Best-selling video games in the United States by year
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This is a listing of the best-selling
The NPD Group since 1994.[1] The United States is a very competitive market for video game developers. Games from different developers around the world have entered the annual lists of top ten best-selling games in the United States. The most successful developers are mostly from Japan, Canada, the United Kingdom and Sweden
.
Among the 41 reported annual top-sellers between 1980 and 2022, thirteen were published by Nintendo, twelve by Activision Blizzard, four each by Atari and Take-Two Interactive, three by Electronic Arts, and two each by Sega and Acclaim Entertainment. Video game publishers Activision Blizzard and Electronic Arts managed to enter the list of ten best-selling games every single year with at least one of their games for the last fifteen years in a row. Of the twelve best-selling games released in the last thirteen years, eleven were from Call of Duty franchise and published by Activision Blizzard. Madden NFL and the Call of Duty series have been on the annual top ten best-sellers list twelve times over the last twelve years. Call of Duty has been the best-selling video game series in the US for the past 15 years.
The NPD lists do not encompass the industry as a whole, as some publishers, developers, and the majority of indie developers do not share data with NPD. Some video games companies also do not share physical games sales and some digital storefront sales such as Steam and Battle.net. Companies that share data with NPD include: Activision Blizzard, Atlus, Bandai Namco Entertainment, Capcom, Disney Interactive, Electronic Arts, Embracer Group, Konami, Krafton, Marvelous, Microsoft Gaming, NCSoft, Sega, Sony, Square Enix, Take-Two Interactive, Ubisoft, Warner Bros. Games, and Wizard of the Coast.
1980–1997
| Year | Top-selling title | Developer | Publisher | Platform | Sales | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Space Invaders | Taito | Atari | Atari VCS
|
1,318,655 | [2][3] |
| 1981 | 2,964,137 | [3] | ||||
| 1982 | Pac-Man | Namco, Atari | 7,271,844 | |||
| 1983 | Ms. Pac-Man | GCC, Midway | 1,963,078 | |||
| 1986 | Super Mario Bros. | Nintendo R&D4
|
Nintendo | NES
|
1,000,000+ | [4][5] |
| 1987 | The Legend of Zelda | 2,000,000 | [6][7] | |||
| 1988 | Super Mario Bros./Duck Hunt
|
Nintendo | 2,000,000+ | [8][9] | ||
| 1989 | Unknown | [10] | ||||
| 1990 | Super Mario Bros. 3 | Nintendo R&D4
|
8,000,000 | [4][11] | ||
| 1991 | Sonic the Hedgehog | Sonic Team | Sega | Genesis | 1,000,000+ | [12] |
| 1992 | Sonic the Hedgehog 2 | Sega | 2,000,000 | [13] | ||
| 1993 | Mortal Kombat | Midway | Acclaim | 1,000,000+ | [14] | |
| 1994 | Donkey Kong Country | Rare | Nintendo | SNES
|
2,057,006 | [15][16] |
| 1995 | 1,000,000+ | [17][18] | ||||
| 1996 | Super Mario 64 | Nintendo EAD | N64
|
2,000,000+ | [19][20] | |
| 1997 | Mario Kart 64 | 1,500,000+ | [21][22] |
1998–2009
1998
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time was the best-selling game of 1998.
| Rank | Title | Developer | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time | Nintendo EAD
|
Nintendo |
| 2. | GoldenEye 007 | Rare | |
| 3. | WWE Warzone | Probe Entertainment
|
Acclaim Entertainment |
| 4. | NFL Blitz '99 | Midway Games | Midway Games |
| 5. | WCW/NWO Revenge | AKI Corporation
|
THQ |
| 6. | Resident Evil 2 | Capcom | Capcom |
| 7. | Banjo-Kazooie | Rare | Nintendo |
| 8. | Gran Turismo | Japan Studio | Sony Computer Entertainment |
| 9. | Madden NFL 99 | EA Tiburon
|
Electronic Arts |
| 10. | Super Mario 64 | Nintendo EAD
|
Nintendo |
1999
Donkey Kong 64 was the best-selling game of 1999. 7 of the 10 best-selling games in the US in 1998 were published by Nintendo.
| Rank | Title | Developer | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Donkey Kong 64 | Rare | Nintendo |
| 2. | Pokémon Red/Blue
|
Game Freak | |
| 3. | Pokémon Snap | HAL Laboratory | |
| 4. | Super Smash Bros. | ||
| 5. | WWE Attitude | Acclaim Studios Salt Lake City
|
Acclaim Entertainment |
| 6. | Pokémon Pinball | Jupiter, HAL Laboratory | Nintendo |
| 7. | The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time | Nintendo EAD
| |
| 8. | Mario Party | Hudson Soft | |
| 9. | Driver | Reflections Interactive
|
GT Interactive
|
| 10 | Final Fantasy VIII | Square | Square Electronic Arts
|
2000
Pokémon Gold/Silver was the best-selling game of 2000.
| Rank | Title | Developer | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Pokémon Gold/Silver | Game Freak | Nintendo |
| 2. | Pokémon Stadium | Nintendo EAD
| |
| 3. | Tony Hawk's Pro Skater | Neversoft | Activision |
| 4. | Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 | ||
| 5. | The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask | Nintendo EAD
|
Nintendo |
| 6. | Madden NFL 2001 | EA Tiburon
|
Electronic Arts |
| 7. | The Sims | Maxis | |
| 8. | Diablo II | Blizzard North | Blizzard Entertainment |
| 9. | Pokémon Yellow
|
Game Freak | Nintendo |
| 10 | Perfect Dark | Rare | Rare |
2001
Madden NFL 2002 was the best-selling game of 2001.
| Rank | Title | Developer | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Madden NFL 2002 | EA Tiburon
|
Electronic Arts |
| 2. | Grand Theft Auto III | DMA Design | Rockstar Games |
| 3. | Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 | Neversoft | Activision |
| 4. | Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 | ||
| 5. | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone | Argonaut Games | Electronic Arts |
| 6. | Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty | Konami Computer Entertainment Japan
|
Konami |
| 7. | Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec | Polyphony Digital | Sony Computer Entertainment |
| 8. | The Sims | Maxis | Electronic Arts |
| 9. | Pokémon Gold/Silver | Game Freak | Nintendo |
| 10 | Pokémon Stadium 2 | Nintendo EAD
|
2002
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City was the best-selling game of 2002. 5 of the 10 best-selling games in the US in 2002 were published by Electronic Arts.
| Rank | Title | Developer | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Grand Theft Auto: Vice City | Rockstar North | Rockstar Games |
| 2. | Madden NFL 2003 | EA Tiburon, Budcat Creations
|
Electronic Arts |
| 3. | Grand Theft Auto III | DMA Design | Rockstar Games |
| 4. | Spider-Man | Treyarch | Activision |
| 5. | Medal of Honor: Frontline | EA Los Angeles | Electronic Arts |
| 6. | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | EA UK
| |
| 7. | Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 | Neversoft | Activision |
| 8. | Kingdom Hearts | Square | Square Electronic Arts
|
| 9. | NCAA Football 2003 | EA Tiburon
|
Electronic Arts |
| 10. | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | Stormfront Studios |
2003
Madden NFL 2004 was the best-selling game of 2003.
| Rank | Title | Developer | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Madden NFL 2004 | EA Tiburon
|
Electronic Arts |
| 2. | Need for Speed: Underground | EA Black Box | |
| 3. | Pokémon Ruby/Sapphire | Game Freak | Nintendo |
| 4. | Enter the Matrix | Shiny Entertainment | Infogrames |
| 5. | Tony Hawk's Underground | Neversoft | Activision |
| 6. | The Sims | Maxis | Electronic Arts |
| 7. | True Crime: Streets of LA | Luxoflux | Activision |
| 8. | Medal of Honor: Rising Sun | EA Los Angeles | Electronic Arts |
| 9. | NCAA Football 2004 | EA Tiburon
| |
| 10 | The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker | Nintendo EAD
|
Nintendo |
2004
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas was the best-selling game of 2004.
| Rank | Title | Developer | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas | Rockstar North | Rockstar Games |
| 2. | Halo 2 | Bungie | Microsoft Game Studios |
| 3. | Madden NFL 2005 | EA Tiburon
|
Electronic Arts |
| 4. | Need for Speed: Underground 2 | EA Black Box | |
| 5. | Spider-Man 2 | Treyarch | Activision |
| 6. | Pokémon FireRed/LeafGreen | Game Freak | Nintendo |
| 7. | NCAA Football 2005 | EA Tiburon
|
Electronic Arts |
| 8. | Star Wars: Battlefront | Pandemic Studios | LucasArts |
| 9. | NBA Live 2005 | EA Canada
|
Electronic Arts |
| 10 | MVP Baseball 2004
|
2005
Madden NFL 06 was the best-selling game of 2005.
| Rank | Title | Developer | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Madden NFL 06 | EA Tiburon
|
Electronic Arts |
| 2. | Star Wars: Battlefront II | Pandemic Studios | LucasArts |
| 3. | Call of Duty 2 | Infinity Ward | Activision |
| 4. | Need for Speed: Most Wanted | EA Canada, EA Black Box
|
Electronic Arts |
| 5. | Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith | The Collective, LucasArts | LucasArts |
| 6. | NCAA Football 06 | EA Tiburon
|
Electronic Arts |
| 7. | Gran Turismo 4 | Polyphony Digital | Sony Computer Entertainment |
| 8. | Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas | Rockstar North | Rockstar Games |
| 9. | NBA Live 06 | EA Canada
|
Electronic Arts |
| 10 | LEGO Star Wars | Traveller's Tales | Eidos Interactive |
2006
Madden NFL 07 was the best-selling game of 2006.
| Rank | Title | Developer | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Madden NFL 07 | EA Tiburon
|
Electronic Arts |
| 2. | Gears of War | Epic Games | Microsoft Game Studios |
| 3. | NCAA Football 07 | EA Tiburon
|
Electronic Arts |
| 4. | Guitar Hero II | Harmonix | Activision |
| 5. | Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy | Traveller's Tales | LucasArts |
| 6. | Call of Duty 3 | Treyarch | Activision |
| 7. | Cars | Rainbow Studios | THQ |
| 8. | Need for Speed: Carbon | EA Black Box | Electronic Arts |
| 9. | Kingdom Hearts II | Square Enix PDD1 | Square Enix |
| 10 | Fight Night Round 3 | EA Chicago
|
Electronic Arts |
2007
Halo 3 was the best-selling game of 2007.[23]
| Rank | Title | Developer | Publisher | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Halo 3 | Bungie | Microsoft Game Studios | 4,820,000 |
| 2. | Wii Play | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | 4,120,000 |
| 3. | Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare | Infinity Ward | Activision | 3,040,000 |
| 4. | Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock | Neversoft | 2,720,000 | |
| 5. | Super Mario Galaxy | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | 2,520,000 |
| 6. | Pokémon Diamond | Game Freak | 2,480,000 | |
| 7. | Madden NFL 08 | EA Tiburon
|
Electronic Arts | 1,900,000 |
| 8. | Guitar Hero II | Harmonix | Activision | 1,890,000 |
| 9. | Assassin's Creed | Ubisoft Montreal | Ubisoft | 1,870,000 |
| 10. | Mario Party 8 | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | 1,820,000 |
2008
Wii Play was the best-selling game of 2008.[24][25]
| Rank | Title | Developer | Publisher | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Wii Play | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | 5,280,000 |
| 2. | Mario Kart Wii | 5,000,000 | ||
| 3. | Wii Fit | 4,530,000 | ||
| 4. | Super Smash Bros. Brawl | Sora Ltd, Game Arts
|
4,170,000 | |
| 5. | Grand Theft Auto IV | Rockstar North | Take-Two Interactive | 3,290,000 |
| 6. | Call of Duty: World at War | Treyarch | Activision Blizzard | 2,750,000 |
| 7. | Gears of War 2 | Epic Games | Xbox Game Studios | 2,310,000 |
| 8. | Grand Theft Auto IV | Rockstar North | Take-Two Interactive | 1,890,000 |
| 9. | Madden NFL 09 | EA Tiburon
|
Electronic Arts | 1,870,000 |
| 10. | Mario Kart DS | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | 1,650,000 |
2009
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 was the best-selling game of 2009.[26][27][28]
| Rank | Title | Developer | Publisher | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 | Infinity Ward | Activision Blizzard | 5,830,000 |
| 2. | Wii Sports Resort | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | 4,220,000+ |
| 3. | New Super Mario Bros. Wii | 4,220,000 | ||
| 4. | Wii Fit | 3,500,000+ | ||
| 5. | Wii Fit Plus
|
3,136,100+ | ||
| 6. | Mario Kart Wii | 3,136,100 | ||
| 7. | Wii Play | 3,110,000 | ||
| 8. | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 | Infinity Ward | Activision Blizzard | 3,020,000 |
| 9. | Halo 3: ODST | Bungie | Microsoft Game Studios | 2,000,000+ |
| 10. | Pokémon Platinum | Game Freak | Nintendo | 1,900,000+ |
2010–2019
2010
Call of Duty: Black Ops was the best-selling game of 2010.[29]
2011
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 was the best-selling game of 2011, followed by The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Madden NFL 12.
2012
Call of Duty: Black Ops II was the best-selling game of 2012.[30]
| Rank | Title | Developer | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Call of Duty: Black Ops II | Treyarch | Activision Blizzard |
| 2. | Madden NFL 13 | EA Tiburon
|
Electronic Arts |
| 3. | Halo 4 | 343 Industries | Microsoft Studios |
| 4. | Assassin's Creed III | Ubisoft Montreal | Ubisoft |
| 5. | Just Dance 4 | Ubisoft Milan
| |
| 6. | NBA 2K13 | Visual Concepts | Take-Two Interactive |
| 7. | Borderlands 2 | Gearbox Software | |
| 8. | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 | Infinity Ward, Sledgehammer Games | Activision Blizzard |
| 9. | Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes | Traveller's Tales | Warner Bros. Games |
| 10. | FIFA 13 | EA Vancouver
|
Electronic Arts |
2013
Grand Theft Auto V was the best-selling game of 2013.[31][32] The game became the fastest-selling entertainment product in history three days after its release.[33]
| Rank | Title | Developer | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Grand Theft Auto V | Rockstar North | Take-Two Interactive |
| 2. | Call of Duty: Ghosts | Infinity Ward | Activision Blizzard |
| 3. | Madden NFL 25 | EA Tiburon
|
Electronic Arts |
| 4. | Battlefield 4 | DICE | |
| 5. | Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag | Ubisoft Montreal | Ubisoft |
| 6. | NBA 2K14 | Visual Concepts | Take-Two Interactive |
| 7. | Call of Duty: Black Ops II | Treyarch | Activision Blizzard |
| 8. | Just Dance 2014 | Ubisoft Millan
|
Ubisoft |
| 9. | Minecraft | Mojang Studios | Mojang Studios |
| 10. | Disney Infinity | Avalanche Software | Disney Interactive Studios |
2014
The best-selling game of 2014 was Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare.[34]
| Rank | Title | Developer | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare | Sledgehammer Games | Activision Blizzard |
| 2. | Madden NFL 15 | EA Tiburon
|
Electronic Arts |
| 3. | Destiny | Bungie | Activision Blizzard |
| 4. | Grand Theft Auto V | Rockstar North | Take-Two Interactive |
| 5. | Minecraft | Mojang Studios | Mojang Studios, Xbox Game Studios |
| 6. | Super Smash Bros. for Wii U | Sora Ltd.
|
Nintendo |
| 7. | NBA 2K15 | Visual Concepts | Take-Two Interactive |
| 8. | Watch Dogs | Ubisoft Montreal | Ubisoft |
| 9. | FIFA 15 | EA Vancouver
|
Electronic Arts |
| 10. | Call of Duty: Ghosts | Infinity Ward | Activision Blizzard |
2015
The best-selling game of 2015 was Call of Duty: Black Ops III.[35]
| Rank | Title | Developer | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Call of Duty: Black Ops III | Treyarch | Activision Blizzard |
| 2. | Madden NFL 16 | EA Tiburon
|
Electronic Arts |
| 3. | Fallout 4 | Bethesda Game Studios | Bethesda Softworks |
| 4. | Star Wars Battlefront | DICE | Electronic Arts |
| 5. | Grand Theft Auto V | Rockstar North | Take-Two Interactive |
| 6. | NBA 2K16 | Visual Concepts | |
| 7. | Minecraft | Mojang Studios | Xbox Game Studios |
| 8. | FIFA 16 | EA Romania
|
Electronic Arts |
| 9. | Mortal Kombat X | NetherRealm Studios | Warner Bros. Games |
| 10. | Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare | Sledgehammer Games | Activision Blizzard |
2016
The best-selling game of 2016 was Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare. Among the top ten best-selling games in 2016, eight were multiplayer games and the other two had multiplayer modes. Among the ten titles, three were published by Activision Blizzard, three by Electronic Arts, two by Take-Two Interactive, and one each by Ubisoft and Square Enix.[36]
| Rank | Title | Developer | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare | Infinity Ward | Activision Blizzard |
| 2. | Battlefield 1 | DICE | Electronic Arts |
| 3. | Tom Clancy's The Division | Massive Entertainment | Ubisoft |
| 4. | NBA 2K17 | Visual Concepts | Take-Two Interactive |
| 5. | Madden NFL 17 | EA Tiburon
|
Electronic Arts |
| 6. | Grand Theft Auto V | Rockstar North | Take-Two Interactive |
| 7. | Overwatch | Blizzard Entertainment | Activision Blizzard |
| 8. | Call of Duty: Black Ops III | Treyarch | |
| 9. | FIFA 17 | EA Romania
|
Electronic Arts |
| 10. | Final Fantasy XV | Square Enix Business Division 2
|
Square Enix |
2017
The best-selling game of 2017 was PUBG Corporation not sharing sales data with the NPD. Nintendo also do not share digital sales data with the NPD, thus Nintendo games are under-represented.[37]
| Rank | Title | Developer | Publisher | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Call of Duty: WWII | Sledgehammer Games | Activision Blizzard | |
| 2. | NBA 2K18 | Visual Concepts | Take-Two Interactive | |
| 3. | Destiny 2 | Bungie | Bungie | Digital sales incomplete |
| 4. | Madden NFL 18 | EA Tiburon
|
Electronic Arts | |
| 5. | The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild | Nintendo EPD | Nintendo | Digital sales not included |
| 6. | Grand Theft Auto V | Rockstar North | Take-Two Interactive | |
| 7. | Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands | Ubisoft Milan
|
Ubisoft | |
| 8. | Star Wars Battlefront II | DICE | Electronic Arts | Digital sales incomplete |
| 9. | Super Mario Odyssey | Nintendo EPD | Nintendo | Digital sales not included |
| 10. | Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | Digital sales not included |
2018
Red Dead Redemption 2 was the best-selling game of 2018, Rockstar Games' first game in over 5 years.[38] For the first time since 2013, the best-selling game of the year wasn't a Call of Duty game.[39]
| Rank | Title | Developer | Publisher | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Red Dead Redemption 2 | Rockstar Games | Take-Two Interactive | |
| 2. | Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 | Treyarch | Activision Blizzard | PC sales not included |
| 3. | NBA 2K19 | Visual Concepts | Take-Two Interactive | |
| 4. | Madden NFL 19 | EA Tiburon
|
Electronic Arts | PC sales not included |
| 5. | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | Sora Ltd.
|
Nintendo | Digital sales not included |
| 6. | Marvel's Spider-Man | Insomniac Games | Sony Interactive Entertainment | |
| 7. | Far Cry 5 | Ubisoft Montreal, Ubisoft Toronto | Ubisoft | |
| 8. | God of War | Santa Monica Studio | Sony Interactive Entertainment | |
| 9. | Monster Hunter: World | Capcom | Capcom | |
| 10. | Assassin's Creed Odyssey | Ubisoft Quebec | Ubisoft |
2019
The best-selling game of 2019 was Call of Duty: Modern Warfare.[40]
| Rank | Title | Developer | Publisher | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | Infinity Ward | Activision Blizzard | |
| 2. | NBA 2K20 | Visual Concepts | Take-Two Interactive | |
| 3. | Madden NFL 20 | EA Tiburon
|
Electronic Arts | |
| 4. | Borderlands 3 | Gearbox Software | Take-Two Interactive | |
| 5. | Mortal Kombat 11 | NetherRealm Studios | Warner Bros. Games | |
| 6. | Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order | Respawn Entertainment | Electronic Arts | |
| 7. | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | Sora Ltd.
|
Nintendo | Digital sales not included |
| 8. | Kingdom Hearts III | Square Enix Business Division 3
|
Square Enix | |
| 9. | Tom Clancy's The Division 2 | Massive Entertainment | Ubisoft | |
| 10. | Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | Nintendo EPD
|
Nintendo | Digital sales not included |
2020–present
2020
Top selling game of 2020 was Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, followed by Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and NBA 2K21.
| Rank | Title | Developer | Publisher | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War | Treyarch, Raven Software | Activision Blizzard | |
| 2. | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | Infinity Ward | ||
| 3. | NBA 2K21 | Visual Concepts | Take-Two Interactive | |
| 4. | Animal Crossing: New Horizons | Nintendo EPD | Nintendo | Digital sales not included |
| 5. | Madden NFL 21 | EA Tiburon
|
Electronic Arts | |
| 6. | Assassin's Creed Valhalla | Ubisoft Montreal | Ubisoft | |
| 7. | The Last of Us Part II | Naughty Dog | Sony Interactive Entertainment | |
| 8. | Grand Theft Auto V | Rockstar North | Take-Two Interactive | |
| 8. | Ghost of Tsushima | Sucker Punch | Sony Interactive Entertainment | |
| 10. | Doom Eternal | id Software | Bethesda Softworks |
2021
Call of Duty: Vanguard was the best-selling game of 2021.[41] Two of the top 10 best-selling games of 2021 were Activision Blizzard games.[42]
| Rank | Title | Developer | Publisher | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Call of Duty: Vanguard | Sledgehammer Games | Activision Blizzard | |
| 2. | Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War | Treyarch, Raven Software | ||
| 3. | Madden NFL 22 | EA Tiburon
|
Electronic Arts | |
| 4. | Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl | ILCA | Nintendo | Digital sales not included |
| 5. | Battlefield 2042 | DICE | Electronic Arts | |
| 6. | Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales | Insomniac Games | Sony Interactive Entertainment | |
| 7. | Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | Nintendo EPD
|
Nintendo | Digital sales not included |
| 8. | Resident Evil Village | Capcom | Capcom | |
| 9. | MLB The Show 21 | San Diego Studio | Sony Interactive Entertainment, MLBAM | Digital sales incomplete |
| 10. | Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury | Nintendo EPD
|
Nintendo | Digital sales not included |
2022
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II from Activision Blizzard was the best-selling video game in the United States in 2022.[43] The game outperformed the previous record-holders for the series, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 from 2011 and Black Ops II from 2012.[44]
| Rank | Title | Developer | Publisher | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II | Infinity Ward | Activision Blizzard | |
| 2. | Elden Ring | FromSoftware | Bandai Namco | |
| 3. | Madden NFL 23 | EA Orlando
|
Electronic Arts | |
| 4. | God of War Ragnarök | Santa Monica Studio | Sony Interactive Entertainment | |
| 5. | Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga | Traveller's Tales | Warner Bros. Games | |
| 6. | Pokémon Scarlet and Violet | Game Freak | Nintendo | Digital sales not included |
| 7. | FIFA 23 | EA Romania
|
Electronic Arts | |
| 8. | Pokémon Legends: Arceus | Game Freak | Nintendo | Digital sales not included |
| 9. | Horizon Forbidden West | Guerrilla Games | Sony Interactive Entertainment | |
| 10. | MLB The Show 22 | San Diego Studio | Sony Interactive Entertainment, MLBAM | Digital sales incomplete |
2023
Hogwarts Legacy from Warner Bros. Games was the best-selling video game in the United States in 2023. For the first time in 15 years, the best-selling video game in the US was not a game from Activision or Rockstar Games. However, due to the NPD being unable to track Nintendo digital sales data, only physical sales are counted for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.[45] The NPD is also unable to track Battle.net sales for Diablo IV. Call of Duty finished 2023 as the best-selling video game series in the US market for the 15th consecutive year.
| Rank | Title | Developer | Publisher | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hogwarts Legacy | Avalanche Software | Warner Bros. Games | |
| 2. | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III | Sledgehammer Games | Activision Blizzard | |
| 3. | Madden NFL 24 | EA Orlando
|
Electronic Arts | |
| 4. | Marvel's Spider-Man 2 | Insomniac Games | Sony Interactive Entertainment | |
| 5. | The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom | Nintendo EPD | Nintendo | Digital sales not included |
| 6. | Diablo IV | Blizzard Entertainment | Activision Blizzard | Battle.net sales not included |
| 7. | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II | Infinity Ward | ||
| 8. | Mortal Kombat 1 | NetherRealm Studios | Warner Bros. Games | |
| 9. | Star Wars Jedi: Survivor | Respawn Entertainment | Electronic Arts | |
| 10. | EA Sports FC 24 | EA Romania
|
2024 (January-February)
Helldivers 2 is the best-selling game of 2024 as of February.[46]
| Rank | Title | Developer | Publisher | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Helldivers 2 | Arrowhead Game Studios | Sony Interactive Entertainment | |
| 2. | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III | Sledgehammer Games | Activision Blizzard | |
| 3. | Tekken 8 | Bandai Namco Studios, Arika | Bandai Namco Entertainment | |
| 4. | Final Fantasy VII Rebirth | Square Enix Creative Business Unit I
|
Square Enix | |
| 5. | Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League | Rocksteady Studios | Warner Bros. Games | |
| 6. | Madden NFL 24 | EA Orlando
|
Electronic Arts | |
| 7. | Persona 3 Reload | P-Studio
|
Sega | |
| 8. | Hogwarts Legacy | Avalanche Software | Warner Bros. Games | |
| 9. | Skull and Bones | Ubisoft Singapore | Ubisoft | |
| 10. | EA Sports FC 24 | EA Romania
|
Electronic Arts |
See also
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1992's top video-game sellers
Rank Company/Game Millions sold
1 Sega / Sonic The Hedgehog 2 2.0
2 Capcom / Street Fighter II 1.0
3 Nintendo / The Legend of Zelda 1.0
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