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NintendoMan
09-28-2004, 03:19 PM
I have been looking for months now on anything or any information on the Top Selling videogames of all time. I don't mean popularity lists, or how good a game is. But a list of how many copies a certain game sold.

Today, when browsing the web I found this site with a list of best Selling games from '95-'04. While this is a good list, I don't know how accurate it is? And I would also like a list from back in the NES. What I would really like to know is the Top Selling Videogames of All-Time List, if there is one. Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!!

Below is a link and what the actual page of the games.
:D


http://gamers.experimentations.org/boards/viewthread.php?tid=1906&page=1


Top Selling Videogames in the US 1995-2004
MILLIONS/CONSOLE/GAME
5.94 N64 Super Mario 64
5.81 PS2 Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
5.24 PS2 Grand Theft Auto 3
5.10 GBC Pokemon Yellow
5.02 GBC Pokemon Blue
5.01 N64 Goldeneye 007
4.83 GBC Pokemon Red
4.80 N64 Mario Kart 64
3.85 GBC Pokemon Gold
3.75 GBC Pokemon Silver
3.57 N64 Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time
3.36 PS2 Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec
3.26 PSX Gran Turismo
3.16 PS2 Madden NFL 2004
3.12 PSX Crash Bandicoot 2
3.10 PSX Gran Turismo 2
3.05 PSX Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped
2.94 PSX Frogger
2.87 N64 Donkey Kong 64
2.82 XBX Halo: Combat Evolved
2.80 GBC Super Mario Brothers DX
2.75 PSX Crash Bandicoot
2.75 PSX Spyro The Dragon
2.74 N64 Pokemon Stadium
2.74 N64 Super Smash Brothers
2.71 PS2 Madden NFL 2003
2.70 PSX Tekken 3
2.62 PSX Driver
2.61 PSX Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2
2.51 PSX Tony Hawk's Pro Skater
2.50 N64 Diddy Kong Racing
2.45 PSX Final Fantasy VII
2.43 PSX Metal Gear Solid
2.40 N64 Star Fox 64
2.20 PSX WWF Warzone
2.07 GCN Super Smash Brothers Melee
2.05 PS2 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
2.05 PSX Driver 2
2.00 PS2 Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
2.00 PS2 Madden NFL 2002
2.00 PSX Namco Museum Vol. 3
1.94 PS2 Final Fantasy X
1.91 PSX Final Fantasy VIII
1.91 N64 Pokemon Snap
1.91 PS2 Medal of Honor Frontline
1.90 PSX Crash Team Racing
1.88 PSX Resident Evil
1.87 PSX Tomb Raider
1.82 PS2 Kingdom Hearts
1.78 PSX Tomb Raider 2
1.75 PSX Tekken 2
1.74 PSX Resident Evil 2
1.74 PSX Twisted Metal 2
1.74 PSX Spyro The Dragon 2
1.73 N64 Star Wars: Shadow of the Empire
1.73 PS2 Spider-Man: The Movie
1.70 N64 Wave Race 64
1.70 PSX Need for Speed III
1.76 GBA Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2
1.65 PSX Namco Museum Vol. 1
1.65 GBC Pokemon Crystal
1.64 N64 Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
1.62 N64 WCW/NWO Revenge
1.61 N64 Banjo-Kazooie
1.60 GCN Super Smash Bros. Melee
1.59 PS2 ATV Offroad Fury
1.58 PS2 NBA Street
1.57 PSX WWE Smackdown! 2
1.55 GCN Super Mario Sunshine
1.55 PSX Syphon Filter
1.54 PS2 Dragon Ball Z: Budokai
1.53 PSX Tetris Plus
1.50 PSX Spider-Man
1.50 PS2 Jak & Daxter: The Precursor Legacy
1.50 PSX A Bug's Life
1.50 PS2 Max Payne
1.49 N64 Star Wars Episode 1: Racer
1.49 PS2 Need for Speed: Underground
1.48 N64 Cruisin USA
1.45 PSX Mortal Kombat Trilogy
1.45 PSX Rugrats: Search Reptar
1.44 PS2 Midnight Club: Street Racing
1.44 PS2 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4
1.42 PSX 007: Tomorrow Never Dies
1.42 PSX Spyro: Year of the Dragon
1.40 N64 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater
1.40 GCN Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker
1.38 PS2 SOCOM: U.S. Navy Seals
1.38 N64 Star Wars: Rogue Squadron
1.37 GBA Super Mario Advance
1.37 GBA Pokemon Ruby
1.36 PSX WWE Smackdown!
1.36 GBA Pokemon Sapphire
1.36 PSX Rayman
1.35 PS2 Crash Bandicoot: Cortex
1.34 PSX Final Fantasy IX
1.31 PSX NFL GameDay '98
1.30 PSX Tomb Raider 3
1.30 XBX Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell
1.29 PSX Madden NFL '99
1.29 PS2 Tekken Tag Tournament
1.29 N64 Perfect Dark
1.28 PS2 Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
1.28 PSX Madden NFL 2000
1.27 PSX Spec Ops
1.25 PSX Medal of Honor
1.25 GCN Mario Kart: Double Dash
1.24 PSX Cool Boarders 3
1.24 PS2 Ace Combat 4
1.22 GCN Luigi's Mansion
1.21 PSX Cool Boarders 2
1.21 PSX Madden NFL 2001
1.21 PS2 Tony Hawk Underground
1.21 PSX Need for Speed: High Stakes
1.20 PS2 James Bond: Agent Under Fire
1.18 PSX Croc: Legend of Gobbos
1.16 PSX NASCAR '98
1.16 PSX Syphon Filter 2
1.16 GBC Pokemon Trading Card Game
1.15 PSX Grand Theft Auto 2
1.15 PS2 Simpsons Road Rage
1.15 GBA Mario Kart: Super Circuit
1.15 PSX NBA Live '98
1.14 PSX Jet Moto 2
1.14 PSX Twisted Metal 3
1.14 PSX NASCAR '99
1.14 N64 Turok 2: Seeds of Evil
1.13 N64 WCW Vs NWO: World Tour
1.13 PSX WCW Nitro
1.12 PSX NFL GameDay '99
1.12 PS2 Enter the Matrix
1.10 PSX NFL Blitz
1.10 PSX Jet Moto
1.10 PSX Crash Bash
1.10 PSX Yu-Gi-Oh! Forbidden Memories
1.10 N64 Yoshi's Story
1.10 N64 Mario Party 2
1.10 PSX Harry Potter & The Sorcerer's Stone
1.08 PSX Pac-Man World
1.08 PSX Madden NFL '98
1.08 PSX Twisted Metal
1.07 N64 1080 Snowboarding
1.07 N64 Mario Party
1.06 GCN Metroid Prime
1.06 PSX Spongebob Supersponge
1.06 XBX Project Gotham Racing
1.06 PS2 Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance
1.05 DCT Sonic Adventure
1.05 PSX Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
1.05 PS2 WWE: Shut Your Mouth
1.05 DCT NFL 2k1
1.04 PS2 Devil May Cry
1.04 N64 Namco Museum 64
1.03 PSX Monopoly
1.00 PSX Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
1.00 PSX NBA Live 2000
1.00 PS2 NCAA Football 2003
1.00 PS2 Medal of Honor: Rising Sun
1.00 DCT NFL 2k
1.00 PS2 NCAA Football 2004
1.00 PS2 Final Fantasy X-2
1.00 N64 WWE No Mercy
1.00 DCT Crazy Taxi
MegaDrive20XX
09-28-2004, 03:25 PM
Proven point about this...Mario still kicks ass and takes no prisoners in the process...I'm shocked to see Mario 64 way up there
SMB
09-28-2004, 03:26 PM
Great List :)
NintendoMan
09-28-2004, 03:27 PM
Proven point about this...Mario still kicks ass and takes no prisoners in the process...I'm shocked to see Mario 64 way up there

HELL YEAH! Mario will ALWAYS be tops on my list. Well, this list was dated back this year in JAN. so the GTA's might have topped Mario64 by now.
Speedy
09-28-2004, 03:28 PM
suprised to see Mario 64 on top of the list ... but GTA San Andreas is coming ... and i think its coming big time. But for now, Mario for president :-P
Professor Hector
09-28-2004, 03:45 PM
These are the twenty best-selling video and computer games of all-time as of 2003. The list is obviously including games bundled with systems when coming up with its totals. I've seen a much more thorough list somewhere on the Internet that covers that top 100 games and has more concrete numbers, but I can't seem to find it at the moment.

1. "Super Mario Bros." for NES: 40 Million Units
2. "Tetris" for Gameboy: 33 Million Units
3. "Super Mario Bros. 3" for NES: 18 Million Units
4. "Super Mario World" for SNES: 17 Million Units
5. "Super Mario Land" for Gameboy: 14 Million Units
6. "Super Mario 64" for N64: 11 Million Units
7. "The Sims" for PC: 10 Million Units
8. "Super Mario Bros. 2" for NES: 10 Million Units
9. "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City" for PS2: 8.5 Million Units
10. "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" for PSX: 8 Million Units
11. "GoldenEye" for N64: 8 Million Units
12. "Donkey Kong Country" for SNES: 8 Million Units
13. "Super Mario Kart" for SNES: 8 Million Units
14. "Pokemon Red/Blue" for Gameboy: 8 Million Units
15. "Half-Life" for PC: 8 Million Units
16. "Tomb Raider II" for PSX: 8 Million Units
17. "Final Fantasy VII" for PSX: 7.8 Million Units
18. "Myst" for PC: 7 Million Units
19. "Gran Turismo 3" for PS2: 7 Million Units
20. "Dragon Warrior VII" for PS2: 6 Million Units

Source: GameSTATE
Sniderman
09-28-2004, 04:35 PM
<scowls a bit>

I would certainly think that games like 2600 Pitfall!, Pac-Man, or ET would rank on an alltime bestseller list. :hmm:
Sylentwulf
09-28-2004, 05:11 PM
Pokemon
Pokemon
Pokemon
Pokemon
Pokemon
Pokemon
Pokemon
Pokemon
Pokemon
Pokemon


There's the list.

As for atari games, you know they'll never make any list since not as many people played games back then, plain and simple.
As for that second list up there. Packins shouldn't count. Obviously SMB and tetris will be up there for a long time :)
RCM
09-28-2004, 05:54 PM
I see conflicting numbers for Vice City. It would be nice to have a more informative system in place like what hollywood uses.

THE ONE, THE ONLY- RCM
jerkov
09-28-2004, 06:36 PM
I'm surprised to see that Super Smash Bros. Melee outsold both Super Mario Sunshine and Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker. I thought Wind Waker was a pretty big seller, but maybe I've heard wrong.
Professor Hector
09-28-2004, 06:41 PM
About GTA:VC, the reason the numbers are so different is because NintendoMan's list applies to US sales only. Actually Vice City has sold over 11 million units worldwide at this point (this list I posted is somewhat old).
El CiF
09-28-2004, 06:48 PM
did i really see a bug's life on that list?!?!
O_O O_O O_O O_O
NintendoMan
09-28-2004, 07:49 PM
<scowls a bit>

I would certainly think that games like 2600 Pitfall!, Pac-Man, or ET would rank on an alltime bestseller list. :hmm:

I wish I would see some Atari games on there as well, but I don't think is there no way that any Atari game sold like the games from NES+ days. Just don't think there was as many buyers as today.
But anyways, that would be sweet to see a list of best selling atari, C64, etc. games!!
NintendoMan
09-28-2004, 07:51 PM
I'm surprised to see that Super Smash Bros. Melee outsold both Super Mario Sunshine and Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker. I thought Wind Waker was a pretty big seller, but maybe I've heard wrong.

No, WindWaker is and was a big seller, but SmashBrothers was a release day title, so has had longer days on the shelf. Windwaker could have sold better I think though, but was still a big seller.
MarioSunshine doesn't get the credit it deserves as well. SSBM is a sweet title though!!!! Highest selling GC game at the moment.
NintendoMan
09-28-2004, 07:54 PM
These are the twenty best-selling video and computer games of all-time as of 2003. The list is obviously including games bundled with systems when coming up with its totals. I've seen a much more thorough list somewhere on the Internet that covers that top 100 games and has more concrete numbers, but I can't seem to find it at the moment.

1. "Super Mario Bros." for NES: 40 Million Units
2. "Tetris" for Gameboy: 33 Million Units
3. "Super Mario Bros. 3" for NES: 18 Million Units
4. "Super Mario World" for SNES: 17 Million Units
5. "Super Mario Land" for Gameboy: 14 Million Units
6. "Super Mario 64" for N64: 11 Million Units
7. "The Sims" for PC: 10 Million Units
8. "Super Mario Bros. 2" for NES: 10 Million Units
9. "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City" for PS2: 8.5 Million Units
10. "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" for PSX: 8 Million Units
11. "GoldenEye" for N64: 8 Million Units
12. "Donkey Kong Country" for SNES: 8 Million Units
13. "Super Mario Kart" for SNES: 8 Million Units


Look at all those Mario's!!! Gives me goosebumbs!
That would be cool Pro. Hector if you could find that list of more concrete numbers. I just wish there was a list, like how they do with movies, of how much a game sold. Kind of surprising with the popularity knowadays that there isn't a list yet??
pixelsnpolygons
09-28-2004, 07:59 PM
I second the wish that the game industry would use better sales calculations than they do - ones similar to Hollywood.
delafro
09-28-2004, 08:43 PM
10. "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" for PSX: 8 Million Units

Source: GameSTATE

Is this true? O_O Wow. Amazing what a license can do for a game huh.
Ed Oscuro
09-28-2004, 10:24 PM
What the hell? One list says 5M for Goldeneye, another 8M...which is it?
izret101
09-28-2004, 10:34 PM
Ya Goldeneye sold more than 8 mil even i thought. I think those numbers are skewed. Pokemon Red and Blue sold over that too. Damn near everything in the top 10 is under valued for sales.
allsport11
09-28-2004, 10:46 PM
<scowls a bit>

I would certainly think that games like 2600 Pitfall!, Pac-Man, or ET would rank on an alltime bestseller list. :hmm:

I would imagine those would be up there somewhere. Atari sold over 30 million consoles and Pac-Man and E.T. sold somewhere between 5-7 million games each. Even though they both blew chunks. :hmm: I would love to know how many Pitfall sold. :)
Dr. Morbis
09-28-2004, 11:12 PM
Atari sold over 30 million consoles and Pac-Man and E.T. sold somewhere between 5-7 million games each.
If that's true, then Combat should definitely be in the list that includes pack-ins. Combat was the pack-in for years, it must be between 10 and 20 million.
NintendoMan
09-28-2004, 11:31 PM
What the hell? One list says 5M for Goldeneye, another 8M...which is it?

Well one of the lists is for the US and the other list is suppossed to be for US and overseas combined. :)
NintendoMan
09-28-2004, 11:34 PM
Ya Goldeneye sold more than 8 mil even i thought. I think those numbers are skewed. Pokemon Red and Blue sold over that too. Damn near everything in the top 10 is under valued for sales.

Again, this is not a guaranteed list, just a list I have found and Pro. Hector found.
That's what I am looking for though, I TRUE list of everything.
farfel
09-29-2004, 08:33 AM
I second the wish that the game industry would use better sales calculations than they do - ones similar to Hollywood.

Hollywood numbers suck. They say Gone with the Wind sold $4 million and Star Wars $400 million but don't take into account that Gone with the Wind actually sold more tickets. They don't take into account inflation.

The gaming industry's unit count is better.


I too can't believe Atari is not there. Space Invaders & Pac-Man sold a couple million copies so why is it not in the top 50?
classic gamer
09-29-2004, 09:24 AM
I second the wish that the game industry would use better sales calculations than they do - ones similar to Hollywood.

Hollywood numbers suck. They say Gone with the Wind sold $4 million and Star Wars $400 million but don't take into account that Gone with the Wind actually sold more tickets. They don't take into account inflation.

The gaming industry's unit count is better.


I too can't believe Atari is not there. Space Invaders & Pac-Man sold a couple million copies so why is it not in the top 50?

But there are sites which take inflation into account for you and give you adjusted and un-adjusted numbers.

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/adjusted.htm

Although I agree with you I would prefer to see an actual unit count for video games as the prices fluctuate very much as opposed to movie ticket prices.

For the most part bargain bins are much more prevalent for video games than dollar movie venues.
farfel
09-29-2004, 10:20 AM
<scowls a bit>

I would certainly think that games like 2600 Pitfall!, Pac-Man, or ET would rank on an alltime bestseller list. :hmm:I would imagine those would be up there somewhere. Atari sold over 30 million consoles and Pac-Man and E.T. sold somewhere between 5-7 million games each. )


I hate modern reporters. They all act like pre-Nintendo never existed. I don't know if its deliberate, or just ignorance.