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Top Selling Games of the Decade

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  • UtinniUtinni Member EpicPosts: 2,209
    I assume this is based off of box sales and not "Top Grossing Games of the Decade"
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  • ForeverdreamForeverdream Member UncommonPosts: 141
    source is everything... Can you link? 

    i only ask because i googled it, and got different results. (similar, but different)

    1 MINECRAFT – 180,000,000

    2 GRAND THEFT AUTO V – 115,000,000

    3 PLAYERUNKNOWN BATTLEGROUNDS – 50,000,000

    4 THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM – 30,000,000

    5 DIABLO III – 30,000,000

    6 MARIO KART 8 – 27,450,000

    7 TERRARIA – 27,000,000

    8 CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 3 – 26,500,000

    9 RED DEAD REDEMPTION 2 – 26,500,000

    10 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS- 26,200,000

  • MendelMendel Member LegendaryPosts: 5,609
    Can we really call all of the Call of Duty titles "games"?  Most of them appear to have been minor scenario packs (new maps, some new graphics, some new dialog/story, etc.) using the basic game engine.  The work of designing game systems and technical issues was basically already done.  What makes these any different from a DLC, like for Europa Universalis or Pathfinder: Kingdoms?  I'd suggest if the list started counting DLC sales, then EU IV probably should be very close to the top -- ultra rabid fan base and over $250 base price (or more) for the entire game.

    Yes, they sold well and were good games.  Doesn't mean it's whole new game to me.  But anyway, the FPS mentality eludes me. 



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  • AeanderAeander Member LegendaryPosts: 8,028
    Arterius said:
    Not one of those games would I give above a 8.5. Heck I hate CoD games and RD2 was super boring for me as well. 

    Only game on that list I enjoyed was GTA5
    You're generous. Embracing my inner Wizardy, I wouldn't give these games the time of day, let alone a score above a 6.

    I was also bored to tears by RDR2.
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  • UtinniUtinni Member EpicPosts: 2,209
    Aeander said:
    Arterius said:
    Not one of those games would I give above a 8.5. Heck I hate CoD games and RD2 was super boring for me as well. 

    Only game on that list I enjoyed was GTA5
    You're generous. Embracing my inner Wizardy, I wouldn't give these games the time of day, let alone a score above a 6.

    I was also bored to tears by RDR2.
    They are all crap games by no name developers who cant create rich worlds. Just lazy developers. Have you guys ever heard of final fantasy 11?
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  • IselinIselin Member LegendaryPosts: 18,719
    About what I would expect. The general gaming public just has no taste :)
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  • KyleranKyleran Member LegendaryPosts: 43,975
    Iselin said:
    About what I would expect. The general gaming public just has no taste :)
    Have to agree, haven't played any of those games, RDR might be of some interest, clearly the mass market is totally out of touch with what good games are.

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  • maskedweaselmaskedweasel Member LegendaryPosts: 12,195
    I don't think it really matters.... though... because sales can't really account for much of anything apart from a box, when the top grossing games these days are... free.  Fortnite? 

    I haven't played a CoD game in .... I can't remember how long... I certainly wouldn't ever buy one.



  • alkarionlogalkarionlog Member EpicPosts: 3,584
    so you guys have a world wide or only the us market you guys care? because I sure don't
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  • ScotScot Member LegendaryPosts: 24,273
    Foreverdream said:
    source is everything... Can you link? 

    i only ask because i googled it, and got different results. (similar, but different)

    1 MINECRAFT – 180,000,000

    2 GRAND THEFT AUTO V – 115,000,000

    3 PLAYERUNKNOWN BATTLEGROUNDS – 50,000,000

    4 THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM – 30,000,000

    5 DIABLO III – 30,000,000

    6 MARIO KART 8 – 27,450,000

    7 TERRARIA – 27,000,000

    8 CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 3 – 26,500,000

    9 RED DEAD REDEMPTION 2 – 26,500,000

    10 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS- 26,200,000

    I will quote the more inclusive list.

    The only games I would question are Diablo 3, Mario Kart 8, Terraria and RDR 2; simply because I have not played them. All the others including CoD are solid games and I don't see what issue there is with them being there. CoD is not my favourite shooter but shooters should be up there.
  • VrikaVrika Member LegendaryPosts: 7,973
    edited January 2020
    7 Call of Duty games
    2 Rockstar games
    1 Minecraft

    What a crazy gaming world we live in


    • Grand Theft Auto 5
    • Call of Duty: Black Ops
    • Call of Duty: Black Ops 2
    • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
    • Call of Duty: Black Ops 3
    • Call of Duty: Ghosts
    • Red Dead Redemption 2
    • Call of Duty: WW2
    • Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
    • Minecraft
    NPD only tracks digital data from certain publishers. In 2018 these were



    All games from EPIC, CD Projekt Red, Paradox Interactive, Zenimax Studios, and a lot of other small publishers are missing from that list.

    Also it looks like they're tracking digital sales for official consoler marketplaces for their members well enough, but for PC even their Steam coverage is limited, let alone covering other smaller digital stores.
     
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  • fyehu43fyehu43 Member UncommonPosts: 34
    I'm not surprised by Red Dead Redemption 2 it deserves so much more imo :)


  • gervaise1gervaise1 Member EpicPosts: 6,919
    coretex666 said:

    <snip> The general public consists mostly of low IQ individuals. <snip>
    Well Einstein did say that on waking up he realised he knew less and less every day. In this case though investing more credence into the the numbers than they deserve may be what qualifies for your statement. 

    Nielsen's attempt to push out estimated number of games sold (in the US) several years ago was actually dismissed by multiple game companies including EA and Activision Blizzard as simply "wrong". (The estimates were impacting the share price which is why they came out and said they were, essentially, a wild guess.)

    Key word: credence.
  • AlBQuirkyAlBQuirky Member EpicPosts: 7,432
    I've been following this thread and wondering... Is this a "fair" assessment?

    A game released in 2010 (or 2011 if that's the first year in the decade) gets the full ten years of sales figures. A game released in 2019 gets less than 1 year of sales.

    It is a nice, neat timeframe, but not very fair ;)
    Mendel

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  • BartondBartond Newbie CommonPosts: 6
    funny. none of them i play. im hardcore gamer and im quite picky, i would leave CoD or minecraft after 5minutes
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