17th December 2003, 11:50 AM
From Nintendojo:
Very impressive q4 sales for Nintendo, but they're still waaay behind Sony and still a million units behind Microsoft. If they can keep this up then they'll be able to catch up with MS in no time, but I don't know if they will since there are only a handful of big GC games coming out in the first half of next year, as per usual with Nintendo. *sigh*
Quote:The Magic Box is reporting that both 4th Quarter TRSTS North American hardware sales and November software sales are out. While the GameCube came within striking distance of the PS2 on the quarter, it still has the smallest installed base of the current generation of systems.
Console Q4 Sales Install Base
Game Boy Advance (and SP) 1,724,000 17,633,000
Playstation 2 1,149,000 20,288,000
GameCube 1,008,000 5,702,000
Xbox 667,000 6,669,000
The top 25 software sales for November showed just how much that install base matters, as while Nintendo grabbed the top spot (with Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, which was only out for two weeks of the month), the only other GCN title to make the list was Mario Party 5 at 13.
Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (Nintendo, GC)
Medal of Honor: Rising Sun (EA, PS2)
Final Fantasy X-2 (Square Enix, PS2)
Grand Theft Auto Double Pack (Take Two, XB)
SOCOM II: US Navy Seals (Sony, PS2)
Need for Speed: Underground (EA, PS2)
Tony Hawk Underground (Activision, PS2)
True Crime: Streets of L.A. (Activision, PS2)
Super Mario Advance 4 (Nintendo, GBA)
Madden NFL 2004 (EA, PS2)
WWE: Here comes Pain (THQ, PS2)
Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (EA, PS2)
Mario Party 5 (Nintendo, GC)
True Crime: Streets of L.A. (Activision, XB)
Yu-Gi-Oh! Sacred Card (Konami, GBA)
Namco Museum (Namco, GBA)
NBA Live 2004 (EA, PS2)
Frogger's Adventure: Temple of the Frog (Konami, GBA)
Halo (Microsoft, XB)
Jak II (Sony, PS2)
Pac-Man Collection (Namco, GBA)
EyeToy: Play (Sony, PS2)
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3 (Ubi Soft, XB)
Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga (Nintendo, GBA)
Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando (Sony, PS2)
(js)
Source: NPD Funworld / The Magic Box
Very impressive q4 sales for Nintendo, but they're still waaay behind Sony and still a million units behind Microsoft. If they can keep this up then they'll be able to catch up with MS in no time, but I don't know if they will since there are only a handful of big GC games coming out in the first half of next year, as per usual with Nintendo. *sigh*