Two Notes on GTA: San Andreas
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Both from Waxy.org's Linkblog:
- The latest installment in the Grand Theft Auto series is on-pace to break the record for best-selling video game and "at $225m, it would be the biggest opening weekend across all media; Spider-Man 2 was only $192m"
- Voice talent in the game includes Chuck D, Andy Dick, Samuel Jackson, Axl Rose and Charlie Murphy(!)
On the walk home from the Metro, I pass by the mall's video game store. There were easily 150 people standing in line for their copy.
But damn. Over $200 million in one week, for a video game.
After only three hours of playing it, I can wholeheartedly say it's the best thing to ever hit the PS2 - and would be even without Axl as a DJ and Danzig's "Mother" playing regularly on the modern rock radio station. But man, GTA critics are going to have a field day with its raunchy, profane subject matter....
Posted by: Nicardo Autobahn on October 27, 2004 4:24 PM | permalinkYou might see a similar line come November 8, when Halo 2 is going to hit America stores.
Posted by: Ryan on October 27, 2004 8:01 PM | permalinkIt's got a long way to go to be #1. Here's a list I dug up:
1. "Super Mario Bros." for NES: 40 Million Units
2. "Tetris" for Gameboy: 33 Million Units
3. "Super Mario Bros. 3" for NES: 18 Million Units
4. "Super Mario World" for SNES: 17 Million Units
5. "Super Mario Land" for Gameboy: 14 Million Units
6. "Super Mario 64" for N64: 11 Million Units
7. "The Sims" for PC: 10 Million Units
8. "Super Mario Bros. 2" for NES: 10 Million Units
9. "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City" for PS2: 8.5 Million Units
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