Top 10 Selling games of February

[Sylentwulf]

WHOA, How did that GBA Game get in there? Shoo.. Shoo!
What? There are 2 other consoles on the market too? Ya don't say....

January / February / Title / Platform / Publisher / Average Price
2 / 1 / The Getaway / PS2 / SCEA / $40
3 / 2 / GTA: Vice City / PS2 / Rockstar / $50
1 / 3 / The Sims / PS2 / EA / $50
* / 4 / Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelists / PS2 / Konami / $50
4 / 5 / Devil May Cry 2 / PS2 / Capcom / $50
* / 6 / Xenosaga Episode I / PS2 / Namco / $50
* / 7 / Yu-Gi-Oh! Dungeon Dice / GBA / Konami / $30
* / 8 / .hack: Infection / PS2 / Bandai / $49
8 / 9 / ATV Offroad Fury 2 / PS2 / SCEA / $40
6 / 10 / Dragon Ball Z: Budokai / PS2 / Infogrames / $48

An asterisk indicates that the game did not appear on the previous month's list of best-selling video games in North America.

The list above ranks games according to retail sales. To

[Arrrhalomynn]

*sigh* So many people buying crap games.

[Sylentwulf]

Well, let's break it down...

The Getaway / PS2 / SCEA / $40 - Decent game from what I've heard

GTA: Vice City / PS2 / Rockstar / $50 - I'll get it when it hit's $20-$30

The Sims / PS2 / EA / $50 - Well, whaddya expect?

Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelists / PS2 / Konami / $50 - <shrug> it's the current pokemon, I've seen this coming for 2-3 years I'm REALLY surprised it took this long.

Devil May Cry 2 / PS2 / Capcom / $50 - Crap, This is the "dumb people buying crap games" theory in action

Xenosaga Episode I / PS2 / Namco / $50 - WOOHOO!!

Yu-Gi-Oh! Dungeon Dice / GBA / Konami / $30 - See above

.hack: Infection / PS2 / Bandai / $49 - I think this is one game broken into thirds (Quarters?) Just to make more money. I'll buy them all when they're re-released in a bundle or collectors pack.

ATV Offroad Fury 2 / PS2 / SCEA / $40 - I've heard this is actually pretty fun. Haven't tried it yet, on my list of "grab it for $15"

Dragon Ball Z: Budokai / PS2 / Infogrames / $48 - <shrug> It's a DBZ game, and I've heard it doesn't suck half as much as the other american released DBZ games.

[Raedon]

The Sims PS2 is better then the original PC release.

>HACK//Infection also comes with an Anime DVD worth at least 10 bucks.

All those games are great except Yu-Gi-Oh PS2.. I rented it.. didn't understand it. Didn't care for the first Devil May Cry so I've not rented it.
I'm surprised that Dark Cloud 2 isn't selling well, it's quite good.. IMHO better then Xenosaga as hours and hours of FMV tend to make me reach for some Ritalin.

[ManekiNeko]

I'm depressed by the top two games in that list. It's like 90% of gamers have transformed into either Beavis or Butthead. I can almost understand peoples' fondness for Vice City, but The Getaway? Come on! Stupid Sony...
(walks away grumbling)

JR

POST 21!

[Raedon]

that is also last months top games.. Here were

Now Last Wk Title Publisher

1 4 TENCHU: WRATH OF HEAVEN ACTIVISION
2 1 THE SIMS EA GAMES
3 17 LORD OF THE RINGS - THE TWO TOWERS EA GAMES
4 3 THE GETAWAY SONY COMPUTER ENT.
5 6 GRAND THEFT AUTO: VICE CITY ROCKSTAR
6 8 FIFA 2003 EA SPORTS
7 5 MORTAL KOMBAT: DEADLY ALLIANCE MIDWAY
8 SUPER MONKEY BALL 2 SEGA
9 2 RESIDENT EVIL ZERO CAPCOM
10 24 RAYMAN 3 UBISOFT
11 10 DANCING STAGE PARTY EDITION KONAMI
12 9 COMMAND AND CONQUER: GENERALS EA GAMES
13 7 TOM CLANCY'S SPLINTER CELL UBISOFT
14 11 HARRY POTTER - PHILOSOPHER'S STONE EA GAMES
15 12 CRASH BANDICOOT - WRATH OF CORTEX PLATINUM
16 13 METAL GEAR SOLID 2 - SUBSTANCE KONAMI
17 14 SONIC MEGA COLLECTION SEGA
18 15 TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 2003 EA SPORTS
19 18 HARRY POTTER - CHAMBER OF SECRETS EA GAMES
20 16 MAX PAYNE PLATINUM

[Kid Fenris]

I'm depressed by the top two games in that list. It's like 90% of gamers have transformed into either Beavis or Butthead. I can almost understand peoples' fondness for Vice City, but The Getaway? Come on! Stupid Sony...
(walks away grumbling)

JR

POST 21!

Have you actually played the Getaway? It's a stylish departure from the "Beavis and Butthead" province of game appeal. It has some flaws (such as the healing system), but it's quite fun, kind of like a playable version of Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels.

And I hate to say it, but I think Beavis and Butthead would probably be more entertained by those action-oriented arcade games that you so cherish, Jess.

[IntvGene]

Zelda will make an impact next month... As for a good Xbox game, I am dying for one. I hate staring that ugly system rotting in my collection!

Also, total sales fell for Febraury, by about 5%...
Reuters News article

And Nintendo said console sales doubled...
Forbes Article