PS2 OWNS the market, GTA-series most popular games ever

[Jome]

Sales figures prove that PS2 is 5 times as popular as X-Box.
On the U.S. top 250 list which track every game sold ever, PS2 have 73% of the games, 15% X-box, and only 12% GameCube.
#1 is of course GTA: Vice City, with 6 million sold units!
GTA3 sold 5.3 million.


Here's the top 250 list:

Only USA:
Summary #'s
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Titles.........Format...........Units
35.............GCN Total...............23,310,604...........12.26%
164...........PS2 Total.................138,506,998.........72.82%
51..............XBX Total....................28,393,790..........14.93%
250............Grand Total...............190,211,392.......100.00%

Rank Format Title Units
1 PS2 GRAND THEFT AUTO:VICE 5,973,585
2 PS2 GRAND THEFT AUTO 3 5,358,994
3 PS2 GRAN TURISMO 3:A-SPEC 3,457,047
4 PS2 MADDEN NFL 2004 3,370,794
5 XBX HALO 3,184,744
6 PS2 MADDEN NFL 2003 2,719,667
7 GCN SUPER SMASH BRO MELEE 2,239,166
8 PS2 FINAL FANTASY X 2,083,902
9 PS2 TONY HAWKS PRO SKATR3 2,069,487
10 PS2 MEDAL HONOR FRONTLINE 2,059,385
11 PS2 METAL GEAR SOLID 2 2,008,058
12 PS2 MADDEN NFL 2002 2,000,397
13 PS2 KINGDOM HEARTS 1,967,521
14 PS2 NEED SPEED: UNDERGRND 1,916,337
15 PS2 SPIDER-MAN: THE MOVIE 1,811,591
16 PS2 ATV OFF ROAD FURY 1,625,794
17 PS2 NBA STREET 1,621,895
18 PS2 JAK AND DAXTER:LEGACY 1,581,863
19 PS2 MAX PAYNE 1,551,025
20 GCN MARIO KART: DOUBLE 1,549,210
21 PS2 TONY HAWKS PRO SKATR4 1,523,400
22 PS2 MIDNIGHT CLUB:STREET 1,507,972
23 GCN SUPER MARIO SUNSHINE 1,490,891
24 GCN ZELDA: THE WIND WAKER 1,458,786
25 PS2 CRASH BANDICOOT:CORTX 1,441,283
26 XBX T.CLANCY'S SPLINTER 1,421,270
27 PS2 SOCOM:SEALS W/HEADSET 1,410,879
28 PS2 BOND:AGENT UNDER FIRE 1,398,057
29 PS2 LORD OF RINGS: TOWERS 1,374,365
30 GCN LUIGI'S MANSION 1,358,181
31 PS2 TONY HAWK UNDERGROUND 1,357,266
32 PS2 ACE COMBAT 4 1,343,118
33 PS2 TEKKEN TAG TOURNAMENT 1,313,515
34 PS2 DRAGON BALL Z:BUDOKAI 1,299,668
35 PS2 SIMPSONS: ROAD RAGE 1,272,385
36 PS2 ENTER THE MATRIX 1,194,527
37 PS2 TRUE CRIME:STREETS LA 1,193,276
38 PS2 ATV OFF ROAD FURY 2 1,152,146
39 PS2 MORTAL KOMBAT: DEADLY 1,146,149
40 PS2 NBA LIVE 2004 1,145,567
41 XBX PROJECT GOTHAM RACING 1,139,098
42 PS2 MEDAL HONOR RISING 1,124,889
43 PS2 WWE: SHUT YOUR MOUTH 1,120,733
44 GCN METROID PRIME 1,114,262
45 PS2 FINAL FANTASY X-2 1,106,491
46 PS2 DEVIL MAY CRY 1,058,452
47 PS2 SOCOM II: NAVY SEALS 1,057,991
48 PS2 NCAA FOOTBALL 2004 1,046,159
49 XBX GRAND THEFT AUTO PACK 1,024,687
50 PS2 BOND 007: NIGHTFIRE 1,018,256
51 PS2 TEKKEN 4 1,012,372
52 PS2 NBA LIVE 2003 1,001,037
53 PS2 T.CLANCYS GHOST RECON 958,507
54 PS2 NCAA FOOTBALL 2003 953,709
55 PS2 NBA STREET VOL 2 951,433
56 PS2 MADDEN NFL 2001 937,252
57 PS2 WWE SMACKDOWN: BRING 936,105
58 GCN MARIO PARTY 4 934,295
59 PS2 HITMAN 2: ASSASSIN 927,755
60 PS2 NEED SPEED: PURSUIT 2 917,382
61 PS2 TWISTED METAL BLACK 915,924
62 PS2 NAMCO MUSEUM 909,508
63 XBX T.CLANCYS GHOST RECON 907,175
64 PS2 THE GETAWAY 887,064
65 GCN SONIC ADVENTURE 2 875,776
66 PS2 THE SIMS 874,910
67 PS2 RATCHET & CLANK 871,764
68 PS2 RESIDENT EVIL CODE: X 851,951
69 GCN SW: ROGUE SQUADRON II 840,977
70 XBX DEAD OR ALIVE 3 838,223
71 PS2 DRAGONBALL Z:BUDOKAI2 826,887
72 PS2 CRAZY TAXI 809,566
73 PS2 LORD RING:RETURN KING 808,754
74 PS2 WWE: HERE COMES PAIN 798,954
75 PS2 SPY HUNTER 795,441
76 PS2 NFL 2K3 791,264
77 PS2 TIGER WOODS PGA 2004 789,192
78 PS2 JAK II 779,689
79 XBX MADDEN NFL 2004 774,552
80 PS2 ONIMUSHA WARLORDS 773,576
81 PS2 SCOOBY-DOO:100 FRIGHT 742,479
82 GCN STAR FOX ADVENTURES 740,155
83 PS2 NBA LIVE 2002 739,930
84 XBX MAX PAYNE 732,559
85 PS2 SOCOM W/O HEADSET 728,415
86 PS2 PAC-MAN WORLD 2 714,802
87 PS2 YU-GI-OH! DUELISTS 711,829
88 PS2 T.CLANCY'S SPLINTER 710,166
89 PS2 SIMPSONS: HIT & RUN 685,634
90 GCN ANIMAL CROSSING 684,888
91 XBX SPIDER-MAN: THE MOVIE 675,522
92 PS2 STATE OF EMERGENCY 671,636
93 GCN MARIO PARTY 5 669,505
94 PS2 HOT SHOTS GOLF 3 650,721
95 XBX SW: KNIGHTS REPUBLIC 650,397
96 PS2 TEST DRIVE 647,806
97 PS2 TIGER WOODS PGA 2003 646,254
98 PS2 DARK CLOUD 643,727
99 GCN PIKMIN 633,062
100 PS2 NCAA FOOTBALL 2002 632,520
101 PS2 SSX 625,004
102 PS2 MIDNIGHT CLUB II 622,122
103 PS2 VIRTUA FIGHTER 4 620,012
104 PS2 SSX TRICKY 617,257
105 PS2 HARRY POTTER: CHAMBER 605,580
106 XBX MEDAL HONOR FRONTLINE 603,058
107 PS2 DEF JAM VENDETTA 601,282
108 PS2 NFL STREET 598,543
109 PS2 TETRIS WORLDS 593,453
110 XBX T. CLANCY'S RAINBOW 3 591,231
111 XBX NFL FEVER 2002 588,067
112 PS2 RED FACTION 585,226
113 XBX MECH ASSAULT 578,799
114 XBX NEED SPEED: UNDERGRND 576,154
115 PS2 CONFLICT: DESERT STORM 567,278
116 PS2 SLY COOPER & THIEVIUS 554,375
117 GCN SOUL CALIBUR II 546,141
118 GCN SPIDER-MAN: THE MOVIE 540,907
119 PS2 SMUGGLER'S RUN 540,307
120 PS2 TOKYO XTREME RACER 537,662
121 PS2 STUNTMAN 536,963
122 XBX AMPED: SNOWBOARDING 534,392
123 PS2 GRAND THEFT AUTO PACK 532,894
124 PS2 RATCHET & CLANK:GOING 525,735
125 XBX MADDEN NFL 2003 522,060
126 XBX HITMAN 2: ASSASSIN 517,406
127 PS2 DISNEY'S FINDING NEMO 512,673
128 GCN T. HAWKS PRO SKATER 3 509,842
129 PS2 SILENT HILL 2 505,958
130 XBX TRUE CRIME:STREETS LA 503,302
131 PS2 SOUL CALIBUR II 500,716
132 GCN POKEMON COLOSSEUM 498,242
133 PS2 EYE TOY 497,089
134 PS2 SPYRO:ENTER DRAGONFLY 492,958
135 XBX ENTER THE MATRIX 488,999
136 PS2 DAVE MIRRA BMX 2 488,343
137 XBX MORTAL KOMBAT: DEADLY 483,400
138 PS2 DEAD TO RIGHTS 479,742
139 PS2 FROGGER: GREAT QUEST 476,634
140 GCN SUPER MONKEY BALL 476,516
141 PS2 MVP BASEBALL 2004 475,565
142 XBX ELDER SCRLL:MORROWIND 470,958
143 PS2 NHL 2002 469,405
144 PS2 NASCAR THUNDER 2003 469,376
145 PS2 STAR WARS STARFIGHTER 465,816
146 PS2 NBA 2K2 465,720
147 PS2 NASCAR THUNDER 2002 463,250
148 XBX SIMPSONS: ROAD RAGE 461,576
149 GCN RESIDENT EVIL 460,325
150 PS2 BALDURS GATE:ALLIANCE 451,805
151 PS2 SSX 3 445,683
152 PS2 LORD OF THE RINGS 442,557
153 XBX FUZION FRENZY 441,207
154 PS2 SPONGEBOB: DUTCHMAN 437,883
155 XBX BOND:AGENT UNDER FIRE 436,231
156 PS2 XENOSAGA EPISODE 1 430,961
157 PS2 GAUNTLET: DARK LEGACY 427,934
158 PS2 TUROK: EVOLUTION 423,236
159 XBX TONY HAWKS PRO SKATR4 423,034
160 XBX BRUTE FORCE 419,402
161 XBX MADDEN NFL 2002 417,718
162 PS2 DEVIL MAY CRY 2 417,480
163 PS2 CABELAS BIG GAME HUNT 416,506
164 PS2 DYNASTY WARRIORS 3 416,018
165 XBX NINJA GAIDEN 412,048
166 GCN BOND:AGENT UNDER FIRE 409,332
167 PS2 NBA LIVE 2001 408,030
168 PS2 ONIMUSHA 2: SAMURAI 408,000
169 XBX UNREAL CHAMPIONSHIP 406,294
170 GCN SONIC MEGA COLLECTION 405,589
171 XBX ODDWORLD: MUNCH 404,094
172 PS2 NBA 2K3 402,211
173 GCN RESIDENT EVIL ZERO 398,981
174 PS2 SW: BOUNTY HUNTER 396,456
175 GCN GODZILLA: DESTRY MELEE 393,064
176 PS2 MVP BASEBALL 2003 393,005
177 PS2 FIGHT NIGHT 2004 389,372
178 PS2 DYNASTY WARRIORS 4 389,267
179 XBX DEAD TO RIGHTS 388,420
180 PS2 SUPERCAR STREET CHLNG 387,975
181 PS2 SPONGEBOB: BATTLE 387,835
182 GCN BOND 007: NIGHTFIRE 387,508
183 XBX CRASH BANDICOOT:CORTX 384,653
184 PS2 MANHUNT 379,254
185 PS2 IHRA DRAG RACING 2 378,912
186 GCN HARRY POTTER: CHAMBER 378,345
187 XBX BOND 007: NIGHTFIRE 376,818
188 PS2 PRINCE PERSIA: SANDS 376,082
189 PS2 NHL 2001 374,342
190 XBX STAR WARS: OBI-WAN 374,235
191 PS2 TY TASMANIAN TIGER 368,374
192 PS2 NCAA MARCH MDNSS 2004 367,335
193 PS2 HULK 367,303
194 GCN MADDEN NFL 2002 367,053
195 PS2 .HACK: INFECTION 366,837
196 PS2 FIFA SOCCER 2003 364,758
197 GCN SONIC HEROES 364,152
198 PS2 TIGER WOODS PGA 2002 362,652
199 PS2 NASCAR THUNDER 2004 361,771
200 XBX TONY HAWK UNDERGROUND 361,443
201 PS2 NHL 2003 359,437
202 PS2 NFL 2K2 358,630
203 XBX SOUL CALIBUR II 351,487
204 PS2 STREET HOOPS 349,196
205 XBX MEDAL HONOR RISING 348,258
206 PS2 KNOCKOUT KINGS 2002 348,208
207 XBX T. CLANCYS PANDORA 346,918
208 PS2 NHL 2004 344,609
209 XBX NFL FEVER 2003 342,122
210 GCN SUPER MONKEY BALL 2 340,487
211 PS2 TRIPLE PLAY 2002 335,891
212 XBX LORD RING:RETURN KING 335,844
213 PS2 TENCHU 3:WRATH HEAVEN 332,638
214 PS2 DRAGONBALL Z: BUDOKAI 330,733
215 PS2 FREEKSTYLE 330,491
216 PS2 MLB SLUGFEST 20-03 329,770
217 XBX PROJECT GOTHAM 2 329,763
218 PS2 SEEK AND DESTROY 329,737
219 PS2 MAX PAYNE 2: FALL MAX 329,729
220 PS2 RACING VALUE 329,062
221 GCN SW:ROGUE SQUADRON III 328,965
222 GCN SSX TRICKY 328,862
223 XBX BLOOD WAKE 327,976
224 GCN FINAL FANTASY CRYSTAL 326,354
225 XBX NAMCO MUSEUM 324,726
226 GCN SPYRO:ENTER DRAGONFLY 323,559
227 PS2 GREATEST HITS 323,012
228 XBX WWE RAW 322,574
229 PS2 TOMB RAIDER: ANGEL 322,437
230 GCN WAVE RACE: BLUE STORM 321,943
231 PS2 FIFA SOCCER 2004 318,047
232 GCN MARIO GOLF: TOADSTOOL 317,708
233 XBX WRECKLESS: YAKUZA 317,010
234 PS2 TOP GUN: COMBAT ZONES 315,728
235 PS2 TRIPLE PLAY BASEBALL 313,699
236 PS2 READY2 RUMBLE BOXING2 312,594
237 XBX NBA STREET VOL 2 312,014
238 XBX T.HAWKS PRO SKATER 2X 310,160
239 PS2 TAK AND POWER OF JUJU 309,959
240 XBX NBA LIVE 2004 309,756
241 PS2 TEENAGE MUTANT TURTLE 308,866
242 PS2 THE SIMS: BUSTIN' OUT 308,658
243 PS2 DDRMAX DANCE REVOLUTN 308,251
244 PS2 RED FACTION II 306,394
245 XBX NCAA FOOTBALL 2003 305,284
246 PS2 BIG MUTHA TRUCKERS 300,087
247 PS2 ALL STAR BASEBALL2003 297,655
248 GCN YU-GI-OH! FALSEBOUND 297,575
249 PS2 BURNOUT 2: IMPACT 296,907
250 XBX CONFLICT: DESERT STORM 296,672

[Bramsterdam (see ya)]

Thats what im talkin 'boot!! PS2 forever


props jome for postin this up..

[Don Seer]

man theres something funny goin on with those figures.

where's the xbox GTA games? they out for xbox too!

[Entreri117]

You might wanna update those figures...Halo has now sold over 4 million copies in the US.

Oh, and BTW...Xbox outsold PS2 in April/May (one of em, I forget).

PS2 can have their "ownage" for now...we'll have to wait and see about PS3 vs Xbox 2.

PS: I laugh whenever I see a PS2 online commercial.

[Montana00]

Well i guess its another thing to gloat with. Xbox owns under 20% of the market. Thats just plain pathetic. Whats even worse is nintendo has been around for years and its doing even worse than the xbox.

even if halo sold 10 million it still wouldnt help the xbox. and i dont believe to my knowledge that the gta series in xbox sold anything like ps2 did.

once again....i could care less about ps2 being behind in online gaming. but i must point out.

when the ps2 was being made. PC was barely popular to play games online let alone consoles. When the xbox came out online gaming was at a high. so they could preplan how they were going to make the xbox play online.

Playstation owners (all 30 million of them) unite

[Javier]

Nelly sells more than Gangstarr...so what.

[pappy]

its video games who gives a fuck lol

[Jome]

man theres something funny goin on with those figures.

where's the xbox GTA games? they out for xbox too!

It's there
49 XBX GRAND THEFT AUTO PACK 1,024,687

You might wanna update those figures...Halo has now sold over 4 million copies in the US.

It shows the status.. you can update the other numbers as well and have pretty much the same difference..

[smerlus]

its video games who gives a fuck lol

videogame sales surpass that of dvd's movies and cd's so i guess there's alot more people that care about games than care about the next blockbuster movie, or hit cd

[7even]

it's because of these stubborn asian ppl. they are in love with their japanese concern "sony" and wont even buy a xbox over a psx if the xbox comes free with an extra cheeseburger.

but microsoft took over everything they wanted and they will take over the videogame market as well. it's like common sense.

[smerlus]

it's because of these stubborn asian ppl. they are in love with their japanese concern "sony" and wont even buy a xbox over a psx if the xbox comes free with an extra cheeseburger.

but microsoft took over everything they wanted and they will take over the videogame market as well. it's like common sense.

nope, they're really slacking in the video games section....first they come out with a console as big as a 1984 VCR, their internal developement crew suck, and they don't snag up too many of the hit games (props for getting KOTOR, Halo, and Morrowind) those are the only REAL stand out games on the xbox. quality games, third party support along with console specific games is why the ps2 is leading the market

[Don Seer]

i know a lot of people who have had ps2s, sold them and got xbox's.

you have to remember.. sony are in their second gen.. this is micrsofts first shot.

i'm sure microsoft will want to combat all the criticisms next time around.

[Trauma-san]

I question whether or not GTA is the most successful series of all time, I don't believe that.  Why?  ... because this list doesn't take into account all the classic consoles, like the Genesis, the Playstation 1, the Super Nintendo, the Nintendo, The Gameboy, etc.  While the PS2 does own the market, the GTA series is not the most successful of ALL time, just the most successful in the new generation.  There's been about a dozen Mario games.  Do you honestly think GTA has outsold Mario?  Hell no.  

[smerlus]

I question whether or not GTA is the most successful series of all time, I don't believe that.  Why?  ... because this list doesn't take into account all the classic consoles, like the Genesis, the Playstation 1, the Super Nintendo, the Nintendo, The Gameboy, etc.  While the PS2 does own the market, the GTA series is not the most successful of ALL time, just the most successful in the new generation.  There's been about a dozen Mario games.  Do you honestly think GTA has outsold Mario?  Hell no.  

i know what you mean, i tried to look up the stats for final fantasy because i know they sell millions each time but i couldn't find anything

plus i thought i remember reding that goldeneye for 64 was the most purchased game for any system but that could have been just in the united states

[Jome]

I question whether or not GTA is the most successful series of all time, I don't believe that.  Why?  ... because this list doesn't take into account all the classic consoles, like the Genesis, the Playstation 1, the Super Nintendo, the Nintendo, The Gameboy, etc.  While the PS2 does own the market, the GTA series is not the most successful of ALL time, just the most successful in the new generation.  There's been about a dozen Mario games.  Do you honestly think GTA has outsold Mario?  Hell no.  

Yeah, but this is about the U.S. market, I bet the Japanese market and European market look pretty different.

Besides, games is a 100x times bigger industry today, than it was only a few years ago.
When PS3 launch, I bet it's gonna crush PS2 sales.. more marketing, new audiences, bigger and more games & better marketed games..