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DS　グランド・セフト・オートチャイナタウンウォーズ

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Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars (DS)

Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars (DS) > Opinions (333)

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	Sheershaw posted 12/04/2009, 03:31 What do you mean it won't sell amillion?It's been out 3 weeks and its a third of the way there. It'll hit a million by June. Message \| Report
	xxxvitoxxx posted 12/04/2009, 01:31 atleast many games sold a million wich this game at the moment doesnt look like it will Message \| Report
	mandisc posted 11/04/2009, 02:30 that's a good point vas-y Message \| Report
	Vas-y posted 11/04/2009, 10:39 Such a good argument, really!!1 Because on PS2 nearly every game flopped (with such a high install base). Message \| Report
	xxxvitoxxx posted 11/04/2009, 08:18 with an install base of 100million sadly it is a flop =( Message \| Report
	SaviorX posted 11/04/2009, 01:41 365k after a month doesn't sound like a flop to me. Just because it didn't sell like the others YET doesn't mean it is a failure. Message \| Report
	waron posted 10/04/2009, 07:45 mikemill get yourself a girlfriend or try to get laid, seriously. GTA:CW not selling well? considering that it is second best selling 3rd party ds game(after guitar hero) in EU/US and current sales of this game i can assure you that chinatown wars not only will surpass VCS on psp but probably LCS as well. till the end of this year sales of this game won't go under 50k so we should see at least 1.8-2mln this year. about ds being for kids - well in my country kids playing on handhelds are playing mostly on psp(cause shiny shiny graphics) while the only one playing on ds are mostly gaming nerds(like me). that's why GTA games sold so well on psp cause its audience is mostly 12-16 kids. Message \| Report
	SaviorX posted 10/04/2009, 04:47 The legs of this game should have never been called into question. Message \| Report
	wonphi posted 10/04/2009, 04:41 for an M rated DS game, this is selling pretty darn well. Message \| Report
	Hisiru posted 10/04/2009, 03:14 guys, the DSi was launched, the world have the crisis, and bla bla bla. Now, unfortunately is not a time to Chinatown Wars and Madworld, but will be better soon :). The people are buying the DSi or are having complications with the crisis Message \| Report
	Kenology posted 10/04/2009, 01:23 Adjusted up! And looking like it'll have some nice legs! Message \| Report
	Chrizum posted 10/04/2009, 01:16 It's over 320k in less than 3 full weeks. That's good no matter how you try to spin it. This game will be a million seller in no time, and will probably go on to 3 million, too. Message \| Report
	Phoenix_Wiight posted 10/04/2009, 01:02 adjusted up? nice. Message \| Report
	Gearbox posted 09/04/2009, 11:46 i dont think this will make the top 25 ds games. by these sales so far Message \| Report
	teknohick posted 09/04/2009, 11:20 i really hope mikemill is a troll, if not you really have no clue what your talking about (look up ds owner statistics) most of what you state is just game warz fodder, i will say however, the usage statistics for betty and beyonce material is actually pretty mature (women in their 30's), ugly betty actually has an older overall viewership then desperate housewives, the show dosent even pull in many views in the 18-25 demo there isn't much info on underwoods demo but it actually ended up more mature than you state (20-30 females). granted many copies of her first cd were bought by tweens/teens who are fans of american idol but typically that demo is fast fleeting, her base as been in 20 y/o women. k /rant over :D Message \| Report
	charts845 posted 09/04/2009, 06:30 Yeah, Liberty City Stories sold well. Vice City Stories flopped. LCS was released when GTA was at the heat of its popularity, where anything with that name would guaranteed sell millions. It's a totally different time. GTA:ChinaTown Wars will easily be profitable for the company. Message \| Report
	MonstaMack posted 09/04/2009, 12:31 That's nice. It's not like many PSP titles sold well anyways. I'm sure in the long run GTA will come closer to a million titles sold on the DS. Message \| Report
	mikemill posted 09/04/2009, 10:13 Come on you Nintendo fanboys, just be honest... this game is NOT selling well for a GTA game. And why? Because most (not all, but most) DS owners are little kids and girls (do I have to remind you all that Nintendo's core marketing strategy for the DS is commercials with Carrie Underwood, Ugly Betty and now Beyonce?) Liberty City stories for the PSP sold well over 700k copies it's first two weeks and went on to sell 5.7m to date. Chinatown Wars will not get anywhere near that number, sorry. Just be honest fellas, quit your denial about what the DS really is at it's core. Nintendo knows what it is, hence their marketing strategies with Carrie Underwood. Peace Message \| Report
	mandisc posted 08/04/2009, 09:10 I didn't compare its sales to Nintendogs to highlight the perceived demograph of the DS. I just remember that at the time it was believed that it simply would not work and would not sell. Years later and sales continue to go. DS owners do not seem to camp outside shops, pre-order or over react when it comes to games. They simply pick it up at their leisure. This game will continue to sell, you should have no doubt about it. On another note if you do not think that the DS is for "hardcore" gamers then maybe you should go sit alone in a room somewhere and think about what you just said. The term "Hardcore" is whatever each person perceives it to be, if that is your genuine belief then fair enough. I disagree and think that you will have a tough time explaining it to the masses. Message \| Report
	smac posted 08/04/2009, 07:38 I think we should be comparing these sales to portable GTA games like LCS, VCS, GTA Advance, etc & not the PS2/PS3 & 360 versions. Not really a fair comparision. Message \| Report
	drakesfortune posted 08/04/2009, 02:56 @ taco, 240k is respectable for most franchises, but for GTA, it's a terrible number. After 3 weeks. That's what everyone is talking about. Everyone saying that it'll show us all when it hits a million, if this only sells a million, that'll make it the worst selling GTA game ever. I sure hope it sells more than that. Message \| Report
	Tac0 posted 08/04/2009, 12:38 What the hell is wrong with those guys who say this game isn't doing well? It sold more than 240.000 copies in three weeks, without the american sales for the third week. Believe it or not, 240k is a high number. Message \| Report
	BengaBenga posted 08/04/2009, 12:32 @mikemill: you apparently don't have a clue what a hardcore gamer is, because real hardcore gamer would sure as hell have a DS. The fact is that the DS is for everyone. That includes kids, teens, young professionals, mothers etc. But you will be another victim of my amazing crow eating thread later in the year. Message \| Report
	dark_gh0st_b0y posted 08/04/2009, 12:15 it will outsell PSP versions, but will take some time Message \| Report
	Phoenix_Wiight posted 08/04/2009, 02:48 people, like the post below me, are stupid. they grab at every little thing they can to make it look like another console sucks. seriously, just wait. it doesn't matter if gta sells more on the psp week one. this can very well outsell the psp one. different consoles work different ways. Message \| Report
	mikemill posted 07/04/2009, 10:42 @ mandisc The fact that you just compared a GTA games hopes to that of Nintendogs summarizes the entire problem with the DS... it's a kid's toy! Let's be real, the DS is not a platform for hardcore gamers Message \| Report
	mikemill posted 07/04/2009, 09:56 Wow. Nintendo proves once again that games for a "hardcore audience" don't sell very good on their platform. We all know why - 95% of DS owners are little kids and chicks (hence the Carrie Underwood commercials). By comparison, Liberty City stories sold over 700k it's first 2 weeks with less than half the install base of the DS. LOL Message \| Report
	mandisc posted 07/04/2009, 06:54 Why is that hardly anyone on here has any patience? Just because it hasn't sold a million instantly doesn't necessarily suggest that it will not continue to sell and surpass expectations in the long run. Anyone remember Nintendogs.... Message \| Report
	BoneArk posted 07/04/2009, 04:50 Three of my friends bought the DSi and all of them bought this game with it. I knew the DSi will help boost sales for GTA: Chinatown Wars. Message \| Report
	ClaudeLv250 posted 07/04/2009, 09:07 ROFFLE. I surely hope someone makes the crow eating thread when this passes a million. Message \| Report
	loadedstatement posted 07/04/2009, 06:44 Very fun game. Don't knock it until you try it. Message \| Report
	CONMAN15 posted 06/04/2009, 06:47 you have to be kidding yourself if you think this wont sell 1 million copies. 2 million easily. remember this is a DS game. Message \| Report
	akuma587 posted 06/04/2009, 06:32 This is a flop with this kind of brand recognition on a system with over 100 million installed userbase. Message \| Report
	BengaBenga posted 06/04/2009, 02:15 lol@the haters. It's #4 in the UK this week. @kersed: Are you nuts? This will make 2 million easily. Message \| Report
	cacafina posted 06/04/2009, 06:02 @kersed3 wanna bet? Message \| Report
	Sherlock99 posted 06/04/2009, 05:51 Fun game Message \| Report
	primogen18 posted 06/04/2009, 02:30 wow week 2 and people are talking about long term sales? its still going strong. Message \| Report
	kersed3 posted 06/04/2009, 01:54 Acctually Vice City Stories kills this game. Vice City Stories is nearing 3 mill sold. This may get 0.5m - 0.95 m sales, dont think 1 mill though. Message \| Report
	DavidValbu posted 05/04/2009, 03:10 This game will get a boost in sales due to the launching of Nintendo DSi. Message \| Report
	Samus Aran posted 05/04/2009, 03:03 This game is selling a lot better so far then vice city stories on the psp. What's everyone bitching about this game bombing then? This game can sell 2M+ Message \| Report
	mandisc posted 05/04/2009, 01:32 I have no worries about this. It will continue to sell at a steady pace and will be hitting the millions before you know it Message \| Report
	cody6695 posted 04/04/2009, 01:47 This game will have big legs Message \| Report
	mjc2021 posted 04/04/2009, 08:47 Well this game isn't a flop... but GTA typically gets much better sales on consoles that have sold much less units. Perhaps if it was a third person game it would have received more interest. Message \| Report
	RooF posted 04/04/2009, 06:13 the game is great. Its simple. Ppl dont have money :) Message \| Report
	Phoenix_Wiight posted 03/04/2009, 05:00 theres tons of really cheap bootlegs on ebay, sot hat might be making the sales kinda bad. either way, thisll go to sell atleast 1mil Message \| Report
	cacafina posted 03/04/2009, 04:49 jaja Message \| Report
	SmokedHostage posted 03/04/2009, 04:48 I bet this game has a high piracy rate.. Message \| Report
	cacafina posted 03/04/2009, 03:23 someone wants to bet that this game will sell 3 million? Message \| Report
	teknohick posted 03/04/2009, 10:36 the game has done better than vice city in its first two comparable weeks. @drakesfortune From GTA CTW, to Madword, to Deadly Creatures, these games just don't sell well on any Nintendo platform. - gta on ds hasn't bombed, madworld and deadly creatures aren't good enough reasons for your argument; one is a beat em' up, a genre thats been dead since... 1995? plus its niche, people put way too much expectations on the title. im not a casual gamer but i have no interest in buying madworld... its just too juvenile seeming and beat em ups aren't my thing deadly creatures needs advertising and a price drop, its a short game for 50 bucks. its also somewhat of a odd game... without marketing its a odd concept to sell to consumers just based on face value. its also not a title you would see many "hardcore" gamers per say pick up. using these two games as evidence that the wii market is this or that is pretty anecdotal, we dont have enough high budget "mature" games on wii to really have a consensuses of the system Message \| Report
	cacafina posted 03/04/2009, 04:11 @drakesfortune youre crearly an ignorant the DS ius by far the richiest in catlog for hardcore and non hardcore gamers. "they completely ignore hardcore 3rd party titles on those systems." LOL ever heard of dragon quest, final fantasy etc. Tell me of those games of 360 how many are shooters what only like 2 no right, with all the respect you sound like and nintendo-hater and a xbox/PS-fanboy. But well its your opinion.... Message \| Report
	Sherlock99 posted 03/04/2009, 03:18 2 months from now gta sales will be close to 2 million worldwide Message \| Report
	SaviorX posted 03/04/2009, 02:35 How can anyone call this a flop? It is a success in its own right. Message \| Report
	Ismailxp posted 02/04/2009, 10:23 Its like a FLOPpy disk Message \| Report
	outlawauron posted 02/04/2009, 08:38 That's a rather large drop! Worse than LCS drop. Message \| Report
	waron posted 02/04/2009, 07:58 @drakesfortune, you clearly don't know anything about ds/wii. let's start with the fact that ds games are reviewed much more harsh compared to games on ps360. give reviewers generic 5-6h long fps/action game with shiny shiny visuals on ps360 and it's already above 80/100. do the same with ds game and it's down to 60/100. how many x360 games with those great scores are just same fps/action/racing games with different brands on the cover? 80%? Message \| Report
	drakesfortune posted 02/04/2009, 07:37 @Intro, First, I am not against this game, I WILL be buying it soon. I'm currently finishing up Lost and Damned, and then I may pick up CTown Wars. So I'm not against the game, I'm just speaking truth, as I see it as a "hardcore" gamer. But, you can't be serious about there being better titles on DS. Empirically speaking, just go check Metacritic to see what the critics think. There are 21 Xbox 360 games with a rating of 90 or higher on Metacritic. There 5 DS games with a rating of 90 or higher. That's over 4 to 1 in favor of 360, and those are the cream of the crop, best of breed titles both systems have to offer. The DS's number 2 rated titles is a port of a SNES game. That says a lot, to me. There are 39 XBox 360 titles rated between 89 and 85. There are 24 DS games rated between 89 and 85. I'm sure that the DS has 5:1 over the 360 when it comes to ratings of 50 or under, but I'm not going to bother counting them. So your analysis makes NO sense, with regard to install base, and quality releases. Clearly there's vastly more quality on PS3 and 360, and yet it still sold gangbusters on those platforms. Further, let's be honest, a good chunk of the DS's library at the top of those metacritic charts are either ports of older games, remakes of older games, or in the case of Animal Crossing and Mario Kart, are so similar to games that Nintendo already released under those names as to make them nearly indistinguishable. The fact is, the hardcore gaming market is not buying Nintendo consoles, or if they are, they're only buying Nintendo published games, and they completely ignore hardcore 3rd party titles on those systems. From GTA CTW, to Madword, to Deadly Creatures, these games just don't sell well on any Nintendo platform. Message \| Report
	Sapphire posted 01/04/2009, 10:09 The contender Game of The Year for DS in 2009 it will still sell untul the end of year Message \| Report
	SaviorX posted 01/04/2009, 09:46 Good 2nd week sales in Others. America may have around 40k this week. Message \| Report
	BengaBenga posted 01/04/2009, 06:38 Holy F this game is awesome! Everyone that loves GTA III will love this, it's really oldschool GTA. Message \| Report
	coonana posted 01/04/2009, 06:35 if this sells bad I am gonna be pissed! Message \| Report
	Chrizum posted 01/04/2009, 02:52 Adjusted down and big drop in Others, just like MadWorld. Doesn't look good. Message \| Report
	intro94 posted 01/04/2009, 12:48 finally drakess,i suggest you play it.Personally, im having a better, more dynamic time with it than with GT4, the game is huge and well implemented, while it also looks well. As weird as it sounds, like many people, i can say this is among best gt ever.About people buying 200k+ on PSP, let me tell you something, at that date,we were STARVED for a decent game.I got a psp and i know what i mean.On my ds, i simply cant afford to buy all I want when its released. Message \| Report
	intro94 posted 01/04/2009, 12:42 furthermore, on its first week, due to the massive advertisement, GT4 sold more than MK DS or MK wii.Eventually both MKDS AND MKWII outsold strongly GT4.Never let a first week missled you.Im not saying GT CW will be the next MK, but scaling it down, it will be quite profitable.If you think that it wasnt the best choice, think about it, its Grand theft auto and its portable.And portable on the most popular portatile console on the world, the DS.if you ask me, the market is huge.I agree, we could GT it on Wii as well,another market,but time will tell. Message \| Report
	intro94 posted 01/04/2009, 12:35 @drakesfortune Yes drakes, but you gotta understand that the availiable good titles for DS owners at a time is 4 or 5 times larger than the one for 360 owners.As such, while it was crystal clear that GT4 had to be insta bought, DS owners had a much harder time chosing it over the other choices.Is also noticing that 360 owners are quick buyers, while the DS are also steady.Take MK DS for instance, which beat GT4 in sales,but it was over time.If GT CH sells 4 mils over 2 years i wouldnt be surprised.Thats nearly as succesful as the "large" franchise. Message \| Report
	Slavedemonxi posted 31/03/2009, 06:21 It'll sell a lot eventually. I was skeptical of the game at first, but it looks like a lot of fun. Message \| Report
	Trent posted 31/03/2009, 06:09 not a good 1st week Message \| Report
	NintendoMan posted 30/03/2009, 10:51 One of my fave DS games, it will certainly sell 1 million. Will it sell 2 and, most importantly - will it blend? Message \| Report
	mangapicture posted 30/03/2009, 08:03 come back in a few weeks. It's going to be sold at least a million copies. Message \| Report
	oliist posted 30/03/2009, 06:49 Eatin boiled crow in the coming months is all I have to say to the ignorants. Message \| Report
	drakesfortune posted 30/03/2009, 06:16 @chizrum I say not a great start because you have to compare it to other GTA's. GTA4 PS3 did 1.2 million on week one in others. GTA4 360 did 1.02 million on week one in others. So 2.22 million on both platforms on week one in others. GTA LCS on PSP did 248k in others on week one with a MUCH tinier install base. So when Rockstar looks at where to put their GTA effort, it's clear that the DS is probably the worst place to put their effort. They'd be better of doing San Andreas 2 on Wii (I'd buy a Wii for that). That said, I'll be buying this game soon, so I'm not being hard on it. I look forward to playing it, I just think the from Rockstar's perspective, they can make more money on the PSP, 360/PS3, or Wii than they can on DS. It's too bad, but I think that's just the way it is. This game will still go on to sell at least 2 million though, so it's not a failure, it's just not as good as it would be on any other platform. Message \| Report
	cacafina posted 30/03/2009, 03:09 this will eventually sell 3 or 5 million i havent got my copy yet but ive tried it and it is the best ds game ive played (sorry FF3 this one beat you) Message \| Report
	L.C.E.C. posted 30/03/2009, 04:46 lolz @ everyone who said this would flop... Message \| Report
	Arius Dion posted 30/03/2009, 04:17 Claude; That is what would be considered a "check mate" One of the biggest tp openings of a DS game..very interesting, I would not be the least bit surprised if this outsold the psp versions of gta. Message \| Report
	Naum posted 29/03/2009, 07:40 and BTW this game have only 1 "other" sales abd 4 days of "NA" sales so no it's not full week sales BladeOfGod. Message \| Report
	Naum posted 29/03/2009, 07:38 "Hardcore" boys only see first week sales and they will always do that. Message \| Report
	sparkit34 posted 29/03/2009, 03:00 I don't think some people realize that this is one of the biggest TP openings on a DS ever. Message \| Report
	madmaniac posted 29/03/2009, 02:19 @BladeOfGod You obviously don't know anything about sale paterns on nintendo systems and sony systems Message \| Report
	BladeOfGod posted 29/03/2009, 01:55 LOL, GTA Liberety City stories sold more in 3 hours than GTA China Wars did in entire week Message \| Report
	Naum posted 29/03/2009, 12:37 Wonder how much this game need to sell to break even, can't be much anyway. Message \| Report
	ClaudeLv250 posted 29/03/2009, 12:15 @mjc2021 Well first of all, this is a DS game so I'm not sure where the Wii comes into the equation. Second, the argument always has been "3rd party games don't sell on nintendo consoles." It was said about the DS and it was said about Wii. Party games is goal post moving; it was a qualifier added after the initial argument was debunked. Speaking of which, the party game argument is a dead horse itself, having been debunked ages ago with actual sales. It's not 2007 anymore. Not only that, but M rated games aren't the opposite of party games, and one does not need to sell exclusively over the other as the PS2 proved, and a philosophy the Wii has kept. Complaining about the amount of high selling M rated Wii titles doesn't even make sense, it's not like there's an abundance of them on the Wii to begin with. I can only think of seven, if you can come up with more that would be great, but saying that "only" 4 of the 7 titles sold a lot (2 of which have been recently released) does not sound as bad as you'd like it to. Not only that but it makes a hole in your assertion that it's "a big problem for 3rd parties." It can't be that big of a problem if no one is making them, and dismissing established franchises defeats your own argument because if the Wii could not sell M rated games, you would not have to dismiss the ones that have sold in the first place. Message \| Report
	mjc2021 posted 29/03/2009, 07:33 @ MS10 "people say third party games don't sell on nintendo systems." No, people say only PARTY games sell on the Wii. A big problem 3rd party developers have with the Wii is M rated games don't sell particularly well. In the Top 100 selling Wii games there are only 4 M rated games I believe. And those M rated games come from already successful franchises. Message \| Report
	MS10 posted 29/03/2009, 12:02 people say third party games don't sell on nintendo systems.but ps3 has 29 million sellers! wii has 47 million sellers and 29 of them are 3rd party and most of them are core games! if u don't believe me look it up! and ds has like 70 million sellers with alot from 3rd partys. i think its funny wii's 3rd party million sellers are the same as ps3's total millions sellers! so the point is 3rd partys do good on nintendo systems as long as the games are good i think 140,000 in two major territory is good. alot of people don't even know gta is on ds and when they see it in person how good it looks and how great it plays it will move units! and gta does good in japan so a new version on a ds should be a hit i say atleast 2 million by the end of the year! Message \| Report
	mjc2021 posted 28/03/2009, 10:04 @ BengaBenga You're assuming the sales will be steady. Its a flooded market now, I don't think that'll continue to happen. Message \| Report
	typicalgamer posted 28/03/2009, 09:53 GTA with touchscreen. Played way too many of them to actually make this one fun. Message \| Report
	NicholasCage posted 28/03/2009, 08:35 Too bad, Nintendo DS has the R4, which most people use to get games. Message \| Report
	sabby_e17 posted 28/03/2009, 02:05 I want this game so bad. Message \| Report
	BengaBenga posted 27/03/2009, 11:40 mjc: you're gonna eat some crow for sure. It must be clear by now that DS (and also Wii) games have a much different sales trajectory that's less frontloaded. Will receive the game tomorrow. Can't wait. Message \| Report
	mandisc posted 27/03/2009, 09:46 AOK games I had a similar thing happen. I have been freaking out about this game for ages now but my friend was not at all interested. I handed over to him and 2 minutes later he handed it back and said "take me to Tesco NOW" lol. Another happy gamer Message \| Report
	mangapicture posted 27/03/2009, 08:47 They didn't promote it at all. Only reason I bought this, is because I saw some reviews two days before it came. Before that, never heard of it... Message \| Report
	Sheershaw posted 27/03/2009, 08:13 AOK, Rockstar did a lot to promote this game. ANd besides, throwing advertising at a game doesn't make it successful. Message \| Report
	AOK Games posted 27/03/2009, 07:39 "As usual a M rated game on a Nintendo console is a waste of time." Yes, because World at War Wii totally did not sell a million copies. o wait Rockstar did very little to promote this game, but with it becoming the highest rated DS game, word of mouth will give it tremendous legs. I already showed it to two of my friends, they played it for two minutes, and they said they'd buy it. Message \| Report
	PSwii60 posted 27/03/2009, 05:03 never cared for GTA much. though i've owned all their games on PS2, mainly for my ex at the time, but this game i have to admit is awesome. stylus is a great addition Message \| Report
	mjc2021 posted 27/03/2009, 12:44 Liberty City Stories - Week 1 - 452,694 As usual a M rated game on a Nintendo console is a waste of time. "Take-Two: We're The Right Company For M-Rated DS, Wii Games" Message \| Report
	Araknie87 posted 27/03/2009, 09:21 Tried it, it's a great game, better than the GTAIV without the expansions. So much fun with the stilo. Message \| Report
	elzumo posted 27/03/2009, 07:29 I still need to pick this up... Message \| Report
	dark_gh0st_b0y posted 27/03/2009, 06:07 nice launch, it will have huge legs Message \| Report
	EssosDeeos posted 27/03/2009, 01:45 with the pro post - the game is superb. Message \| Report
	coolestguyever posted 27/03/2009, 01:31 pretty lousy first week sales considering 100 million userbase for one of the most popular franchises there is. Message \| Report
	supermario128 posted 27/03/2009, 12:05 Got it today, pretty good so far! Message \| Report
	coonana posted 26/03/2009, 11:52 @Myviewing Look at the day it came out. The 17 and it usually takes 1 day later for retailers to put it on shelves. Thats 3 days... Message \| Report
	Gilgamesh posted 26/03/2009, 10:36 Expected sales Message \| Report
	Myviewing posted 26/03/2009, 10:34 Hm, not as big of an opening as I thought it would be. Ah well, it'll at least hit 5 million someday. I'll be gettting this sometime after Moon. Message \| Report
	thanny posted 26/03/2009, 10:00 im amazed with the effort that went into this game. Message \| Report
	Riot Of The Blood posted 26/03/2009, 09:43 This game actually looks good. I might pick up GTAIV since it's so cheap. Message \| Report
	supermario128 posted 25/03/2009, 04:50 I'll get it soon! Message \| Report
	puffy posted 25/03/2009, 01:48 For those of you with a DS, are old enough and like good games, this is easily the best game I've played on my DS. Do yourself a favour and buy it! Message \| Report
	mandisc posted 24/03/2009, 05:29 This is amazing. Simple really. Buy this! Message \| Report
	Derixs posted 24/03/2009, 05:10 have played this game everyday since release day. Yes drug dealing for money is very addiciting. I no longer purchase to re-sale I just rob vans... still need to do a warehouse raid. Message \| Report
	Phoenix_Wiight posted 24/03/2009, 03:34 i kinda want it now, but i cant afford it yet =/ never thought id want a gta game Message \| Report
	ArtofAngels posted 24/03/2009, 09:46 Love this game, although I don't play it to much thanks to the glory that is Dragon Quest V. Message \| Report
	SaviorX posted 24/03/2009, 01:30 Wow. This game whooped my expectations, and this is in Others only?.... Message \| Report
	Man posted 24/03/2009, 12:58 Im enjoying it better than GTA4. Im addicted to the drug dealing... I went out and bought 2 used games (king kong, and an imagine game) for $10 each, and traded them to get it free. It was selling new for $49, so im quite pleased. Message \| Report
	CONMAN15 posted 24/03/2009, 12:55 Loving this game, and thats a nice opening in others. Hoping for big NA sales. Message \| Report
	Chrizum posted 23/03/2009, 10:46 LOL what are you talking about? This is an excellent start. It should become a million seller in Others alone easily within a year, probably less. Message \| Report
	drakesfortune posted 23/03/2009, 10:41 Not a great start in Europe... Message \| Report
	dark_gh0st_b0y posted 23/03/2009, 10:33 this number is for the first 2 days! nice, it will have very long legs Message \| Report
	intro94 posted 23/03/2009, 05:47 since all sorts of people own a DS(even lots of psp owners)-DS market for this genre is quite large as it is, and the sales will at very very least reach a million within a year.Im sure of it. Message \| Report
	DarkNight_DS posted 22/03/2009, 04:33 Why can't I add my game code for this game on this site? Message \| Report
	I like Bacon posted 21/03/2009, 07:18 Those 2 games are awesome! How dare you trade in my Foxxy! But this game is amazing! lol vvv Message \| Report
	puffy posted 21/03/2009, 02:37 Traded in Starfox Command and Mario 64 DS for this today.. I can tell you all that it was WELL worth it! Message \| Report
	mandisc posted 19/03/2009, 11:37 I'm totally hooked on this. Picked it up along with Madworld but can't seem to put this down Message \| Report
	DiplomaticImmunity posted 19/03/2009, 10:46 damn 1% if 1 million Message \| Report
	BoneArk posted 19/03/2009, 04:05 If 1% of ds owners buy this game it will be a million seller, that is insane. Message \| Report
	CONMAN15 posted 18/03/2009, 04:16 This game kicks ass, to be honest. I'm really enjoying it. Message \| Report
	DarkNight_DS posted 18/03/2009, 05:54 I'm 11% done already ;) Picked it up from blockbuster (was surprised they were selling copies today in Canada). Liking what I've played so far. The drug trade game seems to be the most fun so far. Message \| Report
	Man posted 18/03/2009, 02:19 I think this could be a huge system seller. I mean, it sells 400,000 a week, but with little to no games like this currently on the DS, these people are certainly not buying the DS for violent, profane games. Many people into this sort of game might not have a DS, and with such great reviews, a lot of them might decide to finally get one. Message \| Report
	mandisc posted 16/03/2009, 08:24 Getting some sweet reviews in the run up to launch. Official Nintendo Magazine (UK) gave 94% and IGN slapping down 9.2 Message \| Report
	megaman79 posted 14/03/2009, 09:11 @AJM Ruler, i dk man, Arn't RPG's core games? I know what your saying about ratings but that is irrelivent when there are so many G and PG games that sell to mature/core audiences. Message \| Report
	BoneArk posted 21/02/2009, 05:39 I saw a commercial of this game last night while I was watchin Conan O'Brien's last show. Message \| Report
	NintendoMan posted 18/01/2009, 06:00 I would say that given the GTA name and the DS's massive install base it should hit 2 million ww at least. Maybe as high as 4 million or more depending on how well its marketed, how good the game is and what competition it faces. Message \| Report
	robond posted 24/12/2008, 04:39 I´ve got the preorder for this game. GTA rules! Message \| Report
	terry_tibbs posted 17/12/2008, 08:34 this game does look good for the ds. Message \| Report
	AJM Ruler posted 01/12/2008, 11:54 Could this be a million seller for the DS? Or will the market not accept this? The best selling Mature-rated DS title is RE: DS which sold about 200K worldwide. Pretty good considering that was a port of a then 10-year old game. Message \| Report
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Sales History

Total Sales

0.05m
Japan

0.58m
NA

0.56m
Europe

0.14m
Others

1.33m
Total

1	n/a	54,965	39,488	16,128	110,581
2	n/a	30,252	32,959	10,704	73,915
3	n/a	23,954	30,668	9,219	63,841
4	n/a	30,757	20,829	8,819	60,405
5	n/a	21,251	21,439	7,240	49,930
6	n/a	16,498	13,581	5,122	35,201
7	n/a	13,899	13,541	4,657	32,097
8	n/a	11,863	10,709	3,836	26,408
9	n/a	10,302	8,812	3,253	22,367
10	n/a	10,008	8,312	3,119	21,439

Opinion (333)

	drake_tolu posted 17/05/2014, 02:35 Not bad 1,300,000 for one GTA for DS... i think if GTA coming in Home Console Nintendo will sold much. :( Message \| Report
	Venox2008 posted 23/11/2011, 05:16 great game, believe me or not, but I enjoyed this one more than GTA IV, which was boring to me.. Message \| Report
	Fededx posted 27/02/2011, 02:20 It's a great game, sales deserved! Message \| Report
	dark_gh0st_b0y posted 27/02/2011, 09:07 game was awesome, and for it's graphics limitation and big diffrence with best selling GTA games, it did good Message \| Report
	TheConduit posted 11/02/2011, 12:12 WOW over one million for the DS not bad Message \| Report
	IxisNaugus posted 22/05/2010, 09:15 Ya now these price drops people keep bringing up. Well I still see this game at full price at my local GAME and Gamesation. Yea... Message \| Report
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	Sheershaw posted 12/04/2009, 03:31 What do you mean it won't sell amillion?It's been out 3 weeks and its a third of the way there. It'll hit a million by June. Message \| Report
	xxxvitoxxx posted 12/04/2009, 01:31 atleast many games sold a million wich this game at the moment doesnt look like it will Message \| Report
	mandisc posted 11/04/2009, 02:30 that's a good point vas-y Message \| Report
	Vas-y posted 11/04/2009, 10:39 Such a good argument, really!!1 Because on PS2 nearly every game flopped (with such a high install base). Message \| Report
	xxxvitoxxx posted 11/04/2009, 08:18 with an install base of 100million sadly it is a flop =( Message \| Report
	SaviorX posted 11/04/2009, 01:41 365k after a month doesn't sound like a flop to me. Just because it didn't sell like the others YET doesn't mean it is a failure. Message \| Report
	waron posted 10/04/2009, 07:45 mikemill get yourself a girlfriend or try to get laid, seriously. GTA:CW not selling well? considering that it is second best selling 3rd party ds game(after guitar hero) in EU/US and current sales of this game i can assure you that chinatown wars not only will surpass VCS on psp but probably LCS as well. till the end of this year sales of this game won't go under 50k so we should see at least 1.8-2mln this year. about ds being for kids - well in my country kids playing on handhelds are playing mostly on psp(cause shiny shiny graphics) while the only one playing on ds are mostly gaming nerds(like me). that's why GTA games sold so well on psp cause its audience is mostly 12-16 kids. Message \| Report
	SaviorX posted 10/04/2009, 04:47 The legs of this game should have never been called into question. Message \| Report
	wonphi posted 10/04/2009, 04:41 for an M rated DS game, this is selling pretty darn well. Message \| Report
	Hisiru posted 10/04/2009, 03:14 guys, the DSi was launched, the world have the crisis, and bla bla bla. Now, unfortunately is not a time to Chinatown Wars and Madworld, but will be better soon :). The people are buying the DSi or are having complications with the crisis Message \| Report
	Kenology posted 10/04/2009, 01:23 Adjusted up! And looking like it'll have some nice legs! Message \| Report
	Chrizum posted 10/04/2009, 01:16 It's over 320k in less than 3 full weeks. That's good no matter how you try to spin it. This game will be a million seller in no time, and will probably go on to 3 million, too. Message \| Report
	Phoenix_Wiight posted 10/04/2009, 01:02 adjusted up? nice. Message \| Report
	Gearbox posted 09/04/2009, 11:46 i dont think this will make the top 25 ds games. by these sales so far Message \| Report
	teknohick posted 09/04/2009, 11:20 i really hope mikemill is a troll, if not you really have no clue what your talking about (look up ds owner statistics) most of what you state is just game warz fodder, i will say however, the usage statistics for betty and beyonce material is actually pretty mature (women in their 30's), ugly betty actually has an older overall viewership then desperate housewives, the show dosent even pull in many views in the 18-25 demo there isn't much info on underwoods demo but it actually ended up more mature than you state (20-30 females). granted many copies of her first cd were bought by tweens/teens who are fans of american idol but typically that demo is fast fleeting, her base as been in 20 y/o women. k /rant over :D Message \| Report
	charts845 posted 09/04/2009, 06:30 Yeah, Liberty City Stories sold well. Vice City Stories flopped. LCS was released when GTA was at the heat of its popularity, where anything with that name would guaranteed sell millions. It's a totally different time. GTA:ChinaTown Wars will easily be profitable for the company. Message \| Report
	MonstaMack posted 09/04/2009, 12:31 That's nice. It's not like many PSP titles sold well anyways. I'm sure in the long run GTA will come closer to a million titles sold on the DS. Message \| Report
	mikemill posted 09/04/2009, 10:13 Come on you Nintendo fanboys, just be honest... this game is NOT selling well for a GTA game. And why? Because most (not all, but most) DS owners are little kids and girls (do I have to remind you all that Nintendo's core marketing strategy for the DS is commercials with Carrie Underwood, Ugly Betty and now Beyonce?) Liberty City stories for the PSP sold well over 700k copies it's first two weeks and went on to sell 5.7m to date. Chinatown Wars will not get anywhere near that number, sorry. Just be honest fellas, quit your denial about what the DS really is at it's core. Nintendo knows what it is, hence their marketing strategies with Carrie Underwood. Peace Message \| Report
	mandisc posted 08/04/2009, 09:10 I didn't compare its sales to Nintendogs to highlight the perceived demograph of the DS. I just remember that at the time it was believed that it simply would not work and would not sell. Years later and sales continue to go. DS owners do not seem to camp outside shops, pre-order or over react when it comes to games. They simply pick it up at their leisure. This game will continue to sell, you should have no doubt about it. On another note if you do not think that the DS is for "hardcore" gamers then maybe you should go sit alone in a room somewhere and think about what you just said. The term "Hardcore" is whatever each person perceives it to be, if that is your genuine belief then fair enough. I disagree and think that you will have a tough time explaining it to the masses. Message \| Report
	smac posted 08/04/2009, 07:38 I think we should be comparing these sales to portable GTA games like LCS, VCS, GTA Advance, etc & not the PS2/PS3 & 360 versions. Not really a fair comparision. Message \| Report
	drakesfortune posted 08/04/2009, 02:56 @ taco, 240k is respectable for most franchises, but for GTA, it's a terrible number. After 3 weeks. That's what everyone is talking about. Everyone saying that it'll show us all when it hits a million, if this only sells a million, that'll make it the worst selling GTA game ever. I sure hope it sells more than that. Message \| Report
	Tac0 posted 08/04/2009, 12:38 What the hell is wrong with those guys who say this game isn't doing well? It sold more than 240.000 copies in three weeks, without the american sales for the third week. Believe it or not, 240k is a high number. Message \| Report
	BengaBenga posted 08/04/2009, 12:32 @mikemill: you apparently don't have a clue what a hardcore gamer is, because real hardcore gamer would sure as hell have a DS. The fact is that the DS is for everyone. That includes kids, teens, young professionals, mothers etc. But you will be another victim of my amazing crow eating thread later in the year. Message \| Report
	dark_gh0st_b0y posted 08/04/2009, 12:15 it will outsell PSP versions, but will take some time Message \| Report
	Phoenix_Wiight posted 08/04/2009, 02:48 people, like the post below me, are stupid. they grab at every little thing they can to make it look like another console sucks. seriously, just wait. it doesn't matter if gta sells more on the psp week one. this can very well outsell the psp one. different consoles work different ways. Message \| Report
	mikemill posted 07/04/2009, 10:42 @ mandisc The fact that you just compared a GTA games hopes to that of Nintendogs summarizes the entire problem with the DS... it's a kid's toy! Let's be real, the DS is not a platform for hardcore gamers Message \| Report
	mikemill posted 07/04/2009, 09:56 Wow. Nintendo proves once again that games for a "hardcore audience" don't sell very good on their platform. We all know why - 95% of DS owners are little kids and chicks (hence the Carrie Underwood commercials). By comparison, Liberty City stories sold over 700k it's first 2 weeks with less than half the install base of the DS. LOL Message \| Report
	mandisc posted 07/04/2009, 06:54 Why is that hardly anyone on here has any patience? Just because it hasn't sold a million instantly doesn't necessarily suggest that it will not continue to sell and surpass expectations in the long run. Anyone remember Nintendogs.... Message \| Report
	BoneArk posted 07/04/2009, 04:50 Three of my friends bought the DSi and all of them bought this game with it. I knew the DSi will help boost sales for GTA: Chinatown Wars. Message \| Report
	ClaudeLv250 posted 07/04/2009, 09:07 ROFFLE. I surely hope someone makes the crow eating thread when this passes a million. Message \| Report
	loadedstatement posted 07/04/2009, 06:44 Very fun game. Don't knock it until you try it. Message \| Report
	CONMAN15 posted 06/04/2009, 06:47 you have to be kidding yourself if you think this wont sell 1 million copies. 2 million easily. remember this is a DS game. Message \| Report
	akuma587 posted 06/04/2009, 06:32 This is a flop with this kind of brand recognition on a system with over 100 million installed userbase. Message \| Report
	BengaBenga posted 06/04/2009, 02:15 lol@the haters. It's #4 in the UK this week. @kersed: Are you nuts? This will make 2 million easily. Message \| Report
	cacafina posted 06/04/2009, 06:02 @kersed3 wanna bet? Message \| Report
	Sherlock99 posted 06/04/2009, 05:51 Fun game Message \| Report
	primogen18 posted 06/04/2009, 02:30 wow week 2 and people are talking about long term sales? its still going strong. Message \| Report
	kersed3 posted 06/04/2009, 01:54 Acctually Vice City Stories kills this game. Vice City Stories is nearing 3 mill sold. This may get 0.5m - 0.95 m sales, dont think 1 mill though. Message \| Report
	DavidValbu posted 05/04/2009, 03:10 This game will get a boost in sales due to the launching of Nintendo DSi. Message \| Report
	Samus Aran posted 05/04/2009, 03:03 This game is selling a lot better so far then vice city stories on the psp. What's everyone bitching about this game bombing then? This game can sell 2M+ Message \| Report
	mandisc posted 05/04/2009, 01:32 I have no worries about this. It will continue to sell at a steady pace and will be hitting the millions before you know it Message \| Report
	cody6695 posted 04/04/2009, 01:47 This game will have big legs Message \| Report
	mjc2021 posted 04/04/2009, 08:47 Well this game isn't a flop... but GTA typically gets much better sales on consoles that have sold much less units. Perhaps if it was a third person game it would have received more interest. Message \| Report
	RooF posted 04/04/2009, 06:13 the game is great. Its simple. Ppl dont have money :) Message \| Report
	Phoenix_Wiight posted 03/04/2009, 05:00 theres tons of really cheap bootlegs on ebay, sot hat might be making the sales kinda bad. either way, thisll go to sell atleast 1mil Message \| Report
	cacafina posted 03/04/2009, 04:49 jaja Message \| Report
	SmokedHostage posted 03/04/2009, 04:48 I bet this game has a high piracy rate.. Message \| Report
	cacafina posted 03/04/2009, 03:23 someone wants to bet that this game will sell 3 million? Message \| Report
	teknohick posted 03/04/2009, 10:36 the game has done better than vice city in its first two comparable weeks. @drakesfortune From GTA CTW, to Madword, to Deadly Creatures, these games just don't sell well on any Nintendo platform. - gta on ds hasn't bombed, madworld and deadly creatures aren't good enough reasons for your argument; one is a beat em' up, a genre thats been dead since... 1995? plus its niche, people put way too much expectations on the title. im not a casual gamer but i have no interest in buying madworld... its just too juvenile seeming and beat em ups aren't my thing deadly creatures needs advertising and a price drop, its a short game for 50 bucks. its also somewhat of a odd game... without marketing its a odd concept to sell to consumers just based on face value. its also not a title you would see many "hardcore" gamers per say pick up. using these two games as evidence that the wii market is this or that is pretty anecdotal, we dont have enough high budget "mature" games on wii to really have a consensuses of the system Message \| Report
	cacafina posted 03/04/2009, 04:11 @drakesfortune youre crearly an ignorant the DS ius by far the richiest in catlog for hardcore and non hardcore gamers. "they completely ignore hardcore 3rd party titles on those systems." LOL ever heard of dragon quest, final fantasy etc. Tell me of those games of 360 how many are shooters what only like 2 no right, with all the respect you sound like and nintendo-hater and a xbox/PS-fanboy. But well its your opinion.... Message \| Report
	Sherlock99 posted 03/04/2009, 03:18 2 months from now gta sales will be close to 2 million worldwide Message \| Report
	SaviorX posted 03/04/2009, 02:35 How can anyone call this a flop? It is a success in its own right. Message \| Report
	Ismailxp posted 02/04/2009, 10:23 Its like a FLOPpy disk Message \| Report
	outlawauron posted 02/04/2009, 08:38 That's a rather large drop! Worse than LCS drop. Message \| Report
	waron posted 02/04/2009, 07:58 @drakesfortune, you clearly don't know anything about ds/wii. let's start with the fact that ds games are reviewed much more harsh compared to games on ps360. give reviewers generic 5-6h long fps/action game with shiny shiny visuals on ps360 and it's already above 80/100. do the same with ds game and it's down to 60/100. how many x360 games with those great scores are just same fps/action/racing games with different brands on the cover? 80%? Message \| Report
	drakesfortune posted 02/04/2009, 07:37 @Intro, First, I am not against this game, I WILL be buying it soon. I'm currently finishing up Lost and Damned, and then I may pick up CTown Wars. So I'm not against the game, I'm just speaking truth, as I see it as a "hardcore" gamer. But, you can't be serious about there being better titles on DS. Empirically speaking, just go check Metacritic to see what the critics think. There are 21 Xbox 360 games with a rating of 90 or higher on Metacritic. There 5 DS games with a rating of 90 or higher. That's over 4 to 1 in favor of 360, and those are the cream of the crop, best of breed titles both systems have to offer. The DS's number 2 rated titles is a port of a SNES game. That says a lot, to me. There are 39 XBox 360 titles rated between 89 and 85. There are 24 DS games rated between 89 and 85. I'm sure that the DS has 5:1 over the 360 when it comes to ratings of 50 or under, but I'm not going to bother counting them. So your analysis makes NO sense, with regard to install base, and quality releases. Clearly there's vastly more quality on PS3 and 360, and yet it still sold gangbusters on those platforms. Further, let's be honest, a good chunk of the DS's library at the top of those metacritic charts are either ports of older games, remakes of older games, or in the case of Animal Crossing and Mario Kart, are so similar to games that Nintendo already released under those names as to make them nearly indistinguishable. The fact is, the hardcore gaming market is not buying Nintendo consoles, or if they are, they're only buying Nintendo published games, and they completely ignore hardcore 3rd party titles on those systems. From GTA CTW, to Madword, to Deadly Creatures, these games just don't sell well on any Nintendo platform. Message \| Report
	Sapphire posted 01/04/2009, 10:09 The contender Game of The Year for DS in 2009 it will still sell untul the end of year Message \| Report
	SaviorX posted 01/04/2009, 09:46 Good 2nd week sales in Others. America may have around 40k this week. Message \| Report
	BengaBenga posted 01/04/2009, 06:38 Holy F this game is awesome! Everyone that loves GTA III will love this, it's really oldschool GTA. Message \| Report
	coonana posted 01/04/2009, 06:35 if this sells bad I am gonna be pissed! Message \| Report
	Chrizum posted 01/04/2009, 02:52 Adjusted down and big drop in Others, just like MadWorld. Doesn't look good. Message \| Report
	intro94 posted 01/04/2009, 12:48 finally drakess,i suggest you play it.Personally, im having a better, more dynamic time with it than with GT4, the game is huge and well implemented, while it also looks well. As weird as it sounds, like many people, i can say this is among best gt ever.About people buying 200k+ on PSP, let me tell you something, at that date,we were STARVED for a decent game.I got a psp and i know what i mean.On my ds, i simply cant afford to buy all I want when its released. Message \| Report
	intro94 posted 01/04/2009, 12:42 furthermore, on its first week, due to the massive advertisement, GT4 sold more than MK DS or MK wii.Eventually both MKDS AND MKWII outsold strongly GT4.Never let a first week missled you.Im not saying GT CW will be the next MK, but scaling it down, it will be quite profitable.If you think that it wasnt the best choice, think about it, its Grand theft auto and its portable.And portable on the most popular portatile console on the world, the DS.if you ask me, the market is huge.I agree, we could GT it on Wii as well,another market,but time will tell. Message \| Report
	intro94 posted 01/04/2009, 12:35 @drakesfortune Yes drakes, but you gotta understand that the availiable good titles for DS owners at a time is 4 or 5 times larger than the one for 360 owners.As such, while it was crystal clear that GT4 had to be insta bought, DS owners had a much harder time chosing it over the other choices.Is also noticing that 360 owners are quick buyers, while the DS are also steady.Take MK DS for instance, which beat GT4 in sales,but it was over time.If GT CH sells 4 mils over 2 years i wouldnt be surprised.Thats nearly as succesful as the "large" franchise. Message \| Report
	Slavedemonxi posted 31/03/2009, 06:21 It'll sell a lot eventually. I was skeptical of the game at first, but it looks like a lot of fun. Message \| Report
	Trent posted 31/03/2009, 06:09 not a good 1st week Message \| Report
	NintendoMan posted 30/03/2009, 10:51 One of my fave DS games, it will certainly sell 1 million. Will it sell 2 and, most importantly - will it blend? Message \| Report
	mangapicture posted 30/03/2009, 08:03 come back in a few weeks. It's going to be sold at least a million copies. Message \| Report
	oliist posted 30/03/2009, 06:49 Eatin boiled crow in the coming months is all I have to say to the ignorants. Message \| Report
	drakesfortune posted 30/03/2009, 06:16 @chizrum I say not a great start because you have to compare it to other GTA's. GTA4 PS3 did 1.2 million on week one in others. GTA4 360 did 1.02 million on week one in others. So 2.22 million on both platforms on week one in others. GTA LCS on PSP did 248k in others on week one with a MUCH tinier install base. So when Rockstar looks at where to put their GTA effort, it's clear that the DS is probably the worst place to put their effort. They'd be better of doing San Andreas 2 on Wii (I'd buy a Wii for that). That said, I'll be buying this game soon, so I'm not being hard on it. I look forward to playing it, I just think the from Rockstar's perspective, they can make more money on the PSP, 360/PS3, or Wii than they can on DS. It's too bad, but I think that's just the way it is. This game will still go on to sell at least 2 million though, so it's not a failure, it's just not as good as it would be on any other platform. Message \| Report
	cacafina posted 30/03/2009, 03:09 this will eventually sell 3 or 5 million i havent got my copy yet but ive tried it and it is the best ds game ive played (sorry FF3 this one beat you) Message \| Report
	L.C.E.C. posted 30/03/2009, 04:46 lolz @ everyone who said this would flop... Message \| Report
	Arius Dion posted 30/03/2009, 04:17 Claude; That is what would be considered a "check mate" One of the biggest tp openings of a DS game..very interesting, I would not be the least bit surprised if this outsold the psp versions of gta. Message \| Report
	Naum posted 29/03/2009, 07:40 and BTW this game have only 1 "other" sales abd 4 days of "NA" sales so no it's not full week sales BladeOfGod. Message \| Report
	Naum posted 29/03/2009, 07:38 "Hardcore" boys only see first week sales and they will always do that. Message \| Report
	sparkit34 posted 29/03/2009, 03:00 I don't think some people realize that this is one of the biggest TP openings on a DS ever. Message \| Report
	madmaniac posted 29/03/2009, 02:19 @BladeOfGod You obviously don't know anything about sale paterns on nintendo systems and sony systems Message \| Report
	BladeOfGod posted 29/03/2009, 01:55 LOL, GTA Liberety City stories sold more in 3 hours than GTA China Wars did in entire week Message \| Report
	Naum posted 29/03/2009, 12:37 Wonder how much this game need to sell to break even, can't be much anyway. Message \| Report
	ClaudeLv250 posted 29/03/2009, 12:15 @mjc2021 Well first of all, this is a DS game so I'm not sure where the Wii comes into the equation. Second, the argument always has been "3rd party games don't sell on nintendo consoles." It was said about the DS and it was said about Wii. Party games is goal post moving; it was a qualifier added after the initial argument was debunked. Speaking of which, the party game argument is a dead horse itself, having been debunked ages ago with actual sales. It's not 2007 anymore. Not only that, but M rated games aren't the opposite of party games, and one does not need to sell exclusively over the other as the PS2 proved, and a philosophy the Wii has kept. Complaining about the amount of high selling M rated Wii titles doesn't even make sense, it's not like there's an abundance of them on the Wii to begin with. I can only think of seven, if you can come up with more that would be great, but saying that "only" 4 of the 7 titles sold a lot (2 of which have been recently released) does not sound as bad as you'd like it to. Not only that but it makes a hole in your assertion that it's "a big problem for 3rd parties." It can't be that big of a problem if no one is making them, and dismissing established franchises defeats your own argument because if the Wii could not sell M rated games, you would not have to dismiss the ones that have sold in the first place. Message \| Report
	mjc2021 posted 29/03/2009, 07:33 @ MS10 "people say third party games don't sell on nintendo systems." No, people say only PARTY games sell on the Wii. A big problem 3rd party developers have with the Wii is M rated games don't sell particularly well. In the Top 100 selling Wii games there are only 4 M rated games I believe. And those M rated games come from already successful franchises. Message \| Report
	MS10 posted 29/03/2009, 12:02 people say third party games don't sell on nintendo systems.but ps3 has 29 million sellers! wii has 47 million sellers and 29 of them are 3rd party and most of them are core games! if u don't believe me look it up! and ds has like 70 million sellers with alot from 3rd partys. i think its funny wii's 3rd party million sellers are the same as ps3's total millions sellers! so the point is 3rd partys do good on nintendo systems as long as the games are good i think 140,000 in two major territory is good. alot of people don't even know gta is on ds and when they see it in person how good it looks and how great it plays it will move units! and gta does good in japan so a new version on a ds should be a hit i say atleast 2 million by the end of the year! Message \| Report
	mjc2021 posted 28/03/2009, 10:04 @ BengaBenga You're assuming the sales will be steady. Its a flooded market now, I don't think that'll continue to happen. Message \| Report
	typicalgamer posted 28/03/2009, 09:53 GTA with touchscreen. Played way too many of them to actually make this one fun. Message \| Report
	NicholasCage posted 28/03/2009, 08:35 Too bad, Nintendo DS has the R4, which most people use to get games. Message \| Report
	sabby_e17 posted 28/03/2009, 02:05 I want this game so bad. Message \| Report
	BengaBenga posted 27/03/2009, 11:40 mjc: you're gonna eat some crow for sure. It must be clear by now that DS (and also Wii) games have a much different sales trajectory that's less frontloaded. Will receive the game tomorrow. Can't wait. Message \| Report
	mandisc posted 27/03/2009, 09:46 AOK games I had a similar thing happen. I have been freaking out about this game for ages now but my friend was not at all interested. I handed over to him and 2 minutes later he handed it back and said "take me to Tesco NOW" lol. Another happy gamer Message \| Report
	mangapicture posted 27/03/2009, 08:47 They didn't promote it at all. Only reason I bought this, is because I saw some reviews two days before it came. Before that, never heard of it... Message \| Report
	Sheershaw posted 27/03/2009, 08:13 AOK, Rockstar did a lot to promote this game. ANd besides, throwing advertising at a game doesn't make it successful. Message \| Report
	AOK Games posted 27/03/2009, 07:39 "As usual a M rated game on a Nintendo console is a waste of time." Yes, because World at War Wii totally did not sell a million copies. o wait Rockstar did very little to promote this game, but with it becoming the highest rated DS game, word of mouth will give it tremendous legs. I already showed it to two of my friends, they played it for two minutes, and they said they'd buy it. Message \| Report
	PSwii60 posted 27/03/2009, 05:03 never cared for GTA much. though i've owned all their games on PS2, mainly for my ex at the time, but this game i have to admit is awesome. stylus is a great addition Message \| Report
	mjc2021 posted 27/03/2009, 12:44 Liberty City Stories - Week 1 - 452,694 As usual a M rated game on a Nintendo console is a waste of time. "Take-Two: We're The Right Company For M-Rated DS, Wii Games" Message \| Report
	Araknie87 posted 27/03/2009, 09:21 Tried it, it's a great game, better than the GTAIV without the expansions. So much fun with the stilo. Message \| Report
	elzumo posted 27/03/2009, 07:29 I still need to pick this up... Message \| Report
	dark_gh0st_b0y posted 27/03/2009, 06:07 nice launch, it will have huge legs Message \| Report
	EssosDeeos posted 27/03/2009, 01:45 with the pro post - the game is superb. Message \| Report
	coolestguyever posted 27/03/2009, 01:31 pretty lousy first week sales considering 100 million userbase for one of the most popular franchises there is. Message \| Report
	supermario128 posted 27/03/2009, 12:05 Got it today, pretty good so far! Message \| Report
	coonana posted 26/03/2009, 11:52 @Myviewing Look at the day it came out. The 17 and it usually takes 1 day later for retailers to put it on shelves. Thats 3 days... Message \| Report
	Gilgamesh posted 26/03/2009, 10:36 Expected sales Message \| Report
	Myviewing posted 26/03/2009, 10:34 Hm, not as big of an opening as I thought it would be. Ah well, it'll at least hit 5 million someday. I'll be gettting this sometime after Moon. Message \| Report
	thanny posted 26/03/2009, 10:00 im amazed with the effort that went into this game. Message \| Report
	Riot Of The Blood posted 26/03/2009, 09:43 This game actually looks good. I might pick up GTAIV since it's so cheap. Message \| Report
	supermario128 posted 25/03/2009, 04:50 I'll get it soon! Message \| Report
	puffy posted 25/03/2009, 01:48 For those of you with a DS, are old enough and like good games, this is easily the best game I've played on my DS. Do yourself a favour and buy it! Message \| Report
	mandisc posted 24/03/2009, 05:29 This is amazing. Simple really. Buy this! Message \| Report
	Derixs posted 24/03/2009, 05:10 have played this game everyday since release day. Yes drug dealing for money is very addiciting. I no longer purchase to re-sale I just rob vans... still need to do a warehouse raid. Message \| Report
	Phoenix_Wiight posted 24/03/2009, 03:34 i kinda want it now, but i cant afford it yet =/ never thought id want a gta game Message \| Report
	ArtofAngels posted 24/03/2009, 09:46 Love this game, although I don't play it to much thanks to the glory that is Dragon Quest V. Message \| Report
	SaviorX posted 24/03/2009, 01:30 Wow. This game whooped my expectations, and this is in Others only?.... Message \| Report
	Man posted 24/03/2009, 12:58 Im enjoying it better than GTA4. Im addicted to the drug dealing... I went out and bought 2 used games (king kong, and an imagine game) for $10 each, and traded them to get it free. It was selling new for $49, so im quite pleased. Message \| Report
	CONMAN15 posted 24/03/2009, 12:55 Loving this game, and thats a nice opening in others. Hoping for big NA sales. Message \| Report
	Chrizum posted 23/03/2009, 10:46 LOL what are you talking about? This is an excellent start. It should become a million seller in Others alone easily within a year, probably less. Message \| Report
	drakesfortune posted 23/03/2009, 10:41 Not a great start in Europe... Message \| Report
	dark_gh0st_b0y posted 23/03/2009, 10:33 this number is for the first 2 days! nice, it will have very long legs Message \| Report
	intro94 posted 23/03/2009, 05:47 since all sorts of people own a DS(even lots of psp owners)-DS market for this genre is quite large as it is, and the sales will at very very least reach a million within a year.Im sure of it. Message \| Report
	DarkNight_DS posted 22/03/2009, 04:33 Why can't I add my game code for this game on this site? Message \| Report
	I like Bacon posted 21/03/2009, 07:18 Those 2 games are awesome! How dare you trade in my Foxxy! But this game is amazing! lol vvv Message \| Report
	puffy posted 21/03/2009, 02:37 Traded in Starfox Command and Mario 64 DS for this today.. I can tell you all that it was WELL worth it! Message \| Report
	mandisc posted 19/03/2009, 11:37 I'm totally hooked on this. Picked it up along with Madworld but can't seem to put this down Message \| Report
	DiplomaticImmunity posted 19/03/2009, 10:46 damn 1% if 1 million Message \| Report
	BoneArk posted 19/03/2009, 04:05 If 1% of ds owners buy this game it will be a million seller, that is insane. Message \| Report
	CONMAN15 posted 18/03/2009, 04:16 This game kicks ass, to be honest. I'm really enjoying it. Message \| Report
	DarkNight_DS posted 18/03/2009, 05:54 I'm 11% done already ;) Picked it up from blockbuster (was surprised they were selling copies today in Canada). Liking what I've played so far. The drug trade game seems to be the most fun so far. Message \| Report
	Man posted 18/03/2009, 02:19 I think this could be a huge system seller. I mean, it sells 400,000 a week, but with little to no games like this currently on the DS, these people are certainly not buying the DS for violent, profane games. Many people into this sort of game might not have a DS, and with such great reviews, a lot of them might decide to finally get one. Message \| Report
	mandisc posted 16/03/2009, 08:24 Getting some sweet reviews in the run up to launch. Official Nintendo Magazine (UK) gave 94% and IGN slapping down 9.2 Message \| Report
	megaman79 posted 14/03/2009, 09:11 @AJM Ruler, i dk man, Arn't RPG's core games? I know what your saying about ratings but that is irrelivent when there are so many G and PG games that sell to mature/core audiences. Message \| Report
	BoneArk posted 21/02/2009, 05:39 I saw a commercial of this game last night while I was watchin Conan O'Brien's last show. Message \| Report
	NintendoMan posted 18/01/2009, 06:00 I would say that given the GTA name and the DS's massive install base it should hit 2 million ww at least. Maybe as high as 4 million or more depending on how well its marketed, how good the game is and what competition it faces. Message \| Report
	robond posted 24/12/2008, 04:39 I´ve got the preorder for this game. GTA rules! Message \| Report
	terry_tibbs posted 17/12/2008, 08:34 this game does look good for the ds. Message \| Report
	AJM Ruler posted 01/12/2008, 11:54 Could this be a million seller for the DS? Or will the market not accept this? The best selling Mature-rated DS title is RE: DS which sold about 200K worldwide. Pretty good considering that was a port of a then 10-year old game. Message \| Report
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	drake_tolu posted 17/05/2014, 02:35 Not bad 1,300,000 for one GTA for DS... i think if GTA coming in Home Console Nintendo will sold much. :( Message \| Report
	Venox2008 posted 23/11/2011, 05:16 great game, believe me or not, but I enjoyed this one more than GTA IV, which was boring to me.. Message \| Report
	Fededx posted 27/02/2011, 02:20 It's a great game, sales deserved! Message \| Report
	dark_gh0st_b0y posted 27/02/2011, 09:07 game was awesome, and for it's graphics limitation and big diffrence with best selling GTA games, it did good Message \| Report
	TheConduit posted 11/02/2011, 12:12 WOW over one million for the DS not bad Message \| Report
	IxisNaugus posted 22/05/2010, 09:15 Ya now these price drops people keep bringing up. Well I still see this game at full price at my local GAME and Gamesation. Yea... Message \| Report
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