Grand Theft Auto IV Tearing up UK Sales Charts
Can't keep it on the shelves.
Published: May 1, 2008
Well, the UK charts are happy with their Grand Theft Auto IV sales. And why wouldn't they be? The game shifted 609,000 units on day one between the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 according to the Entertainment Leisure Software Publishers Association, which beat out the previous record holder, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. That game moved 501,000 units on day one, which is still nothing to sneeze at.
“The scale of GTA’s day one sales are phenomenal and reflect a vibrant market which continues to grow. Gamers are from all age groups and demographics with estimates putting the total number of people in the UK who enjoy games at over 20 million,” said ELSPA managing director, Mike Rawlinson.
The fact remains that Grand Theft Auto IV is a monster of a release and probably the biggest one we'll see this generation. The PlayStation 3 version of Grand Theft Auto IV sold 274,000 units alone, completely eclipsing the previous record holder, Sony's own Gran Turismo 5: Prologue, which sold 80,000 on day one.
What can Rockstar say? They make good games and the numbers reflect that.
“The scale of GTA’s day one sales are phenomenal and reflect a vibrant market which continues to grow. Gamers are from all age groups and demographics with estimates putting the total number of people in the UK who enjoy games at over 20 million,” said ELSPA managing director, Mike Rawlinson.
The fact remains that Grand Theft Auto IV is a monster of a release and probably the biggest one we'll see this generation. The PlayStation 3 version of Grand Theft Auto IV sold 274,000 units alone, completely eclipsing the previous record holder, Sony's own Gran Turismo 5: Prologue, which sold 80,000 on day one.
What can Rockstar say? They make good games and the numbers reflect that.