5. Star Wars
Star Wars games have gone through many formats over the years, with variations from Star Wars: Tie Fighter Flight Simulator, to Star Wars Kinect, to multiplayer role playing games and even LEGO.
This franchise has shown over the years its flexibility, leading it to become one of most successful gaming franchises of all time.
One of the best pieces of merchandise is Star Wars: The Old Republic Gaming Keyboard, a unique computer keyboard, designed specifically to optimise the experience of the game.
4. Call of Duty
Since the release of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, which saw a brilliant online mode leading to it becoming one of the highest selling games of all time. The Call of Duty series has secured a place as the consistently highest selling First Person Shooter series of all time and has spawned countless imitators. This year’s new offering, Ghosts, has been hotly anticipated and has already sold in large quantities.
As a tie into its release, a Call of Duty Ghosts Cap has been produced – this is a great new accessory for lovers of the game.
3. Grand Theft Auto
This gaming franchise is widely credited as being the first to offer a game with a true sand-box environment, and it has been subject to vast amounts of journalism over the years. The newest game is a true sensation – Grand Theft Auto V is one of the most expensive games ever created, but it made more than enough money to cover these costs from pre-orders alone.
To date, GTA V is the fastest ever selling game in the UK selling over 2.25 million copies in five days. In Celebration of this new game, the Grand Theft Auto V Logo Tee is a perfect buy for gamers who can’t get enough of this record breaking franchise.
2. Pokémon
Since the first Game release in 1996, this became a classic for Game Boy players, created by Nintendo. This series has consistently pulled in large sales despite being nearly 2 decades old, with a TV show, countless films and a Pokémon trading card game all adding to its ability to get people obsessed with it.
Widely seen as being the best Pokémon games released in a while, Pokémon X and Y’s release was celebrated by Nintendo releasing a limited edition number of Pokémon X and Y themed Nintendo 3DS XL consoles, a great present to buy in tandem with the new game.
1. Mario
Nintendo’s most successful franchise of all time, since the 1981 creation of the character it has consistently featured heavily on all Nintendo consoles, with countless spin offs and reboots, Super Mario, Mario Bros and Mario Kart being the most famous. Amongst the mountains of merchandise available, one of the best and silliest is the Nintendo Super Mario Mini Radio Control Kart Remote Control Car, a fun toy for any Mario, Nintendo or gaming enthusiast.
Nintendo are one of the leaders when it comes to gaming merchandise and this is why companies such as Stay Sourced will continue to produce the merchandise in order to meet the growing demand.