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NetTop20 human-edits the top categories of the Web, using the best popularity and performance measures available, to rank them into their respective Top 20. This gives you one-stop access to the world's best sites by category, all from a single page.

Here we have reviewed the leading video games sites and ranked them into this top20.

GameSpot's slogan is "where gamers go to know" and that pretty much sums up why it has become the most popular site reviewed in the video games top 20.

They offer news, reviews, hints, guides and forums covering all the top games today.

The platforms included in their content include GameCube, Xbox, Playstation 2, Dreamcast, Nintendo 64, Playstation, Game Boy Advance and Game Boy Color as well as a separate section for PC games.

Games at Half.com is another hugely popular games site, and is the largest online trading environment for games we have seen.

Their popularity has come from enabling very substantial discounts on latest new releases, as well as giving the gamer a place where they can buy and sell their used games.

Supporting all major platforms, they are the place to go if you want top games at bargain prices.

IGN.com won the 2001 peoples voice Webby award for the best games site.

They offer news and reviews, strategy guides, competitions and much more for games across all platforms.

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9.5

Editor's Choice

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (PS3)

Release Date: Mar 20, 2007

The fourth chapter in the Elder Scrolls series takes the game to new levels with gameplay and graphical enhancements, and features over 200 hours of play time. The PS3 version includes an additional race, the Knights of the Nine.

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9.2

Editor's Choice

Forza Motorsport 2 (X360)

Release Date: May 29, 2007

Forza brings real cars, real locations, and realistic racing to the Xbox 360.

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9.2

Editor's Choice

God of War II (PS2)

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Release Date: Mar 13, 2007

Kratos returns to the PS2 in the sequel to God of War.

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9.1

Editor's Choice

Resident Evil 4 Wii Edition (WII)

Release Date: Jun 19, 2007

Resident Evil 4 heads to the Wii, incorporating the control functionality of the Wii Remote and the additional content included in the Playstation 2 version.

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9.1

Editor's Choice

Galactic Civilizations II: Dark Avatar (PC)

Release Date: Feb 14, 2007

This expansion for Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords adds new opponents, the ability to create custom opponents, new units and a new campaign,

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Consoles

Atari

Atari 2600

Atari 2600

Atari 2600 games that have sold more than one million copies as of March 2006.

• Pac-Man (7 million)^[1][2]


• Pitfall! (4 million)^[3]


• Missile Command (2.5 million)^[4]


• Demon Attack (2 million)^[4]


• E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1.5 million)^[5]


• Kaboom! (1 million)^[6]


• River Raid (1 million)^[6]


• Cosmic Ark (1 million)^[4]


• Atlantis (1 million)^[7]


• Megamania (1 million)^[7]


• Space Invaders (1 million)^[8]

Microsoft

Xbox

Xbox

Xbox games that have sold more than one million copies.

• Halo 2 (8 million)^[9]


• Halo: Combat Evolved (5 million)^[10]


• Project Gotham Racing (2.5 million)^[11]


• Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell (2.4 million in US)^[12]


• Fable (2 million)^[13]


• Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (1.3 million in US)^[14]

 

Xbox 360

Xbox 360

Xbox 360 games that have sold more than one million copies.

• Gears of War (3.7 million)^[15]


• The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (3 million, includes PC release)^[16]


• Call of Duty 2 (1.4 million)^[17]


• Lost Planet: Extreme Condition (1.37 million)^[18]


• Dead Rising (1.22 million)^[18]


• Madden NFL 07 (1.1 million in US)^[19]


• Perfect Dark Zero (1 million)^[20]


• Saints Row (1 million)^[21]


• Dead or Alive 4 (1 million)^[22]


• Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter (1 million)^[19]

Total Xbox Live Arcade games downloaded (including free demos) as of March 6, 2007: 25 million.^[23]

Nintendo

Total Nintendo games sold as of June 1, 2007: 2.4 billion. ^[1]

Nintendo Entertainment System

Nintendo Entertainment System

Nintendo Entertainment System games that have sold more than one million copies.

• Super Mario Bros. (40.23 million)^[24]


• Super Mario Bros. 3 (18 million)^[25]


• Super Mario Bros. 2 (10 million)^[25]


• The Legend of Zelda (6.51 million)^[26]


• Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (4.38 million)^[26]


• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (4 million) ^[27]


• Dragon Warrior III (3.8 million in Japan)^[28]


• Dragon Warrior IV (3.1 million in Japan)^[28]


• Golf (2.46 million in Japan)^[28]


• Baseball (2.45 million in Japan)^[28]


• Dragon Warrior II (2.4 million in Japan)^[28]


• Mahjong (2.13 million in Japan)^[28]


• Pro Yakyuu Family Stadium (2.05 million in Japan)^[28]


• Tetris (1.81 million in Japan)^[28]


• Duck Tales (1.67 million)^[29]


• Ghosts n' Goblins (1.64 million)^[29]


• Mario Bros. (1.63 million in Japan)^[28]


• Excitebike (1.57 million in Japan)^[28]


• Dr. Mario (1.53 million in Japan)^[28]


• Soccer (1.53 million in Japan)^[28]


• F-1 Race (1.52 million in Japan)^[28]


• Mega Man 2 (1.51 million)^[29]


• Dragon Warrior (1.5 million in Japan)^[28]


• Ninja Hattori Kun (1.5 million in Japan)^[28]


• Dragon Ball Z (1.45 million in Japan)^[28]


• 4ninuchi Mahjong (1.45 million in Japan)^[28]


• Kung Fu Master (1.42 million in Japan)^[28]


• Final Fantasy III (1.4 million in Japan)^[28]


• Pro Yakyuu Family Stadium '87 (1.3 million in Japan)^[28]


• Xevious (1.26 million in Japan)^[28]


• Gegege no Kitaro: Youkai Daimakyou (1.25 million in Japan)^[28]


• Tennis (1.21 million in Japan)^[28]


• Twin Bee (1.2 million in Japan)^[28]


• Ganbare Goemon! Karakuri Douchuu (1.2 million in Japan)^[28]


• Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers (1.2 million)^[29]


• Dragon Ball Z II: Gekigami Freeza (1.15 million in Japan)^[28]


• Doreamon (1.15 million in Japan)^[28]


• Commando (1.14 million)^[29]


• Lode Runner (1.1 million in Japan)^[28]


• Kid Icarus (1.09 million in Japan)^[28]


• Pro Yakyuu Family Stadium '88 (1.08 million in Japan)^[28]


• Mega Man 3 (1.08 million)^[29]


• Famicom Jump Eiyuu Retsuden (1.06 million in Japan)^[28]


• Kinnikuman: Muscle Tag Match (1.05 million in Japan)^[28]


• Adventure Island (1.05 million in Japan)^[28]


• Metal Gear (1 million in US)^[30]


• Gradius (1 million in Japan)^[28]

Super Nintendo Entertainment System

Super Nintendo Entertainment System

Super Nintendo Entertainment System games that have sold more than one million copies.

• Super Mario World (20 million)^[31]


• Donkey Kong Country (8.3 million)^[32]


• Super Mario Kart (8 million)^[25]


• Street Fighter II (6.3 million)^[29]


• The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (4.61 million)^[26]


• Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (4.37 million approximately, 2.21 million in Japan,^[28] 2.16 million in US)^[33]


• Street Fighter II Turbo (4.1 million)^[29]


• Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (4 million)^[31]


• Dragon Quest VI (3.2 million in Japan)^[28]


• Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! (2.89 million approximately, 1.77 million in Japan,^[28] 1.12 million in US)^[33]


• Dragon Quest V (2.8 million in Japan)^[28]


• Final Fantasy VI (2.55 million in Japan)^[28]


• Final Fantasy V (2.45 million in Japan)^[28]


• Super Mario All-Stars (2.12 million in Japan)^[28]


• Chrono Trigger (2.03 million in Japan)^[28]


• Super Street Fighter II (2 million)^[29]


• Aladdin (1.75 million)^[29]


• Super Puyo Puyo (1.7 million)^[28]


• Mortal Kombat 2 (1.51 million in US)^[33]


• Secret of Mana (1.5 million in Japan)^[28]


• Final Fight (1.48 million)^[29]


• Super Mario RPG (1.47 million in Japan)^[28]


• Dragon Ball Z (1.45 million in Japan)^[28]


• Final Fantasy IV (1.44 million in Japan)^[28]


• Dragon Quest III (SNES remake) (1.4 million in Japan)^[28]


• Killer Instinct (1.33 million in US)^[33]


• Romancing SaGa 3 (1.3 million in Japan)^[28]


• The Lion King (1.27 million in US)^[33]


• Mortal Kombat 3 (1.22 million in US)^[33]


• NBA Jam (1.22 million in US)^[33]


• Disney's Magical Quest starring Mickey (1.21 million)^[29]


• Derby Stallion III (1.2 million in Japan)^[28]


• Dragon Quest I & II (SNES remake) (1.2 million in Japan)^[28]


• Romancing SaGa 2 (1.18 million in Japan)^[28]


• Mega Man X (1.16 million)^[29]


• Dragon Ball Z II (1.15 million)^[28]


• Derby Stallion '96 (1.1 million in Japan)^[28]


• Kirby Super Star (1.1 million in Japan)^[28]


• Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts (1.09 million)^[29]


• Final Fight 2 (1.03 million)^[29]


• Casper (1 million)^[34]

Nintendo 64

Nintendo 64

Nintendo 64 games that have sold more than one million copies.

• Super Mario 64 (11 million,^[25] 9.04 million in US and PAL region,^[35] 1.92 million in Japan)^[28]

• Mario Kart 64 (8.47 million approximately, 6.23 million in US,^[35] 2.24 million in Japan)^[28]


• GoldenEye 007 (8 million,^[36][37] 6.89 million in US and PAL)^[35]


• The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (7.6 million,^[26] 5.72 million in US and PAL,^[35] 1.46 million in Japan)^[28]


• Super Smash Bros. (4.89 million approximately, 2.92 million in US,^[33] 1.97 million in Japan)^[28]


• Diddy Kong Racing (3.78 million in US and PAL)^[35]


• Donkey Kong 64 (3.77 million approximately, 2.67 million in US,^[33] 1.1 million in Japan)^[28]


• The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (3.36 million,^[26] 1.63 million in US)^[33]


• Pokémon Stadium (2.87 million in US)^[33]


• Star Fox 64 (2.74 million in US)^[33]


• Perfect Dark (2.5 million)^[37]


• Mario Party 2 (2.33 million approximately, 1.26 million in US,^[33] 1.07 million in Japan)^[28]


• Pokémon Snap (2.21 million in US)^[33]


• Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (1.98 million in US)^[33]


• Wave Race 64 (1.95 million in US)^[33]


• WCW/nWo Revenge (1.88 million in US)^[33]


• Banjo-Kazooie (1.85 million in US)^[33]


• Star Wars: Episode I Racer (1.71 million in US)^[33]


• Tony Hawk's Pro Skater (1.61 million in US)^[33]


• Star Wars: Rogue Squadron (1.58 million in US)^[33]


• Cruis'n USA (1.48 million in US)^[33]


• Pokémon Stadium (Japan) (1.37 million in Japan)^[35][28]


• WCW vs. nWo: World Tour (1.3 million in US)^[33]


• 1080° Snowboarding (1.23 million in US)^[33]


• Mario Party (1.23 million in US)^[33]


• WWF No Mercy (1.15 million in US)^[33]


• Pokémon Stadium 2 (1.14 million in Japan)^[28]


• Turok 2: Seeds of Evil (1.14 million in US)^[33]


• WWF WrestleMania 2000 (1.14 million in US)^[33]


• Mario Tennis (1.1 million in Japan)^[28]


• Yoshi's Story (1.1 million in US)^[33]


• The World Is Not Enough (1.08 million in US)^[33]


• Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards (1.07 million in Japan)^[28]


• Namco Museum 64 (1.04 million in US)^[33]


• Mario Party 3 (1.02 million in Japan)^[28]


• Kobe Bryant in NBA Courtside (1 million)^[38]


• PilotWings 64 (1 million)^[39]

Total Nintendo 64 games sold as of March 31, 2005: 224.97 million.^[40]

 

Nintendo GameCube

Nintendo GameCube

Nintendo GameCube games that have sold more than one million copies.

• Super Smash Bros. Melee (6 million)^[41]


• Super Mario Sunshine (5.5 million)^[42]


• Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (3.5 million)^[43]


• The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (3.07 million)^[26]


• Animal Crossing (2.22 million approximately, 1.58 million in US,^[33] 641,300 in Japan)^[44]


• Luigi's Mansion (2.19 million in US)^[33]


• Mario Party 4 (2 million approximately, 1.1 million in US,^[33] 902,827 in Japan)^[44]


• Mario Party 7 (1.86 million)^[45]


• Resident Evil 4 (1.6 million)^[29]


• Metroid Prime (1.49 million in US)^[33]


• Mario Party 5 (1.46 million approximately, 760,243 in US, 695,530 in Japan)^[44]


• Sonic Adventure 2 Battle (1.44 million in US)^[33]


• The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (1.32 million)^[46]


• Resident Evil (1.3 million)^[29]


• Sonic Mega Collection (1.3 million in US)^[33]


• Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness (1.25 million)^[45]


• Resident Evil Zero (1.25 million)^[29]


• Super Mario Strikers (1.2 million)^[45]


• Pokémon Colosseum (1.15 million)^[33]


• Star Fox Adventures (1.06 million approximately, 800,000 in the US,^[47] 259,069 in Japan)^[44]


• Mario Party 6 (1 million)^[40]


• Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (1 million)^[40]


• Pikmin (1 million)^[48]

Total Nintendo GameCube games sold as of June 30, 2007: 207.00 million.^[49]

Wii

Wii

Wii games that have sold more than one million copies, as of July 25, 2007.

• Wii Sports (8.32 million) (packaged with system in all regions except Japan)^[50]


• Wii Play (4.49 million)^[50]


• The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (3.61 million)^[50]


• Wario Ware: Smooth Moves (1.82 million)^[50]


• Super Paper Mario (1.25 million)^[50]


• Mario Party 8 (1.03 million)^[50]


• Rayman Raving Rabbids (1 million)^[51]


• Red Steel (1 million)^[51]

Total Wii games sold as of June 30, 2007: 44.82 million^[49]

Total Virtual Console games sold as of July 11, 2007: over 5.6 million^[52]

 

Game Boy and Game Boy Color

Game Boy

Game Boy Color

Game Boy and Game Boy Color games that have sold more than one million copies.

• Tetris (30 million)^[53]


• Pokémon Red, Blue and Green (20.08 million approximately, 10.23 million in Japan,^[28] 9.85 million in US)^[33]
  
  
  
  • Pokémon Red (4.83 million in US)^[33]
  
  
  • Pokémon Blue (5.02 million in US)^[33]
  
  
  
  


• Pokémon Gold and Silver (14.51 million approximately, 7.6 million in US,^[33] 6.91 million in Japan)^[28]
  
  
  
  • Pokémon Gold (7.15 million approximately, 3.75 million in US,^[33] 3.4 million in Japan)^[28]
  
  
  • Pokémon Silver (7.36 million approximately, 3.85 million in US,^[33] 3.51 million in Japan)^[28]
  
  
  
  


• Super Mario Land (14 million)^[25]


• Pokémon Yellow (8.26 million approximately, 5.1 million in US,^[33] 3.16 million in Japan)^[28]


• The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (6.05 million approximately, 3.83 million,^[26] 2.22 million for the DX version)^[26]


• The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons (3.96 million)^[26]


• The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages (3.96 million)^[26]


• Pokémon Crystal (3.75 million approximately, 2.1 million in Japan,^[28] 1.65 million in US)^[33]


• Super Mario Bros. Deluxe (2.8 million in US)^[33]


• Super Mario Land 2 (2.7 million)^[28]


• Pokémon Trading Card Game (2.55 million approximately, 1.39 million in Japan,^[28] 1.16 million in US)^[33]


• Yugioh Duel Monsters IV:Strongest Duel Record (2.5 million in Japan)^[28]


• Dr. Mario (2.08 million in Japan)^[28]


• Yugioh Duel Monsters (1.6 million in Japan)^[28]


• Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 (1.59 million in Japan)^[28]


• Kirby's Dream Land 2 (1.49 million in Japan)^[28]


• Kirby's Dream Land (1.45 million in Japan)^[28]


• Tamagotchi (1.45 million in Japan)^[28]


• Tamagotchi 2 (1.45 million in Japan)^[28]


• Yugioh Duel Monsters II: Dark Duel Stories (1.45 million in Japan)^[28]


• Duck Tales (1.43 million)^[29]


• Yakuman (1.28 million in Japan)^[28]


• Kirby's Pinball Land (1.12 million in Japan)^[28]


• Final Fantasy Legend (1.1 million in Japan)^[28]


• MahJong (1.1 million in Japan)^[28]


• Super Donkey Kong (1.08 million in Japan)^[28]


• Pokémon Pinball (1.02 million in Japan)^[28]

Total Game Boy and Game Boy Color games sold as of March 31, 2005: 501.1 million.^[40]

Game Boy Advance

Game Boy Advance

Game Boy Advance games that have sold more than one million copies.

• Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire (13 million)^[54];<;/sup>


• Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen (10.66 million)^[46]


• Pokémon Emerald (6.32 million)^[46]


• Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 (2.92 million in US)^[33]


• Namco Museum (2.89 million in US)^[33]


• Super Mario Advance (2.85 million in US)^[33]


• Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 (2.7 million in US)^[33]


• Mario Kart Super Circuit (2.53 million in US)^[33]


• Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team (2.2 million)^[46]


• Frogger's Adventures: Temple of the Frog (1.7 million in US)^[55]


• The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past/Four Swords (1.63 million in US)^[33]


• Pac-Man Collection (1.6 million in US)^[55]


• Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 (1.58 million in US)^[33]


• Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories (1.5 million shipped)^[56]


• Finding Nemo (1.45 million in US)^[33]


• Mega Man Battle Network 4 (1.35 million)^[29]


• Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (1.34 million in US)^[33]


• Famicom Mini: Super Mario Bros. (1.32 million in Japan)^[33]


• Yu-Gi-Oh! The Eternal Duelist Soul (1.3 million in US)^[55]


• Sonic Advance (1.21 million in US)^[33]


• Dragon Ball Z: The Legacy of Goku (1.2 million in US)^[55]


• The Incredibles (1.15 million in US)^[33]


• Metroid Fusion (1.13 million in US)^[33]


• Kirby: Nightmare in Dreamland (1.12 million in US)^[33]


• Spyro: Season of Ice (1.1 million in US)^[55]


• Donkey Kong Country (1 million)^[33]


• The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap (1 million)^[40]


• Wario Land 4 (1 million)^[48]

Total Game Boy Advance games sold as of June 30, 2007: 369.94 million.^[49]

Nintendo DS

Nintendo DS

Nintendo DS games that have sold more than one million copies, as of July 25, 2007.

• Nintendogs (14.79 million)^[50]


• New Super Mario Bros. (10.52 million)^[50]


• Pokémon Diamond and Pearl (10 million)^[57]


• Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! (8.61 million)^[50]


• Animal Crossing: Wild World (8.01 million)^[50]


• Mario Kart DS (7.83 million)^[50]


• Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day (5.53 million)^[50]


• Super Mario 64 DS (4.97 million)^[50]


• Big Brain Academy (3.73 million)^[50]


• Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team (3.08 million)^[50]


• English Training: Have Fun Improving Your Skills! (2.86 million)^[50]


• Yoshi's Island DS (2.47 million)^[50]


• Pokémon Ranger (2.16 million)^[50]


• WarioWare: Touched! (2.15 million)^[50]


• Tetris DS (2.05 million)^[50]


• Kirby: Squeak Squad (1.73 million)^[50]


• Common Sense Training (1.53 million)^[50]


• Mario Hoops 3-on-3 (1.50 million)^[50]


• Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker (1.45 million in Japan)^[58]


• Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time (1.39 million)^[50]


• Final Fantasy III (1.34 million approximately, 1.01 million in Japan,^[59] 330,000 in US)^[60]


• Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis (1.24 million)^[50]


• Super Princess Peach (1.15 million)^[50]


• Tamagotchi Connection: Corner Shop (1.12 million in Japan)^[58]


• Diddy Kong Racing DS (1.04 million)^[50]


• Love and Berry Collection (1 million)^[58]

Total Nintendo DS games sold as of June 30, 2007: 218.24 million^[49]

Sega

Sega Mega Drive/Sega Genesis

Sega Mega Drive/Sega Genesis

Sega Mega Drive/Sega Genesis games that have sold more than one million copies.

• Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (6 million)^[61]


• Sonic the Hedgehog (4 million)^[62]


• NBA Jam (1.93 million in US) ^[33]


• Mortal Kombat 2 (1.78 million in US) ^[33]


• Street Fighter II: Special Champion Edition (1.65 million)^[29]


• Sonic & Knuckles (1.24 million in US)^[33]


• Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (1.02 million in US)^[33]


• Mortal Kombat 3 (1.02 million in US) ^[33]

 

Sega Saturn

Sega Saturn games that have sold more than one million copies.

• Virtua Fighter 2 (1.7 million)^[28]


• Grandia (1 million)^[63]

 

Dreamcast

Sega Dreamcast

Dreamcast games that have sold more than one million copies.

• Sonic Adventure (2.5 million)^[64]


• Resident Evil Code: Veronica (1.14 million)^[29]


• NFL 2K (1.13 million)^[33]


• Crazy Taxi (1.11 million)^[33]


• NFL 2K1 (1.01 million)^[33]


• Soul Calibur (1 million)^[65]

 

Sony

 

] PlayStation

PlayStation

PlayStation games that have sold more than one million copies.

• Gran Turismo (10.5 million)^[66]


• Final Fantasy VII (9.8 million, includes Final Fantasy VII International)^;[67]


• Gran Turismo 2 (8.5 million)^[66]


• Tomb Raider II (8 million)^[25]


• Tomb Raider (7 million)^[68]


• Crash Bandicoot (6.8 million)^[69]


• Metal Gear Solid (6.6 million)^[70]


• Final Fantasy VIII (6 million)^[71]


• Resident Evil 2 (4.96 million)^[29]


• Dragon Warrior VII (4.12 million in Japan)^[72]


• Rayman (4 million)^[73]


• Resident Evil 3: Nemesis (3.5 million)^[29]


• Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back (3.12 million in US)^[33]


• Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped (3.05 million in US)^[33]


• PaRappa the Rapper (3 million in Japan)^[74]


• Frogger (2.94 million in US)^[33]


• Spyro The Dragon (2.75 million in US)^[33]


• Resident Evil (2.75 million)^[29]


• Tekken 3 (2.7 million in US)^[33]


• Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 (2.63 million in US)^[33]


• Driver (2.62 million in US)^[33]


• Tony Hawk's Pro Skater (2.51 million in US)^[33]


• Dino Crisis (2.4 million)^[29]


• WWF War Zone (2.2 million in US)^[33]


• Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 (2.1 million in US)^[33]


• Driver 2 (2.05 million in US)^[33]


• Namco Museum Volume 3 (2 million in US)^[33]


• Crash Team Racing (1.9 million in US)^[33]


• Tekken 2 (1.75 million in US)^[33]


• Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage! (1.74 million in US)^[33]


• Twisted Metal 2 (1.74 million in US)^[33]


• Namco Museum Volume 1 (1.65 million in US)^[33]


• Syphon Filter (1.55 million in US)^[33]


• Spider-Man (1.5 million in US)^[33]


• A Bug's Life (video game) (1.5 million in US)^[33]


• Spyro: Year of the Dragon (1.42 million in US)^[33]


• NFL GameDay '98 (1.31 million in US)^[33]


• Tomb Raider III (1.3 million in US)^[33]


• Spec Ops (1.27 million in US)^[33]


• Cool Boarders 3 (1.24 million in US)^[33]


• Cool Boarders 2 (1.21 million in US)^[33]


• Resident Evil DC Dual Shock (1.2 million)^[29]


• Dino Crisis 2 (1.19 million)^[29]


• Syphon Filter 2 (1.16 million in US)^[33]


• Grand Theft Auto 2 (1.15 million in US)^[33]


• Jet Moto 2 (1.14 million in US)^[33]


• Twisted Metal III (1.14 million in US)^[33]


• Resident Evil Director's Cut (1.13 million)^[29]


• NFL GameDay '99 (1.12 million in US)^[33]


• Jet Moto (1.1 million in US)^[33]


• Crash Bash (1.1 million in US)^[33]


• Twisted Metal (1.08 million in US)^[33]


• Pac-Man World (1.08 million in US)^[33]


• Monopoly (1.03 million in US)^[33]


• Street Fighter Alpha 3 (1 million)^[29]

Total PlayStation games shipped as of March 2006: 781 million.^[75]

 

PlayStation 2

PlayStation 2 original model.

PlayStation 2 games that have sold more than one million copies.

• Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (13 million)^[76][12]


• Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (12 million)^[77]


• Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec (11 million)^[66]


• Grand Theft Auto III (11 million)^[76]


• Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (7 million)^[78]


• Kingdom Hearts (5.6 million shipped)^[56]


• Final Fantasy X (5 million)^[79]


• Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (3.7 million)^[80]


• Final Fantasy XII (3.68 million approximately, 2.38 million in Japan,^[81] 1.3 million in US)^[19]


• Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King (3.6 million in Japan)^[28]


• Madden NFL 2004 (3.5 million in US)^[12]


• Kingdom Hearts II (3.5 million shipped)^[56]


• Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy (3.2 million)^[82]


• Final Fantasy X-2 (3 million)^[83]


• WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW 2006 (2.9 million)^[84]


• Madden NFL 07 (2.8 million in US)^[19]


• Need for Speed: Underground (2.6 million in US)^[12]


• Medal of Honor: Frontline (2.5 million in US)^[12]


• Devil May Cry (2.16 million)^[29]


• Spider-Man: The Movie (2.1 million in US)^[85]


• Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 (2.1 million in US)^[85]


• Onimusha: Warlords (2.02 million)^[29]


• WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW (2 million)^[84]


• Resident Evil 4 (2 million)^[29]


• Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny (1.99 million)^[29]


• ATV Offroad Fury (1.7 million in US)^[85]


• NBA Street (1.7 million in US)^[85]


• Dragon Ball Z: Budokai (1.7 million in US)^[85]


• ESPN NFL 2K5 (1.7 million in US)^[86]


• Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex (1.7 million in US)^[86]


• Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies (1.7 million in US)^[86]


• Devil May Cry 2 (1.7 million)^[29]


• Yakuza (1.7 million)^[87]


• Dragon Quest V (1.61 million in Japan)^[28]


• Max Payne (1.6 million in US)^[86]


• The Simpsons Road Rage (1.6 million in US)^[86]


• NBA Live 2005 (1.6 million in US)^[86]


• Onimusha 3: Demon Siege (1.52 million)^[29]


• Midnight Club: Street Racing (1.5 million in US)^[14]


• Star Wars: Battlefront (1.5 million in US)^[14]


• James Bond 007: Agent Under Fire (1.5 million in US)^[14]


• The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (1.5 million in US)^[86]


• True Crime: Streets of LA (1.5 million in US)^[86]


• Resident Evil Outbreak (1.45 million)^[29]


• Tekken Tag Tournament (1.4 million in US)^[14]


• Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance (1.4 million in US)^[14]


• SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs (1.4 million in US)^[14]


• Resident Evil Code: Veronica X (1.4 million)^[29]


• Guitar Hero II (1.3 million in US)^[19]


• Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening (1.3 million)^[29]


• Enter the Matrix (1.2 million in US)^[14]


• Call of Duty: Finest Hour (1.2 million in US)^[88]


• NCAA Football 06 (1.2 million in US)^[88]


• Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2 (1.18 million)^[89]


• Spider-Man 2 (1.12 million in US)^[33]


• Ratchet & Clank (1.1 million in US)^[88]


• Hitman 2: Silent Assassin (1.1 million in US)^[88]


• Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon (1.1 million in US)^[88]


• The Sims (1.1 million in US)^[88]


• WWE SmackDown! Shut Your Mouth (1.1 million in US)^[88]


• Winning Eleven 10 (1.04 million in Japan)^[90]


• Silent Hill 2 (1 million)^[91]


• God of War (1 million in US)^[92]


• ESPN NBA 2K5 (1 million in US)^[92]


• Pac-Man World 2 (1 million in US)^[92]


• MVP Baseball 2005 (1 million in US)^[92]


• Lego Star Wars: The Video Game (1 million in US)^[92]


• The Getaway (1 million in US)^[92]


• Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2004 (1 million in US)^[92]


• NCAA Football '07 (1 million in US)^[19]


• Bully (1 million)^[93]


• Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (1 million in US)^[94]

Total PlayStation 2 games shipped as of March 2006: 1.047 billion.^[75]

PlayStation 3

PlayStation 3 games that have sold more than one million copies.

• Resistance: Fall of Man (2 million)^[95]

• MotorStorm (1 million)^[96]

 

PlayStation Portable

PlayStation Portable

PlayStation Portable games that have sold more than one million copies.

• Monster Hunter Freedom 2 (1.22 million in Japan)^[18]


• Wipeout Pure (1 million)^[97]


• Monster Hunter Freedom (1 million in Japan)^[29]


• Tekken: Dark Resurrection (1 million)^[89]

Total PlayStation Portable games shipped as of March 2006: 47.3 million.^[75]

 

Top 20 console games of all time

The 20 best selling console games, not originally bundled.

1.	Pokémon Red, Blue and Green (Game Boy - 20.08 million approximately, 10.23 million in Japan,[28] 9.85 million in US)[33]
2.	Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES - 18 million)[25]
3.	Nintendogs (DS - 14.79 million)[50]
4.	Pokémon Gold and Silver (Game Boy - 14.51 million approximately, 7.6 million in US,[33] 6.91 million in Japan)[28]
5.	Super Mario Land (Game Boy - 14 million)[25]
6.	Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (PS2 - 13 million)[76]
	Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire (GBA - 13 million)[54]
8.	Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (PS2 - 12 million)[77]
9.	Super Mario 64 (N64 - 11 million)[28]
	Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec (PS2 - 11 million)[66]
	Grand Theft Auto III (PS2 - 11 million)[76]
12.	Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen (GBA - 10.66 million)[46]
13.	New Super Mario Bros. (DS - 10.52 million)[50]
14.	Gran Turismo (PS1 - 10.5 million)[66]
15.	Pokémon Diamond and Pearl (DS - 10 million)[57]
	Super Mario Bros. 2 (NES - 10 million)[25]
17.	Final Fantasy VII (PS1 - 9.8 million, includes Final Fantasy VII International)[67]
18.	Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! (DS - 8.61 million)[50]
19.	Gran Turismo 2 (PS1 - 8.5 million)[66]
20.	Mario Kart 64 (N64 - 8.47 million approximately, 6.23 million in US,[35] 2.24 million in Japan)[28]

 

Bundled games

Games that were originally bundled at launch and have sold more than one million copies.

• Super Mario Bros. (NES - 40.23 million)^[24]


• Tetris (Game Boy - 30 million)^[53]


• Super Mario World (SNES - 17 million)^[25]


• Wii Sports (Wii - 8.32 million)^[50]

 

By genre

• Action-adventure - Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (PS2 - 13 million)^[76]


• Fighting - Street Fighter II (SNES - 6.3 million)^[29]


• FPS - GoldenEye 007 (N64 - 8 million),^[36] Halo 2 (Xbox - 8 million)^[9]


• Platform - Super Mario Bros. (NES - 40.23 million)^[24]


• Puzzle - Tetris (Game Boy - 30 million)^[53]


• Racing - Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec (PS2 - 11 million)^[66]


• RPG - Pokémon Red, Blue and Green (Game Boy - 20.08 million approximately, 10.23 million in Japan,^[28] 9.85 million in US)^[33]


• Simulation - Nintendogs (DS - 14.79 million)^[50]


• Stealth - Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (PS2 - 7 million)^[78]


• Survival horror - Resident Evil 2 (PS1 - 4.9 million)^[29]


• Traditional sports - Madden NFL 2004 (PS2 - 3.5 million in US)^[12]

PC

This is an incomplete list of PC games (including Microsoft Windows, Macintosh, Linux) that have sold more than one million copies. Please note that the sales figures for expansion packs are not used in calculation of the sales figure for the original game.

• The Sims (16 million)^[98]


• The Sims 2 (13 million)^[99]


• StarCraft (9.5 million)^[100]


• World of Warcraft (9 million current customers, which is different from box sales)^[101]
  
  
  
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• Half-Life (8 million)^[103]


• Myst (6 million)^[104]


• The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind (4 million, including Xbox release)^[105]


• RollerCoaster Tycoon (4 million in North America)^[106]


• Diablo II (4 million)^[107]
  
  
  
  • Diablo II: Lord of Destruction [expansion pack] (1 million)^[107]
  
  
  
  


• Half-Life 2 (4 million)^[108] Does not include sales through Steam.


• Populous (4 million)^[79]


• Guild Wars (includes Factions and Nightfall) (4 million)^[109]


• Doom 3 (3.5 million)^[110]


• EverQuest (3.5 million)^[111]


• Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos (3 million)^[112]
  
  
  
  • Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne [expansion pack] (1 million)^[113]
  
  
  
  


• The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (3 million, includes Xbox 360 release)^[16]


• Command & Conquer: Red Alert (3 million)^[114]


• Age of Empires (3 million)^[115]
  
  
  
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• Cossacks 2: Napoleonic Wars (2.5 million)^[116]


• Anno 1602 (2.5 million)^[117]


• Diablo (2.5 million)^[107]


• Battlefield 1942 (2.44 million)^[118]


• Battlefield 2 (2.09 million)^[118]


• Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings (2 million shipped)^[119]


• Civilization III (2 million)^[25]


• Ragnarok Online (2 million North American subscribers)^[120]


• Riven: The Sequel to Myst (2 million)^[104]


• Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn (2 million)^[121]


• Baldur's Gate (2 million)^[121]


• Neverwinter Nights (2 million)^[122]


• Doom II: Hell on Earth (2 million)^[123]


• Black & White (2 million)^[13]


• Quake (1.7 million)^[124]


• Age of Empires III (1.5 million)^[125]


• Star Wars Galaxies (1.5 million)^[126]


• Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun (1.5 million)^[127]


• Battlefield Vietnam (1.34 million)^[118]


• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (1.3 million in US)^[128]


• SimCity 3000 Unlimited (1.1 million in US)^[128]


• Zoo Tycoon (1.1 million in US)^[128]


• Age of Mythology (1 million)^[129]


• Return to Castle Wolfenstein (1 million shipped)^[130]


• Quake II (1 million)^[130]


• Unreal Tournament (1 million)^[131]


• Unreal (1 million)^[131]


• American McGee's Alice (1 million)^[132]


• Civilization IV (1 million)^[133]


• Command & Conquer: Tiberium Wars (1 million)^[134]


• Empire Earth (1 million)^[135]


• Imperivm III: Great Battles of Rome (1 million, distributed only in Italy and Spain)^[136]


• Patrician III: L'Impero Dei Mari (1 million, distributed only in Italy and Spain)^[137]


• The Legend of Sword and Fairy 3 (1 million)^[138]


• Return to Zork (1 million)^[139]


• Blade Runner (1 million)^[140]