2nd January 2003, 5:38 PM
It's that time of year...for Magic Box to compile all of its Dengeki numbers and flash them to the entire...three people that visit the site. But if you have any interest, here they are:
Rank_Name__System_Genre_Release Date__Amount Sold
1 Pocket Monster Sapphire Nintendo GBA RPG 11.21.02 1,391,612
2 Pocket Monster Ruby Nintendo GBA RPG 11.21.02 1,349,297
3 World Soccer Winning Eleven 6 Konami PS2 Sports 04.25.02 1,090,655
4 Onimusha 2 Capcom PS2 Action 03.07.02 949,325
5 Kingdom Hearts Square PS2 A.RPG 03.28.02 819,617
6 Shin Sangoku Musou 2 Mushouden Koei PS2 Action 08.29.02 741,185
7 Tales of Destiny 2 Namco PS2 RPG 11.28.02 736,129
8 Super Mario Sunshine Nintendo GC Action 7.19.02 655,136
9 Super Robot Taisen Impact Banpresto PS2 S.RPG 3.28.02 592,141
10 From TV Animation: One Piece Grand Battle 2 Bandai PSone Fighting 3.20.02 579,333
11 Mario Party 4 Nintendo GC Party 11.08.02 529,499
12 Virtua Fighter 4 Sega PS2 Fighting 01.31.02 521,705
13 SD Gundam G Generation Neo Bandai PS2 S.RPG 11.28.02 498,509
14 Let's Make a Pro Soccer Club 2002 Sega PS2 Simulation 03.07.02 496,943
15 Toruneko's Great Adventure 3: Mysterious Dungeons Enix PS2 RPG 10.31.02 494,224
16 Kirby Star: Fountain of Dream Nintendo GBA Action 10.25.02 462,184
17 Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 9 Konami PS2 Sports 07.18.02 431,291
18 My Summer 2: Chapter of Sea Adventure Sony PS2 Adventure 07.11.02 400,506
19 Legend of Zelda: Baton of Wind Nintendo GC A.RPG 12.13.02 396,932
20 Mobile Suit Gundam: Lost War Chronicles Bandai PS2 Action 08.01.02 383,903
Of interest: Pokemon is far from dead, selling a combined 2.74 million copies. Nintendo's traditionally popular properties did not fare as well. Released in late June, Mario sold big initially followed by an exponential drop in sales. Released on Dec. 13, Zelda has yet to establish legs. If it Zelda doesn't , it might finish its sales cycle below the million mark. This should concern the executives at Nintendo, considering the main Mario/Zelda titles on each system have sold well over 1 million copies (Majora' Mask sold about 650,000 copies, and the Capcom Zelda titles sold approximately 750,000 copies). Party software sells well, as Mario Party 4 looks to break Mario Party 3's sales of 615,507. Looking at the continued momentum of the title through the holidays, it seems to be riding a curve that will put it well beyond 650,000.
Rank_Name__System_Genre_Release Date__Amount Sold
1 Pocket Monster Sapphire Nintendo GBA RPG 11.21.02 1,391,612
2 Pocket Monster Ruby Nintendo GBA RPG 11.21.02 1,349,297
3 World Soccer Winning Eleven 6 Konami PS2 Sports 04.25.02 1,090,655
4 Onimusha 2 Capcom PS2 Action 03.07.02 949,325
5 Kingdom Hearts Square PS2 A.RPG 03.28.02 819,617
6 Shin Sangoku Musou 2 Mushouden Koei PS2 Action 08.29.02 741,185
7 Tales of Destiny 2 Namco PS2 RPG 11.28.02 736,129
8 Super Mario Sunshine Nintendo GC Action 7.19.02 655,136
9 Super Robot Taisen Impact Banpresto PS2 S.RPG 3.28.02 592,141
10 From TV Animation: One Piece Grand Battle 2 Bandai PSone Fighting 3.20.02 579,333
11 Mario Party 4 Nintendo GC Party 11.08.02 529,499
12 Virtua Fighter 4 Sega PS2 Fighting 01.31.02 521,705
13 SD Gundam G Generation Neo Bandai PS2 S.RPG 11.28.02 498,509
14 Let's Make a Pro Soccer Club 2002 Sega PS2 Simulation 03.07.02 496,943
15 Toruneko's Great Adventure 3: Mysterious Dungeons Enix PS2 RPG 10.31.02 494,224
16 Kirby Star: Fountain of Dream Nintendo GBA Action 10.25.02 462,184
17 Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 9 Konami PS2 Sports 07.18.02 431,291
18 My Summer 2: Chapter of Sea Adventure Sony PS2 Adventure 07.11.02 400,506
19 Legend of Zelda: Baton of Wind Nintendo GC A.RPG 12.13.02 396,932
20 Mobile Suit Gundam: Lost War Chronicles Bandai PS2 Action 08.01.02 383,903
Of interest: Pokemon is far from dead, selling a combined 2.74 million copies. Nintendo's traditionally popular properties did not fare as well. Released in late June, Mario sold big initially followed by an exponential drop in sales. Released on Dec. 13, Zelda has yet to establish legs. If it Zelda doesn't , it might finish its sales cycle below the million mark. This should concern the executives at Nintendo, considering the main Mario/Zelda titles on each system have sold well over 1 million copies (Majora' Mask sold about 650,000 copies, and the Capcom Zelda titles sold approximately 750,000 copies). Party software sells well, as Mario Party 4 looks to break Mario Party 3's sales of 615,507. Looking at the continued momentum of the title through the holidays, it seems to be riding a curve that will put it well beyond 650,000.