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GTA IV named best-selling game in the world
- August 21, 2008 14:55 PM PST
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The NPD Group released its first global list of best-selling games on Thursday with Grand Theft Auto IV taking the top spot.
According to worldwide data compiled from the top three video game bean-counters, NPD (United States), Chart-Track (UK), and Enterbrain (Japan), these are the best-selling games so far this year:
1. Grand Theft Auto IV (6,293,000 copies sold)
2. Super Smash Brothers Brawl (5,433,000)
3. Mario Kart Wii (4,697,000)
4. Wii Fit (3,604,000)
5. Guitar Hero III (3,475,000)
It should be noted that outside of GTA IV, Nintendo Wii accounted for the second, third, and fourth best-selling games, in addition to being the lead-selling system for Guitar Hero III which holds the fifth spot.
The "Top Global Markets Report" is based on software point of sale data from the three biggest video game markets in the world. It arrives as the often inaccurate estimate site, VG Chartz, has gained considerable attention over the last year for attempting to compile worldwide video game sales.
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- Aug 21 2008 at 08:43:28:AM PST
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Bought that one when I got the PS3. Haven't played it much, but I plan of finishing it... someday.
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yea gtv4 is a pretty good game it had a lot of hype so im not surprised it sold this much it already established a huge gta fan base over the years
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What's the time frame for this data? These are all current gen games. Surely the original Super Mario Brothers on NES is still the top selling video game worldwide...
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these are the best-selling games so far this yearWhoops, my bad. This is why I don't work when I'm not feeling well lol.
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GTA 4 hasnt been out longer than others on the list, nice work rockstar!
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VGCHARTZ GOT 10 MILLION GTAIV SOLD ...THEY ARE SO WRONG ...VGCHARTZ SUCK
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The_Iceman Posted at: 08/21/08 at 8:48 AM PST GTA 4 hasnt been out longer than others on the list, nice work rockstar!While that's true, being released on both the PS3 and 360 is what put it on top (in terms of sales).
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