Here is a look at the top 3 sellers by genre according to VGC numbers. Bundle titles are included though some games were obviously bndled much longer than others. Some titles with big sales do not have a listed genre such as the Brain Age series.
Action:
PS2 - Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - 17.75 million
PS2 - Grand Theft Auto: Vice City - 14.2 million
PS2 - Grand Theft Auto III - 11.6 million
Adventure:
PC - Myst - 7.79 million
N64 - The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - 7.6 million
NES - The Legend of Zelda - 6.51 million
Fighter:
Wii - Super Smash Brothers Brawl - 8.38 million
GC - Super Smash Brothers Melee - 7.08 million
PS - Tekken 3 - 6.91 million
First Person Shooter:
X360 - Halo 3 - 9.16 million
Xbox - Halo 2 - 8.46 million
N64 - Goldeneye - 8.09 million
Platform:
NES - Super Mario Brothers - 40.24 million
SNES - Super Mario World - 20.61 million
GB - Super Mario Land - 18.14 million
Puzzle:
GB - Tetris - 30.26 million
NES - Tetris - 5.58 million
GB - Dr. Mario - 5.34 million
Racing:
PS2 - Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec - 14.87 million
Wii - Mario Kart Wii - 14.81 million
DS - Mario Kart DS - 14.24 million
Role Playing Game:
GB - Pokemon Red/Green/Blue - 31.38 million
GB - Pokemon Gold/Silver - 23.11 million
DS - Pokemon Diamond/Pearl - 16.71 million
Shooter:
NES - Duck Hunt - 28.31 million
X360 - Gears of War - 5.88 million
X360 - Gears of War 2 - 4.65 million
Simulation:
DS - Nintendogs - 21.95 million
PC - The Sims - 16.08 million
DS - Animal Crossing: Wild World - 10.57 million
Sports:
Wii - Wii Sports - 43.36 million
Wii - Wii Fit - 16.63 million
Wii - Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games - 6.9 million
Strategy:
N64 - Pokemon Stadium - 5.88 million
PC - Theme Hospital - 3.99 million
PC - Command and Conquer: Tiberian Sun - 3.07 million
Other:
Wii - Wii Play - 22.26 million
Wii - Mario party 8 - 6.35 million
DS - Big Brain Academy - 6.05 million
Sales Scoring: 3 points for 1st place, 2 points for second place, 1 point for 3rd place.
1. Wii - 16 points
2. GB - 10 points
3. NES - 9 points
3. PS2 - 9 points
5. DS - 7 points
5. PC - 7 points
7. X360 - 6 points
8. N64 - 5 points
9. GC - 2 points.
9. SNES - 2 points
9. Xbox - 2 points
12. PS - 1 point
Most significant console with no listings:
GBA - 80 million units sold and 4th is the best placement for any game (RPG).
PSP - 45 million units sold and 5th is the best placement for any game (action).
Gen - 30 million units sold and 17th is the best placement for any game (platformer).
PS3 - 21 million units sold and 4th is the best placement for any game (action).
This is just an arbitrary sales thread created for the fun of it. If you want me to compile a version without significant bundles, just recent consoles or no handhelds, I'll add that later....or you can do it yourself if you like.
Remember, this is only based on the figures that VGC has available.
EDIT: GTA issue fixed.
The rEVOLution is not being televised
