Call of Duty franchise dominates best selling games of the decade

The NPD Group, a market research company, has released its list of best selling games by revenue in the United States for the past decade. Grand Theft Auto V tops the list, which is no surprise given its multiple releases and editions, purchasable in-game currency, and continued popularity. Skyrim has seen even more releases than GTA V, but is pushed out of the top ten by the overwhelming presence of Call of Duty games. Exactly half of the twenty top games belong to the COD franchise, which would have the top five slots all to itself if it weren't for GTA V.

Two Nintendo exclusives impressively managed to claim spots on the list; Mario Kart 8 coming in at fourteenth and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild at nineteenth. Minecraft also deserves recognition as a little game that came out of nowhere and developed into a wild success and possibly the most influential game of the decade.

Best selling games in the U.S. by revenue for 2010-2019

1. Grand Theft Auto V
2. Call of Duty: Black Ops
3. Call of Duty: Black Ops II
4. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
5. Call of Duty Black Ops III
6. Call of Duty: Ghosts
7. Red Dead Redemption II
8. Call of Duty: WWII
9. Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII
10. Minecraft
11. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
12. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2019
13. Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
14. Mario Kart 8
15. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare
16. Battlefield 1
17. Battlefield 4
18. Destiny
19. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
20. Star Wars Battlefront 2015

The NPD Group also ranked the three best selling gaming devices in the U.S. of the past decade. The ranking goes for both revenue and units sold. The PS4 outsold all others, which may seem a bit surprising given the lack of PlayStation exclusives in the best selling games list.

Best selling video game hardware in the U.S. by both revenue and units for 2010-2019

1. PlayStation 4
2. Xbox One
3. Xbox 360

The players remain the same, but trade places for the ranking by revenue from 1995-2019.

Best selling video game hardware in the U.S. by revenue for 1995-2019

1. Xbox 360
2. PlayStation 4
3. Xbox One

However, the current generation consoles are pushed out of the list in the same period when ranked according to units sold, with the Nintendo DS claiming first place.

Best selling video game hardware in the U.S. by units for 1995-2019

1. Nintendo DS
2. PlayStation 2
3. Xbox 360

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