PES is Konami's best-selling franchise (above Metal Gear), the second best-selling association football game franchise (after FIFA), and the third best-selling sports game franchise (after FIFA and Madden NFL). It began with the International Superstar Soccer ( ISS) series in 1994, and has been succeeded by eFootball since 2021. Pro Evolution Soccer, also known as PES in Europe and Winning Eleven in Japan and North America, is an association football video game franchise by Konami.
