This data visualization video shows the best selling video games since 1979. It includes all their ports for newer systems such as for Super Mario Bros for the Wii, Wii U, etc. It does not include Free-to-Play video games, I will include those in a different video.
For top selling I selected those with 1 million in sales units for the first few years, then those with 5 million in sales for the next few years, then 10 million, etc. This was to avoid crowding the chart and to avoid adding games that don't even peek out for a single year.
These stats come from Wikipedia, articles and from Google Books searches. Some of the data includes approximate numbers as the data available skipped years.
In the video I included quick clips of how the games looked.
What makes a successful game?
“Perfect Graphics!” “Masterpiece Storytelling!” “Unforgettable Character Arcs!”
Tetris: Blocks? I’m pretty sure its blocks.
Minecraft: Its definitely blocks.
Lol
You’re right blocks always win
Da Sims A Class Game
Brandon Lundy also Roblox:yes blocks(Roblox should be here-)
@@afsanehv.m.masouleh3674 you’re right, it would if it wasn’t free
9 year olds: *WHeRes FoRtNItE!!*
Minecraft: Gone. Reduced to atoms.
roblox
Yea good joke
Have you ever played fortnite
fortnite is a free to play game dumbass so it cant be on this list
Me: wheres roblox
Tetris : No one will beat me
Minecraft: hold my block
I think “hold my pickaxe” is better😁
It’s the combination❕can’t you see👀👍Not just blocks, the magic is in the colored blocks❤️😃✅ yeah that’s the winning🏅 combination 😁
GTA 5: Hold my Gun and Car
Minecraft
GTAV
Tetris
Hope it stays this way
@@filmfinity9183 Stop using cancerous emojis.
Minecraft (first) and Tetris (second) are games made of cubes/squares.
Bloks 📈
stonks
Yeah, the secret recipe is not just blocks ❕✅ it’s colored 📙📘📗📕📔 blocks👍😃♥️
Every game is made out of it
@@hugomaximilianofairbanks386 blonks
Blonks
I cant belive how long Tetris was popular for thats incredible.
I still love to play it sometimes 👍❗️❤️
Wait wait wait what? Excuse me. “Was”? 😂
I still Start my mornings with that game
Me too
i still play tetris
It’s Still popular, what you meant was how long it stayed in first in sales
Minecraft:exists
Tetris: finally a worthy opponent
I respect this comment.
I think it’s opposite
@@usa5893 Tetris came first.
@@jp3813 true
B L O C C
Most toy sold: rubiks cube
most games sold: Minecraft and Tetris
i think humans likes blocks
Our houses and apartments are blocks
Our pcs and consoles are blocks
Our shipments, papers, engines… All blocks.
Now I know what to make the next best selling video game on.
@@azchris1979 rubiks cube lol i have like 3 and 1 lego set
@@geo-lite69 i have like 5 large lego technic sets
Nah they like cubes😎😎😎😎😎😎😎
proves my theory that people don’t want realistic games, they want fun games. unless it’s made by rockstar
looks like lot of people just like casual games
I do love the end shot. all these fun, cheerful, family friendly games with colourful visuals and quirky soundtracks. then in the middle of all that GTA V and Red Dead II just lurking feeling sadistic and depressive
It’s more that Nintendo bundles these games, so people have no choice but to buy them.
Rockstar is making mind-blowing games GTA V , Red dead , Bully these games are amazing . I really want them to make Bully 2 .
People don’t want realistic games, people want b l o c c s
It’s pretty incredible how long it actually takes for any modern era games to catch up with the classics.
History never fades, it just waits to repeat itself.
Ya like so long my mom was even bron in 1984…
It’s a matter of supply and demand, before there were less options therefore it was easier for a good tittle to thrive, on the opposite side today there are tons of good and bad games released every month all competing for the costumer’s attention and money, and most people don buy more than couple games every 3 months or so.
Illegal downloading!
@@Anonymous-uk8ee ?
“So _Tetris,_ what’s your secret?”
“I’m on literally everything.”
My television and cable box literally has Tetris
… Like Skyrim…
Minecraft and Skyrim: “Write that down, WRITE THAT DOWN”
Including crack?
@@brapa1190 i would laugh with emojis bad luck no emojis
Tetris was holding off everything and the Minecraft just absolutely flew up in popularity, I’m addicted to these videos 😂
im so obsessed with your videos!
I don`t know why, but watching this, is soooo satisfying and makes my mood better 🙂
Amazing vids I subbed
Frogger was surprising and impressive. On the list from 1981-2010! 29years!
I remember as a 14-year old in 1983 getting $1.00 a week allowance. Almost every week I’d spend it on five games of Defender (the arcade game) at the local shop. Then one of my friends got an Amstrad computer with the game Mars-Port and I was blown away…
Similar to my first VR experience. It’s amazing how every generation has such beautiful moments regardless of technology
Gah dayum bruh is old
In the mid 90s I’d use my money I work for when I was 10-12, I’d go to the local bowling alley, where they had 40 video arcade games, a McDonald’s was connected , $5 and I could stay there for 8 hours at least , with 2 meals eaten
In late 1983 I would have been 7 and my first introduction to videos games was when I got a Tandy TRS-80 Color Computer 2 for Christmas, although it wasn’t an Atari or Commodore it was good enough. I had a lot of fun on that coco 2.
you are 55 years old and I’m your 55th like
I find watching these graphics to be strangely relaxing, especially with the music
i looooooove these videos!!!!! I always find myself sat watching them and commentating like Im watching Formula 1 or The Grand National lol
Super Mario Bros & GTA Vice City, I think it’s been very influential in the evolution of games. No wonder they are still popular today. They are legends.
Them best selling games back in 1979 to 2020 is so amazing to found out about and nice video man :]