2007 saw many new installments in established video game franchises, such as Madden NFL 08, NBA Live 08, NBA 2K8, Tony Hawk's Proving Ground, WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2008, Super Mario Galaxy, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Halo 3, God of War II, Team Fortress 2, Trauma Center: New Blood, Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, Final Fantasy Tactics: War of the Lions, Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, Half-Life 2: Episode Two, and Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga. New intellectual properties included Assassin's Creed, BioShock, Crackdown, Crysis, Mass Effect, Portal, Rock Band, Skate, The Darkness, The Witcher, and Uncharted.
The year has been retrospectively considered one of the best and most influential in video game history due to the release of numerous critically acclaimed, commercially successful and influential titles across all platforms and genres at the time and remarked the birth of new video game franchises. The year's best-selling video game console was the Nintendo DS. The year's most critically acclaimed title was Super Mario Galaxy, which is ranked Metacritic's fifth highest-scoring game of all time. The year's best-selling home video game worldwide was Wii Sports for the Wii, and other critically acclaimed titles such as BioShock, The Orange Box, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare and Halo 3.
Legend
Hardware releases Date System February 11 Net JetXbox 360March 23PlayStation 3 August 30 PlayStation Portable PSP-2000September 30Wii"Nintendo Wii launches in South Africa". IOL. September 28, 2007. Archived from the original on December 3, 2024. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
Hardware sales data
Japan sales data based on figures from Enterbrain North America sales data based on figures from the NPD Group Europe sales data based on estimates from Electronic Arts + Video game console sales of 2007 Rank Console Units sold Japan North America Europe Combined1DS7,143,7028,500,0008,700,00024,343,7022Wii3,629,3616,290,0004,800,00014,719,3613PSP3,022,6593,820,0003,100,0009,942,6594PS2816,4193,970,0003,800,0008,586,4195XB360257,8414,620,0001,900,0006,777,8416PS31,206,3472,560,0002,800,0006,566,347
Highest selling video games (by region)
Worldwide The following are the best-selling games of 2007 in terms of worldwide retail sales.
Rank Title Sales Platform(s) Publisher(s)Genre 1 Wii Sports 15,246,786 Wii NintendoSports 2 Pokémon Diamond / Pearl 9,867,185 DS Nintendo, Pokémon CompanyRPG 3 Halo 3 8,100,000 XB360 Microsoft Game StudiosFPS 4 Wii Play 7,316,815 Wii NintendoParty 5 Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare 7,000,000 PS3 / XB360 / WIN ActivisionFPS 6FIFA 086,550,000EA SportsSports7Pro Evolution Soccer 20086,370,000KonamiSports 8 Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day! 6,091,362 DS NintendoEdutainment 9 Super Mario Galaxy 5,190,000 Wii NintendoPlatformer 10Mario Party 84,350,000WiiNintendoParty
Japan Based on figures from Enterbrain
+ Best-selling video games of 2007 in JapanPlaceTitleConsoleUnits sold1Wii SportsWii1,911,5202Monster Hunter Portable 2PSP1,489,8983Wii PlayWii1,487,4844Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of DarknessDS1,256,5165Mario Party DSDS1,232,6446New Super Mario Bros.DS1,176,9397Pokémon Diamond and PearlDS1,094,3898Mario Party 8Wii1,053,9349Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the ChosenDS1,052,82710Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day!DS1,033,933
United States United States sales data based on figures from the NPD Group
+ Best-selling video games of 2007 in the USPlaceTitleConsoleUnits sold1Halo 3XB3604.82 million2Wii PlayWii4.12 million3Call of Duty 4: Modern WarfareXB3603.04 million4Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock with guitarPS22.72 million5Super Mario GalaxyWii2.52 million6Pokémon DiamondDS2.48 million7Madden NFL 08PS21.90 million8Guitar Hero II with guitarPS21.89 million9Assassin's CreedXB3601.87 million10Mario Party 8Wii1.82 million
United Kingdom Based on figures from Chart-Track
+ Best-selling video games of 2007 in the UKPlaceTitlePublisherUnits sold1FIFA 08Electronic Arts1,391,4352Dr Kawashima's Brain Training: How Old is Your Brain?Nintendo1,016,5583Call of Duty 4: Modern WarfareActivision935,0444Pro Evolution Soccer 2008Konami787,3825More Brain Training from Dr KawashimaNintendo760,2256Halo 3Microsoft735,1767The Simpsons GameElectronic Arts734,5958Wii PlayNintendo688,0029Assassin's CreedUbisoft670,28610WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2008THQ563,121
Highest selling video games per platform (by region)
North America Based on figures from the NPD Group via IGN; the games' publishers are listed in brackets
+ Best-selling video games of 2007 in North America (by platform)PlaceDSPCPS2PS3PSPWiiXB3601Pokémon Diamond(Nintendo)World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade(Blizzard Entertainment)Madden NFL 08(Electronic Arts)Madden NFL 08(Electronic Arts)MLB 07: The Show(Sony Computer Entertainment)Wii Play(Nintendo)Halo 3(Microsoft)2Pokémon Pearl(Nintendo)The Sims 2: Seasons(Electronic Arts)God of War II(Sony Computer Entertainment)Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare(Activision)Madden NFL 08(Electronic Arts)Mario Party 8(Nintendo)Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare(Activision)3The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass(Nintendo)Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars(Electronic Arts)Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock(RedOctane)Assassin's Creed(Ubisoft)Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters(Sony Computer Entertainment)Super Mario Galaxy(Nintendo)Guitar Hero II(RedOctane)4Diddy Kong Racing(Nintendo)The Sims 2: Bon Voyage(Electronic Arts)Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s(RedOctane)MotorStorm(Sony Computer Entertainment)Transformers: The Game(Activision)Super Paper Mario(Nintendo)Madden NFL 08(Electronic Arts)5Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day!(Nintendo)Supreme Commander(THQ)MLB 07: The Show(Sony Computer Entertainment)Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock(RedOctane)Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions(Square Enix)Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock(RedOctane)Assassin's Creed(Ubisoft)6Spectrobes(Disney Interactive)The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar(Midway)Spider-Man 3(Activision)Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas(Ubisoft)300: March to Glory(Warner Bros. Interactive)WarioWare: Smooth Moves(Nintendo)BioShock(2K Games)7High School Musical: Makin' the Cut!(Disney Interactive)The Orange Box(Valve)NCAA Football 08(Electronic Arts)NCAA Football 08(Electronic Arts)Call of Duty: Roads to Victory(Activision)Metroid Prime 3: Corruption(Nintendo)Crackdown(Microsoft)8MySims(Electronic Arts)Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare(Activision)Transformers: The Game(Activision)Heavenly Sword(Sony Computer Entertainment)Major League Baseball 2K7(2K Games)Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition(Capcom)Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock(RedOctane)9Paws and Claws: Pet Vet(THQ)BioShock(2K Games)Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories(Rockstar Games)Ninja Gaiden Sigma(Tecmo)Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas(Ubisoft)Mario Strikers Charged(Nintendo)Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2(Ubisoft)10Mario Party DS(Nintendo)The Sims 2: H&M Fashion Stuff(Electronic Arts)Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 2(Bandai)The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion(Bethesda Softworks)Ghost Rider(2K Games)Pokémon Battle Revolution(Nintendo)Lost Planet: Extreme Condition(Capcom)
United Kingdom Based on figures from Chart-Track; the games' publishers are listed in brackets
+ Best-selling video games of 2007 in the UK (by platform)PlaceDSPS2PS3PSPWiiXB3601Dr Kawashima's Brain Training:How Old is Your Brain?(Nintendo)FIFA 08(Electronic Arts)Resistance: Fall of Man(Sony Computer Entertainment)Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories(Rockstar Games)Wii Play(Nintendo)Halo 3(Microsoft)2More Brain Training from Dr Kawashima(Nintendo)Pro Evolution Soccer 2008(Konami)MotorStorm(Sony Computer Entertainment)FIFA 08(Electronic Arts)Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games(Sega)Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare(Activision)3New Super Mario Bros.(Nintendo)The Simpsons Game(Electronic Arts)Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare(Activision)Sega Mega Drive Collection(Sega)Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree(Nintendo)Assassin's Creed(Ubisoft)4Cooking Mama(505 Games)Final Fantasy XII(Square Enix)FIFA 08(Electronic Arts)Pro Evolution Soccer 6(Konami)Super Mario Galaxy(Nintendo)Forza Motorsport 2(Microsoft)5Big Brain Academy(Nintendo)High School Musical: Sing It!(Disney)Assassin's Creed(Ubisoft)Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories(Rockstar Games)Mario Party 8(Nintendo)FIFA 08(Electronic Arts)6Pokémon Diamond(Nintendo)WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2008(THQ)Pro Evolution Soccer 2008(Konami)Sonic Rivals(Sega)WarioWare: Smooth Moves(Nintendo)Pro Evolution Soccer 2008(Konami)742 All-Time Classics(Nintendo)Need for Speed: ProStreet(Electronic Arts)Formula One Championship Edition(Sony Computer Entertainment)The Simpsons Game(Electronic Arts)The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess(Nintendo)Crackdown(Microsoft)8Nintendogs: Labrador & Friends(Nintendo)Spider-Man 3(Activision)Need for Speed: ProStreet(Electronic Arts)FIFA 07(Electronic Arts)Mario Strikers Charged Football(Nintendo)Gears of War(Microsoft)9Sonic Rush(Sega)Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories(Rockstar Games)Uncharted: Drake's Fortune(Sony Computer Entertainment)Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition(Rockstar Games)Sonic and the Secret Rings(Sega)Lost Planet: Extreme Condition(Capcom)10Zoo Tycoon DS(THQ)Transformers: The Game(Activision)WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2008(THQ)Need for Speed: Carbon(Electronic Arts)Resident Evil 4(Capcom)BioShock(2K Games)
All time video game sales
United States Note: This list only includes games that were released after NPD started tracking video game sales data in 1995. + Best-selling video games of all time in the US (as of September 25, 2007)PlaceTitleUnits sold1Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas8.6 million2Madden NFL 077.4 million3Grand Theft Auto: Vice City6.8 million4Madden NFL 066.5 million5Halo 26.3 million6Namco Museum6.2 million7Super Mario 646.0 million8Madden NFL 20055.9 million9Grand Theft Auto III5.7 million10Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 25.3 million
Major awards Category/Organization 4th British Academy Games Awards 25th Golden Joystick Awards VGA 11th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards 8th Game Developers Choice Awards Game of the Year BioShock Gears of War BioShock Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Portal Downloadable colspan="3" Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords flOw Mobile/Handheld Mobile rowspan="2" Final Fantasy The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass skate. Mobile The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass Handheld Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass Innovation Wii Sports Wii Rock Band Portal Artistic Achievementor Graphics Animation Ōkami rowspan="2" Crysis Assassin's Creed BioShock Art Direction BioShock Audio Music Ōkami rowspan="2" BioShock BioShock Sound Design Crackdown BioShock Soundtrack Guitar Hero II Rock Band Character Performance colspan="3" GLaDOSPortal Game Design Wii Sports colspan="2" Portal Narrative God of War II colspan="2" BioShock Technical Achievement Gameplay Engineering God of War II rowspan="2" The Orange Box / Portal Portal Crysis Visual Engineering Crysis Multiplayer/Online Wii Sports World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade Halo 3 Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare rowspan="10" Action/Adventure Action/Shooter Crackdown rowspan="2" Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Adventure Super Mario Galaxy Casual/Family or Rhythm Wii Sports Rock Band Role-Playing RPG colspan="2" rowspan="2" Mass Effect Mass Effect MMORPG World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade Sports Individual Wii Sports rowspan="2" skate. skate. Team Madden NFL 08 Racing colspan="2" Colin McRae: Dirt MotorStorm Strategy/Simulation Wii Sports colspan="2" Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars Special Award Academy Fellowship rowspan="2" colspan="2" Hall of Fame Lifetime Achievement Award Lifetime Achievement Award Will Wright Michael Morhaime Ken Kutaragi Sid Meier
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