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Contents 1 List 2 See also 3 Notes 4 References List This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries. This list is incomplete ; you can help by expanding it. Franchise Year of inception Lifetime revenue Revenue breakdown Franchise owner ( s ) Pokémon $ 59.1 billion ( ¥ 6 trillion ) ( as of 2017 ) ( including all media ) Japan retail -- $4.369 billion Mobile games -- $2.154 billion The Pokémon Company Nintendo Mario 1981 est. $25.907 billion ( as of 2018 ) Super Mario -- $13.974 billion Mario Kart -- $5.153 billion Other Mario games -- $6.78 billion Nintendo Call of Duty 2003 est. $16 billion ( as of 2017 ) 2003 -- 2016 -- $15 billion 2017 -- $1 billion Activision Activision Blizzard Pac - Man 1980 est. $14.098 billion ( as of 2016 ) Pac - Man -- $12.81 billion Ms. Pac - Man -- $1.2 billion Other games ( US ) -- $88 million Namco Bandai Namco Entertainment Space Invaders 1978 $13.93 billion ( as of 2016 ) Space Invaders -- $13.93 billion Taito Square Enix Wii 2006 est. $12.33 billion ( as of 2016 ) Wii Sports -- $6.08 billion Wii Fit -- $5 billion Wii Play -- $1.25 billion Nintendo Street Fighter est. $11.279 billion ( as of 2018 ) Street Fighter II -- $10.61 billion Street Fighter IV -- $480 million Other games -- $189 million Capcom Dungeon Fighter Online 2005 est. $10.523 billion ( as of 2018 ) 2005 -- 2017 -- $10.3 billion March 2018 -- $223 million Neople Nexon Warcraft 1994 est. $10.015 billion ( as of 2017 ) World of Warcraft -- $9.23 billion Hearthstone -- $784.6 million Blizzard Entertainment Activision Blizzard Final Fantasy est. $9.704 billion ( as of 2018 ) Main series -- $8.831 billion Spin - offs -- $873 million Square Enix CrossFire 2007 est. $9.3 billion ( as of 2017 ) 2007 -- 2015 -- $6.8 billion 2016 -- $1.1 billion 2017 -- $1.4 billion Smilegate Grand Theft Auto 1997 est. $8.561 billion ( as of 2018 ) 1997 -- 2006 -- $2.048 billion 2008 -- 2018 -- $6.513 billion Rockstar Games Take - Two Interactive Lineage 1998 est. $7.733 billion ( as of 2017 ) PC games -- $6.295 billion Mobile games -- $1.438 billion NCsoft Donkey Kong 1981 est. $6.366 billion ( as of 2016 ) Donkey Kong ( 1981 ) -- $4.4 billion Donkey Kong Country -- $1.743 billion Other games ( Japan ) -- $223.4 million Nintendo Sonic the Hedgehog 1991 est. $6.228 billion ( as of 2018 ) Sonic the Hedgehog -- $5.093 billion Mario & Sonic -- $1.135 billion Sega Puzzle & Dragons 2012 est. $6.103 billion ( as of 2017 ) Mobile game -- $6.02 billion Nintendo 3DS games -- $83 million GungHo Online Entertainment FIFA $6 billion ( as of 2013 ) Electronic Arts League of Legends 2009 est. $5.69 billion ( as of 2017 ) 2009 -- 2016 -- $3.59 billion 2017 -- $2.1 billion Tencent Games Westward Journey 2001 est. $5.55 billion ( as of 2018 ) Mobile game -- $2.006 billion NetEase Pro Evolution Soccer 1995 est. $5.474 billion ( as of 2018 ) Japan ( 2001 -- 2014 ) -- $1.175 billion Other sales -- $4.299 billion Konami Dragon Quest 1986 est. $5.135 billion ( as of 2017 ) Japan retail -- $5.135 billion Square Enix Halo 2001 $5 billion ( as of 2015 ) ( including all media ) Microsoft Arena of Valor 2015 est. $4.74 billion ( as of 2018 ) 2016 -- $1.61 billion 2017 -- $2.671 billion March -- June 2018 -- $459.2 million Tencent Games Monster Strike 2013 est. $4.724 billion ( as of 2018 ) Mobile game -- $4.688 million Nintendo 3DS -- $36 million Mixi Assassin 's Creed 2007 est. $4.091 billion ( as of 2016 ) 2007 -- 2016 -- $4 billion 2017 -- $91 million Ubisoft Madden NFL $4 billion ( as of 2013 ) Electronic Arts Need for Speed 1994 $4 billion ( as of 2014 ) Electronic Arts Candy Crush Saga 2012 $3.681 billion ( as of 2017 ) Candy Crush Saga -- $3.141 billion Candy Crush Soda Saga -- $540 million King Dragon Ball video games 1986 est. $3.6 billion ( as of 2018 ) Bandai / Namco -- $2.972 billion Atari -- $419 million Shōnen Jump -- $209.3 million Bandai Bandai Namco Entertainment Skylanders 2011 $3.5 billion ( as of 2017 ) ( including all media ) Activision Blizzard Resident Evil est. $3.311 billion ( as of 2018 ) 1996 -- 2011 -- $2.474 billion 2012 -- 2018 -- $836.5 million Capcom The Legend of Zelda 1986 est. $3.251 billion ( as of 2018 ) Zelda I & II ( NES ) -- $501.5 million Japan ( 1990 -- 2018 ) -- $786.1 million Overseas ( 1991 -- 2018 ) -- $1.963 billion Nintendo Star Wars video games 1982 $3 billion ( as of 2015 ) The Walt Disney Company MapleStory 2003 est. $2.981 billion ( as of 2017 ) 2003 -- 2011 -- $1.8 billion 2013 -- 2017 -- $1.181 billion Wizet Nexon Battlefield 2002 est. $2.74 billion ( as of 2017 ) Battlefield 3 -- $1.1 billion Battlefield 4 -- $499.9 million Battlefield 1 -- $1.14 billion Electronic Arts Monster Hunter est. $2.523 billion ( as of 2018 ) Japan ( 2004 -- 2017 ) -- $1.72 billion Overseas ( 2016 -- 2017 ) -- $60.5 million Monster Hunter : World -- $742.2 million Capcom Metal Gear est. $2.513 billion ( as of 2016 ) Japan ( 1998 -- 2016 ) -- $512 million Overseas ( 1987 -- 2015 ) -- $1.408 billion Other sales -- $593.1 million Konami Gran Turismo 1997 $2.5 billion ( as of 2013 ) Sony The Sims 2000 $2.5 billion ( as of 2010 ) 2000 -- 2007 -- $1.2 billion Electronic Arts Super Smash Bros. 1999 est. $2.373 billion ( as of 2016 ) 1999 -- 2016 -- $2.373 billion Nintendo Minecraft 2011 est. $2.211 billion ( as of 2018 ) PC game -- $755 million Other platforms -- $1.456 billion Mojang Fate / stay night est. $2.086 billion ( as of 2018 ) Fate / Grand Order -- $2 billion Other games -- $86.3 million Type - Moon Sony Music Entertainment Japan Digimon 1997 est. $2.01 billion ( as of 2017 ) ( including all media ) Console games ( Japan ) -- $90.5 million Digital pets -- $424.1 million Other media -- $1.498 billion Bandai Namco Holdings Guitar Hero 2005 $2 billion ( as of 2010 ) Activision Blizzard Lego video games 1995 $2 billion ( as of 2014 ) The Lego Group Mortal Kombat est. $1.878 billion ( as of 2006 ) Arcade games -- $1.17 billion Console games -- $708 million Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Onimusha 2001 est. $1.798 billion ( as of 2016 ) PS2 games -- $246 million Arcade / Pachinko -- $1.552 billion Capcom Tetris 1984 est. $1.631 billion ( as of 2011 ) Game Boy -- $753 million Mobile -- $532 million NES -- $346 million The Tetris Company Blue Planet Software PlayerUnknown 's Battlegrounds 2017 $1.5 billion ( as of 2018 ) Bluehole The Elder Scrolls 1994 $1.39 billion ( as of 2015 ) Bethesda Softworks One Piece video games 2000 est. $1.351 billion ( as of 2018 ) 2001 -- 2012 -- $459 million 2012 -- 2018 -- $892 million Bandai Bandai Namco Entertainment Gundam video games est. $1.124 billion ( as of 2014 ) Japan ( 2000 -- 2007 ) -- $691 million Japan ( 2008 -- 2012 ) -- $370 million Japan ( 2013 -- 2014 ) -- $63 million Bandai Bandai Namco Fortnite 2017 $1.2 billion ( as of 2018 ) Epic Games Tom Clancy 's $1.2 billion ( as of 2018 ) Ubisoft Spider - Man video games 1982 $1 billion ( as of 2004 ) Sony Gears of War 2006 $1 billion ( as of 2011 ) Microsoft Forza 2005 $1 billion ( as of 2017 ) Microsoft Overwatch 2016 $1 billion ( as of 2017 ) Activision Blizzard See also List of the highest - grossing media franchises List of best - selling video game franchises Notes Jump up ^ Pokémon handheld / console software retail sales in Japan -- 80,457,277 units -- ¥ 365,597,227,216 ( $4,369,416,197 ) 1996 -- 2012 releases -- 67,885,098 units -- ¥ 300,462,849,600 ( $3,765,670,505 ) 1996 -- 2000 Game Boy releases -- 25,410,000 units, average ¥ 3,679 price -- ¥ 93,484,600,000 1998 -- 2000 Nintendo 64 releases -- 2,510,000 units, ¥ 6,800 price -- ¥ 17,068,000,000 2002 -- 2012 releases -- 39,965,098 units, average ¥ 4,752 price -- ¥ 189,910,249,600 2013 -- 2014 releases -- 7,360,796 units, ¥ 4,571 price -- ¥ 33,646,198,516 ( $317,582,407 ) 2015 -- 2016 releases -- 3,969,330 units, average ¥ 4,957 price -- ¥ 19,675,454,760 ( $180,852,379 ) Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon ( 2017 ) -- 1,163,003 units, ¥ 4,980 price -- ¥ 11,419,055,340 ( $101,801,331 ) Detective Pikachu ( 2018 ) -- 79,050 units, ¥ 4,980 price -- ¥ 393,669,000 ( $3,509,575 ) Jump up ^ Pokémon mobile games : Pokémon Go -- $2.151 billion Estimated $2 billion up until 2017. $104 million in May 2018. Estimated $47 million on App Store ( $20 million ) and Google Play ( $27 million ) in June 2018. Pokémon Quest -- $3 million Jump up ^ Super Mario series : Worldwide retail sales up until September 2010 -- 240 million units -- $12 billion Virtual Console digital sales -- $15 million ( $13.9 million in 2009, $1.1 million in 2011 ) Post-September - 2010 Japan retail sales of pre-September - 2010 games -- ¥ 5,503,168,800 ( $68,970,658 ) New Super Mario Bros. -- ¥ 1,277,601,600 New Super Mario Bros. Wii -- ¥ 3,399,809,200 Super Mario 64 DS -- ¥ 107,683,200 Super Mario Galaxy 2 -- ¥ 718,074,800 Post-September - 2010 overseas retail sales of pre-September - 2010 games -- $408 million New Super Mario Bros. -- $104 million ( 2.59 million units, $39.99 price ) New Super Mario Bros. Wii -- $247.5 million ( 4.95 million units, $49.99 price ) Super Mario Galaxy 2 -- $56 million ( 1.12 million units, $49.99 price ) Super Mario All - Stars ( Wii ) -- $55,212,467 Japan ( October 2010 release ) -- ¥ 2,365,320,000 ( $29,644,316 ) Overseas ( December 2010 release ) -- $26,386,800 Super Mario 3D World ( 2013 ) -- $346,742,200 Super Mario Maker ( 2015 ) -- $239,960,000 Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS ( 2016 ) -- $121,644,956 Japan -- ¥ 5,076,000,000 ( $46,657,456 ) Overseas -- $74,987,500 Super Mario Run ( 2016 ) -- $94 million ( up until 2017 ) Super Mario Odyssey ( 2017 ) -- $624,495,900 Jump up ^ Mario Kart series : Mario Kart Wii ( Wii ) -- $1,403,782,321 ( $1.4 billion worldwide up until October 2013, ¥ 301,791,400 ( $3,782,321 ) in Japan during 2014 ) Double Dash -- 6.96 million units -- $355.424 million Japan -- 847,000 units, ¥ 5,800 price -- ¥ 4,912.6 million ( $62 million ) Overseas -- 6.113 million units, average $48 price -- $293.424 million Japan retail sales of other 1992 -- 2001 releases -- ¥ 48,455.6 million ( $607.29 million ) Super Mario Kart and Mario Kart 64 -- ¥ 44,750 million Mario Kart Advance -- ¥ 3,705.6 million Super Circuit retail sales in the United States -- 2.1 million units -- $63 million Mario Kart DS -- 23.6 million units -- $925,664,614 Japan -- 3,969,364 units, ¥ 4,800 price -- ¥ 19,052,947,200 ( $238,788,660 ) Overseas -- 19,630,636 units, $34.99 price -- $686,875,954 Mario Kart 7 -- 17.04 million units -- $739,715,691 Japan -- 2,819,375 units grossed ¥ 13,562,152,200 ( $169,973,082 ) Overseas -- 14,247,127 units, at $39.99 price, grossed $569,742,609. Mario Kart 8 -- 17.64 million units, at $59.99 price, grossed $1,058.224 million. Jump up ^ Other Mario games : Donkey Kong ( 1981 ) -- $4.4 billion Dr. Mario -- 10.19 million units -- $391,974,200 Japan -- 3.61 million units -- ¥ 12,905 million ( $161.74 million ) Overseas -- 6.58 million units, $34.99 price -- $230,234,200 Japan retail sales of other 1983 -- 2012 releases -- ¥ 143,064,672,684 ( $1,793,015,073 ) Mario Bros. ( Famicom ) -- ¥ 7,335 million Mario vs. Donkey Kong series -- ¥ 4,245,388,800 Tennis and Golf ( Famicom ) -- ¥ 18,090 million Mario Tennis series -- ¥ 13,819,361,684 Mario Strikers series -- ¥ 2,291,504,600 Mario Baseball series -- ¥ 2,744,003,200 Mario Hoops and Sports Mix -- ¥ 6,273,317,600 Super Mario RPG -- ¥ 10,875 million Paper Mario series -- ¥ 11,931,229,600 Mario & Luigi series -- ¥ 7,847,889,600 Mario Party series -- ¥ 57,611,977,600 United States retail sales between 2003 and 2006 -- $99 million Mario Golf : Toadstool Tour -- $26 million Mario & Luigi : Superstar Saga -- $30 million Mario Party 4 -- $43 million Japan retail sales between 2013 and 2014 -- ¥ 4,621,957,508 ( $43,626,099 ) Mario & Luigi : Dream Team -- ¥ 2,036,371,358 Mario Party : Island Tour -- ¥ 2,585,586,150 Japan retail sales between 2015 and 2016 -- ¥ 3,891,775,200 ( $35,772,327 ) Mario & Luigi : Paper Jam -- ¥ 1,245,494,400 Puzzle & Dragons : Super Mario Bros. Edition -- ¥ 1,380,736,000 Mario Party 10 -- ¥ 1,265,544,800 Japan retail sales between 2017 and 2018 -- ¥ 1,865,099,660 ( $16,627,437 ) Mario Party : The Top 100 -- ¥ 864,448,320 Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle -- ¥ 1,000,651,340 Jump up ^ Other Pac - Man game sales in the United States : Pac - Mania ( Arcade ) -- $2,816,940 Pac - Man Collection and Namco Museum ( GBA ) -- $62 million Pac - Man World 2 ( PS2 ) -- $23 million Jump up ^ Other Street Fighter games : Street Fighter V -- $160 million Japan retail sales of other Street Fighter games -- ¥ 2,295,737,810 ( $28,772,250 ) Street Fighter III : 3rd Strike ( Dreamcast ) -- ¥ 258,105,800 Street Fighter EX3 ( PS2 ) -- ¥ 1,043,521,200 Street Fighter Alpha series ( PS2 ) -- ¥ 237,834,520 Street Fighter X Tekken -- ¥ 756,276,290 Jump up ^ $8.7 billion up until 2016. $1.6 billion in 2017. Jump up ^ $173 million in 2014. $394.6 million in 2016. $217 million in 2017. Jump up ^ Final Fantasy main series : Final Fantasy I -- XIV -- ¥ 651,896,872,520 ( $8,170,157,570 ) Final Fantasy I & II -- ¥ 17,025.4 million Final Fantasy III -- ¥ 24,008.4 million Final Fantasy IV and The After Years -- ¥ 25,827.4 million Final Fantasy V and VI -- ¥ 63,466 million Final Fantasy VII and Compilation -- ¥ 84,636.2 million Final Fantasy VIII and IX -- ¥ 107,380 million Final Fantasy X and X-2 -- ¥ 93,383,672,520 Final Fantasy XI -- ¥ 40 billion ( operating profit ) Final Fantasy XII and Ivalice Alliance -- ¥ 86,375.8 million Final Fantasy XIII trilogy and Type - 0 -- ¥ 101,054 million Final Fantasy XIV -- ¥ 8,740 million ( launch sales ) Final Fantasy XV -- $661,103,006 Final Fantasy XV ( 2016 ) -- ¥ 61,600 million ( $566.21 million ) Royal Edition ( Japan ) -- ¥ 59,963,200 ( $534,574 ) Windows Edition ( 2018 ) -- $15,088,432 A New Empire -- $79.27 million between January 2018 and May 2018 January 2018 -- $14.27 million on Google Play April -- June 2018 -- $65 million ( $33 million on App Store, $32 million on Google Play ) Jump up ^ Final Fantasy spin - off sales : Up until 2012 -- ¥ 62,177,919,200 ( $779,269,572.63 ) Final Fantasy Legend trilogy -- ¥ 12,859.2 million Final Fantasy Adventure -- ¥ 3,464 million Final Fantasy Mystic Quest -- ¥ 2,370 million Chocobo series ¥ 13,708 million Crystal Chronicles series -- ¥ 7,827.6 million Dragon Quest & Final Fantasy in Itadaki Street -- ¥ 3,160 million Mario Hoops -- ¥ 2,567,419,200 Dissidia and Dissidia 012 -- ¥ 13,127.3 million The 4 Heroes of Light -- ¥ 1,196 million Final Fantasy Dimensions -- ¥ 315 million Theatrhythm Final Fantasy -- ¥ 1,583.4 million 2014 releases -- ¥ 2.146 billion ( $20 million ) Theatrhythm Final Fantasy : Curtain Call -- ¥ 696 million Final Fantasy Explorers -- ¥ 1,450 million World of Final Fantasy ( 2016 ) -- ¥ 4,640 million ( $43 million ) Dissidia Final Fantasy NT ( 2018 ) -- ¥ 1,074,769,800 ( $9,581,615 ) Final Fantasy Brave Exvius -- $21 million in April 2018 and June 2018, with the Japanese version grossing $5 million on the App Store and $6 million on Google Play, and the English version grossing $3 million on the App Store and $7 million on Google Play. Jump up ^ $2 billion up until March 2005. $48 million between October 2005 and August 2006. Jump up ^ $500 million in 2008. $13 million during 2011 -- 2012. $6 billion during 2013 -- 2018. Jump up ^ Lineage and Lineage II grossed $5.7 billion up until 2015, ₩ 452.601 billion ( $400.38 million ) in 2016, and ₩ 220.214 billion ( $195 million ) in 2017. Jump up ^ Lineage mobile games : Lineage 2 Revolution -- $1.08 billion ( $100 million in December 2016, and $980 million in 2017 ) Lineage M -- At least $458 million in 2017 ( at least 50 % majority of NCSoft 's $915.4 million mobile revenue in 2017 ) Jump up ^ Donkey Kong Country series : Donkey Kong Country ( SNES ) -- 9.3 million cartridges, $809.47 million revenue Japan -- 3 million sales, ¥ 9,800 price, -- ¥ 29,400 million ( $368.47 million ) revenue. Other regions -- 6.3 million sales, $69.95 price, $441 million revenue. Donkey Kong Country 2 ( SNES ) -- 5.15 million cartridges, $545.47 million revenue Japan -- 2.2 million sales, ¥ 9,800 price, -- ¥ 21,560 million ( $368.47 million ) revenue. Other regions -- 2.95 million sales, $59.99 price, $177 million revenue. Donkey Kong Country 3 ( SNES ) -- 3.51 million cartridges, $255.4 million revenue Japan -- 1.77 million sales, ¥ 12,036 million revenue ( $151 million ) Other regions -- 1.74 million sales, $59.99 price, $104.4 million revenue. Donkey Kong Country 1 & 2 ( GBA ) sales in the United States -- $45 million Donkey Kong Country Returns retail sales in Japan -- ¥ 7,403,573,080 ( $87,582,564 ) Donkey Kong Country Returns -- ¥ 5,721,079,400 ( $71,701,709 ) Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D -- ¥ 1,682,493,680 ( $15,880,855 ) Jump up ^ Japan retail sales of other Donkey Kong games -- ¥ 17,825,589,000 ( $223,406,304 ) Donkey Kong 64 ( N64 ) -- ¥ 8,580 million Mario vs. Donkey Kong series -- ¥ 4,245,388,800 Other 2003 -- 2012 releases -- ¥ 5,000,200,200 Jump up ^ Sonic the Hedgehog series : Up until 2014 -- $5 billion 2015 -- 2018 -- $92,859,479 Sonic Lost World -- $39,876,179 Consoles -- 710,000 units, $49.95 price, $35,464,500 revenue. Steam -- $4,411,679 Sonic Boom -- 620,000 units, $49.99 price, $30,993,800 revenue. Sonic Mania digital sales -- $19,990,000 Sonic Forces digital sales on Steam -- $1,999,500 Jump up ^ Mario & Sonic series : Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games and Olympic Winter Games -- 19 million units -- $973,048,190 Japan -- 1,369,274 units -- ¥ 7,315,801,200 ( $91,688,197 ) Overseas -- 17,630,726 units, average $49.99 price -- $881,359,993 Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games and Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games -- $150,263,143 Japan -- 523,156 units -- ¥ 2,787,345,100 ( $30,263,143 ) North America & Europe -- 2.4 million units, average $49.99 price -- $120 million Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games retail sales in Japan -- 272,234 units, ¥ 4,700 price -- ¥ 1,279,499,800 ( $11,760,876 ) Jump up ^ $6 billion up until 2017. $20 million in June 2018. Jump up ^ Puzzle & Dragons retail sales on Nintendo 3DS in Japan : Puzzle & Dragons Z + Super Mario Bros. Edition -- ¥ 7,828,778,095 ( $72 million ) Puzzle & Dragons Z ( 2013 ) -- ¥ 6,448,042,095 ( as of 2016 ) Puzzle & Dragons : Super Mario Bros. Edition ( 2015 ) -- ¥ 1,380,736,000 ( as of 2016 ) Puzzle & Dragons X ( 2016 ) -- ¥ 1,161,537,600 ( $11 million ) Jump up ^ Series grossed $3.9 billion up until 2015. Westward Journey Online II ( PC ) grossed $95 million during January -- April 2016. Fantasy Westward Journey ( mobile ) grossed $1.5 billion in 2017, and $55 million in June 2018. Jump up ^ Fantasy Westward Journey mobile game grossed $451 million in 2015, $1.5 billion in 2017, and $55 million in June 2018. Jump up ^ 14,009,999 retail sales, at average ¥ 6,735 price, grossed approximately ¥ 94,354,237,127 ( $1,174,620,312 ). Jump up ^ 85,990,001 sales, at average $49.99 price. Jump up ^ Dragon Quest game retail sales in Japan : 1986 -- 2012 releases -- ¥ 364,984,524,600 ( $4,574,314,132 ) Famicom -- ¥ 70,220 million Super Famicom -- ¥ 85,986 million PlayStation -- ¥ 40,452 million Game Boy -- ¥ 25,955,928,000 2002 -- 2012 releases -- 22,392,455 units, average ¥ 6,358 price -- ¥ 142,370,596,600 2013 -- 2017 releases -- $560,874,238 2013 -- 2014 releases -- 2,237,956 units, average ¥ 5,452 price -- ¥ 12,202,216,086 ( $152,929,140 ) 2015 -- 2016 releases -- 3,337,392 units, average ¥ 6,476 price -- ¥ 21,611,864,960 ( $198,651,428 ) 2017 releases -- 3,272,121 units, average ¥ 7,175 price -- ¥ 23,476,470,970 ( $209,293,670 ) Jump up ^ ¥ 10.4 billion ( $1.61 billion ) Jump up ^ $1.76 billion in first quarter. $911 million in second quarter. Jump up ^ $171 million in March 2018. $185.2 million in April 2018. $103 million on China 's iOS App Store in June 2018. Jump up ^ ¥ 19.4 billion ( $161 million ) during July -- September 2014. ¥ 30 billion ( $283 million ) during October -- December 2014. Jump up ^ ¥ 40 billion ( $333.8 million ) during January -- March 2015. ¥ 135 billion ( $1.224 billion ) during April -- December 2015. Jump up ^ $1.3 billion in 2016. $1.3 billion in 2017. Jump up ^ Monster Strike mobile game : 2014 -- $444 million 2015 -- $1.558 billion 2016 -- 2017 -- $2.6 billion June 2018 -- $86 million Jump up ^ ¥ 3,889,894,500 ( $36 million ). Jump up ^ $1.5 billion in 2013. $682 million in 2015. $910 million in 2017. US $49 million in June 2018. Jump up ^ $518 million in 2015. US $22 million in June 2018. Jump up ^ Dragon Ball video game sales revenue for Bandai and Bandai Namco : Known sales up until March 2012 -- ¥ 99,552,580,040 ( $1,247,682,417 ) Dragon Power -- ¥ 5,625 million in Japan Super Butoden and Super Butoden 2 -- ¥ 25,970 million in Japan 2003 -- 2006 -- ¥ 21,357,580,040 in Japan Bandai Namco 's Dragon Ball sales revenue from April 2007 to March 2012 -- ¥ 46.6 billion Bandai Namco 's Dragon Ball video game revenue from April 2012 to March 2018 -- ¥ 180.5 billion ( $1,668.38 million ) April 2012 to March 2013 -- ¥ 4.1 billion ( $42.01 million ) April 2013 to March 2014 -- ¥ 5 billion ( $47.19 million ) April 2014 to March 2016 -- ¥ 36.9 billion ( $339.18 million ) April 2016 to March 2018 -- ¥ 134.5 billion ( $1.2 billion ) Dragon Ball Z : Dokkan Battle mobile game revenue during April -- June 2018 -- $56 million April -- May 2018 -- $36 million on App Store ( $14 million ) and Google Play ( $22 million ) June 2018 -- $20 million on App Store ( $9 million ) and Google Play ( $11 million ) Dragon Ball Legends mobile game revenue in June 2018 -- $40 million Jump up ^ Atari 's Dragon Ball video game sales revenue in North America between 2002 and 2008 : The Legacy of Goku on GBA ( 2002 ) -- 1.4 million units, average $29.17 price -- $41 million The Legacy of Goku II and Taiketsu on GBA ( 2003 ) -- $30 million Budokai 1 -- 3 on PS2 ( 2002 -- 2004 ) -- 4.71 million units, $49.99 price -- $235.5 million 2005 -- $85 million 2008 -- $39.33 million Jump up ^ Shōnen Jump video game retail sales in Japan : Famicom Jump : Hero Retsuden -- 1.1 million cartridges, ¥ 6,500 price -- ¥ 7,150 million ( $90 million ) 2006 -- 2012 -- ¥ 7,579,055,580 ( $95 million ) Battle Stadium D.O.N -- 217,647 units, at ¥ 7,140 price, grossed approximately ¥ 1,553,999,580. Jump Super Stars -- 517,514 units, at ¥ 4,800 price, grossed approximately ¥ 2,484,067,200. Jump Ultimate Stars -- 737,706 units, at ¥ 4,800 price, grossed approximately ¥ 3,540,988,800. J - Stars Victory VS ( 2014 ) -- 360,114 units, at ¥ 7,600 and ¥ 6,648 prices, grossed approximately ¥ 2,574,363,808 ( $24.3 million ). Jump up ^ Up until October 2011 -- 46 million sales Known Japan sales revenue figures -- ¥ 70,036,995,482 ( $877,766,581 ) from 9,794,070 units Biohazard ( PlayStation ) -- 2.03 million units grossed ¥ 13,804 million Biohazard 2 ( PlayStation ) -- 2.3 million units grossed ¥ 16,891.2 million Biohazard 3 ( PlayStation ) -- 1.2 million units grossed ¥ 8,813 million Survivor and Outbreak -- 565,023 units grossed ¥ 3,630,452,400 Biohazard Code : Veronica -- 724,901 units grossed ¥ 4,975,067,050 Biohazard 0 & 1 ( GameCube ) -- 796,000 units grossed ¥ 5,849.8 million Biohazard 4 ( GameCube / PS2 / Wii ) -- 772,571 units grossed ¥ 6,667,247,060 Umbrella Chronicles ( Wii ) -- 248,221 units grossed ¥ 1,821,942,140 Biohazard 5 ( PS3 & Xbox 360 ) -- 1,157,354 units grossed ¥ 7,584,286,832 Known overseas sales revenue figures -- $1,241,079,498 from 24,375,174 units Resident Evil ( PlayStation ) -- 3.22 million units grossed $216 million Resident Evil 2 ( PlayStation ) -- 3.47 million units grossed $208.2 million Resident Evil 3 ( PlayStation ) -- 2.3 million units grossed $115 million Resident Evil Code : Veronica -- 1,815,099 units grossed $90,754,950 Resident Evil 4 ( GameCube / PS2 / Wii ) -- 5,127,429 units grossed $256,320,176 Biohazard 5 ( PS3 & Xbox 360 ) -- 8,442,646 units grossed $506,474,334 Other sales revenue -- 11,830,756 units grossed $354,804,372 Jump up ^ 2012 -- 2018 sales : Resident Evil : Revelations and Operation Raccoon City ( 2012 ) retail sales in Japan -- ¥ 5,124,144,250 ( $64,220,382 ) Resident Evil 6 ( 2012 ) -- 7.1 million units grossed $462,054,838 Japan -- 969,562 retail units grossed ¥ 7,402,956,868 ( $89,951,338 ) Other -- 6,130,438 units grossed $372,103,500 Resident Evil Anniversary Package ( 2013 ) retail sales in Japan -- 8,487 units grossed ¥ 76,298,130 ( $720,169 ) Resident Evil 7 ( 2017 ) -- 5.1 million units grossed $309,455,975 Japan -- 311,976 retail units grossed ¥ 2,492,688,240 ( $22,222,415 ) Other -- 4,788,024 units grossed $287,233,560 Jump up ^ 10.89 million units grossed $501,476,100 Jump up ^ Zelda sales in Japan : 1991 -- 2012 -- ¥ 52,981,178,477 ( $664,007,751 ) Triforce of the Gods -- ¥ 9,280,482,349 Ocarina of Time -- ¥ 12,908,829,400 Majora 's Mask -- ¥ 8,316,968,896 The Wind Waker -- ¥ 6,181,577,600 Zelda I & II ( Famicom Mini ) -- ¥ 560,446,000 Minish Cap -- ¥ 961,233,600 Twilight Princess -- ¥ 4,869,612,900 Phantom Hourglass and Spirit Tracks -- ¥ 7,506,537,332 Skyward Sword -- ¥ 2,395,490,400 2013 -- 2014 -- ¥ 4,102,278,397 ( $38,720,911 ) A Link Between Worlds -- ¥ 2,129,424,000 Hyrule Warriors -- ¥ 1,972,854,397 Tri Force Heroes ( 2015 ) -- ¥ 790,638,700 ( $7,267,374 ) Breath of the Wild ( 2017 ) -- 1,223,024 units ( 1.09 million on Switch, 133,024 units on Wii U ) grossed ¥ 8,536,707,520 ( $76,105,086 ) Jump up ^ Zelda sales in the United States : A Link to the Past ( SNES ) overseas sales -- 3.45 million units grossed $172,465,500 United States retail sales from 1995 to March 2017 -- $1.4 billion Virtual Console digital sales ( 2009 & 2011 ) -- $6.7 million Wii Virtual Console ( 2009 ) -- $4.4 million Link 's Awakening ( 3DS ) -- $2.3 million ( 2011 ) Breath of the Wild overseas sales from April 2017 to March 2018 -- 6,396,976 units ( 5.01 million on Switch, 1,386,976 on Wii U ) grossed $383,754,590 Jump up ^ $326 million in 2013. $240 million in 2014. $253 million in 2015. $83 million in 2016. $279 million in 2017. Jump up ^ Battlefield 3 : Sales -- 15 million units, $59.99 price -- $899.85 million Subscriptions -- $200 million Jump up ^ Battlefield 4 : Sales -- 7 million units, $59.99 price -- $419.93 million Subscriptions -- $79.984 million Jump up ^ Monster Hunter console game retail sales in Japan during 2004 -- 2017 : 2004 -- 2012 -- 17,443,368 units, average ¥ 5,133 price -- ¥ 89,539,373,091 ( $1,122,187,907 ) 2013 -- 2014 -- 5,936,078 units, average ¥ 5,746 price -- ¥ 34,108,447,660 ( $321,945,520 ) 2015 -- 2016 -- 3,097,450 units, ¥ 5,800 price -- ¥ 17,965,210,000 ( $165,132,191 ) Monster Hunter XX ( 2017 ) -- 2.15 million units ( 1.8 million on 3DS, 350,000 on Switch ), ¥ 5,800 price -- ¥ 12,470 million ( $111.17 million ) Jump up ^ Monster Hunter Generations ( 3DS ) -- 4.3 million worldwide sales ( including 2,787,985 Japan sales ) Overseas sales -- 1,512,015 units, $39.99 price -- $60,465,480 Jump up ^ Monster Hunter : World -- 11.3 million units ( 8.3 million on PS4 and Xbox One, 3 million on PC ) Japan -- 3.2 million units, ¥ 8,980 price -- ¥ 28,736 million ( $256.18 million ) Overseas -- 8.1 million units, $59.99 price -- $486 million Jump up ^ Known Japan sales during 1998 -- 2016 -- 6,855,344 units 1998 -- 2005 -- 2,789,813 sales -- ¥ 18,937,418,585 ( $237,340,752 ) Metal Gear Solid ( PS1 ) -- 1 million sales, ¥ 6,264 price -- ¥ 6,264 million Metal Gear Solid 2 ( PS2 ) -- 839,548 sales, ¥ 6,800 price -- ¥ 5,708,926,400 Metal Gear Solid 3 ( PS2 ) -- 950,265 sales, ¥ 7,329 price -- ¥ 6,964,492,185 2006 -- 2016 -- 4,065,531 retail sales, average ¥ 5,982 price -- ¥ 24,321,650,838 ( $274,364,521 ) Jump up ^ Known overseas sales during 1987 -- 2015 -- 26,866,625 units -- $1,407,710,939 Metal Gear ( NES ) -- 1 million cartridges, $39.95 price -- $39.95 million Metal Gear Solid ( PS1 ) -- 5 million units, $50 price -- $250 million Metal Gear Solid 2 ( PS2 ) -- 6,160,452 units, $50 price -- $308,022,600 Metal Gear Solid 3 ( PS2 ) -- 2,842,052 units, $50 price -- $142,102,600 Metal Gear Solid 4 ( PS3 ) -- 5,070,425 units, $59.99 price -- $304,174,796 Metal Gear Rising ( Steam ) -- 722,000 units, $29.99 price -- $21,652,780 Metal Gear Solid V : Ground Zeroes ( 2014 ) -- 748,012 units, average $30 price -- $22,440,360 Metal Gear Solid V : The Phantom Pain ( 2015 ) -- 5,323,684 units, $59.99 price -- $319,367,803 Jump up ^ 15,478,031 sales, at average $38.32 price. Jump up ^ Super Smash Bros sales up until 2016 : Super Smash Bros. -- 5.55 million units, $358.2 million revenue. Japan -- 1.97 million units, ¥ 5,800 price, ¥ 11,426 million ( $143.2 million ) revenue. Overseas -- 3.58 million units, $59.95 price, $215 million revenue. Super Smash Bros. Melee -- 7.09 million units, $406,188,789 revenue. Japan -- 1,497,415 units, ¥ 6,800 price, ¥ 10,182,422,000 ( $127,615,265 ) revenue. Overseas -- 5,572,585 units, $49.99 price, $278,573,524 revenue. Super Smash Bros. Brawl -- 13.27 million units, $751,785,138 revenue. Japan -- 2,509,467 units, ¥ 6,800 price, ¥ 17,064,375,600 ( $213,866,093 ) revenue. Overseas -- 10,760,533 units, $49.99 price, $537,919,045 revenue. Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS -- 9.24 million units, $391,466,332 revenue. Japan -- 2,415,125 units, ¥ 5,200 price, ¥ 12,558,650,000 ( $118,539,581 ) revenue. Overseas -- 6,824,875 units, $39.99 price, $272,926,751 revenue. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U -- 5.34 million units, $465,052,445 revenue. Japan -- 818,544 units, ¥ 7,200 price, ¥ 5,893,516,800 ( $55,628,194 ) revenue. Overseas -- 4,521,456 units, $59.99 price, $409,424,251 revenue. Jump up ^ 28 million sales, at $26.95 price, as of 2018. Jump up ^ Minecraft sales on other platforms : Known sales on consoles up until 2015 -- 23 million units, at average $20 price, grossed approximately $460 million. Sales on Xbox up until 2015 -- $400 million ( 20 million units, at $20 price ). Sales on PlayStation up until 2014 -- $60 million ( 3 million units, at $19.99 price ). Known Pocket Edition sales up until 2016 -- 40 million units, at $7 price, grossed approximately $280 million. Remaining 53 million sales ( out of 144 million sales, as of 2018 ), at average $13.5 price, grossed approximately $716 million. Jump up ^ Other games in Fate / stay night series -- $86,319,559 2007 -- 2012 releases -- ¥ 4,986,551,447 ( $62,495,945 ) Fate / stay night : Realta Nua -- ¥ 1,758,008,600 Fate / tiger colosseum -- ¥ 667,628,400 Fate / unlimited codes -- ¥ 1,177,277,360 Fate / Extra -- ¥ 1,383,637,087 2014 handheld releases -- ¥ 559,185,360 ( $5,278,083 ) ( $5,278,083 ) Fate / hollow ataraxia ( PSV ) -- ¥ 510,216,000 Fate / Kaleid Liner ( 3DS ) -- ¥ 48,969,360 Fate / Extella ( 2016 ) -- $18,545,531 Consoles -- ¥ 1,825,620,820 ( $16,780,698 ) Steam -- $2,499,500 Jump up ^ Digimon console game retail sales in Japan -- $90,467,983 2000 -- 2002 releases -- 216,890 units, average ¥ 4,430 price -- ¥ 960,751,800 ( $12,041,005 ) 2006 -- 2012 releases -- 797,387 units, average ¥ 5,081 price -- ¥ 4,051,533,280 ( $50,777,457 ) 2013 -- 2014 releases -- 958,518 units, average ¥ 5,911 price -- ¥ 952,385,880 ( $8,989,455 ) 2014 -- 2016 releases -- 258,702 units, average ¥ 6,637 price -- ¥ 1,717,000,040 ( $15,782,280 ) 2017 releases -- 51,456 units, average ¥ 6,273 price -- ¥ 322,801,200 ( $2,877,786 ) Jump up ^ Digital Monster virtual pet sales : By 2005, Bandai sold more than 24 million units, at about ¥ 1,260 price, grossing approximately ¥ 30,240 million ( $379 million ). Bandai Namco 's Digimon toy sales from April 2005 to March 2007 -- ¥ 3.6 billion ( $45.12 million ) Jump up ^ Digimon home entertainment media : Digimon anime DVD and Blu - ray re-release sales in Japan -- ¥ 1,182,507,200 ( $15 million ) Toei Animation 's Digimon anime earnings ( overseas sales / licensing and domestic licensing ) from April 2003 to December 2017 -- ¥ 4.324 billion ( $43 million ) April 2003 to March 2012 -- ¥ 2.659 billion ( $33.32 million ) April 2012 to March 2013 -- ¥ 399 million ( $4.09 million ) April 2013 to March 2014 -- ¥ 73 million ( $689,038 ) April 2016 to December 2017 -- ¥ 536 million ( $5 million ) Jump up ^ Digimon anime, manga and merchandise revenue : Licensed merchandise -- $1.045 billion Box office -- $143 million Manga -- $252 million Home entertainment -- $58 million Jump up ^ Mortal Kombat grossed at least $120 million. Mortal Kombat II exceeded $400 million. Mortal Kombat III sold 2.24 million cartridges, at $60 price, grossing approximately $134.4 million. Mortal Kombat : Deadly Alliance grossed $54 million. Jump up ^ Onimusha retail sales on PlayStation 2 : Sales in Japan -- 2,427,301 units, average ¥ 7,161 price -- ¥ 17,381,661,170 ( $217,842,601 ) Onimusha : Warlords sales in the United States -- 800,000 units -- $28 million Jump up ^ Tetris sales on Game Boy -- 35 million units Japan -- 4.24 million units grossed ¥ 11,024 million ( $138.13 million ) Other regions -- 30.76 million units grossed $614,892,400 Jump up ^ Tetris mobile game -- 132 million paid downloads, as of June 2011. 100 million downloads up until January 2010, at $5 price, grossed approximately $500 million. 32 million downloads between February 2010 and June 2011, at $0.99 price, grossed approximately $32 million. Jump up ^ Tetris sales on NES -- 8 million units Japan -- 1.81 million units grossed ¥ 8,869 million ( $111.13 million ) Other regions -- 6.19 million units grossed $235,158,100 Jump up ^ Between 2001 and March 2012 -- ¥ 36,633,485,800 billion ( $459,123,772 ) Japan retail sales between 2001 and 2003 -- ¥ 5,133,485,800 Bandai Namco 's One Piece video game revenue from April 2008 to March 2012 -- ¥ 31.5 billion ( $395 million ) Jump up ^ Bandai Namco 's One Piece video game revenue between April 2012 and March 2018 -- ¥ 97.2 billion ( $892 million ) April 2012 to March 2014 -- ¥ 47.7 billion ( $450.23 million ) April 2016 to March 2018 -- ¥ 49.5 billion ( $441.29 million ) Jump up ^ 8,160,226 retail sales, at average ¥ 6,761 price, grossed approximately ¥ 55,170,844,400 ( $691,450,613 ). Jump up ^ 4,334,427 retail sales, at average ¥ 6,806 price, grossed approximately ¥ 29,501,067,413 ( $369,733,894 ). 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Question: the most profitable video game of all time
Answer: Pokémon