Best selling games of all time.
Aalhashem:
It's pretty obvious that bundles are included in this list, so I think we can safely eliminate #1, 2, 4 and 5(?) right off the bat. Nonetheless, there's some pretty impressive numbers here, particularly on the #3 spot.
1. "Super Mario Bros." for NES: 40 Million Units
2. "Tetris" for Gameboy: 33 Million Units
3. "Super Mario Bros. 3" for NES: 18 Million Units
4. "Super Mario World" for SNES: 17 Million Units
5. "Super Mario Land" for Gameboy: 14 Million Units
6. "Super Mario 64" for N64: 11 Million Units
7. "The Sims" for PC: 10 Million Units
8. "Super Mario Bros. 2" for NES: 10 Million Units
9. "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City" for PS2: 8.5 Million Units
10. "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" for PSX: 8 Million Units
11. "GoldenEye" for N64: 8 Million Units
12. "Donkey Kong Country" for SNES: 8 Million Units
13. "Super Mario Kart" for SNES: 8 Million Units
14. "Pokemon Red/Blue" for Gameboy: 8 Million Units
15. "Half-Life" for PC: 8 Million Units
16. "Tomb Raider II" for PSX: 8 Million Units
17. "Final Fantasy VII" for PSX: 7.8 Million Units
18. "Myst" for PC: 7 Million Units
19. "Gran Turismo 3" for PS2: 7 Million Units
20. "Dragon Warrior VII" for PS2: 6 Million Units
I'm suprised to see no Blizzard games mentioned on this list. I guess having the fastest selling game(s) does not mean they will also be the best selling ones.
Source:
http://www.ownt.com/qtakes/2003/gamestats/gamestats.shtm
Morfiend:
I could have sworn Diable 2 would be on there. I mean, they had 2 million in preorders alone. I guess every one who wanted it, preordered it.
Looking at this list, its amazing some one doesnt take note, and try to remake the old style of Mario sidescrolling platformer. I guess Viewtifull Joe was kind of in that vein.
Sairon:
I saw a program on TV, don't remember the name of it. Anyway, the program always is about a top list of some sort. And this time it was about which single game which had sold the most. And on top of that chart was Tony hawk pro skating 1. It had sold 300 million copies according to them. Second was super mario bros, or pokémon.
The program seemed reliable, they even had an interview with devs from every game on the list. I was a bit shocked about Tony hawk pro skating being at the top with a sales of 300 million copies, which I guess most of us is.
Anyway, I really find it hard to belive that Pokémon Red/Blue only has sold 8 million copies, seing as every man and their dog over in Japan basicly bought it. And it's very popular over here in sweden amongst the kids as well (my 11 year old cousin has a fetish for it, and so does pretty much all of his friends, and he's not the computer wiz kid, he only plays pokémon).
Aalhashem:
I think 300 million is a bit far-fetched, Sairon. But whatever the case, Guinness can at least confirm that Mario holds the #1 spot (though it was also bundled with the system)
http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/index.asp?id=52404
Sairon:
Yea I thought so as well, but the it was aired on one of the 2 goverment owned chanells here in Sweden, and the stuff aired on them is pretty reliable. But I agree, 300 million copies sure sounds like a bit to much.
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