The following list will compare franchise sales between the last generation and this generation.  Only million sellers from this generation are compared with their franchise titles from last generation.   This can give us a good indication how well a console is doing in relation to last generation outside of just hardware sales.  I will try to keep this up to date as new sales data arrives or new games make the list.

Letters proceeding a title annotate the following:
J - Japanese sales only.
A - American sales only.
E - Europe/Others sales only.

PS to PS3:

Need For Speed 3 - 2.88 million
Need For Speed: High Stakes - 2.09 million
Need For Speed: ProStreet - 1.28 million
Need For Speed: Carbon - 0.78 million
Need For Speed - ?
Need For Speed 2 - ?

FIFA 2000 - 1.87 million
FIFA 08 - 1.50 million
FIFA Road to the World Cup 98 - 0.46 million J
FIFA 99 - ?

Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 - 1.63 million
World Soccer Winning Eleven 3 - 0.76 million J
World Soccer Winning Eleven 4 - 0.71 million J
World Soccer Winning Eleven 2000 U-23 - 0.39 million J
World Soccer Winning Eleven 3 Final Edition - 0.35 million J
J-League Winning Eleven 3 - 0.18 million J
J-League Winning Eleven 2000 - 0.15 million J
World Soccer Winning Eleven 2002 - 0.12 million J
World Soccer Winning Eleven 97 - 0.09 million J

Gran Turismo - 10.85 million
Gran Turismo 2 - 9.37 million
Gran Turismo 5 Prologue - 1.85 million

Grand Theft Auto IV - 4.04 million
Grand Theft Auto II - 3.42 million
Grand Theft Auto - 2.32 million
Grand Theft Auto: London, 1969 - ?

Metal Gear Solid - 5.59 million
Metal Gear Solid 4 - 2.06 million




PS2 to PS3:

Need For Speed: Underground - 6.49 million
Need For Speed: Underground 2 - 6.38 million
Need For Speed: Most Wanted - 4.15 million
Need For Speed: ProStreet -1.99 million
Need For Speed: ProStreet - 1.28 million
Need For Speed: Carbon - 1.26 million JA
Need For Speed: Carbon - 0.78 million

FIFA 06 - 3.93 million
FIFA 07 - 3.78 million
FIFA 05 - 3.51 million
FIFA 04 - 3.32 million
FIFA 03 - 3.20 million
FIFA 08 - 2.72 million
FIFA 08 - 1.50 million AE

Pro Evolution Soccer 6 (WE10) - 4.13 million
Pro Evolution Soccer 5 (WE9) - 3.82 million
Pro Evolution Soccer 4 (WE8) - 3.57 million
Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 - 3.35 million
Pro Evolution Soccer 2 (WE6) - 2.83 million
Pro Evolution Soccer 3 (WE7) - 2.76 million
Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 - 1.63 million
Pro Evolution Soccer (WE5) - 1.52 million


Call of Duty 4 - 3.35 million
Call Of Duty: Finest Hour - 2.81 million
Call Of Duty 2: Big Red One - 2.31 million
Call Of Duty 3 - 0.85 million A
Call of Duty 3 - 0.58 million

Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock - 4.03 million
Guitar Hero II - 3.59 million A
Guitar Hero - 2.13 million
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock - 1.36 million
Guitar Hero Encore Rocks the 80s - 0.86 million A

Devil May Cry - 2.77 million
Devil May Cry 3 - 1.92 million
Devil May Cry 2 - 1.69 million
Devil May Cry 4 - 1.24 million

Ratchet and Clank - 2.93 million
Ratchet and Clank 2 - 2.42 million
Ratchet and Clank 3 - 2.17 million
Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction - 1.22 million
Ratchet: Deadlocked - 1.02 million JA
Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters - 0.07 million A

Gran Turismo 3 A-Spec - 14.87 million
Gran Turismo 4 - 8.89 million
Gran Turismo 5 Prologue - 1.85 million
Gran Turismo Concept 2001 Tokyo - 1.56 million JE
Gran Turismo 4 Prologue - 1.36 million JE

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - 17.02 million
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City - 14.20 million
Grand Theft Auto III - 11.60 million
Grand Theft Auto IV - 4.04 million

Metal Gear Solid 2 - 7.01 million
Metal Gear Solid 3 - 3.98 million
Metal Gear Solid 4 - 2.06 million

Xbox to X360:

Halo 2 - 8.45 million
Halo 3 - 8.02 million
Halo - 6.43 million

Call of Duty 4 - 6.17 million
Call of Duty 3 - 2.06 million
Call of Duty 2 - 2.03 million
Call Of Duty: Finest Hour - 1.07 million
Call Of Duty 3 - ?

Forza Motorsport 2 - 3.92 million
Forza Motorsport - 1.01 million

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion - 2.50 million
Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind - 1.83 million

Madden NFL 08 - 2.31 million
Madden NFL 07 - 1.84 million
Madden NFL 05 - 1.45 million
Madden NFL 06 - 1.44 million
Madden NFL 07 - 0.99 million A
Madden NFL 06 - 0.67 million
Madden NFL 08 - 0.22 million A

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter - 2.16 million
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon - 1.70 million
Tom Clancy Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 - 1.37 million
Tom Clancy Ghost Recon 2 - 1.29 million

Tom Clancy Rainbow Six: Vegas - 2.14 million
Tom Clancy Rainbow Six 3 - 1.58 million
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 - 1.57 million

Project Gotham Racing - 2.14 million
Project Gotham Racing 2 - 1.56 million
Project Gotham Racing 3 - 1.44 million
Project Gotham Racing 4 - 0.98 million

Need for Speed: Underground 2 - 2.05 million
Need for Speed: Underground - 1.64 million
Need for Speed: Most Wanted - 1.42 million
Need for Speed: ProStreet - 1.39 million
Need for Speed: Carbon - 1.31 million
Need for Speed: Most Wanted - 1.06 million
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 - 0.69 million
Need for Speed: Carbon - 0.36 million A

Tom Clancy Splinter Cell - 2.93 million
Tom Clancy Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow - 1.41 million
Tom Clancy Splinter Cell: Double Agent - 1.15 million
Tom Clancy Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory - 1.07 million
Tom Clancy Splinter Cell: Double Agent - ?

Dead or Alive 3 - 1.63 million
Dead or Alive 4 - 1.01 million
Dead or Alive: Beach Volleyball - 0.14 million J
Dead or Alive Ultimate - 0.08 million J

Grand Theft Auto IV - 5.56 million
Grand Theft Auto Double Pack - 2.22 million
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - 1.93 million

N64 to Wii:

Super Mario 64 - 11.89 million
Super Mario Galaxy - 6.72 million

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - 7.60 million
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess - 4.90 million
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask - 3.36 million
Link's Crossbow Training - 2.16 million

Mario Party 8 - 5.35 million
Mario Party - 2.70 million
Mario Party 2 - 2.49 million
Mario Party 3 - 1.91 million

Super Paper Mario - 2.39 million
Paper Mario - 1.38 million

Super Smash Bros Brawl - 5.97 million
Super Smash Bros. - 5.55 million

Rayman 2: Great Escape - ?
Rayman Raving Rabbids - 1.37 million
Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 - 1.30 million

Mario Kart 64 - 9.87 million
Mario Kart Wii - 6.04 million



GC to Wii:

Super Smash Bros. Melee - 7.08 million
Super Smash Bros Brawl - 5.97 million

Super Mario Galaxy - 6.72 million
Super Mario Sunshine - 6.28 million

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess - 4.90 million
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker - 4.38 million
Link's Crossbow Training - 2.16 million
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess - 1.56 million
The Legend of Zelda: The Four Swords - ?

Metroid Prime - 2.83 million
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption - 1.41 million
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes - 1.28 million

Mario Party 8 - 5.35 million
Mario Party 4 - 2.47 million
Mario Party 5 - 2.08 million
Mario Party 6 - 1.63 million
Mario Party 7 - 1.53 million

Super Paper Mario - 2.39 million
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door - 2.05 million

Resident Evil 4 - 1.69 million
Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition - 1.43 million
Resident Evil - 1.40 million
Resident Evil 0 - 1.26 million
Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles - 1.23 million
Resident Evil 2 - ?
Resident Evil 3 - ?
Resident Evil: Code Veronica X - ?

Mario Strikers Charged - 1.69 million
Super Mario Strikers - 1.58 million

Rayman Raving Rabbids - 1.37 million
Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 - 1.30 million
Rayman 3: Hoodlum - ?
Rayman Arena - ?

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games - 4.68 million
Sonic Adventure 2 Battle - 2.49 million
Sonic Mega Collection - 1.93 million
Sonic Heroes - 1.46 million
Sonic and the Secret Rings - 1.43 million
Sonic Adventure DX - 1.12 million
Shadow The Hedgehog - 0.65 million A
Sonic Riders - 0.55 million A
Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity - 0.43 million
Sonic Gems Collection - ?

Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga - 1.35 million
Lego Star Wars - 0.98 million A
Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy - 0.68 million A

Mario Kart: Double Dash - 6.96 million
Mario Kart Wii - 6.04 million

Wii in general will do better 0 it's already starting to show that

Great Thread.

Also, 3 of the PS2 Ratchets are in black.

Thanks for catching that.

MY god. The Xbox 360 moves a TONNE of software.

wii titles has done really better (or will be better) than their previous titles

Ya, Wii will do way better in the end.

OMG Wii sell a lot of software :)

There's something wrong with comparing current numbers to LTD numbers...

Out of all of them, the 360 vs Xbox comparison seems the most favorable followed by the Wii vs GC.

The PS2 vs PS3 one though... 

 Obviously it's unfair as a means of directly comparing just based on numbers but when you take in install base and shelf life, you can see how well it's doing relative to the last generation.

We can see Wii and X360 are stomping on last gen sales even though they've not been out for as long as the last gen consoles were.  Some PS3 titles show they are still selling very well compared to last gen in spite fo the install base discrepency.