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Reznor Total Posts : 123 Reward points : 0 Joined: Jun 15, 2004 Location: London	game sales - Nov 23, 2004 13:54 Hi, does anyone know which game has sold the most copies in the world? I know it has to be Halo 2 or GTA: San Andreas but which one.

Starman Anthony Total Posts : 563 Reward points : 0 Joined: Aug 24, 2004 Location: Germantown, MD	RE: game sales - Nov 23, 2004 14:06 Hmmm don' t know maybe Super Mario bros. 1 or 3? Or even Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time? www.myspace.com/dokidokijapan

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RE: game sales - Nov 23, 2004 14:59

You know what...its damn near impossible to find that answer, Ive looked almost everywhere. I' ll come back here whenever find some real statistical info and not just personal thoughts.

After a bit more looking I only found a slightly outdated list for top sellers of all-time

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

This is like 2003-ish

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bradley harper Total Posts : 172 Reward points : 0 Joined: Oct 18, 2004 Location: sioux lookout	RE: game sales - Nov 23, 2004 16:02 in my book the most best selling game ever would be Halo 2. od doa ultimate Those who never made a mistake, has never tried anything new. live well and love life.

Reznor Total Posts : 123 Reward points : 0 Joined: Jun 15, 2004 Location: London	RE: game sales - Nov 23, 2004 17:23 I think it' s Super Mario(Nes) and the GameBoy being the biggest selling console. What has sold more copies Halo 2 or GTA:SanAndreas?

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RE: game sales - Nov 23, 2004 17:45

I was looking for the answer between halo2 and GTASA. When I search up halo I get a monetary value, when I look up GTASA I get units sold. I guess I could do the math and figure it out.

But also you gotta factor in the consoles themselves. Like what percentage of the console owners have the game

example:
Say halo 2 has 100 units sold but there are 200 xboxes out there making it 50%.
Say then GTASA has 400 units sold but there are 800 ps2s itll still be 50%.

Basically since more PS2 have been sold it makes it easier for there to be more GTASA out there, so chances are I think GTA:SA has sold more.

PS-I dont knwo if what I said makes much sence...

Terry Bogard Total Posts : 3915 Reward points : 33045 Joined: Apr 29, 2003	RE: game sales - Nov 23, 2004 18:11 I know it has to be Halo 2 or GTA: San Andreas but which one. In terms of worldwide sales SOO many other games have far surpassed the sales of Halo 2 and GTA: San Andreas.

Reznor Total Posts : 123 Reward points : 0 Joined: Jun 15, 2004 Location: London	RE: game sales - Nov 23, 2004 18:46 yeah i know, i actually ment to write, out of those two games which has sold the most < Message edited by reznor -- 11/23/2004 6:47:15 PM >

Russian Mobster Total Posts : 357 Reward points : 0 Joined: Jan 17, 2004 Location: sacramento(North Highlands)CA	RE: game sales - Nov 24, 2004 18:13 For the week of 11/8 - 11/14, Master Chief worked his way into 37,507 Japanese homes, placing Halo 2 in 3rd place on the all console charts. XBL Gamertag:RUSSIAN mobster XBL Games:Splinter Cell:PT,PGR2,Mech Assault, Crimson Skies, MM3, DDR, Rainbow Six 3, Unreal Championship, NFL2k3, Moto GP, Tetris,RalliSport Challenge 2,HALO 2.

residentevil327 Total Posts : 406 Reward points : 0 Joined: Nov 27, 2004	RE: game sales - Nov 28, 2004 04:33 i think it was Halo 2 i hope this helps and its correct

whatabout_paul Total Posts : 1227 Reward points : 0 Joined: Jul 23, 2004 Location: Leeds, England	RE: game sales - Nov 28, 2004 15:48 is there some kind of thign at the end of the year released with game sales? That would help. It' ll be interesting to see a top selers list of all time dated for January 2005, just to see where Halo 2 and GTA: San Andreas end up in it all. sigh I remember once upon a time when Sonic 2 was the fastest selling game ever.