May
21st, 2003
All
Time Top 20 Best Selling Games and More
| "Quick
Take" returns, this time we have something worth while that actually has
to do with computer games and not computer hardware. This "Quick Take"
is taken from the GameState
"magazine". I don't know if you can call it a magazine. It's more like
a small publication. The
cool thing about this GameState
publication is that it's completely free. Not just a free month, but a complete
subscription that's free. The first issue I received is 42 pages so that should
give you an idea of the size. It has some decent articles in it and is more article
based than reviewing games or showing off computer hardware. Head over to their
site in order to get your free subscription. | 
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OK,
now that we given you that blatant pimp to their site and for their magazine,
let's start with the tidbit rips. This time we are "borrowing" some
stats of game sales that GameState
has so kindly rounded up. They
give the number of users who are subscribed to seven big massive multiplayer
online games. Here's the quick stats straight from GameState:
1.
"Linage"
Platform: PC
Users: 2.5 Million | 2.
"Everquest"
Platform: PC/PS2
Users: 400,000+ | 3.
"Dark Age of Camelot"
Platform: PC
Users: 200,000+ | 4.
"Ultima Online"
Platform: PC
Users: 200,000 | 5.
"The Sims Online"
Platform: PC
Users: 100,000+ | 6.
"Final Fantasy XI"
Platform: PC/PS2
Users: 200,000 | 7.
"Asheron's Call"
Platform: PC
Users: Microsoft wont say |
GameState
reveals further that "Star Wars Galaxies" is looking to whip out the
competition. "Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided" is already pushing
400,000 pre-orders. This is pre-orders folks; the game hasn't even gone gold and
they have 400,000 geeks all ready to hand over the green. Does anybody else think
that "Star Wars Galaxies" is going to be successful? GameState
takes a look at units sold for the 20 best singular examples for certain franchises.
| 1.
"The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time" for N64: 6 Million Units | | 2.
"Halo" for Xbox: 2+ Million Units | | 3.
"Metroid Prime" for GameCube: 1+ Million Units | | 4.
"Super Mario 64" for N64: 11 Million Units | | 5.
"Tetris" for Gameboy: 32 Million Units | | 6.
"Street Fighter Alpha 3" for GBA: 30,000+ Units (This was one
the editor liked) | | 7.
"Deus Ex" for PC: 500,000+ Units | | 8.
"Mario Kart Super Circuit" for GBA: 500,000+ Units | | 9.
"Neverwinter Nights" for PC: 1 Million Units | | 10.
"Civilization III" for PC: 2 Million Units | | 11.
"Grand Theft Auto" for PS2: 8.5 Million Units | | 12.
"Metal Gear Solid 2" for PS2: 5 Million Units | | 13.
"Gran Turismo 3" for PS2: 7 Million Units | | 14.
"Half-Life" for PC: 8 Million Units | | 15.
"Tempest 3000" for Nuon: 20,000+ Units | | 16.
"Shenmue II" for Dreamcast: 100,000 Units | | 17.
"Rez" for PS2: 100,000+ Units | | 18.
"Elite" for BBC Micro: 600,000 Units | | 19.
"Radiant Silvergun" for Sega Saturn: 50,000 Units | | 20.
"The Secret of Monkey Island 2" for PC: 500,000 Units |
Next,
and in closing of this Quick Take, GameState
takes a look at the actual top twenty games by sales. These are the individual
games that have sold the most units.
| 1.
"Super Mario Bros." for NES: 40 Million Units | | 2.
"Tetris" for Gameboy: 33 Million Units | | 3.
"Super Mario Bros. 3" for NES: 18 Million Units | | 4.
"Super Mario World" for SNES: 17 Million Units | | 5.
"Super Mario Land" for Gameboy: 14 Million Units | | 6.
"Super Mario 64" for N64: 11 Million Units | | 7.
"The Sims" for PC: 10 Million Units | | 8.
"Super Mario Bros. 2" for NES: 10 Million Units | | 9.
"Grand Theft Auto: Vice City" for PS2: 8.5 Million Units | | 10.
"Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" for PSX: 8 Million Units | | 11.
"GoldenEye" for N64: 8 Million Units | | 12.
"Donkey Kong Country" for SNES: 8 Million Units | | 13.
"Super Mario Kart" for SNES: 8 Million Units | | 14.
"Pokemon Red/Blue" for Gameboy: 8 Million Units | | 15.
"Half-Life" for PC: 8 Million Units | | 16.
"Tomb Raider II" for PSX: 8 Million Units | | 17.
"Final Fantasy VII" for PSX: 7.8 Million Units | | 18.
"Myst" for PC: 7 Million Units | | 19.
"Gran Turismo 3" for PS2: 7 Million Units | | 20.
"Dragon Warrior VII" for PS2: 6 Million Units |
It's
surprising to see that Nintendo holds many of the top spots with their Mario franchise.
One would think that a company that has gained all that money from sales would
be doing better in the current console market.
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