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The following are lists of the best-selling games and franchises developed, published and/or owned by Konami. The list includes games and franchises from the subsidiary Hudson Soft prior to its acquisition by Konami.

Franchises[]

Rank Title Debut year Debut platform(s) Sales Ref
1 Pro Evolution Soccer (PES) / Winning Eleven 1994 SNES 113,973,356 [1]
2 Metal Gear / Metal Gear Solid (MGS) 1987 MSX2 61,500,000 [2]
3 Mario Party (Hudson Soft) 1998 N64 34,461,569 [3]
4 Frogger 1981 Arcade 33,079,119 [4][5]
5 Bemani (Games & Music Division) 1997 Arcade 27,116,233 [n 2]
6 Jikkyō Powerful Pro Yakyū / Power Pros 1994 Super Famicom 25,200,000 [2]
7 Castlevania / Akumajō Dracula 1986 Famicom Disk System 24,000,000 [n 3]
8 Yu-Gi-Oh! 1998 PlayStation 23,667,390 [25][8]
9 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles / Kame Ninja 1989 NES 19,517,034 [26]
10 Momotarō Densetsu / Momotarō Dentetsu 1987 Famicom 18,905,802 [27][8][28]
11 Bomberman (Hudson Soft) 1983 Computers 13,667,310 [n 4]
12 Silent Hill 1999 PlayStation 9,000,000 [32]
13 Contra 1986 Arcade 4,000,000 [33]
14 Ganbare Goemon / Mystical Ninja 1986 Arcade 2,809,795 [34][8]
15 Suikoden / Gensō Suikoden 1995 PlayStation 2,526,066 [8][35][36]
16 Tokimeki Memorial 1994 PC Engine 1,100,000 [37][38]

Games[]

Rank Title Platform(s) Year Sales Market Ref
1 Frogger Multi‑platform 1981 20,000,000 WW [39]
2 Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 / Winning Eleven 11 Multi‑platform 2007 9,430,000 WW [15]
3 Mario Party DS Nintendo DS 2007 9,310,000 WW [3]
4 Mario Party 8 Wii 2007 8,850,000 WW [3]
5 Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty / Substance Multi‑platform 2001 8,598,684 WW [40]
6 Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 / Winning Eleven 2009 Multi‑platform 2008 8,480,000 WW [16]
7 Pro Evolution Soccer 6 / Winning Eleven 10 Multi‑platform 2006 8,470,000 WW [14]
8 Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 / Winning Eleven 2011 Multi‑platform 2010 7,510,000 WW [18]
9 Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 / Winning Eleven 2010 Multi‑platform 2009 7,490,000 WW [17]
10 Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain Multi‑platform 2015 7,165,940 WW [40]
11 Pro Evolution Soccer 5 / Winning Eleven 9 Multi‑platform 2005 7,080,000 WW [13]
12 Metal Gear Solid PS1 / PC 1998 7,000,000 WW [41]
13 Pro Evolution Soccer 2012 / Winning Eleven 2012 Multi‑platform 2011 6,430,000 WW [19]
14 Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater / Subsistence Multi‑platform 2004 6,253,339 WW [40]
15 Pro Evolution Soccer 2013 / Winning Eleven 2013 Multi‑platform 2012 6,150,000 WW [20]
16 Frogger PS1 / PC 1997 6,000,000 WW [42]
17 Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots PS3 2008 6,000,000 WW [43]
18 Pro Evolution Soccer 4 / Winning Eleven 8 Multi‑platform 2004 5,800,000 WW [12]
19 Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance PS3 / Steam 2013 5,150,000 WW [40]
20 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT) / Kame Ninja Multi-platform 1989 5,042,034 WW [44][45][30]
21 Pro Evolution Soccer 3 / Winning Eleven 7 Multi‑platform 2003 4,600,000 WW [11]
22 Pro Evolution Soccer 2 / Winning Eleven 6 Multi‑platform 2002 4,350,000 WW [10]
23 Pro Evolution Soccer 2019 / Winning Eleven 2019 Multi‑platform 2018 4,300,000 WW [46][47]
24 eFootball Pro Evolution Soccer 2020 Multi‑platform 2019 4,300,000 WW [46][47]
25 eFootball PES 2021 Season Update Multi‑platform 2020 3,900,000 WW [48][46]
26 Pro Evolution Soccer 2014 / Winning Eleven 2014 Multi‑platform 2013 3,890,000 WW [49]
27 Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes Multi‑platform 2014 3,862,867 WW [40]
28 Pro Evolution Soccer 2017 / Winning Eleven 2017 Multi‑platform 2016 3,800,000 WW [50][51]
29 Pokémon Trading Card Game GBC 1998 3,720,000 WW [52]
30 Pro Evolution Soccer 2018 / Winning Eleven 2018 Multi‑platform 2017 3,700,000 WW [47][50]
31 Momotarō Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban Switch 2020 3,500,000 Japan [28]
32 Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker Multi‑platform 2010 3,488,714 WW [40]
33 Pro Evolution Soccer 2015 / Winning Eleven 2015 Multi‑platform 2014 3,300,000 WW [53]
34 Pro Evolution Soccer 2016 / Winning Eleven 2016 Multi‑platform 2015 3,300,000 WW [53]
35 Dead Cells: Return to Castlevania Multi‑platform 2023 3,000,000 WW [23][24]
36 Mario Party N64 1998 2,700,000 WW [3]
37 Yu-Gi-Oh! Forbidden Memories PS1 1999 2,510,804 WW [8][54]
38 Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 4: Battle of Great Duelist GBC 2000 2,500,000 Japan [34]
39 Dance Dance Revolution (DDR) Arcade / PS1 1998 2,495,000 WW [n 1]
40 Mario Party 2 N64 1999 2,480,000 WW [3]
41 Mario Party 4 GameCube 2002 2,460,000 WW [3]
42 Yu-Gi-Oh! Dark Duel Stories GBC 2000 2,396,518 WW [57][54]
43 Metal Gear Multi‑platform 1987 2,343,339 WW [40]
44 Pro Evolution Soccer / Winning Eleven 5 PS2 / PS1 2001 2,260,000 WW [10]
45 Mario Party 5 GameCube 2003 2,170,000 WW [3]
46 Frogger Advance: The Great Quest GBA 2002 2,150,000 NA / EU [58]
47 Mario Party 7 GameCube 2005 2,080,000 WW [3]
48 Top Gun NES 1987 2,000,000 NA / EU [59]
49 Silent Hill PS1 1999 2,000,000 WW [60]
50 Frogger 2: Swampy's Revenge PS1 2000 2,000,000 WW [61]
51 Deca Sports / Sports Island Wii 2008 2,000,000 WW [62][63]
52 Super Bomberman R Multi‑platform 2017 2,000,000 WW [31]
53 Mario Party 3 N64 2000 1,910,000 WW [3]
54 Yu-Gi-Oh! The Eternal Duelist Soul GBA 2001 1,710,534 WW [8][64]
55 Frogger's Adventures: Temple of the Frog GBA 2001 1,700,000 USA [64]
56 Mario Party 6 GameCube 2004 1,630,000 WW [3]
57 Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters Game Boy 1998 1,610,000 Japan [54]
58 Lode Runner Famicom 1984 1,500,000 Japan [65]
59 Ninja Hattori-kun Famicom 1986 1,500,000 Japan [34]
60 Jikkyō Winning Eleven 3 (ISS Pro 98) PS1 1997 1,462,764 Japan [66][8]
61 Yu-Gi-Oh! Worldwide Edition GBA 2003 1,460,000 WW [54]
62 4 Nin Uchi Mahjong Famicom 1984 1,450,000 Japan [52]
63 Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters II: Dark Duel Stories GBC 1999 1,450,000 Japan [34]
64 Yu-Gi-Oh! The Duelists of the Roses PS2 2001 1,446,248 WW [8][54]
65 Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake Multi‑platform 1990 1,343,339 WW [40]
66 Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops PSP 2006 1,321,030 Japan [40]
67 Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Multi‑platform 1997 1,270,000 WW [67]
68 Dance Dance Revolution Extreme PS2 2002 1,211,582 WW [8][56]
69 Metal Gear Solid HD Collection Multi‑platform 2011 1,210,000 WW [40]
70 TwinBee Famicom 1985 1,200,000 Japan [34]
71 Ganbare Goemon! Karakuri Dōchū Famicom 1986 1,200,000 Japan [34]
72 Doraemon Famicom 1986 1,150,000 Japan [34]
73 Beatmania Arcade / PS1 1997 1,125,000 Japan [6][7]
74 Tokimeki Memorial Multi-platform 1994 1,100,000 Japan [37][38]
75 DDRMAX2 Dance Dance Revolution PS2 2003 1,097,511 WW [8][68]
76 Adventure Island Famicom 1986 1,000,000 Japan [34]
Bomberman NES 1985 1,000,000 WW [69]
Akumajō Dracula / Castlevania FDS 1986 1,000,000 Japan [70]
Gradius Famicom 1986 1,000,000 Japan [71]
The Goonies FDS 1986 1,000,000 Japan [8]
Momotarō Densetsu Famicom 1987 1,000,000 Japan [27]
Super Momotarō Dentetsu 3 SFC / SGG 1994 1,000,000 Japan [27]
Momotarō Dentetsu 7 PS1 1994 1,000,000 Japan [27]
Bomberman 64 N64 1997 1,000,000 WW [72]
Bomberman Hero N64 1998 1,000,000 WW [72]
Dance Dance Revolution 2ndReMix PS1 1999 1,000,000 Japan [9]
Silent Hill 2 PS2 2001 1,000,000 WW [73]
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow PS3 / X360 2010 1,000,000 WW [22]

Arcade[]

Rank Title Year Hardware sales Market Ref
1 Frogger 1981 60,000 USA [74][75][76]
2 Hyper Olympic (Track & Field) 1983 38,000 Japan [77]
3 Dance Dance Revolution (DDR) 1998 25,000+ Japan [55][7]
4 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT) 1989 25,000 USA / Europe [45][78]
Beatmania 1997 25,000 Japan [7]
6 Scramble 1981 15,136 USA [79][80]
7 Mahjong Fight Club 3 2004 13,000 Japan [81]
8 Super Cobra 1981 12,337 USA [82]
9 Astro Invader 1980 4,900 USA [83]
10 The End 1980 2,067
11 Guitar Hero Arcade 2009 2,000 [84]

Notes[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Dance Dance Revolution:
    • Arcade - 25,000+[55][7]
    • PlayStation - 2.47 million
      • Japan - 1.27 million[6]
      • USA - 1.2 million[56]
  2. Bemani music game franchise:
    • Beatmania (1997) - 1,125,000+[6][7]
    • Beatmania console sequels (December 1998 to March 2001) - 1,774,547 (Japan)[8]
    • Dance Dance Revolution (1998) - 2,495,000[n 1]
    • Dance Dance Revolution 2ndReMix (1999) - 1,000,000+ (Japan)[9]
    • Dance Dance Revolution console sequels (June 2000 to March 2001) - 635,128 (Japan)[8]
    • GuitarFreaks and DrumMania console games (July 1999 to December 2000) - 156,334 (Japan)[8]
    • Dancing Stage series (1999-2000) - 50,224 (Japan)[8]
    • April 2001 to March 2003 - 2,300,000[10]
    • April 2003 to March 2004 - 1,650,000[11]
    • April 2004 to March 2005 - 2,100,000[12]
    • April 2005 to March 2006 - 2,060,000[13]
    • April 2006 to March 2007 - 1,950,000[14]
    • April 2007 to March 2008 - 2,300,000[15]
    • April 2008 to March 2009 - 2,350,000[16]
    • April 2009 to March 2010 - 1,580,000[17]
    • April 2010 to March 2011 - 2,190,000[18]
    • April 2011 to March 2012 - 1,200,000[19]
    • April 2012 to March 2013 - 200,000[20]
  3. Castlevania series:
    • Up until 2006 - 20,000,000[21]
    • Lords of Shadow (2010) - 1,000,000[22]
    • Dead Cells: Return to Castlevania (2023) - 3,000,000[23][24]
  4. Bomberman series:
    • Up until 1997 - 10,000,000[29]
    • Japan releases during 1998-2008 - 1,575,732[8]
    • Bomberman Live: Battlefest (Xbox Live Arcade) sales during 2010-2012 - 91,578[30]
    • Super Bomberman R - 2,000,000[31]

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