Best Of
Just what is it that makes a best-selling video game?
Only few, of course, have been able to finesse the formula and capitalize on it accordingly.
The rest, however, have spent years pouring heart and soul into mediocre franchises to no avail.
Here is everything you should probably know about the industry’s giants.
Pokemon
Pokemonmay not be thebest-sellingvideo game franchise of all time, but it certainly is the biggest.
A franchise that, in all honesty, shows no signs of letting up in the near future.
Super Mario
It’s hard to picture anyone other than Super Mario as the poster child of gaming.
Since the launch ofSuper Mario, the franchise has shipped just under 400 million units worldwide.
And this is only a minor portion, with even more revenue being accrued elsewhere through various merchandising opportunities.
Video games alone, though, make it the third best-selling series of all time.
From these 400 million units, its owners have managed to accrue upwards of $30 billion in wealth.
Tetris
Yes, it isTetris,one of the long-standing pioneers of gaming.
Tetrisfirst came about back in 1984 as a fish-out-of-water puzzler for the Electronika 60.
Fast-forward several years, and the franchise shipped over 400 million copies on handheld devices alone.
Jord is acting Team Leader at gaming.net.
