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FishyJoe on 15 May 2008

This is all I've found so far.

http://www.news1130.com/news/entertainment/article.jsp?content=e0515100A

'Grand Theft Auto IV' sets Canadian sales record in launch month

May 15, 2008 - 4:12 pm

By: Neil Davidson, THE CANADIAN PRESS

TORONTO - The game only came out on April 29, but "Grand Theft Auto IV" still topped the Canadian sales chart for the month with a record 270,000 copies flying out of the stores.

That number, which translates into $17.13 million for the month, is the biggest at launch in Canada since the NPD Group started tracking the video game industry in 2002.

"Halo 2," in November 2004, sold 222,000 units at launch. Last month "Super Smash Bros. Brawl" debuted at 197,000 copies while "Halo 3" sold 191,000 during its launch in September 2007.

"Grand Theft Auto IV" racked up more than US$500 million in worldwide sales in its first week of release, with cash registers ringing up US$310 million on the opening day alone.

The Xbox 360 version of the game debuted at No. 1 and the title held down three other places in the Canadian top 10 for April. The PlayStation 3 version ranked third while the more expensive special edition of the game entered the chart at No. 7 (Xbox 360) and No. 8 (PS3), according to the NPD Group.

Nintendo's "Mario Kart," which comes with a steering wheel accessory, debuted at No. 2 while "Grand Turismo 5: Prologue" opened at No. 4 for the PlayStation 3. Nintendo's "Super Smash Bros. Brawl" fell out of the top spot to No. 5.

The top 20 included nine Nintendo titles (five for the Wii and four for the DS), six for PlayStation (three for the PS3, two for the PSP and one for PS2) and five for the Xbox 360.

 



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thekitchensink on 15 May 2008

Wow! Makes me proud to be a Canadia-ian



Could I trouble you for some maple syrup to go with the plate of roffles you just served up?

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Oyvoyvoyv on 15 May 2008

I think you meant Canad-ian, didn't you?

 

OT: The MK at second, is that behind X360 + Ps3 or behind one and ahead of one?



http://www.vgchartz.com/games/userreviewdisp.php?id=261

That is VGChartz LONGEST review. And it's NOT Cute Kitten DS

Griffin on 15 May 2008

Its good that GT5p made it to 5th place, the game is very good. But i wonder if the deal at Best buy had increased sales alot from what they would of been. DS3 controller and GT5p for $60. And most stores will match the deal/price if you bring the flyer to them.



BKK2 on 15 May 2008

Thanks, we'll eventually get the top 20 at some point, probably gradually.

01 Grand Theft Auto IV (Xbox 360)
02 Mario Kart (Wii)
03 Gran Theft Auto IV (PS3)
04 Gran Turismo 5: Prologue (PS3)
05 Super Smash Bros Brawl (Wii)
06
07 Grand Theft Auto IV Special Edition (Xbox 360)
08 Grand Theft Auto IV Special Edition (PS3)
09
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

360 = 5
Wii = 5
NDS = 4
PS3 = 3
PSP = 2
PS2 = 1



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BKK2 on 15 May 2008

I've attempted to estimate Canadian GTA IV breakdown by comparing US attach rate for US January LTD numbers to Canadian attach rate for Canadian January LTD. I compared it to January as this is the latest LTD I have for Canada, and it's best to compare like to like. Canada had a slightly higher overal attach rate to January LTD, at 25% compared to 23% for the US. Taking that in to account I then applied the difference in attach rate for 360 Vs PS3 in US to Canada. It came up with a ratio of 1.5:1 for Canada. It's lower than the US due to 360 Vs PS3 market share being a little closer than in the US.

Anyway, my estimates for GTA IV in Canada:

360: 162k
PS3: 108k

Mario Kart should be somewhere between those. Going by US figures GT5:P & SSBB should be quite a bit lower, somewhere around the 25k-30k range.

Hopefully we might get the actual breakdown from NPD somewhere.

Edit: I forgot GTA IV Special Edition is a separate SKU in this chart, so the band for Mario Kart will be slightly lower.



EHSTEVE on 15 May 2008

How do they get the canada sales numbers? I thought i saw once that they just get it from 10% of the american ones.



Oyvoyvoyv on 15 May 2008

No, that's a thumby we at VGC use. NPD gathers data from Canada and uses it, just like with USA.



http://www.vgchartz.com/games/userreviewdisp.php?id=261

That is VGChartz LONGEST review. And it's NOT Cute Kitten DS

BKK2 on 14 June 2008

Full top 20:

01 [360] Grand Theft Auto IV
02 [WII] Mario Kart Wii w/ Wheel
03 [PS3] Grand Theft Auto IV
04 [PS3] Gran Turismo 5: Prologue
05 [WII] Super Smash Bros. Brawl
06 [WII] Wii Play w/ Remote
07 [360] Grand Theft Auto IV: Special Edition
08 [PS3] Grand Theft Auto IV: Special Edition
09 [WII] Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock w/ Guitar
10 [PS2] Rock Band Special Edition Bundle
11 [360] Rock Band Special Edition Bundle
12 [PSP] Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII
13 [360] Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2
14 [WII] Dance Dance Revolution: Hottest Party Bundle
15 [360] Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock w/ Guitar
16 [NDS] New Super Mario Bros.
17 [PSP] God of War: Chains of Olympus
18 [NDS] Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness
19 [NDS] Mario Party DS
20 [NDS] Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time