10 Highest-Selling Video Game Franchises Of All Time
5. FIFA - 270 Million Approx. Units
FIFA is the money-making machine that just keeps on giving for Electronic Arts. The cash cow that's milked every 12 months, with consumers drinking bottles of it year in and year out.
The series is estimated to have made over $10 billion dollars in copy sales alone, having released a new game every year for the last quarter of a century.
Say what you will about the annual formula and the never ending voices that cry unoriginal and repetition, the franchise has become one of, if not the, most recognised of all time.
Even those who've never picked up a game in their life know about FIFA and the enormity of it's global scale.
The pick-up-and-play style of the series has allowed it to prosper endlessly among die-hard and casual fans alike, allowing the player to either deep dive into various manager modes, or just jump on and play a few non-consequential games with anyone you want, or even by yourself.
The simplicity outweighs the depth demanded by the gaming community, but that's not to take away from any of the strides the series has made over time.
The online mode, Ultimate Team, has become a staple of EA titles thanks to the overwhelming success of the FIFA franchise, not to mention the introduction of a story mode in recent releases also helping to boost the game even further.
The series has been a catalyst for the existence of many other annual-release franchises, dominating the sporting video game market.