Top Five Selling Games Series From Some of my Favourites

1. Mario – 351380000 Total Sales

There a so many Mario Games. Mario was first seen in Donkey Kong The originals have you jumping around as an Italian Plumber squashing turtles and smashing blocks, and later on he gets new sidekicks and enemies. Newer Mario games just have him and all Mario character in certain scenarios and games like basketball, golf and racing. A game series worth of its 351 million all time worldwide sales.

• Mario Bros. – 2360000 Sales
• Super Mario Bros. – 42500000 Sales
• Super Mario Bros. 2 – 14210000 Sales
• Super Mario Land – 18140000 Sales
• Super Mario Bros. 3 – 17280000 Sales
• Super Mario World – 30190000 Sales
• Super Mario Land 2 – 11180000 Sales
• Super Mario Land 3 – 5190000 Sales
• Super Mario 64 – 19370000 Sales
• Super Mario Sunshine – 6280000 Sales
• New Super Mario Bros. – 18610000 Sales
• Super Mario Galaxy – 7920000 Sales
• Dr Mario – 10480000 Sales
• Mario Kart 64/Wii/DS/Super Circuit/Double Dash – 61700000 Sales
• Mario and Sonic Olympic Games – 11930000 Sales
• Mario Golf – 3310000 Sales
• Mario Hoops – 1830000 Sales
• Mario Party – 27470000 Sales
• Mario Paint – 3160000 Sales
• Mario Strikers – 1950000 Sales
• Mario Baseball – 2170000 Sales
• Mario vs Donkey Kong – 1650000 Sales
• Paper Mario – 3430000 Sales
• Super Mario Advance – 10690000 Sales
• Super Mario All Stars – 10550000 Sales
• Super Mario Bros. Deluxe – 5070000 Sales
• Super Paper Mario – 2760000 Sales

There are probably even more games than this that the Fat Italian has starred in but these are the key ones I could find sales figures for.

2. Grand Theft Auto – 77880000 Total Sales

The ultimate sandbox game in which you live within a fully functioning, but virtual town, where you do missions for the people you meet in the game and can free roam to your heart’s extent.

• Grand Theft Auto – 2320000 Sales
• Grand Theft Auto 2 – 3420000 Sales
• Grand Theft Auto 3 – 11900000 Sales
• Grand Theft Auto 4 – 12650000 Sales
• Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories – 8950000 Sales
• Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – 19750000 Sales
• Grand Theft Auto: Vice City – 14200000 Sales
• Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories – 4220000 Sales
• Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars – 470000 Sales

There is also Grand Theft Auto 4: Lost and Damned and Grand Theft Auto Advance in the series but I can not find any sales figures for these.

3. Guitar Hero – 39350000 Total Sales

The game that set the bar for music/rhythem games, Guitar Hero is the ultimate plastic experience allowing you to play the guitar, drums, bass and to sing. Soon you will be able to DJ in Guitar Hero as well, a game series that is ever expanding with 3 new games coming out within the next year.

• Guitar Hero – 2140000 Sales
• Guitar Hero 2 – 8920000 Sales
• Guitar Hero 3 – 14810000 Sales
• Guitar Hero Aerosmith – 2720000 Sales
• Guitar Hero World Tour – 7150000 Sales
• Guitar Hero On Tour – 2860000 Sales
• Guitar Hero Metallica – 750000 Sales

Guitar Hero Rocks the 80s is also in this series but I can not find the sales for it.

4. Call of Duty – 37680000 Total Sales

A First Person Shooter series in which you take the role of a soldier either in World War 2 or in Modern Day War. Created by Activision, Treyarch and Infinity Ward Call of Duty is known for being the most realistic experience you can get in a First Person Shooter on a Games Console.

• Call of Duty 2 – 2410000 Sales
• Call of Duty 3 – 5000000 Sales
• Call of Duty 2: Big Red One – 2310000 Sales
• Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare – 12160000 Sales
• Call of Duty: World at War – 10840000 Sales
• Call of Duty: Roads to Victory – 130000 Sales
• Call of Duty: Finest Hour – 4180000 Sales
• Call of Duty: World at War: Final Fronts – 650000 Sales

Call of Duty is also in this series but I could not find the sales figures for this.

5. Resident Evil – 32230000 Total Sales

Finally, the horror game series, dubbed as a survival horror in which you take on a character in third person and do your best to stay alive and at the same time complete objectives.

• Resident Evil Zero – 60000
• Resident Evil – 6640000 Sales
• Resident Evil 2 – 6080000 Sales
• Resident Evil 3: Nemesis – 3520000 Sales
• Resident Evil 4 – 6180000 Sales
• Resident Evil 5 – 3870000 Sales
• Resident Evil Code: Veronica – 3550000 Sales
• Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles – 1270000
• Resident Evil Archives – 700000 Sales
• Resident Evil Outbreak – 150000 Sales
• Resident Evil: Deadly Silence 210000 Sales

Oh wait, I forgot Pokemon!