Call of Duty Voted Best Franchise Ever By Guinness Book of World Records
Activision's shooter series beats out Mario, Minecraft, Halo, Grand Theft Auto, and Zelda in recent online poll.
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As part of the release of the Guinness World Records 2015 Gamer’s Edition, the publication polled 5,000 gamers from 140 countries around the world about what their favorite video games are. The results are now in and Activision's Call of Duty series took the top spot, receiving more votes than Super Mario Bros., Minecraft, Grand Theft Auto, Halo, and The Legend of Zelda.
According to The Independent, voters were asked to name their favorite individual games, with these results then collated to form the top 50 video game franchise list you see below.
- Call of Duty
- Super Mario Bros.
- Minecraft
- Grand Theft Auto
- Halo
- The Legend of Zelda
- FIFA
- Assassin's Creed
- Battlefield
- The Elder Scrolls
- Pokémon
- Angry Birds
- Final Fantasy
- Need for Speed
- Mario Kart
- League of Legends
- Borderlands
- Metal Gear
- Sonic the Hedgehog
- Counter-Strike
- Kingdom Hearts
- The Last of Us
- World of Warcraft
- The Witcher
- Pro Evolution Soccer
- God of War
- Far Cry
- Bioshock
- Resident Evil
- Uncharted
- Fallout
- Batman: Arkham
- DotA
- Gears of War
- Mass Effect
- Half-Life
- PAC-Man
- Portal
- Super Smash Bros.
- Saints Row
- WWE
- LittleBigPlanet
- Crash Bandicoot
- LEGO
- Mortal Kombat
- Red Dead Redemption
- World of Tanks
- Gran Turismo
- NBA 2K
- Just Dance
What are your favorite video game franchises? Let us know in the comments below!
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