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[sonycowboy]

Next they need to tell us how it's doing in Brazil, the Sudan, Russia, India, and Antartica.

July 02, 2004 08:00 AM US Eastern Timezone

DRIV3R is #1 in France and Germany

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 2, 2004--Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR) announced today that DRIV3R has topped the charts in both France and Germany, ranking #1 in both territories. (Source: GFK France, and Media Control)

In its first week at retail (ended June 27),
DRIVER is ranked #1 on PlayStation2 and #1 on Xbox
in both France and Germany.



Developed by Atari's Reflections Interactive, DRIV3R is the third installment of the hugely successful Driver franchise, which has sold in excess of 12 million units worldwide to date. DRIV3R is currently available for the PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system and the Xbox(TM) video game system from Microsoft,

 

[Deg]

Yay.

 

[IgeL]

I weep.

 

[DarienA]

There is no stopping the Driv3r juggernaut!

 

[Alcibiades]

this is obviously propaganda since it's only been out for like a week, I'm sure many major releases find themselves at #1 in many countries for a few days...

edit: not that it changes how I feel, but I just took a half second look at the post and thought Atari was bragging about sales in Brazil and South America, and I was thinking "wow, they are really milking this good news", but I guess Germany and France are pretty big markets... hopefully the word will get out...

 

[Blackace]

But really... has another game that has been getting such crap ass reviews from almost all major publications ever sold this well?

 

[Ghost]

Wow, how do atari do it. Their power to push crap is incredible.

 

[SolidSnakex]

But really... has another game that has been getting such crap ass reviews from almost all major publications ever sold this well?

Enter the Matrix recently did it. Strangely enough, the publisher was also Atari.

 

[Blackace]

Enter the Matrix recently did it. Strangely enough, the publisher was also Atari.

Ahhhh your right.... but at least Matrix had a huge following from the movies... I know people like Driver and Driver 2... but... wow is reallly all I can say..

 

[SolidSnakex]

Well I think both Driver and Driver 2 sold around 10 million each. So they had a huge following. They're expecting it to sell that much with Driver 3, I don't think it will but it should do atleast half. Alot of people i've read have actually been enjoying it just because all they expected was Driver and that's basically what it is.

Atari's put together a top notch marketing campaign for this game though. It gives alot of developers a good idea of actually how to market games. You don't need actual people in the commercial, just show the game that's what people care about. I think that commercial will push the game alot because it makes the game look extremely good.

 

[Suerte]

They're definately shifting most copies off the success of GTA.

 

[sonycowboy]

Well I think both Driver and Driver 2 sold around 10 million each. So they had a huge following.

10 million each would put it in rarified company

"DRIV3R is the third installment of the hugely successful Driver franchise, which has sold in excess of 12 million units worldwide to date."

The first one was great, the second was a buggy expansion and the 3rd sucks.

I don't know about the Gameboy versions, beyond the fact that it sold well.

 

[Solid]

Driv3r ownz Sweden as well

 

[Grizzlyjin]

I can't wait until Spider-Man 2 wipes DRIV3R off the map in July.

 

[andthebeatgoeson]

Blame Playstation.

 

[jedimike]

I can't wait until Spider-Man 2 wipes DRIV3R off the map in July.

Isn't Spider Man 2 already out?

 

[Bluemercury]

Blame Playstation.

Well more like mainstream gamers.......Playstation just build the ground to the world domination of videogames by mainstream "jackass" gamers

 

[bishoptl]

Yeah, I'm taking this shite Driv3r rental back today and picking up Spiderman 2 instead.

 

[Dekajelly]

I can't wait until Spider-Man 2 wipes DRIV3R off the map in July.

Now come on Driv3r > Spider-man 2

 

[Dujour]

hah, I love the thread title. It sounds like what it is, a virus that people are taking a liking to. It's the new aids folks and it's 1985 all over again.

 

[Sysgen]

Great business model. Acquire great franchise. Run it into the ground. Sell millions.


http://forum.teamxbox.com/showthread.php?t=272256

 

[evil ways]

Weren't some Atari people caught running damage control on the official message board under supposed "average gamer" aliases?

I don't remember where I read that but I thought it was hilarious.