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today we’re counting down our picks for
the top 10 video games that made the
most money before we begin we publish
new videos every day
so be sure to subscribe for more great
content for this list we’re looking at
those video games that have accumulated
a truckload of cash over the year to be
clear we won’t necessarily be discussing
the games that have sold the most copies
but rather the games that have made the
most money over an extended period of
time
that set middle minecraft is sold over a
hundred million copies because Mojang
has not released any official revenue
figures that game will not be included
although we’re sure it made a lot also
we will be taking inflation into account
for older title number ten grand theft
auto 5 he sits on his ass all day
smoking dope and jerking off Lloyd plays
that game that’s our standard for
goodness and the 1 in this country
screwed can’t we change the old saying
from selling like hotcakes to its sold
like Grand Theft Auto 5 this game sold
over 11 million copies within its first
24 hours of release accounted for
roughly 80 million in revenue for take 2
which is complete astounding well
brother from another mother I mean I
hope so cuz my mom was kind of a skank
back in the day it soon became the
fastest-selling entertainment product in
history earning over a billion in only
three days
recent information obtained by Leslie
Benzies court documents reveal that the
game has since made over three billion
in sales and it is still selling strong
to this day as of May 2016 the game has
shipped roughly 65 million units it’s
safe to say that Rockstar has a bonafide
hit on their hands with this one
I understand money is an issue money
isn’t an issue number 9 dungeon fighter
online for a relatively simple game it’s
amazing what dungeon Fighter Online is
accomplished the gameplay is similar to
the arcade classics of old as players
traverse across a 2d environment while
fighting monsters while it may sound
super simple the game is addictive and
fascinating enough to draw in hordes of
players and keep them hooked oh and pen
sight in their wallet the only time
sitting back in bed concluding that even
as of 2015 the game has amassed roughly
4 billion with a large portion of that
revenue coming from China not only that
but both a manga and anime series have
been created following the success of
the game sometimes all gamers want to do
is release some pent-up rage and beat up
the monster number 8 Donkey Kong an
early example and pioneer of the
platforming genre Donkey Kong took the
world by storm it remained a Nintendo
staple for many years and quickly made
the American distributors Ron Judy and
Al stone into a millionaire more
importantly it introduced the world to
everyone’s favorite plumber then simply
known as mr. video for jump man it had
already made two hundred and eighty
million by its second year of release
equating to roughly seven hundred and
thirty million by today’s standards due
to both the popularity of the arcades
and the game itself throughout the
decade not to mention the numerous home
ports Donkey Kong made a killing
throughout the year and has since earned
4.4 billion in revenue when adjusted for
inflation number seven we fit nearing
the end of the decade the Wii was on top
of the world and everyone wanted to get
in on its novelty when you combine that
with the average person’s desire to make
exercise fun magic will definitely
happen
demand for we fit far exceeded its
supply and many retail locations were
constantly sold out once the dust
settled we set became the third best
selling console game not bundled with a
console and is amassed an enormous
growth a 5 trillion at the 2015 while
the novelty may have worn off for many
people over the years there’s no denying
that the Wii and its accessories were
once the kings of the castle number 6 we
sport serving is a launch title for the
Wii Wii Sports was meant to show off the
hardware capabilities of the tiny box
and get players interested in this new
revolutionary console suffice to say the
plan works flawlessly Wii Sports is
currently the third best-selling video
game of all time with over 80 million
copies sold worldwide the game was sold
in a bundle with the Wii itself which
certainly added to this magnificent feat
it has since grossed a whopping 6
billion as of 2015 making it the
highest-grossing Wii game of all time
five different popular sports plus a
fancy new toy
[Music]
provide crossfire
while online first-person shooter games
like Call of Duty and counter-strike may
dominate in the West you might be
surprised to hear that it’s actually a
little South Korean game called
crossfire which really brings in the big
bucks
this free-to-play game was the world’s
top grossing online video game of 2014
making over 1.3 billion in that year
alone it’s currently the world’s most
played FPS game with over 400 million
registered players to put this into
perspective modern warfare 3 the highest
selling Call of Duty game of all time
has sold only about 30 million copies
but since its release in 2007 in South
Korea crossfire has grossed roughly 6.8
billion number four World of Warcraft
what is essentially the most popular
MMORPG of all time
at least in the West World of Warcraft
has made its mark in the pop culture
landscape through its addictive gameplay
and imaginative world at a type Wow held
over 12 million subscribers and
accounted for over 60% of the MMORPG
market remember our line has always
ruled with wisdom and strength in 2012
not even ten years after its original
release while had reportedly generated
an astounding 10 billion in revenue
making it the highest-grossing video
game of the modern era when not taking
inflation into account while there may
be a social stigma behind the game
there’s no denying that it is an
immensely popular and profitable
adventure number three freak fighter
cubes the world warrior
in the early 90s home consoles were
quickly growing in popularity and
arcades while still very popular we’re
not quite what they once were however
three fighter two and its variations
changed back reinvigorating the arcade
and giving the medium popularity and
hadn’t painting years both domestically
and internationally
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by 1995 only four years after its
release this game had a massive growth
of 2.3 billion or about four billion for
today how many quarters would that be
you may ask well about nine point two
five billion that’s a lot of quarter
today accounting for inflation time and
homeport the game has grossed a whopping
ten point six billion they just don’t
make them like this anymore
number two pac-man a game in character
that has become synonymous with gaming
itself pac-man has been played by
everyone and their mom and that dying
sound effects had been etched into the
minds of people everywhere by the end of
1980 it had already earned over 1
billion and had already out grossed Star
Wars which in case you didn’t know
remains a huge phenomenon today two
years later over 7 billion coins had
been spent on pac-man and the game had
over 30 million active players which was
astounding for 1982 over the years
pac-man has enjoyed success at the
arcades on PCs home consoles and even
recently on mobile devices earning the
little yellow guy accumulative growth of
twelve point eight billion before we
look at the biggest moneymaker in gaming
here are a few honorable mentions
[Music]
number one Space Invaders and here we
are the granddaddy of them all this game
invaded the arcades in the summer of
1978 and basically kick-started the
modern videogame movement to put it
mildly
everyone was blown away and gaming was
now at the forefront of everyone’s mind
Wow or at least a lot of people mind
going into 1982 the game has grossed an
average of six hundred million a year or
1.5 billion today making it the
highest-grossing entertainment product
for its time the game also saw a success
on early home console selling over 2
million units in its first year and
quadrupling sales to the Atari 2600
today nearly 40 years later it is
accumulated amass gross of thirteen
point nine billion when accounting of
course for inflation do you agree with
our picks check out these other great
clips from WatchMojo and subscribe for
new videos every day
[Music]
today we’re counting down our picks for
the top 10 video games that made the
most money before we begin we publish
new videos every day
so be sure to subscribe for more great
content for this list we’re looking at
those video games that have accumulated
a truckload of cash over the year to be
clear we won’t necessarily be discussing
the games that have sold the most copies
but rather the games that have made the
most money over an extended period of
time
that set middle minecraft is sold over a
hundred million copies because Mojang
has not released any official revenue
figures that game will not be included
although we’re sure it made a lot also
we will be taking inflation into account
for older title number ten grand theft
auto 5 he sits on his ass all day
smoking dope and jerking off Lloyd plays
that game that’s our standard for
goodness and the 1 in this country
screwed can’t we change the old saying
from selling like hotcakes to its sold
like Grand Theft Auto 5 this game sold
over 11 million copies within its first
24 hours of release accounted for
roughly 80 million in revenue for take 2
which is complete astounding well
brother from another mother I mean I
hope so cuz my mom was kind of a skank
back in the day it soon became the
fastest-selling entertainment product in
history earning over a billion in only
three days
recent information obtained by Leslie
Benzies court documents reveal that the
game has since made over three billion
in sales and it is still selling strong
to this day as of May 2016 the game has
shipped roughly 65 million units it’s
safe to say that Rockstar has a bonafide
hit on their hands with this one
I understand money is an issue money
isn’t an issue number 9 dungeon fighter
online for a relatively simple game it’s
amazing what dungeon Fighter Online is
accomplished the gameplay is similar to
the arcade classics of old as players
traverse across a 2d environment while
fighting monsters while it may sound
super simple the game is addictive and
fascinating enough to draw in hordes of
players and keep them hooked oh and pen
sight in their wallet the only time
sitting back in bed concluding that even
as of 2015 the game has amassed roughly
4 billion with a large portion of that
revenue coming from China not only that
but both a manga and anime series have
been created following the success of
the game sometimes all gamers want to do
is release some pent-up rage and beat up
the monster number 8 Donkey Kong an
early example and pioneer of the
platforming genre Donkey Kong took the
world by storm it remained a Nintendo
staple for many years and quickly made
the American distributors Ron Judy and
Al stone into a millionaire more
importantly it introduced the world to
everyone’s favorite plumber then simply
known as mr. video for jump man it had
already made two hundred and eighty
million by its second year of release
equating to roughly seven hundred and
thirty million by today’s standards due
to both the popularity of the arcades
and the game itself throughout the
decade not to mention the numerous home
ports Donkey Kong made a killing
throughout the year and has since earned
4.4 billion in revenue when adjusted for
inflation number seven we fit nearing
the end of the decade the Wii was on top
of the world and everyone wanted to get
in on its novelty when you combine that
with the average person’s desire to make
exercise fun magic will definitely
happen
demand for we fit far exceeded its
supply and many retail locations were
constantly sold out once the dust
settled we set became the third best
selling console game not bundled with a
console and is amassed an enormous
growth a 5 trillion at the 2015 while
the novelty may have worn off for many
people over the years there’s no denying
that the Wii and its accessories were
once the kings of the castle number 6 we
sport serving is a launch title for the
Wii Wii Sports was meant to show off the
hardware capabilities of the tiny box
and get players interested in this new
revolutionary console suffice to say the
plan works flawlessly Wii Sports is
currently the third best-selling video
game of all time with over 80 million
copies sold worldwide the game was sold
in a bundle with the Wii itself which
certainly added to this magnificent feat
it has since grossed a whopping 6
billion as of 2015 making it the
highest-grossing Wii game of all time
five different popular sports plus a
fancy new toy
[Music]
provide crossfire
while online first-person shooter games
like Call of Duty and counter-strike may
dominate in the West you might be
surprised to hear that it’s actually a
little South Korean game called
crossfire which really brings in the big
bucks
this free-to-play game was the world’s
top grossing online video game of 2014
making over 1.3 billion in that year
alone it’s currently the world’s most
played FPS game with over 400 million
registered players to put this into
perspective modern warfare 3 the highest
selling Call of Duty game of all time
has sold only about 30 million copies
but since its release in 2007 in South
Korea crossfire has grossed roughly 6.8
billion number four World of Warcraft
what is essentially the most popular
MMORPG of all time
at least in the West World of Warcraft
has made its mark in the pop culture
landscape through its addictive gameplay
and imaginative world at a type Wow held
over 12 million subscribers and
accounted for over 60% of the MMORPG
market remember our line has always
ruled with wisdom and strength in 2012
not even ten years after its original
release while had reportedly generated
an astounding 10 billion in revenue
making it the highest-grossing video
game of the modern era when not taking
inflation into account while there may
be a social stigma behind the game
there’s no denying that it is an
immensely popular and profitable
adventure number three freak fighter
cubes the world warrior
in the early 90s home consoles were
quickly growing in popularity and
arcades while still very popular we’re
not quite what they once were however
three fighter two and its variations
changed back reinvigorating the arcade
and giving the medium popularity and
hadn’t painting years both domestically
and internationally
[Music]
by 1995 only four years after its
release this game had a massive growth
of 2.3 billion or about four billion for
today how many quarters would that be
you may ask well about nine point two
five billion that’s a lot of quarter
today accounting for inflation time and
homeport the game has grossed a whopping
ten point six billion they just don’t
make them like this anymore
number two pac-man a game in character
that has become synonymous with gaming
itself pac-man has been played by
everyone and their mom and that dying
sound effects had been etched into the
minds of people everywhere by the end of
1980 it had already earned over 1
billion and had already out grossed Star
Wars which in case you didn’t know
remains a huge phenomenon today two
years later over 7 billion coins had
been spent on pac-man and the game had
over 30 million active players which was
astounding for 1982 over the years
pac-man has enjoyed success at the
arcades on PCs home consoles and even
recently on mobile devices earning the
little yellow guy accumulative growth of
twelve point eight billion before we
look at the biggest moneymaker in gaming
here are a few honorable mentions
[Music]
number one Space Invaders and here we
are the granddaddy of them all this game
invaded the arcades in the summer of
1978 and basically kick-started the
modern videogame movement to put it
mildly
everyone was blown away and gaming was
now at the forefront of everyone’s mind
Wow or at least a lot of people mind
going into 1982 the game has grossed an
average of six hundred million a year or
1.5 billion today making it the
highest-grossing entertainment product
for its time the game also saw a success
on early home console selling over 2
million units in its first year and
quadrupling sales to the Atari 2600
today nearly 40 years later it is
accumulated amass gross of thirteen
point nine billion when accounting of
course for inflation do you agree with
our picks check out these other great
clips from WatchMojo and subscribe for
new videos every day
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