Top 20 selling videogames (March 2002)

Anyone else pleased to see three Sega games in the top five? Looks like the plan to go thirdparty is working.

 

I wish there was a way to accurately judge the amount of returns, trade-ins & 'sell ons' via eBay etc, as well as how quickly they occur.

For instance, I wonder how many Agent Under Fire GC buyers were people hoping for a Goldeneye quick fix & got disappointed.

GTA3 is selling extremely well for a game that's "BANNED! YOU CAN'T BUY THIS IN STORES!!" according to eBay sellers.

 

It is sad to not see JSRF, GV, and RC on the charts...it just goes to show that the majority of the buying public would much rather buy established titles than take risk and get something different. Atleast I did my part by buying all three of those games, along with VF4, Sonic GC, Sonic Advanced, REZ....Sega gets my luv, wish they'd give me the love and release Space Channel 5 Part 2 here in the states.

 

Brian, I only see 2 Sega games on the whole list. Did they publish another?

 

Kelly,

Agreed. The fact that 'Agent Under Fire' is outselling those games is a real indictment of the (general) poor taste of the american gaming public.

Then again, McDonalds sells more burgers than anybody.

 

Thanks for clearing that up.

 

If I had the money and an X-Box, I would not purchase any of those 3 games. And the sad thing is, I know a lot of people who would agree with me.

Also, if this list was in a game/console accurate ratio, it would be different. The PS2 has a huge installed base, while the XB and GCN totals are nowhere near as high, so the PS2 will certainly have more games sold.

 

JSRF and Rallisport are stunningly good. Sales figures are about the worst possible indicator of the quality of a game.

 

Morgan, why do you always feel the need to express your disdain for the XBOX? I think we get it already.

 

What I was saying is not that those games suck because of sales, but the sales suck because either the games aren't popular or the games suck. I can see why people would love those games, but I, along with many people, don't care about those games and wouldn't buy them.

It should be noted that I like some games that aren't that popular or that are usually mocked or ripped on by people. Just because a game is good doesn't mean it will sell good, and just because a game is bad doesn't mean it will sell bad. It all depends on the crowd it's aimed at and how well it's perceived and accepted.

I don't like those three games. I know a lot of people who would agree with me. I know a few people who would disagree with me.

The X-Box has a very low number of "installed" units in comparison to the GBA and PS2, so it makes sense that it doesn't have as many games on the Top 20. If we saw a Top 20 for the X-Box, or even a Top 10, then those three games would be on it, but in comparison to the more popular consoles that have more units sold, in addition to the lack of interest in many X-Box games (as sad as it is for a brand new console from an new entrant in the console business), the X-Box should have less games in the overall Top 20 sold for the month. It just makes sense.

 

Morgan, you have a real talent for angering me. I don't have a problem with you expressing your negative opinions about nearly every game made for the Xbox or a Sega system, but your tendency to argue your point over and over is very tiresome.

...I just realized that this post is likely to add to the problem, but I wanted to state my feelings once more for the record.

-Dan B.

 

I don't hate MS, the X-Box, or Sega. It just so happens that I have more reasons to not get an X-Box than to get one and I haven't liked some of Sega's recent games.

And besides any personal thoughts, there are technical reasons why the X-Box (and actually the GameCube moreso) should have few games in the Top 20.

 

There's always one in every crowd. A self-proclaimed expert on a system and games he doesn't own. Not much you can do about people like this, except ignore them. Responding to them just gives them the mistaken notion that their opinions have validity.

 

I'm not an expert. I have played those three games and didn't like them. That's my opinion.

Based on the facts, the three games logically shouldn't be in the Top 20 list. There are several factors, some of which I said, that would back up my reasoning, whether the games are good or not.