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PlayStation 3’s Million-Sellers
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by Dan Landis on Nov 17, 2008 at 4:18 am Comments      

After publishing my LittleBigPlanet story about sales numbers, in which I mentioned the million-sellers for PS3 and Xbox 360, I have since seen some ripples in the gaming community wondering what these million-selling games are. So I used the various tools and information from NPD and sites like Chart-Track to compile this list of PS3 games with worldwide sales over one million units, as accurate as I could make it with the latest information I had.

Games listed in order of sales (in millions):

  1. Grand Theft Auto IV, Take-Two Interactive — 4.8
  2. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Activision — 3.7
  3. Motorstorm, Sony Computer Entertainment — 3.6
  4. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, Konami — 3.4
  5. Resistance: Fall of Man, Sony Computer Entertainment — 3.2
  6. Assassin’s Creed, Ubisoft — 2.9
  7. Gran Turismo 5 Prologue, Sony Computer Entertainment — 2.2
  8. Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune, Sony Computer Entertainment– 1.9
  9. Pro Evolution Soccer 2008, Konami — 1.6
  10. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, RedOctane — 1.6
  11. FIFA 08, Electronic Arts — 1.6
  12. Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction, Sony Computer Entertainment — 1.4
  13. Need for Speed: ProStreet, Electronic Arts — 1.4
  14. Devil May Cry 4, Capcom — 1.3
  15. Heavenly Sword, Sony Computer Entertainment — 1.2
  16. FIFA 09, Electronic Arts — 1.1
  17. WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2008, THQ — 1.0

Hope that helps.

Notice: There are other titles, such as Madden 09, that I could not find solid numbers on, but Wikipedia lists total sales across all platforms at 4.5 million, so one could assume it sold at least a million on PS3.

       
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  • AMC
    How nice of you to give the fanboys a great little list like this.
  • Allen
    Stop using Vgchartz ffs.
  • Dylan Duarte
    Really? Hostile comments already?

    Dan Landis bring the hammer.
  • Dan Landis
    AMC, I never realized that a list of facts was fanboy material. Just so you don't cry, I'm working on the 360 list right now.

    Allen, stop using Ripten ffsymffpos. VGcharts is not the basis of this list, but I did compare.

    Dylan, you are the man. You ARE my hammer.
  • Tomonoatmeal Cookigaki
    Cookigaki humbly requests that AMC and Allen shut the fuck up.
  • Allen
    Then what wikipidia? Lmao

    I dont use your site,I use N4G which had your article on.

    If you don't know what the solid numbers are,then stop misinforming ppl.
  • Dan Landis
    Misinforming? None of the games listed as million-sellers are NOT million-sellers, so there is no misinformation. How am I misleading anyone? While it may not be accurate up to this minute, that's because there isn't a source of information that is accurate up to this minute. I don't see how you can fault me for that. You don't seem to understand how this works.
  • Abaddon
    Thanks for the numbers.I wonder how Burnout Paradise did, though?

    Uh...such a new article and it already smells like castlevania fleamen coming
  • Tomonoatmeal Cookigaki
    Cookigaki gets it! Flea men, like trolls. That's very funny, but trolls are something of which Cookigaki does not approve!
  • Abaddon
    [Allen],I'll assume that you're deluded by a psychedelic drug in Amsterdam trying to play fallout 1 in your laptop with a screwdriver,enough is enough,the article is useful and neutral you hamster.
  • Dan Landis
    AMC, the 360 list is up so hopefully you feel less butt-hurt now. You're welcome.
  • Allen
    Sigh.. at the imature comments.

    Usually gaming sites make articles about sales when they get their numbers from PUBLISHERS or DEVELOPERS,not fake sites ala Vgchartz or wikipidia which can be edited by anyone.

    Here's your first wrong info http://www.jplaystation.com/2008/11/06/konami-q...

    Go figure about the rest,I'm out
  • Dan Landis
    The numbers I used did not take into account bundled sales, which some people could (and will) argue shouldn't be counted.
  • AMC
    Ahh. Sorry it seemed hostile, but it wasn't sarcasm actually.

    I was serious. Thanks. I'm a PS3 user as well.
  • Dan Landis
    Oh, well then you're welcome.
  • The point is whether or not they sold a million copies, I didn't think it mattered whether or not they sold two or four million. Next time don't give the supposed numbers, Dan, and just say "Here's the list." and leave it at that.
  • Dan Landis
    People would still complain because Madden wasn't on the list and make claims about Warhawk's numbers and so on. I can't win no matter what I do, so I just don't try very hard.
  • john
    Dont listen to them matee. I dont even know wht they are on about. But I am curious to know the Warhawk numbers, I know most of the sales were online so it may be tricky to get a hold of. Tks anyways Dan (name twin hehe)
  • Dan Landis
    Warhawk has sold close to 500,000 copies, online and retail, as far as I can tell. I've read that there are 400,000+ names on the leaderboards, which is somewhat indicative of how many people have played the game, but obviously not everyone has played online so that's lower than the actual number of sales.

    Hope that helps.
  • This is very impressive for a company that has spent a lot of money making a quality console as the PS3
  • paul
    Allen and AMC please GROW UP!!!!!!!!! I cannot believe how many babies cry about numbers.
  • Jim
    Well if you want accurate statistical information, then go to gamespot or kotaku. N4G is credible as well.
  • nofun
    it's a rounded down numbers from vgchartz!!
  • Dan Landis
    That's not true -- some of them are rounded up.

    But seriously, I did compare the numbers I had with VGchartz, and I said that in my first comment. If I was just going to rip the numbers from VGchartz, I wouldn't have rounded at all and I would have just given them credit. Why would I name-drop Chart-Track and not VGchartz? As a blog site, most of our information is based off other websites -- we just put our own flavor on it. This is no different.
  • AMC
    Paul. Could you please read all posts before reading the first two and making absolute assumptions?

    That would be just perfect, Thanks.
  • Dan Landis
    Just can't catch a break today, eh AMC? All these assumptions... I'm glad you're patient, though. I appreciate that.
  • AMC
    Its my own fault. Should have worded it better.
  • GameOn
    "N4G is credible as well."

    Man, I needed a good laugh today. N4G is about as credible as a sober crackhead at a drug convention, or err something like that.

    N4G is a joke of a site overrun with some of the biggest douchebags in gaming.

    Anyway, not a bad list, not a very impressive list either but good considering.
  • gunnar2906
    Hm, Dan, I bet that numbers are taken from vgcharts.com
    I dont believe that it is a reliable sourse of information.
    For instance, recently I knotice a huge underestimation of MGS at vgcharts.com
    According to Konami financial (and audited - that means that the numbers were checked and approved by third parties) report MGS were sold 4.3 million copies.
    So there is some lil difference between ... hehe ... approx 1 million copies...
    According to this other numbers may represent only approximate quatities of copies sold ... plus/minus million pieces =)))
  • legol38
    What on Earth... This guy doesn't even know what he is talking about... MGS4 has sold over 4.33 million, and he puts it at 3.4....
  • ChrisWanker
    Any fact is as bias as any opinion. How? Once the facts are stated, it's left to your judgment to choose whether to accept or reject them.

    In other words, Dan's references are only opinionated and/or lack validity because YOU choose to reject them.
  • Wesley
    Atleast PS3 owners have a bunch of good sellers. Wonder hoe LBP will do in 4 months time.. or even R2 cant be more than 5 million i predict
  • Dan Landis
    Yes, I know what Konami's press release has said, but the numbers I am using do not include bundled copies.

    And GameOn, I also had quite the laugh at the mention of N4G. Do people not realize that N4G has no opinion and no facts, that all of their articles are from other websites? How could you say you trust a site that has no voice of its own to trust? The only thing N4G has is a community of a few intelligent people drowning in a sea of douchebag fanboys. It's a good source for finding gaming-related stuff from around the web, but the site itself has little content of its own to be labeled credible.
  • AMC
    Everyone has to admit that the PS3 is a great piece of hardware. IMO, I think Sony was planning more toward the future with the PS3 and letting the 360 pretty much have it until then.

    About N4G, what is there to say about it that hasn't been said? Want more proof go read stuff on there and compare it to Wikipedia.
  • Jim
    "The only thing N4G has is a community of a few intelligent people drowning in a sea of douchebag fanboys."

    Your websites may have more in common than you think.
  • Dan Landis
    Hahaha, sad but true.
  • Tomonoatmeal Cookigaki
    SAD BUT TRUUUUEE! Cookigaki just heard wailing guitar as these words were read! Cookigaki can no longer get out of computer chair for massive boner is keeping Cookigaki stuck under desk!
  • Danzig
    VGchartz uses numbers sold to PEOPLE, that is why MGS4 is tracked at less than what Konami states, since Konami list numbers sold to STORES.

    A sale to a store is not a real sale.

    Learn the difference people and stop sounding ignorant. VGchartz is probably a little out, but not by a great amount.


    Also, no, the numbers cannot be edited by anyone like wiki, that is just completely false.
  • This is where you proved that you copied.

    "The numbers I used did not take into account bundled sales, which some people could (and will) argue shouldn’t be counted."

    Motorstorm has sold less than 1M not counting bundles, still you have the same number as VGChartz, which does track bundles. Your number is higher than what chart track + NPD would give you, as they don't count bundles.
  • You know what's kinda awesome? You wrote this.

    So I used the various tools and information from NPD and sites like Chart-Track to compile this list of PS3 games with worldwide sales over one million units, as accurate as I could make it with the latest information I had.

    And yet, you were less accurate than what VGChartz is. Amazing huh? How you with various tools and info from NPD and Chart-Track, managed to be less accurate than what anyone can visit a free site, with no sign-up and find out, telling you where they find the numbers?

    I think you should take some advice from yourself. As you wrote here: http://www.ripten.com/2008/11/15/littlebigplane...

    So all these idiots pretending to be analysts need to just stop writing.
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