Quarter 3, 2012 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 3, 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. 75Th -> 73rd) 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

Q2 2012

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.

For the Q3 special I will be attaching weekly sales graphs after work today (they are done, I just need access to paint to convert them from excel graphs to images - I use linex on my daily computer). 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 October 6th, 2012

P.S. Sales data for older generation games will look different in my Q3 Update over my Q2 update. This is because VGC updated their database giving many PS1 games about 0.5 million extra sales. I also forgot to update PS2 software in my Q2 update (and I think I forgot to do it in my previous Q4 update as well) so some PS2 games got a decent jump in sales. I put PS1/PS2 games with large software changes in italics.

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 – 79.43 million – Wii – Wii Sports (Bundled outside of Japan)
02 - 40.24 million – NES – Super Mario Bros. (Bundled)
03 – 32.50 million – Wii – Mario Kart Wii (Bundled outside of Japan May 15th, 2011)
04 - 31.37 million – GB – Pokemon Blue/Green/Red
05 - 30.26 million – GB – Tetris
06 - 29.99 million - Wii - Wii Sports Resort (Moderatly Bundled)
07 – 28.62 million – Wii – Wii Play
08 – 28.55 million – DS – New Super Mario Bros
09 - 28.31 million – NES – Duck Hunt
10 – 25.88 million – Wii – New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Heavily Bundled with Red Wii)
11 – 24.44 million – DS – Nintendogs
12 - 23.10 million – GBC – Pokemon Gold/Silver
13 – 22.73 million – Wii – Wii Fit (Bundled with Balance Board)
14 – 22.07 million – DS – Mario Kart DS
15 – 20.81 million – PS2 – Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
16 – 20.77 million – Wii – Wii Fit Plus (Bundled with Balance Board)
17 - 20.61 million – SNES – Super Mario World (Bundled at Launch)
18 – 19.98 million – DS – Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day!
19 - 18.14 million – GB – Super Mario Land
20 – 18.02 million – DS – Pokemon Diamond/Pearl
21 - 17.28 million – NES – Super Mario Bros. 3
22 – 16.94 million – 360 – Kinect Adventures! (Heavily Bundled)
23 – 16.15 million – PS2 – Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
24 - 15.85 million – GBA – Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire
25 – 15.22 million – DS – Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day!
26 - 14.89 million – PS2 - Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec
27 - 14.64 million – GB - Pokemon Yellow Version: Special Pikachu Edition
28 – 14.56 million – 360 – Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
29 – 14.36 million – DS – Pokemon Black/White
30 – 13.58 million – 360 – Call of Duty: Black Ops
31 – 13.10 million – PS2 – Grand Theft Auto III
32 – 12.88 million – 360 – Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
33 – 12.42 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 – 11.80 million – DS – Animal Crossing: Wild World
37 – 11.60 million – 360 – Halo 3 (Partially Bundled)
38 – 11.57 million – PS3 – Call of Duty: Black Ops
39 – 11.42 million – DS – Pokemon Heart Gold/Soul Silver
40 – 11.36 million – PS2 – Gran Turismo 4
41 – 11.32 million – PC – Starcraft
42 – 11.22 million – Wii – Super Smash Bros. Brawl
42 – 11.22 million – PC – The Sims
44 - 11.18 million – GB – Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
45 – 11.15 million – PS1 – Gran Turismo
46 - 10.55 million – SNES – Super Mario All-Stars
47 - 10.49 million – GBA – Pokemon Fire Red/Leaf Green
48 – 10.30 million – Wii – Super Mario Galaxy
49 – 10.04 million – PS3 – Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
50 - 9.87 million – N64 – Mario Kart 64
51 – 9.83 million – 360 – Grand Theft Auto IV
52 - 9.72 million – PS1 – Final Fantasy VII
53 – 9.72 million – DS - Super Mario 64 DS
54 – 9.47 million – Wii – Just Dance 2/Just Dance 2 Wii
54 – 9.47 million – Wii – Just Dance 3
56 - 9.36 million – PS1 – Gran Turismo 2
57 – 9.33 million – PS3 – Grand Theft Auto IV
58 - 9.30 million – SNES – Donkey Kong Country
59 – 9.19 million – 360 – Halo: Reach
60 - 8.76 million – SNES – Super Mario Kart
61 – 8.71 million – 360 – Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
62 – 8.57 million – DS – Mario Party DS
63 - 8.49 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 – 7.94 million – PS3 – Gran Turismo 5
68 – 7.87 million – Wii – Mario Party 8
69 - 7.86 million – PS1 – Final Fantasy VIII
70 – 7.85 million – PC – Half-Life
71 – 7.84 million – Wii – Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games
72 – 7.83 million – Wii – Wii Party
73 - 7.60 million – N64 – The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
74 - 7.58 million – PS1 – Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back
75 – 7.50 million – DS – Pokemon Platinum
76 – 7.48 million – Wii – Just Dance (Just Dance Wii in Japan)
77 – 7.46 million – NES – Super Mario Bros. 2 – Mario Madness
78 – 7.43 million – PSP – Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories
79 – 7.42 million – PC – World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade Expansion
80 – 7.20 million – PS2 – Need for Speed: Underground
81 – 7.16 million – PS1 – Tekken 3
82 - 7.13 million – PS1 – Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped
83 - 7.07 million – GCN – Super Smash Bros. Melee
84 – 7.00 million – A26 – Pac-Man
85 - 6.95 million – GCN – Mario Kart: Double Dash
86 – 6.94 million – PC - World of Warcraft: Wrath of The Lich King Expansion
87 - 6.90 million – PS2 – Need for Speed: Underground 2
88 – 6.84 million – Wii – Super Mario Galaxy 2
89 – 6.83 million – PS2 – Medal of Honor: Frontline
90 - 6.82 million – PS1 – Crash Bandicoot
91 – 6.78 million – 360 – Call of Duty: World at War
92 – 6.70 million – 3DS – Super Mario 3D Land
93 – 6.60 million – Wii – The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
94 – 6.55 million – DS – Big Brain Academy
95 – 6.54 million – 360 – Gears of War 2
96 - 6.51 million – NES – The Legend of Zelda
97 – 6.50 million – PC – Guild Wars
98 - 6.43 million – XB – Halo: Combat Evolved
99 - 6.41 million – GBA – Pokemon Emerald
100 - 6.39 million – GBC – Pokemon Crystal
101 – 6.32 million – 360 – Battlefield 3
102 - 6.31 million – 360 – The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
103 - 6.31 million – GCN – Super Mario Sunshine
104 - 6.30 million – SNES – Street Fighter II: The World Warrior
105 - 6.27 million – PS1 – Driver
106 - 6.26 million – 3DS – Mario Kart 7
107 – 6.22 million – PS3 – FIFA Soccer 12
108 – 6.18 million – PS3 – Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
109 – 6.08 million – 360 – Halo 3: ODST (Bundled)
110 – 6.05 million – PS2 – Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
111 – 6.03 million – PS1 – Metal Gear Solid
111 - 6.03 million – Gen – Sonic the Hedgehog 2
113 – 6.00 million – Col – Donkey Kong
114 – 5.96 million – 360 – Gears of War
115 - 5.95 million – PS2 – Final Fantasy XII
116 - 5.88 million – N64 – Pokemon Stadium
117 – 5.86 million – PS3 – Battlefield 3
118 - 5.85 million – PS2 – Kingdom Hearts
119 - 5.82 million – PS1 – Resident Evil 2
120 - 5.74 million – PS1 – Tekken 2
121 - 5.74 million – PS3 – Uncharted 2: Among Theives (Partially Bundled)
122 - 5.68 million – PS3 – Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots(Partially Bundled)
123 - 5.67 million – Wii – Zumba Fitness
124 – 5.64 million – Wii – Donkey Kong Country Returns
124 - 5.64 million – DS – Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Sky
126 – 5.58 million – 360 – Gears of War 3
126 - 5.58 million – NES – Tetris
128 - 5.55 million – N64 – Super Smash Bros.
129 - 5.49 million – GBA – Super Mario Advance
130 - 5.47 million – GBA – Mario Kart: Super Circuit
131 - 5.46 million – GBA – Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2
132 - 5.36 million – DS – Cooking Mama
133 - 5.35 million – PSP – Monster Hunter Freedom Unite
134 - 5.34 million – GB – Dr. Mario
134 – 5.34 million – PC – Roller Coaster Tycoon
136 – 5.33 million – PC – Diablo 2
137 - 5.31 million – GBC – Pokemon Pinball
138 - 5.30 million – PS1 – Final Fantasy IX
139 - 5.29 million – PS2 – Final Fantasy X-2
140 - 5.27 million – N64 – Donkey Kong 64
141 - 5.24 million – PS1 – Tomb Raider II
142 - 5.23 million – PS2 – Madden NFL 2004
143 - 5.21 million – PS2 – Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
144 – 5.21 million – PC – The Sims 2
145 - 5.20 million – GBA – Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros 3
146 - 5.19 million – GB - Super Mario Land 3: Wario Land
147 - 5.15 million – 360 – Assassin's Creed
147 - 5.15 million – SNES – Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy Kong’s Quest
149 - 5.13 million – GB – Kirby’s Dream Land
149 - 5.13 million – PS2 – Medal of Honor: Rising Sun
151 - 5.12 million – PS2 – Guitar Hero 2
151 – 5.12 million – PC – Microsoft Flight Simulator
153 - 5.11 million – 360 – Forza Motorsport 3 (Partially Bundled)
154 - 5.07 million – PS3 – Assassin's Creed II
154 - 5.07 million – GBA – Super Mario Bros. Deluxe
156 - 5.05 million – 360 – Red Dead Redeption
156 - 5.05 million – PS1 – Resident Evil
158 - 5.03 million – DS – Professor Layton and the Curious Village
159 - 5.02 million – PS1 – Tony Hawk Pro Skater
160 - 5.01 million – PS1 – Warzone 2100
161 - 5.00 million – PS1 – Spyro the Dragon

Console Statistics

Nintendo 3DS

-Highest Game on Chart: 142. Super Mario 3D Land
-Games on Chart: 2 (1 more from last edition)

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: 19 (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: 11 (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: 18 (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

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: 17 (3 more from last edition)

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: 18 (4 more from last edition)

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