Look at the list!
It's complete and utter bullcrap.
# Franchise name Original Release Date Sales
1 Mario 1981[1] 200 million[1]
The Mario franchise spawned over 200 games since its first release.[1] Known as Jumpman in the original Donkey Kong video game, the character was created by Shigeru Miyamoto and since became the official mascot of Nintendo, owner of the trademark.
2 Pokémon February 27, 1996 180 million[2]
Pokémon was created by Satoshi Tajiri in 1995 as a video game for the Game Boy portable console, soon turning into a franchise merchandised into anime, manga, trading cards, toys, books, and other media. It is owned by Nintendo.
3 The Sims February 4, 2000 100 million[3]
The Sims is a series of strategic life-simulation computer and console video games created by game designer Will Wright, published by Maxis and distributed by Electronic Arts. The series consists of three main games and a number of compilations and expansion packs.
4 Final Fantasy December 18, 1987 60 million[4]
Final Fantasy (ファイナルファンタジー Fainaru Fantajī?) is a media franchise created by Hironobu Sakaguchi and owned by Square Enix that includes twelve released main video games and a number of spin-offs — mostly role-playing games, motion pictures, and other merchandise.
5 Need for Speed 1994 55 million[5]
Need For Speed is a series of racing video games by Electronic Arts, released on multiple platforms. The games consist mainly of racing with various cars on various tracks, and to some extent, include police pursuits in races. The sales number includes branches like Need for Speed: Underground but not Need for Speed: Carbon.
6 Grand Theft Auto 1997 50 million[6]
Grand Theft Auto is a sandbox style video game series created by Dave Jones and primarily developed by Scottish developer Rockstar North (formerly DMA Design) and published by Rockstar Games, including eight stand-alone games and two expansion packs for the original game.
7 Madden NFL 1988 50 million[7]
Madden NFL is an American football video game series developed by Electronic Arts Tiburon for EA Sports. The game is named after Pro Football Hall of Famer John Madden, a well-known color commentator for NBC Sports and formerly a Super Bowl-winning head coach during the 1970s with the Oakland Raiders.
8 Tetris June 1985 50 million[8]
Tetris (Russian: Тетрис) is a falling-blocks puzzle video game, created by Alexey Pajitnov and released on a vast spectrum of platforms, from calculators to video game consoles and computers, with the version bundled with the Game Boy the most successful with over 33 million sold.[9]
9 FIFA Christmas 1993 50 million[10]
A series of football (soccer) video games, released yearly by Electronic Arts under the EA Sports label, and the first to have an official licence from the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (International Federation of Association Football), the international governing body of football.
10 Tom Clancy August 21, 1998 50 million[11]
Includes sales from Tom Clancy–sponsored games made by Ubisoft, including Splinter Cell, Rainbow Six and Ghost Recon.
11 The Legend of Zelda February 21, 1986 50 million[12]
The Legend of Zelda (ゼルダの伝説 Zeruda no Densetsu?) is a high fantasy action-adventure video game series created by game designer Shigeru Miyamoto, developed and published by Nintendo.
12 Nickelodeon 50 million[13]
The Nickelodeon franchise includes licenses like SpongeBob SquarePants and Avatar: The Last Airbender, published by THQ.
13 Gran Turismo December 23, 1997 50 million shipped[14]
Gran Turismo is a series of racing video games produced by Kazunori Yamauchi for the Sony PlayStation gaming systems by Polyphony Digital.
And what's more? Final Fantasy is at 60M. With 8 games at 50M that is.
