Top 100 games for March

[Great Rumbler]

These are sales for North America:

1. GCN ZELDA:WIND WAKER 826,352
2. GBA POKEMON RUBY 652,595
3. GBA POKEMON SAPPHIRE 585,098
4. PS2 TENCHU 3:WRATH 164,282
5. PS2 THE GETAWAY 139,796
6. PS2 DEF JAM VENDETTA 135,162
7. PS2 GTA:VICE 131,817
8. PS2 XenoSaga EPISODE 1 122,969
9. PS2 YU-GI-OH! DUELISTS 118,108
10. PS2 MVP BASEBALL 2003 114,016
11. GBA DRIVER 2 ADVANCE 95,878
12. PS2 SOCOM:NAVY SEALS 89,461
13. PS2 DYNASTY WARRIORS 4 85,734
14. PS2 NBA STREET 85,595
15. GBA YU-GI-OH! DUNGEON 85,457
16. PS2 GRAN TURISMO 3 81,220
17. PS2 THE SIMS 81,027
18. GBA ZELDA: LINK TO PAST 79,719
19. PS2 ACE COMBAT 4 79,408
20. PS2 T.CLANCYS GHRECON 76,914
21. PS2 CRASH BANDICOOT:COR 76,220
22. PS2 SIMPSONS: ROAD RAGE 74,513
23. PS2 NFL 2K3 73,849
24. PS2 MAX PAYNE 73,578
25. PS2 ATV OFF ROAD FURY 72,653
26. GBA SONIC ADVANCE 2 70,170
27. PS2 JAK AND DAXTER 68,580
28. PS2 DARK CLOUD 2 68,005
29. GCN MARIO PARTY 4 61,400
30. GCN SUPER SMASH BRO 60,514
31. PS2 DRAGON BALL Z:BUD 59,746
32. XBX HALO 57,756
33. PS2 MIDNIGHT CLUB: 57,359
34. PS2 METAL GEAR2:SUB 56,924
35. XBX T.CLANCYS GH RECON 56,818
36. PS2 ATV OFF ROAD FURY 2 56,068
37. PS2 FROGGER:GREAT QUEST 55,433
38. PS2 ALL STAR BASEBALL2K455,390
39. GBA NAMCO MUSEUM 54,425
40. PS2 NBA LIVE 2003 54,147
41. GCN METROID PRIME 53,815
42. PS2 ZONE ENDERS: 2ND 52,814
43. PS2 METAL GEAR SOLID 2 51,144
44. PS2 GRAND THEFT AUTO 3 50,327
45. GBA GODZILLA: DOM 49,765
46. PS2 TONY HAWKS PRO SKATR348,322
47. XBX TAO FENG: FIST LOTUS48,140
48. PS2 .HACK: INFECTION 45,893
49. PS2 TIGER WOODS PGA 200345,782
50. PS2 LORD OF THE RINGS 45,232
51. GBA FROGGER'S ADV: TEMPLE44,961
52. GBA SUPER MARIO ADVANCE2 43,512
53. PS2 AUTO MODELLISTA 42,154
54. PS2 NBA STARTING FIVE 41,977
55. PS2 TEKKEN TAG TOUR 41,709
56. PS2 DEVIL MAY CRY 41,274
57. PS2 MLB 2004 41,255
58. GBA YU-GI-OH! ETERNAL 40,650
59. XBX T.CLANCY'S SPLINTER 40,268
60. XBX WORLD SER BASEBALL2K3 40,223
61. GBA METROID FUSION 39,545
62. GBA DRAGONBALL Z: CARD 39,022
63. PS2 SPY HUNTER 37,718
64. GBA KIRBY: NIGHTMARE 36,834
65. GBA TARZAN: RETURN JUN 36,545
66. PS2 LORD OF RINGS: TOWE 36,218
67. PS2 HIGH HEAT BSBALL 2K4 35,375
68. PS2 CRAZY TAXI 35,178
69. XBX MAX PAYNE 34,741
70. GBA DEFENDER 33,916
71. PS2 KINGDOM HEARTS 33,845
72. GBA PAC-MAN COLLECTION 33,591
73. PS2 RESIDENT EVIL CODE:X 33,523
74. GBA SPONGEBOB: DUTCHMAN 32,891
75. PS2 CABELAS BIG GAME HUNT 32,506
76. XBX PROJECT GOTHAM RACER 32,275
77. PS2 MORTAL KOMBAT: DEADLY 32,006
78. PS2 BOND:AGENT UNDER FIRE 31,876
79. PS2 NCAA MARCH MDNSS 2003 31,809
80. PS2 EVERQUEST ONLINE ADVT 31,619
81. PS2 WWE: SHUT YOUR MOUTH 31,199
82. PS2 MADDEN NFL 2003 30,971
83. GBA D&D: EYE BEHOLDER 30,968
84. GBA YOSHI'S ISLAND 30,865
85. PS2 TETRIS WORLDS 30,574
86. XBX MVP BASEBALL 2003 30,277
87. XBX THE SIMS 30,204
88. PS2 WORLD BASEBALL2K3 29,925
89. PS2 MEDAL HONOR FRONT 29,506
90. PS2 DEVIL MAY CRY 2 28,862
91. GBA SUPER MARIO ADVANCE 28,647
92. PS2 VIRTUA FIGHTER 4 28,412
93. XBX EXHIBITION DEMO VOL 28,411
94. XBX INDIANA JONES:EMP 28,342
95. PS2 RAYMAN ARENA 27,482
96. GCN STAR FOX ADVENTURES 27,149
97. XBX SIMPSONS: ROAD RAGE 26,872
98. PS2 IHRA DRAG RACING 2 26,801
99. PS2 PAC-MAN WORLD 2 26,676
100. XBX AMPED: SNOWBOARDING 26,485


Hey, look at this:

30. GCN SUPER SMASH BRO 60,514
32. XBX HALO 57,756

41. GCN METROID PRIME 53,815
59. XBX T.CLANCY'S SPLINTER 40,268

[OB1]

YOWZA! That's awesome news! Zelda sold almost one million copies in just one week. Very nice!

[Nintendarse]

What great news. Nintendo really trumped the competition in March. 826,352 is great! As it turns out, I was more skeptical of the mainstream than I should have been (a common mistake of mine). It seems like the Zelda seal of quality sells, even if it's not the "coolest." Some of the figurines in the Nintendo Gallery of Wind Waker have hilarious commentary. Octoroks get the PERFECT ATTENDANCE AWARD. Even funnier, Carlov's figurine (Carlov is the figurine maker) has commentary to the effect of, "Athough some people are disappointed that Carlov hasn't done anything 'cool' with the figurine club in a while, it's all okay while Link is around!"

[OB1]

I told you guys it would sell well. Everyone was like "no wAy! cartoons is for teh babesie OMG!!! W@00!111".

[A Black Falcon]

I guess 'its Zelda' > 'it looks dumb' after all... its good news.

It won't change my opinion of mainstream gamers, though. :)

[EdenMaster]

Originally posted by Great Rumbler
30. GCN SUPER SMASH BRO 60,514
32. XBX HALO 57,756

You know why that is? People probably bought GameCubes to play Zelda, and decided to buy the newly $30 Melee too. Or maybe not, who knows?

[Nintendarse]

Here's another wacky occurence:

23. PS2 NFL 2K3 73,849
82. PS2 MADDEN NFL 2003 30,971

There seems to be a lot of wierd stuff going on. 2k3 Outsells Madden, Prime outsells Splinter Cell, and SSB outsells Halo. CRAZY! To be slightly based in reality, the total sales of Madden, Splinter Cell, and Halo are signficantly higher than 2k3, MP, and SSB (respectively), but that doesn't mean we can't celebrate!

[Great Rumbler]

Originally posted by Nintendarse
but that doesn't mean we can't celebrate!

Exactly. :)

[Private Hudson]

It's a pity that The XBox still outsold the GCN..

Though, Zelda had only been out for a week, perhaps it's impact will be larger in April.

[Darunia]

Wow...what shocks me the most is that Star Fox Adventures is still in the top 100! Rare's GC entry did make some headway afterwall...too bad it'll be the only one. :(

Woo-hoo, go Wind Waker!! Still...out of 100 titles, only 4 were GC...and that does say an awful lot.

[Nintendarse]

From GAF (sonycowboy):

March Hardware Numbers (CSFB)

The March CSFB report states that:

US Hardware Sell Through

128-bit hardware sales were up 21% year over year. Sony's PS2 unit sales in March were down 16% sequentially, but up 13% year over year.
Microsoft's Xbox unit sales in March were down 17% sequentially, but up 20% year over year. Nintendo GCN unit sales in March were flat
sequentially, and up 48% year over year. Nintendo GBA unit sales in March were up 188% sequentially, and up 61% year over year.

So using the Febr totals and the sequential percentage changes:

PS2: 488,934 * .84 = 410,704
XBox: 198,531 * .83 = 164,780
GC: 165,417 (flat) = 165,417
GBA: 291,112 * 2.88 = 838,402

Or, using the Feb totals and the year over year percentage changes:

PS2: 362,408 * 1.13 = 409,521
Xbox: 136,388 * 1.20 = 163,665
GC: 111,236 * 1.48 = 164,629
GBA: 504,684 * 1.61 = 812,541

So, as you can see these percentages actually make sense.

GBA >> PS2 >> GC = Xbox

The reported values confirm each other mathematically, which is good news. So the Best Buy estimate was incorrect after all! It was quite accurate for the holiday season, so I don't know what made it underestimate GC sales for March. My only guess is that Best Buy doesn't sell to the traditional "Nintendo" market, so Toys R Us and similar stores had disproportionate increases in GC sales around the release of a traditional Nintendo game. In comprison, Metroid Prime was selling more to a new audience, so the Best Buy numbers were in proportion. I'm pleasantly surprised once again!