How high Minecraft’s record is is best demonstrated by the fact that Grand Theft Auto V from Rockstar, which is second in the bestseller ranking, has sold “only” 185 million copies ().
When it comes to the most popular game series in history, Super Mario is the undisputed record holder. The franchise, owned by the Japanese concern Nintendo, boasts over 800 million copies sold – but we are talking about over 50 different games on several hardware platforms.
The full list of the best-selling games in history is as follows:
- 1) Minecraft – 300 million copies
- 2) Grand Theft Auto V – 185 million copies
- 3) Tetris (EA) – 100 million copies
- 4) Wii Sports – 82.9 million copies
- 5) PUBG: Battlegrounds – 75 million copies
Minecraft is conquering the world
To say that Minecraft has become the biggest phenomenon in the gaming world in recent years is an understatement. Mojang’s game has become a hit in the hearts and minds of gamers around the world – especially the youngest ones.
The concept of the game is simple. We enter a world made of cubic blocks, which we can modify almost freely. Everything depends on our imagination and creativity. There is no one good way to play Minecraft – and this is probably why this title continues to be so popular.
When Microsoft bought Minecraft for $2.5 billion in 2014, some experts were surprised by such a high amount of the transaction. Today, no one doubts that it was one of the best business decisions of the Redmond giant.
Sales record. But are you sure?
However, there are also those who question Minecraft’s record and point out that it is the iconic Tetris, not the Mojang title, that is the most popular game in history. In various studies and rankings you can even find information about 500 million copies of this title sold.
The problem is that it is difficult to precisely estimate Tetris sales today. The game, created by Russian Alexei Pajitnov, has been released hundreds of times over the past 37 years and has been released on virtually all possible hardware platforms. However, the most popular version of Tetris is the one released in 2006 by EA. It was distributed to over 100 million devices.
Source: Gazeta
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