Author Topic: February Console & Game Sales (NPD) (Read 14521 times)

theaveng · « **on:** March 18, 2003, 03:29:24 PM »

-----: February TOTAL (North America)
PS2: 484,000 16.8 million
XBX: 197,000 5.0 million
GCN: 164,000 3.8 million

Top 10 Selling Games for PS2 for February 2003
1 THE GETAWAY Sony 304,069
2 GRAND THEFT AUTO:VICE Take-Two Interactive 182,837
3 THE SIMS Electronic Arts 171,142
4 YU-GI-OH! DUELISTS Konami 147,493
5 DEVIL MAY CRY 2 Capcom 116,067
6 XENOSAGA EPISODE 1 Namco 114,896
7 .HACK: INFECTION Bandai 95,066
8 DRAGON BALL Z:BUDOKAI Infogrames 81,724
9 MADDEN NFL 2003 Electronic Arts 75,419
10 SOCOM:U.S. NAVY SEALS Sony 59,647

Top 10 Selling Games for Xbox for February 2003
1 T.CLANCYS GHOST RECON Ubi Soft 60,606
2 T.CLANCY'S SPLINTER Ubi Soft 59,508
3 HALO Microsoft 54,857
4 DOA: BEACH VOLLEYBALL Tecmo 47,886
5 LORD OF RINGS: TOWERS Electronic Arts 33,521
6 INDIANA JONES:EMPEROR LucasArts 26,131
7 MECH ASSAULT Microsoft 26,689
8 TIGER WOODS PGA 2003 Electronic Arts 22,725
9 MEDAL HONOR FRONTLINE Electronic Arts 21,195
10 NBA LIVE 2003 Electronic Arts 21,143

Top 10 Selling Games for GameCube for February 2003
1 METROID PRIME Nintendo 68,873
2 MARIO PARTY 4 Nintendo 60,539
3 SUPER SMASH BRO MELEE Nintendo 47,771
4 LORD OF RINGS: TOWERS Electronic Arts 30,600
5 ANIMAL CROSSING Nintendo 27,813
6 SKIES OF ARCADIA LGND Sega 24,881
7 SUPER MARIO SUNSHINE Nintendo 23,866
8 STAR FOX ADVENTURES Nintendo 29,715
9 RESIDENT EVIL ZERO Capcom 30,297
10 GODZILLAESTRY MELEE Infogrames 19,885
- NPD TRSTS

February Software Sales (DOLLARS)
Rank Title Publisher
1 PS2 THE GETAWAY Sony
2 PS2 GRAND THEFT AUTO:VICE Take-Two Interactive
3 PS2 THE SIMS Electronic Arts
4 PS2 YU-GI-OH! DUELISTS Konami
5 PS2 DEVIL MAY CRY 2 Capcom
6 PS2 XENOSAGA EPISODE 1 Namco
7 PS2 .HACK: INFECTION Bandai
8 PS2 DRAGON BALL Z:BUDOKAI Infogrames
9 PS2 MADDEN NFL 2003 Electronic Arts
10 PS2 SOCOM:U.S. NAVY SEALS Sony
11 PS2 T.CLANCY'S GHOST RECON Ubi Soft
12 GBA YU-GI-OH! DUNGEON DICE Konam i
13 PS2 NBA LIVE 2003 Electronic Arts
14 PS2 ATV OFF ROAD FURY 2 Sony
15 XBX T.CLANCY'S GHOST RECON Ubi Soft
16 XBX T.CLANCY'S SPLINTER Ubi Soft
17 PS2 DARK CLOUD 2 Sony
18 PS2 LORD OF RINGS: TOW ERS Electronic Arts
19 PS2 MORTAL KOMBAT: DEADLY Midway
20 XBX HALO Microsoft
21 PS2 TIGER W OODS PGA 2003 Electronic Arts
22 PS2 KINGDOM HEARTS Square EA
23 XBX DOA: BEACH VOLLEYBALL Tecmo
24 GCN METROID PRIME Nintendo
25 GCN MARIO PARTY 4 Nintendo

mouse_clicker · « **Reply #1 on:** March 18, 2003, 03:31:59 PM »

I love how the first 11 games on the overall chart are all PS2 games.

Our how the top 9 PS2 games all sold better than even the top game for both the XBox and Gamecube. Sony has a stranglehold on this market that really needs to be overthrown.

Also funny how the XBox outsold the Gamecube yet the Gamecube had better game sales- what are XBox owners buying?

Mingesium · « **Reply #2 on:** March 18, 2003, 03:36:50 PM »

there is a TRSTS sales thread

theaveng · « **Reply #3 on:** March 18, 2003, 03:41:18 PM »

That's the old JANUARY thread. This is the new *February* sales thread.

Mingesium · « **Reply #4 on:** March 18, 2003, 03:43:43 PM »

i made a general thread so we don't have to post one each month.

theaveng · « **Reply #5 on:** March 18, 2003, 03:45:59 PM »

Why can't we create a new thread for each month? Is PlanetGameCube running out of hard drive space?

hahahahahahahahahahaha!

jackson · « **Reply #6 on:** March 22, 2003, 04:33:16 PM »

why isn't resident evil zero in star fox adventures position when it has sold more?

FFantasyFX · « **Reply #7 on:** March 22, 2003, 05:09:26 PM »

jackson: They go by dollars generated rather than overall unit sales. So, while Resident Evil 0 sold more games than the four titles above it, RE0 generated less money due to its being cheaper/being given away for free.

Mario · « **Reply #8 on:** March 22, 2003, 06:19:52 PM »

Actually, Metroid Prime and possibly RE0 are in the top ten because of the free game deal, because that overall sales chart goes by how much money each game made, and when you get the free game deal, Metroid's price goes down to $0.00, making it not move up in the charts at all... get what im saying bitches?

Reverse_Gecko · « **Reply #9 on:** March 22, 2003, 09:46:45 PM »

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Originally posted by: mouse_clickerAlso funny how the XBox outsold the Gamecube yet the Gamecube had better game sales- what are XBox owners buying?

Apparently they're buying more xbox's.

Hybrid Hunter · « **Reply #10 on:** March 23, 2003, 12:38:19 AM »

Are them bundles still out?
They are probably contributing to X-Box's sales.

Byron · « **Reply #11 on:** March 23, 2003, 04:59:32 AM »

Can I please see a link confirming these numbers? Because I've been seeing links that say Splinter Cell has a higher spot on the latest NPD charts than Metroid Prime and Mario Party 4. But your sales data says both Metroid Prime and Mario Party 4 beat Splinter Cell.

Byron · « **Reply #12 on:** March 23, 2003, 05:14:42 AM »

I don't think your list is correct. According to: http://www.gamepro.com/gamepro/domestic/games/npd_list/28560.shtml

It has the NPD list for February and no GC game made the top 20 list but two XBox games did with Ghost Recon and Splinter Cell. So how can both Metroid Prime and Mario Party beat Splinter Cell and Metroid Prime beating Ghost Recon when neither of the games made the top 20 list?

FFantasyFX · « **Reply #13 on:** March 23, 2003, 07:33:19 AM »

Byron: You're mixing apples with oranges. Theaveng's list is absolutely correct. Look at the Top 25 list that theaveng provided. You'll see that it matches up perfectly with the Gamespot list. Now, Metroid Prime did outsell Ghost Recon and Splinter Cell as far as "total units" are concerned. However, Metroid Prime did not generate as much money as the other two titles, thus being ranked lower than the two XBox titles in Top 25 list. With Nintendo's free game with GC purchase deal, we're going to continue to see a disparity between actual units sold and money generated.

Edit: Remember that NPD ranks their games by money made that month, not total amount sold. That's why Resident Evil 0 is ranked ninth, despite beating #5 Animal Crossing, #6 Super Mario Sunshine, #7 Skies of Arcadia Legends, and #8 Star Fox Adventures in total units sold.

theaveng · « **Reply #14 on:** March 23, 2003, 09:53:58 AM »

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Originally posted by: Byron
I don't think your list is correct. According to: http://www.gamepro.com/gamepro/domestic/games/npd_list/28560.shtml

I clicked your link, and that list matches my list perfectly. So, what exactly are you complaining about?
(rolls eyes...amazed at how many stupid people fill the world)

mouse_clicker · « **Reply #15 on:** March 23, 2003, 11:19:30 AM »

Theaveng, have you got a problem with your browser? You seem to be posting things in sixes a lot.

Byron · « **Reply #16 on:** March 23, 2003, 03:38:04 PM »

Well sorry guess I did read your list at the bottom, no need to insult me for it.

Luigi · « **Reply #17 on:** March 23, 2003, 05:42:30 PM »

Yikes, did you post that 6 times for effect? Everyone makes mistakes, easy there tiger.

Myxtika1 Azn · « **Reply #18 on:** March 23, 2003, 09:37:48 PM »

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I clicked your link, and that list matches my list perfectly. So, what exactly are you complaining about?
(rolls eyes...amazed at how many stupid people fill the world)

Looks at theaveng's multiple posts...looks at theaveng's last comment...shakes head and walks off laughing....

theaveng · « **Reply #19 on:** March 24, 2003, 04:38:07 AM »

The multiple post problem only happens on THIS forum. So it's planetgamecube.com that has the settings mis-configured.

Hostile Creation · « **Reply #20 on:** March 24, 2003, 01:55:03 PM »

Febraury was not a wonderful month for Gamecube, but that was obvious. Nintendo didn't have any games coming out; there were just a bunch of rather crappy third party games. March sales with Zelda will probably be very good (well, at least the Zelda part).

RickPowers · « **Reply #21 on:** March 24, 2003, 02:17:13 PM »

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The multiple post problem only happens on THIS forum. So it's planetgamecube.com that has the settings mis-configured.

And it only seems to happen when YOU post, Troy, so I'd say it's something that YOU are doing, being impatient and hitting refresh frequently is my guess. Please stop, or I'll have to ban you just to keep from having to delete all your extra messages.

jackson · « **Reply #22 on:** March 29, 2003, 04:03:55 AM »

does anybody have any idea what the overall unit sales where for each of those top 10 gamecube games for the month of february 2003?

FFantasyFX · « **Reply #23 on:** March 29, 2003, 08:42:03 AM »

Overall Unit Sales for this Month's Top Ten (Approximate):

1.) Metroid Prime: 825,000
2.) Mario Party 4: 595,000
3.) Super Smash Bros. Melee: 1,420,000
4.) Lord of the Rings: Two Towers: 100,000
5.) Animal Crossing: 410,000
6.) Skies of Arcadia: 45,000
7.) Super Mario Sunshine: 1,570,000 (including bundle)
8.) Star Fox Adventures: 450,000
9.) Resident Evil 0: 270,000
10.) Godzilla DAMM: 200,000

theaveng · « **Reply #24 on:** March 31, 2003, 03:08:26 AM »

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And it only seems to happen when YOU post, Troy, so I'd say it's something that YOU are doing, being impatient and hitting refresh frequently is my guess. Please stop, or I'll have to ban you just to keep from having to delete all your extra messages.

Actually, it's a connection problem. Microsoft Network/MSN has problems connecting to your website, and it responds to this inability to connect to PGC by sending multiple copies of my message. Not sure why PGC is so hard to connect to? No matter. I fixed it. I click "Reply" immediately followed by "Stop" and that way only one message is sent.

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Author Topic: February Console & Game Sales (NPD) (Read 14521 times)