With all the discussions on how 'quality' games were going to impact sales of certain platforms I decided to look into the sales of the top 10 highest rated games (based on Gamerankings.com) and here is what I got:
Game | Console | Score | Sales |
---|---|---|---|
Soul Calibur | Dreamcast | 96.4 | less than 1M |
Metroid Prime | Gamecube | 96.4 | 2.77 M |
Resident Evil 4 | Gamecube / PS2 | 95.8 / 95.7 | 1.65 M / 1.91 M |
Halo: Combat Evolved | XBox | 95.6 | 6.43 M |
Grand Theft Auto III | PS2 | 95.3 | 11.60 M |
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas | PS2 | 95.2 | 14.88 M |
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 | Dreamcast | 94.9 | less than 1M |
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty | PS2 | 94.8 | 5.56 M |
NFL 2K1 | Dreamcast | 94.8 | 1.09 M |
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker | Gamecube | 94.7 | 4.38 M |