Gran Turismo 3 Tops Famitsu Charts
GT3's first few days are enough to put it over the top in Japan.
Published: May 4, 2001
In just it's first few days, Sony's and Polyphony Digital's Playstation 2 uber-racer Gran Turismo 3 has taken over the number one spot in the Land of the Rising Sun according to Famitsu Weekly with just over 468,000 copies sold. Here's the full list:[blockquote]For the week of April 23 - April 29
rank/title/publisher/console/copies sold for the week/total copies sold
1. Gran Turismo 3 A-Spec / Sony / PS2 / 468,391 / 468,391
2. From TV Animation: One Piece Birth of the Pirate Dream / Banpresto / GB / 91,567 / 91,567
3. Hamster Tarou 2 / Nintendo / GB / 48,208 / 134,572
4. Super Mario Advance / Nintendo / GBA / 32,346 / 456,376
5. Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Mysterious Key of Martha: Iru's Adventure / Enix / GB / 31,065 / 199,669
6. From TV Animation: One Piece Ground Battle / Bandai / PS / 27,000 / 249,854
7. Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Mysterious Key of Martha: Ruka's Journey / Enix / GB / 24,030 / 969,323
8. F-Zero for GameBoy Advance / Nintendo / GBA / 18,677 / 237,254
9. Bomberman Story / Hudson / GBA / 18,072 / 18,072 4
10. Armored Core 2: Another Age / From Software / PS2 / 17,559 / 146,073[/blockquote]Expect GT3 to dominate for a good while. Looking down the pipeline a bit, the only title that may be able to knock GT3 off it's perch is Dark Cloud, also published by Sony.
rank/title/publisher/console/copies sold for the week/total copies sold
1. Gran Turismo 3 A-Spec / Sony / PS2 / 468,391 / 468,391
2. From TV Animation: One Piece Birth of the Pirate Dream / Banpresto / GB / 91,567 / 91,567
3. Hamster Tarou 2 / Nintendo / GB / 48,208 / 134,572
4. Super Mario Advance / Nintendo / GBA / 32,346 / 456,376
5. Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Mysterious Key of Martha: Iru's Adventure / Enix / GB / 31,065 / 199,669
6. From TV Animation: One Piece Ground Battle / Bandai / PS / 27,000 / 249,854
7. Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Mysterious Key of Martha: Ruka's Journey / Enix / GB / 24,030 / 969,323
8. F-Zero for GameBoy Advance / Nintendo / GBA / 18,677 / 237,254
9. Bomberman Story / Hudson / GBA / 18,072 / 18,072 4
10. Armored Core 2: Another Age / From Software / PS2 / 17,559 / 146,073[/blockquote]Expect GT3 to dominate for a good while. Looking down the pipeline a bit, the only title that may be able to knock GT3 off it's perch is Dark Cloud, also published by Sony.
