News
March 2001
Game Boy Advance has sold over half a million - In Just four days the Game Boy Advance has sold over half a million units in Japan. Compared to PlayStation2’s first week sales of 70,000, Dreamcast’s 29,000 and Game Boy Color’s 15,000 the Game Boy Advance has been an unbelievable success for Nintendo.
Again, there were no surprises in software sales for the launch week with Super Mario Advance and F-Zero taking the top slot and number two respectively. Check out the list below for a full rundown on the first week’s game sales. And by the way, well done Nintendo!
1. Super Mario Advance –159,000
2. F-Zero – 80,000
3. Power Pro Kun – 77,000
4. Yugioh – 56,000
5. Rockman EXE – 46,000
6. Mr Driller 2 – 42,000
7. Kurukuru Kururin – 34,000
8. Castlevania – 23,000
9. Napoleon – 14,000
10. Wai Wai Racing – 13,000