-
Ever wanted an RSS feed of all your favorite gaming news sites? Go check out our new Gaming Headlines feed! Read more about it here.
-
We have made minor adjustments to how the search bar works on ResetEra. You can read about the changes here.
Seven Call of Duty’s, Grand Theft Auto 5, Red Dead Redemption 2, and Minecraft were the 10 best selling games of the decade
- Thread starter Proven
- Start date
It's a revenue based ranking. Had it been unit based, Minecraft would have (most likely) taken the #1 spot
Minecraft is the best selling game of all time, right? Like 176 million copies or something crazy? Is it international sales or phone versions or something that are a huge chunk of those sales, explaining why it's only #10?
Yeah, right before PS4 and XBO there was so much talk that it would die or at the very least decline under a 10 million annual seller, but nope. I thought it was crazy at the time. Too many people were saying that just because when COD showed up during any presentation it felt like a bathroom break, but that was just the vocal minority. You don't need to be a GOTY contender to sell a ton.Remember when people thought CoD's popularity will greatly wane this generation?
Chart is revenue based, and Minecraft is sold at around 20$ (less on mobile, more on console)
I wish they'd mix up the Call of Duty formula. Gimme a sci-fi or fantasy call of duty or something.
That's fucking sad, man. I can't even drop a smart-ass, judgmental comment either, because I bought three of those CoD games. Strangely though, I haven't bought any of the other games in the top 10.
Cod Infinite warfare was a full blown sci-fi one and it was awesome. Unfortunately it didn't sell well (for a call of duty game)
I always forget this. I also assume DLC sales don't factor in, right?
if you look at the order of the games it clearly hasRemember when people thought CoD's popularity will greatly wane this generation?
This chart doesn't do anything for 2000-2009 either. 3 GTA games, 3 Madden games and a ton of shite plastic accessories. I suspect Skyrim and BotW being on the 2010-2019 chart would put that side more in this forums favour.
Haven't played Call of Duty since BO1 but you can't deny how huge these games are. I hate seeing people dismiss them as they're not deserving games. Reminds me of the whole "MCU isn't true cinema" shit. People are obviously getting enjoyment out of them whether you think they're trash or not. They obviously do something right to keep fans coming back to them over and over.
Man, GTA IV was beat out by games on single platforms. GTAV is such a fucking monster. Incredible.
Last edited:
Modern Warfare was #12 (counting what, two months of sales?), insanity
I bought ever game on that list except for GTAV and Black Ops IIII lol
I bought ever game on that list except for GTAV and Black Ops IIII lol
I find it interesting how a stale annual franchise keeps selling gangbusters even with shitty business practices (IE, lootboxes/microtransactions) and yet for some reason other franchises need to evolve/innovate to hold interest.
I mean, when every year COD fans repeat the cycle of complaining the newest game sucked and\or hate the shitty post game business practices that are implemented only to fall for the same exact hype when the new game is announced, that sure does say something.
And don't get me started on some of my friends who absolve Activision of Blizzards treatment regarding the pro-hong kong protest.
I mean, when every year COD fans repeat the cycle of complaining the newest game sucked and\or hate the shitty post game business practices that are implemented only to fall for the same exact hype when the new game is announced, that sure does say something.
And don't get me started on some of my friends who absolve Activision of Blizzards treatment regarding the pro-hong kong protest.
Last edited: