Video games – would we ever have enough of them? I guess not! Check out the following list of assorted top selling video games for all major gaming consoles and find out if your console has missed out on running any of these!
Video game – well, what can I say about thy magnanimity! How can I ever forget the countless occasions when thou hast rescued me from the malicious clutches of monotony! Were it not for thee, my leisurely hours would have been wasted upon the conventional feminine wiles like shopping, dressing-up and gossiping! Okay, that was way more emotional than I intended (I’m on the verge of sniffing back tears!). As you can see from my sentiments towards video games (I almost gave in to writing a full-fledged Ode to the Console!), I am a devoted gaming enthusiast. As much as playing these games, it gives me equally immense pleasure presenting to you a list of bestselling console games of all time!
Given below are some of the bestselling video games, categorized console-wise. See if you missed out on any of these all-time bestsellers!
Atari 2600
Following are the fastest selling games for this console.
- Adventure
- Atlantis
- Cosmic Arc
- Demon Attack
- E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
- Kaboom!
- Megamania
- Missile Command
- Pitfall
- River Raid
- Space Invaders
Intellivision Top Selling Games
The following video games for this Mattel console have sold or shipped a minimum of 1 million copies worldwide!
- Astrosmash
- Las Vegas Poker & Black Jack
- Major League Baseball
- NFL Football
- Space Armada
- Space Battle
Nintendo Entertainment System Highest Grossers
The following are the top grossing video games for NES:-
- Dragon Warrior II, III and IV
- Golf
- Super Mario Bros. (all three installments)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- The legend of Zelda and Zelda II
Family Computer Disk System Best Sellers
Top grossers for another Nintendo console:-
- Metroid
- Pro Wrestling
- Super Mario Bros. 2
- The Legend of Zelda
- Volleyball
- Zelda II
Bestselling Nintendo 64 Games
Top selling best N64 games till date are:-
- Diddy Kong Racing
- Donkey Kong 64
- GoldenEye 007
- Mario Kart 64
- Pokemon Stadium
- Star Fox 64
- Super Mario 64
- Super Smash Bros.
- The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask
- The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
- Super Smash Bros.
Top Selling Super Nintendo Entertainment System Games
Check out the following best selling top SNES games till date:-
- Donkey Kong Country
- Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy’s Kong Quest
- Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Reverie
- Super Mario World
- Star Fox
- Street Fighter II: The World Warrior
- Street Fighter II: Turbo
- Super Mario Kart
- Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island
- The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Nintendo Game Cube Bestsellers
Following are the top selling collection of video games for the Game Cube:-
- Animal Crossing
- Luigi’s Mansion
- Mario Kart: Double Dash!
- Mario Party (4&7)
- Metroid Prime
- Pokemon Colosseum
- Super Smash Bros. Melee
- Super Mario Sunshine
- The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Wakers
Top Grossing Wii Games
Given below are some of the best Wii games ever.
- Mario Kart Wii
- Mario Party 8
- New Super Mario Bros. Wii
- Super Mario Galaxy
- Super Smash Mario Bros. Brawl
- Wii Fit
- Wii Fit Plus
- Wii Play
- Wii Sports
- Wii Sports Resort
- Wii Play
Top Selling Nintendo DS Games
Following are Nintendo DS’s top selling range of video games which are also among the top DS games of all time :-
- Animal Crossing: Wild World
- Brain Age (1 & 2)
- Mario Kart DS
- New Super Mario Bros.
- Nintendogs
- Pokemon Diamond and Pearl
- Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver
- Pokemon Platinum
- Super Mario 64 DS
PlayStation Best Selling Games
Check out these PS bestsellers that ruled the gaming scene before PS2 and PS3 made their foray into the gaming market!
- Crash Bandicoot (1 & 3)
- Final Fantasy (VII, VIII and IX)
- Gran Turismo (1 & 2)
- Metal Gear Solid
- Tomb Raider (I & II)
PlayStation 2 Bestsellers
Check out these top PS2 games that remained the top grossers for this Sony console:-
- Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
- Final Fantasy (X and XII)
- Grand Theft Auto III
- Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
- Gran Turismo (3 & 4)
- Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
- Kingdom Hearts
- Metal Gear Solid 2
Top Selling PlayStation 3 Releases
The following list includes some of the best PS3 games ever, each of which sold over a million copies worldwide:-
- Call of Duty (2 and 4)
- Final Fantasy XIII
- God of War III
- Grand Theft Auto IV
- Gran Tuirismo 5 Prologue
- Heavenly Sword
- Heavy Rain
- inFamous
- Killzone 2
- LittleBigPlanet
- Metal Gear Solid 4
- MotorStorm
- MotorStorm: Pacific Rift
- Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time
- Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction
- Resident Evil 5
- Resistance: Fall of Man
- Uncharted (1 and 2)
- Dead Island
- Batman: Arkham Asylum
- Soulcalibur V
- The Darkness II
- Asura’s Wrath
- Mortal Kombat: Komplete Edition
PlayStation Portable Top Grossers
The following list depicts some of the fastest selling PSP games:-
- Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII
- Daxter
- Dissidia: Final Fantasy
- God of War: Chains of Olympus
- Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories
- Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
- Gran Turismo
- Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee
- Midnight Club 3: DUB edition
- Monster Hunter Freedom
- Monster Hunter Freedom Unite
- Monster Hunter Freedom 2
- Need For Speed Most Wanted
- Tekken: Dark Resurrection
- Wipeout Pure
Xbox Best Selling Games
Following are some of the top selling Microsoft Xbox games to have hit the market till date:-
- Call of Duty 2: Big Red One
- Counter-Strike
- Dead or Alive 3
- ESPN NFL 2K5
- Fable
- Grand Theft Auto Double Pack
- Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
- Halo 2
- Halo: Combat Evolved
- Madden NFL 2005 and 06
- Need for Speed: Underground
- Need for Speed: Underground 2
- Project Gotham Racing
- Star Wars: Battlefront I & II
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old republic
- Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon
- Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell
Xbox 360 Top Grossers
The following list includes the highest selling video games which rank as the best Xbox 360 games till date! These top rated Xbox 360 games never fail to entertain.
- Call of Duty 4: World at War
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
- Fable II
- Gears of War (1 and 2)
- Grand Theft Auto IV
- Halo 3
- Halo 3: ODST
- Halo: Reach
- Minecraft
- Gears of War 3
That was a bird’s-eye glance at the highest selling video games for some prominent consoles! Make sure you keep your games collection up-to-date so that both you and your console can spend some exciting time together, without repeating any of the existing games!