Friday, January 23, 2009

2007 Best-Selling Games of the Year

The Top 100 Selling Games of the Last 12 Months - Next Generation

* Numbers are based on official records from NPD and information provided to Next-Gen by publishers. Publicly available data and analysis was also taken into account, as well as dead reckoning and sanity checking from the Next-Gen staff when exact counts (such as unified sales data for Europe) were difficult to corroborate, conflicting, or unavailable.

* Numbers take into account only titles released and sold between March 1, 2007 and March 1, 2008. Each game only had to be released in one western territory to be included.

* Numbers take into account North America and Western Europe only.

* Numbers represent retail sales only.

*Pack-in titles were not counted.

* Older games re-released in the last year were only included if they included significant changes beyond a lower price. Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition is an example of the former (thanks to its new control scheme). Hitman Trilogy, a collection of three Hitman games with no content changes, would be an example of the latter.


100. Ninja Gaiden Sigma
PS3 Exclusive
470K
88%
June/Action
Tecmo/Team Ninja

99. Cooking Mama: Cook Off
Wii Exclusive
470K
61%
March/Other (Cooking)
Majesco/Office Create

98. Naruto: Ninja Council 3
DS Exclusive
470K
57%
May/License
D3Publisher/Eighting

97. NASCAR 08
PS2/PS3/X360
490K
56%
July/License
EA/EA Tiburon

96. EA Playground
Wii/DS
500K
66%October/Other (Party)
EA/EA Canada

95. Turok
X360/PS3
500K
69%
February/Shooter
Touchstone/Propaganda Games

94. Bee Movie Game
DS/Wii/PS2/X360/PC
530K
58%
October/License
Activision/Beenox (PS2/X360/PC), Smart Bomb (Wii), Vicarious Visions (DS)

93. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
PS3 (other versions came out earlier and are not counted here)
530K
93%
March/RPG
Bethesda/Bethesda

92. Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles
Wii Exclusive
540K
75%
November/Shooter (Rail Shooter)
Capcom/Capcom, cavia

91. The Sims 2: Bon Voyage
PC Exclusive Expansion Pack
540K
74%
September/Other (Simulation)
EA/EA Redwood Shores

90. Surf’s Up
PS2/PS3/PSP/X360/DS/GC/Wii/GBA/PC
560K
60%
May/License
Ubisoft/Ubisoft Montreal

89. Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
PS2/PS3/X360/Wii/DS
560K
36%
June/License
2K Games/Visual Concepts (PS2/PS3/X360), 7 Studios (Wii/DS)

88. Boogie
Wii/DS/PS2
560K
57%
August/Other (Music)
EA/EA Montreal

87. Cars Mater-National
DS/PS2/PS3/X360/Wii/PC
570K
69%
October/License
THQ/Rainbow Studios

86. Spider-Man: Friend or Foe
DS/PS2/PSP/X360/Wii/PC
570K
55%
October/License
Activision/Next Level (PS2/PSP/X360/Wii/PC), Artificial Mind (DS)

85. Burnout Dominator
PS2/PSP
570K
76%
March/Racing
EA/EA UK

84. Kane & Lynch: Dead Men
X360/PS3/PC
590K
65%
November/Shooter
Eidos/io Interactive

83. Ben 10: Protectors of Earth
PS2/PSP/DS/Wii
590K
59%
October/License
D3Publisher/High Voltage Games

82. Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction
PS3 Exclusive
600K
88%
October/Action
SCEA/Insomniac

81. Dance Dance Revolution: Hottest Party
Wii Exclusive
610K
69%
September/Other (Music)
Konami/Konami

80. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07
Wii (other versions came out earlier and are not counted here)
610K
71%
March/Sports
EA/EA Redwood Shores

79. Heavenly Sword
PS3 Exclusive
630K
79%
September/Action
SCE/Ninja Theory

78. Spongebob’s Atlantis Squarepantis
DS/Wii/PS2/GBA
630K
65%
October/License
THQ/THQ

77. Crash of the Titans
PS2/PSP/X360/DS/Wii
630K
70%
October/Action
Sierra/Radical

76. Rayman Raving Rabbids 2
Wii/DS
630K
67%
November/Other (Minigame)
Ubisoft/Ubisoft Paris

75. Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 2
PS2 Exclusive
660K
73%
June/License
Namco Bandai/CyberConnect2

74. The Darkness
360/PS3
660K
82%
June/Shooter
2K Games/Starbreeze Studios

73. NBA 2K8
PS2/PS3/X360
670K
72%
October/Sports
2K Sports/Visual Concepts

72. Burnout Paradise
X360/PS3
680K
89%
January/Racing
EA/Criterion

71. Dirt
360/PS3/PC
690K
83%
June/Racing
Codemasters/Codemasters

70. Tomb Raider: Anniversary
PS2/PSP/X360/Wii/PC
700K
81%
June/Action
Eidos/Crystal Dynamics

69. Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Vegas
PS3/PSP (other versions came out earlier and are not counted here)
700K
86%
June/Shooter
Ubisoft/Ubisoft Montreal

68. Medal of Honor: Airborne
X360/PS3/PC
710K
73%
September/Shooter
EA/EA LA

67. Imagine: Fashion Designer
DS Exclusive
710K
30%
October/Other (Fashion Sim)
Ubisoft/Virtual Toys

66. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
PS2 (other versions came out earlier and are not counted here)
720K
75%
March/Action
Rockstar/Rockstar Leeds

65. Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune
PS3 Exclusive
730K
88%
November/Action
SCE/Naughty Dog

64. The Bigs
Wii/X360/PS2/PS3/PSP
730K
66%
June/Sports
2K Games/Blue Castle Games

63. MX Vs ATV: Untamed
360/PS2/PS3/PSP/Wii/DS
750K
70%
December/Racing
THQ/Rainbow Studios

62. Skate
360/PS3
780K
86%
September/Sports
EA/EA Black Box

61. Drawn to Life
DS Exclusive
820K
73%
September/Action
THQ/5th Cell

60. Medal of Honor: Vanguard
PS2/Wii
820K
63%
March/Shooter
EA/EA LA

59. Spectrobes
DS Exclusive
820K
63%
March/RPG
Disney Interactive (the Buena Vista)/Jupiter Corp

58. Pokemon Battle Revolution
Wii Exclusive
850K
53%
June/Action
Nintendo/Genius Sonority

57. Hannah Montana: Music Jam
DS Exclusive
890K
60%
November/License
Disney Interactive/Gorilla Games

56. Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition
Wii Exclusive
900K
91%
June/Action
Capcom/Capcom

55. Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3
PS2/Wii
920K
73%
November/License
Atari/Namco Bandai, Spike

54. Tony Hawk’s Proving Ground
PS2/PS3/Wii/DS/X360
950K
65%
October/Sports
Activision/Neversoft

53. Football Manager 2008 (Worldwide Soccer Manager 2008 in America)
PC/X360/PSP
1M
86%
October/Sports
SEGA/Sports Interactive

52. Motorstorm
PS3 Exclusive
1M
82%
March/Racing
SCE/Evolution Studios

51. Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s
PS2 Exclusive
1M
69%
July/Other (Music)
Activision/Harmonix

50. Devil May Cry 4
X360/PS3
1M
84%
February/Action
Capcom/Capcom

49. The Sims 2: Castaway
DS/PS2/PSP/Wii
1M
66%
October/Other (Life Simulator)
EA/Maxis

48. Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
Wii Exclusive
1.1M
90%
August/Shooter
Nintendo/Retro Studios

47. Carnival Games
Wii Exclusive
1.1M
56%
August/Other (Minigame)
Global Star/Cat Daddy Games

46. NBA Live 08
PS2/PS3/PSP/360/PC/Wii
1.1M
68%
October/Sports
EA/EA Canada/HB Studios

45. Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2
X360/PS3/PSP/PC
1.1M
86%
March/Shooter
Ubisoft/Ubisoft Montreal

44. The Orange Box
X360/PS3/PC
1.1M
96%
October/Shooter
EA/Valve

43. Flash Focus: Vision Training in Minutes a Day
DS Exclusive
1.1M
59%
October/Other
Nintendo/Namco Bandai

42. TMNT
PS2/GBA/DS/GC/Wii/PC/PSP/X360
1.2M
61%
March/License
Ubisoft/Ubisoft Montreal

41. Mario Strikers: Charged
Wii Exclusive
1.2M
79%
July/Sports
Nintendo/Next Level Games

40. High School Musical: Makin’ the Cut!
DS Exclusive
1.2M
66%
August/License
Disney Interactive/A2M

39. Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars
PC/X360
1.3M
85%
March/Other (Strategy)
EA/ EA LA

38. Thrillville: Off the Rails
PS2/PSP/PC/Wii/DS/X360
1.3M
70%
October/Other (Simulation)
LucasArts/Frontier

37. Singstar (all PS2 versions)
PS2 Exclusive
1.3M
78%
Various/Other (Music)
SCE/SCE Studios London

36. High School Musical: Sing It!
Wii/PS2
1.3M
64%
October/License
Disney Interactive/A2M

35. Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree
Wii Exclusive
1.3M
68%
June/Puzzle
Nintendo/Nintendo

34. Mass Effect
X360 Exclusive
1.4M
91%
November/RPG
Microsoft/BioWare

33. Shrek the Third
PS2/PSP/X360/PC/GBA/DS/Wii
1.4M
56%
May/License
Activision/Amaze (PS2/Wii/PSP), 7 Studios (360/PC), Vicarious Visions (GBA/DS)

32. Rock Band
X360/PS3/PS2
1.5M
93%
November/Other (Music)
MTV Games/Harmonix

31. Mario Party DS
DS Exclusive
1.5M
72%
November/Other (Party)
Nintendo/Hudson Soft

30. NCAA Football 08
PS2/PS2/XBX/X360
1.5M
83%
July/Sports
EA/EA Tiburon

29. BioShock
X360/PC
1.7M
96%
August/Shooter
2K Games/2K Boston

28. Super Paper Mario
Wii Exclusive
1.8M
85%
April/RPG
Nintendo/Intelligent Systems

27. LEGO Star Wars: Complete Saga
Wii/DS/PS3/X360
1.8M
80%
November/License
LucasArts/Traveller’s Tales

26. MySims
DS/Wii
1.8M
68%
September/Other (Simulation)
EA/Maxis

25. God of War II
PS2 Exclusive
1.8M
93%
March/Action
SCE/SCE Santa Monica

24. Ratatouille
DS/PS2/GC/PS3/WiiPC/GBA/X360/PSP/XBX
1.9M
64%
June/License
THQ/Heavy Iron

23. Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
DS Exclusive
1.9M
90%
October/Action
Nintendo/Nintendo

22. Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix
Wii/DS/GBA/X360/PS2/PS3/PSP/PC
2M
68%
June/License
EA/EA UK

21. Guitar Hero IIX360 (other versions came out earlier and are not counted here)
2M
92%
April/Other (Music)
Activision/Harmonix

20. Forza Motorsport 2
X360 Exclusive
2.1M
90%
May/Racing
Microsoft/Turn 10 Studios

19. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End
PS2/PS3/PSP/X360/PC/Wii/DS
2.2M
54%
May/License
Disney Interactive/Amaze (DS), Eurocom (All Others)

18. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08
Wii/DS/X360/PS2/PS3/PSP/PC
2.3M
72%
August/Sports
EA/EA Tiburon

17. Mario Party 8
Wii Exclusive
3M
62%
May/Other (Party)
Nintendo/Hudson Soft

16. Transformers: The Game
PS2/PS3/PSP/DS/Wii/X360
3.3M
56%
June/License
Activision/Vicarious Visions (DS), Traveller’s Tales (All others)

15. Spider-Man 3
PS2/PS3/PSP/X360/Wii/DS/GBA
3.4M
50%
May/License
Activision/Treyarch (PS3/X360), Beenox (PC), Vicarious Visions (All others)

14. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
Wii/DS
3.4M
67%
November/Sports
Sega/Sega

13. WWE Smackdown Vs Raw 2008
PS2/PS3/PSP/X360/DS/Wii
3.5M
71%
November/License
THQ/Amaze (DS), Yuke’s (All others)

12. Pro Evolution Soccer 2008
PS2/PS3/PSP/X360/DS/Wii/PC
3.8M
82%
November/Sports
Konami/Konami

11. The Simpsons Game
PS2/PS3/PSP/X360/Wii/DS
3.9M
68%
October/License
EA/Rebellion (PS2/PSP/Wii), EA Redwood Shores (PS3/360/DS)

10. Brain Age 2: More Brain Training in Minutes a Day
DS Exclusive
4M
77%
August/Other
Nintendo/Nintendo

9. Super Mario Galaxy
Wii Exclusive
4.1M
97%
November/Action
Nintendo/Nintendo

8. Assassin’s Creed
X360/PS3
4.9M
81%
November/Action
Ubisoft/Ubisoft Montreal

7. Pokemon Diamond/Pearl
DS Exclusive
5M
85%
April/RPG
Nintendo/Game Freak

6. Need for Speed: ProStreet
PS2/PS3/PSP/X360/Wii/DS/PC
5.4M
62%
November/Racing
EA/EA Black Box

5. Madden NFL 08
PS2/PS3/PSP/X360/Wii/GC/DS/PC/XBX
5.7M
78%
August/Sports
EA/EA Tiburon

4. FIFA Soccer 08
PS2/PS3/PSP/X360/Wii/DS/PC
5.7M
83%October/Sports
EA/EA Canada

3. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
PS2/PS3/X360/Wii/PC
7.5M
82%
October/Other (Music)
Activision/Neversoft

2. Halo 3
X360 Exclusive
8M
94%
September/Shooter
Microsoft/Bungie

1. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
X360/PS3/PC/DS
8.3M
94%
November/Shooter
Activision/Infinity Wars (X360/PS3/PC), n-Space (DS)

Source - Next Generation


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