PlayStation 3’s Million-Sellers

by Dan Landis on November 17, 2008 at 4:18 am

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):

Grand Theft Auto IV, Take-Two Interactive — 4.8
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Activision — 3.7
Motorstorm, Sony Computer Entertainment — 3.6
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, Konami — 3.4
Resistance: Fall of Man, Sony Computer Entertainment — 3.2
Assassin’s Creed, Ubisoft — 2.9
Gran Turismo 5 Prologue, Sony Computer Entertainment — 2.2
Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune, Sony Computer Entertainment– 1.9
Pro Evolution Soccer 2008, Konami — 1.6
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, RedOctane — 1.6
FIFA 08, Electronic Arts — 1.6
Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction, Sony Computer Entertainment — 1.4
Need for Speed: ProStreet, Electronic Arts — 1.4
Devil May Cry 4, Capcom — 1.3
Heavenly Sword, Sony Computer Entertainment — 1.2
FIFA 09, Electronic Arts — 1.1
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
on November 17, 2008 4:27 am

How nice of you to give the fanboys a great little list like this.
Allen
on November 17, 2008 4:55 am

Stop using Vgchartz ffs.
Dylan Duarte
on November 17, 2008 5:06 am

Really? Hostile comments already?

Dan Landis bring the hammer.
Dan Landis
on November 17, 2008 5:12 am

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
on November 17, 2008 5:20 am

Cookigaki humbly requests that AMC and Allen shut the fuck up.
Allen
on November 17, 2008 5:20 am

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
on November 17, 2008 5:28 am

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
on November 17, 2008 5:38 am

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
on November 17, 2008 5:41 am

Cookigaki gets it! Flea men, like trolls. That’s very funny, but trolls are something of which Cookigaki does not approve!
Abaddon
on November 17, 2008 5:53 am

[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
on November 17, 2008 5:55 am

AMC, the 360 list is up so hopefully you feel less butt-hurt now. You’re welcome.
Allen
on November 17, 2008 6:02 am

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-q22009-report-mgs4-sells-433-million-units-worldwide

Go figure about the rest,I’m out
Dan Landis
on November 17, 2008 6:07 am

The numbers I used did not take into account bundled sales, which some people could (and will) argue shouldn’t be counted.
AMC
on November 17, 2008 6:18 am

Ahh. Sorry it seemed hostile, but it wasn’t sarcasm actually.

I was serious. Thanks. I’m a PS3 user as well.
Dan Landis
on November 17, 2008 6:24 am

Oh, well then you’re welcome.
John Landis
on November 17, 2008 7:10 am

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
on November 17, 2008 7:18 am

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
on November 17, 2008 7:29 am

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
on November 17, 2008 7:44 am

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.
Danlord
on November 17, 2008 8:41 am

This is very impressive for a company that has spent a lot of money making a quality console as the PS3
paul
on November 17, 2008 9:57 am

Allen and AMC please GROW UP!!!!!!!!! I cannot believe how many babies cry about numbers.
Jim
on November 17, 2008 10:17 am

Well if you want accurate statistical information, then go to gamespot or kotaku. N4G is credible as well.
nofun
on November 17, 2008 11:31 am

it’s a rounded down numbers from vgchartz!!
Dan Landis
on November 17, 2008 1:14 pm

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
on November 17, 2008 2:05 pm

Paul. Could you please read all posts before reading the first two and making absolute assumptions?

That would be just perfect, Thanks.
Dan Landis
on November 17, 2008 2:10 pm

Just can’t catch a break today, eh AMC? All these assumptions… I’m glad you’re patient, though. I appreciate that.
AMC
on November 17, 2008 2:12 pm

Its my own fault. Should have worded it better.
GameOn
on November 17, 2008 2:22 pm

“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
on November 17, 2008 2:31 pm

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
on November 17, 2008 5:21 pm

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
on November 17, 2008 10:02 pm

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
on November 18, 2008 12:33 am

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
on November 18, 2008 1:20 am

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
on November 18, 2008 1:38 am

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
on November 18, 2008 1:46 am

“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
on November 18, 2008 2:09 am

Hahaha, sad but true.
Tomonoatmeal Cookigaki
on November 18, 2008 2:50 am

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
on November 18, 2008 7:54 am

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.
Dan Ladnis
on November 18, 2008 8:12 am

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.
Dan Ladnis
on November 18, 2008 8:23 am

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/littlebigplanet-sales-not-that-great-no-shit/

So all these idiots pretending to be analysts need to just stop writing.
Dan Ladnis
on November 18, 2008 8:28 am

Amazing how you while using various tools, and info from NPD and Chart Track managed to become LESS accurate than what you get from VGChartz, a free site, with public data, huh?

Oh come on! I think you should take some advice from yourself.

“So all these idiots pretending to be analysts need to just stop writing.”
Dan Landis
on November 18, 2008 8:57 am

Dan Ladnis, I was only talking about bundled sales for MGS4 when I said they weren’t counted, and I freely admitted that I used VGchartz. As I said before, if I was going to use VGchartz as my sole source of information, I would have just used their numbers instead of “rounding” and just given them credit. It sure would have been a lot faster.

Great name, by the way, but I think you copied it instead of coming up with your own, and your name is also less accurate.
paper
on November 18, 2008 9:12 am

@Dan Ladnis

Well the numbers will always be higher than chart track+NPD because those only cover a handful of countries.

But yeah, that does pretty much prove that he just copied VGChartz numbers. Though I am relatively sure Motorstorm would be over 1 million not counting the bundles. It was really only extensively bundled in the US, and sold about 400k there before the bundles even started.

Anyways, I don’t see why the author didn’t just credit VGChartz, instead of claiming to use NPD/Chart-Track data. Or at the very least make it less blatant.
Dan Landis
on November 18, 2008 9:19 am

*sigh* I don’t know how many times I have to say it…
paper
on November 18, 2008 9:20 am

@Dan Landis

Why are you acting like rounding was some sort of exhaustive effort. All you did was truncate the numbers (except FIFA 09 for some odd reason). I don’t see how that is any slower, unless you were going to literally copy and paste from vgc, but then you’d need to edit extraneous things out.
Marcos
on November 18, 2008 9:31 am

lol, you have copied directly vgchartz numbers…
Dan Ladnis
on November 18, 2008 9:56 am

No, you said “VGcharts is not the basis of this list, but I did compare.”

That means that you are saying that you found the numbers from someplace else too, you didn’t. Prove that you did, or stop claiming that you have some data that isn’t available to anyone else.
Dan Landis
on November 18, 2008 10:12 am

You can believe what you want. After looking at VGChartz’s numbers, it would have been a lot simpler and faster to just use that to begin with, but I was trying to find more current information from more “official” sources like NPD. I’ve said several times now that I did look at VGChartz, so I’m not sure why you guys feel like you are busting me on something that I freely admit to using. After doing all this pointless research that nobody believes anyway, I will ONLY use VGChartz for the rest of my life.

And just FYI, Mr. Ladnis, there is information out there that is not made available to the general public. It’s available to plenty of people, just apparently not you. I’m actually somewhat surprised that you would think otherwise.
Dan Ladnis
on November 18, 2008 3:27 pm

Of course there is info not available to the public. If you read what I say, I claimed that you don’t have it.

As for this “I’m not sure why you guys feel like you are busting me on something that I freely admit to using. ”

Well, you didn’t before people mentioned it, and then you slowly said that you used VGChartz. You said

“VGcharts is not the basis of this list, but I did compare.”

That there, is what we reacted on (apart from the fact that you in the article gave to mention to VGC). You have the exact same numbers as VGChartz do, just rounded. That gives some serious doubt to you having some other information from NPD or Chart Track.

You’re good at squeeling yourself away when you messed up, but admitting it would have been much better.
Dan Landis
on November 18, 2008 4:53 pm

VGChartz still isn’t the basis for this list, but I did look at it. I also compared press releases, corporate sites, Famitsu — all of which I didn’t specifically mention either. The main goal was to find the games that sold over a million copies. The exact number is kinda beside the point.

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