Franchise | Publisher(s) | Total sales | First release | Latest release |
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Pokémon | Game Freak, Nintendo, The Pokémon Company | 489,000,000 (as of 2025) [1] | 1996, Pokémon Red and Blue | 2025, Pokémon Legends: Z-A |
Final Fantasy | Square Enix | 200,000,000 (as of 2025) [2] | 1987, Final Fantasy I | 2024, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth |
Monster Hunter | Capcom | 120,000,000 (as of 2025) [3] | 2004, Monster Hunter | 2025, Monster Hunter Wilds |
Dragon Quest [4] | Square Enix | 94,000,000 (as of 2025) [2] | 1986, Dragon Quest | 2025, Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake |
Megami Tensei [a] | Atlus, Sega | 42,700,000 (as of 2024) [b] | 1987, Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei | 2025, Raidou Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army |
Mario RPG | Nintendo, Square Enix, AlphaDream | 41,010,000 (as of 2025) [c] | 1996, Super Mario RPG: Legend Of The Seven Stars | 2024, Mario & Luigi: Brothership |
Dark Souls | Bandai Namco | 37,330,000 (as of 2024) [18] | 2011, Dark Souls | 2018, Dark Souls: Remastered |
Kingdom Hearts [4] | Square Enix | 36,000,000 (as of 2022) [19] | 2002, Kingdom Hearts | 2020, Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory |
Tales | Bandai Namco | 30,250,000 (as of 2024) [18] | 1995, Tales of Phantasia | 2025, Tales of Graces f Remastered |
Dragon Ball RPGs | Bandai Namco | 29,200,500 (as of 2024) [d] | 1988, Dragon Ball: Daimaō Fukkatsu | 2020, Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot |
Yakuza / Like a Dragon | Sega | 27,700,000 (as of 2024) [6] | 2005, Yakuza | 2025, Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii |
Persona [e] | Atlus, Sega | 23,500,000 (as of 2024) [26] | 1996, Revelations: Persona | 2025, Persona 5: The Phantom X |
Super Robot Wars | Bandai Namco | 20,470,000 (as of 2024) [18] | 1991, Super Robot Wars | 2025, Super Robot Wars Y |
Fire Emblem | Nintendo | 17,870,865 (as of 2023) [f] | 1990, Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light | 2023, Fire Emblem Engage |
Yo-kai Watch | Level-5 | 17,000,000 (as of 2021) [32] | 2013, Yo-kai Watch | 2020, Yo-kai Watch Jam: Yo-kai Academy Y |
Momotarō Densetsu [g] | Hudson Soft, Konami | 15,000,000 (as of 2015) [33] | 1987, Momotarō Densetsu | 2011, Momotarō Densetsu Mobile |
Dragon's Dogma | Capcom | 13,000,000 (as of 2024) [3] | 2012, Dragon's Dogma | 2024, Dragon's Dogma II |
Drakengard [h] | Square Enix | 11,827,344 (as of 2024) [j] | 2003, Drakengard | 2021, Nier Reincarnation |
Nier [k] | Square Enix | 11,200,000 (as of 2024) [i] | 2010, Nier | 2021, Nier Reincarnation |
Xeno [l] | Square Enix, Bandai Namco, Nintendo | 10,321,060 (as of 2023) [p] | 1998, Xenogears | 2025, Xenoblade Chronicles X Definitive Edition |
SaGa [4] | Square Enix | 10,000,000 (as of 2019) [42] | 1989, The Final Fantasy Legend | 2024, SaGa: Emerald Beyond |
Phantasy Star | Sega | 10,000,000 (as of 2023) [5] | 1987, Phantasy Star | 2021, Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis |
Trails [q] | Nihon Falcom, Xseed Games, NIS America | 8,800,000 (as of 2025) [43] | 2004, Trails in the Sky | 2025, Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter |
Xenoblade Chronicles [r] | Nintendo | 8,740,000 (as of 2023) [o] | 2010, Xenoblade Chronicles | 2022, Xenoblade Chronicles 3: Future Redeemed |
Inazuma Eleven | Level-5 | 8,000,000 (as of 2016) [55] | 2008, Inazuma Eleven | 2025, Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road |
Mana [4] | Square Enix | 8,000,000 (as of 2021) [56] [s] | 1991, Final Fantasy Adventure | 2024, Visions of Mana |
Atelier | Koei Tecmo | 7,500,000 (as of 2023) [63] | 1997, Atelier Marie: The Alchemist of Salburg | 2025, Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land |
Nioh | Koei Tecmo | 7,500,000 (as of 2024) [64] | 2017, Nioh | 2020, Nioh 2 |
Digimon | Bandai Namco | 6,266,375 (as of 2024) [t] | 1998, Digital Monster Ver. S: Digimon Tamers | 2022, Digimon Survive |
Sakura Wars | Sega | 5,800,000 (as of 2023) [5] | 1996, Sakura Wars | 2019, Sakura Wars |
Sword Art Online | Bandai Namco | 5,600,000 (as of 2020) [69] [u] | 2013, Sword Art Online: Infinity Moment | 2024, Sword Art Online: Fractured Daydream |
Chrono [4] | Square Enix | 5,500,000 (as of 2019) [76] | 1995, Chrono Trigger | 2022, Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition [4] |
Disgaea | Nippon Ichi Software | 5,000,000 (as of 2021) [77] | 2003, Disgaea: Hour of Darkness | 2023, Disgaea 7: Vows of the Virtueless |
Ys | Nihon Falcom | 4,800,000 (as of 2017) [78] | 1987, Ys I: Ancient Ys Vanished | 2025, Ys X: Proud Nordics |
Star Ocean [4] | Square Enix | 4,200,000 (as of 2013) [79] [v] | 1996, Star Ocean | 2023, Star Ocean: The Second Story R |
Monster Rancher | Tecmo | 4,000,000 (as of 2007) [88] [w] | 1997, Monster Rancher | 2023, Line Monster Farm |
Octopath Traveler | Square Enix | 4,000,000 (as of 2023) [x] | 2018, Octopath Traveler | 2023, Octopath Traveler II |
Mega Man Battle Network | Capcom | 3,838,544 (as of 2009) [y] | 2001, Mega Man Battle Network | 2023, Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection |
Arc the Lad | Sony Computer Entertainment | 3,700,000 (as of 2018) [93] [z] | 1995, Arc the Lad | 2018, Arc the Lad R |
Chocobo | Square Enix | 3,306,833 (as of 2003) [aa] | 1997, Chocobo's Mysterious Dungeon | 2022, Chocobo GP |
Breath of Fire | Capcom | 3,300,000 (as of 2022) [3] | 1993, Breath of Fire | 2016, Breath of Fire 6 |
Parasite Eve [4] | Square Enix | 3,279,747 (as of 2011) [ab] | 1998, Parasite Eve | 2010, The 3rd Birthday |
Valkyria Chronicles | Sega | 3,261,668 (as of 2020) [ac] | 2008, Valkyria Chronicles | 2018, Valkyria Chronicles 4 |
RPG Maker | Agetec, ASCII, Enterbrain | 3,072,177 (as of 2018) [ad] | 1992, RPG Tsukūru Dante 98 | 2023, RPG Maker Unite |
Front Mission | Square Enix | 3,000,000 (as of 2006) [104] | 1995, Front Mission | 2023, Front Mission 2089: Borderscape |
Bravely | Square Enix | 3,000,000 (as of 2021) [105] [ae] | 2012, Bravely | 2021, Bravely Default II |
God Eater | Bandai Namco | 4,500,000 (as of 2020) [af] | 2010, God Eater | 2018, God Eater 3 |
Ni no Kuni | Bandai Namco, Level-5 | 2,800,000 (as of 2018) [ag] | 2010, Ni no Kuni: Dominion of the Dark Djinn | 2021, Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds |
Shiren the Wanderer | Spike Chunsoft | 2,454,168 (as of 2024) [ah] | 1995, Torneko's Great Adventure: Mystery Dungeon | 2024, Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island |
Suikoden | Konami | 2,388,339 (as of 2013) [ai] | 1995, Suikoden | 2012, Genso Suikoden: Tsumugareshi Hyakunen no Toki |
Ogre Battle | Quest, Square Enix | 2,213,207 (as of 2023) [aj] | 1993, Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen | 2022, Tactics Ogre Reborn |
Valkyrie Profile | Square Enix | 2,200,000 (as of 2016) [120] [ak] | 1999, Valkyrie Profile | 2022, Valkyrie Elysium |
Tengai Makyō | Red, Hudson Soft | 2,200,000 (as of 2015) [124] | 1989, Tengai Makyō: Ziria | 2005, Tengai Makyō III: Namida |
The Legend of Sword and Fairy | Softstar | 2,000,000 (as of 2005) [125] | 1995, The Legend of Sword and Fairy | 2021, The Legend of Sword and Fairy 7 |
Grandia | Game Arts | 2,000,000 (as of 2009) [126] [al] | 1997, Grandia | 2019, Grandia HD Collection |
Hydlide | T&E Soft | 2,000,000 (as of 2015) [128] | 1984, Hydlide | 1995, Virtual Hydlide |
Etrian Odyssey | Atlus | 1,900,000 (as of 2018) [129] | 2007, Etrian Odyssey | 2018, Etrian Odyssey Nexus |
Medabots | Imagineer | 1,869,411 (as of 2017) [am] | 1997, Medarot | 2020, Medarot Classics Plus |
Wild Arms | Sony Computer Entertainment | 1,856,391 (as of 2014) [an] | 1996, Wild Arms | 2018, Wild Arms: Million Memories |
Golden Sun | Nintendo | 1,847,607 (as of 2010) [ao] | 2001, Golden Sun | 2010, Golden Sun: Dark Dawn |
Mother (EarthBound) | Ape Inc., Nintendo | 1,817,081 (as of 2006) [ap] | 1989, Mother | 2015, EarthBound Beginnings |
Xenosaga | Bandai Namco | 1,686,930 (as of 2007) [n] | 2002, Xenosaga Episode I | 2006, Xenosaga Episode III |
Rune Factory | Xseed Games | 1,522,412 (as of 2022) [aq] | 2006, Rune Factory: A Fantasy Harvest Moon | 2025, Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma |
Summon Night | Bandai Namco | 1,500,659 (as of 2013) [ar] | 2000, Summon Night | 2016, Summon Night 6: Lost Borders |
Shining | Sega | 1,470,955 (as of 2018) [as] | 1991, Shining in the Darkness | 2018, Shining Resonance Refrain |
.hack | Bandai Namco | 1,445,437 (as of 2017) [at] | 2002, .hack//INFECTION - Part 1 | 2017, .hack//G.U. Last Recode |
Popolocrois | Epics, Marvelous | 1,253,140 (as of 2015) [au] | 1996, PopoloCrois | 2015, Return to PoPoLoCrois: A Story of Seasons Fairytale |
Soul Blazer | Square Enix | 1,145,000 (as of 2020) [av] | 1992, Soul Blazer | 1995, Terranigma |
Little Battlers Experience | Level-5 | 1,126,523 (as of 2013) [aw] | 2011, Little Battlers Experience | 2013, Little Battlers Experience Wars |
Famicom Jump | Bandai | 1,100,000 (as of 2012) [145] | 1988, Famicom Jump: Hero Retsuden | 1991, Famicom Jump II: Saikyō no Shichinin |
Chaos Rings | Square Enix | 1,100,000 (as of 2015) [146] | 2010, Chaos Rings | 2014, Chaos Rings III |
Lunar | Game Arts | 1,084,218 (as of 2009) [ax] | 1992, Lunar: The Silver Star | 2009, Lunar: Silver Star Harmony |