Start your engines!
Since the mythical Namco Pole Position came out back in the now distant year of 1982, racing games have become a benchmark that shows us how the health of the sector is going because, on many occasions, they are the thermometer that indicates the degree of technical potential that each new console or PC graphics generation that hits the market has. Also, surely if we ask you about the name of three successful franchises Within this genre you don’t take too long to answer.
That is why today we are going to make a short list of the five sagas that have sold the most worldwide throughout history (of which there are numbers, of course) although, yes, before starting, we would like to make a special mention to the wonderful franchise Burnoutwhich with a total of 15,000,000 copies sold Over the years, it has stayed at the gates of the Top 5 that we leave you just below. Enjoy it!!
5.Midnight Club
We start this list with one of the sagas that most brightened the lives of those who were players in the first years of the century. It began its adventures at the end of October 2000 and until today, the franchise created by Rockstar has managed to sell more than 18,000,000 million copies. The truth is that they are very good numbers.
4.driver
Another classic racing franchise from the late ’90s on PlayStation. Its first title, specifically, appeared in June 1999 and from there the work of Reflections was able to generate worldwide sales of more than 19,000,000 units. Remember that in total it had five main games and two spin offs.
3. Grand Touring
What can be said about the franchise Gran Turismo qWhat hasn’t been said already? Which is undoubtedly the automotive series for those who enjoy an immersive and realistic experience of the motor world has managed to sell, since May 1998, more than 90,000,000 units.
2. Need for Speed
Another of the heavyweights when it comes to racing games. The title released by Electronic Arts in 1994 for 3DO has managed to become one of the company’s longest running, and that’s saying a lot. In terms of figures, he has achieved some spectacular numbers, reaching over the years 150,000,000 million units sold. Simply incredible.
1.Mario Kart
Who knew that the most successful racing game franchise in history wouldn’t be one focused on realism in the style of Grand Touring? Nintendo, without a doubt, knew how to hit the nail on the head with this series that began on the Super Nintendo and that has managed to make young people and adults around the world fall in love. since 1992 has sold 173,410,000 million units.
And you? What is your favorite racing game?
