Best-selling video games in the United States by year

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 twelve 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.

1980–2006

Among the 25 reported annual top-sellers between 1980 and 2006, twelve were published by Nintendo, four published by Atari, three by Electronic Arts, and two each by Sega, Acclaim Entertainment and Take-Two Interactive.

Year Top-selling title Developer Publisher Platform Sales Ref
1980 Space Invaders Taito Atari Atari VCS 1,318,655 [2][3]
1981 Space Invaders Taito Atari Atari VCS 2,964,137 [3]
1982 Pac-Man Namco, Atari Atari Atari VCS 7,271,844
1983 Ms. Pac-Man GCC, Midway Atari Atari VCS 1,963,078
1986 Super Mario Bros. Nintendo R&D4 Nintendo NES 1,000,000+ [4][5]
1987 The Legend of Zelda Nintendo R&D4 Nintendo NES 2,000,000 [6][7]
1988 Super Mario Bros./Duck Hunt Nintendo Nintendo NES 2,000,000+ [8][9]
1989 Super Mario Bros./Duck Hunt Nintendo Nintendo NES Unknown [10]
1990 Super Mario Bros. 3 Nintendo R&D4 Nintendo NES 8,000,000 [4][11]
1991 Sonic the Hedgehog Sonic Team Sega Genesis 1,000,000+ [12]
1992 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Sega Sega Genesis 2,000,000 [13]
1993 Mortal Kombat Midway Acclaim Genesis 1,000,000+ [14]
1994 Donkey Kong Country Rare Nintendo SNES 2,057,006 [15][16]
1995 Donkey Kong Country Rare Nintendo SNES 1,000,000+ [17][18]
1996 Super Mario 64 Nintendo EAD Nintendo N64 2,000,000+ [19][20]
1997 Mario Kart 64 Nintendo EAD Nintendo N64 1,500,000+ [21][22]
1998 Pokémon Red / Blue Game Freak Nintendo Game Boy 4,000,000 [23]
1999 Pokémon Red / Blue / Yellow Game Freak Nintendo Game Boy 8,900,000 [24][25]
2000 Pokémon Gold / Silver Game Freak Nintendo GBC 4,000,000+ [26][27]
2001 Pokémon Gold / Silver / Crystal Game Freak Nintendo GBC 3,127,659 [28]
2002 Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Rockstar North Take-Two PS2 4,446,676 [29][30]
2003 Madden NFL 2004 EA Tiburon Electronic Arts PS2 2,300,000+ [31][32]
2004 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Rockstar North Take-Two PS2 5,144,214 [33][34]
2005 Madden NFL 06 EA Tiburon Electronic Arts PS2 2,950,000 [35][36]
2006 Madden NFL 07 EA Tiburon Electronic Arts PS2 1,600,000 [37]

2007–present

2007

Halo 3 was the best-selling game of 2007.[38]

Rank Title Developer Publisher Platform Sales
1 Halo 3 Bungie Xbox Game Studios X360 4,820,000
2 Wii Play Nintendo EAD Nintendo Wii 4,120,000
3 Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Infinity Ward Activision X360 3,040,000
4 Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Neversoft Activision PS2 2,720,000
5 Super Mario Galaxy Nintendo EAD Nintendo Wii 2,520,000
6 Pokémon Diamond Game Freak Nintendo DS 2,480,000
7 Madden NFL 08 EA Tiburon Electronic Arts PS2 1,900,000
8 Guitar Hero II Harmonix Activision PS2 1,890,000
9 Assassin's Creed Ubisoft Montreal Ubisoft X360 1,870,000
10 Mario Party 8 Nintendo EAD Nintendo Wii 1,820,000

2008

Wii Play was the best-selling game of 2008.[39][40]

Rank Title Developer Publisher Platform Sales
1 Wii Play Nintendo EAD Nintendo Wii 5,280,000
2 Mario Kart Wii Nintendo EAD Nintendo Wii 5,000,000
3 Wii Fit Nintendo EAD Nintendo Wii 4,530,000
4 Super Smash Bros. Brawl Sora Ltd, Game Arts Nintendo Wii 4,170,000
5 Grand Theft Auto IV Rockstar North Take-Two Interactive X360 3,290,000
6 Call of Duty: World at War Treyarch Activision Blizzard X360 2,750,000
7 Gears of War 2 Epic Games Xbox Game Studios X360 2,310,000
8 Grand Theft Auto IV Rockstar North Take-Two Interactive PS3 1,890,000
9 Madden NFL 09 EA Tiburon Electronic Arts X360 1,870,000
10 Mario Kart DS Nintendo EAD Nintendo DS 1,650,000

2009

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 was the best-selling game of 2009.[41][42][43]

Rank Title Developer Publisher Platform Sales
1 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Infinity Ward Activision Blizzard X360 5,830,000
2 Wii Sports Resort Nintendo EAD Nintendo Wii 4,220,000+
3 New Super Mario Bros. Wii Nintendo EAD Nintendo Wii 4,220,000
4 Wii Fit Nintendo EAD Nintendo Wii 3,500,000+
5 Wii Fit Plus Nintendo EAD Nintendo Wii 3,136,100+
6 Mario Kart Wii Nintendo EAD Nintendo Wii 3,136,100
7 Wii Play Nintendo EAD Nintendo Wii 3,110,000
8 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Infinity Ward Activision Blizzard PS3 3,020,000
9 Halo 3: ODST Bungie Xbox Game Studios X360 2,000,000+
10 Pokémon Platinum Game Freak Nintendo DS 1,900,000+

2010

Call of Duty: Black Ops was the best-selling game of 2010.[44]

Rank Title Developer Publisher
1. Call of Duty: Black Ops Treyarch Activision Blizzard
2. Madden NFL 11 EA Tiburon Electronic Arts
3. Halo: Reach Bungie Xbox 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 Just Dance 3.

Rank Title Developer Publisher
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. Just Dance 3 Ubisoft Paris, Ubisoft Milan Ubisoft
4. Battlefield 3 DICE Electronic Arts
5. Madden NFL 12 EA Tiburon Electronic Arts
6. Call of Duty: Black Ops Treyarch Activision Blizzard
7. Batman: Arkham City Rocksteady Studios Warner Bros. Games
8. Gears of War 3 Epic Games Xbox Game Studios
9. Just Dance 2 Ubisoft Paris, Ubisoft Millan Ubisoft
10. Assassin's Creed: Revelations Ubisoft Montreal Ubisoft

2012

Call of Duty: Black Ops II was the best-selling game of 2012.[45]

Rank Title Developer Publisher
1. Call of Duty: Black Ops II Treyarch Activision Blizzard
2. Madden NFL 13 EA Tiburon Electronic Arts
3. Halo 4 343 Industries Xbox Game Studios
4. Assassin's Creed III Ubisoft Montreal Ubisoft
5. Just Dance 4 Ubisoft Paris, Ubisoft Milan Ubisoft
6. NBA 2K13 Visual Concepts Take-Two Interactive
7. Borderlands 2 Gearbox Software Take-Two Interactive
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.[46][47] The game became the fastest-selling entertainment product in history three days after its release.[48]

Rank Title Developer Publisher
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 Electronic Arts
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, Xbox Game Studios
10. Disney Infinity Avalanche Software Disney Interactive Studios

2014

The best-selling game of 2014 was Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare.[49]

Rank Title Developer Publisher
1. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Sledgehammer Games Activision Blizzard
2. Madden NFL 15 EA Tiburon Electronic Arts
3. Destiny Bungie 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.[50]

Rank Title Developer Publisher
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 Take-Two Interactive
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.[51]

Rank Title Developer Publisher
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 Activision Blizzard
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.[52]

Rank Title Developer Publisher Note
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 Nintendo EAD Nintendo Digital sales not included

2018

Red Dead Redemption II was the best-selling game of 2018, Rockstar Games' first game in over 5 years.[53] For the first time since 2013, the best-selling game of the year wasn't a Call of Duty game.[54]

Rank Title Developer Publisher Note
1. Red Dead Redemption II 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.[55]

Rank Title Developer Publisher Note
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. Gmaes
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 Nintendo EAD Nintendo Digital sales not included

2020

Top selling game of 2020 was Call of Duty: Black Ops: Cold War, followed by Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Animal Crossing: New Horizons.[56][57]

Rank Title Developer Publisher Note
1. Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Treyarch, Raven Software Activision Blizzard
2. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Infinity Ward Activision Blizzard
3. Animal Crossing: New Horizons Nintendo EPD Nintendo Digital sales not included
4. Madden NFL 21 EA Tiburon Electronic Arts
5. Assassin's Creed: Valhalla Ubisoft Montreal Ubisoft
6. The Last of Us: Part II Naughty Dog Sony Interactive Entertainment
7. Ghost of Tsushima Sucker Punch Sony Interactive Entertainment
8. Mario Kart 8: Deluxe Nintendo EAD Nintendo Digital sales not included
9. Super Mario 3D All-Stars Nintendo EPD, 1-Up Studio Nintendo Digital sales not included
10. Final Fantasy VII: Remake Square Enix Business Division 1 Square Enix

2021

Call of Duty: Vanguard was the best-selling game of 2021.[58] Two of the top 10 best-selling games of 2021 were Activision Blizzard games.[59]

Rank Title Developer Publisher Note
1. Call of Duty: Vanguard Sledgehammer Games Activision Blizzard
2. Call of Duty: Black Ops: Cold War Treyarch, Raven Software Activision Blizzard
3. Madden NFL 22 EA Tiburon Electronic Arts
4. Pokemon: Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl ILCA Nintendo, The Pokémon Company 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 Nintendo EAD Nintendo Digital sales not included
8. Resident Evil: Village Capcom Capcom
9. MLB: The Show 21 San Diego Studio Sony Interactive Entertainment Digital sales incomplete
10. Super Mario 3D World Nintendo EAD Nintendo Digital sales not included

2022

The best-selling video game of 2022 in the United States was Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II from Activision Blizzard.[60] The game outperformed the previous record-holders for the series, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 from 2011 and Black Ops II from 2012.[61]

Rank Title Developer Publisher Note
1. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II Infinity Ward Activision Blizzard
2. Elden Ring FromSoftware Bandai Namco
3. Madden NFL 23 EA Tiburon 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. Pokemon: Scarlet and Violet Game Freak Nintendo, The Pokémon Company Digital sales not included
7. FIFA 23 EA Vancouver, EA Romania Electronic Arts
8. Pokemon Legends: Arceus Game Freak Nintendo, The Pokémon Company Digital sales not included
9. Horizon Forbidden West Guerrilla Games Sony Interactive Entertainment
10. MLB The Show 22 San Diego Studio Sony Interactive Entertainment Digital sales incomplete

January–September 2023

The best-selling video game in the United States between January and September 2023, based on data available to the NPD, is Hogwarts Legacy from Warner Bros. 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.[62]

Rank Title Developer Publisher Note
1. Hogwarts Legacy Avalanche Software Warner Bros. Games
2. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Nintendo EPD Nintendo Digital sales not included
3. Madden NFL 24 EA Tiburon Electronic Arts
4. Diablo IV Blizzard Entertainment Activision Blizzard
5. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II Infinity Ward Activision Blizzard
6. Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Respawn Entertainment Electronic Arts
7. Starfield Bethesda Game Studios Bethesda Softworks
8. Mortal Kombat 1 NetherRealm Studios Warner Bros. Games
9. Resident Evil 4 Capcom Capcom
10. MLB The Show 23 San Diego Studio Sony Interactive Entertainment Digital sales incomplete

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