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This is a listing of the best-selling video games in the United States annually by units sold since 1980, with sales figures from The NPD Group since 1994. [1] The United States is a very competitive market for video game developers. Games from different developers around the world have entered the annual lists of top ten best-selling games in the United States. The most successful developers are mostly from Japan, Canada, the United Kingdom and Sweden.

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Among the 41 reported annual top-sellers between 1980 and 2022, thirteen were published by Nintendo, twelve by Activision Blizzard, four each by Atari and Take-Two Interactive, three by Electronic Arts, and two each by Sega and Acclaim Entertainment. Video game publishers Activision Blizzard and Electronic Arts managed to enter the list of ten best-selling games every single year with at least one of their games for the last fifteen years in a row. Of the twelve best-selling games released in the last thirteen years, eleven were from Call of Duty franchise and published by Activision Blizzard. Madden NFL and the Call of Duty series have been on the annual top ten best-sellers list twelve times over the last twelve years. Call of Duty has been the best-selling video game series in the US for the past 15 years.

The NPD lists do not encompass the industry as a whole, as some publishers, developers, and the majority of indie developers do not share data with NPD. Some video games companies also do not share physical games sales and some digital storefront sales such as Steam and Battle.net. Companies that share data with NPD include: Activision Blizzard, Atlus, Bandai Namco Entertainment, Capcom, Disney Interactive, Electronic Arts, Embracer Group, Konami, Krafton, Marvelous, Microsoft Gaming, NCSoft, Sega, Sony, Square Enix, Take-Two Interactive, Ubisoft, Warner Bros. Games, and Wizard of the Coast.

1980–1997

YearTop-selling titleDeveloperPublisherPlatformSalesRef
1980 Space Invaders Taito Atari Atari VCS 1,318,655 [2] [3]
19812,964,137 [3]
1982 Pac-Man Namco, Atari 7,271,844
1983 Ms. Pac-Man GCC, Midway 1,963,078
1986 Super Mario Bros. Nintendo R&D4 Nintendo NES 1,000,000+ [4] [5]
1987 The Legend of Zelda 2,000,000 [6] [7]
1988 Super Mario Bros./Duck Hunt Nintendo 2,000,000+ [8] [9]
1989Unknown [10]
1990 Super Mario Bros. 3 Nintendo R&D4 8,000,000 [4] [11]
1991 Sonic the Hedgehog Sonic Team Sega Genesis 1,000,000+ [12]
1992 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Sega 2,000,000 [13]
1993 Mortal Kombat Midway Acclaim 1,000,000+ [14]
1994 Donkey Kong Country Rare Nintendo SNES 2,057,006 [15] [16]
19951,000,000+ [17] [18]
1996 Super Mario 64 Nintendo EAD N64 2,000,000+ [19] [20]
1997 Mario Kart 64 1,500,000+ [21] [22]

1998–2009

1998

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time was the best-selling game of 1998.

RankTitleDeveloperPublisher
1. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Nintendo EAD Nintendo
2. GoldenEye 007 Rare
3. WWE Warzone Iguana West, Probe Entertainment Acclaim Entertainment
4. NFL Blitz '99 Midway Games Midway Games
5. WCW/NWO Revenge Asmik Ace Entertainment, AKI Corporation THQ
6. Resident Evil 2 Capcom Capcom
7. Banjo-Kazooie Rare Nintendo
8. Gran Turismo Japan Studio Sony Computer Entertainment
9. Madden NFL 99 EA Tiburon Electronic Arts
10. Super Mario 64 Nintendo EAD Nintendo

1999

Donkey Kong 64 was the best-selling game of 1999. 7 of the 10 best-selling games in the US in 1998 were published by Nintendo.

RankTitleDeveloperPublisher
1. Donkey Kong 64 Rare Nintendo
2. Pokémon Red/Blue Game Freak
3. Pokémon Snap HAL Laboratory
4. Super Smash Bros.
5. WWE Attitude Acclaim Studios Salt Lake City Acclaim Entertainment
6. Pokémon Pinball Jupiter, HAL Laboratory Nintendo
7. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Nintendo EAD
8. Mario Party Hudson Soft
9. Driver Reflections Interactive GT Interactive
10 Final Fantasy VIII Square Square Electronic Arts

2000

Pokémon Gold/Silver was the best-selling game of 2000.

RankTitleDeveloperPublisher
1. Pokémon Gold/Silver Game Freak Nintendo
2. Pokémon Stadium Nintendo EAD
3. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater Neversoft Activision
4. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2
5. The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask Nintendo EAD Nintendo
6. Madden NFL 2001 EA Tiburon Electronic Arts
7. The Sims Maxis
8. Diablo II Blizzard North Blizzard Entertainment
9. Pokémon Yellow Game Freak Nintendo
10 Perfect Dark Rare Rare

2001

Madden NFL 2002 was the best-selling game of 2001.

RankTitleDeveloperPublisher
1. Madden NFL 2002 EA Tiburon Electronic Arts
2. Grand Theft Auto III DMA Design Rockstar Games
3. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 Neversoft Activision
4. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
5. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Argonaut Games Electronic Arts
6. Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty Konami Computer Entertainment Japan Konami
7. Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec Polyphony Digital Sony Computer Entertainment
8. The Sims Maxis Electronic Arts
9. Pokémon Gold/Silver Game Freak Nintendo
10 Pokémon Stadium 2 Nintendo EAD

2002

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City was the best-selling game of 2002. 5 of the 10 best-selling games in the US in 2002 were published by Electronic Arts.

RankTitleDeveloperPublisher
1. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Rockstar North Rockstar Games
2. Madden NFL 2003 EA Tiburon, Budcat Creations Electronic Arts
3. Grand Theft Auto III DMA Design Rockstar Games
4. Spider-Man Treyarch Activision
5. Medal of Honor: Frontline EA Los Angeles Electronic Arts
6. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets EA UK
7. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 Neversoft Activision
8. Kingdom Hearts Square Square Electronic Arts
9. NCAA Football 2003 EA Tiburon Electronic Arts
10. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Stormfront Studios

2003

Madden NFL 2004 was the best-selling game of 2003.

RankTitleDeveloperPublisher
1. Madden NFL 2004 EA Tiburon Electronic Arts
2. Need for Speed: Underground EA Black Box
3. Pokémon Ruby/Sapphire Game Freak Nintendo
4. Enter the Matrix Shiny Entertainment Infogrames
5. Tony Hawk's Underground Neversoft Activision
6. The Sims Maxis Electronic Arts
7. True Crime: Streets of LA Luxoflux Activision
8. Medal of Honor: Rising Sun EA Los Angeles Electronic Arts
9. NCAA Football 2004 EA Tiburon
10 The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker Nintendo EAD Nintendo

2004

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas was the best-selling game of 2004.

RankTitleDeveloperPublisher
1. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Rockstar North Rockstar Games
2. Halo 2 Bungie Microsoft Game Studios
3. Madden NFL 2005 EA Tiburon Electronic Arts
4. Need for Speed: Underground 2 EA Black Box
5. Spider-Man 2 Treyarch Activision
6. Pokémon FireRed/LeafGreen Game Freak Nintendo
7. NCAA Football 2005 EA Tiburon Electronic Arts
8. Star Wars: Battlefront Pandemic Studios LucasArts
9. NBA Live 2005 EA Canada Electronic Arts
10 MVP Baseball 2004

2005

Madden NFL 06 was the best-selling game of 2005.

RankTitleDeveloperPublisher
1. Madden NFL 06 EA Tiburon Electronic Arts
2. Star Wars: Battlefront II Pandemic Studios LucasArts
3. Call of Duty 2 Infinity Ward Activision
4. Need for Speed: Most Wanted EA Canada, EA Black Box Electronic Arts
5. Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith The Collective, LucasArts LucasArts
6. NCAA Football 06 EA Tiburon Electronic Arts
7. Gran Turismo 4 Polyphony Digital Sony Computer Entertainment
8. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Rockstar North Rockstar Games
9. NBA Live 06 EA Canada Electronic Arts
10 LEGO Star Wars Traveller's Tales Eidos Interactive

2006

Madden NFL 07 was the best-selling game of 2006.

RankTitleDeveloperPublisher
1. Madden NFL 07 EA Tiburon Electronic Arts
2. Gears of War Epic Games Microsoft Game Studios
3. NCAA Football 07 EA Tiburon Electronic Arts
4. Guitar Hero II Harmonix Activision
5. Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy Traveller's Tales LucasArts
6. Call of Duty 3 Treyarch Activision
7. Cars Rainbow Studios THQ
8. Need for Speed: Carbon EA Black Box Electronic Arts
9. Kingdom Hearts II Square Enix PDD1 Square Enix
10 Fight Night Round 3 EA Chicago Electronic Arts

2007

Halo 3 was the best-selling game of 2007. [23]

RankTitleDeveloperPublisherSales
1. Halo 3 Bungie Microsoft Game Studios 4,820,000
2. Wii Play Nintendo EAD Nintendo 4,120,000
3. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Infinity Ward Activision 3,040,000
4. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Neversoft 2,720,000
5. Super Mario Galaxy Nintendo EAD Nintendo 2,520,000
6. Pokémon Diamond Game Freak 2,480,000
7. Madden NFL 08 EA Tiburon Electronic Arts 1,900,000
8. Guitar Hero II Harmonix Activision 1,890,000
9. Assassin's Creed Ubisoft Montreal Ubisoft 1,870,000
10. Mario Party 8 Nintendo EAD Nintendo 1,820,000

2008

Wii Play was the best-selling game of 2008. [24] [25]

RankTitleDeveloperPublisherSales
1. Wii Play Nintendo EAD Nintendo 5,280,000
2. Mario Kart Wii 5,000,000
3. Wii Fit 4,530,000
4. Super Smash Bros. Brawl Sora Ltd, Game Arts 4,170,000
5. Grand Theft Auto IV Rockstar North Take-Two Interactive 3,290,000
6. Call of Duty: World at War Treyarch Activision Blizzard 2,750,000
7. Gears of War 2 Epic Games Xbox Game Studios 2,310,000
8. Grand Theft Auto IV Rockstar North Take-Two Interactive 1,890,000
9. Madden NFL 09 EA Tiburon Electronic Arts 1,870,000
10. Mario Kart DS Nintendo EAD Nintendo 1,650,000

2009

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 was the best-selling game of 2009. [26] [27] [28]

RankTitleDeveloperPublisherSales
1. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Infinity Ward Activision Blizzard 5,830,000
2. Wii Sports Resort Nintendo EAD Nintendo 4,220,000+
3. New Super Mario Bros. Wii 4,220,000
4. Wii Fit 3,500,000+
5. Wii Fit Plus 3,136,100+
6. Mario Kart Wii 3,136,100
7. Wii Play 3,110,000
8. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Infinity Ward Activision Blizzard 3,020,000
9. Halo 3: ODST Bungie Microsoft Game Studios 2,000,000+
10. Pokémon Platinum Game Freak Nintendo 1,900,000+

2010–2019

2010

Call of Duty: Black Ops was the best-selling game of 2010. [29]

RankTitleDeveloperPublisher
1. Call of Duty: Black Ops Treyarch Activision Blizzard
2. Madden NFL 11 EA Tiburon Electronic Arts
3. Halo: Reach Bungie Microsoft Game Studios
4. New Super Mario Bros. Wii Nintendo EAD Nintendo
5. Red Dead Redemption Rockstar San Diego Take-Two Interactive
6. Wii Fit Plus Nintendo EAD Nintendo
7. Just Dance 2 Ubisoft Paris, Ubisoft Millan Ubisoft
8. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Infinity Ward Activision Blizzard
9. Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Ubisoft Montreal Ubisoft
10. NBA 2K11 Visual Concepts Take-Two Interactive

2011

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 was the best-selling game of 2011, followed by The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Madden NFL 12.

RankTitleDeveloperPublisher
1. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Infinity Ward, Sledgehammer Games Activision Blizzard
2. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Bethesda Game Studios Bethesda Softworks
3. Madden NFL 12 EA Tiburon Electronic Arts
4. Battlefield 3 DICE
5. Call of Duty: Black Ops Treyarch Activision Blizzard
6. Just Dance 3 Ubisoft Paris, Ubisoft Reflections, Ubisoft Montreal Ubisoft
7. Gears of War 3 Epic Games Microsoft Studios
8. Batman: Arkham City Rocksteady Studios Warner Bros. Games
9. Pokémon Black/White Game Freak Nintendo
10. Assassin's Creed Revelations Ubisoft Montreal Ubisoft

2012

Call of Duty: Black Ops II was the best-selling game of 2012. [30]

RankTitleDeveloperPublisher
1. Call of Duty: Black Ops II Treyarch Activision Blizzard
2. Madden NFL 13 EA Tiburon Electronic Arts
3. Halo 4 343 Industries Microsoft Studios
4. Assassin's Creed III Ubisoft Montreal Ubisoft
5. Just Dance 4 Ubisoft Paris, Ubisoft Milan
6. NBA 2K13 Visual Concepts Take-Two Interactive
7. Borderlands 2 Gearbox Software
8. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Infinity Ward, Sledgehammer Games Activision Blizzard
9. Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes Traveller's Tales Warner Bros. Games
10. FIFA 13 EA Vancouver Electronic Arts

2013

Grand Theft Auto V was the best-selling game of 2013. [31] [32] The game became the fastest-selling entertainment product in history three days after its release. [33]

RankTitleDeveloperPublisher
1. Grand Theft Auto V Rockstar North Take-Two Interactive
2. Call of Duty: Ghosts Infinity Ward Activision Blizzard
3. Madden NFL 25 EA Tiburon Electronic Arts
4. Battlefield 4 DICE
5. Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag Ubisoft Montreal Ubisoft
6. NBA 2K14 Visual Concepts Take-Two Interactive
7. Call of Duty: Black Ops II Treyarch Activision Blizzard
8. Just Dance 2014 Ubisoft Paris, Ubisoft Millan Ubisoft
9. Minecraft Mojang Studios Mojang Studios
10. Disney Infinity Avalanche Software Disney Interactive Studios

2014

The best-selling game of 2014 was Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare . [34]

RankTitleDeveloperPublisher
1. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Sledgehammer Games Activision Blizzard
2. Madden NFL 15 EA Tiburon Electronic Arts
3. Destiny Bungie Activision Blizzard
4. Grand Theft Auto V Rockstar North Take-Two Interactive
5. Minecraft Mojang Studios Mojang Studios, Xbox Game Studios
6. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Bandai Namco Studios, Sora Ltd. Nintendo
7. NBA 2K15 Visual Concepts Take-Two Interactive
8. Watch Dogs Ubisoft Montreal Ubisoft
9. FIFA 15 EA Vancouver Electronic Arts
10. Call of Duty: Ghosts Infinity Ward Activision Blizzard

2015

The best-selling game of 2015 was Call of Duty: Black Ops III . [35]

RankTitleDeveloperPublisher
1. Call of Duty: Black Ops III Treyarch Activision Blizzard
2. Madden NFL 16 EA Tiburon Electronic Arts
3. Fallout 4 Bethesda Game Studios Bethesda Softworks
4. Star Wars Battlefront DICE Electronic Arts
5. Grand Theft Auto V Rockstar North Take-Two Interactive
6. NBA 2K16 Visual Concepts
7. Minecraft Mojang Studios Xbox Game Studios
8. FIFA 16 EA Vancouver, EA Romania Electronic Arts
9. Mortal Kombat X NetherRealm Studios Warner Bros. Games
10. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Sledgehammer Games Activision Blizzard

2016

The best-selling game of 2016 was Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare . Among the top ten best-selling games in 2016, eight were multiplayer games and the other two had multiplayer modes. Among the ten titles, three were published by Activision Blizzard, three by Electronic Arts, two by Take-Two Interactive, and one each by Ubisoft and Square Enix. [36]

RankTitleDeveloperPublisher
1. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare Infinity Ward Activision Blizzard
2. Battlefield 1 DICE Electronic Arts
3. Tom Clancy's The Division Massive Entertainment Ubisoft
4. NBA 2K17 Visual Concepts Take-Two Interactive
5. Madden NFL 17 EA Tiburon Electronic Arts
6. Grand Theft Auto V Rockstar North Take-Two Interactive
7. Overwatch Blizzard Entertainment Activision Blizzard
8. Call of Duty: Black Ops III Treyarch
9. FIFA 17 EA Vancouver, EA Romania Electronic Arts
10. Final Fantasy XV Square Enix Business Division 2 Square Enix

2017

The best-selling game of 2017 was Call of Duty: WWII, followed by NBA 2K18 and Destiny 2 . PUBG is absent from the list due to PUBG Corporation not sharing sales data with the NPD. Nintendo also do not share digital sales data with the NPD, thus Nintendo games are under-represented. [37]

RankTitleDeveloperPublisherNote
1. Call of Duty: WWII Sledgehammer Games Activision Blizzard
2. NBA 2K18 Visual Concepts Take-Two Interactive
3. Destiny 2 Bungie Bungie Digital sales incomplete
4. Madden NFL 18 EA Tiburon Electronic Arts
5. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Nintendo EPD Nintendo Digital sales not included
6. Grand Theft Auto V Rockstar North Take-Two Interactive
7. Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands Ubisoft Paris, Ubisoft Milan Ubisoft
8. Star Wars Battlefront II DICE Electronic Arts Digital sales incomplete
9. Super Mario Odyssey Nintendo EPD Nintendo Digital sales not included
10. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Digital sales not included

2018

Red Dead Redemption 2 was the best-selling game of 2018, Rockstar Games' first game in over 5 years. [38] For the first time since 2013, the best-selling game of the year wasn't a Call of Duty game. [39]

RankTitleDeveloperPublisherNote
1. Red Dead Redemption 2 Rockstar Games Take-Two Interactive
2. Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Treyarch Activision Blizzard PC sales not included
3. NBA 2K19 Visual Concepts Take-Two Interactive
4. Madden NFL 19 EA Tiburon Electronic Arts PC sales not included
5. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Bandai Namco Studios, Sora Ltd. Nintendo Digital sales not included
6. Marvel's Spider-Man Insomniac Games Sony Interactive Entertainment
7. Far Cry 5 Ubisoft Montreal, Ubisoft Toronto Ubisoft
8. God of War Santa Monica Studio Sony Interactive Entertainment
9. Monster Hunter: World Capcom Capcom
10. Assassin's Creed Odyssey Ubisoft Quebec Ubisoft

2019

The best-selling game of 2019 was Call of Duty: Modern Warfare . [40]

RankTitleDeveloperPublisherNote
1. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Infinity Ward Activision Blizzard
2. NBA 2K20 Visual Concepts Take-Two Interactive
3. Madden NFL 20 EA Tiburon Electronic Arts
4. Borderlands 3 Gearbox Software Take-Two Interactive
5. Mortal Kombat 11 NetherRealm Studios Warner Bros. Games
6. Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Respawn Entertainment Electronic Arts
7. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Bandai Namco Studios, Sora Ltd. Nintendo Digital sales not included
8. Kingdom Hearts III Square Enix Business Division 3 Square Enix
9. Tom Clancy's The Division 2 Massive Entertainment Ubisoft
10. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Nintendo EPD Nintendo Digital sales not included

2020–present

2020

Top selling game of 2020 was Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, followed by Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and NBA 2K21.

RankTitleDeveloperPublisherNote
1. Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Treyarch, Raven Software Activision Blizzard
2. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Infinity Ward
3. NBA 2K21 Visual Concepts Take-Two Interactive
4. Animal Crossing: New Horizons Nintendo EPD Nintendo Digital sales not included
5. Madden NFL 21 EA Tiburon Electronic Arts
6. Assassin's Creed Valhalla Ubisoft Montreal Ubisoft
7. The Last of Us Part II Naughty Dog Sony Interactive Entertainment
8. Grand Theft Auto V Rockstar North Take-Two Interactive
8. Ghost of Tsushima Sucker Punch Sony Interactive Entertainment
10. Doom Eternal id Software Bethesda Softworks

2021

Call of Duty: Vanguard was the best-selling game of 2021. [41] Two of the top 10 best-selling games of 2021 were Activision Blizzard games. [42]

RankTitleDeveloperPublisherNote
1. Call of Duty: Vanguard Sledgehammer Games Activision Blizzard
2. Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Treyarch, Raven Software
3. Madden NFL 22 EA Tiburon Electronic Arts
4. Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl ILCA Nintendo Digital sales not included
5. Battlefield 2042 DICE Electronic Arts
6. Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales Insomniac Games Sony Interactive Entertainment
7. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Nintendo EPD Nintendo Digital sales not included
8. Resident Evil Village Capcom Capcom
9. MLB The Show 21 San Diego Studio Sony Interactive Entertainment, MLBAM Digital sales incomplete
10. Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury Nintendo EPD Nintendo Digital sales not included

2022

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II from Activision Blizzard was the best-selling video game in the United States in 2022. [43] The game outperformed the previous record-holders for the series, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 from 2011 and Black Ops II from 2012. [44]

RankTitleDeveloperPublisherNote
1. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II Infinity Ward Activision Blizzard
2. Elden Ring FromSoftware Bandai Namco
3. Madden NFL 23 EA Orlando Electronic Arts
4. God of War Ragnarök Santa Monica Studio Sony Interactive Entertainment
5. Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Traveller's Tales Warner Bros. Games
6. Pokémon Scarlet and Violet Game Freak Nintendo Digital sales not included
7. FIFA 23 EA Vancouver, EA Romania Electronic Arts
8. Pokémon Legends: Arceus Game Freak Nintendo Digital sales not included
9. Horizon Forbidden West Guerrilla Games Sony Interactive Entertainment
10. MLB The Show 22 San Diego Studio Sony Interactive Entertainment, MLBAM Digital sales incomplete

2023

Hogwarts Legacy from Warner Bros. Games was the best-selling video game in the United States in 2023. For the first time in 15 years, the best-selling video game in the US was not a game from Activision or Rockstar Games. However, due to the NPD being unable to track Nintendo digital sales data, only physical sales are counted for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. [45] The NPD is also unable to track Battle.net sales for Diablo IV . Call of Duty finished 2023 as the best-selling video game series in the US market for the 15th consecutive year.

RankTitleDeveloperPublisherNote
1. Hogwarts Legacy Avalanche Software Warner Bros. Games
2. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III Sledgehammer Games Activision Blizzard
3. Madden NFL 24 EA Orlando Electronic Arts
4. Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Insomniac Games Sony Interactive Entertainment
5. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Nintendo EPD Nintendo Digital sales not included
6. Diablo IV Blizzard Entertainment Activision Blizzard Battle.net sales not included
7. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II Infinity Ward
8. Mortal Kombat 1 NetherRealm Studios Warner Bros. Games
9. Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Respawn Entertainment Electronic Arts
10. EA Sports FC 24 EA Vancouver, EA Romania

2024 (January-March)

Helldivers 2 is the best-selling game of 2024 as of March. [46]

RankTitleDeveloperPublisherNote
1. Helldivers 2 Arrowhead Game Studios Sony Interactive Entertainment
2. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III Sledgehammer Games Activision Blizzard
3. Dragon's Dogma II Capcom Capcom
4. Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Square Enix Creative Business Unit I Square Enix
5. MLB The Show 24 San Diego Studio MLBAM, Sony Interactive Entertainment
6. Tekken 8 Bandai Namco Studios, Arika Bandai Namco Entertainment
7. Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League Rocksteady Studios Warner Bros. Games
8. Madden NFL 24 EA Orlando Electronic Arts
9. Persona 3 Reload P-Studio Sega
10. Hogwarts Legacy Avalanche Software Warner Bros. Games

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