Video game sales chart tracker VGChartz has published a list of the 50 biggest game launches to date. This list looks at week-1 game sales on every game released, including multiple consoles as well as PC games.
Update
VGChartz does not include digital sales, which means that PC game sales will be significantly underreported.
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Here are the ten biggest video game launches to date, visit VGChartz for the top 50.
1. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (360) 2009 – 4,942,101 units
2. Halo: Reach (360) 2010 – 4,049,971 units
3. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (PS2) 2004 – 3,986,105 units
4. Halo 3 (360) 2007 – 3,815,444 units
5. Pokemon Diamond/ Pearl Versions (DS) 2006 – 3,494,840 units
6. Grand Theft Auto IV (360) 2008 – 3,377,873 units
7. Halo 2 (XB) 2004 – 3,302,008 units
8. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (PS3) 2009 – 3,247,112 units
9. Pokemon Hear Gold / Soul Silver (DS) 2009 – 2,955,494 units
10. Final Fantasy XII (PS2) 2006 – 2,815,671 units
Other notable mentions
12. Final Fantasy XIII (PS3) 2010 – 2,703,549
15. Grand Theft Auto IV (PS3) 2008 – 2,547,973
16. Gran Turismo 4 (PS2) 2005 – 2,523,055
20. New Super Mario Brothers (Wii) 2009 – 2,290,349
21. Halo 3: ODST (360) 2009 – 2,215,718
24. Gears of War 2 (360) 2008 – 1,945,524
27. Metal Gear Solid: Guns of The Patriots (PS3) 2008 – 1,772,489
36. StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty (PC) 2010 – 1,341,583
37. Call of Duty: World at War (360) 2008 – 1,301,675
41. God of War III (PS3) 2010 – 1,261,149
48. Red Dead Redemption (360) 2010 – 1,123,540
The chart shows that the Xbox 360 still has the most responsive gaming audience, with the top 5 being dominated by Microsoft’s console. Just one PC game makes the top 50, although World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Liche King is mysteriously absent, possibly because it is not a full game.
5 games in the list were released in 2010, compared to 9 of the featured titles being released last year. There are still a number of massive titles coming this year, so we might just see an improvement on this number. Either way, 14 out of the top 50 games were released in the last 20 months, which indicates that the industry is healthier than ever.
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