And the all-time bestselling video game franchise is...

[AdventureSerum]

LoZ sold less than FOOTBALL?! WTF!

[Blademaster]

LoZ sold less than FOOTBALL?! WTF!

My sentiments exactly.

Never underestimate the power of new graphics combined with a roster update...

[Jeff]

My sentiments exactly.

Never underestimate the power of new graphics combined with a roster update...

Which is exactly why Pokemon is doing so well.

What I'd be more interested to see is the number of games sold divided by the number of years the series has been around. I'm pretty sure Pokemon would be at the top of that list.

[Mikachu Yukitatsu]

What I'd be more interested to see is the number of games sold divided by the number of years the series has been around. I'm pretty sure Pokemon would be at the top of that list.

Can't someone here calculate this for those games? I may try, but give me time. However, Pokémon has been there for 11 years, and I think some newer games would do well in that perspective.

[mr_pikachu]

Can't someone here calculate this for those games? I may try, but give me time. However, Pokémon has been there for 11 years, and I think some newer games would do well in that perspective.

Using Wikipedia as my source, we have the following starting years for the top ten sellers:


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1. .Mario. . . . . . . .1981
2. .Pokémon. . . . . . .1996
3. .The Sims . . . . . .2000
4. .Final Fantasy. . . .1987
5. .Grand Theft Auto . .1998
6. .Tetris . . . . . . .1985
7. .Madden NFL . . . . .1989
8. .The Legend of Zelda 1986
9. .Donkey Kong. . . . .1981
10. Gran Turismo . . . .1997



And now, the yearly average in millions (calculating the total number of years as [2007 - initial release year]):


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1. .Pokémon. . . . . . .14.91
2. .The Sims . . . . . .12.86
3. .Mario. . . . . . . . 7.50
4. .Grand Theft Auto . . 7.22
5. .Gran Turismo . . . . 4.70
6. .Final Fantasy. . . . 3.75
7. .Madden NFL . . . . . 3.33
8. .Tetris . . . . . . . 2.73
9. .The Legend of Zelda. 2.48
10. Donkey Kong. . . . . 1.85