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Bundled games

Games that were originally bundled at launch and have sold one million copies or more.

* Super Mario Bros. (NES – 40.23 million)[32]
* Tetris (Game Boy – 33 million)[71]
* Super Mario World (SNES – 20 million)[41]
* Wii Sports (Wii - 17.85 million)[61] (packaged with system in all regions except Japan)


By genre

* Action-adventure – Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (PS2 – 12 million)[106]
* Console role-playing game – Pokémon Red, Blue, and Green (Game Boy – 20.08 million approximately, 10.23 million in Japan,[36] 9.85 million in US)[14]
* Fighting – Super Smash Bros. Melee (GCN - 7.09 million)[31]
* First-person shooter – Halo 3 (Xbox 360 – 8.1 million)[15]
* Third-person shooter – Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (PS2 – 12 million)[106]
* Platform – Super Mario Bros. (NES – 40.23 million)[32]
* Puzzle – Tetris (Game Boy – 33 million)[71]
* Racing – Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec (PS2 – 14.87 million)[92]
* Simulation – Nintendogs (DS – 17.79 million)[61]
* Stealth – Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (PS2 – 7 million)[107]
* Survival horror – Resident Evil 2 (PS1 – 4.96 million)[22]
* Traditional sports – Madden NFL 2005 (PS2 – 4.35 million in US)[14]



Top 20 console games of all time

The 20 best-selling console games, not originally bundled.
1. Pokémon Red, Blue, and Green (Game Boy – 20.08 million approximately, 10.23 million in Japan,[36] 9.85 million in US)[14]
2. Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES – 18 million)[33]
3. Nintendogs (DS – 17.79 million)[61]
4. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (PS2 – 15 million,[105] may include PC and Xbox versions)
5. Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec (PS2 – 14.87 million)[92]
6. Pokémon Gold and Silver (Game Boy Color – 14.51 million approximately, 7.6 million in US,[14] 6.91 million in Japan)[36]
7. Pokémon Diamond and Pearl (DS – 14.17 million)[61]
8. Super Mario Land (Game Boy – 14 million)[33]
9. New Super Mario Bros. (DS – 13.14 million)[61]
10. Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire (GBA – 13 million)[73]
11. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (PS2 – 12 million)[106]
Grand Theft Auto III (PS2 – 12 million,[105] may include PC and Xbox versions)
13. Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! (DS – 11.71 million)[61]
14. Super Mario 64 (N64 – 11 million)[36]
15. Gran Turismo (PS1 – 10.85 million)[92]
16. Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen (GBA – 10.66 million)[55]
17. Super Mario Bros. 2 (NES – 10 million)[33]
18. Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day! (DS – 9.841 million)[61]
19. Final Fantasy VII (PS1 – 9.8 million, includes Final Fantasy VII International)[93]
20. Mario Kart DS (DS – 9.67 million)

 

 

Not the best source, but you get what i mean....

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_video_games