The Quick 10: The 10 Top-Selling Video Game Franchises

I've been obsessed with playing Mario Kart on the Wii lately, so you're going to have to forgive my preoccupation in making today's list. Guess which lovable plumber is #1? I prefer Waluigi when I'm racing, though...

The 10 Top-Selling Video Game Franchises by Number of Units

1. Mario, with sales of more than 200 million since 1981.
2. Pokemon - sales of 175 million since 1996.
3. The Sims, in a distant third place with 100 million since 2000
4. Final Fantasy, 80 million since 1987.
5. Grand Theft Auto - 70 million since 1997.
6. Madden NFL - 70 million since 1988.
7. Tetris - 70 million since 1985.
8. FIFA - 65 million since 1993.
9. The Legend of Zelda - 52 million since 1986.
10. Tom Clancy, including Splinter Cell, Rainbow Six and Ghost Recon - 52 million since 1998.

Not far behind are Nickelodeon (with SpongeBob games), Gran Turismo, Donkey Kong and Sonic the Hedgehog with 50, 50, 48 and 45 million respectively.