GTA IV highest selling game of the year

PALGN News | In front of Brawl and Mario Kart.

Recent statistics show that, unsurprisingly, Grand Theft Auto IV has been the highest selling game of 2008 so far, with Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Mario Kart Wii.

The figures come from the new montly Top Global Markets Report, which compiles Japanese, European and American sales data from companies Enterbrain, NPD, ChartTrack and GfK, so says GamesIndustry.biz.

Grand Theft Auto IV sold a whopping 6,293,000 copies world wide - 4.71 million in the US alone. Nintendo's Super Smash Bros. Brawl was the next best, shifting 5,433,000 units across the regions, with Mario Kart Wii almost a million units behind at 4,687,000 copies sold.

The worldwide craze that is Wii Fit managed to sell 3,604,000 copies across the region. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock moved similar numbers, with 3,475,000 units sold.

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12 Comments

ppjim3

3 years ago

Not a bad effort! Shows how bias game sales are towards those few massive hits leaving a few scraps for everyone else!

RooRage

3 years ago

The impressive thing is that SSBB and Kart were on just the one console where as GTA4 was on two.
If you looked at just single console sales, SSBB would have been on top probably...

ittekimasu

3 years ago

pretty good there, and before the pc version comes out as well.

Benza

3 years ago

Wouldn't it be better to wait to the end of the year to figure out what the highest selling game of the year is?

Emuaust

3 years ago

Benza wrote

Wouldn't it be better to wait to the end of the year to figure out what the highest selling game of the year is?

yes, considering brawls late release in pal land.

john_solids

3 years ago

Benza wrote

Wouldn't it be better to wait to the end of the year to figure out what the highest selling game of the year is?

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Recent statistics show that, unsurprisingly, Grand Theft Auto IV has been the highest selling game of 2008 so far

so their not saying it will be the highest selling game all year they are just saying so far it is and more then likely will end up being the highest selling.

Benza

3 years ago

john_solids wrote

so their not saying it will be the highest selling game all year they are just saying so far it is and more then likely will end up being the highest selling.

No I get that, but why anounce it now? It just seems kind of random to anounce in August that they're the highest selling game of the year so far.

Were they behind last month? I think it's mainly just the wording that's getting ot me.

ANDYBALLINA

3 years ago

Fable 2 might give it a run for its money on 360.

Brendo

3 years ago

I would have thought all these kinds of stats would be dictated by the financial year rather than the calendar year.

ObsoletE

3 years ago

Benza wrote

john_solids wrote

so their not saying it will be the highest selling game all year they are just saying so far it is and more then likely will end up being the highest selling.

getting in before Wrath of the Lich King launches.
that's probably the only release that will give it a run for the title, imo.

although Brendo is probably correct, financial year typically dictates sales figures.

Benza

3 years ago

Oh yeah duh, forgot about the financial year.

legend166

3 years ago

Wouldn't surprise me to see Mario Kart on top by the end.

Thing's got insane legs, and has been supply constrained.

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