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[RespectThySole]

So I am to understand that GTA V is now the second-best selling title of all time right after Wii Sports?

Minecraft is still very far ahead. Of course GTA V has a higher retail price though.

 

[Piggus]

Well deserved. A truly amazing game.

 

[AmyS]

The road to 50 million is a very short one.

When PC sales are tallied up a number of months after its release combined with continued last gen and current gen sales, more records broken.

Hopefully new Red Dead game in 2016. PS4 / Xbox One / PC only.

GTA 6 could easily be cross gen during 2018 ~ 2020 on PS4 / Xbox One and Xbox Two / PS5, and PC.

 

[Triggerhappytel]

Not surprising. I can see this game easily selling over 50 million copies within the next 12-18 months. It's a goddamn juggernaut, and the best part is that R* North and T2 completely deserve this success. I hope everyone in the development team gets a fat bonus, because they absolutely ought to.

 

[orochi91]

It's shipped though, not sold.

There are probably millions of PS4/PS3/XB1/X360 copies sitting on shelves world wide.

 

[Floridian]

Release the 2nd highest rated game of 7th generation and 1st currently 8th gen* along with those sales. Rockstar stays winning.

 

[Mortemis]

10 million current gen.

Jesus fuck.

 

[metalslimer]

Record on consoles will probably not be broken anytime soon (not counting Wii Sports). The game will probably ship another 10 million by the time GTA6 comes out. It's pretty fucking amazing how Rockstar managed to double the sales of an already massive series.

 

[Phediuk]

Rockstar embarrassing the competition.

 

[Mass_Pincup]

No way it sold more than CoD. Great numbers though.

10 mil only on next gen? Yeah I don't think COD did better.

 

[NullPointer]

 

[cw_sasuke]

Holy Cow !!. So much for console gaming is dead - Rockstar is on a whole other level !!

 

[vinnygambini]

So I am to understand that GTA V is now the second-best selling title of all time right after Wii Sports?

Do Tetris & Minecraft not count? Or are we just speaking through retail sales?

It's 10 million shipped not sold through

Nintendo also offers shipped #'s and on rare occasions Activision too as oppose to sell-through on their quarterly reports. It gives us an idea nonetheless, impressive feat.

 

[hitme]

Heist going to get delayed again. Gotta have time to go on a shopping spree.

 

[lord]

So I am to understand that GTA V is now the second-best selling title of all time right after Wii Sports?

Seems to be the second highest selling unbundled game after Minecraft, if this data is to be believed

Developing new games is the big challenge. About 27 million of Minecraft’s paying users are on mobile devices, 17 million on desktops and laptops, and 16 million on gaming consoles such as Microsoft’s Xbox. However, Mr Bui, who confesses that he doesn’t play Minecraft much himself, says gaming is not moving inexorably on to phones and tablets.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/b...uilt-to-last-the-minecraft-model-9788669.html

 

[Quentyn]

The conference call has just started. You can listen here.

 

[Phoenician_Viking]

45 million copies sold for one game is insane. Incredibly profitable game.

 

[RespectThySole]

10 mil only on next gen? Yeah I don't think COD did better.

Shipped is the key word

 

[lord]

Do Tetris & Minecraft not count? Or are we just speaking through retail sales?

Does tetris count? It has had a bunch of different version by several companies. It's comparable but I don't know...

 

[metalslimer]

Do Tetris & Minecraft not count? Or are we just speaking through retail sales?

How much has Minecraft and Tetris sold combined SKUs?

 

[MikeE21286]

Absolutely astounding GTAV numbers

 

[Mory Dunz]

Record on consoles will probably not be broken anytime soon (not counting Wii Sports). The game will probably ship another 10 million by the time GTA6 comes out. It's pretty fucking amazing how Rockstar managed to double the sales of an already massive series.

So is this the record then? I was a little confused by your post.

 

[Ricky_R]

I think 10 million for next gen is quite enough to serve some crow.

 

[Wind's Howling]

10 million current-gen sold.

Wow. I'll admit I'm part of the problem here.

Ditto.

 

[metalslimer]

So is this the record then? I was a little confused by your post.

For consoles, certainly.

 

[Kosma]

It's shipped though, not sold.

There are probably millions of PS4/PS3/XB1/X360 copies sitting on shelves world wide.

Just wanted to say this, I see 10 plus copies in every other shop

 

[Mory Dunz]

I think 10 million for next gen is quite enough to serve some crow.

Wait...people said it wouldn't sell or something?

 

[Floridian]

Wait...people said it wouldn't sell or something?

I remember some people thinking that Halo MCC was going to outsell it.

 

[QaaQer]

Wait...people said it wouldn't sell or something?

oh yeah, so many people were saying gta was going to flop and take2 go out of business. You know, because open world games with shooting sell so poorly now.

 

[vinnygambini]

Does tetris count? It has had a bunch of different version by several companies. It's comparable but I don't know...

How much has Minecraft and Tetris sold combined SKUs?

Minecraft is confirmed to be at 60 million as of Nov 2014.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/analysis-and-features/built-to-last-the-minecraft-model-9788669.html

Tetris Gameboy-version sold 35 million. If one counts it's re-releases and so forth, the number is surely upwards than 45 million.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/5460283/Computer-game-Tetris-celebrates-25-years.html

Edit: Tetris paid mobile downloads reached 100 million too

http://www.ea.com/news/tetris-game-surpasses-100-million-mobile-downloads

 

[QaaQer]

I remember some people thinking that Halo MCC was going to outsell it.

Ballte of 'next gen' remasters, not gtav total sell through.

 

[NoctisVsStar]

I remember some people thinking that Halo MCC was going to outsell it.

Blasphemous

 

[Megasoum]

So if that'S "Shipped"... Does that mean that it doesn't include digital sales?

 

[Mass_Pincup]

Shipped is the key word

Missed it, you might be right then.

How much has Minecraft and Tetris sold combined SKUs?

Tetris is a bit tricky since there's so many publisher and a F2P version but Minecraft sold 54 millions as of June 25th.

Source: http://www.gamespot.com/articles/minecraft-console-sales-pass-pc-series-nears-54-million-copies-sold/1100-6420724/

 

[RespectThySole]

Minecraft is confirmed to be at 60 million as of Nov 2014.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/analysis-and-features/built-to-last-the-minecraft-model-9788669.html

Tetris Gameboy-version sold 35 million. If one counts it's re-releases and so forth, the number is surely upwards than 45 million.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/5460283/Computer-game-Tetris-celebrates-25-years.html

Tetris is at 100 million including all versions

 

[IcyRhythms]

GTA sales are insane. Nobody should be surprised, though. Red Dead Redemption sequel will do 15-20M this generation. Count on it.

 

[Floridian]

Ballte of 'next gen' remasters, not gtav total sell through.

obviously not total, but the current gen release

 

[KuwabaraTheMan]

So if that'S "Shipped"... Does that mean that it doesn't include digital sales?

Should be shipped retail copies plus all download sales.

 

[Nikodemos]

Minecraft is confirmed to be at 60 million as of Nov 2014.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/analysis-and-features/built-to-last-the-minecraft-model-9788669.html

Money well-spent by Microsoft.

Tetris Gameboy-version sold 35 million. If one counts it's re-releases and so forth, the number is surely upwards than 45 million.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/5460283/Computer-game-Tetris-celebrates-25-years.html

I wonder what the numbers would be if one were to add all semi-official versions sold before Pajitnov recovered the licence. EDIT: ninja'd.

 

[Alo81]

So if that'S "Shipped"... Does that mean that it doesn't include digital sales?

Oh god.

 

[Nirolak]

what does it mean fiscal year 2016 for Battleborn ?

April 2015 - March 2016

 

[Turkoop]

April 2015 - March 2016

Thanks
But this means no R* game for holiday

 

[Net_Wrecker]

Insane sales. I don't even understand why this one is so much bigger than the previous games. It jumped past GTAIV in just over a year, which actually sold less than San Andreas almost making it seem like GTA would top out at ~30 million. Just crazy.

 

[EGM1966]

Would love to know current gen split.

I have to say every time I've tried GTA up to 4 I've disliked it but I decided to give it another shot and really enjoyed GTA 5 so I'm happy to contribute to the next gen total.

 

[JackLongRod]

45 million is straight fucking BEASTMODE

 

[kurahador]

No wonder everyone is doing open world games now.

 

[Anarckhy]

Truly amazed at the results! Rockstar can still score more when the PC version releases.

 

[barit]

I told ya. Not under 10m. And this without PC. Crazy

 

[QaaQer]

GTA sales are insane. Nobody should be surprised, though. Red Dead Redemption sequel will do 15-20M this generation. Count on it.

hope they don't populate that game with dipshit narcisissts.

 

[KePoW]

Goodness, 10M alone just on XB1/PS4?

that is krazy