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[sonycowboy]

The GBA list is off as I don't really have all of that data, but the PS2, XBX, & GCN totals are correct.

GT3 managed to hold off Halo by ~2,000 units, so Sept will mark Halo being #3 this gen (until GTA: SA & Halo 2 come along). Newest million seller is PS2 Namco Museum, although there are quite a few who will reach it by year end not including new titles.

Format  Title                            Publisher                           LTD Sales  Aug-04
PS2     GRAND THEFT AUTO:VICE            ROCKSTAR GAMES (TAKE 2)             6,130,132  41,361
PS2     GRAND THEFT AUTO 3               ROCKSTAR GAMES (TAKE 2)             5,426,597  13,352
PS2     GRAN TURISMO 3:A-SPEC            SONY COMPUTER ENT. (SONY)           3,530,566  15,065
XBX     HALO                             MICROSOFT                           3,528,480  88,488
PS2     MADDEN NFL 2004                  ELECTRONIC ARTS                     3,406,388   4,257
PS2     MADDEN NFL 2003                  ELECTRONIC ARTS                     2,721,166     250
GCN     SUPER SMASH BRO MELEE            NINTENDO OF AMERICA                 2,402,325  38,328
PS2     FINAL FANTASY X                  SQUARE EA (SQUARE ENIX USA)         2,154,873  15,741
PS2     MEDAL HONOR FRONTLINE            ELECTRONIC ARTS                     2,136,108  15,651
PS2     TONY HAWKS PRO SKATR3            ACTIVISION                          2,088,966   3,734
PS2     KINGDOM HEARTS                   SQUARE EA (SQUARE ENIX USA)         2,057,819  20,888
PS2     NEED SPEED: UNDERGRND            ELECTRONIC ARTS                     2,047,190  24,645
PS2     METAL GEAR SOLID 2               KONAMI OF AMERICA                   2,010,232     395
PS2     MADDEN NFL 2002                  ELECTRONIC ARTS                     2,000,552      31
PS2     SPIDER-MAN: THE MOVIE            ACTIVISION                          1,904,330  20,677
GCN     MARIO KART: DOUBLE               NINTENDO OF AMERICA                 1,663,659  27,034
PS2     DRAGONBALL Z: BUDOKAI            ATARI                               1,662,559   6,049
PS2     ATV OFF ROAD FURY                SONY COMPUTER ENT. (SONY)           1,642,000   3,965
PS2     NBA STREET                       ELECTRONIC ARTS                     1,636,811   2,749
PS2     JAK AND DAXTER:LEGACY            SONY COMPUTER ENT. (SONY)           1,614,935   6,517
PS2     MAX PAYNE                        ROCKSTAR GAMES (TAKE 2)             1,565,402   2,203
GCN     SUPER MARIO SUNSHINE             NINTENDO OF AMERICA                 1,559,217  14,865
PS2     TONY HAWKS PRO SKATR4            ACTIVISION                          1,549,738   4,145
PS2     MIDNIGHT CLUB:STREET             ROCKSTAR GAMES (TAKE 2)             1,541,005   3,997
GCN     ZELDA: THE WIND WAKER            NINTENDO OF AMERICA                 1,490,722   6,543
PS2     CRASH BANDICOOT:CORTX            VIVENDI UNIVERSAL                   1,488,664  11,089
XBX     T. CLANCYS SPLINTER              UBISOFT (CORP)                      1,462,138   7,628
GCN     LUIGI'S MANSION                  NINTENDO OF AMERICA                 1,449,511  15,376
PS2     LORD OF RINGS: TOWERS            ELECTRONIC ARTS                     1,440,188  11,546
PS2     TONY HAWK UNDERGROUND            ACTIVISION                          1,437,279  20,835
PS2     BOND:AGENT UNDER FIRE            ELECTRONIC ARTS                     1,416,863   5,186
PS2     SOCOM:SEALS W/HEADSET            SONY COMPUTER ENT. (SONY)           1,414,917     723
PS2     ACE COMBAT 4                     NAMCO                               1,402,394  11,417
PS2     SIMPSONS: ROAD RAGE              ELECTRONIC ARTS                     1,355,862  19,387
PS2     TEKKEN TAG TOURNAMENT            NAMCO                               1,331,364   3,292
GBA     MARIO BROS 3: MARIO 4            NINTENDO OF AMERICA                 1,285,171  35,889
PS2     ENTER THE MATRIX                 ATARI                               1,266,781  12,399
PS2     TRUE CRIME:STREETS LA            ACTIVISION                          1,255,334   8,207
PS2     NBA LIVE 2004                    ELECTRONIC ARTS                     1,205,503   5,537
PS2     MEDAL HONOR RISING               ELECTRONIC ARTS                     1,198,277  16,598
PS2     MORTAL KOMBAT: DEADLY            MIDWAY                              1,188,952  10,428
GCN     METROID PRIME                    NINTENDO OF AMERICA                 1,181,831  14,128
XBX     PROJECT GOTHAM RACING            MICROSOFT                           1,174,130   7,546
PS2     FINAL FANTASY X-2                SQUARE ENIX USA                     1,173,434  26,847
PS2     ATV OFF ROAD FURY 2              SONY COMPUTER ENT. (SONY)           1,170,532   4,189
PS2     WWE: SHUT YOUR MOUTH             THQ                                 1,149,138   3,994
PS2     NBA STREET VOL 2                 ELECTRONIC ARTS                     1,125,283  27,323
PS2     MADDEN NFL 2005                  ELECTRONIC ARTS                     1,112,5881,112,58
XBX     GRAND THEFT AUTO PACK            ROCKSTAR GAMES (TAKE 2)             1,111,924  22,566
PS2     SOCOM II: NAVY SEALS             SONY COMPUTER ENT. (SONY)           1,110,780   9,441
PS2     BOND 007: NIGHTFIRE              ELECTRONIC ARTS                     1,074,777  12,635
PS2     TEKKEN 4                         NAMCO                               1,072,865  12,909
PS2     DEVIL MAY CRY                    CAPCOM USA                          1,068,372   2,218
PS2     NCAA FOOTBALL 2004               ELECTRONIC ARTS                     1,061,508   2,110
PS2     NEED SPEED: PURSUIT 2            ELECTRONIC ARTS                     1,033,554  27,689
PS2     T.CLANCYS GHOST RECON            UBI SOFT                            1,013,387  10,199
GBA     POKEMON RUBY                     NINTENDO OF AMERICA                 1,011,620  49,041
PS2     NAMCO MUSEUM                     NAMCO                               1,010,726  22,937
PS2     NBA LIVE 2003                    ELECTRONIC ARTS                     1,002,915     269
PS2     HITMAN 2: ASSASSIN               EIDOS INTERACTIVE                     992,231  10,441
PS2     DRAGONBALL Z:BUDOKAI2            ATARI                                 966,262  39,930
PS2     NCAA FOOTBALL 2003               ELECTRONIC ARTS                       954,849      94
PS2     THE SIMS                         ELECTRONIC ARTS                       947,964  15,677
XBX     T.CLANCYS GHOST RECON            UBI SOFT                              945,412   7,343
GCN     MARIO PARTY 4                    NINTENDO OF AMERICA                   944,969   2,197
PS2     WWE SMACKDOWN: BRING             THQ                                   943,190   1,708
PS2     RATCHET & CLANK                  SONY COMPUTER ENT. (SONY)             939,371  15,312
PS2     MADDEN NFL 2001                  ELECTRONIC ARTS                       937,613      56
PS2     TWISTED METAL BLACK              SONY COMPUTER ENT. (SONY)             928,851   2,784
PS2     THE GETAWAY                      SONY COMPUTER ENT. (SONY)             927,287   7,060
GCN     SONIC ADVENTURE 2                SEGA OF AMERICA                       917,877  16,733
PS2     TIGER WOODS PGA 2004             ELECTRONIC ARTS                       890,244  19,758
GBA     POKEMON SAPPHIRE                 NINTENDO OF AMERICA                   886,832  39,613
PS2     LORD RING:RETURN KING            ELECTRONIC ARTS                       885,189  17,209
GBA     NAMCO MUSEUM                     NAMCO                                 868,325  20,259
XBX     DEAD OR ALIVE 3                  TECMO                                 865,611   6,941
PS2     RESIDENT EVIL CODE: X            CAPCOM USA                            858,712   1,432
PS2     ESPN NFL 2K5                     TAKE 2 INTERACTIVE (CORP)             854,516 448,433
GCN     SW: ROGUE SQUADRON II            LUCASARTS ENTERTAINMENT               854,237   2,619
PS2     WWE: HERE COMES PAIN             THQ                                   843,029   7,850
PS2     CRAZY TAXI                       ACCLAIM ENTERTAINMENT                 836,339   4,131
GBA     MARIO & LUIGI SAGA               NINTENDO OF AMERICA                   825,304  18,747
PS2     JAK II                           SONY COMPUTER ENT. (SONY)             823,224   9,247
PS2     YU-GI-OH! DUELISTS               KONAMI OF AMERICA                     813,509  35,199
PS2     SPY HUNTER                       MIDWAY                                801,452   1,807
PS2     T.CLANCY'S SPLINTER              UBI SOFT                              799,655  14,409
PS2     NFL 2K3                          SEGA OF AMERICA                       799,297   1,884
XBX     MADDEN NFL 2004                  ELECTRONIC ARTS                       789,014   2,060
PS2     SCOOBY-DOO:100 FRIGHT            THQ                                   787,791   7,744
PS2     SOCOM W/O HEADSET                SONY COMPUTER ENT. (SONY)             786,655  10,807
PS2     ONIMUSHA WARLORDS                CAPCOM USA                            779,845     882
PS2     PAC-MAN WORLD 2                  NAMCO                                 773,256  12,752
GCN     STAR FOX ADVENTURES              NINTENDO OF AMERICA                   770,456   5,953
XBX     SW: KNIGHTS REPUBLIC             LUCASARTS ENTERTAINMENT               752,635  38,669
PS2     MVP BASEBALL 2004                ELECTRONIC ARTS                       749,220  26,860
GCN     ANIMAL CROSSING                  NINTENDO OF AMERICA                   747,399  15,375
XBX     MAX PAYNE                        ROCKSTAR GAMES (TAKE 2)               741,517   1,795
PS2     SPIDER-MAN:THE MOVIE2            ACTIVISION                            740,693 129,492
PS2     NBA LIVE 2002                    ELECTRONIC ARTS                       740,654      73
GCN     MARIO PARTY 5                    NINTENDO OF AMERICA                   736,480  15,001
PS2     SIMPSONS: HIT & RUN              VIVENDI UNIVERSAL                     734,085  11,010
GBA     DONKEY KONG COUNTRY              NINTENDO OF AMERICA                   729,924  34,367
XBX     SPIDER-MAN: THE MOVIE            ACTIVISION                            717,659   8,170
PS2     MIDNIGHT CLUB II                 ROCKSTAR GAMES (TAKE 2)               707,823  30,400
XBX     ESPN NFL 2K5                     TAKE 2 INTERACTIVE (CORP)             697,019 311,359
GBA     PAC-MAN COLLECTION               NAMCO                                 692,273  12,842
PS2     HOT SHOTS GOLF 3                 SONY COMPUTER ENT. (SONY)             685,710   8,576
GBA     YU-GI-OH! SACRED CARD            KONAMI OF AMERICA                     684,274  16,177
PS2     STATE OF EMERGENCY               ROCKSTAR GAMES (TAKE 2)               678,385   1,487
PS2     TEST DRIVE                       ATARI                                 677,108   4,312
GCN     SOUL CALIBUR II                  NAMCO                                 664,941  25,382
XBX     T. CLANCYS RAINBOW 3             UBISOFT                               663,404  23,087
XBX     MEDAL HONOR FRONTLINE            ELECTRONIC ARTS                       653,915  10,676
GCN     POKEMON COLOSSEUM                NINTENDO OF AMERICA                   652,165  21,263
PS2     DARK CLOUD                       SONY COMPUTER ENT. (SONY)             651,947   1,405
PS2     DEF JAM VENDETTA                 ELECTRONIC ARTS                       650,271   8,654
GCN     PIKMIN                           NINTENDO OF AMERICA                   649,974   3,652
PS2     TIGER WOODS PGA 2003             ELECTRONIC ARTS                       649,495     594
XBX     MECH ASSAULT                     MICROSOFT                             641,668  12,748
PS2     FIGHT NIGHT 2004                 ELECTRONIC ARTS                       639,005  18,337
PS2     NFL STREET                       ELECTRONIC ARTS                       638,681   6,270
PS2     TETRIS WORLDS                    THQ                                   635,363   9,044
PS2     NCAA FOOTBALL 2002               ELECTRONIC ARTS                       633,005      74
XBX     NEED SPEED: UNDERGRND            ELECTRONIC ARTS                       632,055  11,365
PS2     SSX TRICKY                       ELECTRONIC ARTS                       628,032   2,331
GBA     DISNEY'S FINDING NEMO            THQ                                   626,510  27,510
PS2     SSX                              ELECTRONIC ARTS                       626,138     127
PS2     VIRTUA FIGHTER 4                 SEGA OF AMERICA                       621,819     250
PS2     HARRY POTTER: CHAMBER            ELECTRONIC ARTS                       620,895   2,282
GBA     FROGGER'S ADV: TEMPLE            KONAMI OF AMERICA                     610,482   9,851
PS2     DISNEY'S FINDING NEMO            THQ                                   610,271  18,570
PS2     GRAND THEFT AUTO PACK            ROCKSTAR GAMES (TAKE 2)               609,124  14,704
PS2     SOUL CALIBUR II                  NAMCO                                 608,404  25,785
PS2     NCAA FOOTBALL 2005               ELECTRONIC ARTS                       603,366  94,559
GCN     SPIDER-MAN: THE MOVIE            ACTIVISION                            597,711  12,486
PS2     CONFLICT:DESERT STORM            GOTHAM GAMES (TAKE 2)                 592,085   6,254
GBA     FINAL FANTASY TACTICS            NINTENDO OF AMERICA                   590,047  12,825
XBX     NFL FEVER 2002                   MICROSOFT                             588,706      87
PS2     RED FACTION                      THQ                                   587,988     618
PS2     RATCHET & CLANK:GOING            SONY COMPUTER ENT. (SONY)             582,413  12,367
PS2     SLY COOPER & THIEVIUS            SONY COMPUTER ENT. (SONY)             581,887   7,873
GBA     SPONGEBOB: BATTLE                THQ                                   571,792  17,659
GCN     SONIC MEGA COLLECTION            SEGA OF AMERICA                       566,438  28,589
XBX     TRUE CRIME:STREETS LA            ACTIVISION                            558,483  18,667
PS2     EYE TOY                          SONY COMPUTER ENT. (SONY)             557,987  11,727
XBX     HITMAN 2: ASSASSIN               EIDOS INTERACTIVE                     553,785   5,912
PS2     SMUGGLER'S RUN                   ROCKSTAR GAMES (TAKE 2)               546,865   1,732
PS2     STUNTMAN                         ATARI                                 542,937   1,205
PS2     TOKYO XTREME RACER               CRAVE ENTERTAINMENT                   540,782     466
XBX     AMPED: SNOWBOARDING              MICROSOFT                             538,470     987
XBX     MADDEN NFL 2003                  ELECTRONIC ARTS                       523,886     405
GCN     SUPER MONKEY BALL                SEGA OF AMERICA                       521,605  10,120
PS2     SSX 3                            ELECTRONIC ARTS                       518,628  19,287
XBX     ENTER THE MATRIX                 ATARI                                 517,940   4,637
PS2     SPYRO:ENTER DRAGONFLY            UNIVERSAL INTERACTIVE (VIVENDI        517,364   2,149
GCN     T. HAWKS PRO SKATER 3            ACTIVISION                            509,842
XBX     MADDEN NFL 2005                  ELECTRONIC ARTS                       509,100 509,100
XBX     MORTAL KOMBAT: DEADLY            MIDWAY                                508,855   6,651
XBX     FUZION FRENZY                    MICROSOFT                             508,345  16,878
PS2     SILENT HILL 2                    KONAMI OF AMERICA                     507,333     245
XBX     SIMPSONS: ROAD RAGE              ELECTRONIC ARTS                       500,142   9,842

 

[Meier]

Feel free to add/update these numbers:

POKEMON RUBY            $68,132,163 	2,156,813 
SUPER MARIO ADVANCE 2   $67,295,954 	2,251,797 
POKEMON SAPPHIRE        $61,551,081 	1,943,114
SUPER MARIO ADVANCE	$60,936,516 	2,032,696 
MARIO KART: CIRCUIT 	$56,625,724 	1,887,409 
MARIO BROS 3: MARIO 4 	$37,964,592 	1,285,170 
ZELDA: LINK TO PAST     $36,820,764 	1,263,364 
YOSHI'S ISLAND:MARIO3	$31,737,902 	1,102,421 
KIRBY: NIGHTMARE	$27,347,124 	911,285
METROID FUSION	        $26,159,397 	897,391
MARIO & LUIGI SAGA   	$24,610,557 	825,303
DONKEY KONG COUNTRY 	$24,485,736 	885,437
GOLDEN SUN 	        $21,327,835 	743,002
WARIO LAND 4	        $20,442,520 	717,760
FINAL FANTASY TACTICS 	$19,946,525 	590,047

 

[PhatSaqs]

You might as well go ahead and swap Halo and GT3 now

 

[Subitai]

PS2 GRAN TURISMO 3:A-SPEC SONY COMPUTER ENT. (SONY) 3,530,566 15,065
XBX HALO MICROSOFT 3,528,480 88,488

So close...


This really impresses me:
PS2 EYE TOY SONY COMPUTER ENT. (SONY) 557,987 11,727

I know it is the rage in Europe, but I wonder if Sony is considering adding this to PS3.

 

[Culex]

Titles 500k and above

PS2: 105
Xbox: 25
GC: 19
GBA: 12

Titles 1 million and above

PS2: 47
GC: 6
Xbox: 4
GBA: 2

 

[sonycowboy]

Titles 500k and above

PS2: 105
Xbox: 25
GC: 19
GBA: 15


Titles 1 million and above

PS2: 47
GBA: 8
GC: 6
Xbox: 4

Fixed.

Again, my GBA numbers are off. Meier posted the GBA titles over 500k

 

[Ghost]

PS2 SIMPSONS: ROAD RAGE ELECTRONIC ARTS 1,355,862 19,387
XBX SIMPSONS: ROAD RAGE ELECTRONIC ARTS 500,142 9,842


WHY NO SEQUEL!

 

[Cimarron]

Halo is awesome. Its absolutely amazing how much legs this damn game has. It has been selling close to 80-90k per month since its release nearly 3 years ago. I can't think of any other game in recent memory that has accomplished this. Kudos Bungie.

 

[bishoptl]

PS2 GRAND THEFT AUTO:VICE ROCKSTAR GAMES (TAKE 2) 6,130,132
PS2 GRAND THEFT AUTO 3 ROCKSTAR GAMES (TAKE 2) 5,426,597

 

[CajoleJuice]

Yea, Halo is absolutely ridiculous. But I'll give the same old argument. That's because it's still the best game on XBox after almost 3 years.

 

[GhaleonEB]

Yea, Halo is absolutely ridiculous. But I'll give the same old argument. That's because it's still the best game on XBox after almost 3 years.

I agree, but I also emphasize that this has less to do with the overall quality of XBox games (anyone can regurgitate a long list of AAA XBox games at this point) than with just how incredible a game Halo really is.

Bungie pulled off something which will echo in gaming legend forever. And likely to keep selling nearly as long.

 

[Culex]

More useless statistics


500k+ total 1st party software sales

Nintendo (GBA): 19,493,009

Sony: 16,949,362

Nintendo (GC): 14,248,708

MS: 6,979,799

*updated

 

[Shoryuken]

More useless statistics


500k+ total 1st party software sales

Sony: 16,949,362

Nintendo (GC): 14,248,708

MS: 6,979,799

Nintendo (GBA): 5,328,898

Those Nintendo(GBA) numbers are wrong. Here is the actual number:

Nintendo(GBA) 19,493,009

 

[Culex]

Yea, forgot to add those other newly added ones in.

 

[teepo]

47 FUCKING 1 MILLION SELLER ON THE PS2?!?!?!!?!!?!??!?!

 

[sonycowboy]

Newest million seller is PS2 Namco Museum, although there are quite a few who will reach it by year end not including new titles.

Oh, and a little game called Madden 2005 went over a million this month as well.

 

[Saturnman]

Another month or two and Halo will be third.

 

[sonycowboy]

Another month or two and Halo will be third.

It was in third by two days into Sept (based on sellthrough) knowing, of course, that these numbers are merely projections.

 

[jarrod]

Meier posted the GBA titles over 500k

He only posted those published by Nintendo, there's quite a few 3rd party games over 500k.

 

[snapty00]

Man, Sony has really been rocking it hard this generation. It has incredible first-party sales and third-party sales.

Xbox has been pretty good, too. Halo has been kicking total ass. If it weren't for Grand Theft Auto, Halo would almost be, at least in America, the Super Mario 64 of this generation.

 

[COCKLES]

Halo should get a good spike in November..for obvious reasons. Could get over 100K easily that month.

 

[puck1337]

I agree, but I also emphasize that this has less to do with the overall quality of XBox games (anyone can regurgitate a long list of AAA XBox games at this point) than with just how incredible a game Halo really is.

Bungie pulled off something which will echo in gaming legend forever. And likely to keep selling nearly as long.

Agreed. It wouldn't have kept selling at such a high level if it wasn't a good game.

 

[Subitai]

Interesting. I think these 2 games illustrate the consumer preferences on their respective platforms. Anyway, the plumber is poised to pass the agent before the end of the year. Everyone whines about Nintendo's over done franchises, but look at what UbiSoft is doing with Tom Clancy.

XBX T. CLANCYS SPLINTER UBISOFT (CORP) 1,462,138 7,628
GCN LUIGI'S MANSION NINTENDO OF AMERICA 1,449,511 15,376

It looks like KotOR will pass RS2 before the end of the year, illustrating why LA was shifting support to Xbox.

GCN SW: ROGUE SQUADRON II LUCASARTS ENTERTAINMENT 854,237 2,619
XBX SW: KNIGHTS REPUBLIC LUCASARTS ENTERTAINMENT 752,635 38,669

 

[Joe]

these are just US numbers right?

 

[jarrod]

It looks like KotOR will pass RS2 before the end of the year, illustrating why LA was shifting support to Xbox.

Any development shift was more likely due to ease of porting, manufacturer incentives and media costs rather than software performance (which has been generally better on GameCube all around for LucasArts).

 

[cvxfreak]

Sonic Mega Collection sales = wow

 

[sonycowboy]

Tie Ratios Life-To-Date:

Format	HW Sold	LTD  Software Sales LTD	    Tie Ratio LTD
PS2	 24,644,690	    213,042,406	             8.64
XBX	  9,583,911	     68,134,271	             7.11
GCN	  7,780,953	     52,392,429	             6.73

 

[radioheadrule83]

Nintendo seem more than capable of getting it right where it matters (software sales), it seems kind of paradoxical to me that they always seem to be just about staying on retailer shelves in the UK on the hardware side. Wonder if it's anything to do with cubic purpleness?

 

[Miburou]

Remember when people thought game sales would suffer on PS2 because it also played DVD movies?

 

[sonycowboy]

Remember when people thought game sales would suffer on PS2 because it also played DVD movies?

Or how about, the only reason people are buying PS2's is because they have to buy 2 or 3 because they break?

The PS2 already has the highest tie ratio of any game system EVER. If you were to think everybody bought two of them, they the ratio would be an unheard of 16-to-1. Unless, of course, the PS2 broke in such a way that people lost there entire library and had to rebuy all the games over again.

 

[cvxfreak]

You should update the Pokemon numbers.

 

[rastex]

sonycowboy, I think you should include the Madden CE in the Madden 2005 numbers. It's pretty much the same product...

 

[Cimarron]

I agree, but I also emphasize that this has less to do with the overall quality of XBox games (anyone can regurgitate a long list of AAA XBox games at this point) than with just how incredible a game Halo really is.

Bungie pulled off something which will echo in gaming legend forever. And likely to keep selling nearly as long.

^^
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