Top-Ranked Video Game Series Across Globes
In the dynamic world of video games, one franchise stands out as the global favourite, according to data available as of April 2021. The Super Mario series, a platformer game developed by Nintendo, has secured the top spot, beating competitors such as Call of Duty and Grand Theft Auto.
The Super Mario franchise, which has been around for 35 years, is the best-selling video game franchise of all time, with over 446 million copies sold globally. This sales dominance, combined with consistently high critic scores and massive ongoing fan interest, contributes to its status as the world's most loved gaming franchise.
Grand Theft Auto, an action-adventure game series published by Rockstar Games, is another popular franchise. However, it does not hold the favourite position in any of the 75 countries researched. Grand Theft Auto has an average critic score of 90.1%, and the franchise has sold 193.50 million base games worldwide. The most popular game within the Grand Theft Auto franchise is not specified in the data.
Call of Duty, a first-person shooter video game franchise, is another close competitor. With total sales of 301.46M base games and an average critic score of 84.5%, it is a force to be reckoned with. However, it trails behind Super Mario in terms of sales and fan interest, as evidenced by the franchise's lifetime peak viewers on Twitch, which stands at 1,623,046 compared to Super Mario's 2,926,742.
The Witcher franchise, a fantasy action role-playing game series, is the favourite in 8 out of 75 countries. Animal Crossing, a life simulation game, is the favourite in 24 countries, closely followed by Call of Duty being the favourite in 29 countries.
Data for each country's favourite franchise was sourced from Ahrefs Keyword Explorer tool, and the annual worldwide Google search data for the Super Mario franchise stands at 39,936,900, while for Call of Duty it is 88,361,000.
In conclusion, based on total sales dominance, consistently high critic scores, and massive ongoing fan interest evidenced by search and streaming data, the Super Mario franchise stands out as the most loved gaming franchise worldwide as of April 2021.
Despite its impressive performance in online game streaming platforms like Twitch, the Super Mario franchise's annual worldwide Google search data of 39,936,900 surpasses that of the Call of Duty franchise's 88,361,000. Meanwhile, blogs discussing gaming trends might just find an intriguing topic in comparing the latest gadgets used for gaming in the Super Mario franchise with those used in the technology-driven world of Call of Duty.
