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[moondance]

I imagine this will surely be the same result with the US numbers soon.

The PlayStation 2 hit from Rockstar Games, which was No. 1 in October when it came out, was toppled in November by Halo 2 when the long-awaited Xbox title hit the shelves. But San Andreas bounced back to take over top spot in December according to preliminary sales results, the NPD Group said.

http://www.canada.com/national/nati....html?id=99584c4a-6d7b-4b86-aafd-b468009619da

 

[teepo]

O FACE

 

[TheTurtleTitan]

I thought the NPD only counted US. Or...is Candian sales included?

 

[explodet]

NPD Canada are seperate stats from US NPD. (Nobody bothers to leak the NPD Canada info around here)

To save everyone some time, the top 5:
1. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (PS2)
2. Halo 2 (Xbox)
3. Need for Speed Underground 2 (PS2)
4. NHL 2005 (doesn't say which system, but take a guess)
5. Need for Speed Underground 2 (Xbox)

 

[Rocket Punch]

Canada was once Nintendo's playground. How things have changed.

 

[Late Stage Marxist]

Nice weather simulator 1.000.

 

[Socreges]

Electronic Arts' Need for Speed Underground 2, a made-in-Vancouver title, ranked third (PS2) and fifth (Xbox). Fourth was EA's NHL 2005, also made in Vancouver.

Heh. And they'd sell just as well if they were made in El Salvador.

They might even play a little better.

 

[Project Midway]

[mandatory UK sales thread troll]God damn, UK gamers have such a shitty taste. [/mandatory UK sales thread troll]

Oh, these are from Canada...sorry. *moves along*

 

[Kanbee-san]

I imagine this will surely be the same result with the US numbers soon.





http://www.canada.com/national/nati....html?id=99584c4a-6d7b-4b86-aafd-b468009619da

Well, well its PARTY TIME !!

 

[TheTurtleTitan]

4. NHL 2005 (doesn't say which system, but take a guess)

Don't tell me this game outsold the superior NHL game for years.

 

[koam]

Canada taste in games > american taste in games

 

[Fifty]

No way. If anything we should know our hockey, and everyone is buying the wrong game! People choosing the more expensive 2005 over the far superior 2K5 are bloody insane.

 

[kard]

No way. If anything we should know our hockey, and everyone is buying the wrong game! People choosing the more expensive 2005 over the far superior 2K5 are bloody insane.

ESPN NHL 2K5 game rankings 88%
NHL 2005 game rankings 77%

 

[Fifty]

Yes, you backed up my point. Thanks I guess.

 

[TheQueen'sOwn]

:lol

 

[LakeEarth]

Yes, you backed up my point. Thanks I guess.

:lol I have no idea what was the point of him doing that, but nice of you to thank him!

 

[sonycowboy]

NPD Canada are seperate stats from US NPD. (Nobody bothers to leak the NPD Canada info around here)

To save everyone some time, the top 5:
1. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (PS2)
2. Halo 2 (Xbox)
3. Need for Speed Underground 2 (PS2)
4. NHL 2005 (doesn't say which system, but take a guess)
5. Need for Speed Underground 2 (Xbox)

No MGS3 in the top 5 makes me sad

I can understand the top 3 (actually top 4 w/ Canada), but MGS3 on PS2 couldn't beat NFSU2 on Xbox?

 

[rastex]

Canada is actually Xbox territory comparatively speaking, meaning we have the highest number of Xboxes per capita. I still think that PS2 is number 1 here, but considering that NFSU2 is so high for PS2, it makes sense that it'll be that high for Xbox since the installed base isn't THAT far apart.

 

[6.8]

No way. If anything we should know our hockey, and everyone is buying the wrong game! People choosing the more expensive 2005 over the far superior 2K5 are bloody insane.

After trying to convert NHL 200X fanatics to NHL 2KX, I lost faith in hockey gaming. They were bitching that there weren't enough hits, the "graphics weren't pretty enough", and that it was "too hard". Boourns.

 

[kard]

I imagine this will surely be the same result with the US numbers soon.


http://www.canada.com/national/nati....html?id=99584c4a-6d7b-4b86-aafd-b468009619da

Does anyone have the actual sell-thru numbers from NPD Canada? If not, what percentage of U.S. sales are Canadian sales typically?