Theres absolutely no chance in hell that Sims 2 will be the biggest seller this year. Perhaps as overall top seller on the PC, but across all formats its got Gran Turismo 4, Metal Gear Solid 3, GTA:San Andreas and HALO 2 to compete with. Even 'smaller' titles like Metroid Prime 2, Ninja Gaiden, FIFA, Pro Evo/Winning Eleven, Burnout 3 and
maybe Half-Life 2 will surpass the sales that Sims 2 generates
worldwide. Any other year, and these smaller titles would have been the big hitters for their respective system.
But the fact is, this is could very well be the last Christmas for the current generation of consoles (PC dont count). But flipping heck, what a line up of games they got coming.
Of the 4 Franchises Games listed at the top, I gotta say GTA: San Andreas will walk all over the competition. Its a flipping gaming template now, other developers blatently steal Rockstar's ideas or just shamlessly steal the gameplay (see Spiderman 2, and the upcoming Scarface). I still dont get why HALO is so loved, its an average FPS, repetitive as hell and only the very last level actually made me smile. Heck just check out how much the other Franchise Games have sold compared to HALO and it could turn out HALO 2 could end up being the 4th Biggest Seller of the Year.
GTA: San Andreas = My pick for overall Top Seller of 2004.
But the Christmas Number 1 will be Gran Turismo 4. No question about it. Just check its release date in North America and UK/Europe to find out why
