March TRSTS Game Sales

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RANK TITLE UNITS
1 GCN ZELDA:WIND WAKER 826,352
2 GBA POKEMON RUBY 652,595
3 GBA POKEMON SAPPHIRE 585,098
4 PS2 TENCHU 3:WRATH 164,282
5 PS2 THE GETAWAY 139,796
6 PS2 DEF JAM VENDETTA 135,162
7 PS2 GTA:VICE 131,817
8 PS2 XENOSAGA EPISODE 1 122,969
9 PS2 YU-GI-OH! DUELISTS 118,108
10 PS2 MVP BASEBALL 2003 114,016
11 GBA DRIVER 2 ADVANCE 95,878
12 PS2 SOCOM:NAVY SEALS 89,461
13 PS2 DYNASTY WARRIORS 4 85,734
14 PS2 NBA STREET 85,595
15 GBA YU-GI-OH! DUNGEON 85,457
16 PS2 GRAN TURISMO 3 81,220
17 PS2 THE SIMS 81,027
18 GBA ZELDA: LINK TO PAST 79,719
19 PS2 ACE COMBAT 4 79,408
20 PS2 T.CLANCYS GHRECON 76,914
21 PS2 CRASH BANDICOOT:COR 76,220
22 PS2 SIMPSONS: ROAD RAGE 74,513
23 PS2 NFL 2K3 73,849
24 PS2 MAX PAYNE 73,578
25 PS2 ATV OFF ROAD FURY 72,653
26 GBA SONIC ADVANCE 2 70,170
27 PS2 JAK AND DAXTER 68,580
28 PS2 DARK CLOUD 2 68,005
29 GCN MARIO PARTY 4 61,400
30 GCN SUPER SMASH BRO 60,514
31 PS2 DRAGON BALL Z:BUD 59,746
32 XBX HALO 57,756
33 PS2 MIDNIGHT CLUB: 57,359
34 PS2 METAL GEAR2:SUB 56,924
35 XBX T.CLANCYS GH RECON 56,818
36 PS2 ATV OFF ROAD FURY 2 56,068
37 PS2 FROGGER:GREAT QUEST 55,433
38 PS2 ALL STAR BASEBALL2K455,390
39 GBA NAMCO MUSEUM 54,425
40 PS2 NBA LIVE 2003 54,147
41 GCN METROID PRIME 53,815
42 PS2 ZONE ENDERS: 2ND 52,814
43 PS2 METAL GEAR SOLID 2 51,144
44 PS2 GRAND THEFT AUTO 3 50,327
45 GBA GODZILLA: DOM 49,765
46 PS2 TONY HAWKS PRO SKATR348,322
47 XBX TAO FENG: FIST LOTUS48,140
48 PS2 .HACK: INFECTION 45,893
49 PS2 TIGER WOODS PGA 200345,782
50 PS2 LORD OF THE RINGS 45,232
51 GBA FROGGER'S ADV: TEMPLE44,961
52 GBA SUPER MARIO ADVANCE2 43,512
53 PS2 AUTO MODELLISTA 42,154
54 PS2 NBA STARTING FIVE 41,977
55 PS2 TEKKEN TAG TOUR 41,709
56 PS2 DEVIL MAY CRY 41,274
57 PS2 MLB 2004 41,255
58 GBA YU-GI-OH! ETERNAL 40,650
59 XBX T.CLANCY'S SPLINTER 40,268
60 XBX WORLD SER BASEBALL2K3 40,223
61 GBA METROID FUSION 39,545
62 GBA DRAGONBALL Z: CARD 39,022
63 PS2 SPY HUNTER 37,718
64 GBA KIRBY: NIGHTMARE 36,834
65 GBA TARZAN: RETURN JUN 36,545
66 PS2 LORD OF RINGS: TOWE 36,218
67 PS2 HIGH HEAT BSBALL 2K4 35,375
68 PS2 CRAZY TAXI 35,178
69 XBX MAX PAYNE 34,741
70 GBA DEFENDER 33,916
71 PS2 KINGDOM HEARTS 33,845
72 GBA PAC-MAN COLLECTION 33,591
73 PS2 RESIDENT EVIL CODE:X 33,523
74 GBA SPONGEBOB: DUTCHMAN 32,891
75 PS2 CABELAS BIG GAME HUNT 32,506
76 XBX PROJECT GOTHAM RACER 32,275
77 PS2 MORTAL KOMBAT: DEADLY 32,006
78 PS2 BOND:AGENT UNDER FIRE 31,876
79 PS2 NCAA MARCH MDNSS 2003 31,809
80 PS2 EVERQUEST ONLINE ADVT 31,619
81 PS2 WWE: SHUT YOUR MOUTH 31,199
82 PS2 MADDEN NFL 2003 30,971
83 GBA D&D: EYE BEHOLDER 30,968
84 GBA YOSHI'S ISLAND 30,865
85 PS2 TETRIS WORLDS 30,574
86 XBX MVP BASEBALL 2003 30,277
87 XBX THE SIMS 30,204
88 PS2 WORLD BASEBALL2K3 29,925
89 PS2 MEDAL HONOR FRONT 29,506
90 PS2 DEVIL MAY CRY 2 28,862
91 GBA SUPER MARIO ADVANCE 28,647
92 PS2 VIRTUA FIGHTER 4 28,412
93 XBX EXHIBITION DEMO VOL 28,411
94 XBX INDIANA JONES:EMP 28,342
95 PS2 RAYMAN ARENA 27,482
96 GCN STAR FOX ADVENTURES 27,149
97 XBX SIMPSONS: ROAD RAGE 26,872
98 PS2 IHRA DRAG RACING 2 26,801
99 PS2 PAC-MAN WORLD 2 26,676
100 XBX AMPED: SNOWBOARDING 26,485
 
O_O

1 GCN ZELDA:WIND WAKER 826,352
2 GBA POKEMON RUBY 652,595
3 GBA POKEMON SAPPHIRE 585,098
4 PS2 TENCHU 3:WRATH 164,282
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Holy. Shit. That's a gap. Over 400,000 units' difference between 3 and 4...
 
Ns only competition were their own titles (pokemon) :p (unless you count Tao Feng, heh)

edit: sort of sad that Halo is still the #1 seller on Xbox =/

Sounds like MS has close to a 1 to 1 attach rate for their hardware & Halo going (not counting the bundle..)
 
So Nintendo really sold 1.1 million zeldas (considering TRSTS only reporting about 70 - 80% of the market). Impressive, I bet that bundle-deal helped a lot. I'm surprised that Pokemon is still going strong too, though in the US they're definitely not as crazy about it as in Japan :)
 
the general consensus so far is that the list is a fake (several anamoly like Driver 2 Advance sudden jump in sales, etc), March data will be released May 2nd (or later), according to UBS Warburg

-aneep-
 
For which region is this?

Pretty funny to see Halo still selling as much as it does. Is that a good or a bad thing, really? I mean, either the game's amazing and with incredible staying-power considering it is a launch title, or else there simply isn't anything BETTER to spend money on if you're an XB owner...

I'm kind of inclined to say the second alternative is the true one, considering it was the HIGHEST ranking XB title on the list (at thirty-second place too). Was march a particulary bad month as far as new releases for that console?


*G*
 
If you read this thread over on Gaming Age you will see that there is a lot of evidence to support the fact that this list is accurate.

What is amusing is that one of the GA posters has said that he will "kill" himself if the list is true.

Some people are really passionate about wanting the GC to fail! ;)

I don't know why people are surprised with the Zelda sales, or the lack of Xbox titles. This is the reality of the market.
 
Wouldn't be surprising with regard to Zelda. Weren't there 400,000+ pre-orders at least?

I wouldn't be surprised to see that rate of sell-through, especially since Nintendo started bundling in one free game with the system. Hmm.. I wonder what the console sales for March are, to see if there's a direct corrolation between Zelda and increased sales, if any.
 
They're true guys..just got this from the IGN boards:

"Just a heads up, these numbers are now verified through Wedbush Morgan's NPD preview. They're true. "

Interactive Entertainment Industry
Michael Pachter (213) 688-4474
michael.pachter@wedbush.com
Edward Woo, CFA (213) 688-4382
edward.woo@wedbush.com

March 2003 NPD Video Game Sales Data

OVERVIEW
On Monday afternoon, NPD Funworld released its March 2003 (5-week period ending April 5) TRSTS sales data for U.S. console video game software sales. Total sales were $439 million, up 32% sequentially from February’s $334 million, and up 8% compared to March 2002. The sequential increase is attributable to a rebound from the post holiday sales slowdown as well as several mega hits released in the month. Year-to-date sales are $1,094 million compared with prior year-to-date of $1,075
million (a year-over-year increase of 2%).
Projected $'s (millions)

We had anticipated software sales of $425 million, so the overall sales figures were above our expectations. We believe that the
year-over-year increase was attributable to the relatively strong release schedule in March 2003, compared to last March. We
believe that industry sales figures will wax and wane in correlation with the number of mega hit titles released each month and
remain confident that sales will continue to be strong into 2003 and expect to end the year up over 20% from 2002.

March sales were dominated by Nintendo’s Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (GC), Pokemon Ruby (GBA), and Pokemon
Sapphire (GBA), representing a combined $78 million in sales. March sales were also driven by continuing sales of Take-Two Interactive’s Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (PS2), Electronic Arts’ The Sims (PS2), Konami’s Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelists of the Roses (PS2), and Sony’s The Getaway (PS2). Other top March releases include baseball titles (lead by Electronic Arts’ MVP Baseball 2003), Electronic Arts’ Def Jam Vendetta (PS2 and GC), and Activision’s Tenchu 3 (PS2). There were 10 games selling more than 100,000 units apiece in March (this compares to our expectation of 10 and seven last month). The top 200 games (out of 3,000 games sold in March) captured 62% of unit sales and 74% of dollar sales, compared with 62% of unit sales and 70% of dollar sales in February, with the top 250 games capturing 78% of dollar sales. The top 10 captured 28% of dollar sales versus 19% last month.

Top 10 Selling Games for PS2 for March 2003 (Retail Sales $)
Title Publisher Projected $'s Projected Units
1 TENCHU 3:WRATH HEAVEN Activision $8,123,724 164,282
2 DEF JAM VENDETTA Electronic Arts $6,732,114 135,162
3 GRAND THEFT AUTO:VICE Take-Two Interactive $6,559,611 131,817
4 ************************ EPISODE 1 Namco $6,117,863 122,969
5 YU-GI-OH! DUELISTS Konami $5,788,056 118,108
6 MVP BASEBALL 2003 Electronic Arts $5,675,670 114,016
7 THE GETAWAY Sony $5,562,740 139,796
8 SOCOM:U.S. NAVY SEALS Sony $5,334,616 89,461
9 DYNASTY WARRIORS 4 Koei $4,171,301 85,734
10 THE SIMS Electronic Arts $4,029,014 81,027

Top 10 Selling Games for Xbox for March 2003 (Retail Sales $)
Title Publisher Projected $'s Projected Units
1 T.CLANCYS GHOST RECON Ubi Soft $2,737,034 56,818
2 HALO Microsoft $2,654,686 57,756
3 TAO FENG: FIST LOTUS Microsoft $2,393,245 48,140
4 WORLD SER BASEBALL2K3 Sega $2,001,524 40,223
5 T.CLANCY'S SPLINTER Ubi Soft $1,821,470 40,268
6 MVP BASEBALL 2003 Electronic Arts $1,506,047 30,277
7 THE SIMS Electronic Arts $1,502,511 30,204
8 INDIANA JONES:EMPEROR LucasArts $1,410,560 28,342
9 DOA: BEACH VOLLEYBALL Tecmo $1,297,595 26,083
10 LORD OF RINGS: TOWERS Electronic Arts $947,980 19,766

Top 10 Selling Games for GameCube for March 2003 (Retail Sales $)
Title Publisher Projected $'s Projected Units
1 ZELDA: THE WIND WAKER Nintendo $40,956,360 826,352
2 MARIO PARTY 4 Nintendo $2,030,154 61,400
3 SUPER SMASH BRO MELEE Nintendo $1,812,481 60,514
4 METROID PRIME Nintendo $1,586,908 53,815
5 ANIMAL CROSSING Nintendo $1,201,529 24,324
6 LORD OF RINGS: TOWERS Electronic Arts $1,051,372 21,439
7 THE SIMS Electronic Arts $968,511 19,527
8 SUPER MARIO SUNSHINE Nintendo $917,366 18,927
9 DEF JAM VENDETTA Electronic Arts $904,205 18,164
10 STAR FOX ADVENTURES Nintendo $869,755 27,149

Top 10 Selling Games for GBA for March 2003 (Retail Sales $)
Title Publisher Projected $'s Projected Units
1 POKEMON RUBY Nintendo $19,453,640 652,595
2 POKEMON SAPPHIRE Nintendo $17,356,770 585,098
3 YU-GI-OH! DUNGEONDICE Konami $2,547,598 85,457
4 ZELDA: LINK TO PAST Nintendo $2,387,113 79,719
5 SONIC ADVANCE 2 THQ $2,017,267 70,170
6 DRIVER 2 ADVANCE Infogrames $1,938,473 95,878
7 SUPER MARIO ADVANCE 2 Nintendo $1,325,919 43,512
8 YU-GI-OH! ETERNAL Konami $1,199,575 40,650
9 METROID FUSION Nintendo $1,177,957 39,545
10 KIRBY: NIGHTMARE Nintendo $1,103,482 36,834


Nintendo's got to be happy with Zelda..it still remains to be seen if it helped move hardware. And what about Pokemon? Wow! Over 1.2 million copies combined of Sapphire and Ruby. It's still very popular. Not as much as Japan but this one should have some staying power. Watch the GBA's attach ratio climb. Look how well the GBA games sold on it's top 10 list. That along with the SP flying off the shelves makes me happy. I noticed Nintendo has slowed thier advertising of theSP to almost nothing as to keep up with stock.
 
Grall said:
...or else there simply isn't anything BETTER to spend money on if you're an XB owner.
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Sadly, this is true. The much anticipated flood of Xbox games never really materialized... Splinter Cell is a multiplatform game, UT2k3 and MechAssault sucked, PDO sold next to no copies, Brute Force doesn't look appealing at all, and Crimson Skies 2 got delayed again and again. (Is that game out yet?!?!)

However, I still like my Xbox. Halo LAN parties are great fun, and you can't do that with any other console. ^^

We Xbots can only wait for Halo 2... in the meantime we will play Warcraft 3 since Xbox owners are mostly PC gamers anyways.
 
BoddoZerg said:
Grall said:
...or else there simply isn't anything BETTER to spend money on if you're an XB owner.
Click to expand...

However, I still like my Xbox. Halo LAN parties are great fun, and you can't do that with any other console. ^^
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You can't? I've been playing 6 player i-link Gran Turismo for a couple of years now. You can link up to 8 consoles for Timesplitters 2 with four players on each. I think you'll find the PS2 holds it's own when it comes to network parties. Even Unreal had a four player ilink mode when the PS2 was launched!
 
Well, everyone has their own opinion. Personally, I prefer the Xbox lineup the most.

Sales were poor on Xbox in March though, no doubt about it. There's been some poor demographic choices in the first quarter of 2003, in that many of the best games don't appeal to the casual Xbox owner. Games like Tao Feng and PDO come to mind.
 
The xbox sales are surprisingly low nonetheless. Unless something new happens, the xbox will sell quite well this month (at least with respect to previous months, not with respect to ps2, of course), but you can ask, what games new xbox owners are buying ??
 
eh my post dissappear

good to know the list is true, can't believe both UBS Warburg and WEdBush Morgan were wrong in predicting when the data will be released (both says early may, my main reason to believe the data is fake earlier)

and Natoma, the latest update to the preoder press release was 600k IIRC (i don't remember how many times N issues press release for Zelda pre order status though, just the ammo their fans need i guess)

-aneep-
 
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