Best-selling game brands in UK history
GfK released new data today that reveals the 30 highest earning video game franchises in the UK history based on revenue earned from boxed sales. The report accounts for sales earned since 1995.
Mario comes in at #3 and is compromised of all sub-brands. 109 games are covered, but the biggest hits were Mario Kart Wii, Mario Kart 8, and New Super Mario Bros.
The list has many other familiar names as well. Pokemon, for instance, comes in at #8. Zelda made it onto the chart, but is all the way down at #29. Interestingly, Wii Fit charts are #14.
The full list is as follows:
| No. | Name | Title Count | Series Start | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIFA | 50 | 1993 | EA |
| 2 | Call of Duty | 32 | 2003 | Activision Blizzard |
| 3 | Mario | 109 | 1987 | Nintendo |
| 4 | Grand Theft Auto | 21 | 1997 | Rockstar |
| 5 | LEGO | 77 | 1997 | Warner/LucasArts/TT Games/Eidos |
| 6 | Star Wars | 113 | 1983 | EA/LucasArts/Warner |
| 7 | The Sims | 106 | 2000 | EA |
| 8 | Pokémon | 93 | 1999 | Nintendo |
| 9 | Assassin’s Creed | 27 | 2007 | Ubisoft |
| 10 | Need For Speed | 30 | 1994 | EA |
| 11 | Sonic | 55 | 1991 | Sega |
| 12 | WWE and WWF | 61 | 1987 | Take-Two/THQ/Acclaim |
| 13 | Marvel | 106 | 1982 | Sony/Warner/Square Enix |
| 14 | Wii Fit | 3 | 2008 | Nintendo |
| 15 | Tom Clancy | 72 | 1997 | Ubisoft |
| 16 | Guitar Hero/DJ Hero | 18 | 2006 | Activision Blizzard |
| 17 | Pro Evolution Soccer | 22 | 2001 | Konami |
| 18 | Skylanders | 6 | 2011 | Activision Blizzard |
| 19 | Battlefield | 30 | 2002 | EA |
| 20 | Tomb Raider | 31 | 1996 | Eidos/Square Enix |
| 21 | Halo | 15 | 2001 | Microsoft |
| 22 | DC | 43 | 1986 | Warner/EA/Square/Telltale |
| 23 | Formula One | 66 | 1992 | Codemasters/EA/Sony |
| 24 | Gran Turismo | 13 | 1998 | Sony |
| 25 | Forza | 13 | 2005 | Microsoft |
| 26 | Harry Potter | 13 | 2001 | EA/Warner |
| 27 | Crash Bandicoot | 22 | 1996 | Activision/Vivendi/Sony |
| 28 | The Olympic Games | 20 | 1992 | Sega/Nintendo/Eidos/Konami/T2 |
| 29 | Zelda | 35 | 1987 | Nintendo |
| 30 | PGA Tour Golf | 46 | 1990 | EA/Take-Two |
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