Best Selling Video Games 1979 - 2020
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- Опубліковано 7 чер 2020
- This data visualization video shows the best selling video games since 1979. It includes all their ports for newer systems such as for Super Mario Bros for the Wii, Wii U, etc. It does not include Free-to-Play video games, I will include those in a different video.
For top selling I selected those with 1 million in sales units for the first few years, then those with 5 million in sales for the next few years, then 10 million, etc. This was to avoid crowding the chart and to avoid adding games that don't even peek out for a single year.
These stats come from Wikipedia, articles and from Google Books searches. Some of the data includes approximate numbers as the data available skipped years.
In the video I included quick clips of how the games looked.
What makes a successful game?
"Perfect Graphics!" "Masterpiece Storytelling!" "Unforgettable Character Arcs!"
Tetris: Blocks? I'm pretty sure its blocks.
Minecraft: Its definitely blocks.
Lol
You're right blocks always win
Da Sims A Class Game
Brandon Lundy also Roblox:yes blocks(Roblox should be here-)
@@afsanehv.m.masouleh3674 you're right, it would if it wasn't free
Minecraft:exists
Tetris: finally a worthy opponent
I respect this comment.
I think it’s opposite
@@usa5893 Tetris came first.
@@jp3813 true
B L O C C
Tetris was holding off everything and the Minecraft just absolutely flew up in popularity, I’m addicted to these videos 😂
I remember as a 14-year old in 1983 getting $1.00 a week allowance. Almost every week I'd spend it on five games of Defender (the arcade game) at the local shop. Then one of my friends got an Amstrad computer with the game Mars-Port and I was blown away...
Similar to my first VR experience. It's amazing how every generation has such beautiful moments regardless of technology
Gah dayum bruh is old
In the mid 90s I'd use my money I work for when I was 10-12, I'd go to the local bowling alley, where they had 40 video arcade games, a McDonald's was connected , $5 and I could stay there for 8 hours at least , with 2 meals eaten
In late 1983 I would have been 7 and my first introduction to videos games was when I got a Tandy TRS-80 Color Computer 2 for Christmas, although it wasn't an Atari or Commodore it was good enough. I had a lot of fun on that coco 2.
you are 55 years old and I'm your 55th like
Minecraft (first) and Tetris (second) are games made of cubes/squares.
Bloks 📈
stonks
Yeah, the secret recipe is not just blocks ❕✅ it’s colored 📙📘📗📕📔 blocks👍😃♥️
Every game is made out of it
@@hugomaximilianofairbanks386 blonks
Blonks
It's pretty incredible how long it actually takes for any modern era games to catch up with the classics.
History never fades, it just waits to repeat itself.
Ya like so long my mom was even bron in 1984...
It's a matter of supply and demand, before there were less options therefore it was easier for a good tittle to thrive, on the opposite side today there are tons of good and bad games released every month all competing for the costumer's attention and money, and most people don buy more than couple games every 3 months or so.
Illegal downloading!
@@Anonymous-uk8ee ?
Super Mario Bros & GTA Vice City, I think it's been very influential in the evolution of games. No wonder they are still popular today. They are legends.
im so obsessed with your videos!
I cant belive how long Tetris was popular for thats incredible.
I still love to play it sometimes 👍❗️❤️
Wait wait wait what? Excuse me. “Was”? 😂
I still Start my mornings with that game
Me too
i still play tetris
It’s Still popular, what you meant was how long it stayed in first in sales
Tetris : No one will beat me
Minecraft: hold my block
I think “hold my pickaxe” is better😁
It’s the combination❕can’t you see👀👍Not just blocks, the magic is in the colored blocks❤️😃✅ yeah that’s the winning🏅 combination 😁
GTA 5: Hold my Gun and Car
Minecraft
GTAV
Tetris
Hope it stays this way
@@filmfinity9183 Stop using cancerous emojis.
Frogger was surprising and impressive. On the list from 1981-2010! 29years!
Tetris: “I guess your into blocks too”
Minecraft: “of course”
proves my theory that people don't want realistic games, they want fun games. unless it's made by rockstar
looks like lot of people just like casual games
I do love the end shot. all these fun, cheerful, family friendly games with colourful visuals and quirky soundtracks. then in the middle of all that GTA V and Red Dead II just lurking feeling sadistic and depressive
It's more that Nintendo bundles these games, so people have no choice but to buy them.
Rockstar is making mind-blowing games GTA V , Red dead , Bully these games are amazing . I really want them to make Bully 2 .
People don’t want realistic games, people want b l o c c s
“So _Tetris,_ what’s your secret?”
“I’m on literally everything.”
My television and cable box literally has Tetris
... Like Skyrim...
Minecraft and Skyrim: "Write that down, WRITE THAT DOWN"
Including crack?
@@brapa1190 i would laugh with emojis bad luck no emojis
Them best selling games back in 1979 to 2020 is so amazing to found out about and nice video man :]
I was really surprised to see that Goldeneye never made the list at any point in time,
Theres a few mistakes on the video, cod modern Warfare 3 by 2015 has sold around 30 million copies and does not appear here
This is surprisingly dramatic, is it weird that I felt emotionally invested and found myself rooting for a bunch of bars on a chart?
I don't think it's weird, I felt the same way too somehow
same here
The magic of music
I was a little upset at how poorly Super Mario 3 did, in comparison.
U just nerd
9 year olds: *WHeRes FoRtNItE!!*
Minecraft: Gone. Reduced to atoms.
roblox
Yea good joke
Have you ever played fortnite
fortnite is a free to play game dumbass so it cant be on this list
Me: wheres roblox
Amazing vids I subbed
It would be interesting to see this done by franchise. Pokemon is the highest selling franchise of all time. I was also stunned to not see any Zelda on this list. I thought for sure Ocarina of Time would have made an appearance since it's been on N64, 3DS, Gamecube, and now the Switch. This was still fun to watch!
Pokémon is popular all over the globe, Zelda is only popular in USA and Japan (probably Europe too)
I was waiting for oot to show around 1998 but understandable it was not that popular around the globe as the above comment said in my childhood I've played Mario Tetris,etc. Known Pokemon but not Zelda i came to know about the franchise around 2019 when I was searching for good games with great storyline and stuff like that
(Btw I'm from India)
@@ujwalkuckian It's not your fault, when you're not from North America or Japan Nintendo is unacessible to everyone, It's different from Xbox and PlayStation that you can easilly notice their presence with marketing about their games and products, people talk about their games, when It's comes to Nintendo we have to do research about them and their products because no one talks about their games due to the lack of support nintendo give to these places, so It's completely natural you don't knew Zelda before, also no Zelda in the video.
Here where I live we will get our first physical Nintendo game oficially distributed in the games stores (Nintendo switch sports)
I noticed quite a few games that should have been there for example Cod, apex, ark, fortnite and so on.
Definitely a franchise version would be better and/or console specific game sales.
Considering how long tetris dominated I always thought Teris would never get beaten, but Minecraft actually managed to take on a historical and revolutionary game. To celebrate ima play Teris in Minecraft lol
Teris
Correction. Tetris shouldn't be on the list.
They counted every spin-off or rip off as well
GTAV also surpassed it
Play the best game of the three GTA 5 first
GTA 5 might also surpass both Minecraft and Tetris. The latest sales numbers are 150M and now with the PS5 and Series X re-releases it might be enough to surpass both.
Every game: *Tries to be best Graphic, Perfected Realistic*
Minecraft and Tetris:
*blocks*
B L O C K S
*B L O C K S*
Abdullah Genç Honestly, True. Roblox has over 1 billion users. Why wasn’t it in here?
@Mario Reality Shows 2 it has over 1 billion accounts, not users since I bet a lot of accounts are banned forever or people just used to play and have old accounts. Also, maybe they forgot their password since my friend has 3 account but she forgot 2 of the passwords lol. Tbh how would it have 1 billion users! There is less then 8 billion people in the world so how could there be 1 billion users? Btw I’m not 100% sure, this is what I know I didn’t do any research.
Im really surprised and happy that Sonic made it so long on this list. But could it be that some of the golden classics made it only so far because they were sold together with the console? Tetris and SML with GB, Sonic with Genesis, SMB with NES, SMW with SNES?!
1995 kid in 2022: Want to play Tetris?
2022 kid: I'm sorry, what?
Tetris: "Finally after a long year, I did it."
Years later:
Minecraft: "Hippity Hoppity,
*Get Off My Property* "
Why Minecraft bursts after 2015?
Answer: on 2015, Minecraft releases version 1.6, since then people MUST buy minecraft to play the newest version.
Tetris had a good life but it's time for it to retire
GTA 5 a game that cost $60,
Doesn't come free with mobiles yet still managed to be the 2nd best selling game ever with only 7 years that's what's called success .
It's weird that the top two are just block games with terrible graphics
@@iexist1300 tetris 99 is amazing though
Most toy sold: rubiks cube
most games sold: Minecraft and Tetris
i think humans likes blocks
Our houses and apartments are blocks
Our pcs and consoles are blocks
Our shipments, papers, engines... All blocks.
Now I know what to make the next best selling video game on.
@@azchris1979 rubiks cube lol i have like 3 and 1 lego set
@@geo-lite69 i have like 5 large lego technic sets
Nah they like cubes😎😎😎😎😎😎😎
I don`t know why, but watching this, is soooo satisfying and makes my mood better :)
i looooooove these videos!!!!! I always find myself sat watching them and commentating like Im watching Formula 1 or The Grand National lol
Sonic: this war is between me and Mario
Tetris: that's cute, little peasant, you keep telling yourself that.
Minecraft:this kids...
Lol sonic died back in 2011
LOL Sega died a decade before Sonic.
*Minecraft has entered the chat*
Then Minecraft comes along
Anything: we're selling a block ga...
Humans: I'll take your entire stock!
To anybody reading this, I pray that whatever is hurting you or whatever you are constantly stressing about gets better. May the dark thoughts, the overthinking, and the doubt exit your mind may clarity replace confusion. And may peace and calmness fill your life.
As a 90s gamer (from 92 to 99, barely gamed after that), the only games I am still passionate about are some old classics like Street Fighter 2 and Prince of Persia... I got them in any platfom possible over the years, including mobile
That's sad cause you're missing so many great games !
@@jacobgherab9647 I have a couple of modern games (mainly racing and fighting, I hate shoting games) but honestly I am to busy to game in general
Final fight
@@_Digitalguy The Arkham games are awesome.
Everyone talking about Minecraft and Tetris, I'm just happily surprised about the fact that more than half of these are Nintendo games.
It just proves that you don't need realistic graphics and a strong story. Just have games that are fun to play and everyone will love them
@@minatorisato861 I agree man, realism isnt everything, there is just something about these games, the fun, simplicity, nostalgia, it just feels different compared to others
No surprise, who hasn't played one of their games. Lol
@@minatorisato861 I mean this top 10 proves what you say lol
Wasn’t Tetris technically a Nintendo game?
Pac-man: *OUT OF THE WAY!*
Mario: Excuse-a me!
Tetris: you're *BLOCKING* my way!
Minecraft: excuse me! I'm digging through.
U mean "mining thru"
@the gay height limit lol
I found diamonds
@@ryangunawan4571 I find that sus... 😑
@@v-infinity4760 what? That cheap game? It's not classy
How do you make this evolution chart, I want to make one for my school's champion, showing the evolution of each leader in each turn.
I like how all the other video games were fighting for their place and then Minecraft shows up and passes them all like Usain bolt at an elementary school track competition.
The whole time i was like WHERE IS SNAKES
Is that avideo game though?
@@vedeliciousduomukbang8376 yes and it was a big deal back in the days
Averey Merino yeah it is basically a video game if Pac-Man made it on why can’t snakes it even has remade versions
@@supermaurice-qm9lr ok thx
Snake is free and this video was best selling games not most people have that game
Nintendo has been milking mario for 40 years wtf
A major studio releasing titles in a hit series 3 years apart = milking
Mario:move
Nintendo:I can milk you
He’s Mario, what are they just gonna stop making games?
Lol
If it ain't broke..
Mincecraft: Hi 2022 !
Tetris: get out of my territory
Ok, but why did you use a clip of wii fit trainer’s f-tilt’s hitbox as a display for wii fit
oh darn it.. duck hunt brings back memories that i use to play it with my mom, and it was her favorite game. RIP mom.
Love it too didnt even know it would show up in the list!!!
May your mom rest in peace 🙌🏼🙌🏼
Sorry for your loss. RIP.
So cute.... Total F
F
Really puts in perspective how successful GTA V was too
and in just a few years whereas mario and tetris took them years to be where they are
And millions of play gta online.
No wonder there's no GTA6..
Yeah but game is boring.
Maybe think about minecraft
This track is so motivating, anyone know the name?
Eu estava lendo os comentários só pra vê alguém perguntando isso, e consegui achar o seu
Eu tmb quero saber o nome dessa música, se vc encontrar fala pra mim!
Thanks! I always wanted to know what was the best selling video game in 1979!
Minecraft be like: _I am speed_
Hı?
Indeed
You are everywhere?
**runs 100 MPH**
Minecraft 😎😎
Tetris : No one can defeat me
Wii Sport : we can't but he can
Minecraft :
*WII* can't, but he can
@@mr.strawberry13 U funny af
@@adiflied i'm dying of laughter
@@mr.strawberry13 I'm already ded
What game is this? Tell me please
Super Mario Bros is a TRUE classic!!
Tetris: No game can beat me
Minecraft: Hehe boae
I really don't think minecraft deserved number one as good as a game it is i just don't think it's right
Octane fortnite player
I'm a fortnite palyer and I think minrcraft deserves number 1
it totaly does
@@Glarpinator 12 year old Fortnite kid
At the end there's two Mario Karts and two Wii Sports in the list, that's actually impressive
Ey como va lo de 31 minutos
I mean it must be because of Poofesure or other wii gaming UA-camrs
Nah that's not that impressive. As soon as any sheep sees the word "Mario" on their game cover then they're buying that in their droves (I like Mario games by the way, a lot). What's even more impressive is that Pac-Man is still in the top 10 of the list after all these years.
Don’t forget Mario bros and Pokémon
Pokemon and Mario bros are also owned by Nintendo along with which sports and Mario kart, NITENDO KILLS IT EVERYTIME
Ok hear me out, how did fortnite have less then 31 million players. It had over 70 million players worldwide in 2019 I’m pretty sure.
Can’t sell a game that’s free. This is based on units sold. Not units given away.
@@DavidBrown-gi3jb So this 31M means the number of players who paid in Fortnite?
@@DavidBrown-gi3jb Fortnite would probably be #2 or #1 if it was counted.
70 mio indians paid for free game 😂😂😂
Surprising, the games that never cracked the Top 10. Mike Tyson’s Punch Out!, Star Fox, Altered Beast, Doom, FFVII, Ridge Racer, Resident Evil, Tekken, Mortal Kombat, Streetfighter 2, MGS 2: Sons of Liberty…
The way Minecraft quickly grew to keep up with Tetris is insane.
1985: Nintendo: *S T O N K S*
Normie
I find watching these graphics to be strangely relaxing, especially with the music
I feel like if you're addicted to Tetris you're addicted to these types of videos. I go into a similar trance state lol
Minecraft: I'm reigning champion!
Tetris: First time?
Normie
Noobie
Minecraft: Yea we kinda just came out of no where but hey were making money
@nathan perez please go back to you'r future mr time travler.
They only came back bc of pewdiepie i like the game but its just there is millions of better Games
@Ean Elijah De Guzman it was but pewdiepie is the reason its now best selling
what is the tittle of the backsound please?
So apparently people love playing with blocks.
Tetris- puzzle game with blocks
Minecraft- everything is made out of blocks.
Super Mario Bros. was the best game. I played 1, 2 & 3. Even my parents played and were addicted. I remember coming home from school and they were playing. Music still plays in my mind.
the same
Same, i'm lucky all my family was addicted as well so when i was born they had a SNES with Super Mario All-Stars and SMW (and many other games but Mario was my favorite) and i played all day since i was like 5, now im 21 and still play them. I bought Yoshi's Island, Super Mario Kart, and a Wii with MKW at 12 and hacked it after because i needed more Mario games lol and when the Switch released i had to buy it too! Ahh and about the music, i have a YT channel were i uploaded lots of them and that was all the music i heard as a teen hahah
minecraft: im better
tetris: what?? you are nothing close to me, this is ridiculous, it is IMPOSSIBLE that you beat me
minecraft i said...
*_I M B E T T E R_*
Minecraft is the best and it will be the best 😎
@@iamyournewsubscriber6633 No tetris
@@svetozardavidovic9325 n o bruh tetris is old nobody plays it anymore
@@typicalretard6968 who cares about that? if you like new games go ahead and play blocks, blocks,blocks and blocks
Tetris is still the best you can't beat tbe classic games like mario pac man zelda sonic and pokèmon
Can you tell me what kind of program this is?
What song is that
Tetris be like:
"you havent even seen my final form!"
Minecraft: *used last surprise*
Minecraft: *EXISTS*
Tetris:So you have chosen *defeat*
Minecraft: *SO YOU REALLY CHOOSED DEFEAT*
Some of my faves: Tetris, Contra, Street Fighter II, Wii Sports, God of War.
Wonderful video! Which program or software do you use?
If Minecraft is just Tetris in 3D I can't wait for 4D Tetris, that's gonna be a real hit ;o
*cough* Tetris vr *cough*
lol WTF minecraft is not a 3d tetris lol
@@wariare12world95 sarcasm?
@@mu.ri.lo.f maybe...
@@KeiTh0r tetris virtual boy
Wii sports: im gonna end this man's whole career
Tetris: SIKE
Minecraft:SIKE intensifies
Normie
How can you do an animation loke that??
Within decades,we evolved from piling blocks to living in a completely breathing,realistic world. It's just stunning!
yet block games still dominate
Tetris: block game
Minecraft: also block game
Hmmm interesting
The reality is everyone like blocks
*Minecraft entered the chat*
*GTA V left the chat*
*Pubg left the chat*
*Wii sports left the chat*
Tetris:hello
Minecraft:hello
Pubg left chat?
*Cough* *cough*
*COUUUUGGGHHHHHH*
@Dihydrogen Monoxide it's the most played game till now still
*among us entered the chat*
*Minecraft left the chat*
*Tetris left the chat*
*all games have left the chat*
@Dihydrogen Monoxide its dead in NA maybe EU cuz they don't shit about playing games
Pubg most played game in 2021 go and check
Tetris: Nobody's going to ever beat me!
Minecraft: Excuse me, coming through.
複数のプラットフォームでリリースしているMinecraftやTETRISはもちろんたくさん売れましたが、どれかのハードウェアでしか遊べないWiiSPORTSやMarioCART、MarioBROTHERSは本当にすごいと思います！
Seeing Wii Sports made me remember when I was little getting it for Christmas. I absolutely loved it.
Dude I signed in for my first time since 2008. Immediately lost my gold bowling ball
My dad, grandpa, and I still to this day play golf on Wii Sports.
I do wiifit cus I'm a chubby boy
Yo me to all I played was wii sports resort
Tetris: It's nice to be on top
Minecraft: Yeah sorry bout 'dat
Tetris: I am the most sold game of all time
Minecraft: joined the chat
GTA V: "I'm commin for that booty Tetris"
Minecraft: "Oh you think so huh?"
Tetris: *sees Minecraft popular*
Also Tetris: that's my boy^^
Perfect father son relationship.
Yep
*Tetris:* I'm the most sold game!
*Minecraft:* Let me introduce myself.
Yeah tetris shouldn't be here
They counted every spin off and rip off
Tetris was #1 until Minecraft
Until gta 6 will introduce everyone
What software is used to make this video?
What program used?
2009:Im here
Minecraft:I’m gonna end this games hole career. Wait where am I?
Also Minecraft:Ok 2015 I need your help
*whole
Don’t worry, it’s a surprisingly common mistake
Tetris:I'm unbeatable
Minecraft:allow me to introduce myself
I hate minecraft wiisports is better and tetris
@@some-randomvids5188 ...I hope this is sarcastic,becuase it isn't even written properly
Gta 6:
Weird people
@@some-randomvids5188 no u
I thought 2007 would roll around, and in the distance, you hear a faint
"After 9 years in development, we hope it was worth the wait"
Call of duty: *shows up for the race*
Tetris: 👀
Call of duty: wrong race...
Tetris S T R O N K
Minecraft: Goodbye
Game with blocks VS another game with blocks
@@thinking_logically 3d blocks vs 2d blocks. Awating game with 4d blocks.
Minecraft is one game, but tetris is many versions combined. It’s not even fair.
@Worawat Srisawasdi Minecraft, Minecraft Story Mode, Minecraft Dungeons, Minecraft Ps3, Minecraft Xbox. I could go on
@@garrettjohnson3093 why PS3 Minecraft? That a port.
Roblox: YOU WILL NEVER WIN MINECRAFT
Fortnite: YOU WILL NEVER WIN MINECRAFT
Minecraft: Oh Noo
TheRealAlbertYTz Roblox and Fortnite are my fav games
Roblox lost btw XD AHHA
Steam: you will never win fortnite and roblox
Me too
HackBlox sadly your adopted
No Doom in the early to mid 90s, that’s a surprise.
It'd be cool to see one of these for PC games. Myst was the most popular until the Sims overtook it in 2003 or so!
I have come to the conclusion that M is the greatest letter, Michael Jackson in music, Minecraft in games, MET Gala in events and mothers in humans and Mean Girls in movies! Legendary!!
Master Chief in video game protagonist
I concur for obvious reasons
Michael jordan
Michael phelps
Michael Schumacher
eddy Merks?
Mike tyson///mohamed ali
@@xdragonwarfarex804 yes halo is awesome
Tetris: My coloured blocks rule the world!
Minecraft: Party is over, grandpa.
Edit: Thank you so much for the likes. Appreciate it 😁
Dou
I am your 100th like
More like son is taking dad's business
OMG OMG OMG. I got 107 likes, omg. THANK YOU, GUYS. I can't believe that I got 107 likes.
@@CyclismHS wtf did you have to ruin the comments like this
I played Duck Hunt at the Happy Joe's pizza/ice-cream shop in the early '80s. It was a on a 4' screen on the wall and used a brick sized controller (weighed more than 4 bricks). The only other time I saw it was Nintendo and didn't think twice about NOT getting it. I was SHOCKED how high and for so long it was on this list.
My hunch is that Duck Hunt was given free with new nintendos or something, and got credit for all of the cartridges that were manufactured. An interesting metric would be "hours played" and I'll bet we'd see Duck Hunt way lower on the list.
That's great, thank you.
'me waiting gta sa to kill'em all'
Minecraft : never show weakness , ever.
I love to think that there's still some people buying Frogger until 2004.
It was even referenced on Seinfeld once!
0:33 Me submitting the assignment on the last date when the teacher is on his way to home ( PACMAN)
Good stuff