List of best - selling video games - wikipedia List of best - selling video games This is a list of the best - selling video games of all time. The best - selling video game to date is Tetris, a tile - matching puzzle video game originally released for the Electronika 60 in 1984 and then popularised upon its Game Boy release in 1989. The game has been ported to a wide range of platforms and sold in excess of 170 million units, including 100 million paid downloads on mobile phones and 35 million as sales for the Game Boy version. Minecraft is the only other video game to have sold over 100 million units, with 122 million units sold as of February 2017. Excluding mobile sales, the best - selling video game of all time is Wii Sports with 82.81 million units sold, while Tetris is the fourth best - selling with sales of 70 million units. Of the top 50 best - selling video games, 20 were developed or published by Nintendo, including seven of the top ten. Other publishers with multiple entries in the top 50 include Activision ( seven titles, all in the Call of Duty franchise ), Rockstar Games ( five titles, four of which are Grand Theft Auto releases ) and Electronic Arts ( three games in three different series ). Aside from Nintendo internal development divisions, Game Freak is the developer with the most games in the top 50, with seven titles from the Pokémon series included. The oldest game in the top 50 is Frogger, which was originally released on June 5, 1981 ; the newest games in the top 50 are Nintendo 3DS titles Pokémon Sun and Moon, which released on November 18, 2016. Contents 1 Video games 2 See also 3 Footnotes 4 References Video games Key Game was shipped with a console during its lifetime Sales include paid mobile downloads Sales figure includes expansion pack sales List of best - selling video games on all platforms No. Title Developer ( s ) Publisher ( s ) Release date Platform ( s ) Sales Ref. Tetris Elektronorgtechnica Spectrum HoloByte 000000001984 - 06 - 06 - 0000 June 6, 1984 Multi-platform 170,000,000 Minecraft Mojang Mojang 000000002011 - 11 - 18 - 0000 November 18, 2011 Multi-platform 122,000,000 Wii Sports Nintendo EAD Nintendo 000000002006 - 11 - 19 - 0000 November 19, 2006 Wii 82,810,000 Grand Theft Auto V Rockstar North Rockstar Games 000000002013 - 09 - 17 - 0000 September 17, 2013 Multi-platform 80,000,000 Super Mario Bros. Nintendo R&D4 Nintendo 000000001985 - 09 - 13 - 0000 September 13, 1985 NES 40,240,000 6 Mario Kart Wii Nintendo EAD Nintendo 000000002008 - 04 - 10 - 0000 April 10, 2008 Wii 36,950,000 7 Wii Sports Resort Nintendo EAD Nintendo 000000002009 - 06 - 25 - 0000 June 25, 2009 Wii 33,040,000 8 Pokémon Red, Green and Blue Game Freak Nintendo 000000001996 - 02 - 27 - 0000 February 27, 1996 Game Boy 31,380,000 9 New Super Mario Bros. Nintendo EAD Nintendo 000000002006 - 05 - 15 - 0000 May 15, 2006 Nintendo DS 30,800,000 10 New Super Mario Bros. Wii Nintendo EAD Nintendo 000000002009 - 11 - 11 - 0000 November 11, 2009 Wii 30,050,000 11 The Elder Scrolls V : Skyrim Bethesda Game Studios Bethesda Softworks 000000002011 - 11 - 11 - 0000 November 11, 2011 Multi-platform 30,000,000 12 Diablo III Blizzard Entertainment Blizzard Entertainment 000000002012 - 05 - 15 - 0000 May 15, 2012 Multi-platform 30,000,000 13 Duck Hunt Nintendo R&D1 Nintendo 000000001984 - 04 - 21 - 0000 April 21, 1984 NES 28,300,000 14 Wii Play Nintendo EAD Nintendo 000000002006 - 12 - 02 - 0000 December 2, 2006 Wii 28,020,000 15 Grand Theft Auto : San Andreas Rockstar North Rockstar Games 000000002004 - 10 - 26 - 0000 October 26, 2004 Multi-platform 27,500,000 16 Call of Duty : Modern Warfare 3 Infinity Ward Sledgehammer Games Activision 000000002011 - 11 - 08 - 0000 November 8, 2011 Multi-platform 26,500,000 17 Call of Duty : Black Ops Treyarch Activision 000000002010 - 11 - 09 - 0000 November 9, 2010 Multi-platform 26,200,000 18 Grand Theft Auto IV Rockstar North Rockstar Games 000000002008 - 04 - 29 - 0000 April 29, 2008 Multi-platform 25,000,000 19 Call of Duty : Black Ops II Treyarch Activision 000000002012 - 11 - 12 - 0000 November 12, 2012 Multi-platform 24,200,000 20 Kinect Adventures ! Good Science Studio Microsoft Studios 000000002010 - 11 - 04 - 0000 November 4, 2010 Xbox 360 24,000,000 21 Nintendogs Nintendo EAD Nintendo 000000002005 - 04 - 21 - 0000 April 21, 2005 Nintendo DS 23,960,000 22 Mario Kart DS Nintendo EAD Nintendo 000000002005 - 11 - 14 - 0000 November 14, 2005 Nintendo DS 23,600,000 23 Pokémon Gold and Silver Game Freak Nintendo 000000001999 - 11 - 21 - 0000 November 21, 1999 Game Boy Color 23,100,000 24 Call of Duty : Modern Warfare 2 Infinity Ward Activision 000000002009 - 11 - 10 - 0000 November 10, 2009 Multi-platform 22,700,000 25 Wii Fit Nintendo EAD Nintendo 000000002007 - 12 - 01 - 0000 December 1, 2007 Wii 22,670,000 26 Wii Fit Plus Nintendo EAD Nintendo 000000002009 - 10 - 01 - 0000 October 1, 2009 Wii 21,120,000 27 Super Mario World Nintendo EAD Nintendo 000000001990 - 11 - 21 - 0000 November 21, 1990 Super NES 20,610,000 28 Frogger Konami Sega 000000001981 - 06 - 05 - 0000 June 5, 1981 Multi-platform 20,000,000 29 Lemmings DMA Design Psygnosis 000000001991 - 02 - 14 - 0000 February 14, 1991 Multi-platform 20,000,000 30 Terraria Re-Logic Re-Logic 000000002011 - 05 - 16 - 0000 May 16, 2011 Multi-platform 20,000,000 31 Brain Age Nintendo SPD Nintendo 000000002005 - 05 - 19 - 0000 May 19, 2005 Nintendo DS 19,010,000 32 Call of Duty : Ghosts Infinity Ward Activision 000000002013 - 11 - 05 - 0000 November 5, 2013 Multi-platform 19,000,000 33 Super Mario Land Nintendo R&D1 Nintendo 000000001989 - 04 - 21 - 0000 April 21, 1989 Game Boy 18,140,000 34 Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Game Freak The Pokémon Company 000000002006 - 09 - 28 - 0000 September 28, 2006 Nintendo DS 17,670,000 35 Grand Theft Auto : Vice City Rockstar North Rockstar Games 000000002002 - 10 - 27 - 0000 October 27, 2002 Multi-platform 17,500,000 36 Super Mario Bros. 3 Nintendo R&D4 Nintendo 000000001988 - 10 - 23 - 0000 October 23, 1988 NES 17,280,000 37 Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Game Freak The Pokémon Company 000000002002 - 11 - 21 - 0000 November 21, 2002 Game Boy Advance 16,220,000 38 Pokémon X and Y Game Freak The Pokémon Company 000000002013 - 10 - 12 - 0000 October 12, 2013 Nintendo 3DS 16,150,000 39 The Sims Maxis Electronic Arts 000000002000 - 01 - 31 - 0000 January 31, 2000 Multi-platform 16,000,000 40 Need for Speed : Most Wanted EA Black Box Electronic Arts 000000002005 - 11 - 11 - 0000 November 11, 2005 Multi-platform 16,000,000 41 Call of Duty 4 : Modern Warfare Infinity Ward Activision 000000002007 - 11 - 05 - 0000 November 5, 2007 Multi-platform 15,700,000 42 Call of Duty : World at War Treyarch Activision 000000002008 - 11 - 11 - 0000 November 11, 2008 Multi-platform 15,700,000 43 Pokémon Sun and Moon Game Freak The Pokémon Company 000000002016 - 11 - 18 - 0000 November 18, 2016 Nintendo 3DS 15,670,000 44 Pokémon Black and White Game Freak The Pokémon Company 000000002010 - 09 - 18 - 0000 September 18, 2010 Nintendo DS 15,640,000 45 Mario Kart 7 Nintendo EAD Nintendo 000000002011 - 12 - 01 - 0000 December 1, 2011 Nintendo 3DS 15,570,000 46 Sonic the Hedgehog Sonic Team Sega 000000001991 - 06 - 23 - 0000 June 23, 1991 Sega Mega Drive 15,000,000 47 Red Dead Redemption Rockstar San Diego Rockstar Games 000000002010 - 05 - 18 - 0000 May 18, 2010 Multi-platform 15,000,000 48 Battlefield 3 EA DICE Electronic Arts 000000002011 - 10 - 25 - 0000 October 25, 2011 Multi-platform 15,000,000 49 Gran Turismo 3 : A-Spec Polyphony Digital Sony Computer Entertainment 000000002001 - 04 - 28 - 0000 April 28, 2001 PlayStation 2 14,890,000 50 Brain Age 2 Nintendo SPD Nintendo 000000002005 - 12 - 29 - 0000 December 29, 2005 Nintendo DS 14,880,000 See also Lists of best - selling video games by platform List of best - selling video game franchises List of best - selling game consoles Footnotes ^ Jump up to : Only developers and publishers for the original release of each game are listed, except where noted otherwise. Jump up ^ Tetris was originally licensed and published by Spectrum HoloByte, although other publishers of early ports of the game included Mirrorsoft, Infogrames and Bullet - Proof Software. In 1996, the license to Tetris was officially transferred to The Tetris Company, which would publish later releases of the title with Blue Planet Software. Jump up ^ The 30 million unit sales of Diablo III include copies of the Reaper of Souls expansion pack in addition to the base game. References ^ Jump up to : Sparkes, Matthew ( June 6, 2014 ). `` Tetris at 30 : a history of the world 's most successful game ''. The Daily Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved April 26, 2017. ^ Jump up to : Gera, Emily ( May 21, 2014 ). `` This is how Tetris wants you to celebrate for its 30th anniversary ''. Polygon. Vox Media. Retrieved August 23, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Tetris sells 100 million on mobile devices ''. GameSpot. CBS Interactive. January 21, 2010. Retrieved August 23, 2017. Jump up ^ Wynne - Jones, Jonathan ( June 6, 2009 ). `` Computer game Tetris celebrates 25 years ''. The Daily Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved April 26, 2017. ^ Jump up to : Blake, Vikki ( February 27, 2017 ). `` Minecraft Has 55 Million Monthly Players, 122 Million Sales ''. IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved April 26, 2017. ^ Jump up to : `` Sales Data - Top Selling Title Sales Units - Wii Software ''. Nintendo. September 30, 2016. Retrieved April 27, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Tetris Inventor Gets His Due in Historic Russia / US Joint Venture ''. PR Newswire. Cision Inc. April 25, 1996. Retrieved April 26, 2017. Jump up ^ Nunneley, Stephany ( May 23, 2017 ). `` GTA 5 continues to do the business for Take - Two with 80 million shipped ''. VG247. Retrieved May 23, 2017. Jump up ^ Stuart, Keith ( September 13, 2010 ). `` Super Mario Bros : 25 Mario facts for the 25th anniversary ''. The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved April 26, 2017. Jump up ^ `` ' Pokken Tournament ' and Pokemon 's $1.5 Billion Brand ''. The Huffington Post. AOL. March 19, 2017. Retrieved April 26, 2017. ^ Jump up to : `` Sales Data - Top Selling Title Sales Units - Nintendo DS Software ''. Nintendo. September 30, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2017. Jump up ^ Suellentrop, Chris ( November 21, 2016 ). `` ' Skyrim ' Creator on Why We 'll Have to Wait for Another ' Elder Scrolls ' ''. Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 26, 2017. ^ Jump up to : Tassi, Paul ( August 5, 2015 ). `` Believe It Or Not, ' Diablo 3 ' Is Now The 10th Best - Selling Video Game Of All Time ''. Forbes. Retrieved April 26, 2017. Jump up ^ Welch, Hanuman ( April 23, 2013 ). `` 1984 : Duck Hunt - The Best Selling Video Game Of Every Year Since 1977 ''. Complex. Verizon Hearst Media Partners. Retrieved April 26, 2017. Jump up ^ `` From 1997 - 2013 : How the Grand Theft Auto series has evolved ''. ITV. September 13, 2013. Retrieved April 26, 2017. ^ Jump up to : `` Call of Duty : A Short History ''. IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved April 26, 2017. Jump up ^ Vincent, James ( October 7, 2013 ). `` GTA 5 has already beaten GTA 4 's lifetime sales ''. The Independent. Retrieved April 26, 2017. Jump up ^ Weinberger, Matt ( September 9, 2015 ). `` The downfall of Kinect : Why Microsoft gave up on its most promising product ''. Business Insider. Retrieved April 26, 2017. Jump up ^ Top 10 of Everything 2017. London, England : Hachette UK. October 6, 2016. p. 115. ISBN 978 - 0600633747. Retrieved April 26, 2017. ^ Jump up to : O'Malley, James ( September 11, 2015 ). `` 30 Best - Selling Super Mario Games of All Time on the Plumber 's 30th Birthday ''. Gizmodo. Univision Communications. Retrieved April 26, 2017. Jump up ^ `` New Frogger game arrives on mobiles ''. Gamesindustry.biz. Eurogamer. February 24, 2006. `` 10 things you did n't know about Frogger ''. Digital Spy. June 5, 2016. Jump up ^ Plunkett, Luke ( August 12, 2011 ). `` What do Grand Theft Auto and Lemmings Have In Common ? ''. Kotaku. Gawker Media. Retrieved April 26, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Terraria Passes 20 Million Units Sold, Future Plans Teased ''. GameSpot. CBS Interactive. February 18, 2017. Retrieved April 26, 2017. Jump up ^ Briers, Michael ( November 19, 2015 ). `` Where Will Activision Take the Call of Duty Franchise Next ? ''. PlayStation LifeStyle. CraveOnline. Retrieved April 26, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Videos, leaks and rumours : The inside track to Rockstar 's Grand Theft Auto V ''. ITV. September 12, 2013. Retrieved April 26, 2017. Jump up ^ Rose, Mike ( October 15, 2013 ). `` Pokemon X & Y sell 4M copies in first weekend ''. Gamasutra. UBM TechWeb. Retrieved April 26, 2017. ^ Jump up to : `` Sales Data - Top Selling Title Sales Units - Nintendo 3DS Software ''. Nintendo. September 30, 2016. Retrieved April 27, 2017. Jump up ^ `` The Sims Franchise Celebrates Its Fifth Anniversary and Continues to Break Records ''. Business Wire. February 7, 2005. Retrieved April 26, 2017. Jump up ^ Totu, Florian ( October 22, 2009 ). `` 100 million Need for Speed Games Have Been Sold to This Day ''. Softpedia. SoftNews. Retrieved April 26, 2017. Jump up ^ Lee, Dave ( June 23, 2011 ). `` Twenty years of Sonic the Hedgehog ''. BBC News. BBC. Retrieved April 26, 2017. Jump up ^ Makuch, Eddie ( February 7, 2017 ). `` Red Dead Redemption 2 : Take - Two Talks Competition With GTA Online, Marketing Support, And More ''. GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 26, 2017. Jump up ^ Oshry, Dave ( June 30, 2012 ). `` Battlefield 3 Sells 15 Million, Prompts EA to Give More Games the `` Premium '' Treatment ``. Kotaku. Gawker Media. Retrieved April 26, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Gran Turismo Series Software Title List ''. Polyphony Digital. Archived from the original on July 7, 2012. Retrieved April 26, 2017. 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Question: what is the best selling video game in the world
Answer: Tetris