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This is a list of video games that have sold or shipped at least one million copies on a single platform (unless otherwise noted).

Consoles

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Atari

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Atari 2600

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Atari 2600 games that have sold or shipped at least one million copies.
Title Total copies sold Sales breakdown Release date Genre Developer Publisher
Pac-Man 7 million[1][2]
Pitfall! 4 million[3][4]
Missile Command 2.5 million[5]
Demon Attack 2 million[5]
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 1.5 million[6]
Adventure 1 million[4]
Atlantis 1 million[3]
Cosmic Ark 1 million[5]
Kaboom! 1 million[7]
Megamania 1 million[3]
River Raid 1 million[7]
Space Invaders 1 million[4]

Mattel

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Intellivision

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Intellivision games that have sold or shipped at least one million copies.
Title Total copies sold Sales breakdown Release date Genre Developer Publisher
Las Vegas Poker & Blackjack 2 million shipped[8][9]
Astrosmash 1 million[8][10]
Major League Baseball 1 million;[8] 1.0857 million shipped[11]
NFL Football 1 million[8]
Space Armada 1 million[8]
Space Battle 1 million[8]

Microsoft

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Xbox

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Xbox games that have sold or shipped at least one million copies.
Title Total copies sold Sales breakdown Release date Genre Developer Publisher
Halo 2 8 million[12] First-Person Shooter Bungie Microsoft
Halo: Combat Evolved 5 million[13] First-Person Shooter Bungie Microsoft
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell 3 million
  • 2.4 million in US[14]
  • 600,000 in Europe[15]
  • 5,449 in Japan[16]
Fable 3 million;[17] may include PC version
  • NA: September 14, 2004
  • EU: October 8, 2004
Action RPG Lionhead Studios Microsoft
Project Gotham Racing 2.5 million[18]
Grand Theft Auto Double Pack 1.7 million
  • 1.59 million in US[19]
  • 100,000 in UK[20]
  • 10,515 in Japan[16]
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 1.58 million
  • 1.48 million in US[19]
  • 100,000 in UK[20]
  • NA: July 15, 2003
  • EU: September 12, 2003
RPG BioWare LucasArts
Counter-Strike 1.5 million[21][22]
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas 1.46 million
  • 1.26 million in US[19]
  • 200,000 in UK[23]
Need for Speed: Underground 2 1.44 million
  • 1.24 million in US[19]
  • 200,000 in UK[23]
Racing game EA Black Box Electronic Arts
Madden NFL 2005 1.42 million in US[19]
Madden NFL 06 1.41 million in US[19]
Call of Duty 2: Big Red One 1.39 million in US[19]
ESPN NFL 2K5 1.38 million in US[19]
Dead or Alive 3 1.28 million
  • 1.06 million in US[19]
  • 217,149 in Japan[16]
Star Wars: Battlefront 1.22 million
  • 1.12 million in US[19]
  • 100,000 in UK[20]
Star Wars: Battlefront II 1.13 million
  • 1.03 million in US[19]
  • 100,000 in UK[20]
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 1.13 million
  • 1.12 million in US[19]
  • 7,643 in Japan[16]
Need for Speed: Underground 1.1 million
  • 1.02 million in US[19]
  • 100,000 in UK[20]
  • NA: November 17, 2003
  • PAL: November 21, 2003
Racing Game EA Black Box Electronic Arts

Xbox 360

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Xbox 360 games which have sold or shipped three million copies. A full list can be found at List of best-selling Xbox 360 video games.

Xbox 360 games which have sold or shipped three million copies
Title Total copies sold Sales breakdown Release date Genre Developer Publisher
Halo 3 8.1 million[24] First-Person Shooter Bungie Microsoft
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 7.481 million First-Person Shooter Infinity Ward Activision
Gears of War 5 million;[31] may include PC version Third-Person Shooter Epic Games Microsoft
Gears of War 2 5 million[32] Third-Person Shooter Epic Games Microsoft
Grand Theft Auto IV 4.356 million
  • 3.29 million in US[33]
  • at least 1 million in UK[30]
  • 59,893 and 6,210 Platinum in Japan[29]
Sandbox; Third-Person Shooter Rockstar North Rockstar Games
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare 4.226 million First-Person Shooter Infinity Ward Activision
Call of Duty: World at War 3.35 million
  • 2.75 million in US[33]
  • 600,000 in UK[36]
First-Person Shooter Treyarch Activision
Halo: Reach 3.3 million[37] First-Person Shooter Bungie Microsoft
Halo 3: ODST 3 million[38] First-Person Shooter Bungie Microsoft

Total Xbox 360 games sold as of December 2009: 353.8 million.[39]

Nintendo

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Total games Nintendo has sold as of December 14, 2009: 3.5 billion.[40]

Nintendo Entertainment System

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Nintendo Entertainment System/Famicom games which have sold or shipped three million copies.
Title Total copies sold Sales breakdown Release date Genre Developer Publisher
Super Mario Bros. 40.23 million[41] Platform Game Nintendo Nintendo
Super Mario Bros. 3 18 million[42] Platform Game Nintendo Nintendo
Super Mario Bros. 2 10 million[43] Platform Game Nintendo Nintendo
The Legend of Zelda 6.51 million[44] Adventure Game Nintendo Nintendo
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link 4.38 million[44] Adventure Game Nintendo Nintendo
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 4 million[45]
Dragon Warrior III 3.8 million in Japan[46]
Dragon Warrior IV 3.1 million in Japan[46]

Total Nintendo Entertainment System games sold as of December 31, 2009: 500.01 million.[47]

Family Computer Disk System
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Disk System games that have sold or shipped at least one million copies.
Title Total copies sold Sales breakdown Release date Genre Developer Publisher
Super Mario Bros. 2 2.66 million in Japan[46]
Volleyball 1.98 million in Japan[46]
The Legend of Zelda 1.69 million in Japan[46]
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link 1.61 million in Japan[46]
Pro Wrestling 1.42 million in Japan[46]
Metroid 1.04 million in Japan[46]

Super Nintendo Entertainment System

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Super Nintendo Entertainment System games which have sold or shipped three million copies.
Title Total copies sold Sales breakdown Release date Genre Developer Publisher
Super Mario World 20 million[48] Platform Game Nintendo Nintendo
Donkey Kong Country 8 million[49]
Super Mario Kart 8 million[50]
Street Fighter II: The World Warrior 6.3 million[51]
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past 4.61 million[44]
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest 4.37 million
  • 2.21 million in Japan[46]
  • 2.16 million in US[19]
Street Fighter II Turbo 4.1 million[51]
Star Fox 4 million[52]
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island 4 million[48]
Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Reverie 3.2 million in Japan[46][53]

Total Super Nintendo Entertainment System games sold as of December 31, 2009: 379.06 million.[47]

Nintendo 64

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Nintendo 64 games which have sold or shipped three million copies.
Title Total copies sold Sales breakdown Release date Genre Developer Publisher
Super Mario 64 11 million[54] Platform Game Nintendo Nintendo
Mario Kart 64 9 million[55] Nintendo
GoldenEye 007 8 million[56][57]
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 7.6 million[44] Nintendo
Super Smash Bros. 4.9 million
  • 2.93 million in US[19]
  • 1.97 million in Japan[46]
Nintendo
Diddy Kong Racing 4.434 million
Pokémon Stadium 3.871 million
  • 3.16 million in US[19]
  • 710,765 in Japan[59]
Nintendo
Donkey Kong 64 3.77 million
  • 2.67 million in US[19]
  • 1.1 million in Japan[46]
Nintendo
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3.36 million[44] Nintendo


Total Nintendo 64 games sold as of December 31, 2009: 224.97 million.[47]

Nintendo GameCube

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Nintendo GameCube games which have sold or shipped two million copies
Title Total copies sold Sales breakdown Release date Genre Developer Publisher
Super Smash Bros. Melee 7.09 million[60] Action/Fighting game HAL Laboratory Nintendo
Mario Kart: Double Dash‼ 7 million[61] Racing Game Nintendo EAD Nintendo
Super Mario Sunshine 5.5 million[62] Platform Game Nintendo EAD Nintendo
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker 3.07 million[44] Adventure Game Nintendo EAD Nintendo
Luigi's Mansion 2.639 million
  • 2.19 million in US[19]
  • 348,918 in Japan[63]
  • 100,000 in UK[20]
Action-adventure game Nintendo EAD Nintendo
Animal Crossing 2.321 million
  • 1.68 million in US[19]
  • 641,300 in Japan[63]
Life simulation Nintendo EAD Nintendo
Mario Party 4 2.003 million
  • 1.1 million in US[19]
  • 902,827 in Japan[63]
Party game Hudson Soft Nintendo
Metroid Prime 2 million[64] First-Person Shooter/Adventure Game Retro Studios Nintendo

Total Nintendo GameCube games sold as of December 31, 2009: 208.57 million.[47]

Wii

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Wii games which have sold or shipped eight million copies
Title Total copies sold Sales breakdown Release date Genre Developer Publisher
Wii Sports 66.19 million[65] Sports game Nintendo Nintendo
Wii Play 27.38 million[66] Mini-game compilation Nintendo Nintendo
Wii Fit 22.61 million[66] Fitness game Nintendo Nintendo
Mario Kart Wii 22.55 million[66] Kart Racer Nintendo Nintendo
Wii Sports Resort 19.16 million[65] Sports game Nintendo Nintendo
New Super Mario Bros. Wii 15.81 million[65] Platform game Nintendo Nintendo
Wii Fit Plus 14.52 million[65] Fitness game Nintendo Nintendo
Super Smash Bros. Brawl 9.48 million[66] Sports game Nintendo Nintendo
Super Mario Galaxy 8.84 million[67] Platform game Nintendo Nintendo

Total Wii games sold as of June 1, 2010: 573 million.[68]

Total Virtual Console games sold as of December 31, 2007: over 10 million[69]

Game Boy and Game Boy Color

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Game Boy and Game Boy Color games games which have sold or shipped five million copies
Title Total copies sold Sales breakdown Release date Genre Developer Publisher
Tetris 35 million[70]
Pokémon Red and Blue 20.68 million

Totals:

  • 10.23 million in Japan[46]
  • 9.85 million in US[19]
  • 3.56 million in UK[71]

Pokémon Red:

  • 4.83 million in US[19]
  • 1.28 million in UK[71]

Pokémon Blue:

  • 5.02 million in US[19]
  • 1.28 million in UK[71]
Pokémon Gold and Silver 15.2 million

Totals:

  • 7.6 million in US[19]
  • "over 7 million" in Japan[72]
  • 600,000 in UK[71]

Pokémon Gold: 7.45 million approximately:

  • 3.75 million in US[19]
  • 3.4 million in Japan,[46]
  • 2 million in UK[71]

Pokémon Silver: 7.66 million approximately:

  • 3.85 million in US[19]
  • 3.51 million in Japan[46]
  • 2.5 million in UK[71]
Super Mario Land 14 million[73]
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins 11 million[74][verification needed]
Pokémon Yellow: Special Pikachu Edition 8.86 million
  • 5.1 million in US[19]
  • 3.16 million in Japan[46]
  • 1 million in UK[36]
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening 6.05 million
  • 3.83 million[44]
  • 2.22 million for the DX version[44]

Total Game Boy and Game Boy Color games sold as of December 31, 2009: 501.11 million.[47]

Game Boy Advance

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Game Boy Advance games games which have sold or shipped two million copies
Title Total copies sold Sales breakdown Release date Genre Developer Publisher
Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire 13 million[75] Role-playing game Game Freak Nintendo
Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen 11.82 million[76] Role-playing game Game Freak Nintendo
Pokémon Emerald 6.32 million[77] Role-playing game Game Freak Nintendo
Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 4.179 million
  • 3.16 million in US[19]
  • 919,234 in Japan[78]
  • 100,000 in UK[20]
Platform game Nintendo EAD Nintendo
Super Mario Advance 3.938 million
  • 2.85 million in US[19]
  • 887,505 in Japan[78]
  • 200,000 in UK[23]
Platform game Nintendo EAD Nintendo
Mario Kart: Super Circuit 3.768 million
  • 2.53 million in US[19]
  • 938,175 in Japan[78]
  • 300,000 in UK[71]
Kart racer Intelligent Systems Nintendo
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 3.698 million
  • 2.88 million in US[19]
  • 718,207 in Japan[78]
  • 100,000 in UK[20]
Platform game Nintendo EAD Nintendo
Namco Museum 2.96 million in US[19] Retro game compilation Namco Namco
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team 2.2 million[77] Roguelike Chunsoft Nintendo
Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 2.196 million
  • 1.58 million in US[19]
  • 515,633 in Japan[78]
  • 100,000 in UK[20]
Platform game Nintendo EAD Nintendo
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past & Four Swords 2.024 million
  • 1.63 million in US[19]
  • 293,989 in Japan[78]
  • 100,000 in UK[20]
Action-adventure Nintendo EAD Nintendo

Total Game Boy Advance games sold as of March 31, 2009: 377.28 million.[79][80]

Nintendo DS

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Nintendo DS games games which have sold or shipped ten million copies
Title Total copies sold Sales breakdown Release date Genre Developer Publisher
Nintendogs (All versions) 23.26 million[66] Nintendo
New Super Mario Bros. 22.49 million[66] Nintendo
Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! 18.72 million[66] Nintendo
Mario Kart DS 17.90 million[66] Nintendo
Pokémon Diamond and Pearl 17.39  millio)[81] Nintendo
Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day! 13.71 million[67] Nintendo
Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver 10.93 million[82] Nintendo
Animal Crossing: Wild World 10.79 million[76] Nintendo

Total Nintendo DS games sold as of March 31, 2010: 718.50 million.[83]

Sega

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Sega Mega Drive/Genesis

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Sega Mega Drive/Genesis games that have sold or shipped at least one million copies.

Sega Mega Drive/Genesis games that have sold or shipped at least one million copies.
Title Total copies sold Sales breakdown Release date Genre Developer Publisher
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 6 million[84]
Sonic the Hedgehog 4 million[citation needed]
Aladdin 4 million[85]
NBA Jam 1.93 million in US[19]
Mortal Kombat II 1.78 million in US[19]
Street Fighter II: Special Champion Edition 1.65 million[51]
Sonic & Knuckles 1.24 million in US[19]
Mortal Kombat 3 1.02 million in US[19]
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 1.02 million in US[19]
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers 1 million in US[86][87]
Ms. Pac-Man over 1 million in US[88]

Sega Saturn

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Sega Saturn games that have sold or shipped at least one million copies.

Dreamcast

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Dreamcast

Dreamcast games that have sold or shipped at least one million copies.

Sony

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PlayStation

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The top ten best-selling PlayStation video games.

  1. Gran Turismo (10.85 million shipped)[95][96]
  2. Final Fantasy VII (9.8 million, includes Final Fantasy VII International)[97]
  3. Gran Turismo 2 (9.37 million shipped)[95][96]
  4. Final Fantasy VIII (8.15 million)[98]
  5. Tomb Raider II (8 million)[99]
  6. Metal Gear Solid (7 million)[100]
  7. Tomb Raider (7 million)[101]
  8. Crash Bandicoot (6.8 million)[102]
  9. Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped (5.7 million)[103]
  10. Final Fantasy IX (5.30 million)[104]

Total PlayStation games shipped as of March 31, 2007: 962 million.[105]

PlayStation 2

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The top ten best-selling PlayStation 2 video games.

  1. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (17.33 million approximately)[106][unreliable source?]
  2. Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec (14.89 million approximately: 7.14 million in North America, 1.89 million in Japan, 5.85 in Europe)[96]
  3. Gran Turismo 4 (10.76 million approximately: 2.97 million in North America, 6.36 in Europe, 1.26 in Japan)[96]
  4. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (9.21 million approximately: 8.2 million in US,[19] 410,293 in Japan,[107] 600,000 in UK)[36]
  5. Grand Theft Auto III (7.509 million approximately: 6.55 million in US,[19] 358,917 in Japan,[107] 600,000 in UK)[36]
  6. Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (7 million)[108]
  7. Final Fantasy X (6.6 million) [109]
  8. Final Fantasy XII (5.2 million approximately: 2.4 million in Japan,[110] 1.7 million in US,[19] 1.1 million in Europe;[111] 5.2 million shipped)[112]
  9. Kingdom Hearts (4.68 million approximately: 3.45 million in US,[19] 1.23 million in Japan;[46] 5.9 million shipped including Kingdom Hearts Final Mix and Ultimate Hits)[113]
  10. Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King (4.44 million approximately: 3.6 million in Japan,[46][114] 410,000 in Europe,[115] 430,000 in North America;[116] 4.88 million shipped)[117]

Total PlayStation 2 games sold as of December 31, 2009: 1.51 billion.[39]

PlayStation 3

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Split section

PlayStation 3

PlayStation 3 games that have sold or shipped at least one million copies.

Total PlayStation 3 games sold as of June 30, 2010: 315.3 million.[144]

PlayStation Portable

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Split section PlayStation Portable games that have sold or shipped at least one million copies.

PlayStation Portable
  1. Monster Hunter Freedom Unite (3.1 million;[51] 3.5 million shipped)[51]
  2. Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (2,725,507 approximately: 2 million in US,[145] 125,507 in Japan,[146] 600,000 in UK)[36]
  3. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (2.59 million approximately; 830,000 in Japan, 710,000 in North America,[147][148] 550,000 in Europe)[148]
  4. Daxter (2.3 million)[149]
  5. Monster Hunter Freedom 2 (2.3 million)[51]
  6. Dissidia: Final Fantasy (1.81 million)[126]
  7. Gran Turismo (1.8 million)[96]
  8. Need for Speed Most Wanted 5-1-0 (1.32 million approximately: 1.1 million in US,[145] 200,000 in UK,[23] 27,151 in Japan)[146]
  9. Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition (1.3 million approximately: 1.1 million in US,[145] 200,000 in UK)[23]
  10. Monster Hunter Freedom (1.2 million)[51]
  11. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories (1.13 million approximately; 950,000 in US,[145] 100,000 in UK,[20] 80,420 in Japan)[146]
  12. Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee (1 million)[150]
  13. Tekken: Dark Resurrection (1 million)[151]
  14. Wipeout Pure (1 million)[152]
  15. God of War: Chains of Olympus (1 million shipped)[153]

Total PlayStation Portable games sold as of December 31, 2009: 251.6 million.[39]

Bundled games

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Games that were originally bundled at launch and have sold or shipped at least ten million copies.

PC

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The ten best-selling PC games. Please note that the sales figures for expansion packs are not used in calculation of the sales figure for the original game (with the exception of StarCraft and Guild Wars).

  1. The Sims (16 million shipped)[154]
  2. The Sims 2 (13 million)[155]
  3. World of Warcraft (11.5 million subscribers)[157]
  4. StarCraft (11 million)[159]
  5. Half-Life (9.3 million,[21][22] may include PS2 version)
  6. Half-Life 2 (6.5 million,[21][22] may include Xbox version but does not include Steam sales)
  7. Guild Wars (6 million in North America, Europe, and Asia; includes Factions, Nightfall, and Eye of the North)[160]
  8. Myst (6 million)[161]
  9. Doom (5 million)[162]
  10. Counter-Strike (4.2 million[21][22])

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