What was the bestselling video game in history?

Answer 1

I believe the best selling video game was Halo 2. Bringing in more $$ than Spider-Man, and being the video game to receive the most publicity. Also, the fact that it lived up to the hype says alot.

Answer 2

Call of Duty was/is the highest selling and besting game around. - ShaneTFletcher

EDIT-

Released In 1984 Tetris has the highest amount of copes sold at 143 million. Tetris has sold 53.6135% more than the second best selling game Wii Sports at 82.54 million. - 10/23/2014

Answer 3

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Video Game

1

Wii Play (Wii - 27.38 million, Wii remote bundled with all copies)

2

New Super Mario Bros. (DS - 24.13 million)

3

Mario Kart Wii (Wii - 24.01 million)

4

Nintendogs (DS - 23.26 million, all five versions combined)

5

Wii Fit (Wii - 22.61 million)

6

Wii Sports Resort (Wii - 20.94 million)

7

Pokémon Red and Blue (Game Boy - 20.68 million approximately: 10.23 million in Japan, 9.85 million in US)

8

Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! (DS - 18.72 million)

9

Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES - 18 million)

10

Mario Kart DS (DS - 17.90 million)

11

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl (DS - 17.39 million)

12

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (PS2 - 17.33 million)

13

New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Wii - 16.73 million)

14

Wii Fit Plus (Wii - 15.22 million)

15

Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec (PS2 - 14.89 million shipped)

16

Pokémon Gold and Silver (Game Boy Color - 14.51 million approximately: 7.6 million in US, 6.91 million in Japan)

17

Super Mario Land (Game Boy - 14 million)

18

Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day! (DS - 13.71 million)

19

Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire (GBA - 13 million)

20

Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen (GBA - 11.82 million)

Answer 4

Tetris if you don't count games bundled with consoles

Answer 5

Halo 3 (8.1 million copies sold)

Gears of War (5.1 million copies sold)

Gears of War II (5.9 million copies sold)

Answer 6

Super Mario 3 is the Second Most Sold Game. Pokemon Red. Blue, And Green Is The Most Sold Game Of All Time. :)

Answer 7

Wii Sports, but the top selling video game franchise is Super Mario.

Answer 8

Wii sports, unbelievable right