NPD January 2003 Top 100

[Qroach]

FORMAT DESCRIPTION INTRO DATE CORPORATE PUBLISHER UNITS JAN 2003 UNITS LTD 95-03 AVG$ JAN 2003 RETAIL$ JAN 2003
1 PS2 PLAYSTATION 2 SYSTEM Oct-00 SONY 443,334 15,204,853 $199.83 $88,593,095.03
2 PS2 THE SIMS Jan-03 ELECTRONIC ARTS 266,852 266,852 $49.23 $13,138,451.85
3 PS2 THE GETAWAY Jan-03 SONY 262,024 262,024 $39.51 $10,353,785.77
4 PS2 GRAND THEFT AUTO:VICE Oct-03 TAKE 2 INTERACTIVE 225,383 4,672,060 $49.53 $11,163,549.09
5 PS2 DEVIL MAY CRY 2 Jan-03 CAPCOM USA 164,615 164,615 $49.29 $8,113,731.55
6 XBX HOLIDAY BUNDLE Oct-03 MICROSOFT 154,604 1,709,679 $199.47 $30,838,209.88
7 PS2 SOCOM:U.S. NAVY SEALS Aug-03 SONY 134,383 970,820 $59.69 $8,021,911.07
8 PS2 DRAGON BALL Z:BUDOKAI Dec-03 INFOGRAMES 121,808 908,981 $49.00 $5,968,299.62
9 PS2 MADDEN NFL 2003 Aug-03 ELECTRONIC ARTS 112,165 2,525,161 $48.61 $5,452,803.17
10 PS2 ATV OFF ROAD FURY 2 Nov-03 SONY 101,999 677,633 $39.75 $4,054,592.03
11 PSX PS ONE Sep-00 SONY 81,616 5,772,065 $49.69 $4,055,483.01
12 XBX DOA: BEACH VOLLEYBALL Jan-03 TECMO 81,180 81,180 $49.80 $4,043,148.73
13 PS2 MORTAL KOMBAT: DEADLY Nov-03 MIDWAY 79,307 740,975 $48.55 $3,850,223.49
14 XBX T.CLANCY'S SPLINTER Nov-03 UBISOFT 77,733 934,949 $48.83 $3,795,434.43
15 PS2 T.CLANCYS GHOST RECON Dec-03 UBISOFT 73,989 330,929 $48.71 $3,603,978.39
16 XBX T.CLANCYS GHOST RECON Nov-03 UBISOFT 70,807 448,156 $49.46 $3,501,968.58
17 PS2 MAX PAYNE Dec-03 TAKE 2 INTERACTIVE 66,289 1,145,344 $19.88 $1,318,045.75
18 PS2 LORD OF RINGS: TOWERS Oct-03 ELECTRONIC ARTS 65,862 972,578 $49.44 $3,256,332.50
19 PS2 GRAN TURISMO 3:A-SPEC Jul-03 SONY 65,477 2,774,445 $20.27 $1,327,107.14
20 XBX LORD OF RINGS: TOWERS Dec-03 ELECTRONIC ARTS 60,049 114,892 $49.34 $2,962,996.93
21 PS2 KINGDOM HEARTS Sep-03 SQUARE EA 59,319 1,249,471 $49.52 $2,937,498.48
22 XBX PANZER DRAGOON ORTA Jan-03 SEGA OF AMERICA 59,076 59,076 $49.40 $2,918,116.16
23 XBX HALO Nov-03 MICROSOFT 56,294 1,902,306 $48.77 $2,745,478.03
24 PS2 NBA LIVE 2003 Oct-03 ELECTRONIC ARTS 53,827 761,156 $49.64 $2,671,941.05
25 PS2 ATV OFF ROAD FURY Feb-03 SONY 53,163 1,246,214 $20.27 $1,077,599.21
26 PS2 WWE: SHUT YOUR MOUTH Oct-03 THQ 52,189 782,238 $48.25 $2,518,000.11
27 PS2 WAR OF THE MONSTERS Jan-03 SONY 51,162 51,162 $40.77 $2,085,830.54
28 PS2 SIMPSONS: ROAD RAGE Nov-03 ELECTRONIC ARTS 50,717 675,961 $19.28 $977,893.82
29 PS2 JAK AND DAXTER:LEGACY Dec-03 SONY 49,903 1,045,560 $20.44 $1,020,259.40
30 PS2 BOND 007: NIGHTFIRE Nov-03 ELECTRONIC ARTS 49,837 675,474 $47.49 $2,366,750.43
31 PS2 TIGER WOODS PGA 2003 Oct-03 ELECTRONIC ARTS 47,676 354,761 $49.34 $2,352,274.01
32 PS2 ACE COMBAT 4 Oct-03 NAMCO 46,314 800,199 $20.34 $942,238.80
33 PS2 NBA STREET Jun-03 ELECTRONIC ARTS 46,180 1,208,332 $20.81 $961,177.81
34 PS2 DEVIL MAY CRY Oct-03 CAPCOM USA 45,262 867,163 $18.56 $840,006.93
35 GCN LORD OF RINGS: TOWERS Dec-03 ELECTRONIC ARTS 43,909 78,799 $49.73 $2,183,595.69
36 PS2 RATCHET & CLANK Nov-03 SONY 42,455 336,822 $39.67 $1,684,340.80
37 PS2 CABELAS BIG GAME HUNT Nov-03 ACTIVISION 41,591 174,883 $30.58 $1,272,044.46
38 PSX YU-GI-OH! FORBIDDEN Mar-03 KONAMI OF AMERICA 40,173 911,044 $29.90 $1,201,238.49
39 PS2 MIDNIGHT CLUB:STREET Oct-00 TAKE 2 INTERACTIVE 37,047 1,037,073 $19.25 $713,216.34
40 PS2 METAL GEAR SOLID 2 Nov-03 KONAMI OF AMERICA 36,552 1,824,213 $20.62 $753,575.83
41 GCN METROID PRIME Nov-03 NINTENDO OF AMERICA 36,009 758,275 $48.40 $1,742,977.83
42 XBX MECH ASSAULT Nov-03 MICROSOFT 35,251 328,488 $49.44 $1,742,920.16
43 PS2 DEAD TO RIGHTS Nov-03 NAMCO 34,986 291,002 $48.43 $1,694,453.87
44 PS2 HITMAN 2: ASSASSIN Sep-03 EIDOS INTERACTIVE 34,650 522,825 $48.98 $1,696,967.49
45 PS2 TONY HAWKS PRO SKATR3 Oct-03 ACTIVISION 34,485 1,804,758 $19.82 $683,652.69
46 PS2 TONY HAWKS PRO SKATR4 Oct-03 ACTIVISION 33,898 1,005,074 $48.75 $1,652,517.59
47 PS2 CRASH BANDICOOT:CORTX Oct-03 VIVENDI UNIVERSAL 33,621 851,833 $17.83 $599,584.01
48 XBX MADDEN NFL 2003 Aug-03 ELECTRONIC ARTS 33,051 457,332 $39.33 $1,299,809.97
49 GCN MARIO PARTY 4 Oct-03 NINTENDO OF AMERICA 32,580 534,638 $50.34 $1,639,900.97
50 GCN ANIMAL CROSSING Sep-03 NINTENDO OF AMERICA 32,299 380,840 $49.91 $1,612,050.98
51 PS2 NCAA FOOTBALL 2003 Jul-03 ELECTRONIC ARTS 31,953 900,468 $48.92 $1,563,178.61
52 PS2 SLY COOPER & THIEVIUS Sep-03 SONY 31,724 215,854 $40.41 $1,281,871.75
53 PS2 DYNASTY WAR 3:LEGENDS Jan-03 KOEI 31,366 31,366 $33.08 $1,037,697.71
54 GCN SUPER SMASH BRO MELEE Dec-03 NINTENDO OF AMERICA 30,263 1,370,088 $49.59 $1,500,647.63
55 PS2 MEDAL HONOR FRONTLINE May-03 ELECTRONIC ARTS 30,222 1,510,494 $49.50 $1,496,085.38
56 XBX MORTAL KOMBAT: DEADLY Nov-03 MIDWAY 30,097 313,399 $49.47 $1,488,871.31
57 PS2 SPIDER-MAN: THE MOVIE Apr-03 ACTIVISION 28,182 1,221,206 $39.22 $1,105,198.85
58 PS2 VALUE GAME 19.99 Jun-03 MULTIPLE VIDEO GAME MANUFACTUR 27,613 102,390 $19.86 $548,362.17
59 PSX MK TRILOGY Oct-96 MIDWAY 27,564 1,380,096 $11.52 $317,563.74
60 PS2 SPYRO:ENTER DRAGONFLY Nov-03 VIVENDI UNIVERSAL 26,820 266,814 $44.86 $1,203,001.09
61 GCN GAMECUBE JET Nov-03 NINTENDO OF AMERICA 26,741 1,487,732 $142.08 $3,799,442.83
62 PS2 TY TASMANIAN TIGER Oct-03 ELECTRONIC ARTS 26,415 164,372 $20.00 $528,288.06
63 PS2 NEED SPEED: PURSUIT 2 Sep-03 ELECTRONIC ARTS 26,329 431,075 $49.02 $1,290,576.73
64 PS2 TETRIS WORLDS Mar-03 THQ 26,255 228,303 $19.87 $521,806.66
65 PS2 IHRA DRAG RACING 2 Dec-03 BETHESDA SOFTWORKS 26,146 55,794 $14.58 $381,101.91
66 XBX MEDAL HONOR FRONTLINE Nov-03 ELECTRONIC ARTS 25,896 268,996 $49.45 $1,280,645.95
67 XBX NFL FEVER 2003 Aug-03 MICROSOFT 24,529 269,247 $32.69 $801,987.06
68 GCN SONIC MEGA COLLECTION Nov-03 SEGA OF AMERICA 24,292 193,802 $39.51 $959,692.92
69 PS2 RESIDENT EVIL CODE: X Aug-03 CAPCOM USA 23,885 695,695 $19.22 $458,954.12
70 PS2 NFL 2K3 Aug-03 SEGA OF AMERICA 23,831 383,979 $29.38 $700,126.66
71 PS2 TEKKEN 4 Sep-03 NAMCO 23,693 583,300 $49.73 $1,178,272.21
72 PS2 NCAA MARCH MDNSS 2003 Nov-03 ELECTRONIC ARTS 23,531 158,197 $49.33 $1,160,912.01
73 XBX UNREAL CHAMPIONSHIP Nov-03 INFOGRAMES 23,508 238,034 $38.76 $911,163.19
74 PS2 TEKKEN TAG TOURNAMENT Oct-00 NAMCO 23,033 1,086,899 $20.55 $473,423.52
75 GCN SUPER MARIO SUNSHINE Aug-03 NINTENDO OF AMERICA 22,680 1,015,383 $49.68 $1,126,625.84
76 XBX TIGER WOODS PGA 2003 Oct-03 ELECTRONIC ARTS 22,622 148,891 $49.55 $1,120,951.39
77 XBX METAL GEAR2:SUBSTANCE Nov-03 KONAMI OF AMERICA 22,083 162,005 $28.81 $636,094.98
78 XBX BOND 007: NIGHTFIRE Nov-03 ELECTRONIC ARTS 21,922 246,334 $45.84 $1,004,981.82
79 PSX SHREK: TREASURE HUNT Oct-03 TDK MEDIACTIVE 21,720 136,161 $10.91 $236,906.16
80 PSX SPIDERMAN 2: ELECTRO Oct-03 ACTIVISION 21,550 451,040 $19.95 $429,917.83
81 PS2 NBA 2K3 Oct-03 SEGA OF AMERICA 21,004 304,414 $49.24 $1,034,324.72
82 GCN GAMECUBE LTD PLATINUM Oct-03 NINTENDO OF AMERICA 20,735 321,352 $140.26 $2,908,323.07
83 XBX HITMAN 2: ASSASSIN Sep-03 EIDOS INTERACTIVE 20,362 265,385 $44.75 $911,094.12
84 PS2 SEEK AND DESTROY Dec-03 CONSPIRACY 20,174 50,471 $10.40 $209,709.08
85 PS2 SPY HUNTER Sep-03 MIDWAY 20,169 638,623 $19.52 $393,800.74
86 PSX SPONGEBOB SUPERSPONGE Sep-03 THQ 20,037 998,387 $19.92 $399,056.39
87 PS2 CONFLICTESERT STORM Sep-03 TAKE 2 INTERACTIVE 19,969 263,691 $49.77 $993,861.98
88 GCN SKIES OF ARCADIA LGND Jan-03 SEGA OF AMERICA 19,693 19,693 $52.04 $1,024,809.45
89 PS2 READY2 RUMBLE BOXING2 Oct-00 MIDWAY 19,534 215,573 $19.93 $389,244.64
90 GCN T. HAWKS PRO SKATER 3 Nov-03 ACTIVISION 19,390 426,699 $12.61 $244,476.38
91 PS2 FIFA SOCCER 2003 Nov-03 ELECTRONIC ARTS 19,147 171,913 $49.59 $949,526.07
92 GCN MADDEN NFL 2003 Aug-03 ELECTRONIC ARTS 18,804 200,149 $29.79 $560,185.66
93 PS2 JAMPACK WINTER 2002 Oct-03 SONY 18,694 167,085 $5.73 $107,050.14
94 PS2 CRAZY TAXI May-03 ACCLAIM ENTERTAINMENT 18,691 551,317 $20.81 $388,960.22
95 GCN GODZILLAESTRY MELEE Oct-03 INFOGRAMES 18,584 178,740 $44.32 $823,723.77
96 PS2 SHAUN PALMER SNWBRDER Nov-03 ACTIVISION 18,468 257,653 $12.79 $236,158.68
97 PSX GRAN TURISMO 2 Dec-99 SONY 18,245 3,056,883 $15.12 $275,780.35
98 PS2 TUROK: EVOLUTION Aug-03 ACCLAIM ENTERTAINMENT 17,981 187,864 $20.96 $376,939.95
99 PSX SPYRO: YEAR OF DRAGON Oct-00 SONY 17,836 1,383,771 $15.07 $268,794.88
100 PS2 FINAL FANTASY X Dec-03 SQUARE EA 17,522 1,526,359 $40.62 $711,779.82


Interesting items of note:

PS2 - 443,334
Xbox - 164,329
PSone - 81,616
Gamecube - 78,907

 

[Ozymandis]

Cube's highest game on the chart was at number 35?

 

[Geeforcer]

I have a hard time believing that PS1 outsold Gamecube. PS1 software is selling worse then GCs, and that's despite the fact that PS1s outnumber GCs 10 to 1.

 

[Jabjabs]

I have a hard time believing that PS1 outsold Gamecube. PS1software is selling worse then GCs, and that's despite the fact that PS1s outnumber GCs 10 to 1.

It's this little thing we call piracy, almost everyone with a PSone does it,
it's a shame.

 

[Johnny Awesome]

One of the interesting things:

Dreamcast 9/9/99 through 1/31/01 - 3.8 million
Gamecube 11/18/01 through 1/31/03 - 3.7 million

Gamecube has not passed the Dreamcast sales mark yet.

Also, another thing:

Shenmue on Dreamcast - 459,000
Shenmue II on Xbox - 88,000

Looks like not too many Sega fans have Xbox units. This would explain the poor sales of JSRF and slow start for PDO as well.

Most Sega fans have probably migrated to GCN.

 

[Goldni]

Guys you have to visit the GA forums every now and then. This info was released 3 weeks ago.

And yes I'd say most Sega fans are on the Cube. Look at SoA with almost 20,000 units with only two days of release. Not bad at all for Sega. Look at the Sonic Mega Collection at nearly 200,000 units sold. Something tells me that kind of number would'nt be that high on XB or PS2 for that matter.

Johhny the big difference in those numbers are the ones of Japan for both DC and GCN. Also the actual software sold on each platforms. Sega just couldn't move any software on DC. When the GCN has a attach rate nearly what XB is with 34 less games released than XB. And that will surely go up with Zelda coming.

Also I think NOA should have been doing the "free game " bundle deal before Christmas. This was a mistake. It would have moved ALOT of systems. I'm not gonna say as much as XB but ALOt more than they would have. Feburary has been a very good month for Cube. It'll probably be over 200,000 units for Feb. Mainly because of the bundle deal and Zelda. A district manager at Best Buy posted at the GA forums that the GCN moved as many systems as XB did in Feb. And one of thier big districts it sold more than XB. He could'nt beleive it. He also said Metroid and RE0 have done well as a result of the bundle.

But overall it's good Nintendo has finally woke up to smell the Xbox' fumes. BUt they should have made the bundle move back in Nov.

 

[Qroach]

I saw the thread at GA about EB sales, and that was only one district out of three, and i don't recall it saying it was the biggest.

 

[Blade]

These are relatively old numbers now, but it's okay.

Poor GCN.. *sigh*

 

[Johnny Awesome]

Actually, the tie-in ratio on Dreamcast was over 4:1 in the US and close to 7:1 in Japan. Also, Sega was doing better in Europe at this time, and only about 700k worse in Japan.

 

[V3]

Actually, the tie-in ratio on Dreamcast was over 4:1 in the US and close to 7:1 in Japan. Also, Sega was doing better in Europe at this time, and only about 700k worse in Japan.

Makes you wonder why Sega folded with the Dreamcast. They said they can't recoup the cost of making a Dreamcast. I wonder if Dreamcast is actually more expensive to make compare to PS2 or even GC for its time.

Sega games seems to dwindle in sales compare to when games are on Dreamcast.

But the SegaGT and JSRF bundle did a nice number, maybe Sega should do more bundle. Sonic and GC bundle maybe ?

 

[Deepak]

PS2 Max Payne sold more than 1.1 million in US alone.... , more than Splinter Cell (X-BoX)....hey! Rockstar make Max Payne 2 a PS2 exclusive and see your bank balance increase by leaps and bounds....LOL!

 

[Ozymandis]

PS2 Max Payne sold more than 1.1 million in US alone.... , more than Splinter Cell (X-BoX)....hey! Rockstar make Max Payne 2 a PS2 exclusive and see your bank balance increase by leaps and bounds....LOL!

Why would they do that? From December NPD:

337 XBX MAX PAYNE Dec-01 TAKE 2 INTERACTIVE 21,348 505,524

Pass up on half of their sales?

 

[wazoo]

When Sega dropped the DC, in Europe, they were somewhere around 1.5M (pretty much less), a number already reached by both xbox and GC now.

I think the DC did pretty well, less than what Sega expected (at DC lauch they claimed 15M by March 2k1, theu were only around 6M), but Sega had lost money for 5 years, was the biggest losing money of all Japan over all economic categories in 2k, was almost put in bankurpt in July 2k, because they had a lot to difficulties to pay the interest rates of the money they had to get for the DC launch and after.

Add the prospect of a price war and stagnant sales before the drastic price cut, the lack of funds, publishers already leaving the boat, the end was not a surprise.

 

[Goldni]

I've got 3.47 mu for DC sold in that same time frame not 3.8. But yeah Wazoo Sega was bleeding money way before the DC. I just read the article where they've laid off 20% of thier US wrkforce too. Man Sega cant catch a break.

 

[Teasy]

Pass up on half of their sales?

The Max Payne XBox sales are more like 28% of the total Max Payne sales, nowhere near half.

 

[Johnny Awesome]

You have to add the Sonic and Sega Sports bundles to your numbers.

Dreamcast was at 9 million when it got cancelled and roughly 2 million of those were in Europe.

It's true guys. The DC was doing better than Cube at this point in it's lifecycle everywhere but in Japan.

The upside is that Nintendo has the cash to ride it out.

 

[clem64]

The upside is that Nintendo has the cash to ride it out.

They don't even need it. They're turning a profit unlike Sega was back then.

 

[marconelly!]

Shenmue on Dreamcast - 459,000
Shenmue II on Xbox - 88,000

Not only do I remember so many people being completely disappointed with Shenmue (never a good thing if you plan a sequel), but it's Sequel was probably the most imported game ever. I think Shenmue 2 would do bad no matter what console it got released on.

 

[Lazy8s]

marconelly!:

Not only do I remember so many people being completely disappointed with Shenmue (never a good thing if you plan a sequel),

Far more people were disappointed with Final Fantasy 7, yet planning sequels for that was never a problem. Entire portions of the used game sections in some stores were actually loaded with returned copies of FF7.

but it's Sequel was probably the most imported game ever. I think Shenmue 2 would do bad no matter what console it got released on.

The turn, menu-based combat of Final Fantasy was a shock to many people who bought the game (and a PSX specifically for it in some cases) after having been enticed by its deceptive commercial done completely in the game's FMV cut-scenes. But, as the Final Fantasy series has shown, it's all about clever marketing, marketing, and more marketing - something the Shenmue series never had much of. With the right ad campaign, both Shenmue I and II could've sold much better.

 

[marconelly!]

I agree with you on FFVII. I had no idea how good it did, how much it was returned (I had no clue what was going on with consoles back then) but I know that when I got to play the game at my friend's home, it was *completely* different than what I was expecting. I couldn't stand that kind of gameplay, but my friend loved it :\

To this day I wish Square would at least *try* to make a different kind of game with the same dedication and budget they devote to FF and other their turn based RPGs. Then again, their venture to other kinds of entertainment, be it games or movies, has always flopped.