wraggster
January 19th, 2020, 09:57
Shocking no one who has paid any attention to any of the charts stories published on this site since 2013, Grand Theft Auto V was the best-selling game of the decade in the US by dollar sales.
The NPD Group has provided GamesIndustry.biz with a listing of the top-selling games of the decade that saw GTA V comfortably at the top, having been reported as the most profitable entertainment product of all time (https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-04-09-gta-v-is-the-most-profitable-entertainment-product-of-all-time) in 2018 and, at last count in November, having sold 115 million copies worldwide (https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-11-07-take-two-live-games-carry-momentum-toward-quiet-holiday-as-gta-v-reaches-115m-units-sold).
In second place? Call of Duty. In third? Also Call of Duty. Call of Duty titles took a total of ten spots in the top 20 games of the decade, with Call of Duty: Black Ops and Call of Duty Black Ops II in second and third place, respectively. As of the franchise's 2015 full-year financials, Call of Duty had surpassed 250 million units across all its entries, and done over $15 billion in total sales life-to-date. Given that all four of its major releases since are also in the top 20, it's likely well beyond that by now.
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-01-16-grand-theft-auto-v-was-the-best-selling-game-of-the-decade-in-the-us
The NPD Group has provided GamesIndustry.biz with a listing of the top-selling games of the decade that saw GTA V comfortably at the top, having been reported as the most profitable entertainment product of all time (https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-04-09-gta-v-is-the-most-profitable-entertainment-product-of-all-time) in 2018 and, at last count in November, having sold 115 million copies worldwide (https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-11-07-take-two-live-games-carry-momentum-toward-quiet-holiday-as-gta-v-reaches-115m-units-sold).
In second place? Call of Duty. In third? Also Call of Duty. Call of Duty titles took a total of ten spots in the top 20 games of the decade, with Call of Duty: Black Ops and Call of Duty Black Ops II in second and third place, respectively. As of the franchise's 2015 full-year financials, Call of Duty had surpassed 250 million units across all its entries, and done over $15 billion in total sales life-to-date. Given that all four of its major releases since are also in the top 20, it's likely well beyond that by now.
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-01-16-grand-theft-auto-v-was-the-best-selling-game-of-the-decade-in-the-us