Final Fantasy: number 3 best selling videogame franchise ever

Posted by alexanderpas on 11 January 2007, 12:04 - 0 comments

Final Fantasy reports on the third spot as best selling videogame franchise ever with 68 million reported sales beating other popular franchises like The Sims and Grand Theft Auto.

The number 2 and 1 are (with insane distance) Pokemon and Mario with 155 and 193 million respectively.

The full top 20 list, with sales figures, is as follows:

  1. Mario, 193 million
  2. Pokémon, 155 million
  3. Final Fantasy, 68 million
  4. Madden NFL, 56 million
  5. The Sims, 54 million
  6. Grand Theft Auto, 50 million
  7. Donkey Kong, 48 million (centre)
  8. The Legend of Zelda, 47 million
  9. Sonic the Hedgehog, 44 million
  10. Gran Turismo, 44 million
  11. Lineage, 43 million
  12. Dragon Quest, 41 million
  13. Crash Bandicoot, 34 million
  14. Resident Evil, 31 million
  15. James Bond, 30 million
  16. Tomb Raider, 30 million
  17. Mega Man, 26 million
  18. Command & Conquer, 25 million
  19. Street Fighter, 25 million
  20. Mortal Kombat, 20 million

source: CVG

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