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Record Video Games Sales in 2001

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the more-fun-then-paying-the-rent dept.

night_flyer noted an article running @ ZD talking about how 2001 was a record year for video games with doing 9.4B and PCs getting almost to 6B. Mentions Grand Theft Auto 3's huge sales, as well as The Sims. Also the X-Box, and Game Boy Advanced contributing to the big numbers.

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  1. Re:FFX Not mentioned? by Pov · · Score: 2, Informative

    Yes, it's shipped more now, but the report is for last year and FFX sales didn't get fully off the ground until January. GTA3 was out in October.

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  2. The figure isn't surprising at all, actually. by advtech · · Score: 2, Informative

    $9.4 Billion isn't a shocking number, especially when you consider the major things that have happened this year. You, of course, have Xbox, PS2, and Gamecube driving huge sales dollars.

    On the PC side, you have crazy things happening, like Wolfenstein Shipping over 1 Million Copies. Then you think about the gross dollars being generated on SINGLE games, it's staggering. Consider now a published like Activision has dozens in its portfolio.

    Look also at the franchise opportunites these games present. The Sims and its add-ons held spots 1, 2, 8, and 9 on the Top Selling U.S. PC Games for the week of January 5th.

    In Korea, there's a $300 Million market for cybercafes. What are we spending our money on? Games, apparently.

    And consider this: now that Xbox is in the livingroom, there's an entertainment platform ready for expansion in many MANY households now. The industry is only going to grow.

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  3. Re:Fun Video Game Trivia by darthaya · · Score: 2, Informative

    Go is NOT a Japanese game. If you want to resort to is origin, it is a Chinese game. Very complicated and very fun too. :)

  4. Re:What really drives the consoles! by chewbca · · Score: 2, Informative

    GTA3 -- ebgames.com lists the release date as 04/16/2002, only a couple more months (hopefully).. had my copy pre-ordered in January :P http://www.ebgames.com/ebx/categories/products/pro duct.asp?pf_id=215166&mscssid=GE0KEWXHNVL28P2AG6G5 DES1F359DGG9&ref=1&PromoCode=&site=&siteID=

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  5. Uhhhhh....wha?? by Sarcasmooo! · · Score: 3, Informative

    Just off the top of my head, Max Payne and Black & White.

    Both blew my mind, and were a lot better than one more half-life expansion.

  6. Re:Not a penny of it is mine by Quinn · · Score: 2, Informative

    If you like CRPG, then Arcanum is definitely worth the cash. IMO, it's one of the best (and most original) computer role-playing games ever, right up there with Wasteland and Fallout.

    If you don't like RPG, well, what the fuck.

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