List of best-selling Eastern role-playing game franchises

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This is a list of best-selling Eastern role-playing game franchises. For inclusion on the list, a franchise must have sold or shipped at least one million copies. For the purpose of this article, an Eastern role-playing game is defined as a franchise which: (1) is considered a role-playing game by reliable sources and was made in Asia or (2) made in another country, but otherwise the franchise would be difficult to differentiate from an Eastern role-playing game due to having common traits such as: anime/manga/donghua/manhwa character designs, RPG elements, fantasy setting and widely considered as being inspired or influenced by Eastern role-playing games. The numbers for sales or shipments are based on the most recent available sourced numbers and often may not include non-video game sales or more recent sales; actual total sales numbers may be higher. This does not include standalone games, such as Scarlet Nexus and Triangle Strategy . This list also does not include gacha games with RPG elements, such as Genshin Impact and Blue Archive .

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List

  – This color indicates a sub-series of a larger video game franchise. This does not necessarily apply for franchises that are not video game-based.

FranchisePublisher(s)Total salesYear of originPlatform of originLatest release
Pokémon Nintendo, The Pokémon Company 480,000,000 (as of 2023) [1] 1996 Game Boy 2022, Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
Final Fantasy Square Enix 185,000,000 (as of 2023) [2] 1987 NES [3] 2024, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
Monster Hunter Capcom 103,000,000 (as of 2024) [4] 2004 PS2 2021, Monster Hunter Rise
Dragon Quest [3] Square Enix88,000,000 (as of 2023) [2] 1986NES [3] 2023, Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince
Megami Tensei [lower-alpha 1] Atlus, Sega41,800,000 (as of 2024) [lower-alpha 2] 1987NES2024, Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance
Dark Souls Bandai Namco 37,330,000 (as of 2024) [7] 2011 PS3 / Xbox 360 2018, Dark Souls: Remastered
Kingdom Hearts [3] Square Enix36,000,000 (as of 2022) [8] 2002PS2 [3] 2020, Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory
Tales Bandai Namco30,250,000 (as of 2024) [7] 1995 Super NES 2021, Tales of Arise
Mario RPG Nintendo29,247,000 (as of 2023) [lower-alpha 4] 1996Super NES2023, Super Mario RPG
Persona [lower-alpha 5] Atlus, Sega 22,600,000 (as of 2024) [6] 1996 PS1 2024, Persona 3 Reload
Like a Dragon Sega 21,300,000 (as of 2023) [5] 2005PS22024, Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
Super Robot Wars Bandai Namco20,470,000 (as of 2024) [7] 1991Game Boy2021, Super Robot Wars 30
Dragon Ball RPGs Bandai Namco19,200,500 (as of 2020) [lower-alpha 6] 1988NES2020, Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot
Fire Emblem Nintendo17,870,865 (as of 2023) [lower-alpha 7] 1990NES2023, Fire Emblem Engage
Yo-kai Watch Level-5 17,000,000 (as of 2021) [29] 2013 3DS 2020, Yo-kai Watch Jam: Yo-kai Academy Y
Momotaro [lower-alpha 8] Hudson Soft, Konami 15,000,000 (as of 2015) [30] 1987NES2011, Momotarō Densetsu Mobile
Dragon's Dogma Capcom12,000,000 (as of 2024) [4] 2012PS3 / Xbox 3602024, Dragon's Dogma II
Drakengard [lower-alpha 9] Square Enix10,827,344 (as of 2024) [lower-alpha 11] 2003PS2 [3] 2021, Nier Reincarnation
Xeno [lower-alpha 12] Square Enix, Bandai Namco, Nintendo10,321,060 (as of 2023) [lower-alpha 16] 1998PS1 [3] 2022, Xenoblade Chronicles 3
Nier [lower-alpha 17] Square Enix10,200,000 (as of 2024) [lower-alpha 10] 2010PS3 / Xbox 3602021, Nier Reincarnation
SaGa [3] Square Enix10,000,000 (as of 2019) [39] 1989Game Boy [3] 2019, Imperial SaGa Eclipse
Phantasy Star Sega10,000,000 (as of 2023) [5] 1987 Master System 2021, Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis
Xenoblade Chronicles [lower-alpha 18] Nintendo8,740,000 (as of 2023) [lower-alpha 15] 2010 Wii 2022, Xenoblade Chronicles 3
Trails [lower-alpha 19] Nihon Falcom, Xseed Games, NIS America 8,500,000 (as of 2024) [51] 2004Windows2024, The Legend of Heroes: Kai no Kiseki
Inazuma Eleven Level-58,000,000 (as of 2016) [52] 2008 DS 2023, Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road
Mana [3] Square Enix8,000,000 (as of 2021) [53] [lower-alpha 20] 1991Game Boy [3] 2022, Echoes of Mana
Atelier Koei Tecmo 7,500,000 (as of 2023) [60] 1997PS12023, Atelier Ryza 3: Alchemist of the End & the Secret Key
Nioh Koei Tecmo 7,000,000 (as of 2022) [61] 2017 PS4 2020, Nioh 2
Sakura Wars Sega 5,800,000 (as of 2023) [5] 1996 Sega Saturn 2019, Sakura Wars
Sword Art Online Bandai Namco5,600,000 (as of 2020) [62] [lower-alpha 21] 2013PSP2023, Sword Art Online: Last Recollection
Chrono [3] Square Enix5,500,000 (as of 2019) [69] 1995Super NES [3] 2022, Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition [3]
Digimon Bandai Namco5,266,375 (as of 2024) [lower-alpha 22] 1998Sega Saturn2022, Digimon Survive
Disgaea Nippon Ichi Software 5,000,000 (as of 2021) [74] 2003PS22023, Disgaea 7: Vows of the Virtueless
Ys Nihon Falcom4,800,000 (as of 2017) [75] 1987 PC-88 / PC-98 2023, Ys X: Nordics
Star Ocean [3] Square Enix4,200,000 (as of 2013) [76] [lower-alpha 23] 1996Super NES [3] 2022, Star Ocean: The Divine Force
Monster Rancher Tecmo 4,000,000 (as of 2007) [85] [lower-alpha 24] 1997PS12023, Line Monster Farm
Octopath Traveler Square Enix4,000,000 (as of 2023) [lower-alpha 25] 2018NS2023, Octopath Traveler II
Mega Man Battle Network Capcom3,838,544 (as of 2009) [lower-alpha 26] 2001 GBA 2009, Rockman EXE Operate Shooting Star
Arc the Lad Sony Computer Entertainment 3,700,000 (as of 2018) [90] [lower-alpha 27] 1995PS12018, Arc the Lad R
Chocobo Square Enix3,306,833 (as of 2003) [lower-alpha 28] 1997PlayStation2022, Chocobo GP
Breath of Fire Capcom3,300,000 (as of 2022) [4] 1993Super NES2015, Breath of Fire 6
Parasite Eve [3] Square Enix3,279,747 (as of 2011) [lower-alpha 29] 1998PS12010, The 3rd Birthday
Valkyria Chronicles Sega3,261,668 (as of 2020) [lower-alpha 30] 2008PS32018, Valkyria Chronicles 4
RPG Maker Agetec, ASCII, Enterbrain 3,072,177 (as of 2018) [lower-alpha 31] 1992 PC 2023, RPG Maker Unite
Front Mission Square Enix3,000,000 (as of 2006) [101] 1995Super NES2023, Front Mission 2089: Borderscape
Bravely Square Enix3,000,000 (as of 2021) [102] [lower-alpha 32] 20123DS2021, Bravely Default II
God Eater Bandai Namco2,819,674 (as of 2019) [lower-alpha 33] 2010 PSP 2018, God Eater 3
Ni no Kuni Bandai Namco, Level-52,800,000 (as of 2018) [lower-alpha 34] 2010DS2021, Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds
Shiren the Wanderer Spike Chunsoft 2,454,168 (as of 2024) [lower-alpha 35] 1995Super NES2024, Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island
Suikoden Konami 2,388,339 (as of 2013) [lower-alpha 36] 1995PS12012, Genso Suikoden: Tsumugareshi Hyakunen no Toki
Ogre Battle Quest, Square Enix2,213,207 (as of 2023) [lower-alpha 37] 1993Super NES2022, Tactics Ogre Reborn
Valkyrie Profile Square EnixValkyrie Profile series: 1.537 million as of 2009 1999PS12022, Valkyrie Elysium
Tengai Makyō Red, Hudson Soft 2,200,000 (as of 2015) [121] 1989 PC Engine CD 2005, Tengai Makyō III: Namida
The Legend of Sword and Fairy Softstar 2,000,000 (as of 2005) [122] 1995 PC 2021, The Legend of Sword and Fairy 7
Grandia Game Arts 2,000,000 (as of 2009) [123] [lower-alpha 38] 1997Sega Saturn2019, Grandia HD Collection
Hydlide T&E Soft 2,000,000 (as of 2015) [125] 1984 PC-60 / PC-881995, Virtual Hydlide
Etrian Odyssey Atlus1,900,000 (as of 2018) [126] 2007DS2018, Etrian Odyssey Nexus
Medabots Imagineer 1,869,411 (as of 2017) [lower-alpha 39] 1997Game Boy2020, Medarot Classics Plus
Wild Arms Sony Computer Entertainment 1,856,391 (as of 2014) [lower-alpha 40] 1996PS12018, Wild Arms: Million Memories
Golden Sun Nintendo1,847,607 (as of 2010) [lower-alpha 41] 2001GBA2010, Golden Sun: Dark Dawn
Xenosaga [lower-alpha 18] Bandai Namco1,686,930 (as of 2007) [lower-alpha 14] 2002PS22006, Xenosaga Episode III
Mother (EarthBound) Nintendo1,599,081 (as of 2006) [lower-alpha 42] 1989NES2015, EarthBound Beginnings
Rune Factory Xseed Games 1,522,412 (as of 2022) [lower-alpha 43] 2006DS2021, Rune Factory 5
Summon Night Bandai Namco1,500,659 (as of 2013) [lower-alpha 44] 2000PS12016, Summon Night 6: Lost Borders
Shining Sega1,470,955 (as of 2018) [lower-alpha 45] 1991 Sega Genesis 2018, Shining Resonance Refrain
.hack Bandai Namco1,445,437 (as of 2017) [lower-alpha 46] 2002PS22017, .hack//G.U. Last Recode
Popolocrois Epics, Marvelous 1,253,140 (as of 2015) [lower-alpha 47] 1996PS12015, Return to PoPoLoCrois: A Story of Seasons Fairytale
Soul Blazer Square Enix1,145,000 (as of 2020) [lower-alpha 48] 1992Super NES1995, Terranigma
Little Battlers Experience Level-51,126,523 (as of 2013) [lower-alpha 49] 2011PSP2013, Little Battlers Experience Wars
Famicom Jump Bandai 1,100,000 (as of 2012) [142] 1988NES1991, Famicom Jump II: Saikyō no Shichinin
Chaos Rings Square Enix1,100,000 (as of 2015) [143] 2010 Android / iOS 2014, Chaos Rings III
Lunar Game Arts1,084,218 (as of 2009) [lower-alpha 50] 1992 Sega CD 2009, Lunar: Silver Star Harmony

See also

Notes

  1. Including its sub-series Persona and Devil Summoner .
  2. Megami Tensei franchise: 41,800,000
    • Megami Tensei series (up until 2023) – 19.2 million [5]
    • Persona sub-series – 22.6 million [6]
  3. Combined with worldwide and European sales.
  4. Mario RPG series:
    [13] [14] [lower-alpha 3]
  5. Persona is a sub-series of the Megami Tensei franchise.
  6. Dragon Ball role-playing games:
  7. Fire Emblem franchise:
    • Total sales of Fire Emblem franchise in Japan- 3,680,865 [24] [25]
      • DS Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon Nintendo August 2008- 252 309 [24]
      • DS Fire Emblem hero - a mystery - light and shadow of New coat of arms Nintendo 2010/07/15- 250 592 [24]
      • GBA Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones Nintendo 2004/10/07- 233 280 [24]
      • GBA Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade Nintendo 2002/03/29- 345 574 [24]
      • GBA Fire Emblem Flame Sword Nintendo 2003/04/25- 265 286 [24]
      • GC Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance Nintendo 2005/04/20- 156 413 [24]
      • SFC Fire Emblem Thrace 776 Nintendo 1999/08/28- 145 600 [24]
      • SFC Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War Nintendo 1996/05/14- 429 763 [24]
      • SFC Fire Emblem Mystery of the Emblem Nintendo 1994/01/21- 776,338 [25]
      • FC Fire Emblem Gaiden 1992/03/14- 324,699 [25]
      • FC Fire Emblem Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light 1990/04/20- 329,087 [25]
      • Wii Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn Nintendo 2007/02/22- 171 924 [24]
    • 3DS Fire Emblem Awakening Nintendo 2012/04/19- 2.37M [11]
    • 3DS Fire Emblem Fates Nintendo 2015/06/15- 3.09M [11]
    • 3DS Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia Nintendo 2017/04/20- 1.0M [11]
    • Switch/New 3DS Fire Emblem: Warriors Nintendo 2017/09/28- 1.0M [26]
    • Switch Fire Emblem: Three Houses Nintendo 2019/07/26- 4.12M [11]
    • Switch Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes Nintendo 2022/06/24- 1.0M [27]
    • Switch Fire Emblem Engage 2023/03/31- 1.61M [28]
  8. Including its sub-series Momotaro Dentetsu [30]
  9. Drakengard franchise includes Nier and Nier: Automata .
  10. 1 2 Nier series: over 10.2 million
  11. Drakengard franchise:
  12. Xeno franchise includes: Xenogears , Xenosaga series, and Xenoblade Chronicles series
  13. Xenogears:
    • Japan – 929,479 [34]
    • Overseas – 280,000 [35]
  14. 1 2 Xenosaga series:
  15. 1 2 Xenoblade Chronicles series:
  16. Xeno franchise:
  17. Sub-series of Drakengard franchise
  18. 1 2 Sub-series of Xeno franchise
  19. Trails is a sub-series of The Legend of Heroes franchise, which in turn is a spin-off series of Dragon Slayer .
  20. Mana series:
  21. Total sales of Sword Art Online franchise: [63]
    • {14/03/2013} Sword Art Online: Infinity Moment [PSP] – 203,442 (Japan)
    • {13/01/2015} Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment [PSV] – 450,000 (Worldwide) [64]
    • {26/03/2015} Sword Art Online: Lost Song [PSV] – 192,047 (Japan) [65]
    • {26/03/2015} Sword Art Online: Lost Song [PS3] – 75,301 (Japan) [66]
    • {26/03/2015} Sword Art Online: Lost Song [PS4] – 18,000 (Japan) [67]
    • {16/01/2016} Sword Art Online: Lost Song – 150,000 (North America and Europe) [68]
    • {19/11/2015} Sword Art Online: Game Director's Edition [PS4] – 26,299
    • {27/10/2016} Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization [PSV] – 138,720
    • {27/10/2016} Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization [PS4] – 98,644
    • {16/03/2017} Accel World VS Sword Art Online: Millennium Twilight [PSV] – 60,447
    • {16/03/2017} Accel World VS Sword Art Online: Millennium Twilight [PS4] – 39,478
    • {08/02/2018} Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet [PS4] – 133,108
    • {17/01/2019} Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet - Complete Edition [PS4] – 19,464
    • {25/04/2019} Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization - Deluxe Edition [SWI] – 29,782
    • {08/08/2019} Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet - Complete Edition [SWI] – 18,427
    • {09/07/2020} Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris [PS4] – 81,162
  22. Digimon console game retail sales in Japan: [70]
  23. Star Ocean series:
  24. Total sales of Monster Rancher franchise in Japan – 2,156,731 [86]
    • DS I wrote to will Hajimeyo talking! Monster Farm DS Tecmo, Ltd. 2007/07/12 – 43 328 [86]
    • DS Monster Farm DS2 revived! Master breeder legend Tecmo, Ltd. August 2008 – 33 440 [86]
    • GB Monster Farm Battle Card GB Tecmo, Ltd. 1999/12/14 – 97 995 [86]
    • GBA Monster Rancher Advance Tecmo, Ltd. 2001/12/07 – 140 003 [86]
    • GBA Monster Rancher Advance 2 Tecmo, Ltd. 2002/10/25 – 55 135 [87]
    • PS Monster Farm Tecmo, Ltd. 1997/07/24 – 729 069 [86]
    • PS Monster Farm 2 Tecmo, Ltd. 1999/02/25 – 640 245 [86]
    • PS Monster Farm Battle Card Tecmo, Ltd. 2000/03/23 – 48 240 [86]
    • PS2 Monster Farm Tecmo, Ltd. 2001/03/22 – 125 945 [86]
    • PS2 Monster Farm 4 Tecmo, Ltd. 2003/08/14 – 183 783 [87]
    • PS2 Monster Rancher EVO Tecmo, Ltd. 2005/12/08- 59 548 [86]
  25. Octopath Traveler series:
  26. Total sales of Mega Man Battle Network / Rockman.EXE series in Japan:
    • {21/03/2001} MegaMan Battle Network [GBA] – 208.346
    • {14/12/2001} MegaMan Battle Network 2 [GBA] – 446.939
    • {06/12/2002} MegaMan Battle Network 3: White [GBA] – 500.001
    • {06/03/2003} MegaMan Network Transmission [GC] – 79.360
    • {28/03/2003} MegaMan Battle Network 3: Black [GBA] – 168.946
    • {08/08/2003} MegaMan Battle Chip Challenge [GBA] – 44.844
    • {12/12/2003} MegaMan Battle Network 4: Red Sun / Blue Moon [GBA] – 928.850
    • {06/08/2004} MegaMan Battle Network 4.5: Real Operation [GBA] – 75.809
    • {09/12/2004} MegaMan Battle Network 5: Team ProtoMan [GBA] – 415.630
    • {24/02/2005} MegaMan Battle Network 5: Team Colonel [GBA] – 194.472
    • {21/07/2005} MegaMan Battle Network 5: Double Team DS [DS] – 106.526
    • {23/11/2005} MegaMan Battle Network 6: Cybeast Gregar / Cybeast Falzar [GBA] – 595.447
    • {12/11/2009} MegaMan Battle Network: Operate Shooting Star [DS] – 73.374
  27. Total sales of Arc the Lad franchise in Japan: [63]
    • {30/06/1995} Arc the Lad [PS] – 1,090,000
    • {12/07/1996} Arc the Lad (PlayStation the Best) – 497,253
    • {01/11/1996} Arc the Lad II [PS] – 1,183,995 [91]
    • {31/07/1997} Arc Arena: Monster Tournament [PS] – 27,579
    • {28/10/1999} Arc the Lad III [PS] – 379,040
    • {04/07/2002} Arc the Lad: Kijin Fukkatsu [WSC] – 28,157
    • {20/03/2003} Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits [PS2] – 185,862
    • {03/11/2004} Arc the Lad: End of Darkness [PS2] – 48,667
  28. Chocobo series:
    • Japan – 3,211,895 [92]
    • United States (PS1) – 94,938 [93]
  29. Parasite Eve series:
  30. Valyria Chronicles series:
  31. RPG Maker franchise:
    • Total sales up until 2005 – 2 million [99]
    • Japan sales on DS since 2010 – 92,177 [100]
  32. Total sales of Bravely franchise:
  33. Total sales of God Eater franchise in Japan: [63]
    • {04/02/2010} God Eater [PSP] – 617,828
    • {28/10/2010} God Eater: Burst [PSP] – 458,490
    • {15/09/2011} God Eater: Burst (PSP The Best) [PSP] – 110,074
    • {06/06/2013} God Eater: Burst (PSP The Best reprint) [PSP] – 49,858
    • {14/11/2013} God Eater 2 [PSV] – 425,352 (395,483 retail + 29,869 digital)
    • {14/11/2013} God Eater 2 [PSP] – 206,388
    • {10/07/2014} God Eater 2 (PlayStation Vita the Best) [PSV] – 2,511
    • {19/02/2015} God Eater 2: Rage Burst [PSV] – 366,628 (342,983 retail + 23,645 digital)
    • {19/02/2015} God Eater 2: Rage Burst [PS4] – 55,460 (48,700 retail + 6,760 digital)
    • {29/10/2015} God Eater: Resurrection [PSV] – 178,277 (164,361 retail + 13,916 digital)
    • {29/10/2015} God Eater: Resurrection [PS4] – 47,171 (40,649 retail + 6,522 digital)
    • {13/12/2018} God Eater 3 [PS4] – 269,649 (203,554 retail + 66,095 digital)
    • {11/07/2019} God Eater 3 [SWI] – 31,988 (28,770 retail + 3,218 digital)
  34. Total sales of the Ni no Kuni series – 2.8 million [106]
  35. Total sales of Shiren the Wanderer franchise in Japan: [63]
    • {19/09/1993} Fūrai no Shiren [SFC] – 850,000
    • {01/12/1995} Fushigi no Dungeon 2: Fūrai no Shiren [SFC] – 196,195
    • {22/11/1996} Fushigi no Dungeon 2: Fūrai no Shiren GB [GB] – 103,238
    • {27/09/2000} Fushigi no Dungeon: Fūrai no Shiren 2 - Oni Shūrai! Shiren-jō! [N64] – 283,991
    • {19/07/2001} Fushigi no Dungeon: Fūrai no Shiren GB2 - Sabaku no Majou [GBC] – 174,317
    • {07/02/2002} Fushigi no Dungeon: Fūrai no Shiren Gaiden [DC] – 50,750
    • {14/12/2006} Fushigi no Dungeon: Fūrai no Shiren DS [DS] – 195,052
    • {05/06/2008} Fushigi no Dungeon: Fūrai no Shiren 3 [Wii] – 97,227
    • {13/11/2008} Fushigi no Dungeon: Fūrai no Shiren DS2 [DS] – 99,814
    • {28/01/2010} Fushigi no Dungeon: Fūrai no Shiren 3 Portable [PSP] – 31,373
    • {25/02/2010} Fushigi no Dungeon: Fūrai no Shiren 4 [DS] – 89,576
    • {09/12/2010} Fushigi no Dungeon: Fūrai no Shiren 5 [DS] – 63,269
    • {15/12/2011} Fushigi no Dungeon: Fūrai no Shiren 5 (Chun Selection) [DS] – 5,398
    • {18/10/2012} Fushigi no Dungeon: Fūrai no Shiren 4 Plus [PSP] – 19,018
    • {11/07/2013} Fushigi no Dungeon: Fūrai no Shiren 3 Portable (Spike Chunsoft the Best) [PSP] – 5,021
    • {04/06/2015} Fushigi no Dungeon: Furai no Shiren 5 Plus [PSV] – 33,859
    • {03/12/2020} Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate [SWI] – 19.594
    • {25/01/2024} Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island [SWI] – 136.476
  36. Suikoden series:
    • Japan – 1,934,720
      • {15/12/1995} Suikoden [PS] – 167,000
      • {29/11/1996} Suikoden (PlayStation the Best) [PS] – 9,767
      • {17/12/1998} Suikoden II [PS] – 374,319
      • {13/09/2001} Suikoden: Card Stories [GBA] – 7,676
      • {11/07/2002} Suikoden III [PS2] – 377,729
      • {11/07/2002} Suikoden II (PSOne Books) [PS] – 42,471
      • {11/07/2002} Suikoden (PSOne Books) [PS] – 33,167
      • {19/08/2004} Suikoden IV [PS2] – 311,815
      • {02/09/2004} Suikoden III (Konami Palace Selection) [PS2] – 19,693
      • {22/09/2005} Suikoden Tactics [PS2] – 64,472
      • {23/02/2006} Suikoden V [PS2] – 194,780
      • {23/02/2006} Suikoden I & II [PSP] – 28,271
      • {18/12/2008} Suikoden: Tierkreis [DS] – 155,777
      • {05/11/2009} Suikoden I & II (Konami the Best) [PSP] – 20,320
      • {15/07/2010} Suikoden I & II (Best Selection) [PSP] – 26,597
      • {15/07/2010} Suikoden: Tierkreis (Best Selection) [DS] – 5,026
      • {09/02/2012} Suikoden: Tsumugareshi Hyakunen no Toki [PSP] – 93,773
      • {07/02/2013} Suikoden: Tsumugareshi Hyakunen no Toki (PSP the Best) [PSP] – 2,067
    • United States – 453,619
  37. Total sales of Ogre games - 2,213,207
  38. Total sales of Grandia series in Japan – 1,068,131 [124]
    • SAT Grandia Game Arts 1997/12/18 – 344,154 [70]
    • SAT Grandia: Digital Museum 1998/05/28 – 32,226 [70]
    • DC Grandia II Game Arts 2000/08/03 – 185,191 [70]
    • PS Grandia Game Arts 1999/06/24 – 130,520 [124]
    • PS2 Grandia II Enix 2002/02/21 – 51,535 [124]
    • PS2 Grandia III square Enix 2005/08/04 – 236,116 [70]
    • PS2 Grandia Xtreme Enix 2002/01/31 – 236,369 [124]
  39. Total sales of Medabots franchise in Japan: [63]
    • {28/11/1997} Medarot: Kabuto / Kuwagata [GBC] – 14,119
    • {20/03/1998} Medarot: Parts Collection [GBC] – 23,796
    • {29/05/1998} Medarot: Parts Collection 2 [GBC] – 4,931
    • {23/07/1999} Medarot 2: Kabuto / Kuwagata [GBC] – 485,259
    • {29/10/1999} Medarot 2: Parts Collection [GBC] – 45,490
    • {25/11/1999} Medarot R [PS] – 64,594
    • {10/03/2000} Medarot: Card Robottle [GBC] – 10,915
    • {16/03/2000} Medarot R: Parts Collection [PS] – 5,975
    • {23/07/2000} Medarot 3: Kabuto / Kuwagata [GBC] – 235,616
    • {24/11/2000} Medarot 3: Parts Collection – Z Kara no Chousenjou [GBC] – 39,316
    • {23/03/2001} Medarot 4: Kabuto / Kuwagata [GBC] – 115,672
    • {07/09/2001} Medarot Navi: Kabuto / Kuwagata [GBA] – 59,226
    • {14/12/2001} Medarot 5: Susutake Mura no Tenkousei - Kabuto / Kuwagata [GBC] – 44,918
    • {19/07/2002} Medarot G: Kabuto / Kuwagata [GBA] – 49,270
    • {18/04/2003} Medarot Ni Core: Kabuto / Kuwagata [GBA] – 8,627
    • {28/11/2003} Medarot G Brave [GC] – 21,298
    • {16/12/2004} Shingata Medarot: Kabuto / Kuwagata [GBA] – 3,256
    • {27/05/2010} Medarot DS: Kabuto / Kuwagata [DS] – 114,401
    • {13/09/2012} Medarot 7: Kabuto Ver. / Kuwagata Ver. [3DS] – 126,914
    • {14/11/2013} Medarot Dual: Kabuto Ver. / Kuwagata Ver. [3DS] – 48,453
    • {28/08/2014} Medarot 8: Kabuto Ver. / Kuwagata Ver. [3DS] – 52,838 (49,262 retail + 3,576 digital)
    • {24/12/2015} Medarot 9: Kabuto Version / Kuwagata Version [3DS] – 31,138
    • {10/03/2016} Medarot: Girls Mission - Kabuto Version / Kuwagata Version [3DS] – 24,658 (23,004 retail + 1,654 digital)
    • {21/12/2017} Medarot Classics: Kabuto Ver. / Kuwagata Ver. [3DS] – 26,659 (25,767 retail + 892 digital)
  40. Total sales of Wild Arms series:
    • In Japan – 1,492,033 [127]
      • PS Wild Arms SCE 1996/12/20 415 138 [127]
      • PS Wild Arms 2nd Ignition SCE 1999/09/02 280 037 [127]
      • PS2 Wild Arms 3 SCE 2002/03/14 273 318 [127]
      • PS2 Wild Arms Alter Code: F SCE 2003/11/27 167 254 [127]
      • PS2 Wild Arms 5 SCE December 14, 2006 117 975 [127]
      • PS2 Wild Arms 4 SCE 2005/03/24 186 221 [127]
      • PSP Wild Arms XF SCE August 2007 52 090 [127]
    • Wild Arms and Wild Arms 2 in the United States – 364,358 [93]
  41. Total sales of Golden Sun franchise:
    • Golden Sun 1 – 740,000 (United States) [128] and 338,000 (Japan). [129]
    • Golden Sun 2 – 437,000 (United States) and 249,000 (Japan) [130]
    • Golden Sun: Dark Dawn – 83,607 (Japan) [63]
  42. Mother series:
  43. Rune Factory franchise – 1,522,412
    • {24/08/2006} Rune Factory: A Fantasy Harvest Moon [DS] – 145,346 in Japan [63]
    • {03/01/2008} Rune Factory 2: A Fantasy Harvest Moon [DS] – 116,287 in Japan [63]
    • {27/11/2008} Rune Factory: Frontier [Wii] – 41,170 in Japan [63]
    • {22/10/2009} Rune Factory 3: A Fantasy Harvest Moon [DS] – 85,648 in Japan [63]
    • {24/02/2011} Rune Factory: Tides of Destiny [PS3] – 47,619 in Japan [63]
    • {24/02/2011} Rune Factory: Tides of Destiny [Wii] – 22,177 in Japan [63]
    • {24/03/2011} Rune Factory: Frontier (Wii Select) [Wii] – 8,650 in Japan [63]
    • {26/01/2012} Rune Factory: Tides of Destiny (PlayStation 3 the Best) [PS3] – 6,601 in Japan [63]
    • {26/01/2012} Rune Factory: Tides of Destiny (Best Collection) [Wii] – 3,047 in Japan [63]
    • {19/07/2012} Rune Factory 4 [3DS] – 177,454 in Japan; [63] 200,000 in North America [136]
    • {26/10/2017} Rune Factory 4 (Best Collection) [3DS] – 5,991 in Japan [63]
    • {25/07/2019} Rune Factory 4 Special [SWI] – 62,412 in Japan; [63] 100,000 in North America [137]
    • {20/05/2021} Rune Factory 5 [SWI] – 500,000 globally; [138]
  44. Summon Night total sales in Japan – 1,500,659 [139]
    • DS Summon Night Bandai Namco Games 2008/04/24 – 69 076 [139]
    • DS Summon Night 2 Bandai Namco Games August 2008 – 51 568 [139]
    • DS Summon Night X ~ Tears Crown ~ Bandai Namco Games 2009/11/05 – 46 129 [139]
    • DS Summon Night Twin Age ~ spirits of resonance (voice) – Banpresto Aug 2007- 48 162 [139]
    • GBA Summon Night: Swordcraft Story Banpresto 2003/04/25 – 75 106 [139]
    • GBA Summon Night: Swordcraft Story 2 Banpresto 2004/08/20 – 101 248 [139]
    • GBA Summon Night: Swordcraft Story beginning of stone Banpresto 2005/12/08 – 53 690 [139]
    • PS SUMMON NIGHT (Summon Night) Banpresto 2000/01/06 – 58 743 [139]
    • PS Summon Night 2 Banpresto 2001/08/02 – 138 986 [139]
    • PS Summon Night (PSone Books) Banpresto 2002/12/05 – 49 988 [139]
    • PS2 Summon Night 3 Banpresto 2003/08/07 – 230 299 [139]
    • PS2 Summon Night 4 Banpresto 2006/11/30 – 182 669 [139]
    • PS2 Summon Night Ekusuteze Tsubasa ~ of dawn Banpresto 2005/08/04 – 153 962 [139]
    • PS2 Knight promised sword of destruction Summon Night Gran thesis Bandai Namco Games Mar 2010 – 16 848 [139]
    • PSP Summon Night 3 Bandai Namco Games 2012/10/04 – 56 726 [139]
    • PSP Summon Night 4 Bandai Namco Games 2012/11/15 – 37 902 [139]
    • PSP Summon Night 5 Bandai Namco Games 2013/05/16 – 129 557 [139]
  45. Total sales of Shining franchise in Japan: [63]
    • {20/12/1996} Shining the Holy Ark [SAT] – 83,641
    • {11/12/1997} Shining Force III: Scenario 1 – 67,516
    • {29/04/1998} Shining Force III: Scenario 2 [SAT] – 37,592
    • {23/09/1998} Shining Force III: Scenario 3 [SAT] – 38,372
    • {28/03/2002} Shining Soul [GBA] – 72,997
    • {24/07/2003} Shining Soul II [GBA] – 13,928
    • {05/08/2004} Shining Force: Resurrection of the Dark Dragon [GBA] – 34,794
    • {03/11/2004} Shining Tears [PS2] – 104,762
    • {24/03/2005} Shining Force Neo [PS2] – 96,013
    • {18/01/2007} Shining Force EXA [PS2] – 130,763
    • {17/05/2007} Shining Wind [PS2] – 126,561
    • {19/02/2009} Shining Force Feather [DS] – 67,341
    • {16/12/2010} Shining Hearts [PSP] – 162,885
    • {22/12/2011} Shining Hearts (PSP the Best) [PSP] – 6,185
    • {15/03/2012} Shining Blade [PSP] – 161,868
    • {28/02/2013} Shining Ark [PSP] – 106,585
    • {11/12/2014} Shining Resonance [PS3] – 109,238 (105,496 retail + 3,742 digital)
    • {26/11/2015} Blade Arcus from Shining EX [PS4] – 10,637
    • {26/11/2015} Blade Arcus from Shining EX [PS3] – 8,707
    • {29/03/2018} Shining Resonance Refrain [PS4] – 34,932 (32,342 retail + 2,590 digital)
    • {12/07/2018} Shining Resonance Refrain [SWI] – 3,645
    • {14/03/2019} Blade Arcus Rebellion from Shining [PS4] – 3,111
  46. Total sales of .hack franchise in Japan: [63]
    • {20/06/2002} .hack//Infection [PS2] – 254,844
    • {19/09/2002} .hack//Mutation [PS2] – 191,463
    • {12/12/2002} .hack//Outbreak [PS2] – 163,010
    • {10/04/2003} .hack//Quarantine [PS2] – 119,881
    • {23/11/2005} .hack//frägment [PS2] – 8,916
    • {18/05/2006} .hack//G.U. Vol.1//Rebirth [PS2] – 162,047
    • {28/09/2006} .hack//G.U. Vol.2//Reminisce [PS2] – 177,074
    • {18/01/2007} .hack//G.U. Vol.3//Redemption [PS2] – 168,562
    • {18/01/2007} .hack//G.U. Vol.1//Rebirth (Welcome Price!) [PS2] – 2,592
    • {04/03/2010} .hack//Link [PSP] – 104,868
    • {28/06/2012} .hack: Sekai no Mukou ni + Versus – Hybrid Pack [PS3] – 23,530
    • {01/11/2017} .hack//G.U. Last Recode [PS4] – 68,650 (60,847 retail + 7,803 digital)
  47. Total sales of Popolocrois franchise: [70]
    • PS – PoPoLoCrois Monogatari – 1996/12/07 – 406,454
    • PS – PoPoLoCrois Monogatari (PlayStation the Best) – 1997/06/27 – 26,298
    • PS – PoPoRoGue – 1998/11/26 – 247,758
    • PS – PoPoLoCrois Monogatari II – 2000/01/27 – 186,848
    • PS2 – PoPoLoCrois: Hajimari no Bouken – 2002/06/20 – 160,487
    • PS2 – PoPoLoCrois: Tsuki no Okite no Bouken – 2004/03/18 – 70,631
    • PSP – PoPoLoCrois Monogatari: Pietoro Ouji no Bouken – 2005/02/10 – 79,756
    • 3DS – Return to PoPoLoCrois: A Story of Seasons Fairytale – 2015/06/18 – 74,190
  48. Total sales of Soul Blazer franchise: [70]
    • Super NES– Soul Blazer – 1992/01/31 – 295,000 [140]
    • Super NES– Illusion of Gaia – 1993/11/29 – 650,000 [140]
    • Super NES– Terranigma – 1995/10/20 – 200,000 [141]
  49. Total sales of Little Battlers Experience franchise in Japan: [63]
    • {16/06/2011} Little Battlers eXperience [PSP] – 328,323
    • {23/11/2011} Little Battlers eXperience: Boost [PSP] – 192,189
    • {05/07/2012} Little Battlers eXperience: Explosive Boost [3DS] – 205,922
    • {18/10/2012} Little Battlers eXperience W [PSP] – 183,582
    • {18/10/2012} Little Battlers eXperience W [PSV] – 35,373
    • {18/07/2013} Little Battlers eXperience W: Super Custom [3DS] – 80,773
    • {31/10/2013} Little Battlers eXperience Wars [3DS] – 100,361
  50. Lunar franchise – 1,084,218

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