GTA:SA Sales Smash Records

Vinny · 11-21-2004, 01:47 PM

Source: http://www.gamespot.com/news/2004/11...s&subj=6112876

One million units in nine days makes San Andreas Britain's fastest-selling title of all time.
The Entertainment & Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA), the UK's collective gaming industry identity, today announced that Rockstar North's Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas has become Britain's fastest-selling game of all time, across all platforms. The "M" rated game has sold one million units in just nine days at retail.

Roger Bennett, director general of ELSPA, said, "What has been so satisfying is the exceptionally high level of awareness for both GTA and video games in general, in both media coverage and the public consciousness."

Bennett elaborated, adding that, "perhaps for the first time, we have seen the kind of buzz which one would normally only associate with the release of a blockbuster movie, endorsing once again the increasing economic, cultural and mass market impact of interactive home entertainment."

One million copies. In nine days. In Britain ALONE. Wow. And statistics are that it sold 677,000 in the first three DAYS of its release in Britain alone, with 1.5 million all over Europe. I still haven't been able to find any statistics about the overall, but I'm sure those aren't going to be any less grandiose.

And get this: San Andreas is headed at incredible speeds to the spot of number one best selling game ever, a spot that is currently occuppied by none other than GTA: Vice City. I wish I'd convinced my parents to invest in stock on Take 2 all those many years ago... We'd be rolling in cash by now.

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***The Doctor*** · 11-21-2004, 03:10 PM

Who knew that a top-down, low graphic game, could get so big?

Vinny · 11-21-2004, 04:04 PM

^Hey, don't take the huge programming work that must have been done on that game for granted. The area of the game is massive, the possiblities of what you can do are huge, and the main storyline itself is quite long. The graphics aren't FFX, but they aren't FFVI, either. The people working on this game must have been geeks.

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Quote of the week:
“A day without denial is a day you have to face.” – Calvin & Hobbes

Pointless fact of the week:
Your brain is more active while sleeping than while watching television.

***The Doctor*** · 11-21-2004, 04:53 PM

No, I meant from the first GTA game they made. Who knew that from what it started to till now?
The game has come along way, since then.

11-21-2004, 01:47 PM	#1
Vinny Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: The Fletcher Memorial Home for incurable tyrants and kings Posts: 7,261 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Source: http://www.gamespot.com/news/2004/11...s&subj=6112876 One million units in nine days makes San Andreas Britain's fastest-selling title of all time. The Entertainment & Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA), the UK's collective gaming industry identity, today announced that Rockstar North's Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas has become Britain's fastest-selling game of all time, across all platforms. The "M" rated game has sold one million units in just nine days at retail. Roger Bennett, director general of ELSPA, said, "What has been so satisfying is the exceptionally high level of awareness for both GTA and video games in general, in both media coverage and the public consciousness." Bennett elaborated, adding that, "perhaps for the first time, we have seen the kind of buzz which one would normally only associate with the release of a blockbuster movie, endorsing once again the increasing economic, cultural and mass market impact of interactive home entertainment." One million copies. In nine days. In Britain ALONE. Wow. And statistics are that it sold 677,000 in the first three DAYS of its release in Britain alone, with 1.5 million all over Europe. I still haven't been able to find any statistics about the overall, but I'm sure those aren't going to be any less grandiose. And get this: San Andreas is headed at incredible speeds to the spot of number one best selling game ever, a spot that is currently occuppied by none other than GTA: Vice City. I wish I'd convinced my parents to invest in stock on Take 2 all those many years ago... We'd be rolling in cash by now. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Quote of the week: “A day without denial is a day you have to face.” – Calvin & Hobbes Pointless fact of the week: Your brain is more active while sleeping than while watching television.

11-21-2004, 03:10 PM	#2
*The Doctor* The Last Timelord. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: In the TARDIS Gender: Posts: 13,819 Thanks: 869 Thanked 647 Times in 421 Posts Blog Entries: 1	Who knew that a top-down, low graphic game, could get so big?

11-21-2004, 04:04 PM	#3
Vinny Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: The Fletcher Memorial Home for incurable tyrants and kings Posts: 7,261 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	^Hey, don't take the huge programming work that must have been done on that game for granted. The area of the game is massive, the possiblities of what you can do are huge, and the main storyline itself is quite long. The graphics aren't FFX, but they aren't FFVI, either. The people working on this game must have been geeks. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Quote of the week: “A day without denial is a day you have to face.” – Calvin & Hobbes Pointless fact of the week: Your brain is more active while sleeping than while watching television.

11-21-2004, 04:53 PM	#4
*The Doctor* The Last Timelord. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: In the TARDIS Gender: Posts: 13,819 Thanks: 869 Thanked 647 Times in 421 Posts Blog Entries: 1	No, I meant from the first GTA game they made. Who knew that from what it started to till now? The game has come along way, since then.