Mario Kart Why?
Graphs.nethas a nifty graphic illustrating which games cost the most to make and which are the highest grossing. Some of numbers might surprise you. For instance,Final Fantasy VIIis still one of the most expensive games ever made, sitting at $45 million. Square got itself back on the list over a decade later withFinal Fantasy XIII, which cost over $65 million. AddingGran Turismo 5($60 million) rounds out Japanese games.
Meanwhile,Grand Theft Auto V‘s $266 million cost towers over everyone, including number two on the list,Grand Theft Auto IV($100 million).
Rockstar recouped those budgets and then some, but a lot of the more expensive games missed the list of top grossing games.Mario Kart Wiigrossed $1.4 billion, right underCall of Duty: Black Ops‘ $1.5 billion. I thinkBlack Ops IIshould be somewhere up there as well. ButMario Kart Wii— wow!
