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[sonycowboy]

As a warmup for tomorrow, here are all current gen sales over 500k, including GBA. No Dreamcast, sorry No arguments, I just don't have the numbers)

Enjoy

Interestingly, there are only 30 titles over 500k for the GBA

The breakdown of titles is:

PS2 105
GBA 30
XBX 25
GCN 19
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Total # of titles over 500k = 179

BTW, If I'm missing anything, let me know (I don't think I am)

Format    Title                        Publisher                    Release Dat  LTD Sales
PS2       GRAND THEFT AUTO:VICE        ROCKSTAR GAMES (TAKE 2)            2-Oct   6,130,132
PS2       GRAND THEFT AUTO 3           ROCKSTAR GAMES (TAKE 2)            1-Oct   5,426,597
PS2       GRAN TURISMO 3:A-SPEC        SONY COMPUTER ENT. (SONY)          1-Jul   3,530,566
XBX       HALO                         MICROSOFT                          1-Nov   3,528,480
PS2       MADDEN NFL 2004              ELECTRONIC ARTS                    3-Aug   3,406,388
PS2       MADDEN NFL 2003              ELECTRONIC ARTS                    2-Aug   2,721,166
GCN       SUPER SMASH BRO MELEE        NINTENDO OF AMERICA                1-Dec   2,402,325
GBA       SUPER MARIO ADVANCE 2        NINTENDO OF AMERICA                2-Feb   2,192,435
PS2       FINAL FANTASY X              SQUARE EA (SQUARE ENIX USA)        1-Dec   2,154,873
PS2       MEDAL HONOR FRONTLINE        ELECTRONIC ARTS                    2-May   2,136,108
PS2       TONY HAWKS PRO SKATR3        ACTIVISION                         1-Oct   2,088,966
PS2       KINGDOM HEARTS               SQUARE EA (SQUARE ENIX USA)        2-Sep   2,057,819
PS2       NEED SPEED: UNDERGRND        ELECTRONIC ARTS                    3-Nov   2,047,190
GBA       POKEMON RUBY                 NINTENDO OF AMERICA                3-Mar   2,029,706
GBA       SUPER MARIO ADVANCE          NINTENDO OF AMERICA                1-Jun   2,018,162
PS2       METAL GEAR SOLID 2           KONAMI OF AMERICA                  1-Nov   2,010,232
PS2       MADDEN NFL 2002              ELECTRONIC ARTS                    1-Aug   2,000,552
PS2       SPIDER-MAN: THE MOVIE        ACTIVISION                         2-Apr   1,904,330
GBA       MARIO KART: CIRCUIT          NINTENDO OF AMERICA                1-Aug   1,838,954
GBA       POKEMON SAPPHIRE             NINTENDO OF AMERICA                3-Mar   1,829,965
GCN       MARIO KART: DOUBLE           NINTENDO OF AMERICA                3-Nov   1,663,659
PS2       DRAGONBALL Z: BUDOKAI        ATARI                              3-Dec   1,662,559
PS2       ATV OFF ROAD FURY            SONY COMPUTER ENT. (SONY)          1-Feb   1,642,000
PS2       NBA STREET                   ELECTRONIC ARTS                    1-Jun   1,636,811
PS2       JAK AND DAXTER:LEGACY        SONY COMPUTER ENT. (SONY)          1-Dec   1,614,935
PS2       MAX PAYNE                    ROCKSTAR GAMES (TAKE 2)            1-Dec   1,565,402
GCN       SUPER MARIO SUNSHINE         NINTENDO OF AMERICA                2-Aug   1,559,217
PS2       TONY HAWKS PRO SKATR4        ACTIVISION                         2-Oct   1,549,738
PS2       MIDNIGHT CLUB:STREET         ROCKSTAR GAMES (TAKE 2)           Oct-00   1,541,005
GCN       ZELDA: THE WIND WAKER        NINTENDO OF AMERICA                3-Mar   1,490,722
PS2       CRASH BANDICOOT:CORTX        VIVENDI UNIVERSAL                  1-Oct   1,488,664
GBA       NAMCO MUSEUM                 NAMCO                              1-Jun   1,480,730
XBX       T. CLANCYS SPLINTER          UBISOFT (CORP)                     3-Nov   1,462,138
GCN       LUIGI'S MANSION              NINTENDO OF AMERICA                1-Nov   1,449,511
PS2       LORD OF RINGS: TOWERS        ELECTRONIC ARTS                    2-Oct   1,440,188
PS2       TONY HAWK UNDERGROUND        ACTIVISION                         3-Oct   1,437,279
PS2       BOND:AGENT UNDER FIRE        ELECTRONIC ARTS                    1-Nov   1,416,863
PS2       SOCOM:SEALS W/HEADSET        SONY COMPUTER ENT. (SONY)          2-Aug   1,414,917
PS2       ACE COMBAT 4                 NAMCO                              1-Oct   1,402,394
PS2       SIMPSONS: ROAD RAGE          ELECTRONIC ARTS                    1-Nov   1,355,862
PS2       TEKKEN TAG TOURNAMENT        NAMCO                             Oct-00   1,331,364
GBA       FROGGER'S ADV: TEMPLE        KONAMI OF AMERICA                  1-Nov   1,316,292
GBA       YU-GI-OH! ETERNAL            KONAMI OF AMERICA                  2-Oct   1,293,988
PS2       ENTER THE MATRIX             ATARI                              3-May   1,266,781
PS2       TRUE CRIME:STREETS LA        ACTIVISION                         3-Nov   1,255,334
GBA       ZELDA: LINK TO PAST          NINTENDO OF AMERICA                2-Dec   1,225,898
PS2       NBA LIVE 2004                ELECTRONIC ARTS                    3-Oct   1,205,503
PS2       MEDAL HONOR RISING           ELECTRONIC ARTS                    3-Nov   1,198,277
PS2       MORTAL KOMBAT: DEADLY        MIDWAY                             2-Nov   1,188,952
GCN       METROID PRIME                NINTENDO OF AMERICA                2-Nov   1,181,831
XBX       PROJECT GOTHAM RACING        MICROSOFT                          1-Nov   1,174,130
PS2       FINAL FANTASY X-2            SQUARE ENIX USA                    3-Nov   1,173,434
PS2       ATV OFF ROAD FURY 2          SONY COMPUTER ENT. (SONY)          2-Nov   1,170,532
PS2       WWE: SHUT YOUR MOUTH         THQ                                2-Oct   1,149,138
GBA       MARIO BROS 3: MARIO 4        NINTENDO OF AMERICA                3-Oct   1,141,517
PS2       NBA STREET VOL 2             ELECTRONIC ARTS                    3-Apr   1,125,283
PS2       MADDEN NFL 2005              ELECTRONIC ARTS                    4-Aug   1,112,588
XBX       GRAND THEFT AUTO PACK        ROCKSTAR GAMES (TAKE 2)            3-Oct   1,111,924
PS2       SOCOM II: NAVY SEALS         SONY COMPUTER ENT. (SONY)          3-Nov   1,110,780
PS2       BOND 007: NIGHTFIRE          ELECTRONIC ARTS                    2-Nov   1,074,777
PS2       TEKKEN 4                     NAMCO                              2-Sep   1,072,865
GBA       YOSHI'S ISLAND:MARIO3        NINTENDO OF AMERICA                2-Sep   1,070,460
PS2       DEVIL MAY CRY                CAPCOM USA                         1-Oct   1,068,372
GBA       PAC-MAN COLLECTION           NAMCO                              1-Jul   1,065,472
PS2       NCAA FOOTBALL 2004           ELECTRONIC ARTS                    3-Jul   1,061,508
PS2       NEED SPEED: PURSUIT 2        ELECTRONIC ARTS                    2-Sep   1,033,554
PS2       T.CLANCYS GHOST RECON        UBI SOFT                           2-Dec   1,013,387
PS2       NAMCO MUSEUM                 NAMCO                              1-Dec   1,010,726
PS2       NBA LIVE 2003                ELECTRONIC ARTS                    2-Oct   1,002,915
PS2       HITMAN 2: ASSASSIN           EIDOS INTERACTIVE                  2-Sep     992,231
GBA       SONIC ADVANCE                THQ                                2-Feb     970,932
PS2       DRAGONBALL Z:BUDOKAI2        ATARI                              3-Dec     966,262
PS2       NCAA FOOTBALL 2003           ELECTRONIC ARTS                    2-Jul     954,849
PS2       THE SIMS                     ELECTRONIC ARTS                    3-Jan     947,964
XBX       T.CLANCYS GHOST RECON        UBI SOFT                           2-Nov     945,412
GCN       MARIO PARTY 4                NINTENDO OF AMERICA                2-Oct     944,969
PS2       WWE SMACKDOWN: BRING         THQ                                1-Nov     943,190
PS2       RATCHET & CLANK              SONY COMPUTER ENT. (SONY)          2-Nov     939,371
PS2       MADDEN NFL 2001              ELECTRONIC ARTS                   Oct-00     937,613
PS2       TWISTED METAL BLACK          SONY COMPUTER ENT. (SONY)          1-Jun     928,851
PS2       THE GETAWAY                  SONY COMPUTER ENT. (SONY)          3-Jan     927,287
GCN       SONIC ADVENTURE 2            SEGA OF AMERICA                    2-Feb     917,877
PS2       TIGER WOODS PGA 2004         ELECTRONIC ARTS                    3-Sep     890,244
PS2       LORD RING:RETURN KING        ELECTRONIC ARTS                    3-Nov     885,189
GBA       HARRY POTTER: CHAMBER        ELECTRONIC ARTS                    2-Nov     884,643
GBA       KIRBY: NIGHTMARE             NINTENDO OF AMERICA                2-Dec     870,200
XBX       DEAD OR ALIVE 3              TECMO                              1-Nov     865,611
PS2       RESIDENT EVIL CODE: X        CAPCOM USA                         1-Aug     858,712
PS2       ESPN NFL 2K5                 TAKE 2 INTERACTIVE (CORP)          4-Jul     854,516
GCN       SW: ROGUE SQUADRON II        LUCASARTS ENTERTAINMENT            1-Nov     854,237
PS2       WWE: HERE COMES PAIN         THQ                                3-Oct     843,029
PS2       CRAZY TAXI                   ACCLAIM ENTERTAINMENT              1-May     836,339
PS2       JAK II                       SONY COMPUTER ENT. (SONY)          3-Oct     823,224
PS2       YU-GI-OH! DUELISTS           KONAMI OF AMERICA                  3-Feb     813,509
GBA       DONKEY KONG COUNTRY          NINTENDO OF AMERICA                3-Jun     812,050
PS2       SPY HUNTER                   MIDWAY                             1-Sep     801,452
PS2       NFL 2K3                      SEGA OF AMERICA                    2-Aug     799,297
XBX       MADDEN NFL 2004              ELECTRONIC ARTS                    3-Aug     789,014
PS2       SCOOBY-DOO:100 FRIGHT        THQ                                2-May     787,791
PS2       SOCOM W/O HEADSET            SONY COMPUTER ENT. (SONY)          3-Apr     786,655
PS2       T.CLANCY'S SPLINTER          UBI SOFT                           3-Apr     785,246
PS2       ONIMUSHA WARLORDS            CAPCOM USA                         1-Mar     779,845
PS2       PAC-MAN WORLD 2              NAMCO                              2-Feb     773,256
GCN       STAR FOX ADVENTURES          NINTENDO OF AMERICA                2-Sep     770,456
XBX       SW: KNIGHTS REPUBLIC         LUCASARTS ENTERTAINMENT            3-Jul     752,635
PS2       MVP BASEBALL 2004            ELECTRONIC ARTS                    4-Mar     749,220
GBA       DISNEY'S FINDING NEMO        THQ                                3-May     747,683
GCN       ANIMAL CROSSING              NINTENDO OF AMERICA                2-Sep     747,399
GBA       GOLDEN SUN                   NINTENDO OF AMERICA                1-Nov     741,888
XBX       MAX PAYNE                    ROCKSTAR GAMES (TAKE 2)            1-Dec     741,517
PS2       SPIDER-MAN:THE MOVIE2        ACTIVISION                         4-Jun     740,693
PS2       NBA LIVE 2002                ELECTRONIC ARTS                    1-Oct     740,654
GCN       MARIO PARTY 5                NINTENDO OF AMERICA                3-Nov     736,480
GBA       MARIO & LUIGI SAGA           NINTENDO OF AMERICA                3-Nov     735,434
PS2       SIMPSONS: HIT & RUN          VIVENDI UNIVERSAL                  3-Sep     734,085
XBX       SPIDER-MAN: THE MOVIE        ACTIVISION                         2-Apr     717,659
GBA       WARIO LAND 4                 NINTENDO OF AMERICA                1-Nov     717,429
PS2       MIDNIGHT CLUB II             ROCKSTAR GAMES (TAKE 2)            3-Apr     707,823
XBX       ESPN NFL 2K5                 TAKE 2 INTERACTIVE (CORP)          4-Jul     697,019
GBA       HARRY POTTER:SORCERER        ELECTRONIC ARTS                    1-Nov     692,226
PS2       HOT SHOTS GOLF 3             SONY COMPUTER ENT. (SONY)          2-Mar     685,710
PS2       STATE OF EMERGENCY           ROCKSTAR GAMES (TAKE 2)            2-Feb     678,385
PS2       TEST DRIVE                   ATARI                              2-May     677,108
GBA       SPIDER-MAN: THE MOVIE        ACTIVISION                         2-Apr     672,518
GCN       SOUL CALIBUR II              NAMCO                              3-Aug     664,941
XBX       T. CLANCYS RAINBOW 3         UBISOFT                                      663,404
XBX       MEDAL HONOR FRONTLINE        ELECTRONIC ARTS                    2-Nov     653,915
GCN       POKEMON COLOSSEUM            NINTENDO OF AMERICA                4-Mar     652,165
PS2       DARK CLOUD                   SONY COMPUTER ENT. (SONY)          1-May     651,947
PS2       DEF JAM VENDETTA             ELECTRONIC ARTS                    3-Mar     650,271
GCN       PIKMIN                       NINTENDO OF AMERICA                1-Dec     649,974
PS2       TIGER WOODS PGA 2003         ELECTRONIC ARTS                    2-Oct     649,495
GBA       TONY HAWKS PRO SKATR2        ACTIVISION                         1-May     644,884
XBX       MECH ASSAULT                 MICROSOFT                          2-Nov     641,668
PS2       FIGHT NIGHT 2004             ELECTRONIC ARTS                    4-Mar     639,005
PS2       NFL STREET                   ELECTRONIC ARTS                    4-Jan     638,681
PS2       TETRIS WORLDS                THQ                                2-Mar     635,363
PS2       NCAA FOOTBALL 2002           ELECTRONIC ARTS                    1-Jul     633,005
XBX       NEED SPEED: UNDERGRND        ELECTRONIC ARTS                    3-Nov     632,055
PS2       SSX TRICKY                   ELECTRONIC ARTS                    1-Nov     628,032
PS2       SSX                          ELECTRONIC ARTS                   Oct-00     626,138
GBA       YU-GI-OH! SACRED CARD        KONAMI OF AMERICA                  3-Nov     623,822
PS2       VIRTUA FIGHTER 4             SEGA OF AMERICA                    2-Mar     621,819
PS2       HARRY POTTER: CHAMBER        ELECTRONIC ARTS                    2-Nov     620,895
PS2       DISNEY'S FINDING NEMO        THQ                                3-May     610,271
PS2       GRAND THEFT AUTO PACK        ROCKSTAR GAMES (TAKE 2)            3-Oct     609,124
PS2       SOUL CALIBUR II              NAMCO                              3-Aug     608,404
GBA       SPONGEBOB: DUTCHMAN          THQ                                2-Sep     604,126
PS2       NCAA FOOTBALL 2005           ELECTRONIC ARTS                    4-Jul     603,366
GCN       SPIDER-MAN: THE MOVIE        ACTIVISION                         2-Apr     597,711
PS2       CONFLICT:DESERT STORM        GOTHAM GAMES (TAKE 2)              2-Sep     592,085
XBX       NFL FEVER 2002               MICROSOFT                          1-Oct     588,706
PS2       RED FACTION                  THQ                                1-May     587,988
PS2       RATCHET & CLANK:GOING        SONY COMPUTER ENT. (SONY)          3-Nov     582,413
PS2       SLY COOPER & THIEVIUS        SONY COMPUTER ENT. (SONY)          2-Sep     581,887
GBA       METROID FUSION               NINTENDO OF AMERICA                2-Nov     575,687
GBA       TETRIS WORLDS                THQ                                1-Sep     571,675
GCN       SONIC MEGA COLLECTION        SEGA OF AMERICA                    2-Nov     566,438
XBX       TRUE CRIME:STREETS LA        ACTIVISION                         3-Nov     558,483
PS2       EYE TOY                      SONY COMPUTER ENT. (SONY)          3-Nov     557,987
XBX       HITMAN 2: ASSASSIN           EIDOS INTERACTIVE                  2-Sep     553,785
PS2       SMUGGLER'S RUN               ROCKSTAR GAMES (TAKE 2)           Oct-00     546,865
GBA       FINAL FANTASY TACTICS        NINTENDO OF AMERICA                3-Sep     546,211
PS2       STUNTMAN                     ATARI                              2-Jun     542,937
PS2       TOKYO XTREME RACER           CRAVE ENTERTAINMENT                1-May     540,782
XBX       AMPED: SNOWBOARDING          MICROSOFT                          1-Nov     538,470
GBA       YU-GI-OH! WORLDWIDE          KONAMI OF AMERICA                  3-Apr     527,234
XBX       MADDEN NFL 2003              ELECTRONIC ARTS                    2-Aug     523,886
GCN       SUPER MONKEY BALL            SEGA OF AMERICA                    1-Nov     521,605
PS2       SSX 3                        ELECTRONIC ARTS                    3-Oct     518,628
XBX       ENTER THE MATRIX             ATARI                              3-May     517,940
PS2       SPYRO:ENTER DRAGONFLY        UNIVERSAL INTERACTIVE (VIVEND      2-Nov     517,364
GCN       T. HAWKS PRO SKATER 3        ACTIVISION                         1-Nov     509,842
XBX       MADDEN NFL 2005              ELECTRONIC ARTS                    4-Aug     509,100
XBX       MORTAL KOMBAT: DEADLY        MIDWAY                             2-Nov     508,855
XBX       FUZION FRENZY                MICROSOFT                          1-Oct     508,345
PS2       SILENT HILL 2                KONAMI OF AMERICA                  1-Sep     507,333
GBA       MONSTERS INC                 THQ                                1-Oct     503,226
XBX       SIMPSONS: ROAD RAGE          ELECTRONIC ARTS                    1-Dec     500,142

 

[Insertia]

*rubs his hands on knees*

oh i'm so excited! thanks for the warm up!

















































...

 

[Littleberu]

PS2 JAK II SONY COMPUTER ENT. (SONY) 3-Oct 823,224

Impressive.

 

[Die Squirrel Die]

So it's September's tomorrow. Apart from BO3 what'll be the big games being argued over?

 

[Memles]

So it's September's tomorrow. Apart from BO3 what'll be the big games being argued over?

Fable. Pikmin 2. Donkey Konga (I think it has a week in there).

 

[sonycowboy]

So it's September's tomorrow. Apart from BO3 what'll be the big games being argued over?

Here are people predictions. Still time to make your own:
http://forums.gaming-age.com/showthread.php?t=18718

 

[Trevelyon]

TEKKEN 4 - 1,072,865

Wow, I didn't know T4 did so well.

 

[Alcibiades]

Wow, Luigi's Mansion is a hair away from besting Splinter Cell XBX...

looks like the only 2 games on XBox that will have outsold the skinny plumber will be Halo and Halo 2...

 

[jedimike]

How close is Pandora Tomorrow to making the list?

edit: and PGR2?

 

[explodet]

Acclaim: 1 (Crazy Taxi) / 836,339
Activision: 12 / 12,677,437
Atari: 6 / 5,633,587
Capcom: 3 / 2,706,929
Crave: 1 (Tokyo Xtreme Racer) / 540,782
Eidos: 2 (Hitman 2 PS2/Xbox) / 1,546,016
EA: 42 / 44,473,763
Konami: 7 (4 of them Yu-Gi-Oh games) / 7,092,410
Lucasarts: 2 (Rogue Leader and KOTOR) / 1,606,872
Microsoft: 6 / 6,979,799
Midway: 3 / 2,499,259
Namco: 9 / 9,410,152
Nintendo: 27 / 32,594,704
Take 2: 13 / 21,202,394
Sega: 5 / 3,427,036
Sony: 16 / 17,949,062
Square Enix: 3 / 5,386,126
Tecmo: 1 (DOA3) / 865,611
THQ: 12 / 8,954,412
Ubisoft: 5 / 4,869,587
Vivendi: 3 / 2,740,113

OR:

EA: 42 / 44,473,763
Nintendo: 27 / 32,594,704
Sony: 16 / 17,949,062
Take 2: 13 / 21,202,394
Activision: 12 / 12,677,437
THQ: 12 / 8,954,412
Namco: 9 / 9,410,152
Konami: 7 / 7,092,410
Microsoft: 6 / 6,979,799
Atari: 6 / 5,633,587
Ubisoft: 5 / 4,869,587
Sega: 5 / 3,427,036
Square Enix: 3 / 5,386,126
Vivendi: 3 / 2,740,113
Capcom: 3 / 2,706,929
Midway: 3 / 2,499,259
Lucasarts: 2 / 1,606,872
Eidos: 2 / 1,546,016
Tecmo: 1 / 865,611
Acclaim: 1 / 836,339
Crave: 1 / 540,782

 

[sonycowboy]

How close is Pandora Tomorrow to making the list?

edit: and PGR2?

XBX T. CLANCYS PANDORA UBISOFT 4-Mar 468,037
XBX PROJECT GOTHAM 2 MICROSOFT 3-Nov 405,898

 

[Alcibiades]

XBX T. CLANCYS PANDORA UBISOFT 4-Mar 468,037
XBX PROJECT GOTHAM 2 MICROSOFT 3-Nov 405,898

Looks like online gaming just couldn't do it for these two...

really didn't work out at all, significant drops from their 1st iterations, each selling less than 50% of what the originals did...

 

[Littleberu]

Looks like online gaming just couldn't do it for these two...

really didn't work out at all, significant drops from their 1st iterations, each selling less than 50% of what the originals did...

Humm... isn't it the case of many sequels?

 

[TheGreenGiant]

Acclaim: 1 (Crazy Taxi) / 836,339
Activision: 12 / 12,677,437
Atari: 6 / 5,633,587
Capcom: 3 / 2,706,929
Crave: 1 (Tokyo Xtreme Racer) / 540,782
Eidos: 2 (Hitman 2 PS2/Xbox) / 1,546,016
EA: 42 / 44,473,763
Konami: 7 (4 of them Yu-Gi-Oh games) / 7,092,410
Lucasarts: 2 (Rogue Leader and KOTOR) / 1,606,872
Microsoft: 6 / 6,979,799
Midway: 3 / 2,499,259
Namco: 9 / 9,410,152
Nintendo: 27 / 32,594,704
Take 2: 13 / 21,202,394
Sega: 5 / 3,427,036
Sony: 16 / 17,949,062
Square Enix: 3 / 5,386,126
Tecmo: 1 (DOA3) / 865,611
THQ: 12 / 8,954,412
Ubisoft: 5 / 4,869,587
Vivendi: 3 / 2,740,113

Nintendo: 27 / 32,594,704

claps. The house that Mario built

 

[Alcibiades]

Humm... isn't it the case of many sequels?

I'm not sure if drops this drastic are normal for sequels though...

Besides, wasn't the XBot chant around here that online gaming would help games garner additional sales. Funny when people say Pokemon and Mario Kart online would sell millions easily because of online, when in fact it might just confuse and alienate casual consumers that may not realize it's not necessary and online gaming is only optional...

 

[jedimike]

XBX T. CLANCYS PANDORA UBISOFT 4-Mar 468,037
XBX PROJECT GOTHAM 2 MICROSOFT 3-Nov 405,898

Thx SC... both should easily hit 500K. Especially after getting hit with the "Platinum Choice" moniker.

I'm not sure if drops this drastic are normal for sequels though...

PGR was a launch game. It was one of the best choices of games to add to the bundle. SC was a holiday sensation with little competition.

It's not like sales have been bad. Developers would kill for a 400k hit.

 

[Littleberu]

I'm not sure if drops this drastic are normal for sequels though...

Besides, wasn't the XBot chant around here that online gaming would help games garner additional sales. Funny when people say Pokemon and Mario Kart online would sell millions easily because of online, when in fact it might just confuse and alienate casual consumers that may not realize it's not necessary and online gaming is only optional...

IMO, there's more factor than online.

The fact that Splinter Cell 1 was a fresh new game, released only on Xbox for a moment, surely helped. Same thing for PGR, and was one of the first racing game to be released on Xbox.

 

[Cimarron]

looks lke GT is going down nwxt month. GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO HAAAAAAAAALOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

 

[Littleberu]

looks lke GT is going down nwxt month. GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO HAAAAAAAAALOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

I hope you're joking, or that you own some parts of Microsoft, because there's absolutely no point of wanting Halo 2 selling more than GT4, both will be good games.

 

[Shoryuken]

I hope you're joking, or that you own some parts of Microsoft, because there's absolutely no point of wanting Halo 2 selling more than GT4, both will be good games.

He's referring to Halo passing GT3 in cumulative sales next month (which it probably will).

 

[M3wThr33]

Thanks for the numbers! It's a shame some people will assume these are worldwide stats, though.

 

[Miburou]

Tekken 4 is close to outselling VF4 2:1. I remember having an argument with a Sega fan on this board who was sure that T4 won't sell better than VF4.

 

[Meier]

Would love that GBA info...

 

[sonycowboy]

Tekken 4 is close to outselling VF4 2:1. I remember having an argument with a Sega fan on this board who was sure that T4 won't sell better than VF4.

T4 still sold better, but don't forget VF4:Evo

PS2 VIRTUA FIGHTER 4: EVO SEGA OF AMERICA 3-Aug 195,655

 

[Bishman]

ANIMAL CROSSING 747,399

Good job AC.

 

[Subitai]

Looks like online gaming just couldn't do it for these two...

really didn't work out at all, significant drops from their 1st iterations, each selling less than 50% of what the originals did...

SC: PD didn't have the hype SC did and PGR2 was hammered by NFSU.

 

[cvxfreak]

Thanks for the numbers! It's a shame some people will assume these are worldwide stats, though.

It'd be easy to think such a thing, because that's a shitload of games right there.

 

[Sinatar]

Ninja Gaiden didn't break 500k. Thats a fucking crime, probably due to stupid reviewers overstating the difficulty.

Damn game is not that hard people, not at all.

 

[Mega Man's Electric Sheep]

As of August:

XBX NINJA GAIDEN 492,311

So don't despair! The crime is solved! 500K will be broken, this month or next.

I have a friend who is a casual gamer who gave up and traded it in 5 minutes after getting to the first boss and getting his ass handed to him. Some people have no patience for challenging games (challenge meaning: Waaah, it takes more than 1 attempt)

 

[Dez]

As of August:

XBX NINJA GAIDEN 492,311

So don't despair! The crime is solved! 500K will be broken, this month or next.

I have a friend who is a casual gamer who gave up and traded it in 5 minutes after getting to the first boss and getting his ass handed to him. Some people have no patience for challenging games (challenge meaning: Waaah, it takes more than 1 attempt)

I just started the game, damn it is hard.. But i can definitely see why people would give up on the game - there should at least be a quick continue option for bosses. I got killed by the first boss 5 times, and it got annoying having to load up a save from several rooms away that many times.

 

[DrLazy]

Ninja Gaiden didn't break 500k. Thats a fucking crime, probably due to stupid reviewers overstating the difficulty.

Damn game is not that hard people, not at all.

I don't think it was the difficulty that was the problem exactly, it was the learning curve. Why is it the first two levels were the hardest in the game? I think starting off easy is a good idea, even for the hardcore. Viewtiful Joe is also too hard for some people, but I think the learning curve was much better in that game. I can't remember, was there even an "easy" difficulty available to choose from in Ninja Gaiden?

 

[DrLazy]

I just started the game, damn it is hard.. But i can definitely see why people would give up on the game - there should at least be a quick continue option for bosses. I got killed by the first boss 5 times, and it got annoying having to load up a save from several rooms away that many times.

My point exactly.

 

[kaching]

Besides, wasn't the XBot chant around here that online gaming would help games garner additional sales. Funny when people say Pokemon and Mario Kart online would sell millions easily because of online, when in fact it might just confuse and alienate casual consumers that may not realize it's not necessary and online gaming is only optional...

It doesn't help to go to extremes either for or against online gaming. Some may have overstated the importance of online gaming in the short term, but going the opposite direction to suggest it would befuddle and alienate gamers does not follow from the evidence either.

 

[Pachinko]

No there wasn't an easy option available in Ninja gaiden, and since when are the first 2 stages the hardest ? The games most difficult boss is Alma and the hardest stage is probaly the catacombs, followed by stage 4. The only 2 points in that game really where you had to adjust the way you played...

 

[Subitai]

GBA NAMCO MUSEUM NAMCO 1-Jun 1,480,730
PS2 NAMCO MUSEUM NAMCO 1-Dec 1,010,726

Holy hell.

 

[Mega Man's Electric Sheep]

Alma wasn't that bad, but I'll agree she was the hardest in this game. But next to her, Nunchuk boy and Horsie man were the hardest for me the first time I faced them vs. the first time I faced the other bosses. The first 2 STAGES weren't the hardest, but aside from Alma, the first 2 BOSSES arguably were. I found the difficulty very uneven in the sense that I would sweat my way through a stage or tough boss only to find the next few stages were insanely easy in comparison. For example, why is Alma's second form one of the easiest bosses in the game?

 

[Quadrophenic]

I find it interesting that of the top 20 (too lazy to count more below that), only 3 games are really "story" based (FFX, KH, and MGS2). Not to say the other games don't have stories (GTA3/VC and Halo clearly do), but thier stories are rarely pointed to as being the main reason people play those games.

 

[Meier]

Btw, the GBA numbers dont exactly gel with mine -- if I had to guess I'd say they were missing 2-3 months of sales somewhere along the line. I know for a fact my Pokémon ones are 100% accurate since they've been in the top 10 for every month since their release and all of the other first party titles should be as well. Ruby sits firmly at #10 for this generation in terms of units sold which would mean Nintendo has numbers 8, 9 and 10.

For reference, the correct numbers are (just by units in this case rather than my usual $ as well):

SUPER MARIO ADVANCE 2	2,251,797 
POKEMON RUBY 	        2,156,813 
SUPER MARIO ADVANCE	2,032,696 
POKEMON SAPPHIRE        1,943,114
MARIO KART: CIRCUIT 	1,887,409 
MARIO BROS 3: MARIO 4 	1,285,170 
ZELDA: LINK TO PAST     1,263,364 
YOSHI'S ISLAND:MARIO3	1,102,421 
KIRBY: NIGHTMARE	911,285
METROID FUSION	        897,391
DONKEY KONG COUNTRY     885,437
MARIO & LUIGI SAGA   	825,303
GOLDEN SUN 	        743,002
WARIO LAND 4	        717,760
FINAL FANTASY TACTICS 	590,047

 

[BlackClouds]

btw, where's Sonic Advance 2? The title was in the top 10-15 GBA games for a long time, and after adding up the numbers, it went over 500K, so unless I missed it, it should be there

 

[Mega Man's Electric Sheep]

Yeah. What the hell is with these numbers?

They say: METROID FUSION 575,687

You say: METROID FUSION 897,391

That's a huge difference. The rest are off by a few thousand, but this is 300,000!

 

[jarrod]

btw, where's Sonic Advance 2? The title was in the top 10-15 GBA games for a long time, and after adding up the numbers, it went over 500K, so unless I missed it, it should be there

Sonic Advance 2 is over 500k also... I dunno what's up? :/

 

[sonycowboy]

Yeah. What the hell is with these numbers?

They say: METROID FUSION 575,687

You say: METROID FUSION 897,391

That's a huge difference. The rest are off by a few thousand, but this is 300,000!

I don't have access to the listing at work, but off the top of my head, I'd say that my supposed GBA LTD listing I received might be lacking a little. I'll report back as soon as I have more info.

 

[evilromero]

GBA conspiracy.

 

[Meier]

Yeah. What the hell is with these numbers?

They say: METROID FUSION 575,687

You say: METROID FUSION 897,391

That's a huge difference. The rest are off by a few thousand, but this is 300,000!

I dunno how his Fusion number is so off. It's respective LTD totals from March, June and August are as follows:
March: 872,045
June: 888,443
August: 897,391

For reference, Metroid Zero Mission is at 382,611 units sold as of the end of August.

 

[sonycowboy]

I dunno how his Fusion number is so off. It's respective LTD totals from March, June and August are as follows:
March: 872,045
June: 888,443
August: 897,391

For reference, Metroid Zero Mission is at 382,611 units sold as of the end of August.

Lets just say I got some April 2004 LTD totals that had Metroid Fusion @ 555,754. I just added those numbers to my subsequent MTD totals. Not having GBA numbers is why I've never included them. before.