List of the highest-grossing video game franchises
This is a list of highest-grossing video game franchises that have grossed more than $100 million.
Franchise |
Year of inception |
Lifetime Revenue |
Franchise Owner(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
Pokémon |
1996 |
(as of 2017) (Includes all media) |
Nintendo |
Call of Duty |
2003 |
(as of 2016) |
Activision Blizzard |
Space Invaders |
1978 |
(as of 2016) |
Taito |
Pac-Man |
1980 |
(as of 2016) |
Bandai Namco Entertainment |
Street Fighter |
1987 |
(as of 2016) (Street Fighter II) |
Capcom |
Warcraft |
1994 |
(as of 2016) |
Activision Blizzard |
Dungeon Fighter Online |
2005 |
(as of 2016) |
Nexon |
Mario |
1981 |
$7 Billion (as of 2002) |
Nintendo |
CrossFire |
2007 |
(as of 2016) |
Smilegate |
Wii |
2006 |
(as of 2016) (Wii Sports) |
Nintendo |
Lineage |
1998 |
(as of 2016) |
NCsoft |
Sonic the Hedgehog |
1991 |
(as of 2014) |
Sega |
Halo |
2001 |
(as of 2015) (Includes all media) |
Microsoft |
Madden NFL |
1988 |
(as of 2013) |
Electronic Arts |
Need for Speed |
1994 |
(as of 2014) |
Electronic Arts |
Skylanders |
2011 |
(as of 2017) |
Activision Blizzard |
Star Wars Video Games |
1983 |
(as of 2015) |
The Walt Disney Company |
Gran Turismo |
1997 |
(as of 2013) |
Sony Interactive Entertainment |
Lego Video Games |
1995 |
(as of 2014) |
The Lego Group |
MapleStory |
2003 |
(as of 2011) |
Nexon |
League of Legends |
2009 |
(as of 2016) |
Tencent |
''The Sims |
2000 |
(as of 2007) |
Electronic Arts |
Mortal Kombat |
1992 |
(as of 1995) |
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment |
Gears of War |
2006 |
(as of 2011) |
Microsoft |
Forza |
2005 |
(as of 2017) |
Microsoft |
Overwatch |
2017 |
(as of 2017) |
Activision Blizzard |
The Elder Scrolls |
1994 |
Bethesda Softworks |
|
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Video Games |
1984 |
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Resident Evil |
1996 |
(as of 1997)(Includes all media) |
Capcom |
The iDOLM@STER |
2005 |
About $108 Million (¥10 Billion) (As of 2013) (Includes all media) |
Bandai Namco Entertainment |
See also
- List of the highest-grossing media franchises