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Square07 on 20 April 2008

This is in response to the Japanese fastest sellers chart posted a day or so ago. This is a list I've been working on for awhile. Note: this is US only not NA. Data from vgchartz has been scaled down to US sales. Guestimate means I used some formulae looking at the monthly NPD sales and the time of its release to arrive at those sales figures and could be off up to 20% but it's probably the best we'll have. If there were press releases/articles giving initial sales for some of these titles that I 'guestimated' on then please let me know, I want this to be as accurate as possible. Anyways I'm going to bed; you guys enjoy discussing this...

US ALTIME FASTEST SELLING VIDEO GAME TITLES*
1990-2008
No.
SYS TITLE PUB REL First Week Sales Source
1 1 X360 HALO 3 Microsoft 9 / 2007 2,700,000 PR & Vgchartz
2 2 XB HALO 2 Microsoft 11 / 2004 2,380,000 PR
3 3 PS2 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Rockstar 10 / 2004 2,053,983 NPD
4 4 Wii Super Smash Bros. Brawl Nintendo 3 / 2008 1,420,000 PR & Vgchartz
5 5 PS2 Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Rockstar 10 / 2002 1,412,429 NPD
6 6 GB Pokemon Gold / Silver Nintendo 10 / 2000 1,400,000 PR
7 7 PS2 Madden NFL 06 EA 8 / 2005 1,170,000 PR
8 8 PS2 Madden NFL 07 EA 8 / 2006 1,012,790 NPD
9 9 NDS Pokemon Diamond / Pearl Nintendo 4 / 2007 1,000,000 PR
10 10 PS2 Madden NFL 2004 EA 8 / 2003 850,000 Vgchartz proj.
11 11 PS2 Madden NFL 2005 EA 8 / 2004 810,000 Vgchartz proj.
12 12 X360 Call of Duty 4 Activision 11 / 2007 733,000
Vgchartz proj.
13 13 XB Madden NFL 06 EA 8 / 2005 683,000 comp’d w/ PS2 ver.
14 14 X360 Madden NFL 08 EA 8 / 2007 666,000 Vgchartz proj.
15 15 GBA Pokemon Ruby / Sapphire Nintendo 3 / 2003 663,000 guestimate
16 16 N64 Zelda: Ocarina of Time Nintendo 11 / 1998 641,072 NPD
17 17 N64 Pokemon Stadium Nintendo 3 / 2000 632,000 guestimate
18 18 PS2 Gran Turismo 4 Sony 2 / 2005 618,559 NPD
19 19 PS2 Kingdom Hearts II Square-Enix 3 / 2006 614,436 NPD
20 20 GB Pokemon Yellow Nintendo 10 / 1999 600,000 PR
21 21 GBA Pokemon Fire Red / Leaf Green Nintendo 9 / 2004 596,000 guestimate
222 22 GC Zelda: The Wind Waker Nintendo 3 / 2003 588,000 guestimate & PR?
23 23 PS2 Madden NFL 2003 EA 8 / 2002 580,000 Guestimate
24 24 X360 Madden NFL 07 EA 8 / 2006 570,463 NPD
25 25 X360 Assassin’s Creed Ubisoft 11 / 2008 563,000
Vgchartz proj.
26 26 GEN Mortal Kombat Acclaim

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Square07 on 20 April 2008

EDIT: SCROLL DOWN TO SEE THE DATA!

ioi HELP what happened!? I can't even edit it!

Can a mod fix this!?

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MANUELF on 20 April 2008

1.- Halo 3?
2.- Halo 2?
3.- GTA: SA?
4.- SSBB?

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LISMDK on 20 April 2008

THE THREAD IS BROKEN!!!!

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what is wrong here?????????

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De85 on 21 April 2008

When I refresh the page I can see the list for a second or two before it gets broken. From some quick scrolling and screenshotting here is the list:

1- Halo 3 - xbox 360
2- Halo 2 - xbox
3- GTA: San Andreas - PS2
4- SSBB - Wii
5- GTA: Vice City
6- Pokemon Gold/Silver - GB
7- Madden 06 - PS2
8- Madden 07 - PS2
9- Pokemon Diamon/Pearl - DS
10- Madden 04 - PS2
11- Madden 05 - PS2
12- CoD4 - xbox 360
13- Madden 06 - xbox
14- Madden 08 - xbox 360
15- Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire - GBA
16- Zelda: OoT - N64
17- Pokemon Stadium - N64
18- Gran Turismo 4 - PS2
19- Kingdom Hearts 2 - PS2
20- Pokemon Yellow - GB
21- Pokemon Fire Red/Leaf Green - GBA
22- Zelda: Windwaker - GC
23- Madden 03 - PS2
24- Madden 07 - xbox 360
25- Assassin's Creed - xbox 360
26- Mortal Kombat - Gen

I couldn't get the numbers because they were partly cut off, but I hope this helps.

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Nickelbackro on 21 April 2008

Haha greatest thing ever, broken thread fun time

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No.	SYS	TITLE	PUB	REL	First Week Sales	Source
1	1 X360	HALO 3	Microsoft	9 / 2007	2,700,000	PR & Vgchartz
2	2 XB	HALO 2	Microsoft	11 / 2004	2,380,000	PR
3	3 PS2	Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas	Rockstar	10 / 2004	2,053,983	NPD
4	4 Wii	Super Smash Bros. Brawl	Nintendo	3 / 2008	1,420,000	PR & Vgchartz
5	5 PS2	Grand Theft Auto: Vice City	Rockstar	10 / 2002	1,412,429	NPD
6	6 GB	Pokemon Gold / Silver	Nintendo	10 / 2000	1,400,000	PR
7	7 PS2	Madden NFL 06	EA	8 / 2005	1,170,000	PR
8	8 PS2	Madden NFL 07	EA	8 / 2006	1,012,790	NPD
9	9 NDS	Pokemon Diamond / Pearl	Nintendo	4 / 2007	1,000,000	PR
10	10 PS2	Madden NFL 2004	EA	8 / 2003	850,000	Vgchartz proj.
11	11 PS2	Madden NFL 2005	EA	8 / 2004	810,000	Vgchartz proj.
12	12 X360	Call of Duty 4	Activision	11 / 2007	733,000	Vgchartz proj.
13	13 XB	Madden NFL 06	EA	8 / 2005	683,000	comp’d w/ PS2 ver.
14	14 X360	Madden NFL 08	EA	8 / 2007	666,000	Vgchartz proj.
15	15 GBA	Pokemon Ruby / Sapphire	Nintendo	3 / 2003	663,000	guestimate
16	16 N64	Zelda: Ocarina of Time	Nintendo	11 / 1998	641,072	NPD
17	17 N64	Pokemon Stadium	Nintendo	3 / 2000	632,000	guestimate
18	18 PS2	Gran Turismo 4	Sony	2 / 2005	618,559	NPD
19	19 PS2	Kingdom Hearts II	Square-Enix	3 / 2006	614,436	NPD
20	20 GB	Pokemon Yellow	Nintendo	10 / 1999	600,000	PR
21	21 GBA	Pokemon Fire Red / Leaf Green	Nintendo	9 / 2004	596,000	guestimate
222	22 GC	Zelda: The Wind Waker	Nintendo	3 / 2003	588,000	guestimate & PR?
23	23 PS2	Madden NFL 2003	EA	8 / 2002	580,000	Guestimate
24	24 X360	Madden NFL 07	EA	8 / 2006	570,463	NPD
25	25 X360	Assassin’s Creed	Ubisoft	11 / 2008	563,000	Vgchartz proj.
26	26 GEN	Mortal Kombat	Acclaim