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Best-Selling Video Games on Xbox
This list features the best-selling video games on Xbox in history as of 2024.
RANK | VIDEO GAME | SALES | YEAR |
1 | Halo 2 | 8.46 million | 2004 |
2 | Halo: Combat Evolved | 5.00 million | 2001 |
3 | Sneak King | 3.20 million | 2006 |
4 | Fable | 3.00 million | 2004 |
5 | Grand Theft Auto III and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City | 2.49 million | 2003 |
6 | Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell | 2.40 million | 2002 |
7 | Dead or Alive 3 | 2.00 million | 2001 |
8 | Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic | 1.58 million | 2003 |
9 | Counter-Strike | 1.50 million | 2003 |
10 | Ninja Gaiden | 1.50 million | 2004 |
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