Quarter 2 Sales Update (VGC Exclusive Special)

[Michael-5]

Introduction

Hey guys, and thank you for reading (or glancing at) my Quarterly Sales Blog. This is my Quarter 2, 2012 end special.

For those unfamiliar with this (and most will be) I joined VGC because I was interested in Video Games sales, particularly the PS3/360 battle. I started making this quartly sales updates to reflect trends in game sales.

What these are, are simply tables listing the best selling video games and consoles. In BOLD are games which have increased their position (e.g. 75^Th -> 73^rd) from my last edition (usually the last quarter).

What this does is show you what games are selling well with respect to others. It shows you where the latest games (usually bold since new games sell well) are in respect to other games on a sales level, and it shows you how well old games are carrying out.

Most of you will be unfamiliar with my Quarterly updates because I've only posted 1 on VGC in the past. However I have done this type of analysis since January 2008 on GameTrailers. So older editions are here

Q3 2010

GameTrailers Archive

I will keep posting these exclusively on VGC since I have basically abandoned my Gametrailers account. So expect these every quarter.

You may notice this is a Quarter 2 Special and not a Quarter 3 special. This is because I needed to update my Q2 special before making my Q3 special (or else how will I know how well a game has done in that quarter specifically). So since this is a new thing for VGC users, I thought it would be appropriate uploading my Q2 special first and then my Q3 special later. For this edition, and this edition alone, changes in sales and positions are reflected off data for the first half of the year (Dec 31^st 2011-June 30^th 2012). This is because I forgot to do an update after Q1. However all future updates, and all other past updated are quarterly.

Also, for the Quarter 3 special, I will be showing graphs which show hardware and software sales for the last 3 months (similar to those on the weekly analysis, but this will be for the entire quarter). At the end of the year I will also include annual sales graphs, both from an aligned launch perspective (cool for Wii/PS2), and from a yearly perspective (cool for PS3/360)
Data updated to June 30^th, 2012

Enjoy!!

 

General Information

There are 5 tables. The first table lists every video game selling over 5 million units, on all platforms. The second table lists every current generation video game selling over 3 million units. The third table lists current gen software sales for platforms specifically. The fourth table lists the best selling console’s of all time section, and the fifth table shows regional sales of consoles which have been listed in the VGC weekly sales database at some point (So I still have PS2 data).

Remember bolded games or systems increased in rank since last edition.

Best Selling Video Games of All Time (Above 5 million sales)

01 – 79.12 million – Wii – Wii Sports (Extensively bundled outside of Japan)
02 - 40.24 million – NES – Super Mario Bros. (Bundled)
03 – 32.19 million – Wii – Mario Kart Wii (Moderatly Bundled outside of Japan)
04 - 31.37 million – GB – Pokemon Blue/Green/Red
05 - 30.26 million – GB – Tetris
06 - 29.77 million - Wii - Wii Sports Resort (Moderatly Bundled outside of Japan)
07 – 28.58 million – Wii – Wii Play
08 – 28.37 million – DS – New Super Mario Bros
09 - 28.31 million – NES – Duck Hunt
10 – 25.62 million – Wii – New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Heavily Bundled with Red Wii)
11 – 24.40 million – DS – Nintendogs
12 - 23.10 million – GBC – Pokemon Gold/Silver
13 – 22.71 million – Wii – Wii Fit (Bundled with Balance Board)
14 – 21.95 million – DS – Mario Kart DS
15 - 20.61 million – SNES – Super Mario World (Bundled at Launch)
16 – 20.60 million – Wii – Wii Fit Plus (Bundled with Balance Board)
17 – 19.96 million – DS – Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day!
18 – 19.16 million – PS2 – Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
19 - 18.14 million – GB – Super Mario Land
20 – 18.00 million – DS – Pokemon Diamond/Pearl
21 - 17.28 million – NES – Super Mario Bros. 3
22 – 16.72 million – 360 – Kinect Adventures! (Heavily Bundled)
23 - 16.08 million – PC – The Sims
24 - 15.38 million – GBA – Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire
25 – 15.21 million – DS – Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day!
26 - 14.89 million – PS2 - Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec (Heavily Bundled in North America)
27 - 14.64 million – GB - Pokemon Yellow Version: Special Pikachu Edition
28 – 14.26 million – 360 – Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
29 - 14.20 million – PS2 – Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
30 – 14.13 million – DS – Pokemon Black/White
31 – 13.40 million – 360 – Call of Duty: Black Ops
32 – 12.81 million – 360 – Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
33 – 12.07 million – PS3 – Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
34 - 11.99 million – PC – World of Warcraft
35 - 11.89 million – N64 – Super Mario 64 (Bundled at Launch)
36 – 11.77 million – DS – Animal Crossing: Wild World
37 - 11.60 million – PS2 – Grand Theft Auto III
38 – 11.55 million – 360 – Halo 3 (Partially Bundled)
39 – 11.40 million – PS3 – Call of Duty: Black Ops
40 – 11.35 million – DS – Pokemon Heart Gold/Soul Silver
41 – 11.32 million – PC – Starcraft
42 - 11.18 million – GB – Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
43 – 11.07 million – Wii – Super Smash Bros. Brawl
44 - 10.85 million – PS1 – Gran Turismo
45 – 10.62 million – PS2 – Gran Turismo 4
46 - 10.55 million – SNES – Super Mario All-Stars
47 - 10.49 million – GBA – Pokemon Fire Red/Leaf Green
48 – 10.19 million – Wii – Super Mario Galaxy
49 – 9.96 million – PS3 – Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
50 - 9.87 million – N64 – Mario Kart 64
51 - 9.72 million – PS1 – Final Fantasy VII
52 – 9.69 million – 360 – Grand Theft Auto IV
53 – 9.66 million – DS - Super Mario 64 DS
54 – 9.41 million – Wii – Just Dance 2
55 - 9.37 million – PS1 – Gran Turismo 2
56 - 9.30 million – SNES – Donkey Kong Country
57 – 9.20 million – Wii – Just Dance 3
58 – 9.19 million – PS3 – Grand Theft Auto IV
59 – 9.06 million – 360 – Halo: Reach
60 - 8.76 million – SNES – Super Mario Kart
61 – 8.69 million – 360 – Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
62 – 8.52 million – DS – Mario Party DS
63 - 8.43 million – XB – Halo 2
64 - 8.09 million – N64 – GoldenEye 007
65 – 8.03 million – PC – Myst
66 - 7.95 million – PS2 – Final Fantasy X
67 - 7.86 million – PS1 – Final Fantasy VIII
68 – 7.85 million – PC – Half-Life
69 – 7.84 million – Wii – Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games
69 – 7.84 million – Wii – Mario Party 8
71 – 7.70 million – PS3 – Gran Turismo 5
72 – 7.67 million – Wii – Wii Party
73 - 7.60 million – N64 – The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
74 - 7.57 million – PS1 – Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back
75 – 7.48 million – DS – Pokemon Platinum
76 – 7.46 million – NES – Super Mario Bros. 2 – Mario Madness
77 – 7.43 million – Wii – Just Dance (JD Wii in Japan) 
78 – 7.42 million – PC – World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade Expansion
79 – 7.39 million – PSP – Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories
80 - 7.12 million – PS1 – Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped
81 - 7.08 million – GCN – Super Smash Bros. Melee
82 – 7.00 million – A26 – Pac-Man
83 - 6.96 million – GCN – Mario Kart: Double Dash
84 – 6.94 million – PC - World of Warcraft: Wrath of The Lich King Expansion
85 – 6.91 million – PS1 – Tekken 3
86 - 6.80 million – PS1 – Crash Bandicoot
87 – 6.78 million – Wii – Super Mario Galaxy 2
88 – 6.74 million – 360 – Call of Duty: World at War
89 – 6.64 million – DS – Big Brain Academy
90 – 6.53 million – Wii – The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
91 – 6.51 million – 360 – Gears of War 2
91 - 6.51 million – NES – The Legend of Zelda
93 – 6.50 million – PC – Guild Wars
94 - 6.49 million – PS2 – Need for Speed: Underground
95 - 6.43 million – XB – Halo: Combat Evolved
96 - 6.39 million – GBC – Pokemon Crystal
97 - 6.38 million – PS2 – Need for Speed: Underground 2
98 - 6.34 million – GBA – Pokemon Emerald
99 - 6.30 million – SNES – Street Fighter II: The World Warrior
100 – 6.29 million – PS2 – Medal of Honor: Frontline
101 - 6.28 million – GCN – Super Mario Sunshine
102 - 6.17 million – PS1 – Driver
103 – 6.13 million – PS3 – Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
104 – 6.08 million – 360 – Battlefield 3
105 - 6.07 million – 360 – The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
106 – 6.05 million – 360 – Halo 3: ODST (Bundled)
107 - 6.03 million – Gen – Sonic the Hedgehog 2
108 – 6.00 million – Col – Donkey Kong
109 - 6.00 million – PS3 – FIFA Soccer 12
110 – 5.95 million – 360 – Gears of War
111 - 5.88 million – N64 – Pokemon Stadium
112 - 5.82 million – PS1 – Resident Evil 2
113 - 5.75 million – PS2 – Final Fantasy XII
114 - 5.65 million – PS3 – Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots(Partially Bundled)
114 - 5.65 million – PS3 – Uncharted 2: Among Theives (Partially Bundled)
116 - 5.62 million – DS – Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Sky
117 – 5.59 million – PS1 – Metal Gear Solid
118 – 5.58 million – PS2 – Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
118 - 5.58 million – NES – Tetris
120 – 5.55 million – PS3 – Battlefield 3
120 - 5.55 million – N64 – Super Smash Bros.
122 - 5.50 million – PS2 – Kingdom Hearts
123 - 5.49 million – GBA – Super Mario Advance
124 - 5.46 million – GBA – Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2
125 - 5.45 million – 360 – Gears of War 3
125 - 5.45 million – GBA – Mario Kart: Super Circuit
125 - 5.45 million – PS1 – Tekken 2
128 - 5.34 million – GB – Dr. Mario
129 - 5.34 million – DS – Cooking Mama
130 - 5.34 million – PSP – Monster Hunter Freedom Unite
131 – 5.34 million – PC – Roller Coaster Tycoon
132 – 5.33 million – PC – Diablo 2
133 - 5.33 million – Wii – Donkey Kong Country Returns
134 - 5.31 million – GBC – Pokemon Pinball
135 - 5.30 million – PS1 – Final Fantasy IX
136 - 5.27 million – N64 – Donkey Kong 64
137 - 5.21 million – PS2 – Final Fantasy X-2
137 – 5.21 million – PC – The Sims 2
139 - 5.20 million – GBA – Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros 3
140 - 5.19 million – GB - Super Mario Land 3: Wario Land
141 - 5.15 million – SNES – Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy Kong’s Quest
142 - 5.14 million – 3DS – Super Mario 3D Land
143 - 5.13 million – GB – Kirby’s Dream Land
144 – 5.12 million – PC – Microsoft Flight Simulator
145 - 5.11 million – 360 – Assassin's Creed
146 - 5.07 million – 360 – Forza Motorsport 3 (Partially Bundled)
147 - 5.07 million – GBA – Super Mario Bros. Deluxe148 - 5.05 million – PS1 – Resident Evil
149 - 5.01 million – DS – Professor Layton and the Curious Village
150 - 5.00 million – PS2 – Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King

 

Console Statistics

Nintendo Wii
-Highest Game on Chart: 1. Wii Sports (79.12 million)
-Highest Non-Bundled Game on Chart: 3. Wii Play (28.58 million)
-Highest Standalone Game on Chart: 43. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (11.07 million)
-Games on Chart: 18 (1 more from last edition)

Sony Playstation 3
-Highest Game on Chart: 33. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (12.07 million)
-Games on Chart: 10 (1 more from last edition)

Microsoft X-Box 360
-Highest Game on Chart: 22. Kinect Adventures! (16.72 million)

-Highest Standalone Game on Chart: 28. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (14.26 million)
-Games on Chart: 15 (1 more from last edition)

Sony Playstation Portable
-Highest Game on chart: 78. Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (7.39 million)
-Games on Chart: 2

Nintendo DS
-Highest Game on Chart: 8. New Super Mario Bros. (28.37 million)
-Games on Chart: 16 (1 more from last edition)

Nintendo Gamecube
-Highest Game on Chart: 78. Super Smash Bros Melee (7.08 million)
-Games on Chart: 3

Microsoft X-Box
-Highest Game on Chart: 62. Halo 2 (8.43 million)
-Games on Chart: 2

Nintendo Gameboy Advance
-Highest Game on Chart: 24. Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire (15.38 million)
-Games on Chart: 8

Sony Playstation 2
-Highest Game on Chart: 18. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (18.46 million)
-Games on Chart: 14

Nintendo Gameboy Color
-Highest Game on Chart: 12. Pokémon Gold, and Silver (23.10 million)
-Games on Chart: 3

Nintendo 64
-Highest Game on Chart: 34. Super Mario 64 (11.89 million)
-Highest Non-Bundled Game on Chart: 48. Mario Kart 64 (9.87 million)
-Games on Chart: 7

Sony Playstation
-Highest Game on Chart: 42. Gran Turismo (10.85 million)
-Games on Chart: 14

Super Nintendo Entertainment System
-Highest Game on Chart: 16. Super Mario World (20.61 million)
-Highest Non-Bundled Game on Chart: 45. Super Mario All Stars (10.55 million)
-Games on Chart: 6

Sega Genesis
-Highest Game on Chart: 104. Sonic The Hedgehog 2 (6.03 million)
-Games on Chart: 1

Nintendo Gameboy
-Highest Game on Chart: 4. Pokemon Blue/Green/Red (31.37 million)
-Games on Chart: 8

Nintendo Entertainment System
-Highest Game on Chart: 2. Super Mario Bros (40.24 million)
-Highest Non-Bundled Game on Chart: 8. Duck Hunt (28.31 million)
-Games on Chart: 6

ColecoVision
-Highest Game on Chart: 105. Donkey Kong (6.00 million)
-Games on Chart: 1

Atari 2600
-Highest Game on Chart: 80. Pac-Man (7.00 million)
-Games on Chart: 1

PC
-Highest Game on Chart: 22. The Sims (16.08 million)
-Games on Chart: 12