The Best Selling Video Game Of Every Year Since 1977

See how tastes have changed since the Atari 2600 dropped.

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Video game dynasties haven risen and fallen since consoles made their way into the homes of millions of Americans in the late '70s. The industry was almost snuffed out completely thanks to the video game crash of 1983 but in the last 35 years of home consoles we've seen the industry become one of the most profitable and innovative forms of media to ever exist. We count down the No. 1 selling titles of every year, across all consoles, since the Atari 2600 made its debut in 1977. We're not very good at math, so we didn't account for inflation.

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1977: Space Invaders

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1978: Breakout

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1979: Adventure

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1980: Missile Command

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1981: Pitfall!

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1982: Pac-Man

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1983: Mario Bros.

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1984: Duck Hunt

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1985: Super Mario Bros.

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1986: The Legend of Zelda

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1987: Zelda II: The Adventure of Link

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1988: Super Mario Bros. 3

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1989: Tetris

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1990: Super Mario World

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1991: Sonic the Hedgehog

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1992: Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins

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1993: Super Mario All-Stars

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1994: Donkey Kong Country

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1995: Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

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1996: Pokémon Red Version/Pokémon Green Version/Pokémon Blue Version

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1997: Gran Turismo

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1998: Pokémon Yellow: Special Pikachu Edition

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1999: Pokémon Gold Version/Pokémon Silver Version

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2000: Pokémon Crystal

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2001: Grand Theft Auto III

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2002: Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

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2003: Call of Duty

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2004: Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

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2005: Nintendogs

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2006: Madden NFL 2007

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2007: Wii Sports

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2008: Wii Play

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2009: Wii Sports

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2010: Call of Duty: Black Ops

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2011: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

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2012: Call of Duty: Black Ops 2

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