What is the best-selling video game in the world?

Over the generations, the number of different types of video game has grown steadily. In fact, it's impossible to count all the games in existence today. What's more, many of them are not very popular. But as the saying goes, to each his own. However, if certain games manage to achieve high sales, it's simply because they meet the criteria set by gamers.

In these cases, praise is sometimes attributed to the game's creator. So, in this article, we're going to list the top 3 best-selling video games in the world. In particular, we're talking about the essential Tetris, the timeless Super Mario and the incredible Call of Duty.

The essential Tetris

A whole generation has played the classic Tetris game. Since its release in 1984, the game has been a hit with gamers. Youngsters, teenagers and even adults were getting into the game too. Even 38 years after its release.

The main reason for the game's relaunch was its downloadability to Smartphones. If you want to win in Tetris, you have to arrange the tetriminos from top to bottom to make straight lines. To date, Tetris has achieved over 565 million sales.

The timeless Super Mario

Super Mario has been around for many years. If the game has remained very popular over the years, it's simply because successive releases of different versions of the game have never ceased to amaze the general public. The most popular, apart from Super Mario, are : Mario Kart, Mario Party and Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games.

In the past, the game was only available in 2D mode. However, with the revolution in technology, the first 3D version, "Super Mario 3D Land", was also a big hit later on. As fans kept asking for more, later came "Super Mario 64", "Super Mario Galaxy" and many more. So it was inevitable that the game should reach the top 3. All in all, Mario has sold almost 525 million units.

The amazing Call of Duty game

Call Of Duty also referred to as COD manages to reach 3^th category on our list by achieving over 400 million sales. Even though the game was only released in 2013, it easily managed to capture the hearts of the general public with its style. Call of Duty is an adventure game created by Infinity Ward. Activision subsequently made a number of improvements.

What's most impressive is that during the game, you'll find yourself back in the Second World War. But in a more modern mode. The most popular Call of Duty saga is "Vanguard". However, the game is also planning a new opus called "Modern Warfare II".