List of best-selling video games (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "List of best-selling video games" in English language version.

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42web.archive.org

1^st place

6nintendo.co.jp

950^th place

1,152^nd place

4ign.com

53^rd place

44^th place

2tumblr.com

784^th place

604^th place

2theverge.com

114^th place

90^th place

2gamingbolt.com

6,324^th place

3,782^nd place

2dotesports.com

1,813^th place

1,055^th place

2gamereactor.eu

9,394^th place

5,648^th place

1venturebeat.com

616^th place

430^th place

1terraria.org

low place

1pcgamesn.com

1,748^th place

1,058^th place

1bloomberg.com

99^th place

77^th place

1pcgamer.com

428^th place

286^th place

1huffingtonpost.com

109^th place

87^th place

1books.google.com

3^rd place

1gamesindustry.biz

1,124^th place

697^th place

1gamefile.news

low place

1eurogamer.net

288^th place

218^th place

1guinnessworldrecords.com

550^th place

453^rd place

1ieee.org

652^nd place

515^th place

1cision.com

6,491^st place

6,248^th place

1independent.co.uk

36^th place

33^rd place

1screenrant.com

98^th place

75^th place

1tetris.com

low place

1gamespot.com

125^th place

104^th place

1videogameschronicle.com

2,335^th place

1,377^th place

1polygon.com

180^th place

133^rd place

1variety.com

13^th place

12^th place

1complex.com

282^nd place

192^nd place

1itv.com

494^th place

290^th place

bloomberg.com

D'Anastasio, Cecilia (April 29, 2022). "Activision's Overwatch 2 Is Redefining the Sequel". Bloomberg News. Archived from the original on April 29, 2022. Retrieved June 5, 2023.

books.google.com

Top 10 of Everything 2017. London, England: Hachette UK. October 6, 2016. p. 115. ISBN 978-0-600-63374-7. Archived from the original on April 26, 2017. Retrieved April 25, 2017.

cision.com

news.cision.com

"2023 - The Year of PAYDAY". Starbreeze Entertainment. January 1, 2023. Archived from the original on January 1, 2023. Retrieved February 18, 2025.

complex.com

Welch, Hanuman (April 23, 2013). "1984: Duck Hunt – The Best Selling Video Game Of Every Year Since 1977". Complex. Archived from the original on April 24, 2017. Retrieved April 26, 2017.

dotesports.com

Duwe, Scott; Marney, Jordan (December 19, 2024). "All Call of Duty games in release order". Dot Esports. Archived from the original on January 27, 2025. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
Michael, Cale (March 22, 2020). "Pokémon Platinum released 11 years ago today in North America". Dot Esports. Archived from the original on October 22, 2022. Retrieved February 25, 2025.

eurogamer.net

Kennedy, Victoria (January 3, 2025). "Stardew Valley continues its wholesome farming dominance with latest sales milestone". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on January 4, 2025. Retrieved February 5, 2025.

gamefile.news

Totilo, Stephen (January 6, 2025). "Call of Duty's massive development budgets revealed: $700 million for Black Ops Cold War". Game File. Archived from the original on January 11, 2025. Retrieved January 7, 2025.

gamereactor.eu

Mäki, Jonas (April 5, 2024). "Call of Duty: Vanguard has sold 30 million copies". Gamereactor UK. Archived from the original on April 5, 2024. Retrieved February 23, 2025.
Persson, Marcus (December 15, 2024). "Hidetaka Miyazaki's masterpiece reaches 28.6 million copies sold". Gamereactor UK. Archived from the original on December 15, 2024. Retrieved December 15, 2024.

gamesindustry.biz

"Arma 2 sells over 47m units in 15 years". Gamesindustry.biz. October 23, 2024. Archived from the original on October 23, 2024. Retrieved February 20, 2025.

gamespot.com

Makuch, Eddie (February 13, 2025). "GTA 6 Release Date Might Be Coming Into Focus". GameSpot. Archived from the original on February 14, 2025. Retrieved February 25, 2025.

gamingbolt.com

Shubhankar, Parijat (September 19, 2023). "Fallout 4 Has Shipped 25 Million Units as of 2020, as Per Leaked Microsoft Documents". GamingBolt. Archived from the original on September 21, 2023. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
Sinha, Ravi (February 3, 2025). "Monster Hunter World Hits 28.10 Million Sales, Monster Hunter Rise at 16.70 Million". GamingBolt. Archived from the original on February 25, 2025. Retrieved February 4, 2025.

guinnessworldrecords.com

"Best-selling MMO videogame". Guinness World Records. November 22, 2023. Archived from the original on April 21, 2024. Retrieved February 26, 2025.

huffingtonpost.com

DePietro, Andrew (March 19, 2017). "'Pokken Tournament' and Pokemon's $1.5 Billion Brand". The Huffington Post. AOL. Archived from the original on February 18, 2020. Retrieved April 25, 2017.

ieee.org

ieeexplore.ieee.org

M. Nazhif Rizani; Hiroyuki Iida (2018). "Analysis of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive". IEEE Xplore. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved February 25, 2025.

ign.com

"The History of Mario: A look in Mario's roots may help gamers see Nintendo's famous mascot within a bigger framework". IGN. September 30, 1996. Archived from the original on March 11, 2002. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
Hatfield, Daemon (February 23, 2010). "WiiWare, Virtual Console Sales Exposed". IGN. Archived from the original on March 23, 2019. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
Purslow, Matt (February 1, 2021). "Pokémon Sword & Shield Is the Best Selling Pokémon Since Gold & Silver". IGN. Archived from the original on November 17, 2024. Retrieved February 26, 2025.
Kim, Matt (December 13, 2019). "Telltale Games' Shut Down and 'Revival,' Explained". IGN. Archived from the original on August 14, 2022. Retrieved August 14, 2022.

independent.co.uk

Power, Ed (June 23, 2021). "How Sega conquered the video games industry with Sonic the Hedgehog – and then threw it all away". The Independent. Archived from the original on December 16, 2024. Retrieved February 26, 2025.

itv.com

"From 1997–2013: How the Grand Theft Auto series has evolved". ITV. September 13, 2013. Archived from the original on February 13, 2015. Retrieved April 26, 2017.

nintendo.co.jp

"Sales Data – Top Selling Title Sales Units – Wii Software". Nintendo. March 31, 2022. Archived from the original on December 19, 2017. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
"Sales Data – Top Selling Title Sales Units – Wii U Software". Nintendo. March 31, 2022. Archived from the original on June 15, 2018. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
"Sales Data – Top Selling Title Sales Units". Nintendo. November 5, 2024. Archived from the original on January 30, 2020. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
"Financial Results Briefing for Fiscal Year Ended March 2016". Nintendo. April 28, 2016. Archived from the original on October 31, 2017. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
"Sales Data – Top Selling Title Sales Units – Nintendo DS Software". Nintendo. March 31, 2022. Archived from the original on April 25, 2017. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
"Top Selling Software Sales Units – Nintendo Wii U Software". Nintendo. September 30, 2022. Archived from the original on October 28, 2015. Retrieved February 10, 2023.

pcgamer.com

Lane, Rick (May 29, 2023). "The Witcher 3 has sold 50 million copies". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on May 29, 2023. Retrieved October 11, 2024.

pcgamesn.com

Hore, Jamie (January 31, 2025). "Indie platformer Human Fall Flat has sold a colossal 55 million copies". PCGamesN. Archived from the original on January 31, 2025. Retrieved January 31, 2025.

polygon.com

Sarker, Samit (August 4, 2015). "Diablo 3 lifetime sales top 30 million units". Polygon. Archived from the original on August 6, 2015. Retrieved August 5, 2015.

screenrant.com

McClure, Deven (September 14, 2022). "The Sims 4 Base Game Is Going To Be Free (Forever!)". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on September 15, 2022. Retrieved February 22, 2025.

terraria.org

forums.terraria.org

Murphy, Ted (October 31, 2024). "Terraria State of the Game - October 2024". Terraria Forums. Archived from the original on November 8, 2024. Retrieved December 7, 2024.

tetris.com

"Tetris® By The Numbers". The Tetris Company. Archived from the original on December 6, 2024. Retrieved December 6, 2024.

theverge.com

Parrish, Ash (October 15, 2023). "Minecraft has sold over 300 million copies". The Verge. Archived from the original on October 15, 2023. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
Peters, Jay (December 9, 2021). "The original PUBG is going free-to-play". The Verge. Archived from the original on February 1, 2022. Retrieved February 1, 2022.

tumblr.com

notch.tumblr.com

Persson, Markus (May 17, 2009). "Minecraft 0.0.11a for public consumption : The Word of Notch". Tumblr. Archived from the original on July 16, 2015. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
Persson, Markus (June 13, 2009). "Pre-orders are open!". The Word of Notch. Tumblr. Archived from the original on December 10, 2019. Retrieved December 10, 2019.

variety.com

Yossman, Jennifer Maas, K J. (November 5, 2024). "'Harry Potter' 2.0: How Warner Bros. Plans to Keep the Magic Alive With a New HBO Series, Video Games and Pricey Merch". Variety. Archived from the original on November 5, 2024. Retrieved November 5, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

venturebeat.com

Takahashi, Dean (February 6, 2025). "Take-Two reports $1.37B bookings for holiday quarter; no update for GTA VI launch". VentureBeat. Archived from the original on February 6, 2025. Retrieved February 7, 2025.

videogameschronicle.com

Ivan, Tom (November 26, 2024). "New Cyberpunk Netflix animation confirmed as 2077 tops 30 million sales". Video Games Chronicle. Archived from the original on December 26, 2024. Retrieved December 26, 2024.

web.archive.org

Persson, Markus (May 17, 2009). "Minecraft 0.0.11a for public consumption : The Word of Notch". Tumblr. Archived from the original on July 16, 2015. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
Persson, Markus (June 13, 2009). "Pre-orders are open!". The Word of Notch. Tumblr. Archived from the original on December 10, 2019. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
Parrish, Ash (October 15, 2023). "Minecraft has sold over 300 million copies". The Verge. Archived from the original on October 15, 2023. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
Takahashi, Dean (February 6, 2025). "Take-Two reports $1.37B bookings for holiday quarter; no update for GTA VI launch". VentureBeat. Archived from the original on February 6, 2025. Retrieved February 7, 2025.
"Sales Data – Top Selling Title Sales Units – Wii Software". Nintendo. March 31, 2022. Archived from the original on December 19, 2017. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
"Sales Data – Top Selling Title Sales Units – Wii U Software". Nintendo. March 31, 2022. Archived from the original on June 15, 2018. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
"Sales Data – Top Selling Title Sales Units". Nintendo. November 5, 2024. Archived from the original on January 30, 2020. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
Peters, Jay (December 9, 2021). "The original PUBG is going free-to-play". The Verge. Archived from the original on February 1, 2022. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
Murphy, Ted (October 31, 2024). "Terraria State of the Game - October 2024". Terraria Forums. Archived from the original on November 8, 2024. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
"The History of Mario: A look in Mario's roots may help gamers see Nintendo's famous mascot within a bigger framework". IGN. September 30, 1996. Archived from the original on March 11, 2002. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
Hatfield, Daemon (February 23, 2010). "WiiWare, Virtual Console Sales Exposed". IGN. Archived from the original on March 23, 2019. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
Hore, Jamie (January 31, 2025). "Indie platformer Human Fall Flat has sold a colossal 55 million copies". PCGamesN. Archived from the original on January 31, 2025. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
D'Anastasio, Cecilia (April 29, 2022). "Activision's Overwatch 2 Is Redefining the Sequel". Bloomberg News. Archived from the original on April 29, 2022. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
Lane, Rick (May 29, 2023). "The Witcher 3 has sold 50 million copies". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on May 29, 2023. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
DePietro, Andrew (March 19, 2017). "'Pokken Tournament' and Pokemon's $1.5 Billion Brand". The Huffington Post. AOL. Archived from the original on February 18, 2020. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
Top 10 of Everything 2017. London, England: Hachette UK. October 6, 2016. p. 115. ISBN 978-0-600-63374-7. Archived from the original on April 26, 2017. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
"Financial Results Briefing for Fiscal Year Ended March 2016". Nintendo. April 28, 2016. Archived from the original on October 31, 2017. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
"Arma 2 sells over 47m units in 15 years". Gamesindustry.biz. October 23, 2024. Archived from the original on October 23, 2024. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
Totilo, Stephen (January 6, 2025). "Call of Duty's massive development budgets revealed: $700 million for Black Ops Cold War". Game File. Archived from the original on January 11, 2025. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
Kennedy, Victoria (January 3, 2025). "Stardew Valley continues its wholesome farming dominance with latest sales milestone". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on January 4, 2025. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
"Best-selling MMO videogame". Guinness World Records. November 22, 2023. Archived from the original on April 21, 2024. Retrieved February 26, 2025.
M. Nazhif Rizani; Hiroyuki Iida (2018). "Analysis of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive". IEEE Xplore. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
"2023 - The Year of PAYDAY". Starbreeze Entertainment. January 1, 2023. Archived from the original on January 1, 2023. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
Power, Ed (June 23, 2021). "How Sega conquered the video games industry with Sonic the Hedgehog – and then threw it all away". The Independent. Archived from the original on December 16, 2024. Retrieved February 26, 2025.
Shubhankar, Parijat (September 19, 2023). "Fallout 4 Has Shipped 25 Million Units as of 2020, as Per Leaked Microsoft Documents". GamingBolt. Archived from the original on September 21, 2023. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
McClure, Deven (September 14, 2022). "The Sims 4 Base Game Is Going To Be Free (Forever!)". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on September 15, 2022. Retrieved February 22, 2025.
"Tetris® By The Numbers". The Tetris Company. Archived from the original on December 6, 2024. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
Duwe, Scott; Marney, Jordan (December 19, 2024). "All Call of Duty games in release order". Dot Esports. Archived from the original on January 27, 2025. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
"Sales Data – Top Selling Title Sales Units – Nintendo DS Software". Nintendo. March 31, 2022. Archived from the original on April 25, 2017. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
Purslow, Matt (February 1, 2021). "Pokémon Sword & Shield Is the Best Selling Pokémon Since Gold & Silver". IGN. Archived from the original on November 17, 2024. Retrieved February 26, 2025.
Michael, Cale (March 22, 2020). "Pokémon Platinum released 11 years ago today in North America". Dot Esports. Archived from the original on October 22, 2022. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
Makuch, Eddie (February 13, 2025). "GTA 6 Release Date Might Be Coming Into Focus". GameSpot. Archived from the original on February 14, 2025. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
Mäki, Jonas (April 5, 2024). "Call of Duty: Vanguard has sold 30 million copies". Gamereactor UK. Archived from the original on April 5, 2024. Retrieved February 23, 2025.
Ivan, Tom (November 26, 2024). "New Cyberpunk Netflix animation confirmed as 2077 tops 30 million sales". Video Games Chronicle. Archived from the original on December 26, 2024. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
Sarker, Samit (August 4, 2015). "Diablo 3 lifetime sales top 30 million units". Polygon. Archived from the original on August 6, 2015. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
Yossman, Jennifer Maas, K J. (November 5, 2024). "'Harry Potter' 2.0: How Warner Bros. Plans to Keep the Magic Alive With a New HBO Series, Video Games and Pricey Merch". Variety. Archived from the original on November 5, 2024. Retrieved November 5, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Persson, Marcus (December 15, 2024). "Hidetaka Miyazaki's masterpiece reaches 28.6 million copies sold". Gamereactor UK. Archived from the original on December 15, 2024. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
Welch, Hanuman (April 23, 2013). "1984: Duck Hunt – The Best Selling Video Game Of Every Year Since 1977". Complex. Archived from the original on April 24, 2017. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
Sinha, Ravi (February 3, 2025). "Monster Hunter World Hits 28.10 Million Sales, Monster Hunter Rise at 16.70 Million". GamingBolt. Archived from the original on February 25, 2025. Retrieved February 4, 2025.
Kim, Matt (December 13, 2019). "Telltale Games' Shut Down and 'Revival,' Explained". IGN. Archived from the original on August 14, 2022. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
"From 1997–2013: How the Grand Theft Auto series has evolved". ITV. September 13, 2013. Archived from the original on February 13, 2015. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
"Top Selling Software Sales Units – Nintendo Wii U Software". Nintendo. September 30, 2022. Archived from the original on October 28, 2015. Retrieved February 10, 2023.