Soul Caliber Sales: Nintendo Beating up Sony

Crash · 09-11-2003, 04:22 AM

Soul Calibur II sales data thus far:

GameCube: 245,000 units sold in the US
Xbox: 205,000 units sold in the US
PS2: 200,000 units sold in the US

Looks like Link is kicking both Spawn and Heihachi's butts, which is always good news.

It's a little surprising that XBox is outselling the PS2 versions. Given that GameCube has been dubbed as the worst console for fighting games (rather unfairly) these sales are music to my ears. It's also maybe a reminder of just how powerful cool exclusive characters can be...

here are japans sales numbers (old ones at that!) I'm pretty sure nintendo is winning currently.

PS2 - 120,000
GC - 100,000
Xbox- 35,000*
(These are approximate figures)

and also thanks to http://www.gamecubenetwork.com/

Canyarion · 09-11-2003, 07:15 AM

If that news is from GCnetwork, then they copy-pasted it from C-E.

I was wondering if this was European sales... I heard the game was released this week.

bobcat · 09-11-2003, 08:17 AM

the irony of it all. However people a joystick is MUCH better than a pad. I will be buying one for my GC soon.

And then buy CVS2 and SCII

The Duggler · 09-11-2003, 09:10 AM

BreakABone · 09-11-2003, 10:30 AM

Actually that data was stolen from Matt off the IGN boards, he didn't make a news story about it, but it's there.

Jonbo298 · 09-11-2003, 11:58 AM

Who cares who stole it from who. That's what society is....

But anywho

It's good to see that all it takes is a well known character and hype that lives up to what people claimed (about SCII) to sell good on the 'Cube. I wonder how long term sales will pan out...