Normally we wouldn't post sales numbers but I think NDP's December findings are important enough to share with the rest of you. December is, after all, the big sales period for video games. Read on for the numbers.
Top 10 PS2 Games:
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1) Vice City 1,581,519
2) Dragon Ball: Z:Budokai 787,173
3) Madden NFL 2003 678,412
4) LOTR: Two Towers 554,050
5) Bond 007: Nightfire 488,858
6) Tony Hawk Pro Skater 4 483,954
7) Mortal Kombat 459,076
8) Kingdom Hearts 445,363
9) WWE: Shut Your Mouth 381,194
10) SOCOM 305,680
Top 10 Xbox Games:
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1) Splinter Cell 633,337
2) Ghost Recon 262,019
3) Halo 223,553
4) Mortal Kombat 179,147
5) Mech Assault 174,761
6) Bond 007: Nightfire 171,133
7) Medal of Honor: Frontline 146,216
8) Madden NFL 2003 132,011
9) Unreal Championship 103,556
10) Tony Hawk Pro Skater 4 103,843
Top 10 GC Games :
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1) Metroid Prime 358,876
2) Mario Party 4 237,369
3) Super Mario Sunshine 177,409
4) Bond 007: Nightfire 148,438
5) Super Smash Bros Melee 131,281
6) Animal Crossing 130,321
7) Harry Potter: Chamber 133,019
8) Resident Evil: 0 111,334
9) Star Fox Adventures 98,899
10) Sonic Mega Collection 119,626 (lower retail price)
Top 10 GBA Games:
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1) Yu-gi-oh: Eternal 520,532
2) Zelda: Link to the past 541,955
3) Harry Potter: Chamber 337,467
4) Metroid Fusion 338,893 (lower retail price)
5) Yoshi's Island 303,018
6) Kirby: Nightmare 267,727
7) Super Mario Advance 2 256,325
8) Yu-gi-oh! Dark Duel 221,510
9) Spongebob: Dutchman 209,492
10) Dragonball Z: Goku 181,552
These are available everywhere but in this case I yanked them from the Gone Gold forums. Looks like everyone had a solid Christmas season in North America!
- Certis
Comments
So based on these figures WWE: Shut Your Mouth (381,194 ) out sold Metroid Prime (358,876). *Sigh* That just seems wrong.