Bandai Namco's Tales of YouTube channel has given us an official breakdown of the top 10 selling Tales of games worldwide and for various regions around the globe.
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Bandai Namco has released an official list of the top 10 best-selling Tales of games worldwide and for the regions of Japan/Asia, North America, and Europe.
Worldwide Top 10
- Tales of Symphonia - 2,400,000 units
- Tales of Vesperia - 2,370,000 units
- Tales of Destiny - 1,720,000 units
- Tales of Zestiria
- Tales of Berseria
- Tales of Phantasia
- Tales of the Abyss
- Tales of Eternia
- Tales of Xillia
- Tales of Destiny 2
Japan/Asia Top 10
- Tales of Destiny - 1,630,000 units
- Tales of Phantasia - 1,330,000 units
- Tales of Eternia - 1,200,000 units
- Tales of Destiny 2
- Tales of Berseria
- Tales of the Abyss
- Tales of Symphonia
- Tales of Rebirth (mistakenly translated as Eternia in the video)
- Tales of Xillia
- Tales of Graces
North America Top 10
- Tales of Symphonia - 940,000 units
- Tales of Vesperia - 810,000 units
- Tales of Zestiria - 600,000 units
- Tales of Berseria
- Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World
- Tales of Xillia
- Tales of the Abyss
- Tales of Graces
- Tales of Xillia 2
- Tales of Hearts
Europe Top 10
- Tales of Zestiria - 481,000 units
- Tales of Symphonia - 480,000 units
- Tales of Vesperia - 410,000 units
- Tales of Berseria
- Tales of Xillia
- Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World
- Tales of Graces
- Tales of Xillia 2
- Tales of Eternia
- Tales of the Abyss
It seems Tales of Symphonia tops a lot of these rankings, well-deserved for a very well-loved game.
Tales of Symphonia
Tales of Symphonia is the fifth mothership title of the series and the only title to be released for the Nintendo GameCube. It was then later ported to the PlayStation 2. It has a direct sequel escort title in the form of Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World, and the two were later ported to the PlayStation 3 as a single release in the form of Tales of Symphonia Chronicles. The game is a distant prequel to Tales of Phantasia.
Tales of Zestiria
Tales of Zestiria is the Tales of 20th anniversary title and was released in Japan for the PS3 on January 22, 2015 and for the PS4 on July 7, 2016. It was also released in North America and Europe for the PS3, PS4 and PC Digital on October 16 and 20, 2015. The game features Sorey, a young man set out to be the Shepherd. The game is a distant sequel to Tales of Berseria. An anime series by ufotable, called Tales of Zestiria the X is currently airing worldwide.
Tales of Destiny
Tales of Destiny is the second title to be released for the Tales of Series and is the first in the entire series to get localized for North America. It is the first game to feature character designs by Mutsumi Inomata. The game, originally for the PS1, eventually got a full remake for the PS2, as well as a Director’s Cut featuring a story arc from popular Tales character Leon Magnus’s point of view. Tales of Destiny 2 is its direct sequel.
