Current Gen Titles > 500k sold in NA

[dogbert]

For the stat-whores amongst us, these are all the titles with more than 500K sales lifetime from the current generation, upto & including April 2005. Note that Halo2 & Halo 2 LE are different SKUs & listed seperately.

 

(shamelessly stolen from GamingAge)

 

 

Format Title Publisher Release Date LTD Sales Apr-05

PS2 GRAND THEFT AUTO:VICE ROCKSTAR GAMES (TAKE 2) Oct-02 6,597,204 18,150

PS2 GRAND THEFT: ANDREAS ROCKSTAR GAMES (TAKE 2) Nov-04 5,689,904 40,237

PS2 GRAND THEFT AUTO 3 ROCKSTAR GAMES (TAKE 2) Oct-01 5,554,908 5,900

XBX HALO MICROSOFT Nov-01 4,034,315 13,331

PS2 GRAN TURISMO 3:A-SPEC SONY COMPUTER ENT. (SONY) Jul-01 3,721,091 8,679

PS2 MADDEN NFL 2004 ELECTRONIC ARTS Aug-03 3,439,966 1,513

PS2 MADDEN NFL 2005 ELECTRONIC ARTS Aug-04 3,139,684 16,397

XBX HALO 2 MICROSOFT Nov-04 2,974,701 32,730

GCN SUPER SMASH BRO MELEE NINTENDO OF AMERICA Dec-01 2,793,869 22,966

PS2 MADDEN NFL 2003 ELECTRONIC ARTS Aug-02 2,727,181 79

GBA SUPER MARIO ADVANCE 2 NINTENDO OF AMERICA Feb-02 2,453,265 2,149

PS2 NEED SPEED: UNDERGRND ELECTRONIC ARTS Nov-03 2,436,076 26,321

PS2 KINGDOM HEARTS SQUARE ENIX INC (CORP) Sep-02 2,360,534 19,219

GBA POKEMON RUBY NINTENDO OF AMERICA Mar-03 2,350,164 12,713

PS2 MEDAL HONOR FRONTLINE ELECTRONIC ARTS May-02 2,285,857 8,369

PS2 FINAL FANTASY X SQUARE ENIX INC (CORP) Dec-01 2,264,550 6,787

GBA POKEMON SAPPHIRE NINTENDO OF AMERICA Mar-03 2,121,406 13,145

PS2 TONY HAWKS PRO SKATR3 ACTIVISION Oct-01 2,105,840 282

PS2 SPIDER-MAN: THE MOVIE ACTIVISION Apr-02 2,091,558 6,984

GBA NAMCO MUSEUM NAMCO Jun-01 2,079,078 25,333

GBA SUPER MARIO ADVANCE NINTENDO OF AMERICA Jun-01 2,058,142 140

GBA MARIO KART: CIRCUIT NINTENDO OF AMERICA Aug-01 2,052,894 8,361

PS2 METAL GEAR SOLID 2 KONAMI OF AMERICA Nov-01 2,012,605 115

PS2 MADDEN NFL 2002 ELECTRONIC ARTS Aug-01 2,000,838 3

GCN SUPER MARIO SUNSHINE NINTENDO OF AMERICA Aug-02 1,977,374 34,728

GCN ZELDA: THE WIND WAKER NINTENDO OF AMERICA Mar-03 1,873,338 21,739

GCN MARIO KART: DOUBLE NINTENDO OF AMERICA Nov-03 1,864,884 7,911

PS2 NEED SPEED:UNDRGRND 2 ELECTRONIC ARTS Nov-04 1,760,927 20,296

GBA MARIO BROS 3: MARIO 4 NINTENDO OF AMERICA Oct-03 1,750,708 30,592

PS2 TONY HAWK UNDERGROUND ACTIVISION Oct-03 1,746,214 7,513

PS2 DRAGONBALL Z: BUDOKAI ATARI Dec-02 1,714,714 3,488

PS2 NBA STREET ELECTRONIC ARTS Jun-01 1,686,430 2,503

PS2 JAK AND DAXTER:LEGACY SONY COMPUTER ENT. (SONY) Dec-01 1,686,113 3,311

PS2 ATV OFF ROAD FURY SONY COMPUTER ENT. (SONY) Feb-01 1,683,387 1,408

GCN LUIGI'S MANSION NINTENDO OF AMERICA Nov-01 1,666,656 13,888

PS2 ESPN NFL 2K5 TAKE 2 INTERACTIVE (CORP) Jul-04 1,655,347 8,079

XBX HALO 2 LIMITED ED MICROSOFT Nov-04 1,653,239 5,315

PS2 TONY HAWKS PRO SKATR4 ACTIVISION Oct-02 1,616,550 1,531

PS2 ACE COMBAT 04:SKIES NAMCO Oct-01 1,602,397 9,364

PS2 CRASH BANDICOOT:CORTX VIVENDI UNIVERSAL Oct-01 1,599,765 7,518

PS2 MAX PAYNE ROCKSTAR GAMES (TAKE 2) Dec-01 1,582,533 606

GBA FROGGER'S ADV: TEMPLE KONAMI OF AMERICA Nov-01 1,576,016 10,682

PS2 SOCOM II: NAVY SEALS SONY COMPUTER ENT. (SONY) Nov-03 1,560,943 22,535

PS2 MIDNIGHT CLUB:STREET ROCKSTAR GAMES (TAKE 2) Oct-00 1,560,793 1,096

PS2 SIMPSONS: ROAD RAGE ELECTRONIC ARTS Nov-01 1,557,864 10,501

PS2 NBA LIVE 2005 ELECTRONIC ARTS Sep-04 1,556,358 36,935

PS2 LORD OF RINGS: TOWERS ELECTRONIC ARTS Oct-02 1,522,396 3,586

XBX T. CLANCYS SPLINTER UBISOFT (CORP) Nov-03 1,511,705 3,459

PS2 BOND:AGENT UNDER FIRE ELECTRONIC ARTS Nov-01 1,486,985 3,016

PS2 MEDAL HONOR RISING ELECTRONIC ARTS Nov-03 1,457,850 11,761

GBA POKEMON FIRERED W/ADP NINTENDO OF AMERICA Sep-04 1,453,887 31,839

PS2 TRUE CRIME:STREETS LA ACTIVISION Nov-03 1,433,535 6,420

PS2 SOCOM:SEALS W/HEADSET SONY COMPUTER ENT. (SONY) Aug-02 1,419,272 202

GBA PAC-MAN COLLECTION NAMCO Jul-01 1,414,313 10,163

PS2 ATV OFF ROAD FURY 2 SONY COMPUTER ENT. (SONY) Nov-02 1,388,431 9,008

PS2 MORTAL KOMBAT: DEADLY MIDWAY Nov-02 1,383,645 9,539

PS2 ENTER THE MATRIX ATARI May-03 1,370,298 3,035

PS2 FINAL FANTASY X-2 SQUARE ENIX INC (CORP) Nov-03 1,366,955 18,576

GBA ZELDA: LINK TO PAST NINTENDO OF AMERICA Dec-02 1,361,607 3,695

PS2 TEKKEN TAG TOURNAMENT NAMCO Oct-00 1,359,972 1,237

XBX GRAND THEFT AUTO PACK ROCKSTAR GAMES (TAKE 2) Oct-03 1,345,599 9,000

PS2 NBA STREET VOL 2 ELECTRONIC ARTS Apr-03 1,312,145 7,887

GBA YU-GI-OH! ETERNAL KONAMI OF AMERICA Oct-02 1,311,097 136

PS2 NAMCO MUSEUM NAMCO Dec-01 1,298,910 14,902

GCN METROID PRIME NINTENDO OF AMERICA Nov-02 1,291,952 4,506

PS2 NEED SPEED: PURSUIT 2 ELECTRONIC ARTS Sep-02 1,290,663 10,568

GBA POKEMON LEAFGRN W/ADP NINTENDO OF AMERICA Sep-04 1,263,167 28,890

PS2 NBA LIVE 2004 ELECTRONIC ARTS Oct-03 1,235,547 1,272

PS2 GRAN TURISMO 4 SONY COMPUTER ENT. (SONY) Feb-04 1,233,574 82,796

PS2 SPIDER-MAN:THE MOVIE2 ACTIVISION Jun-04 1,231,442 11,565

PS2 JAK II SONY COMPUTER ENT. (SONY) Oct-03 1,216,002 13,464

GBA DRAGONBALL Z: GOKU ATARI May-02 1,214,409 377

XBX PROJECT GOTHAM RACING MICROSOFT Nov-01 1,210,126 895

PS2 TEKKEN 4 NAMCO Sep-02 1,201,596 6,418

PS2 DRAGONBALL Z:BUDOKAI2 ATARI Dec-03 1,199,973 11,606

XBX MADDEN NFL 2005 ELECTRONIC ARTS Aug-04 1,197,274 6,681

XBX ESPN NFL 2K5 TAKE 2 INTERACTIVE (CORP) Jul-04 1,177,315 5,289

PS2 WWE: SHUT YOUR MOUTH THQ Oct-02 1,167,764 556

PS2 BOND 007: NIGHTFIRE ELECTRONIC ARTS Nov-02 1,158,123 3,907

GBA YOSHI'S ISLAND:MARIO3 NINTENDO OF AMERICA Sep-02 1,149,607 906

GCN SONIC ADVENTURE 2 SEGA OF AMERICA Feb-02 1,115,782 10,626

XBX SW: KNIGHTS REPUBLIC LUCASARTS ENTERTAINMENT Jul-03 1,105,300 18,541

PS2 LORD RING:RETURN KING ELECTRONIC ARTS Nov-03 1,100,712 9,237

PS2 DEVIL MAY CRY CAPCOM USA Oct-01 1,095,727 978

PS2 SIMPSONS: HIT & RUN VIVENDI UNIVERSAL Sep-03 1,091,602 19,448

PS2 HITMAN 2: ASSASSIN EIDOS INTERACTIVE Sep-02 1,087,584 3,960

PS2 T.CLANCYS GHOST RECON UBISOFT (CORP) Dec-02 1,082,095 3,093

PS2 THE SIMS ELECTRONIC ARTS Jan-03 1,077,073 6,130

PS2 NCAA FOOTBALL 2004 ELECTRONIC ARTS Jul-03 1,075,675 464

PS2 RATCHET & CLANK SONY COMPUTER ENT. (SONY) Nov-02 1,071,233 5,925

GBA DISNEY'S FINDING NEMO THQ May-03 1,051,517 11,297

GBA SONIC ADVANCE THQ Feb-02 1,043,937 1,849

PS2 NBA LIVE 2003 ELECTRONIC ARTS Oct-02 1,005,636 193

GBA SPYRO: SEASON OF ICE VIVENDI UNIVERSAL Oct-01 1,000,238 4,882

PS2 NCAA FOOTBALL 2005 ELECTRONIC ARTS Jul-04 999,933 4,463

PS2 WWE: HERE COMES PAIN THQ Oct-03 994,005 11,612

XBX FABLE MICROSOFT Sep-04 991,227 17,416

XBX T.CLANCYS GHOST RECON UBISOFT (CORP) Nov-02 989,701 1,140

NDS SUPER MARIO 64 DS NINTENDO OF AMERICA Nov-04 981,248 32,356

GCN MARIO PARTY 4 NINTENDO OF AMERICA Oct-02 973,656 812

GCN ANIMAL CROSSING NINTENDO OF AMERICA Sep-02 971,880 21,195

PS2 THE GETAWAY SONY COMPUTER ENT. (SONY) Jan-03 971,499 1,557

PS2 RATCHET & CLANK:GOING SONY COMPUTER ENT. (SONY) Nov-03 970,168 19,127

PS2 PAC-MAN WORLD 2 NAMCO Feb-02 967,697 7,472

GBA KIRBY: NIGHTMARE NINTENDO OF AMERICA Dec-02 963,947 2,217

GBA DONKEY KONG COUNTRY NINTENDO OF AMERICA Jun-03 960,826 553

PS2 TIGER WOODS PGA 2004 ELECTRONIC ARTS Sep-03 959,780 990

PS2 NCAA FOOTBALL 2003 ELECTRONIC ARTS Jul-02 956,596 89

GBA HARRY POTTER: CHAMBER ELECTRONIC ARTS Nov-02 953,876 2,370

GBA MARIO & LUIGI SAGA NINTENDO OF AMERICA Nov-03 950,358 5,497

PS2 WWE SMACKDOWN: BRING THQ Nov-01 948,304 185

PS2 TWISTED METAL BLACK SONY COMPUTER ENT. (SONY) Jun-01 945,704 2,758

XBX NEED SPEED:UNDRGRND 2 ELECTRONIC ARTS Nov-04 940,735 12,093

PS2 MADDEN NFL 2001 ELECTRONIC ARTS Oct-00 938,149 5

PS2 ESPN NBA 2K5 TAKE 2 INTERACTIVE (CORP) Sep-04 930,306 18,911

GBA METROID FUSION NINTENDO OF AMERICA Nov-02 930,057 1,513

PS2 MIDNIGHT CLUB II ROCKSTAR GAMES (TAKE 2) Apr-03 921,942 10,591

XBX DEAD OR ALIVE 3 TECMO Nov-01 910,732 2,468

PS2 TONY HAWK UNDERGRND 2 ACTIVISION Oct-04 909,636 12,681

PS2 METAL GEAR3:SNAKE EAT KONAMI OF AMERICA Nov-04 907,075 11,509

PS2 CALL OF DUTY: FINEST ACTIVISION Nov-04 902,202 9,647

GCN SONIC MEGA COLLECTION SEGA OF AMERICA Nov-02 896,919 15,197

PS2 T. CLANCYS SPLINTER UBISOFT (CORP) Apr-03 894,861 6,394

PS2 SPY HUNTER MIDWAY Sep-01 894,665 3,062

PS2 CRAZY TAXI ACCLAIM ENTERTAINMENT May-01 893,542 1,501

PS2 NFL STREET ELECTRONIC ARTS Jan-04 893,115 6,776

PS2 RESIDENT EVIL CODE: X CAPCOM USA Aug-01 886,726 665

PS2 SCOOBY-DOO:100 FRIGHT THQ May-02 883,416 4,697

GCN SW: ROGUE SQUADRON II LUCASARTS ENTERTAINMENT Nov-01 882,272 1,820

PS2 YU-GI-OH! DUELISTS KONAMI OF AMERICA Feb-03 879,700 9,123

GBA THE INCREDIBLES THQ Nov-04 878,738 37,497

PS2 DISNEY'S FINDING NEMO THQ May-03 865,696 9,760

PS2 MVP BASEBALL 2004 ELECTRONIC ARTS Mar-04 856,652 2,585

PS2 SOCOM W/O HEADSET SONY COMPUTER ENT. (SONY) Apr-03 850,252 2,139

PS2 NFL 2K3 SEGA OF AMERICA Aug-02 840,774 1,177

GCN MARIO PARTY 5 NINTENDO OF AMERICA Nov-03 825,094 2,335

GCN POKEMON COLOSSEUM NINTENDO OF AMERICA Mar-04 816,351 27,631

GCN STAR FOX ADVENTURES NINTENDO OF AMERICA Sep-02 814,613 2,362

GCN SOUL CALIBUR II NAMCO Aug-03 805,758 5,778

XBX MADDEN NFL 2004 ELECTRONIC ARTS Aug-03 804,672 851

XBX SPIDER-MAN: THE MOVIE ACTIVISION Apr-02 799,629 2,492

XBX NEED SPEED: UNDERGRND ELECTRONIC ARTS Nov-03 797,026 12,298

PS2 SPONGEBOB: BATTLE THQ Oct-03 796,498 19,357

PS2 ONIMUSHA WARLORDS CAPCOM USA Mar-01 785,605 202

PS2 FIGHT NIGHT 2004 ELECTRONIC ARTS Mar-04 784,244 15,926

GBA TETRIS WORLDS THQ Sep-01 779,876 17,625

PS2 WWE SMACKDOWN VS RAW THQ Nov-04 779,518 15,495

PS2 SW: BATTLEFRONT LUCASARTS ENTERTAINMENT Sep-04 770,916 18,653

XBX T. CLANCYS RAINBOW 3 UBISOFT (CORP) Oct-04 768,170 2,515

GBA KINGDOM HEARTS: CHAIN SQUARE ENIX INC (CORP) Dec-02 765,386 16,045

PS2 HOT SHOTS GOLF 3 SONY COMPUTER ENT. (SONY) Mar-02 760,731 3,040

PS2 SOUL CALIBUR II NAMCO Aug-03 755,506 7,238

PS2 TETRIS WORLDS THQ Mar-02 755,381 8,829

XBX MAX PAYNE ROCKSTAR GAMES (TAKE 2) Dec-01 753,392 572

PS2 TEST DRIVE ATARI May-02 750,730 2,273

PS2 DRAGONBALL Z:BUDOKAI3 ATARI Nov-04 744,532 11,516

GBA GOLDEN SUN NINTENDO OF AMERICA Nov-01 743,274 26

XBX MEDAL HONOR FRONTLINE ELECTRONIC ARTS Nov-02 741,856 4,683

PS2 NBA LIVE 2002 ELECTRONIC ARTS Oct-01 741,055 16

GBA YU-GI-OH! SACRED CARD KONAMI OF AMERICA Nov-03 738,951 1,032

GBA SPIDER-MAN: THE MOVIE ACTIVISION Apr-02 734,301 408

PS2 DEF JAM VENDETTA ELECTRONIC ARTS Mar-03 733,912 3,152

GBA SONIC ADVANCE 2 THQ Mar-03 732,672 1,725

XBX MECH ASSAULT MICROSOFT Nov-02 718,921 3,134

GBA WARIO LAND 4 NINTENDO OF AMERICA Nov-01 718,104 15

PS2 CONFLICTESERT STORM GOTHAM GAMES (TAKE 2) Sep-02 717,740 4,579

GCN SPIDER-MAN: THE MOVIE ACTIVISION Apr-02 709,809 4,018

XBX TRUE CRIME:STREETS LA ACTIVISION Nov-03 708,610 4,917

GBA CRASH BANDICOOT: HUGE VIVENDI UNIVERSAL Feb-02 703,546 3,374

PS2 SSX 3 ELECTRONIC ARTS Oct-03 700,363 7,253

GBA SPONGEBOB: BATTLE THQ Oct-03 697,196 1,159

GBA HARRY POTTER:SORCERER ELECTRONIC ARTS Nov-01 694,849 32

PS2 THE SIMS: BUSTIN' OUT ELECTRONIC ARTS Dec-03 690,944 15,957

PS2 HARRY POTTER: CHAMBER ELECTRONIC ARTS Nov-02 687,175 1,957

PS2 SLY COOPER & THIEVIUS SONY COMPUTER ENT. (SONY) Sep-02 684,130 7,584

PS2 STATE OF EMERGENCY ROCKSTAR GAMES (TAKE 2) Feb-02 684,121 390

PS2 EYE TOY SONY COMPUTER ENT. (SONY) Nov-03 683,452 3,053

GBA THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE THQ Oct-04 682,321 20,004

GBA SPONGEBOB: DUTCHMAN THQ Sep-02 681,293 645

PS2 JAK 3 SONY COMPUTER ENT. (SONY) Nov-04 679,323 13,105

GCN PIKMIN NINTENDO OF AMERICA Dec-01 676,318 909

GBA TONY HAWKS PRO SKATR2 ACTIVISION May-01 675,769 228

PS2 SSX TRICKY ELECTRONIC ARTS Nov-01 674,408 2,467

PS2 TIGER WOODS PGA 2005 ELECTRONIC ARTS Sep-04 667,353 42,507

PS2 DARK CLOUD SONY COMPUTER ENT. (SONY) May-01 665,420 836

PS2 GRAND THEFT AUTO PACK ROCKSTAR GAMES (TAKE 2) Oct-03 664,534 1,342

GBA SPYRO 2: SEASON FLAME VIVENDI UNIVERSAL Sep-02 654,850 2,266

PS2 TIGER WOODS PGA 2003 ELECTRONIC ARTS Oct-02 651,779 56

PS2 RATCHET & CLANK: UP SONY COMPUTER ENT. (SONY) Nov-04 645,219 13,494

PS2 PRINCE PERSIA: SANDS UBISOFT (CORP) Nov-03 639,903 9,767

GBA FINAL FANTASY TACTICS NINTENDO OF AMERICA Sep-03 638,422 1,561

XBX PROJECT GOTHAM 2 MICROSOFT Nov-03 638,253 8,271

GCN MARIO PARTY 6 W/MIC NINTENDO OF AMERICA Nov-02 635,531 20,668

PS2 NCAA FOOTBALL 2002 ELECTRONIC ARTS Jul-01 633,507

PS2 SSX ELECTRONIC ARTS Oct-00 627,421 129

XBX FUZION FRENZY MICROSOFT Oct-01 626,724 6,066

PS2 VIRTUA FIGHTER 4 SEGA OF AMERICA Mar-02 623,574 100

PS2 SHREK 2 ACTIVISION May-04 617,491 21,277

GCN SUPER MONKEY BALL SEGA OF AMERICA Nov-01 616,686 1,536

GCN MARIO GOLF: TOADSTOOL NINTENDO OF AMERICA Jul-03 616,464 14,985

XBX ESPN NBA 2K5 TAKE 2 INTERACTIVE (CORP) Sep-04 616,005 10,731

GCN PAPER MARIO: THOUSAND NINTENDO OF AMERICA Oct-04 615,274 7,227

GBA DRAGONBALL Z: GOKU II ATARI Jun-03 612,287 2,536

XBX SW: BATTLEFRONT LUCASARTS ENTERTAINMENT Sep-04 609,380 9,019

PS2 RED FACTION THQ May-01 601,100 556

XBX TONY HAWK UNDERGROUND ACTIVISION Oct-03 600,060 4,460

GBA DRAGONBALL Z:TAIKETSU ATARI Nov-03 598,455 3,046

PS2 DDRMAX 2 KONAMI OF AMERICA Sep-03 596,095 12,520

XBX SIMPSONS: ROAD RAGE ELECTRONIC ARTS Dec-01 594,184 3,830

PS2 NBA BALLERS MIDWAY Apr-04 592,868 9,942

PS2 MVP BASEBALL 2005 ELECTRONIC ARTS Feb-05 592,781 120,319

PS2 SMUGGLER'S RUN ROCKSTAR GAMES (TAKE 2) Oct-00 591,993 2,547

XBX SW:KNIGHT REPUBLIC II LUCASARTS ENTERTAINMENT Dec-04 591,829 13,736

PS2 STUNTMAN ATARI Jun-02 590,733 2,627

XBX NFL FEVER 2002 MICROSOFT Oct-01 589,898 29

XBX HITMAN 2: ASSASSIN EIDOS INTERACTIVE Sep-02 589,812 1,895

XBX NBA LIVE 2005 ELECTRONIC ARTS Sep-04 585,851 14,443

XBX T.CLANCY GHOST RECON2 UBISOFT (CORP) Nov-04 584,496 7,838

GCN SUPER MONKEY BALL 2 SEGA OF AMERICA Aug-02 584,072 12,347

XBX MORTAL KOMBAT: DEADLY MIDWAY Nov-02 573,645 2,750

PS2 BOND 007: EVERYTHING ELECTRONIC ARTS Feb-04 566,023 10,865

PS2 MX UNLEASHED THQ Feb-04 562,659 19,981

GBA DISNEYS LILO & STITCH DISNEY INTERACTIVE Jun-02 560,554 3,095

XBX ENTER THE MATRIX ATARI May-03 557,392 1,709

XBX T. CLANCYS PANDORA UBISOFT (CORP) Mar-04 554,879 7,741

XBX AMPED: SNOWBOARDING MICROSOFT Nov-01 553,288 509

GBA SHREK 2 ACTIVISION May-04 551,078 7,405

XBX SPIDER-MAN:THE MOVIE2 ACTIVISION Jun-04 547,051 4,208

GBA SPIDER-MAN:THE MOVIE2 ACTIVISION Jun-04 545,284 10,007

PS2 TOKYO XTREME RACER CRAVE ENTERTAINMENT May-01 545,225 102

XBX SOUL CALIBUR II NAMCO Aug-03 544,183 5,254

PS2 CABELAS BIG GAME HUNT ACTIVISION Nov-02 543,809 3,716

PS2 SPYRO:ENTER DRAGONFLY UNIVERSAL INTERACTIVE (VIVENov-02 543,767 1,398

GBA YU-GI-OH! WORLDWIDE KONAMI OF AMERICA Apr-03 543,544 164

PS2 DDRMAX DANCE REVOLUTN KONAMI OF AMERICA Oct-02 538,777 9,072

XBX NINJA GAIDEN TECMO Mar-04 535,490 3,387

GBA DONKEY KONG COUNTRY 2 NINTENDO OF AMERICA Nov-04 535,295 15,194

XBX MEDAL HONOR RISING ELECTRONIC ARTS Nov-03 534,534 6,364

XBX NAMCO MUSEUM NAMCO Oct-02 532,754 8,055

GCN DISNEY'S FINDING NEMO THQ May-03 532,430 6,158

GBA TEENAGE MUTANT TURTLE KONAMI OF AMERICA Oct-03 529,228 968

PS2 MORTAL KOMBATECEPTN MIDWAY Oct-04 528,558 8,534

XBX COUNTER STRIKE MICROSOFT Nov-03 528,314 8,657

GCN SPONGEBOB: BATTLE THQ Oct-03 528,224 13,284

XBX MADDEN NFL 2003 ELECTRONIC ARTS Aug-02 526,228 86

XBX ELDER SCRLL:MORROWIND BETHESDA SOFTWORKS Jun-02 525,480 3,397

GBA PIRATES OF CARIBBEAN TDK MEDIACTIVE Jun-03 521,998 6,535

GCN TONY HAWKS PRO SKATR3 ACTIVISION Nov-01 520,186 770

PS2 DEAD TO RIGHTS NAMCO Nov-02 518,647 1,136

PS2 TUROK: EVOLUTION ACCLAIM ENTERTAINMENT Aug-02 517,901 1,290

PS2 WORLD CHAMP POKER CRAVE ENTERTAINMENT Nov-04 517,763 27,327

PS2 DAVE MIRRA BMX 2 ACCLAIM ENTERTAINMENT Aug-01 513,843 642

GCN SONIC HEROES SEGA OF AMERICA Jan-04 512,620 12,705

GCN METROID PRIME 2: ECHO NINTENDO OF AMERICA Nov-04 511,894 4,089

PS2 MIDWAY ARCADE TRSURES MIDWAY Nov-03 511,718 7,697

GBA MONSTERS INC THQ Oct-01 510,824 100

PS2 SILENT HILL 2 KONAMI OF AMERICA Sep-01 510,265 128

GCN SONIC ADVT DX DIR CUT SEGA OF AMERICA Jun-03 508,106 6,805

GBA SUPER MARIO CLASSIC NINTENDO OF AMERICA Jun-04 507,487 12,592

GCN NEED SPEED: PURSUIT 2 ELECTRONIC ARTS Sep-02 505,554 5,084

GCN SW:ROGUE SQUADRON III LUCASARTS ENTERTAINMENT Oct-03 502,021 5,374

PS2 X-MEN: LEGENDS ACTIVISION Sep-04 500,907 7,344

XBX LORD RING:RETURN KING ELECTRONIC ARTS Nov-03 500,346 5,043

GBA MARIO VS. DONKEY KONG NINTENDO OF AMERICA May-04 500,283 12,211

[secretvampire]

Good Lord!!! Ninja Gaiden only sold just over 500k copies??? It's disturbing to see it on the list right next to Cabela's Big Game Hunt and Turok: Evolution.

[foogledricks]

For all you keeping score, that's:

GBA - 51

GCN - 30

PS2 - 137

Xbox - 45

 

FLAGSHIP (highest selling) Franchises for Platforms:

 

GTA on PS2 : 17,842,016 Units

Halo : 8,662,255 Units

Mario Titled Games on GBC: 7,508,277

 

It is impressive that Grand Theft Auto is so dominant. Sony should just buy Rockstar. It is equally impressive that a new franchise like Halo could have so much success on a brand new platform. But it is even more impressive that Nintendo can milk their Mario franchise into various sports, racing, platform, fighting, RPG, etc... genres with such success, and little burnout.

[Josh]

Speaking of sequels, what's interesting (to me) is that there seems to be a consistent downward trend in sales from iteration 1 to, say, iteration 3 in pretty much all series save maybe Halo, which didn't show a growth, at least.

 

This could just be due to the fact that the originals are on the market longer, but the trend is unmistakable.

[kelley]

If you add up the LE and Regular versions of Halo 2 it has sold 4.6 million copies compared to the 4 million for Halo.

[Rob B]

Sony should just buy Rockstar.

 

The only porblem if they did that would be games as popular as GTA would become PS2 Exculsive no PC market and No Xbox market

[CaptainRon]

The only porblem if they did that would be games as popular as GTA would become PS2 Exculsive no PC market and No Xbox market

 

I think they could still have the PC market. One big reason they woudlnt' buy rockstar is that sony probably woudlnt' be comfortable with the mature nature of the games.

[Rob B]

I think they could still have the PC market. One big reason they woudlnt' buy rockstar is that sony probably woudlnt' be comfortable with the mature nature of the games.

 

 

But at the same time sony is not Nintendo

[CaptainRon]

But at the same time sony is not Nintendo

 

Yeah, hear that, but Rockstar is out there, and Sony is a household name for a number of products

[dogbert]

One big reason they woudlnt' buy rockstar is that sony probably woudlnt' be comfortable with the mature nature of the games.

 

I think you'll find you're wrong on that. Sony is quite happy to associate with the Rockstar game style.

 

Of course, for anyone to buy Rockstar, they have to buy it from Take Two, or buy Take Two. Take Two aren't about to sell it off as it's their major revenue stream (I believe).

[EnemaEms]

I think they could still have the PC market. One big reason they woudlnt' buy rockstar is that sony probably woudlnt' be comfortable with the mature nature of the games.

Ever play a little known indie title called, God of War.

 

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And Sony showed them....and then showed them some more in GoW. Something Rockstar doesn't even do.

 

-Dean-