From the early days of arcades, video games have grown into a multibillion-dollar industry.

The most popular video games, like "Tetris" and "Minecraft," have sold more than 100 million copies worldwide.

Looking at the changes in game sales over time reflects the rise and fall of popular genres and major shifts in the mainstream audience.

Starting from the humble days of "Pong" and "Space Invaders," video games have grown into a multibillion-dollar industry, with single games garnering hundreds of millions of sales.

As the audience for video games has grown there have been major shifts in the mainstream market; only a few large publishers and popular franchises have earned permanent footholds in the list of best-sellers.

A video game industry analyst from the NPD Group released a list of the top-selling game of each year dating back to 1995, including physical and digital copies. While some games like "Tetris" and "Minecraft" have each sold more than 100 million copies over time, the year-by-year list reflects the changing interests of gamers as time has progressed.