10 Reasons These Games Sold 50+ Million Copies

[@Roschach96]

00:26 Number 10 - The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 02:39 Number 9 - Animal Crossing: New Horizons 04:42 Number 8 - Terraria 06:11 Number 7 - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim 08:16 Number 6 - Red Dead Redemption 2 09:52 Number 5 - Mario Kart 8 Deluxe 11:43 Number 4 - PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds 12:34 Number 3 - Wii Sports 14:06 Number 2 - Grand Theft Auto V 16:12 Number 1 - Minecraft

[@allhandsonsteamdeck1440]

you are the best 😆 😆

[@Cyrus_Milani]

00:26 Number 10 - The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - over 50 million copies 02:39 Number 9 - Animal Crossing: New Horizons - about 46 million copies 04:42 Number 8 - Terraria - 58.7million copies 06:11 Number 7 - The Elder V: Skyrim - 60 million copies 08:16 Number 6 - Red Dead Redemption 2 - 64 million copies. 09:52 Number 5 - Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - 71 million copies 11:43 Number 4 - PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds - 75 million copies 2:34 Number 3 - Wii Sports - 82.9 million copies 14:06 Number 2 - Grand Theft Auto V - 200 million copies 16:12 Number 1 - Minecraft - 300 million copies

[@prezlamen7906]

​@@Cyrus_MilaniTrying to steal his thunder? I dont think so pal.

[@Roschach96]

@@Cyrus_Milani Number 3 is 12:34 but overall thanks for the extension.

[@peeepeeepooopooo]

yea why are there no timestamps

[@monkofknowledgestan]

Witcher 3 should be studied for years to come. There are very few, if any, games that come close to the level of detail, world, and story. My favourite game of all time.

[@gameranxTV]

👆🏻

[@AustereEchadh]

Box controls...not a fan

[@Shibamatzu]

and skyrim?

[@jbw3118]

Same with RDR2.

[@ashumsx28]

Too bad the gameplay is trash, you’d think they would have figured it out after 3 games.

[@therougechipmunk8058]

To me the crazies part about Skyrim is I vividly remember just showing up to the midnight release of Skyrim having not even pre-order the game but was still able to secure a copy that night. I play it til the sun came up, man that was so long ago. I had just graduated high school that same year and was awaiting my shipping date to USMC bootcamp, 2 month after Skyrim released.

[@davidasimpkins]

My gamestop always had extra copies of new bethesda games

[@TheRealUcanUwill]

Jake always asks what we playing, my friend got hooked me on SKYRIM again, spent last 4 days playing... I am on record SKYRIM hater, but I am digging it now, I honestly might have played it wrong, tho its usually a terrible excuse of not liking a game. But yeah, I am digind SKYRIM in 2024 more than ever before, but I got to say, its a game that always hooks me hard at first, but after a while I just start hating myself and the game, coming down is hard in SKYRIM, it truly is like a hard drug. I am also huge RDR2 hater, I don't know, maybe in 10 years I will also ''get'' that one.

[@van3158]

I played skyrim after my enlistment and deployment to Iraq.

[@stuartmorley6894]

​@@TheRealUcanUwillmy original post disappeared. I won't type it all again but: When you get to the point that Skyrim is starting to annoy you, start modding. You can turn into anything, fix anything you don't like. Modding Skyrim is a game all of its own.

[@AustinB415]

Haha same man, except I enlisted in the Army.

[@Phiil1]

Gameranx still making the best gaming videos on KZbin. No politics, no preaching, just nerds talking to nerds.

[@richdelaney9500]

I am a covert nerd....without the charisma of a nerd

[@Antiprincipl3]

Exactly, peace.

[@Helldarin]

Absolutely my favourite channel. Just friendly good fun without clickbait and just clear love of games.

[@samuelpalazzo3694]

Preach the game gospel brother truth 😅

[@rohit9lives]

Facts!

[@Kianlewis445]

Rockstar will be milking GTA 6 for decades

[@DPowered2]

Hope its that good and hope they don't just give in to online like they did with 5. They will obviously to some degree but we lost a lot of single player content so they can just do the cash cow

[@Juliencharb]

No single player content foooor sure , red dead redemption 2 is a good example its the perfect setting for dlc , the first one with the undead dlc was crazy good but now what's selling the most is the online aspect same with gta5 , there is a reason rockstar tested some gta+ features on gta5 , i'm almost 99% sure that rockstar will lock some of the content/features behind some big grind or you can pay for gta+ and they will balance this so perfectly that people will just accept it !

[@Caspeaon]

Fine with me as long as it’s on par with 5. In fact I prefer it to the same yearly release schedules we see in other games.

[@Bobby-Dingers]

Gta 7 2077

[@alister101]

I wouldn't care if they made other games like RDR and new IP. Doubt it though.

[@lifegood3322]

What should really be studied are the the companies that have these 50 million + games sold and then change strategies and go against everything that the fans loved about those games with a new game expecting the same result! Then blaming the fans when it doesn't happen!

[@gameranxTV]

😔

[@DanteMasaru]

Examples? What games have reached that milestone, had a change in strategy resulting in not reaching that milestone again? Quite frankly, there aren't many games (with the possible exception of Nintendo games) having consistent sales (with multiple entries) in that 50+ category in the first place.

[@Raivo_K]

@@DanteMasaru CDPR with CP2077 and Bethesda with first FO76 and then with Starfield. These are just of the top of my head.

[@DanteMasaru]

@@Raivo_K My question was what games with multiple entries had had a change in strategy that resulted in not reaching that 50+ milestone again. To be fair, you've technically a point with Cyberpunk 2077 considering it's the same developer, but if a game is released broken on release, that broken release being lied about, only to have that release removed from the PlayStation storefront, even, yeah, that's definitely a 50+ milestone hindrance. Fallout 76 (nor Fallout 4, for that matter) never reached 50+ units sold. However, you nailed it in regards to Bethesda being one of the developers blaming their audiences as to why that developer's game isn't faring well critically or sales wise.

[@user-rr3sq8mh8x]

It’s because corporations greed (I know cpt obviously) … potentially profits from consumers < money from investors, who also are corporations with unknown real owner. So developers don’t care about lost loyalty clients and they money… it’s complicated but also simple, „investors” not only push agenda but also creating cashflow (in really only rewrite numbers in banking system) for own profits. Games like every popular media was taken for 1% people who are own 99% resources for gain more power and money and control society.

[@Squatch_needs_no_heroes]

0:23 oh good, the music stopped.

[@Anaparnaes]

Never clicked so fast

[@slayertwix5491]

Wii sports is a really great game, but the real reason why it sold so much it's because it came along with the console

[@brielab17]

Thank you! I felt crazy that he didn't mention that

[@TIGFAD]

True, but I also know a few people who bought a Wii just to play Wii Sports. So I think it went the other way, as well

[@Krezznet]

I was just coming here to say this 🤣 it was a pack on for the Wii in literally every territory except Japan 🤣

[@Simmo3D]

If it sold well, it wouldn't have anything to do with sales, since it was bundled. The fact it sold well, means it sold outside the bundle..that's how I take it.

[@brielab17]

@@Simmo3D nope, the bundled ones count as sales. And no one would need to buy it unless they lost the disc since it came with all Wiis

[@mash2481]

I’ve been recovering from surgery this week, and your vids have helped get me thru! Much appreciated!

[@Joreel]

Another reason Wii Sports has done so well is that it's an almost perfect game for physical and occupational therapy for older adults, so many Assisted living facilities have it for their residence to keep them active.

[@aspleen1102]

13:20 on many countries Wii Sports was in bundle with the Wii. That explain those numbers...

[@cooltjh4]

yea lol, literally anyone who didint have it bought the console 2nd hand.

[@Str0b0]

Everywhere except in Japan

[@RamadaArtist]

Sure but that works both ways. Plenty of sales were because of suburban parents being like, "what console will be good for the whole family to enjoy?" And then one of the adverts says, "comes with interactive exercise; pretend to beat the shit out of a virtual training dummy, with your real hands!" Which winds up being a decently compelling argument. Like I've been in plenty of households where the only thing the Wii ever gets used for is Wii Bowling. Not like people keep it around to play Smash Bros, like a GameCube... basically no one is playing Brawl.

[@chriscollins550]

Mine came with just dance.

[@darkgamer29005]

Man RDR2 and Witcher 3, those games always have a special place in my heart

[@TheRealUcanUwill]

W3 is my favorite game ever, but RDR2 I do not like at all.

[@Joreel]

I loved both of these games, Minecraft was a game I tried and thought was so stupid. My son on the other hand loved Minecraft.

[@TheRealUcanUwill]

@@Joreel I have never played Minecraft, Fortnite, and I have only played like 5 minutes of GTA5. My love for Rockstar ended with San Andreas, I loved that game, it was the time, but I basically never played GTA4 and 5, never played RDR, basically cause of no PC supper ever, and RDR2 I think is like most overrated thing of all time, IDK.

[@zeikers]

@@TheRealUcanUwill you sound like a hater tbh

[@matinabdolpour2732]

​@TheRealUcanUwill bro, who asked about your wrong opinion jesus

[@Darkshadowclone007]

Would love to see a list of gameranx's fav vid games like if u agree 👍

[@gameranxTV]

Thanks for the suggestion. We will work on an all time list

[@Caspeaon]

@@gameranxTVI would like to see all your individual favorites too, I’m sure falcons top ten will be way different from Jake’s top ten.

[@jeramiahporter9909]

​@gameranxTV we just know Squirrel With A Gun is gonna be on that list

[@breadcat1055]

I too would enjoy that. ​@@gameranxTV

[@harsh111yt]

Metal gear solid will be in top 3 on Jake's list

[@michael-mklsn]

RDR2 is my favourite video game of all time. It got me out of a serious dark place, and that just shows the impact actually well done games can have on someone. Still now, sometimes, when I feel like I need to escape, I turn that game on and play for a few hours. After 3 years (got the game in 2021), it still helps me and I NEVER get bored of playing it.

[@jojothepro15]

12:35 If I remember correctly Wii Sport came in bundled with every single Wii

[@RedAugust08]

See this is the comment I was looking for! I still have my Wii sports disc in a paper sleeve. Almost no one bought the game itself cause it was always bundled with something you needed. The Wii's sales figures are Wii sports' sales figures.

[@Jimjamdaflimflam]

I was confused by this too, there are sequels like Wii sports Resort, and you could buy Wii sports, but it came with every console outside of Japan.

[@Carloszavalalol]

​@@Jimjamdaflimflam notice me senpai

[@jayhovah5621]

As much of a point as this may be, it was still played as much as the other titles on the list. A lot of people don't remember how hard it was to get away for like a year and a half.

[@chriscollins550]

Mine came with just dance.

[@Mayhem-Maximus]

You forgot about Tetris. Over 500 million sold.

[@meadbrow8479]

Tetris was the game of Century.

[@RMC_]

But that is counting all the versions of tetris, no? Doesn't seem fair, since it would be like counting all of the GTA series as a single game.. not really, but kinda..

[@brandonmincheski7238]

​@RMC_ i would put tetris at one...i see your point with gta however gta changed a lot ... all those small changes has made gta where tetris is basically the same game....the small changes hasn't changed the game experience where each gta has a different experience....tetris is a different animal because how do you count the sales? in the end tetris is number one.

[@tonyarmiger9950]

I don't think it counts if you include every iteration of a game rather than just sales of the original.

[@zachwhitehorn7926]

And it hasn’t aged a day

[@kevinnagle9616]

10:50 I like how dude is playing Mario Kart with a PS controller 🤯

[@jeremycarom5057]

I refreshed the page to see if anyone else saw that 😂

[@Helldarin]

Yeah... and the button presses don't even remotely match up. 😂

[@BoidGaming]

I checked the comments to c if anyone else noticed

[@Daniel_Richards]

Heehee 😂

[@rhinestonecowboy_]

I saw that too 😂 I was like oh cool… wait a minute 🤨

[@coreyaldridge1753]

My stepson was playing Minecraft pretty heavily. Momma bear wanted me to check it out to make sure it was appropriate. Something happened that lead to momma bear upset I spent too much time on the computer and stepson was begging for his screentime. Not sure what happened.

[@MrBeetsGaming]

For anyone unaware the new HD Reworked mod comes out for Witcher 3 on November 23 and there are several comparison videos up already, it looks fantastic.

[@CinderFallenAngel]

I'm playing Skyrim heavily modded. The mod community such as the team for Beyond Skyrim and Legacy of the Dragonborn have really kept it going. Same applies to Minecraft too. The fans kept them going.

[@zenkim6709]

THIS! The game modding community is arguably the greatest reason why Skyrim has joined other titles (such as Minecraft) as "a game that will never die"! Seriously, the Skywind & Tamriel Rebirth mod projects alone stagger the mind in terms of scope of planning, level of effort & length of time expended, both in service of realizing the game world of Morrowind to a degree Bethesda would not consider doable....

[@ARIXANDRE]

Rockstar really is on another level. GTA V was great but RDR 2 really set them as the greatest dev, in my eyes . Thanks Jake and GR crew.

[@gameranxTV]

Can’t wait for gta 6

[@cod_is_dead4599]

Huh? It took you that long to realise rockstars the only company that cares ?, literally carried PS1 with the best everything in terms of progression, happened on PS2, PS3 with GTA 4, ps4 GTA5 ps4 blew everything else away again same as all other games that they did before that . and so wouldve the rdr2 ps5 if they didn't quit it to work on gta6 first

[@silaskitts8948]

I think rdr 2 is the most detailed open world ever made. I don't think there's really anything else close to it right now

[@harsh111yt]

​@@silaskitts8948Try playing Big Rigs : over the road racing

[@thejuggl3r442]

Skyrim is one of the few games that I still go back and play in it's entirety and enjoy it all the way through. An excellent experience for its time

[@gameranxTV]

👌

[@BOW2WildChicken]

legitimately bought skyrim 4 times. (excluding dlc and upgrades and such) Yet i've only finished it once when i originally bought it. Yes this is a cry for help. I have a skyrim problem.

[@gameranxTV]

😅get well soon

[@colinrussell2017]

I'm also a member of the Skyrim 4x club. I've never finished it. I'm one of those gamers that get 90% thru the main story of a game and then abandon it to either play something else or just start all over because the experience was so much fun

[@twohairycheekz7768]

So you're the reason they keep re releasing it lmao 😂😂😂

[@twohairycheekz7768]

The only cure is to play New Vegas, or anything made my Obsidian

[@ubfrijmi8ccsa8]

@@gameranxTV 10 reasons? or 10 games that sold 50 million copies?

[@stefanvandersandt3956]

I remember when Skyrim came out. I live in South Africa so it was summer when it released and school had just closed for our 7 week holiday. I was 15, played sports and was active, but I ended up staying inside playing this game for the entire summer. Every day, morning to morning. Had no social life those few weeks and it was one of the best summers of my life.

[@MakkutheFairy]

In a way I feel like Wii Sports was to the Wii what Beat Saber is to VR currently... Quick matches, easy to explain, and it's an easy way to introduce players to a new and unusual controller concept. Same way that whenever one of my friends or family now wants to experience VR I think "Well... maybe Beat Saber..." back then if they wanted to try the wii it was "How about Wii Sports" Of course, the multiplayer/party game aspect also helped a lot for group events and such

[@GreyFox23]

Animal Cross also blew up in the meme world too. The wholesome exchange between them and the Doom franchise was like the golden moment of internet wholesomeness. All the memes, fanart and a freakin music video of it all. You couldn't help but laugh and smile.

[@rivalrimongaming6892]

9:41 Red dead redemption 2 is 6 years old 😢

[@momsspaghetti4064]

And it looks like it came out this year. 😊 I swear. On my XSX. It has to go above 30fps. There is no chance it isn't at least boosting up to like 45fps or 50fps. There is nothing there to tell us, but I swear. I play 30fps games all thd time and on XSX. RDR2 has to boost over 30fps. It is so confusing to me how it is actually 30fps. I simply can not believe that. Nope. It is above. 😂

[@TurdF3rguson]

I’m playing it for the first time (almost finished). It’s amazing how well it all holds up. Even the graphics are still often impressive enough that I’ll just wander around and take in the sights, and that’s just the PS4 version. Definitely an all time classic.

[@Xanchs4593]

It still ends up beating todays game in almost every perspective

[@jaredchampagne2752]

@@momsspaghetti4064because you need to get a PC. Xbox just cannot handle a game that big with 60+ fps. Consoles are just 10+ year old PC hardware. RDR2 on the PC is a mind blowing experience.

[@jaredchampagne2752]

If you play it on PC, it still blows most games out of the water in 2024

[@bilbobaggins7527]

My dream would be that GTA 6 single player is the same quality, if not better, as RDR 2's single player. I loved GTA V's single player game but I wish it had a lot more to it.

[@nikobellic8002]

If they made it dark like gta 4 it would be great

[@jaredchampagne2752]

Rockstar saw how much money they can milk people for on GTA online, which is billions and billions, they have zero incentive to make a story as good as RDR2. Unfortunately it’s going to have a short story will FULL STEAM AHEAD on shark cards and goofy microtransactions. There’s no doubt in my mind.

[@Rigel_Chiokis]

RDR2 is still the top 5 most beautiful game worlds ever (in my opinion). It also really hooks you in emotionally.

[@christopherbardier770]

Witcher 3 is helped by the fact it’s discounted to $5 on steam every other week. It was also free on PSN.

[@RaphaelRaeven]

0:44 witcher 3 2:45 animal crossing new horizons 4:45 terrarie 6:14 elder scrolls skyrim 8:19 red dead redemption 2 9:55 Mario kart 8 Deluxe 11:47 player unknows battlegrounds 12:42 Wii sports 14:10 GTA V 16:15 minecraft Hope it helps 🙂

[@WalterWild-uu1td]

One big boost to sales for the Witcher 3 was a timeline issue. When the Netflix Witcher series was announced, CDPR did what from a single sale standpoint might seem bad...but from a tidal wave was good. Witcher 3 was on Steam. The Netflix series was announced and suddenly you could get the Witcher 3 through Steam for just over 14 bucks. That was an absolute steal. AND for an additional 3 bucks...you could pick up both Heart of Stone and Blood and Wine DLCs. What had been selling for about 40+ bucks could be obtained for under 20...with all the bells and whistles. When Witcher 3 first came out, my old computer simply couldn't handle it. When the Witcher series was announced but BEFORE it actually came out, I had a much better computer and I snatched up the Witcher series immediately. And I suspect a LOT of other people did too. After the short term period of that deal, the price went back up to 39.99....and they told everyone the bargain price had a limited time. That was six years ago and most people who want the Witcher 3 already have it by now. Which is why you can now buy it for about 9.99 and the complete set with the two DLC's for 12.49. Still a bargain. But the post Netflix bargain had to create a massive spike in sales.

[@wolfsokaya]

Stardew Valley may not have sold 50 million copies, but its one of the biggest success stories of gaming in my book atleast. :]

[@asksearchknock]

2:35 not to mention that Henry Cavill was a fan of the game before staring in the show 😊

[@sergiojara1734]

I remember my dad once told me he had friend who was a game dev, and appearently at the time he told my dad he was working on a cowboy game in the style of GTA. This was about a year or so before RDR 2 was even teased. I never believed my dad, and when the game was finally announced I lost my shit! I remember my dad simply giving me this "i told you so" look. Never doubted the old man again lol

[@jpzellar]

On Skryrim I agree. Morrowind was the first game that I was just blown away from the scope and discovery. Best first play through of any game ever for me.

[@lesterbronson2385]

RDR2 is Rockstar’s magnum opus. GTA6 will not come close to RDR2 in terms of writing, story, characters, etc. Rockstar isn’t the same without the Housers and Benzies.

[@ito2789]

Agreed

[@secondchance6603]

GTA 5: A parody of modern life GTA 6: A reflection of modern life

[@nikobellic8002]

You don't know that

[@jaqque9633]

Three things 1) Wii sports. Can't double dip on console and game sales. Pick one. Or split it 2) Surprised Tetris didn't make this list with it's 615 million downloads (yes, this include the Gameboy bundled versions) 3) Microsoft bought and ported Minecraft to .... the Windows phone

[@alister101]

This has been said before, but R* disrespected themselves and RDR2 for completely ditching it. Along with the online mode.

[@jaredchampagne2752]

RDR2 was meant to be a primary story game, and they nailed it 10/10. It was never meant to be watered down online with griefers and chaos online.

[@breathingreflection]

Whoever did that Witcher footage decided "Hey, let's piss off ALL Nilfgaard at once!"

[@Squatch_needs_no_heroes]

13:12 it came with the console

[@chriscollins550]

Mine didn't it came with just dance

[@condawgng]

One reason people wanted the escapism of Animal Crossing so much was COVID. Having that world to live in for a bit and hang out with friends was huge.

[@RiseoftheLibertarian]

I'm still playing Skyrim loaded with Nexus mods. Was just playing it earlier today.

[@zemethius]

Afternoon from the UK, Jake!! I only have one copy of Skyrim. As for RDR2, I want the first on pc before I go for the second. I'm a little surprised that Wii Play didn't make this list as it was one of the games bundled with the Wii. Like Wii Sports. Anyway, you and Falcon put out S-tier vids. Thanks for that! Laters.

[@Jr_TopG]

RDR2 will be talked about forever

[@gameranxTV]

👍

[@kyrooo12]

RDR 2 isn't just a game. It is an experience. Everyone should try that game at least once.

[@JoshuaBurniece]

This is such a minor thing, but I think your title is a bit confusing on this video. You’re investigating 10 games that sold 50+ million copies, not 10 reasons per game. Regardless, great video!

[@MrNinjakid2]

I played skyrim on ps3 and the LOADING TIMES OMGGG, makes me appreciate how fast loading screens are in this age of gaming

[@bronwynecg]

Good morning ! 👋🏽 😊

[@gameranxTV]

Good morning

[@Hawk_90sGamer]

There is night here, so goodnight 😂

[@ED-209UHD]

@@gameranxTV10pm here in Thailand 😂

[@xen._]

That's a nice tnettenba!

[@crestFall1]

4pm here so good afternoon

[@akmaldju]

I remember my first time playing Minecraft more than 10 years ago. I turned it on in the morning, forgot about breakfast, lunch and dinner and only realized that it might be a long time around midnight. I turned it off, stood up and smashed my table with my fist at full force trying to break it and pack it into my pocket lol. Then I slept and saw a cube world in my dreams. I don't think any other game ever had such an immersive effect on me.

[@Dashius77]

If Rockstar somehow manage to get that sweet spot for GTA VI between the fast action mayhem from GTA V and the detailed/heavy movement from RDR2, that would be nice.

[@HeribertoEstolano]

By the time The Witcher Netlfix series aired in 2018, The Witcher 3 was getting on Steam sales for really cheap. In Brazil it can be bought by 10 Reais on a sale, which is equivalent to 2U$.

[@nathandrake9737]

I just played The Witcher 3 for the first time this year plus it's DLC. Started in January and finished mid-March. What a game, man. Im playng through Cyberpunk right now and unfortunately I can't say it's a 10/10 like The Witcher 3. I read every note, every Bestiary update, got invested heavily in the all the lore, and I thought the balance of a huge open world with many side quests and a segmented story in between is the best I've ever seen. I played every single day without ever getting bored, and I even bought the books right after I finished the game. I really hope and trust that they can evolve the formula with Cyberpunk 2, cause there's a lot of GREAT stuff there but I do have a lot of problems with it. Like why did they put so many data shards in the game??? I want to learn more about the world and lore, but you can find 5 in one room and they're all very long reads. And, Im 20 hours in and have read 1-2 interesting ones, I stopped reading them at this point cause I've heard from a few people it's not worth it in the end to read all of them.

[@threestars2164]

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim pushed the envelope with sandbox gameplay and world interactivity. It deserved that 50mil+.

[@kenmicmarkey]

Y'all talking about Wii Sports like it wasn't bundled with almost every single Wii console sold

[@chriscollins550]

Mine come with just dance.

[@shaynewestmoreland8657]

I easily put 1000 hours into Skyrim on Ps3 as a kid and i loved it! The glitches were part of the experience

[@ED-209UHD]

There’s nothing more Baldino than Jake 💪

[@TheJuangui11ermo]

You called me out about Skyrim. I initially played it on my Xbox360 back in 2011, and I'm now on my second playthrough with mods on my PC.

[@Pyrate_Of_Las_Vegas]

Red Dead Redemption 2 is my favorite game of all time.

[@NotTheGuy987]

Skyrim, i think, was the last game i ever played without internet access or use of the web. Bought a physical copy for Xbox 360 at Gamestop, popped it in, and played the hell out of it. No updates. No DLC. No stupid cosmetics shops or Battle Pass. Just me and my game. I miss that. And God am i getting old.

[@wytewillow2828]

Morning gamers 💜☕️

[@gameranxTV]

Good morning

[@Ultimateminebot]

Good morning

[@Marx1684]

Morning

[@VectorNinja1]

Good morning

[@rocky99562476]

It is night over here in India 😅

[@devilgames2217]

Cool intro edit. 👍

[@JONATHANP1619]

You could explain every Nintendo games by just saying : Game is fun.

[@TheRealUcanUwill]

I have never tried motion controls, but it looks so awful, I can't imagine playing ''Tennis'' or "Golf" on Wii, it looks so terrible, I refuse to believe input is any good there, you jsut swing and hope for the best.

[@corey2232]

It's weird that he never mentioned Wii Sports was a pack-in game since launch, but he did mention Mario Kart 8 DX, even though that's only a pack-in game in special bundles (usually around the holidays).

[@mastermavrick]

With Terraria we also have to take into account all the colabs/updates over the years, the small meme of "final updates". Nevermind the stuff player made mod that expand on the game. Minecraft the no brainer #1, tons of updates to it, the relaxing craft/gather loop. And with the player made mods hell games made in it... it could be said to own devkit.

[@ayushkumarswain7334]

50 millions sold. Just imagine the numbers including crack downloads.

[@TheRealUcanUwill]

yeah, knowing how popular witcher is in my Eastern Europe region, and we Eastern Euros are nutorious pirates, probably 100 million played Witcher 3.

[@mrbrightside2937]

Many of the games on this list are cracked, apart from the free ones and the nintendo ones ofcourse

[@TheRealUcanUwill]

@@mrbrightside2937 Almost every game is cracked. They never crack FIFA games somehow, but basically any game you can pirate. Yesterday, Russians already cracked Metaphor, and its a DENUVO game, so paying customers has to deal with DENUVO performance and anti cheat issues it always has, when cracked version doesn't. Fighting piracy is stupid, because its an enemy you can't beat, most people who pirate wont buy the game either way, its just their way of life, when you fight piracy, you only hurt actual customers.

[@Juliencharb]

I feel like gta6 online will be a huge turn point for the industry because i'm almost sure its gonna be a mix of grindy and features/content locked behind gta+ , there is now way a company put 1billion$+ into a game just to not milk the entire fan base for years , it's gonna be almost perfectly balance i'm almost sure just enough to be grindy but not too much and just enough for you to think "well why not a little shark card or gta+ sub" i'm hype but kinda of afraid too because i know single player dlc are long gone and the focus is on the multiplayer aspect

[@Evil-Never-Dies]

F the online version of both gta v and RDR2. So toxic. They sh@t on all the solo players that have been with them for decades.

[@crestFall1]

So glad I played Witcher 3 in it's entirety. Can't wait for the next Witcher game

[@gameranxTV]

Same here

[@ACFan88-s1c]

Hopefully it's actually playable.

[@LoneWolfFromEast]

@@ACFan88-s1c It's not? , I wonder how I get over 500 hours in it.

[@SwompyGaming]

@@LoneWolfFromEast you have 500h in a game not yet released? :P

[@LoneWolfFromEast]

@@SwompyGaming Witcher 3 mate, maybe the comment I am replying is deleted, idk.

[@elizabethamoroso4132]

I’d love to see a Gameranx video on what makes a great game franchise. What takes a game with a couple sequels to a juggernaut franchise?

[@tamuccal1]

I’m CLEARLY in the minority on this one … but I never was interested in Minecraft. I’m just not into a building simulator, I’m into, you know, VIDEO GAMES. These things that have plots and characters with a narrative and levels and bosses, you know, actual long standing video game elements! Now I know what people will say, “Minecraft has all of those things!” yeah except NOBODY plays it for those reasons. They just kind hashed on those things pretty lazily to give it some semblance of a game that has a beginning, middle and end. And, yes, I know there are Minecraft spinoffs that actually do play like video games and I know the community has created adventures you can play within the main Minecraft game by joining specific servers but this is all BESIDES the main product that is Minecraft. I would dare say 95% of people playing Minecraft either have not bothered with or are just not interested in playing a Minecraft with a beginning, middle and end with well developed characters and a plot, they just want to build and that’s totally fine … it’s just not for me.

[@p99ta]

I agree with everything you said... Also... To this day I'm still shocked that people choose to play a game that looks so crazy terrible with purposefully being puxelated like Minecraft on modern consoles and PC's that can do insane impressive graphics. Like why? Lol

[@Windmelodie]

I've played Minecraft, mostly online with my husband, and I honestly found it rather... limiting. Building was encouraged and you had all sorts of blocks with different textures, yet you couldn't actually build stuff without blowing it hugely out of proportions (meaning your little guy was way too small to use any of it effectively). You had barely any furniture you could place in your nicely built house and if you wanted to make other stuff, you had to find ways to cheat around the system (like using fence posts, spider silk and carpets to make something that looked like a table... instead of giving us actual tables. They gave us beds, why no tables, chairs or proper shelves?) I can have 1000 different colour beds and 100 types of wood textures, but I can't make an armchair without having to use stairs and half-blocks? Why is my chandelier made from fences and my bedside table a scaffold? Also, once you've been in a cave or biome, you've been in all of them. I'm not a fan of procedurally generated stuff most of the time, so I got bored rather quickly. I knew what to expect everywhere. And for such a big game, updates and content were added really sparingly. What do you mean, we have to vote on which mob gets added after 1+ years? Just add all of them and give us some more actual content! So while it was entertaining enough for a little in the beginning, it's not the type of game I was ale to play for hundreds of hours, nor could I really live out my creativity.

[@noxinabox3506]

I mean, you're right. People play Minecraft because it is a sandbox. You can do whatever you want in it and, for many, following some linear storyline isn't something they always want. So, when they don't, they play Minecraft. That's the appeal of it.

[@Halosishere]

Same, I feel you. Fromsoft games 💪

[@Ahmet-g9k6s]

How old are you

[@travisvaught]

Part of Skyrim’s success is how iconic the mods were. A lot of people became interested in game modding because of Skyrim.

[@themisfitsman77]

Honorable mention should be last of us. Sold 30 million copies and thats just on PlayStation. Think how much it could have sold if it was on all consoles.

[@jfbarabe6785]

bummer

[@Di4beu]

I remember playing Skyrim back in the day and when this happened @7:28 I accidently used my shout. It knocked the guy out and killed him, saving woman. It changes outcome in the game a little and how people react to you in town.

[@megyskermike]

RDR2 and Witcher are both in that category of greatest of all time imho; makes sense they sold so well.

[@chrisjags]

I've bought Terraria 3x so far. It's the game I go back to when none of the new releases are doing it for me. Brings out the creative streak, and there are just so many secrets at this point.

[@voiceofinsight1]

Thought #1 would have been Tetris

[@TheRealUcanUwill]

I never knew you can separately by Tetris, it just was on every hand held gaming console at the time. I sure played many versions of Tetris, but I never bought Tetris.

[@EM96FL]

So many games followed the Witcher 3s lead and developed their own little versions of witcher 3. Ever developer changed their games model to reflect Witcher 3 and it never came close but it definitely improved so many franchises. Absolutely my favorite game

[@Rhinox-89]

Witcher 3: no it’s multiple rereleases is the main reason it hit 50M. Great game, yes. But let’s be real Skyrim: same as W3😅 Wii Sports: it was bundled with the system…can you really count that🤨 GTA5: ok this one likely hit 50M on its first release😅 Minecraft: …same as GTA5🤣

[@gameranxTV]

Most likely

[@rons3634]

I've bought Skyrim 4 times. PS3, PS4, PS4 VR and finally the PC version. I don't regret any of those purchases.

[@3rdpig]

I loved all the Witcher and Elder Scrolls games and played through them multiple times, but RDR2 is a game I've started several times and just wandered away from because I found it boring. Once I think I got as far as 12-15 hours in and just couldn't force myself to go on.

[@JBiggs54442]

I feel the same way. I just knew i would love that game because I liked RDR1 alot but it got boring quick and I just wandered around the map doing more hunting and fishing than doing missions. I wish they'd do a remake of the old LucasArts Outlaws game.

[@japacapa]

I upgraded my PC three weeks ago, I had a huge backlog of games and #1 on my list was RDR2... so I immediately bought it and... now I'm thinking of buying something else... game is beautiful and detailed and... I feel bored... I thought there is someting wrong with me, but I don't have much fun, I don't feel excited about playing it at all, I remember playing witcher 3, I couldn't wait to start playing, I couldn't put it down... RDR2 feels like a chore... before I was playing days gone and I had way more fun

[@alexcrock7942]

The holy Trinity of overrated and mid

[@AraleluYah]

It's because you play it as a game but RDR2 is meant to be lived not sure if that makes sense.

[@IkeTheG]

Yooo good morning gameranx

[@gameranxTV]

Good morning

[@IkeTheG]

@@gameranxTV let’s gooooooooo y’all replied!!!

[@ssvensic]

I have 4 different Skyrim editions 😂😂😂😂

[@momsspaghetti4064]

I have bought Skyrim, I think, 6 times for different platforms. Last was for Xbox Special Edition. Last played on XSX. Now it's on Gamepass, so my 7th edition was free. 😅 Damn it. Lmao

[@altrfoe]

the thing is, when we talk about piracy, these numbers could go WAY higher

[@ghlobb]

Rdr2 is 6 years old and has beat any game that came out since

[@gameranxTV]

Looking forward to finally playing RDR 1 on the PC

[@ghlobb]

Yes! Imagine the graphics mods that modders make for it

[@LivingRoomBK]

between my husband and I - over the years and device upgrades - we have six copies of Skyrim. I just got my first gaming pc and I am having so much fun playing through the game again. its still worth it to me.

[@OmegaBlack999]

Thank you, Jake! Love you!

[@gameranxTV]

Thanks for watching

[@nightogre]

One thing that might have helped with Terraria’s sales is I remember seeing it at a dozen different Walmarts for a $5-$10 price tag.

[@915tarponlegend]

Almost all the games can be summed up as “It’s just fun to be in the game to play.”

[@Evilducttapeman]

Not going to lie I was one of the first original pre orders for the Witcher 3 and got my money back when they pushed it back and I went and pre ordered it again when it came available. I’ve beaten that game so many times and I do not regret buying it on PlayStation Xbox and steam.

[@eatpancakes4486]

Good morning Gameranx 😎

[@gameranxTV]

Good morning

[@landonewts]

Playing Wii Sports with my kid back during the Wii heyday is a core memory for me. Bowling especially (he was a LITTLE too into whaling on us in the boxing ring! Little scamp.)

[@chriswyatt9869]

RDR2 is 6 years old and still nothing has come close to it. I think I’ve spent more time in Skyrim or Witcher 3, due to their more RPG mechanics and replay ability, but I believe RDR2 is the best game of all time. The level of craft and effort that went into even the tiniest little details is immense

[@Squatch_needs_no_heroes]

4:36 he’s channeling Falcon here.

[@gridselix]

man I love gameranx releasing these type of videos when there are recent 'hot issues' lmao

[@momsspaghetti4064]

Imagine Garelt and Arthur Morgan running into each other in the same universe somehow. 😂 It would be hilarious.

[@Tony27654]

The sad part is that games from the 2000’s and early 2010’s will never be replicated again.

[@jpdyer2797]

I appreciate the clip of Link winning the race in Mario Kart 8… because that’s definitely my racer lol 😅

[@John_Conner222]

I think GTA 5 lasted so long because of the absolutely massive Role play community. In fact it was such a huge impact Rockstar tried to sue FiveM multiple times and finally gave up and bought them out.

[@midwestyle]

Before I switched to Cardiology, during my time in a PT and OT clinic, they actually had a Wii for Wii Sports which was part of some patient's treatment plan.

[@gelobledo]

Terraria was the first game me and my wife played together. Then Minecraft. We still play all kinds of stuff now days. For over 12 years now we been playing games.

[@DavidDingoBleecher]

One of the main reasons that GTA V sells so much, still, is because they did something genius. They sell the shark cards for GTO at a higher price than you get the same amount of money in shark cards for "free" when you purchase the game. So, people rebuy the game, over and over, to get the high balance shark card code that comes with the game. This keeps the sales of the game high, even though there's no new player to go with that sale.