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List of best-selling video game franchises

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This is a list of video game franchises that have sold or shipped at least twenty million copies. Unless otherwise stated, numbers indicate worldwide units sold, ordered alphabetically whenever two or more list the same amount. The exception are the ones specifying shipments, which have lower precedence than others listing sales.

Franchise sales include expansion packs even though they are not considered full video games. Free-to-play game downloads (including free mobile games) and microtransactions should not figure into sales or shipment figures. 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. The sales figures given below also do not include arcade video game sales, which can be found at the list of highest-grossing arcade games.

At least 50 million copies

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Franchise name	Original release date	Sales
Monster Hunter	September 21, 2004	97 million^[90]
Monster Hunter is a Capcom franchise that contains a core series of action role-playing games, numerous spin-offs, as well as a live-action and animated film. Set in a fantasy universe inhabited by numerous, ferocious giant monsters, players become a Hunter who must take quests to slay them, or capture them for research purposes.

WWE 2K	February 29, 2000	95 million^[91]
WWE 2K (formerly WWF SmackDown! and WWE SmackDown vs. Raw) is a series of professional wrestling video games released by 2K Sports (formerly by THQ). The games were formerly developed by Japanese game developer Yuke's.

Tomb Raider	November 15, 1996	95 million^[92]
Tomb Raider is series of action-adventure video games, formerly developed by Core Design and published by Eidos Interactive, it is now developed by Crystal Dynamics and is owned by Embracer Group. The series focuses on the adventures of fictional British archaeologist Lara Croft. The franchise has also spanned films, comic books, novels and animated series.

Gran Turismo	December 23, 1997	90 million^[93]
Gran Turismo^{[lower-alpha 6]} (Italian for "grand tourer" or "grand touring"), abbreviated GT, is a series of racing video games created by Kazunori Yamauchi for the PlayStation line of game systems. Developed by Polyphony Digital, Gran Turismo games are intended to emulate the appearance and performance of a large selection of vehicles, nearly all of which are licensed reproductions of real-world automobiles. Since the franchise's debut in December 1997, over 90 million units have been sold worldwide across the history of PlayStation systems, making it the highest-selling video game franchise exclusive to PlayStation.

Battlefield	September 10, 2002	88.7 million^[94]^[95]^[96]
Battlefield is a series of first-person shooter video games developed by EA DICE and Visceral Games, published by Electronic Arts. The games contain wide-ranging battles across expansive maps, with a focus on vehicle-based warfare.

Dragon Quest	May 27, 1986	88 million^[60]
Dragon Quest^{[lower-alpha 7]}, known as Dragon Warrior in North America until the 2005 release of Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King, is a series of Japanese role-playing video games created by Yuji Horii, with character design by manga artist Akira Toriyama and published by Square Enix (formerly Enix).

Red Dead	May 4, 2004	86 million^[49]
Red Dead is a series of Western-themed action-adventure games published by Rockstar Games. Originally developed by Capcom, Rockstar eventually acquired the rights and expanded on it.

Wizarding World	November 15, 2001	85.79 million^{[lower-alpha 8]}
Based on the Harry Potter novels by British writer J. K. Rowling, games in the series have been published by Electronic Arts and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment.

Borderlands	October 20, 2009	83 million^[49]
Borderlands is a series of action role-playing first-person shooter video games created by Gearbox Software. The franchise has spawned a live action film, and takes place in a dystopian sci-fi universe where powerful "Vault Hunters" seek Vaults containing priceless artifacts left by the Eridian alien race.

Tom Clancy's	August 21, 1998	82 million^[97]^[98]
Includes sales from Tom Clancy–branded games developed by Ubisoft, including Ghost Recon, Rainbow Six, Splinter Cell, and The Division.

Halo	November 15, 2001	81 million^[99]^[100]^[101]
Halo is a science fiction, predominantly first-person shooter video game series created by Bungie and published by Xbox Game Studios. It has been adapted into over thirty novels, several comic series, graphic novels, numerous action figures, and an anime series. The series centers on an interstellar war between humanity and the Covenant, a theocratic alien alliance. After Bungie gained independence from Microsoft in 2007, 343 Industries took control of the franchise. It is the highest-selling video game franchise exclusive to Xbox. The franchise has spanned a live action television series.

Just Dance	November 17, 2009	80 million^[102]
Just Dance is a series of dance and music video games published by Ubisoft. It also includes games outside of the name Just Dance, such as Michael Jackson: The Experience. It is the best-selling dance / music game franchise.

Mortal Kombat	October 8, 1992	79 million^[103]
Mortal Kombat is a series of fighting games created in 1992 by Ed Boon and John Tobias, primarily having a reputation for high levels of violent content. The original game spawned over ten sequels with several action-adventure spin-offs. It is currently the best-selling fighting game franchise. The franchise has also spanned a live-action film series, comic book adaptations, and various animated films.

Animal Crossing	April 14, 2001	78.76 million^{[lower-alpha 9]}
Animal Crossing^{[lower-alpha 10]}, is a social simulation game series developed and published by Nintendo. The human player character moves to a small village inhabited by humanoid animals, and seeks to repay their mortgage while living a real time virtual life synced to the system clock.

The Witcher	October 26, 2007	75+ million^[109]
The Witcher is a series of action role-playing games based on the series of novels of the same name by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski. The Witcher takes place in a medieval fantasy world and follows the story of Geralt of Rivia, one of the few remaining "witchers" – traveling monster hunters for hire wielding unnatural powers. The franchise has spanned a live action television series.

Worms	November 17, 1995	75 million^[110]
Worms is a series of artillery tactical video games developed by British company Team17. In these games, small platoons of anthropomorphic worms battle each other across a deformable landscape with the objective being to become the sole surviving team. The games are noted for their cartoony animation and extensive use of surrealism and slapstick humour.

Super Smash Bros.	January 21, 1999	74.65 million^{[lower-alpha 11]}
Super Smash Bros.^[113] is a series of platform fighting games published by Nintendo and created by Masahiro Sakurai. It features characters and elements from various Nintendo franchises and later installments also include third-party franchises as well. It is currently the most successful Japanese fighting game franchise.

Civilization	September 1991	69 million^[49]
Civilization is a series of turn-based strategy video games. Sid Meier developed the first game in the series and has had creative input for most of the rest. The basic gameplay functions are similar throughout the series, namely, guiding a civilization on a macro-scale from prehistory to the present day.

Dragon Ball	September 27, 1986	66.5 million^{[lower-alpha 12]}
Dragon Ball^{[lower-alpha 13]} was created by Akira Toriyama in 1984 and is composed primarily of multiple manga series, numerous anime series, a collection of animated feature films, video games, and a collectible trading card game, as well as other collectibles like action figures.

God of War	March 22, 2005	^>66 million^{[lower-alpha 14]}
God of War is an action-adventure game franchise created by David Jaffe. All of the main games have been developed by Santa Monica Studio, with the other entries being done by Ready at Dawn and Javaground/SOE-LA. The multimedia franchise is loosely based on Greek and Norse mythology. The central story revolves around the Spartan warrior Kratos' quest for vengeance (Greek games) and later redemption (Norse games). Other media includes comic books, novels, toys, and an upcoming television series.

The Oregon Trail	December 3, 1971	65 million^[121]
The Oregon Trail is a series of educational computer games that began with the first edition originally developed by Don Rawitsch, Bill Heinemann, and Paul Dillenberger in 1971 and produced by the Minnesota Educational Computing Consortium (MECC) in 1974. The original game was designed to teach school children about the realities of 19th-century pioneer life on the Oregon Trail. The player assumes the role of a wagon leader guiding a party of settlers from Independence, Missouri, to Oregon's Willamette Valley via a covered wagon in 1848.

Metal Gear	July 13, 1987	61.1 million^[89]
Metal Gear^{[lower-alpha 15]} is a series of stealth games created by Japanese game designer Hideo Kojima and developed and published by Konami. The first game, Metal Gear, was released in 1987 for the MSX. The franchise also includes a novel, radio drama, comic books, and a toy line. The games generally revolve around the story of special forces operative Solid Snake, and his missions to find and destroy the mecha superweapons known as Metal Gears.

The Elder Scrolls	March 25, 1994	58.5 million^[122]
The Elder Scrolls (abbreviated TES) is an action role-playing and open world video game series by Bethesda Softworks. Each game takes place on the fictional continent of Tamriel, inhabited by many high fantasy races, and often involves a chosen hero who must confront a great impending threat.

Spider-Man	1982	58 million^{[n 9]}
There have been numerous video games featuring the popular Marvel Comics superhero Spider-Man have been released. To date, Spider-Man has made appearances on over 15 gaming platforms, which also includes mobile games on mobile phones.

Tekken	December 9, 1994	58 million^[125]
Tekken^{[lower-alpha 16]} is a series of fighting games produced by Katsuhiro Harada, developed and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment (formerly by Namco). Originally exclusive to arcades, games have since been released for consoles, personal computers and mobile devices.

Street Fighter	August 30, 1987	53 million^[90]
Street Fighter^{[lower-alpha 17]} is a series of fighting games developed and published by Capcom. The series has grown into a media franchise covering comic books, anime series and movies. Its best-selling release, Street Fighter II is credited with establishing many of the conventions of the one-on-one fighting genre.

Bejeweled	May 30, 2001	50 million^[126]
Bejeweled is a series of puzzle video games first developed as a browser game by PopCap Games in 2001.

Far Cry	March 23, 2004	50 million^[127]
Far Cry is a first-person shooter video game franchise originally developed by Crytek, later by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft.

Diablo	January 3, 1997	50 million^[128]^[129]
Diablo is an action role-playing hack and slash dungeon crawler video game series developed by Blizzard North and published and later developed by Blizzard Entertainment.

Crash Bandicoot	September 9, 1996	50 million^[132]
Crash Bandicoot is a series of platform games originally created and developed by Naughty Dog exclusively for the PlayStation.

Destiny	September 9, 2014	50 million^[134]
Destiny is an online-only multiplayer first-person shooter video game series developed by Bungie and previously published by Activision.

At least 20 million copies

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Franchise name	Original release date	Sales
Kirby	April 27, 1992	^>48 million^{[lower-alpha 18]}
Kirby^{[lower-alpha 19]} is a series of platform games developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo. The series centers around the adventures of a pink alien hero named Kirby.

Pac-Man	June 1980	44.58 million^{[n 10]}
Pac-Man^{[lower-alpha 20]} is a Japanese video game franchise currently owned and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment, formerly Namco. The eponymous first entry was released in arcades in 1980 by Namco during the golden age of arcade video games. Most games in the franchise are maze chase games however it has delved into other genres such as platform, racing and sports.

Uncharted	November 20, 2007	44.02 million^[135]^[136]^[137]
Uncharted is a series of action-adventure and third-person shooter video games developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. Most games follow the adventures of treasure hunter Nathan Drake. The franchise has spanned a live-action film series

BioShock	August 21, 2007	42 million^[49]
BioShock is a retrofuturistic video game series published by 2K Games and developed by several studios, including Irrational Games which created the series. It is considered a spiritual successor to the System Shock series, on which many of Irrational's team had worked previously. The franchise has spanned a live action film.

Mega Man	December 17, 1987	41 million^[138]
Mega Man, known as Rockman^{[lower-alpha 21]} in Japan, is a series of video games created by Capcom, starring a series of characters each known by the moniker "Mega Man".

Guitar Hero	November 8, 2005	40 million^[139]
Guitar Hero is a series of music and rhythm video games published by RedOctane and Activision, and developed by Harmonix Music Systems from 2005 to 2007 before development duties of the series were transferred to Neversoft.

Gears of War	November 7, 2006	40 million^[140]
Gears of War is a video game franchise created by Epic Games, developed and managed by The Coalition, and owned and published by Xbox Game Studios. The franchise consists of six third-person shooter video games, which has also been supplemented by comics and novels. It focuses on the conflict between humanity, the subterranean reptilian hominids known as the Locust Horde, and their mutated counterparts, the Lambent.

Medal of Honor	November 11, 1999	39 million^{[n 11]}
Medal of Honor is a series of first-person shooter games with most of the games set during World War II. The series is published by Electronic Arts.

Megami Tensei	September 11, 1987	38.1 million^{[lower-alpha 22]}
Megami Tensei is a franchise of role-playing video games created by Atlus and owned by Sega. It includes the Persona sub-series.

Fallout	September 30, 1997	38 million^[147]
Fallout is a series of post-apocalyptic role-playing video games. It was created by Interplay Entertainment and later developed by Bethesda Game Studios and Obsidian Entertainment, and published by Bethesda Softworks.

Total War	June 13, 2000	37.8 million^[148]
Total War is a series of strategy video games developed by Creative Assembly and owned and published by Sega for personal computers. Its games combine turn-based strategy and resource management, with real-time tactical control of battles.

Kingdom Hearts	March 28, 2002	36 million^[149]
Kingdom Hearts^{[lower-alpha 23]} is a series of action role-playing games developed and published by Square Enix (previously by Square) and is owned by The Walt Disney Company. It is the result of a collaboration between Disney Interactive Studios and Square Enix, and is under the direction of Tetsuya Nomura, a longtime Square Enix character designer.

Counter-Strike	November 8, 2000	35.7 million^{[lower-alpha 24]}
Counter-Strike is a series of tactical first-person shooter games that began as a mod for the game Half-Life. The series has since been developed by Valve, and published by Sierra Entertainment and Valve.

Dark Souls	September 22, 2011	35.18 million^[125]
Dark Souls is a series of action role-playing games developed by FromSoftware and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment.

NBA Live	October 1994	35 million^[155]
NBA Live is a series of basketball video games developed and published by EA Sports annually since 1995.

Batman	1986	35 million^{[lower-alpha 25]}^[156]
Batman is a series of video games based on the DC Comics character of the same name.

Football Manager	November 5, 2004	34 million^[157]
Football Manager is a series of association football management simulation games developed by Sports Interactive and published by Sega. The game began its life in 1992 as Championship Manager; however, following the break-up of their partnership with original publishers Eidos Interactive, Sports Interactive lost the naming rights and re-branded the game Football Manager with their new publishers Sega.

Brain Age	May 19, 2005	33.89 million^[106]
Brain Age, also known as Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training, is a series of video games developed and published by Nintendo, based on the work of Ryuta Kawashima.

Horizon	February 28, 2017	32.7 million^[158]
Horizon is a series of action role-playing games developed by Guerrilla Games and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. The series follows the adventures of Aloy, a young huntress in a world overrun by machines, who sets out to uncover her past.

Naruto	January 2009	32.52 million^[125]
Naruto is a series of mostly fighting games based on Japanese anime and manga franchise created by Masashi Kishimoto and its video games published by Bandai Namco Entertainment

Saints Row	August 29, 2006	32 million^[159]
Saints Row is an action-adventure video game series created by Volition. The gameplay consists of a mixture of action, adventure and driving and has gained controversy for its adult nature and violent themes. The games in the series are written as comedies that feature popular culture homages and parodies, as well as self-referential humor.

Gundam	1983	30.9 million^{[n 12]}
Gundam^{[lower-alpha 26]} is a long-running anime series featuring giant robots or mecha, created by animation studio Sunrise in 1979. Video games based on the franchise have been released since 1983; games in the series are currently published by Namco Bandai Games.

Splatoon	May 29, 2015	30.26 million^{[lower-alpha 27]}
Splatoon is a franchise of third person shooters created by Nintendo. The series centers around fictional cephalopods known as Inklings and Octolings – based on squids and octopuses respectively – which can transform between humanoid and cephalopod forms at will.

The Last of Us	June 14, 2013	30 million^[164]
The Last of Us is a series of action-adventure games developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. The games revolve around teenager Ellie and her struggle to survive in a post-apocalyptic United States, after society collapsed because of a fungal infection that transforms humans into monster-like creatures. The franchise has spanned a live action television series.

Devil May Cry	August 23, 2001	30 million^[90]
Devil May Cry is a hack-and-slash action-adventure video game series developed and published by Capcom and created by Hideki Kamiya.

Tony Hawk's	September 30, 1999	30 million^[165]
Tony Hawk's is a skateboarding video game series endorsed by the eponymous American professional skateboarder. The series was created by game developer Neversoft and was published by Activision from 1999 to 2015, Maple Media in 2016, and Activision again in 2020.

Command & Conquer	September 26, 1995	30 million^[166]
Command & Conquer is a real-time strategy (RTS) video game franchise, first developed by Westwood Studios. The first game was one of the earliest of the RTS genre, itself based on Westwood Studios' influential strategy game Dune II and introducing trademarks followed in the rest of the series.

James Bond	1982	30 million^[167]
James Bond is a media franchise starring the titular James Bond, a fictional British agent, created in 1952 by British writer Ian Fleming. There are over 20 video games based on the franchise and it has been published by several companies including Nintendo and Electronic Arts. The license is currently held by Activision. The best-known game in the franchise is GoldenEye 007, developed by Rare and published by Nintendo.

Tales	December 15, 1995	29.29 million^[125]
The Tales^{[lower-alpha 28]} series is a media franchise of role-playing video games created by Wolf Team and formerly published by Namco. The series is currently developed and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment.

The Walking Dead	April 24, 2012	28 million^[168]
The Walking Dead is an episodic adventure game series developed and published by Telltale Games, based on The Walking Dead comic book series.

Nintendogs	April 21, 2005	27.95 million^[169]^[170]
Nintendogs is a real-time pet simulation video game series developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS and Nintendo 3DS handheld game consoles, originally released in three versions, plus two additional versions, all differing only in the starting available dogs to play with.

Half-Life	November 19, 1998	27.6 million^{[lower-alpha 29]}
Half-Life is a series of first-person shooter games developed and published by Valve. The games combine shooting combat, puzzles, and storytelling.

Ratchet & Clank	November 4, 2002	26 million^[176]
Ratchet & Clank is a series of platform and third-person shooter games. The franchise was created and developed by Insomniac Games and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for PlayStation consoles. The franchise has spanned an animated film.

Rayman	September 1, 1995	26 million^[97]
Rayman is a franchise of platform video games, published by Ubisoft. Created in 1995 by French graphic artist Michel Ancel, the main character of the series, Rayman, became an official mascot of its publisher, Ubisoft. The Rayman series does not include the Raving Rabbids series. The franchise has spanned an animated television series.

Power Pros	March 1994	25.1 million^[89]
Power Pros^{[lower-alpha 30]} is a baseball video game series created by Konami. It is a traditionally Japan-only series, and is known for its super deformed characters and arcade-style gameplay. It has several spin-off series, including Professional Baseball Spirits which are more realistic simulation games.

Dying Light	January 27, 2015	25 million^[177]
Dying Light is a survival horror video game developed by Techland and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment.

Tiger Woods PGA Tour	1998	25 million^[178]
Tiger Woods PGA Tour is a series of golf video games developed and published by Electronic Arts and later their EA Sports sub-label, featuring professional golfer Tiger Woods, among others on the PGA Tour.

Age of Empires	October 26, 1997	25 million^[179]
Age of Empires is a series of historical real-time strategy video games originally developed by Ensemble Studios and published by Xbox Game Studios.

Mystery Dungeon	September 19, 1993	24.35 million^{[n 18]}
Mystery Dungeon is a franchise mixing roguelike and role-playing, created and owned by Spike Chunsoft. Since 1993, the franchise had numerous crossovers and, in 1995, the original Shiren the Wanderer sub-series.

Petz	1995	24 million^[97]
Petz (Dogz and Catz) is a series of games in which the player can adopt, raise, care for and breed their own virtual pets.

Yu-Gi-Oh!	July 1998^[208]	21.8 million^[208]
Yu-Gi-Oh!^{[lower-alpha 31]} is a series of video games based on the Japanese anime and manga franchise created by Kazuki Takahashi. Games in the series have been developed and published by Konami.

Metroid	August 6 1986	21.6 million^{[lower-alpha 32]}
Metroid is a sci-fi action-adventure franchise developed and published by Nintendo that revolves around Samus Aran, an intergalactic bounty hunter raised by aliens after her home was destroyed by the nefarious Space Pirate leader Ridley. The original Metroid was a genre pioneer, and Super Metroid went on to establish the Metroidvania genre alongside Castlevania. The latest release in the franchise has been Metroid Prime Remastered, a remake of Metroid Prime. Metroid Dread is currently the best-selling Metroid game, at nearly 3 million sales.

Like a Dragon	December 8, 2005	21.3 million ^[212]
Like a Dragon,^{[lower-alpha 33]}, formerly known outside of Asia as Yakuza,^[213] is a Japanese video game franchise created, owned, and published by Sega. The franchise incorporates elements of the action-adventure, beat 'em up, and role-playing genres. The storyline premise for each franchise installment is typically a crime drama, with plot lines inspired by yakuza films and pre-millennial Japanese crime dramas.

Microsoft Flight Simulator	November 1982	21 million^[214]
Microsoft Flight Simulator is a series of amateur flight simulation video games published by Microsoft.

Dynasty Warriors	February 28, 1997	21 million^[215]
Dynasty Warriors^{[lower-alpha 34]} is a series of tactical action video games created by Koei which began as a spin-off of Koei's turn-based strategy Romance of the Three Kingdoms series, based loosely around the Chinese epic of the same name.

Imagine	February 21, 2007	21 million^[97]
Imagine is a series of simulation video games published by Ubisoft, aimed primarily at girls aged 6 to 14 released from 2007 onwards.

Super Robot Wars	October 3, 1989	20.24 million^[125]
Super Robot Wars, known in Japan as Super Robot Taisen, is a series of tactical role-playing video games produced by Bandai Namco Entertainment. Starting out as a spinoff of the Compati Hero series, the main feature of the franchise is having a story that crosses over several popular mecha anime, manga and video games, allowing characters and mecha from different titles to team up or battle one another.

Prince of Persia	October 3, 1989	20 million^[97]
Prince of Persia is a video game franchise created by Jordan Mechner, originally developed and published by Broderbund, then The Learning Company, and currently by Ubisoft. The franchise is built around a series of action-adventure games focused on various incarnations of the eponymous prince. and a live-action film.

Castlevania	September 26, 1986	20 million^[216]
Castlevania is an action-adventure gothic horror video game series developed and published by Konami. The franchise has also expanded into other media, including comic books, an animated TV series and several spin-off video games. It revolves around successive generations of vampire hunters and their attempts to stop Count Dracula from resurrecting and conquering the world.

Frogger	June 5, 1981	20 million^[217]
Frogger is video game franchise created and developed by Konami and originally published by Sega and Gremlin Industries for arcade in 1981; it is currently owned, developed, and published by Konami. Frogger has seen numerous sequels and re-releases for a number of platforms including personal computers, video game consoles, and mobile devices. The given sales figure does not include arcade game sales.

J.B. Harold	August 1986	20 million^[218]^[219]
J.B. Harold is a series of mystery adventure games. It began with J.B. Harold Murder Club, released by Riverhillsoft for the NEC PC-98 computer in 1986, and the series has since been released on various platforms.

Lemmings	February 14, 1991	20 million^[220]
Lemmings is a puzzle video game, originally developed by DMA Design (now Rockstar North) for the Amiga, and owned by Psygnosis (now Sony Computer Entertainment Liverpool) who published it in 1991.

Simple	1998	20 million^[221]
The Simple series is a number of budget-priced video games, published by Japanese company D3 Publisher and developed by a variety of companies, covering many systems.

SingStar	May 21, 2004	20 million^[222]
SingStar is a competitive karaoke video game series for the PlayStation family, published by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe and developed by London Studio. Fifteen English-language installments of the series have been released for the PlayStation 2, with recent versions also released for the PlayStation 3.

SpongeBob SquarePants	March 15, 2001	20 million^[223]
SpongeBob SquarePants is an American animated television series and media franchise. The games were formerly published by THQ and Activision; it is currently published by THQ's successor THQ Nordic.

Spyro	September 10, 1998	20 million^[224]
Spyro is a series of platform video games which feature the protagonist Spyro, a dragon. Originally owned by Universal Pictures and developed by Insomniac Games, the franchise has changed hands and developers numerous times before being acquired by Activision in 2008. The series spawned the toys-to-life spin-off, Skylanders.

Mass Effect	November 20, 2007	20 million^[225]^[226]^[227]
Mass Effect is a science fiction third-person shooter, action role-playing video games series developed by BioWare and published by Electronic Arts.

SimCity	February 2, 1989	20 million^[228]^[229]
SimCity is an open-ended city-building video game series originally designed by Will Wright. The first game in the series was published by Maxis, now a division of Electronic Arts.

Watch Dogs	May 27, 2014	20 million^[230]
Watch Dogs is an action-adventure game franchise developed and published by Ubisoft. The franchise has spanned comic books, novelizations, and animated television series.

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[49] The release date of the first Tetris games sold commercially.^[41] Earlier games were given out for free.^[42]^[43]

[67] Japanese: ファイナルファンタジー, Hepburn: Fainaru Fantajī

[76] Sonic the Hedgehog:
Up until June 2016 – 140 million^[61]

Sonic Mania (August 2017 to April 2018) – 1 million+^[62]

Sonic Forces (November 2017) – 10,624 (Japan)^[63]

Team Sonic Racing (May 2019) – 5,771 (Japan)^[64]

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 (November–December 2019) – 195,128 (Japan)^[65]

April 2020 to March 2021 – 4.4 million^[66]

April 2021 to March 2022 – 5.8 million^[67]

Sonic Frontiers – 3.5 million^[68]

[4] Up until June 2016 – 140 million^[61]

[5] Sonic Mania (August 2017 to April 2018) – 1 million+^[62]

[6] Sonic Forces (November 2017) – 10,624 (Japan)^[63]

[7] Team Sonic Racing (May 2019) – 5,771 (Japan)^[64]

[8] Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 (November–December 2019) – 195,128 (Japan)^[65]

[9] April 2020 to March 2021 – 4.4 million^[66]

[10] April 2021 to March 2022 – 5.8 million^[67]

[11] Sonic Frontiers – 3.5 million^[68]

[78] Japanese: バイオハザード

[82] Japanese: ゼルダの伝説, Hepburn: Zeruda no Densetsu

[107] Japanese: グランツーリスモ

[111] Japanese: ドラゴンクエスト

[112] see Harry Potter video games#Sales

[125] Animal Crossing franchise:
Animal Crossing – 2,707,558
Japan – 1,027,558
Dōbutsu no Mori (2001) – 641,300^[104]

Dōbutsu no Mori e+ (2003) – 386,258^[6]

United States – 1.68 million^[105]

Animal Crossing: Wild World – 11.75 million^[106]

Animal Crossing: City Folk – 3.38 million^[107]

Animal Crossing: New Leaf – 13.01 million ^[3]

Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 44.79 million^[3]

Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer – 3.04 million^[108]

Animal Crossing: Amiibo Festival – 87,872^[6]

[18] Animal Crossing – 2,707,558
Japan – 1,027,558
Dōbutsu no Mori (2001) – 641,300^[104]

Dōbutsu no Mori e+ (2003) – 386,258^[6]

United States – 1.68 million^[105]

[19] Japan – 1,027,558
Dōbutsu no Mori (2001) – 641,300^[104]

Dōbutsu no Mori e+ (2003) – 386,258^[6]

[20] Dōbutsu no Mori (2001) – 641,300^[104]

[21] Dōbutsu no Mori e+ (2003) – 386,258^[6]

[22] United States – 1.68 million^[105]

[23] Animal Crossing: Wild World – 11.75 million^[106]

[24] Animal Crossing: City Folk – 3.38 million^[107]

[25] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – 13.01 million ^[3]

[26] Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 44.79 million^[3]

[27] Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer – 3.04 million^[108]

[28] Animal Crossing: Amiibo Festival – 87,872^[6]

[126] Japanese: どうぶつの森, Hepburn: Dōbutsu no Mori, Animal Forest

[SmashBros-131] Super Smash Bros. franchise:
Super Smash Bros.: 5.55 million worldwide^[111]

Super Smash Bros. Melee: 7.09 million^[112]

Super Smash Bros. Brawl: 13.32 million^[3]

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U: 15.02 million combined (9.64 million for 3DS, 5.38 million for Wii U)^[3]

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: 33.67 million^[3]

[31] Super Smash Bros.: 5.55 million worldwide^[111]

[32] Super Smash Bros. Melee: 7.09 million^[112]

[33] Super Smash Bros. Brawl: 13.32 million^[3]

[34] Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U: 15.02 million combined (9.64 million for 3DS, 5.38 million for Wii U)^[3]

[35] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: 33.67 million^[3]

[137] Dragon Ball:
Up until 2014 – 40 million+^[114]

Dragon Ball Xenoverse series (2015–2021) – 14 million+^[115]^[116]

Dragon Ball FighterZ (2018) – 8 million+^[116]

Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot (2020) – 4.5 million+^[117]

[37] Up until 2014 – 40 million+^[114]

[38] Dragon Ball Xenoverse series (2015–2021) – 14 million+^[115]^[116]

[39] Dragon Ball FighterZ (2018) – 8 million+^[116]

[40] Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot (2020) – 4.5 million+^[117]

[138] Japanese: ドラゴンボール, Hepburn: Doragon Bōru

[142] God of War:
Up until 2020 – 51 million+^[118]

God of War III Remastered (2015) – 4 million+ (it is unclear how much overlaps with the prior 51 million amount)^[119]

God of War Ragnarök (2022) – 15 million+^[120]

[43] Up until 2020 – 51 million+^[118]

[44] God of War III Remastered (2015) – 4 million+ (it is unclear how much overlaps with the prior 51 million amount)^[119]

[45] God of War Ragnarök (2022) – 15 million+^[120]

[144] Japanese: メタルギア

[150] Japanese: 鉄拳, lit. Iron Fist

[151] Japanese: ストリートファイター, Hepburn: Sutorīto Faitā

[161] See Kirby (series)#Sales. 18 of the series's 39 total games have each sold less than one million units, and as such sales information of these titles is currently unavailable.

[162] Japanese: 星のカービィ, Hepburn: Hoshi no Kābi

[164] Japanese: パックマン Pakkuman

[169] Japanese: ロックマン, Hepburn: Rokkuman

[179] Megami Tensei franchise: 38.1 million
Megami Tensei series (up until September 2022) – 15.5 million^[145]

Persona sub-series (up until March 2024) – 22.6 million^[146]

[54] Megami Tensei series (up until September 2022) – 15.5 million^[145]

[55] Persona sub-series (up until March 2024) – 22.6 million^[146]

[183] Japanese: キングダムハーツ, Hepburn: Kingudamu Hātsu

[189] Counter-Strike series:
Half-Life: Counter-Strike: 4.2 million^[150]

Counter-Strike Xbox: 1.5 million^[151]

Counter-Strike: Condition Zero: 2.1 million^[150]

Counter-Strike: Source: 2.9 million^[152]

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive: 25 million^[153]^[154]

[58] Half-Life: Counter-Strike: 4.2 million^[150]

[59] Counter-Strike Xbox: 1.5 million^[151]

[60] Counter-Strike: Condition Zero: 2.1 million^[150]

[61] Counter-Strike: Source: 2.9 million^[152]

[62] Counter-Strike: Global Offensive: 25 million^[153]^[154]

[191] Arkham only

[200] Japanese: ガンダム, Hepburn: Gandamu

[202] Splatoon franchise: 30.26 million
Splatoon – 4.95 million^[163]

Splatoon 2 – 13.6 million^[4]

Splatoon 3 – 11.71 million^[55]

[66] Splatoon – 4.95 million^[163]

[67] Splatoon 2 – 13.6 million^[4]

[68] Splatoon 3 – 11.71 million^[55]

[207] Japanese: テイルズ, Hepburn: Teiruzu

[216] Half-Life series:
Half-Life: 9.3 million^[171]

Half-Life standalone expansions: 1.9 million^[172]

Half-Life 2: 12 million^[173]

Half-Life 2: Episode One standalone: 1.4 million^[174]

The Orange Box: 3 million^[175]

[71] Half-Life: 9.3 million^[171]

[72] Half-Life standalone expansions: 1.9 million^[172]

[73] Half-Life 2: 12 million^[173]

[74] Half-Life 2: Episode One standalone: 1.4 million^[174]

[75] The Orange Box: 3 million^[175]

[218] Japanese: 実況パワフルプロ野球, Hepburn: Jikkyō Powerful Pro Yakyū

[257] Japanese: 遊☆戯☆王, Hepburn: Yūgiō, lit. "Game King"

[261] Metroid:
Up until September 2012 – 17.44 million^[209]

Metroid Dread – 3.07 million^[210]

Metroid Prime Remastered - 1.09 million^[211]

[79] Up until September 2012 – 17.44 million^[209]

[80] Metroid Dread – 3.07 million^[210]

[81] Metroid Prime Remastered - 1.09 million^[211]

[263] Japanese: 龍が如く, Hepburn: Ryū ga Gotoku

[267] Japanese: 真・三國無双, Hepburn: Shin Sangokumusō, lit. "True – Unrivaled Three Kingdoms"

[MarioKart-5] [n 1]
Mario Kart series:
Super Mario Kart to Mario Kart: Double Dash – 31.42 million^[2]

Mario Kart DS – 23.6 million^[3]

Mario Kart Wii – 37.38 million^[3]

Mario Kart 7 – 18.97 million^[3]

Mario Kart 8 (including Mario Kart 8 Deluxe) total sales – 63.92 million^[3]

Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit – 1.58 million^[4]

[85] Super Mario Kart to Mario Kart: Double Dash – 31.42 million^[2]

[86] Mario Kart DS – 23.6 million^[3]

[87] Mario Kart Wii – 37.38 million^[3]

[88] Mario Kart 7 – 18.97 million^[3]

[89] Mario Kart 8 (including Mario Kart 8 Deluxe) total sales – 63.92 million^[3]

[90] Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit – 1.58 million^[4]

[MarioParty-9] [n 2]
Mario Party:
Up until 2014 – 39.6 million^[5]

Mario Party 10 (2015) – 2.27 million^[3]

Mario Party: Star Rush (2016) and Mario Party: The Top 100 (2017) – 427,566 (Japan)^[6]

Super Mario Party (2018) – 19.39 million^[3]

Mario Party Superstars (2021) – 8.07 million^[7]

[92] Up until 2014 – 39.6 million^[5]

[93] Mario Party 10 (2015) – 2.27 million^[3]

[94] Mario Party: Star Rush (2016) and Mario Party: The Top 100 (2017) – 427,566 (Japan)^[6]

[95] Super Mario Party (2018) – 19.39 million^[3]

[96] Mario Party Superstars (2021) – 8.07 million^[7]

[MarioSports-19] [n 3]
Mario Sports series:
Mario & Sonic series: 25 million^{[citation needed]}^[8]

Super Mario Strikers: 1.2 million^[9]

Mario Hoops 3-on-3: 1.3 million^[10]

Mario Strikers Charged: 1.77 million^[11]

Mario Super Sluggers: 1.26 million^[12]

Mario Tennis Aces:4.28 million^[4]

Mario Golf: Super Rush: 2.35 million^[13]

Mario Strikers: Battle League: 2.17 million^[7]

Japan sales:^[14]
Mario Tennis: 1.46 million

Mario Tennis series: 1.93 million

Mario Slam Basketball: 0.4 million

Mario Power Tennis: 0.38 million

Mario Superstar Baseball: 0.23 million

Mario Golf (GBC): 0.22 million

Mario Golf: Advance Tour: 0.09 million

"Japan sales of Mario sports games (based on Famitsu data)". Garaph. February 20, 2012. Retrieved March 16, 2012.:
Mario Sports Mix: 645,005

Mario Golf 64: 470,778

Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour: 192,802

Mario Tennis: Power Tour: 135,815

Mario Sports Superstars: 92,829^[15]

United States sales:^[16]
Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour: 1.03 million

"US Top 10 Best Selling Console Games in 2000". The Magic Box. 2000. Archived from the original on July 24, 2020. Retrieved March 16, 2012.
Mario Tennis 64: 503,200

[98] Mario & Sonic series: 25 million^{[citation needed]}^[8]

[99] Super Mario Strikers: 1.2 million^[9]

[100] Mario Hoops 3-on-3: 1.3 million^[10]

[101] Mario Strikers Charged: 1.77 million^[11]

[102] Mario Super Sluggers: 1.26 million^[12]

[103] Mario Tennis Aces:4.28 million^[4]

[104] Mario Golf: Super Rush: 2.35 million^[13]

[105] Mario Strikers: Battle League: 2.17 million^[7]

[106] Japan sales:^[14]
Mario Tennis: 1.46 million

Mario Tennis series: 1.93 million

Mario Slam Basketball: 0.4 million

Mario Power Tennis: 0.38 million

Mario Superstar Baseball: 0.23 million

Mario Golf (GBC): 0.22 million

Mario Golf: Advance Tour: 0.09 million

[107] Mario Tennis: 1.46 million

[108] Mario Tennis series: 1.93 million

[109] Mario Slam Basketball: 0.4 million

[110] Mario Power Tennis: 0.38 million

[111] Mario Superstar Baseball: 0.23 million

[112] Mario Golf (GBC): 0.22 million

[113] Mario Golf: Advance Tour: 0.09 million

[114] "Japan sales of Mario sports games (based on Famitsu data)". Garaph. February 20, 2012. Retrieved March 16, 2012.:
Mario Sports Mix: 645,005

Mario Golf 64: 470,778

Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour: 192,802

Mario Tennis: Power Tour: 135,815

Mario Sports Superstars: 92,829^[15]

[115] Mario Sports Mix: 645,005

[116] Mario Golf 64: 470,778

[117] Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour: 192,802

[118] Mario Tennis: Power Tour: 135,815

[119] Mario Sports Superstars: 92,829^[15]

[120] United States sales:^[16]
Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour: 1.03 million

[121] Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour: 1.03 million

[122] "US Top 10 Best Selling Console Games in 2000". The Magic Box. 2000. Archived from the original on July 24, 2020. Retrieved March 16, 2012.
Mario Tennis 64: 503,200

[123] Mario Tennis 64: 503,200

[MarioRPG-23] [n 4]
Mario RPG series:
Worldwide sales:
Super Mario RPG – 2.14 million^[17]

Paper Mario – 1.37 million^[17]

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga – 2.15 million^[17]

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door – 1.91 million^[18]

Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time: 1.73 million^[18]

Super Paper Mario – 4.32 million^[18]

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story – 4.56 million^[18]

Paper Mario: Sticker Star – 2.48 million^[17]

Mario & Luigi: Dream Team – 2.68 million^[4]

Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam – 1.08 million^[4]

Paper Mario: Color Splash – 1.19 million^[18]

Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle – 2 million^[19]

Paper Mario: The Origami King – 3.34 million^[4]

[125] Worldwide sales:
Super Mario RPG – 2.14 million^[17]

Paper Mario – 1.37 million^[17]

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga – 2.15 million^[17]

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door – 1.91 million^[18]

Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time: 1.73 million^[18]

Super Paper Mario – 4.32 million^[18]

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story – 4.56 million^[18]

Paper Mario: Sticker Star – 2.48 million^[17]

Mario & Luigi: Dream Team – 2.68 million^[4]

Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam – 1.08 million^[4]

Paper Mario: Color Splash – 1.19 million^[18]

Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle – 2 million^[19]

Paper Mario: The Origami King – 3.34 million^[4]

[126] Super Mario RPG – 2.14 million^[17]

[127] Paper Mario – 1.37 million^[17]

[128] Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga – 2.15 million^[17]

[129] Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door – 1.91 million^[18]

[130] Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time: 1.73 million^[18]

[131] Super Paper Mario – 4.32 million^[18]

[132] Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story – 4.56 million^[18]

[133] Paper Mario: Sticker Star – 2.48 million^[17]

[134] Mario & Luigi: Dream Team – 2.68 million^[4]

[135] Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam – 1.08 million^[4]

[136] Paper Mario: Color Splash – 1.19 million^[18]

[137] Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle – 2 million^[19]

[138] Paper Mario: The Origami King – 3.34 million^[4]

[MarioFranchise-44] [n 5]
Other Mario games:
Donkey Kong – 65 million^[20]

Mario Bros. – 3.31 million
Famicom and Famicom Mini versions: 1.72 million in Japan^[14]

Atari 2600 version: 1.59 million^[21]

Mario puzzle games: 3,912,937 in Japan
Dr. Mario: 3.74 million^[14]

Nintendo Puzzle Collection: 50,000^[14]

Dr. Mario & Panel de Pon: 122,937^[22]

Mario vs. Donkey Kong series: 5.91 million
Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis: 1.39 million^[23]

Mario vs. Donkey Kong: 180,154 (Japan)^[22]

Super Princess Peach: 1.15 million

Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker: 1.62 million^[24]^[25]^[26]^[27]

Luigi games: 24.16 million^[28]

Wario games: 9818491^[29]^[30]^[31]^[32]^[33]^[34]^[23]^[35]
WarioWare: Get It Together! 1.27 million ^[36]

Yoshi games: 5.23 million^[37]^[38]

Other Mario games in Japan:^[22]
Mario Pinball: 101,237

Dance Dance Revolution Mario Mix: 59,922

Mario educational games:
Mario Teaches Typing: 800,000^[39]

[140] Donkey Kong – 65 million^[20]

[141] Mario Bros. – 3.31 million
Famicom and Famicom Mini versions: 1.72 million in Japan^[14]

Atari 2600 version: 1.59 million^[21]

[142] Famicom and Famicom Mini versions: 1.72 million in Japan^[14]

[143] Atari 2600 version: 1.59 million^[21]

[144] Mario puzzle games: 3,912,937 in Japan
Dr. Mario: 3.74 million^[14]

Nintendo Puzzle Collection: 50,000^[14]

Dr. Mario & Panel de Pon: 122,937^[22]

[145] Dr. Mario: 3.74 million^[14]

[146] Nintendo Puzzle Collection: 50,000^[14]

[147] Dr. Mario & Panel de Pon: 122,937^[22]

[148] Mario vs. Donkey Kong series: 5.91 million
Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis: 1.39 million^[23]

Mario vs. Donkey Kong: 180,154 (Japan)^[22]

[149] Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis: 1.39 million^[23]

[150] Mario vs. Donkey Kong: 180,154 (Japan)^[22]

[151] Super Princess Peach: 1.15 million

[152] Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker: 1.62 million^[24]^[25]^[26]^[27]

[153] Luigi games: 24.16 million^[28]

[154] Wario games: 9818491^[29]^[30]^[31]^[32]^[33]^[34]^[23]^[35]
WarioWare: Get It Together! 1.27 million ^[36]

[155] WarioWare: Get It Together! 1.27 million ^[36]

[156] Yoshi games: 5.23 million^[37]^[38]

[157] Other Mario games in Japan:^[22]
Mario Pinball: 101,237

Dance Dance Revolution Mario Mix: 59,922

[158] Mario Pinball: 101,237

[159] Dance Dance Revolution Mario Mix: 59,922

[160] Mario educational games:
Mario Teaches Typing: 800,000^[39]

[161] Mario Teaches Typing: 800,000^[39]

[Zelda-81] [n 6]
The Legend of Zelda series:
130 million series sales up until March 31, 2023^[70]

Sales between April 2023 and December 2023: 22.08 million
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – 1.8 million^[71]^[3]

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – 20.28 million^[55]

[163] 130 million series sales up until March 31, 2023^[70]

[164] Sales between April 2023 and December 2023: 22.08 million
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – 1.8 million^[71]^[3]

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – 20.28 million^[55]

[165] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – 1.8 million^[71]^[3]

[166] The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – 20.28 million^[55]

[Battlefront-90] [n 7]
Star Wars Battlefront series:
Pandemic Battlefront series- 10 million^[75]

EA Star Wars Battlefront series – 33 million^[76]
Star Wars Battlefront (2015) – 14 million^[77]

Star Wars Battlefront II (2017) – 9 million^[78]

[168] Pandemic Battlefront series- 10 million^[75]

[169] EA Star Wars Battlefront series – 33 million^[76]
Star Wars Battlefront (2015) – 14 million^[77]

Star Wars Battlefront II (2017) – 9 million^[78]

[170] Star Wars Battlefront (2015) – 14 million^[77]

[171] Star Wars Battlefront II (2017) – 9 million^[78]

[StarWars-101] [n 8]
Star Wars franchise:
Lego Star Wars series – 50 million^[74]

Star Wars: Battlefront series – 43 million^{[n 7]}

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed – 7 million^[79]

Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith and Star Wars: Republic Commando – 671,000^[80]

Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire – 1 million^[81]

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic – 3.2 million^[82]

Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords – 1.5 million^[83]

Star Wars: The Old Republic – 2 Million ^[84]

Star Wars: Rogue Squadron – 1 million^[85]

Star Wars Galaxies – 1 million^[86]

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order – 10 Million ^[87]

Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga – 5 Million ^[88]

[173] Lego Star Wars series – 50 million^[74]

[174] Star Wars: Battlefront series – 43 million^{[n 7]}

[175] Star Wars: The Force Unleashed – 7 million^[79]

[176] Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith and Star Wars: Republic Commando – 671,000^[80]

[177] Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire – 1 million^[81]

[178] Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic – 3.2 million^[82]

[179] Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords – 1.5 million^[83]

[180] Star Wars: The Old Republic – 2 Million ^[84]

[181] Star Wars: Rogue Squadron – 1 million^[85]

[182] Star Wars Galaxies – 1 million^[86]

[183] Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order – 10 Million ^[87]

[184] Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga – 5 Million ^[88]

[Spider-man-148] [n 9]
"Spider-Man' series:
Sales of Spider-Man until 2004: 8 million ^[123]

Sales of Marvel's Spider-Man (Spider-Man (2018), Spider-Man: Miles Morales, and Spider-Man 2 (2023)): 50 million ^[124]

[186] Sales of Spider-Man until 2004: 8 million ^[123]

[187] Sales of Marvel's Spider-Man (Spider-Man (2018), Spider-Man: Miles Morales, and Spider-Man 2 (2023)): 50 million ^[124]

[PacMan-163] [N 10]
Pac-Man series:
Atari 2600 version: 7 million cartridges (Buchanan, Levi (August 26, 2008). "Top 10 Best-Selling Atari 2600 Games". IGN. Retrieved July 15, 2009.)

Coleco Mini-Arcade version: 1.5 million tabletop units ("Coleco Mini-Arcades Go Gold" (PDF). Arcade Express. 1 (1): 4. August 15, 1982. Retrieved February 3, 2012.)

Sega Genesis / Mega Drive version of Ms. Pac-Man: 1 million cartridges (Cifaldi, Frank. "Retronauts Episode 91: A Tengen Family Reunion". Frank Cifaldi talks to rebellious NES game developers Franz Lanzinger (Toobin', Ms. Pac-Man), Steve Woita (Super Sprint, Police Academy) and Mark Morris (Hard Drivin', 007: License to Kill) about the old days. 1up.com. Archived from the original on July 22, 2016. Retrieved September 27, 2010.)

United States sales:^[16]
Pac-Man World (PS1): 1.24 million

Pac-Man World 2 (PS2): 1.21 million

Pac-Man Collection (GBA): 1.06 million

BREW mobile versions: 30 million downloads in the US ("Namco Networks' Pac-Man Franchise Surpasses 30 Million Paid Transactions in the United States on Brew". AllBusiness.com. 2010. Retrieved February 22, 2012.)

"Famicom Mini: Pac-Man (Japan sales)". Garaph (based on Famitsu data). July 28, 2005. Retrieved March 17, 2012.:
Famicom Mini: Pac-Man (GBA) – 118,679

"Namco (Japan sales, 2000–2006)". Garaph (based on Famitsu data). July 28, 2005. Retrieved March 17, 2012.:
Pac-Pix (DS) – 98,650

Pac 'n Roll (DS) – 15,268

Pac-Man Championship Edition DX (PC) – 1,102,937 ("The top 100 best selling Japanese Games on Steam". Rice Digital. July 9, 2018. Archived from the original on August 27, 2020. Retrieved August 27, 2020.)

Pac-Man Championship Edition DX (X360) – 235,130 (Langley, Ryan (January 20, 2012). "Xbox Live Arcade by the numbers – the 2011 year in review". Gamasutra. UBM Technology Group. Archived from the original on July 5, 2020. Retrieved August 10, 2020.)

[189] Atari 2600 version: 7 million cartridges (Buchanan, Levi (August 26, 2008). "Top 10 Best-Selling Atari 2600 Games". IGN. Retrieved July 15, 2009.)

[190] Coleco Mini-Arcade version: 1.5 million tabletop units ("Coleco Mini-Arcades Go Gold" (PDF). Arcade Express. 1 (1): 4. August 15, 1982. Retrieved February 3, 2012.)

[191] Sega Genesis / Mega Drive version of Ms. Pac-Man: 1 million cartridges (Cifaldi, Frank. "Retronauts Episode 91: A Tengen Family Reunion". Frank Cifaldi talks to rebellious NES game developers Franz Lanzinger (Toobin', Ms. Pac-Man), Steve Woita (Super Sprint, Police Academy) and Mark Morris (Hard Drivin', 007: License to Kill) about the old days. 1up.com. Archived from the original on July 22, 2016. Retrieved September 27, 2010.)

[192] United States sales:^[16]
Pac-Man World (PS1): 1.24 million

Pac-Man World 2 (PS2): 1.21 million

Pac-Man Collection (GBA): 1.06 million

[193] Pac-Man World (PS1): 1.24 million

[194] Pac-Man World 2 (PS2): 1.21 million

[195] Pac-Man Collection (GBA): 1.06 million

[196] BREW mobile versions: 30 million downloads in the US ("Namco Networks' Pac-Man Franchise Surpasses 30 Million Paid Transactions in the United States on Brew". AllBusiness.com. 2010. Retrieved February 22, 2012.)

[197] "Famicom Mini: Pac-Man (Japan sales)". Garaph (based on Famitsu data). July 28, 2005. Retrieved March 17, 2012.:
Famicom Mini: Pac-Man (GBA) – 118,679

[198] Famicom Mini: Pac-Man (GBA) – 118,679

[199] "Namco (Japan sales, 2000–2006)". Garaph (based on Famitsu data). July 28, 2005. Retrieved March 17, 2012.:
Pac-Pix (DS) – 98,650

Pac 'n Roll (DS) – 15,268

[200] Pac-Pix (DS) – 98,650

[201] Pac 'n Roll (DS) – 15,268

[202] Pac-Man Championship Edition DX (PC) – 1,102,937 ("The top 100 best selling Japanese Games on Steam". Rice Digital. July 9, 2018. Archived from the original on August 27, 2020. Retrieved August 27, 2020.)

[203] Pac-Man Championship Edition DX (X360) – 235,130 (Langley, Ryan (January 20, 2012). "Xbox Live Arcade by the numbers – the 2011 year in review". Gamasutra. UBM Technology Group. Archived from the original on July 5, 2020. Retrieved August 10, 2020.)

[Medal-176] [N 11]
Medal of Honor series:
The whole series as of 2007: 31 million^[141]

Medal of Honor (2010): 5 million^[142]^[143]

Medal of Honor: Warfighter: 3 million^[144]

[205] The whole series as of 2007: 31 million^[141]

[206] Medal of Honor (2010): 5 million^[142]^[143]

[207] Medal of Honor: Warfighter: 3 million^[144]

[Gundam-199] [N 12]
Gundam series:
Sales through to March 2004: 20 million^[160]

Sales from March 2004 to March 2012: 10.9044 million^[161]^[162]

[209] Sales through to March 2004: 20 million^[160]

[210] Sales from March 2004 to March 2012: 10.9044 million^[161]^[162]

[DQMD-228] [N 13]
Torneko's Great Adventure series:
Torneko's Great Adventure: Mystery Dungeon: 0.8 million^[180]

World of Dragon Warrior: Torneko: The Last Hope: 0.76 million
Torneko: The Last Hope: 0.58 million (Japan)^[181]

Torneko's Great Adventure 2 Advance: 0.18 million^[182]

Dragon Quest Characters: Torneko's Great Adventure 3: Mystery Dungeon: 0.65 million
Torneko's Great Adventure 3: 0.51 million^[183]

Torneko's Great Adventure 3 Advance: 0.14 million^[184]
Other:
Dragon Quest: Young Yangus and the Mysterious Dungeon: 0.34 million^[185]

[212] Torneko's Great Adventure: Mystery Dungeon: 0.8 million^[180]

[213] World of Dragon Warrior: Torneko: The Last Hope: 0.76 million
Torneko: The Last Hope: 0.58 million (Japan)^[181]

Torneko's Great Adventure 2 Advance: 0.18 million^[182]

[214] Torneko: The Last Hope: 0.58 million (Japan)^[181]

[215] Torneko's Great Adventure 2 Advance: 0.18 million^[182]

[216] Dragon Quest Characters: Torneko's Great Adventure 3: Mystery Dungeon: 0.65 million
Torneko's Great Adventure 3: 0.51 million^[183]

Torneko's Great Adventure 3 Advance: 0.14 million^[184]

[217] Torneko's Great Adventure 3: 0.51 million^[183]

[218] Torneko's Great Adventure 3 Advance: 0.14 million^[184]

[219] Dragon Quest: Young Yangus and the Mysterious Dungeon: 0.34 million^[185]

[StW-239] [N 14]
Shiren the Wanderer series:
Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer: 0.52 million
Mystery Dungeon 2: Shiren the Wanderer: 0.23 million^[186]

Shiren the Wanderer DS: 0.2 million (Japan)^[187]

Shiren the Wanderer (iOS/Android): 0.1 million^[188]

Shiren the Wanderer GB: Monster of Moonlight Village: 0.1 million^[186]

Shiren the Wanderer 2: Shiren's Castle and the Oni Invasion: 0.28 million^[189]

Shiren the Wanderer: Magic Castle of the Desert: 0.28 million
Shiren the Wanderer GB2: 0.17 million^[189]

Shiren the Wanderer DS2: 0.1 million^[190]

Shiren the Wanderer Gaiden: Asuka the Swordswoman: 0.05 million^[182]

Shiren Monsters: Netsal: 0.03 million^[191]

Shiren the Wanderer 3: The Sleeping Princess and the Karakuri Mansion: 0.14 million
Shiren the Wanderer 3: 0.11 million (Japan)^[190]

Shiren the Wanderer 3 Portable: 0.03 million^[192]

Shiren the Wanderer 4: The Eye of God and the Devil's Navel: 0.11 million
Shiren the Wanderer 4: 0.1 million^[193]

Shiren the Wanderer 4 Plus: 0.02 million^[194]

Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate: 0.5 million^[195]

[221] Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer: 0.52 million
Mystery Dungeon 2: Shiren the Wanderer: 0.23 million^[186]

Shiren the Wanderer DS: 0.2 million (Japan)^[187]

Shiren the Wanderer (iOS/Android): 0.1 million^[188]

[222] Mystery Dungeon 2: Shiren the Wanderer: 0.23 million^[186]

[223] Shiren the Wanderer DS: 0.2 million (Japan)^[187]

[224] Shiren the Wanderer (iOS/Android): 0.1 million^[188]

[225] Shiren the Wanderer GB: Monster of Moonlight Village: 0.1 million^[186]

[226] Shiren the Wanderer 2: Shiren's Castle and the Oni Invasion: 0.28 million^[189]

[227] Shiren the Wanderer: Magic Castle of the Desert: 0.28 million
Shiren the Wanderer GB2: 0.17 million^[189]

Shiren the Wanderer DS2: 0.1 million^[190]

[228] Shiren the Wanderer GB2: 0.17 million^[189]

[229] Shiren the Wanderer DS2: 0.1 million^[190]

[230] Shiren the Wanderer Gaiden: Asuka the Swordswoman: 0.05 million^[182]

[231] Shiren Monsters: Netsal: 0.03 million^[191]

[232] Shiren the Wanderer 3: The Sleeping Princess and the Karakuri Mansion: 0.14 million
Shiren the Wanderer 3: 0.11 million (Japan)^[190]

Shiren the Wanderer 3 Portable: 0.03 million^[192]

[233] Shiren the Wanderer 3: 0.11 million (Japan)^[190]

[234] Shiren the Wanderer 3 Portable: 0.03 million^[192]

[235] Shiren the Wanderer 4: The Eye of God and the Devil's Navel: 0.11 million
Shiren the Wanderer 4: 0.1 million^[193]

Shiren the Wanderer 4 Plus: 0.02 million^[194]

[236] Shiren the Wanderer 4: 0.1 million^[193]

[237] Shiren the Wanderer 4 Plus: 0.02 million^[194]

[238] Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate: 0.5 million^[195]

[CMD-245] [N 15]
Chocobo's Mystery Dungeon series:
Chocobo's Mysterious Dungeon: 1.34 million
Chocobo's Mysterious Dungeon: 1.17 million^[196]

Chocobo's Mysterious Dungeon for WonderSwan: 0.18 million^[181]

Chocobo's Dungeon 2: 0.59 million (Japan)^[181]

Chocobo's Dungeon 3: 0.31 million
Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo's Dungeon: 0.17 million
Japan sales: 0.1 million^[197]

US sales: 0.07 million^[198]

Cid and Chocobo's Mysterious Dungeon: Labyrinth of Forgotten Time DS+: 0.07 million^[199]

Chocobo's Mystery Dungeon Every Buddy!: 0.07 million
Nintendo Switch: 0.04 million (Japan)^[200]

PlayStation 4: 0.03 million (Japan)^[200]

[240] Chocobo's Mysterious Dungeon: 1.34 million
Chocobo's Mysterious Dungeon: 1.17 million^[196]

Chocobo's Mysterious Dungeon for WonderSwan: 0.18 million^[181]

[241] Chocobo's Mysterious Dungeon: 1.17 million^[196]

[242] Chocobo's Mysterious Dungeon for WonderSwan: 0.18 million^[181]

[243] Chocobo's Dungeon 2: 0.59 million (Japan)^[181]

[244] Chocobo's Dungeon 3: 0.31 million
Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo's Dungeon: 0.17 million
Japan sales: 0.1 million^[197]

US sales: 0.07 million^[198]

Cid and Chocobo's Mysterious Dungeon: Labyrinth of Forgotten Time DS+: 0.07 million^[199]

Chocobo's Mystery Dungeon Every Buddy!: 0.07 million
Nintendo Switch: 0.04 million (Japan)^[200]

PlayStation 4: 0.03 million (Japan)^[200]

[245] Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo's Dungeon: 0.17 million
Japan sales: 0.1 million^[197]

US sales: 0.07 million^[198]

[246] Japan sales: 0.1 million^[197]

[247] US sales: 0.07 million^[198]

[248] Cid and Chocobo's Mysterious Dungeon: Labyrinth of Forgotten Time DS+: 0.07 million^[199]

[249] Chocobo's Mystery Dungeon Every Buddy!: 0.07 million
Nintendo Switch: 0.04 million (Japan)^[200]

PlayStation 4: 0.03 million (Japan)^[200]

[250] Nintendo Switch: 0.04 million (Japan)^[200]

[251] PlayStation 4: 0.03 million (Japan)^[200]

[PMD-248] [N 16]
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series:
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red and Blue Rescue Team: 5.85 million
Red Rescue Team: 2.36 million^[201]

Blue Rescue Team: 3.49 million^[201]

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Darkness and Explorers of Sky: 6.37 million
Explorers of Time and Darkness: 4.88 million^[201]

Explorers of Sky: 1.49 million^[201]

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity: 1.38 million^[17]

Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon: 1.67 million^[202]

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX: 1.99 million^[202]

[253] Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red and Blue Rescue Team: 5.85 million
Red Rescue Team: 2.36 million^[201]

Blue Rescue Team: 3.49 million^[201]

[254] Red Rescue Team: 2.36 million^[201]

[255] Blue Rescue Team: 3.49 million^[201]

[256] Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Darkness and Explorers of Sky: 6.37 million
Explorers of Time and Darkness: 4.88 million^[201]

Explorers of Sky: 1.49 million^[201]

[257] Explorers of Time and Darkness: 4.88 million^[201]

[258] Explorers of Sky: 1.49 million^[201]

[259] Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity: 1.38 million^[17]

[260] Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon: 1.67 million^[202]

[261] Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX: 1.99 million^[202]

[Other-254] [N 17]
Etrian Mystery Dungeon series:
Etrian Mystery Dungeon: 0.1 million (Japan)^[203]

Etrian Mystery Dungeon 2: 0.04 million^[204]
Individual series:
The Nightmare of Druaga: Fushigi no Dungeon: 0.07 million (Japan)^[191]

Mystery Chronicle: One Way Heroics: 0.07 million
PlayStation Vita: 0.01 million
Japan sales: 5,059^[205]

US Sales: 5,000^[206]

PlayStation 4: 5,000 (North America)^[206]

Steam: 0.05 million^[207]

[263] Etrian Mystery Dungeon: 0.1 million (Japan)^[203]

[264] Etrian Mystery Dungeon 2: 0.04 million^[204]

[265] The Nightmare of Druaga: Fushigi no Dungeon: 0.07 million (Japan)^[191]

[266] Mystery Chronicle: One Way Heroics: 0.07 million
PlayStation Vita: 0.01 million
Japan sales: 5,059^[205]

US Sales: 5,000^[206]

PlayStation 4: 5,000 (North America)^[206]

Steam: 0.05 million^[207]

[267] PlayStation Vita: 0.01 million
Japan sales: 5,059^[205]

US Sales: 5,000^[206]

[268] Japan sales: 5,059^[205]

[269] US Sales: 5,000^[206]

[270] PlayStation 4: 5,000 (North America)^[206]

[271] Steam: 0.05 million^[207]

[255] [N 18]
Mystery Dungeon series:
Dragon Quest Mystery Dungeon series: 2.55 million^{[n 13]}

Shiren the Wanderer series: 2.02 million^{[n 14]}

Chocobo's Mystery Dungeon series: 2.25 million^{[n 15]}

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series: 17.26 million^{[n 16]}

Smaller and individual series: 0.27 million^{[n 17]}

[273] Dragon Quest Mystery Dungeon series: 2.55 million^{[n 13]}

[274] Shiren the Wanderer series: 2.02 million^{[n 14]}

[275] Chocobo's Mystery Dungeon series: 2.25 million^{[n 15]}

[276] Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series: 17.26 million^{[n 16]}

[277] Smaller and individual series: 0.27 million^{[n 17]}

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Franchise name	Original release date	Sales
Mario	July 9, 1981	872.9 million Super Mario series: 430 million^[1] Mario Kart series: 175.29 million^{[n 1]} Mario Party series: 69.75 million^{[n 2]} Mario Sports series: 46.75 million^{[n 3]} Mario RPG series: 30.95 million^{[n 4]} Other Mario games: 120.16 million^{[n 5]}
Mario first appeared in 1981 in the original Donkey Kong^[40]and also appeared in the 1982 game Donkey Kong Jr., before starring in Mario Bros., followed by the Super Mario series of platform games. The character was created by Japanese game designer Shigeru Miyamoto and has since become the official mascot of Nintendo, owner of the trademark. The games are developed by various Nintendo studios. The Mario franchise has expanded into other game genres, including racing, sports, party, puzzle, and role-playing games. It has also found success in numerous other media, including three animated television series, comic books, a manga, a live-action film and an animated film and other merchandise. It is currently the best-selling video game franchise of all time. It is also the oldest in the 100 million+ group.

Tetris	January 29, 1988^{[lower-alpha 1]}	495 million Mobile game paid downloads: 425 million^[44]^[45] Physical sales: 70 million^[44]^[45]
Tetris is a falling-blocks puzzle video game created by Soviet game designer Alexey Pajitnov in 1984. Tetris variants were later commercialized and released on a vast spectrum of platforms, from video game consoles and computers to mobile devices and calculators, with the version bundled with the Game Boy selling over 35 million units, while various mobile games had seen over 425 million paid downloads by 2014.^[46] It is the most successful video game franchise to originate from Russia and the former Soviet Union, the best-selling puzzle video game series and the best-selling video game franchise not owned by Nintendo.

Pokémon	February 27, 1996	480 million^[47]
Pokémon was created by Satoshi Tajiri, founder and president of Game Freak, in 1996 as a role-playing video game for the Game Boy handheld game console, soon turning into one of the highest-grossing media franchises of all time. The franchise as a whole includes an anime series, various manga, a trading card game, toys, merchandise, books, over twenty films (one of the highest-grossing animated film series), and other media. It is produced by The Pokémon Company, which is a joint venture by the three companies holding the rights to Pokémon: Nintendo, Game Freak, and Creatures, while Nintendo owns the trademark.

Call of Duty	October 29, 2003	425 million^[48]
Call of Duty is a series of first-person shooter video games. The series is published by Activision and developed by Infinity Ward, Gray Matter Studios, Treyarch, Sledgehammer Games, Raven Software, Neversoft, High Moon Studios, and Beenox. With new games in the series released annually to blockbuster-level sales, the series is verified by the Guinness World Records as the best-selling first-person shooter game series. It is also the most successful video game franchise created in the United States. In addition to main series sales, there have been over 500 million downloads of the mobile spin-off Call of Duty: Mobile.

Grand Theft Auto	November 28, 1997	420 million^[49]
Grand Theft Auto is an open-world action-adventure video game series created by David Jones and Mike Dailly; the later titles of which were created by brothers Dan and Sam Houser, Leslie Benzies and Aaron Garbut. It is primarily developed by Scottish developer Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games, and consists of eleven stand-alone games and four expansion packs. Grand Theft Auto is the most successful video game franchise originating from the United Kingdom and is the best-selling action-adventure and open-world series. The series's best-selling game, Grand Theft Auto V, is the second best-selling video game of all time with over 190 million copies shipped.^[49]

FIFA	December 15, 1993	325 million^[50]
FIFA is a series of association football-based sports video games, released yearly by Electronic Arts under the EA Sports brand. It is the first to have an official license from the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the international governing body of football.

Minecraft	November 18, 2011	300 million^[51]
Minecraft is a sandbox and survival video game originally created by Swedish game designer Markus "Notch" Persson and developed by Mojang. Originally a computer indie game made using Java, it has since been ported to game consoles and mobile devices. It was bought by Microsoft Studios in November 2014. It is the most successful video game franchise to originate in Sweden and the single best-selling game of all time.

Franchise name	Original release date	Sales
Wii	November 19, 2006	215.06 million^[56]
The Wii series of simulation video games was created for the Wii console, starting in 2006. The first game in the series, Wii Sports, was bundled with the original Wii console and is one of the best-selling games of all time.

Lego	December 1995	200 million^[57]
The Lego franchise of video games includes many different games, including original games as well as several adaptations based on licensed properties including DC Comics, Harry Potter, Indiana Jones, Marvel Comics, and Star Wars.

The Sims	February 4, 2000	200 million^[58]
The Sims is a series of life simulation games primarily for personal computers but later released for game consoles. It was created by American game designer Will Wright, developed by Maxis and published by Electronic Arts. The series consists of four main games and a number of compilations and expansion packs.

Assassin's Creed	November 13, 2007	200 million^[59]
Assassin's Creed is an action-adventure stealth video game franchise created by Patrice Désilets. The franchise is developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft, and includes thirteen mainline releases and several spin-offs. It has expanded into a media franchise spanning comic books, encyclopedias, novels, and a live-action film.

Final Fantasy	December 18, 1987	185 million^[60]
Final Fantasy^{[lower-alpha 2]} is a Japanese fantasy media franchise created by Japanese video game designer Hironobu Sakaguchi and owned by Square Enix. The franchise encompasses sixteen signature role-playing video games alongside a number of spin-off games, motion pictures, and many other consumer products and interactive media.

Sonic the Hedgehog	June 23, 1991	160.40 million^{[lower-alpha 3]}
Sonic the Hedgehog is a Japanese video game franchise created and owned by Sega. Starring its namesake character Sonic the Hedgehog, created by Japanese programmer Yuji Naka and character designer Naoto Ohshima, it has expanded into a media franchise spanning several animated television series, manga, comic books, and a live-action film series.

Resident Evil	March 22, 1996	154 million^[69]
Resident Evil^{[lower-alpha 4]}, known in Japan as Biohazard, is a Japanese horror media franchise, created by Shinji Mikami and Tokuro Fujiwara, developed by Capcom. It consists of a survival horror video game series, along with comic books, novelizations, it has spanning into a live action films series, animated films, an animated television series, a live action television series, Japanese plays and a variety of collectibles, including action figures.

The Legend of Zelda	February 21, 1986	153 million^{[n 6]}
The Legend of Zelda^{[lower-alpha 5]} is an action-adventure game franchise created by Japanese game designers Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka. It is primarily developed and published by Nintendo, although some portable installments and re-releases have been outsourced to Capcom, Vanpool, and Grezzo. The gameplay incorporates action-adventure and elements of action role-playing games.

Need for Speed	August 31, 1994	150 million^[72]
Need for Speed is a series of racing video games published by Electronic Arts, and has been developed by multiple companies over the years such as EA Black Box and Criterion Games. There are over 25 games in the series, and a live-action film.

NBA 2K	November 10, 1999	146 million^[49]
NBA 2K is a series of basketball sports games. Originally published by Sega under the label Sega Sports, it is now published by 2K Sports. All of the games in the series have been developed by Visual Concepts.

Madden NFL	June 1, 1988	130 million^[73]
Madden NFL is an American football video game series developed by Electronic Arts Tiburon for EA Sports. The series is named after Pro Football Hall of Famer John Madden, a color commentator and Super Bowl-winning head coach.

Star Wars	May 1983	124.371 million^{[n 8]}
The Star Wars series of video games is part of the sci-fi fantasy media franchise of the same name. Series within it include Lego Star Wars, Star Wars: Battlefront, Star Wars: Rogue Squadron and Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order.

eFootball	July 21, 1995	100 million^[89]
Pro Evolution Soccer (known as World Soccer: Winning Eleven in Japan) is a series of association football video games developed and published by Konami.

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