16 Best Selling Video Game Franchises of All Time

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  1. Mario Series – 585 Million Copies Sold
  2. To no one’s surprise, Nintendo’s Mario series tops the list of the 16 best selling video game franchises of all time, having sold nearly 600 million copies across dozens of games and spinoffs. Mario and Nintendo are often credited with saving the gaming industry after it crashed in the early-80’s under the weight of too many cruddy Atari games, so it’s fitting that the series went on to become gaming’s most iconic and successful one. Several Mario games came bundled with various Nintendo consoles at times, which did inflate their sales, including the 40-million-plus selling Super Mario Bros. on the NES, but it’s likely the series would deservedly be on top of this list regardless.

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