Following a rather boring article about Eidos, The Independent has published a list of the 20 bestselling video game franchises (worldwide). I figured it'd be interesting to post it here as there are some surprises:
01. Mario | 193 million units sold worldwide | (Nintendo) |
02. Pokemon | 155 million | (Nintendo) |
03. Final Fantasy | 68 million | (Square Enix) |
04. Madden NFL | 56 million | (Electronic Arts) |
05. The Sims | 54 million | (Maxis/Electronic Arts) |
06. Grand Theft Auto | 50 million | (Rockstar) |
07. Donkey Kong | 48 million | (Nintendo) |
08. The Legend of Zelda | 47 million | (Nintendo) |
09. Sonic the Hedgehog | 44 million | (Sega) |
10. Gran Turismo | 44 million | (Sony Computer Entertainment) |
11. Lineage | 43 million | (NCsoft) |
12. Dragon Quest | 41 million | (Square Enix) |
13. Crash Bandicoot | 34 million | (Sony Computer Entertainment/Vivendi Games) |
14. Resident Evil | 31 million | (Capcom) |
15. James Bond | 30 million | (multiple editors) |
16. Tomb Raider | 30 million | (Eidos Interactive) |
17. Mega Man | 26 million | (Capcom) |
18. Command & Conquer | 25 million | (Westwood Studios/Electronic Arts) |
19. Street Fighter | 25 million | (Capcom) |
20. Mortal Kombat | 20 million | (Midway) |