Guinness confirms: GTA IV decidedly breaks records
- May 13, 2008 15:33 PM PST
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A week after Take-Two first announced that GTA IV had broken launch day records, the Guinness Book of World Records confirmed on Tuesday.
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According to Guinness, Grand Theft Auto IV sold an impressive 3.6 million units in its first 24 hours, totaling a record-setting $310 million in gross sales.
The figures easily push the Rockstar game above all other entertainment record holders, including Halo 3 with $170 million in day one sales, Spiderman 3 with $60 million, and Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows at $220 million.
"The record establishes GTA IV as the most profitable entertainment release of all-time, far surpassing other video game, film and book releases," said Guinness.
Last week, GTA publisher Take-Two purported, "we believe [GTA IV] retail sales levels surpass any movie or music launch to date."
It's official! Make a really addictive sandbox game with impeccable presentation, excellent story and dialog, tons of online modes, and release it on multiple platforms and it will sell a lot of copies.
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- May 13 2008 at 03:34:59:PM PST
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That will put a smile on Take 2. Now that they got some money, they can tell EA to screw off.
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NPD would b releasing this week the total amount of GTA4 sold worldwide n on which console it sold the most on.
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I don't know that this says much for the state of the video games market. Sort of the same comment Britney Spears makes on the music industry I supose lol.[p]. .[p] .[p] Will be interesting to see what week two sales are like by comparison.
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