Com 2024 já tendo começado, o analista Mat Piscatella do grupo NPD aproveitou para divulgar dados bastante interessantes a respeito das vendas na indústria de jogos durante os anos 1998 a 2022 nos Estados Unidos, apresentando o mais vendido de cada ano.

Os rankings incluem 100% das vendas físicas. As vendas digitais também foram contabilizadas, mas apenas para as editoras que fornecem os dados. O ranking está na ordem de dólares gerados, não em quantidades vendidas.

O destaque fica para a franquia Call of Duty, a qual a partir de 2009 assumiu praticamente a primeira posição todos os anos, sendo interrompida apenas quando há um lançamento da Rockstar.

Confira o ranking abaixo:

1998

1. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
2. 007: Goldeneye (N64)
3. WWE Warzone
4. NFL Blitz
5. WCW/NWO Revenge
6. Resident Evil 2
7. Banjo-Kazooie
8. Gran Turismo
9. Madden NFL 99
10. Super Mario 64
11. Tekken 3
12. Mario Kart 64
13. Metal Gear Solid
14. Yoshi’s Story
15. 1080 Snowboarding
16. NFL GameDay 99
17. Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped
18. Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft
19. Star Wars: Rogue Squadron
20. WCW vs NWO: World Tour

1999

1. Donkey Kong 64
2. Pokemon: Red/Blue
3. Pokemon Red
4. Pokemon Snap
5. Pokemon Yellow
6. Super Smash Bros.
7. WWE Attitude
8. Pokemon: Pinball
9. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
10. Mario Party
11. Driver
12. Final Fantasy VIII
13. Madden NFL 2000
14. Star Wars: Episode I: Racer
15. NFL Blitz 2000
16. WWE Wrestlemania 2000
17. Ready 2 Rumble: Boxing
18. 007: Goldeneye (N64)
19. Gran Turismo
20. Syphon Filter

2000



1. Pokemon Gold/Silver
2. Pokemon Stadium
3. Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater
4. Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2
5. Legend Zelda: Majora’s
6. Madden NFL 2001
7. The Sims
8. Diablo II
9. Pokemon Yellow
10. Perfect Dark
11. Mario Party 2
12. WWE No Mercy
13. WWE Smackdown
14. Gran Turismo 2
15. 007: The World is Not Enough
16. Donkey Kong 64
17. WWE Smackdown 2
18. RollerCoaster Tycoon
19. Final Fantasy IX
20. NFL 2K1

2001



1. Madden NFL 2002
2. Grand Theft Auto III
3. Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2
4. Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3
5. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
6. Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
7. Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec
8. The Sims
9. Pokemon Gold/Silver
10. Pokemon Stadium 2
11. NBA Live 02
12. Pokemon: Crystal Version
13. Max Payne
14. Halo: Combat Evolved
15. Final Fantasy X
16. Super Mario Advance
17. Madden NFL 2001
18. Super Smash Bros. Melee
19. NBA Live 2001
20. Luigi’s Mansion

2002

1. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
2. Madden NFL 2003 [EA Sports]
3. Grand Theft Auto III
4. Spider-Man: The Movie
5. Medal of Honor: Frontline
6. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
7. Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 4
8. Kingdom Hearts
9. NCAA Football 2003
10. The Two Towers [The Lord of the Rings]
11. 007: Nightfire
12. Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance
13. WarCraft III: Reign of Chaos
14. Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3
15. Halo: Combat Evolved
16. Max Payne
17. SOCOM: U.S. Navy Seals
18. Super Mario Sunshine
19. The Sims
20. 007: Agent Under Fire

2003



1. Madden NFL 2004
2. Need for Speed: Underground
3. Pokemon: Ruby/Sapphire
4. Enter the Matrix
5. Tony Hawk’s Underground
6. The Sims
7. True Crime: Streets of LA
8. Medal of Honor: Rising Sun
9. NCAA Football 2004
10. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
11. NBA Live 04
12. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
13. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
14. Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
15. SoulCalibur II
16. NBA Street Vol. 2
17. Tom Clancy’s: Splinter Cell
18. Rockstar Games Double Pack: Grand Theft Auto
19. The Simpsons: Hit & Run
20. Final Fantasy X-2

2004

1. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
2. Halo 2
3. Madden NFL 2005
4. Need for Speed: Underground 2
5. Spider-Man 2
6. Pokemon: FireRed/LeafGreen
7. NCAA Football 2005
8. Star Wars: Battlefront
9. NBA Live 05
10. MVP Baseball 2004
11. Tony Hawk’s Underground 2
12. Need for Speed: Underground
13. NFL Street
14. Call of Duty: Finest Hour
15. The Sims 2
16. Shrek 2
17. NFL 2K5
18. The Incredibles
19. Fight Night 2004
20. SpongeBob SquarePants: The Movie

2005



1. Madden NFL 06
2. Star Wars: Battlefront II
3. Call of Duty 2
4. Need for Speed: Most Wanted
5. Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
6. NCAA Football 06
7. Gran Turismo 4: The Real Driving Simulator
8. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
9. NBA Live 06
10. LEGO Star Wars
11. Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition
12. Pokemon: Emerald Version
13. The Sims 2
14. Tony Hawk’s American Wasteland
15. MVP Baseball 2005
16. Resident Evil 4
17. Nintendogs
18. Need for Speed: Underground 2
19. World of Warcraft
20. Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory

2006

1. Madden NFL 07
2. Gears of War
3. NCAA Football 07
4. Guitar Hero II
5. LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
6. Call of Duty 3
7. Cars
8. Need for Speed: Carbon
9. Kingdom Hearts II
10. Fight Night: Round 3
11. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
12. Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter
13. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
14. Call of Duty 2
15. Need for Speed: Most Wanted
16. New Super Mario Bros.
17. Final Fantasy XII
18. Nintendogs
19. WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw 2007
20. Guitar Hero

2007

1. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
2. Madden NFL 08
3. Guitar Hero II
4. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
5. Halo 3
6. Wii Play
7. Rock Band
8. Assassin’s Creed
9. Pokemon: Diamond/Pearl
10. Super Mario Galaxy
11. Mario Party 8
12. NCAA Football 08
13. WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2008: Featuring ECW
14. World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade
15. Transformers: The Game
16. Spider-Man 3
17. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
18. God of War II
19. Nintendogs
20. Bioshock

2008

1. Rock Band
2. Guitar Hero: World Tour
3. Wii Fit
4. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
5. Madden NFL 09
6. Wii Play
7. Call of Duty: World at War
8. Grand Theft Auto IV
9. Mario Kart: Wii
10. Super Smash Bros. Brawl
11. Rock Band 2
12. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
13. Gears of War 2
14. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
15. Guitar Hero: Aerosmith
16. Fallout 3
17. LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures
18. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
19. NCAA Football 09
20. Rainbow Six: Vegas 2

2009

1. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
2. Wii Fit
3. New Super Mario Bros.
4. Madden NFL 10
5. Wii Fit Plus
6. Wii Sports Resort
7. Guitar Hero: World Tour
8. Halo 3
9. Rock Band 2
10. Mario Kart: Wii
11. Wii Play
12. Assassin’s Creed II
13. Resident Evil 5
14. Call of Duty: World at War
15. UFC 2009: Undisputed
16. The Beatles: Rock Band
17. DJ Hero
18. Batman: Arkham Asylum
19. Left 4 Dead 2
20. NCAA Football 10

2010

1. Call of Duty: Black Ops
2. Halo: Reach
3. Wii Fit Plus
4. Madden NFL 11
5. New Super Mario Bros.
6. Red Dead Redemption
7. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
8. Pokemon: HeartGold/SoulSilver
9. Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood
10. NBA 2K11
11. Battlefield: Bad Company 2
12. Just Dance 2
13. Super Mario Galaxy 2
14. God of War III
15. Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty
16. Fallout: New Vegas
17. Wii Sports Resort
18. Mario Kart: Wii
19. NCAA Football 11
20. Final Fantasy XIII

2011

1. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
2. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
3. Madden NFL 12
4. Battlefield 3
5. Call of Duty: Black Ops
6. Just Dance 3
7. Gears of War 3
8. Batman: Arkham City
9. Pokemon Black/White
10. Assassin’s Creed: Revelations
11. Mortal Kombat (2011)
12. NBA 2K12
13. New Super Mario Bros.
14. NCAA Football 12
15. Just Dance 2
16. L.A. Noire
17. Zumba Fitness
18. FIFA Soccer 12
19. Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure
20. Marvel vs. Capcom 3

2012

1. Call of Duty: Black Ops II
2. Halo 4
3. Madden NFL 13
4. Assassin’s Creed III
5. Borderlands 2
6. NBA 2K13
7. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
8. Just Dance 4
9. Mass Effect 3
10. Skylanders: Giants
11. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
12. FIFA Soccer 13
13. Diablo III
14. NCAA Football 13
15. New Super Mario Bros. *
16. Battlefield 3
17. NBA 2K12
18. Far Cry 3
19. LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes
20. Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure

2013

1. Grand Theft Auto V
2. Call of Duty: Ghosts
3. Madden NFL 25: 1989-2014
4. Battlefield 4
5. Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag
6. NBA 2K14
7. Call of Duty: Black Ops II
8. Pokemon X/Y *
9. Disney Infinity
10. Bioshock: Infinite
11. FIFA 14
12. Skylanders: Swap Force
13. Injustice: Gods Among Us
14. The Last of Us
15. Minecraft
16. Batman: Arkham Origins
17. Just Dance 2014
18. NCAA Football 14
19. NBA 2K13
20. Tomb Raider (2013)

2014

1. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
2. Destiny
3. Grand Theft Auto V
4. Madden NFL 15
5. Watch Dogs
6. NBA 2K15
7. Super Smash Bros. (2014) *
8. Titanfall
9. FIFA 15
10. Minecraft
11. Far Cry 4
12. Call of Duty: Ghosts
13. Pokemon: Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire *
14. Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor
15. Dragon Age: Inquisition
16. Disney Infinity 2.0: Marvel Super Heroes
17. Mario Kart 8 *
18. NBA 2K14
19. Diablo III
20. Skylanders: Trap Team

2015

1. Call of Duty: Black Ops III
2. Fallout 4
3. Grand Theft Auto V
4. Star Wars: Battlefront (2015)
5. Madden NFL 16
6. NBA 2K16
7. Mortal Kombat X
8. Destiny
9. Halo 5: Guardians
10. Batman: Arkham Knight
11. Battlefield: Hardline
12. FIFA 16
13. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
14. Dying Light
15. Minecraft
16. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
17. The Elder Scrolls: Online
18. Dragon Ball: Xenoverse
19. LEGO: Jurassic World
20. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt *

2016

1. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare
2. Battlefield 1
3. The Division
4. NBA 2K17
5. Madden NFL 17
6. Grand Theft Auto V
7. Pokemon: Sun/Moon *
8. Overwatch
9. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
10. Call of Duty: Black Ops III
11. FIFA 17
12. Final Fantasy XV
13. Doom (2016)
14. Dark Souls III
15. Minecraft
16. Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
17. Far Cry: Primal
18. Titanfall 2
19. Watch Dogs 2
20. Gears of War 4

2017

1. Call of Duty: WWII
2. NBA 2K18
3. Destiny 2
4. Madden NFL 18
5. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild *
6. Grand Theft Auto V
7. Ghost Recon: Wildlands
8. Star Wars: Battlefront II (2017)
9. Super Mario Odyssey *
10. Mario Kart 8 *
11. Assassin’s Creed: Origins
12. FIFA 18
13. For Honor
14. Injustice 2
15. Horizon: Zero Dawn
16. Mass Effect: Andromeda
17. Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
18. Rainbow Six: Siege
19. Overwatch
20. Middle-Earth: Shadow of War

2018

1. Red Dead Redemption II
2. Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
3. NBA 2K19
4. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate *
5. Madden NFL 19
6. Marvel’s Spider-Man
7. Far Cry 5
8. God of War (2018)
9. Monster Hunter: World
10. Pokemon: Let’s Go *
11. Grand Theft Auto V
12. Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey
13. Mario Kart 8 *
14. Fallout 76
15. FIFA 19
16. Battlefield V
17. Super Mario Odyssey *
18. Dragon Ball FighterZ
19. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild *
20. Call of Duty: WWII

2019

1. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019)
2. NBA 2K20
3. Madden NFL 20
4. Pokemon: Sword/Shield *
5. Borderlands 3
6. Mortal Kombat 11
7. Star Wars: Jedi: Fallen Order
8. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate *
9. Kingdom Hearts III
10. The Division 2
11. Mario Kart 8 *
12. Grand Theft Auto V
13. Red Dead Redemption II
14. Minecraft
15. Anthem
16. FIFA 20
17. Resident Evil 2 (2019)
18. Luigi’s Mansion 3 *
19. Days Gone
20. New Super Mario Bros. *

2020

1. Call of Duty: Black Ops: Cold War
2. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019)
3. NBA 2K21
4. Animal Crossing: New Horizons *
5. Madden NFL 21
6. Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla
7. The Last of Us: Part II
8. Grand Theft Auto V
9. Ghost of Tsushima
10. Doom Eternal
11. Mario Kart 8 *
12. Super Mario 3D All-Stars *
13. Final Fantasy VII: Remake
14. Marvel’s Avengers
15. Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
16. Minecraft
17. NBA 2K20
18. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate *
19. FIFA 21
20. Red Dead Redemption II

2021

1. Call of Duty: Vanguard
2. NBA 2K22
3. Call of Duty: Black Ops: Cold War
4. Madden NFL 22
5. Pokemon: Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl *
6. Battlefield 2042
7. Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
8. Mario Kart 8 *
9. Grand Theft Auto V
10. Resident Evil: Village
11. MLB: The Show 21
12. Far Cry 6
13. Super Mario 3D World *
14. FIFA 22 [EA Sports]
15. Minecraft
16. Animal Crossing: New Horizons *
17. NBA 2K21
18. Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla
19. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate *
20. Back 4 Blood

2022

1. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2022)
2. Elden Ring
3. NBA 2K23
4. Madden NFL 23
5. God of War: Ragnarok
6. LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker
7. Saga Pokemon: Scarlet/Violet *
8. FIFA 23 [EA Sports]
9. Pokemon Legends: Arceus *
10. Horizon II: Forbidden West
11. Grand Theft Auto V
12. WWE 2K22
13. Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands
14. MLB: The Show 22
15. Mario Kart 8 *
16. Call of Duty: Vanguard
17. NBA 2K22
18. Gran Turismo 7
19. Red Dead Redemption II
20. Kirby and the Forgotten Land *

* Vendas digitais não contabilizadas.

Quanto ao ranking de 2023, Mat Piscatella afirma que irá liberar na próxima semana.