Top-Selling Japanese Games In 2003 Reveal Trends

Thanks to The Magic Box for their chart showing the top-selling videogames in Japan during 2003. Square Enix's Final Fantasy X-2 for PS2 tops the chart, selling a little less than 2 million copies, despite Japanese consumer discontent with the title, and Nintendo's Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire for GBA places second, with almost 1.5 million copies sold in 2003, and nearly 5 million in total. A surprise hit in third place is the PlayStation 2 action title Dynasty Warriors 4 from Koei, and further down the chart, Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles for GameCube can only manage a disappointing 26th place, with 310,000 copies sold, and an Xbox title of any kind is, sadly, nowhere to be seen in the Top 30.

Comments

Re:Golf at #5? Nifty

[Acidic_Diarrhea]

"they all love the sport,"

Wow - everyone in Japan loves golf? That's interesting. You know, football games sell very well in the United States. Does everyone in the U.S. love football?

I'll ignore making the comparison to GTA sales and asking you whether all Americans love stealing cars and shooting people, although I could make that argument against your subtle racism, since many people play golf video games who do not enjoy playing real golf and vice versa.