.LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga 6.Pokémon: Scarlet/Violet* 7.FIFA 23 8.Pokémon Legends: Arceus* 9.Horizon: Forbidden West 10.MLB: The Show 22**
Europe
1.FIFA 23 2.Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 3.Elden Ring 4.Grand Theft Auto V 5.FIFA 22 6.Pokémon Legends: Arceus* 7.God of War: Ragnarok 8.LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga 9.Horizon: Forbidden West 10.Gran Turismo 7
United Kingdom
UK Video Game Sales 2022 1.FIFA 23 - 2,530,510 2.Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 3.Elden Ring 4.LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga 5.Grand Theft Auto V 6.God of War Ragnarok 7.FIFA 22 8.Horizon: Forbidden West 9.Mario Kart 8 Deluxe* 10.Pokémon Legends: Arceus*
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1.Financial Results Explanatory Material: 3rd Quarter of Fiscal Year Ending March 2023. Nintendo (February 7, 2023).
2.Elden Ring Sells 20 Million Units. IGN (February 22, 2023).
3.Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Hits $1 Billion In Revenue In 10 Days, Faster Than Any Past CoD Title (en-US). GameSpot.
4.https://www.destructoid.com/reviews/review-call-of-duty-modern-warfare-ii
5.https://www.ign.com/articles/god-of-war-ragnarok-reaches-11-million-units-sold-milestone
6.https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/fifa-23-enjoys-record-breaking-launch-with-10-3-million-players-in-first-week/
•Average selling price of games rose nearly 7% in the UK last year
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Nov 5, 2021 · The Best-Selling Video Game Franchises. Gaming. by. Martin Armstrong , Nov 5, 2021. The latest addition to the Call of Duty franchise was released globally on all platforms today, and as...
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- Mario. 832 Million+ Sales (September 1985 - Present) It shouldn't come as too much of a surprise to learn that Mario is the best-selling video game franchise of all time.
- Tetris. 520 Million+ Sales (November 1987 - Present) Given its many rereleases and the fact that copies of Tetris were often bundled with the original Game Boy, it's easy to see how the title has amassed more than 70 million physical sales over the years.
- Pokemon. 480 Million+ Sales (February 1996 - Present) Pokemon has generated more than $88 billion since its inception back in 1996, making it the highest-grossing media franchise of all time by some considerable margin.
- Call of Duty. 425 Million+ Sales (October 2003 - Present) Having beaten off strong competition from the likes of Medal of Honor and Battlefield, Call of Duty is now widely regarded as being the top dog when it comes to multiplayer FPS games.
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