So lets rank all the games and gaming franchises in a Tier Ranking.
The rankings are based on various points like -
SALES
HISTORY(meaning how long a game franchise has existed)
MILKING
FAN FAVORITE
ICONIC
GRAPHICS
GAMEPLAY
GROUND-BREAKING INDUSTRY STANDARD
POP CULTURE
DESIGN
UNIQUENESS
COMEBACK(if a game franchises has gone down and then come back after a while)
LIKING
This is not a top 3 list but more like a top and bottom tier where '1' stands for top tier and '3' stands for bottom layer.You can name your Tier in any fashion,like 1,5,10 or A,B,C or otherwise.
So lets start,this is my ranking for games
10 - Mario,Zelda,Metal Gear,Grand Theft Auto,Burnout,Gran Turismo,Final Fantasy(damaged but still an iconic brand),Need For Speed - Hot Pursuit,Road Rash,Minecraft,Pokemon
9 - Halo(too much milking in the last few years),Battlefield,Uncharted,Resident Evil,Diablo,Starcraft,Fifa
8.5 - Gears Of War,God Of War,Crazy Taxi,Mass Effect,The Elder Scrolls,Fallout,Need For Speed,Call of Duty,Resistance,Red Dead Redemption,Donkey Kong,Syphon Filter
7.5 - Street Fighter,Tekken,Age of Empires,Killzone,Angry Birds,Plants vs Zombies,Cut the Rope,Formula 1,Counter-Strike,Star Wars Battlefront,Star Wars - Shadows of the Empire,Hitman,Wolf 3D,Max Payne,Civilization,Dead Space,Assassin's Creed,Left 4 Dead,Portal,Destiny,BioShock
5 - Watch Dogs,Forza
2.5 -yet to rate
1- yet to rate
You can also give reasons like i have given above about why a game is high or low.