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[Matlock]

After another temporary hiatus due to the forums being down, the bestselling thread is back in action to help you get your cheapass gaming on. Thank you, CVXFREAK and Crazy Killah for backing it up Anyway, welcome to the new forum, and the new iteration of this thread.

Playstation 2 Greatest Hits

1. ATV Offroad Fury® (SCEA)
2. ATV Offroad Fury® 2 (SCEA)
3. Ace Combat® 04: Shattered Skies (Namco)
4. James Bond 007™: Agent Under Fire ™ (Electronic Arts)
5. James Bond 007™: Nigthfire™ (Electronic Arts)
6. James Bond 007™: Everything or Nothing (Electronic Arts)
7. Baldur’s Gate (Take Two)
8. Baldur’s Gate™: Dark Alliance™ (Vivendi Universal)
9. Cabela’s® Big Game Hunter® (Activision)
10. Cabela’s Dangerous Hunts (Activision)
11. Champions of Norath (SOE)
12. Conflict: Desert Storm™ (Gotham Games)
13. Crash Bandicoot™: The Wrath of Cortex (Vivendi Universal)
14. Crash Nitro Kart (Vivendi Universal)
15. Crazy Taxi™ (Acclaim)
16. Dark Cloud® (SCEA)
17. Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX™ 2 (Acclaim)
18. Dead to Rights™ (Namco)
19. Def Jam Vendetta (Electronic Arts)
20. Devil May Cry™ (Capcom)
21. Devil May Cry 2 (Capcom)
22. Dragonball Z®: Budokai™ (Atari)
23. Dragonball Z Budokai 2(Atari)
24. Dynasty Warriors 4 (KOEI)
25. Enter the Matrix™ (Atari)
26. Fight Night 2004 (Electronic Arts)
27. Final Fantasy® X (Square Enix)
28. Final Fantasy X2 (Square Enix)
29. Finding Nemo (THQ)
30. Freekstyle™ (Electronic Arts)
31. Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon™ (Ubisoft)
32. Gran Turismo™ 3 A-spec (SCEA)
33. Grand Theft Auto 3 (Rockstar)
34. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (Rockstar)
35. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets ™ (Electronic Arts)
36. Harry Potter Quidditch World Cup (Electronic Arts)
37. Hitman 2™: Silent Assassin (Eidos)
38. Hot Shots Golf® 3 (SCEA)
39. Jak & Daxter: The Precursor Legacy® (SCEA)
40. Jak II™ (SCEA)
41. Kingdom Hearts (Square Enix)
42. Lord of the Rings™ Two Towers™ (Electronic Arts)
43. Manhunt (Take Two)
44. Maximo™: Ghosts to Glory (Capcom)
45. Max Payne™ (Take Two)
46. Medal of Honor Frontline™ (Electronic Arts)
47. Medal of Honor Rising Sun (Electronic Arts)
48. Metal Gear Solid® 2: Sons of Liberty™ (Konami)
49. Midnight Club Street Racing™ (Take Two)
50. Midnight Club 2 (TakeTwo)
51. Mortal Kombat® Deadly Alliance™ (Midway)
52. MX Unleashed (THQ)
53. Namco Museum™ (Namco)
54. Nascar Thunder™ 2003 (Electronic Arts)
55. NBA 2K2 (Sega)
56. NBA Ballers (Midway)
57. NBA Street (Electronic Arts)
58. NBA Street Vol. 2 (Electronic Arts)
59. Need for Speed Underground (Electronic Arts)
60. Need for Speed™ Hot Pursuit 2 (Electronic Arts)
61. NFL 2K2 (Sega)
62. NFL Street (Electronic Arts)
63. Onimusha™: Warlords (Capcom)
64. PacMan World™ 2 (Namco)
65. Prince of Persia Sands of Time (Ubisoft)
66. Ratchet & Clank® (SCEA)
67. Ratchet and Clank®: Going Commando (SCEA)
68. Red Faction™ (THQ)
69. Resident Evil™ Code Veronica X (Capcom)
70. Rise to Honor® (SCEA)
71. Scooby Doo!™ Night of 100 Frights (THQ)
72. Shrek 2 (Activision)
73. Silent Hill® 2 (Konami)
74. The Simpsons™ Road Rage™ (Electronic Arts)
75. The Simpsons Hit and Run (Electronic Arts)
76. Sly Cooper and Thievius Raccoonus™ (SCEA)
77. Smuggler’s Run (RockStar Games)
78. SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs (SCEA)
79. SOCOM II: U.S. Navy SEALs (SCEA)
80. Soul Caliber 2 (Namco)
81. Spiderman™: The Movie (Activision)
82. Splinter Cell (Ubisoft)
83. SpongeBob Squarepants: Battle for Bikini Bottom (THQ)
84. Spy Hunter® (Midway)
85. Spyro™ Enter the Dragonfly (Vivendi Universal)
86. SSX (Electronic Arts)
87. SSX Tricky (Electronic Arts)
88. SSX 3 (Electronic Arts)
89. Star Wars®: Bounty Hunter™ (LucasArts)
90. Star Wars®: StarFighter™ (LucasArts)
91. State of Emergency (Take Two)
92. Street Hoops™ (Activision)
93. Stuntman™ (Atari)
94. Tak and the Power of JuJu (THQ)
95. Tekken Tag™ Tournament (Namco)
96. Tekken 4® (Namco)
97. Test Drive® 2001 (Atari)
98. The Getaway™ (SCEA)
99. The Sims™ (Electronic Arts)
100. The Sims Bustin’ Out (Electronic Arts)
101. Tomb Raider Angel of Darkness (Eidos)
102. Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon™ (Ubisoft)
103. Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater™ 3 (Activision)
104. Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater™ 4 (Activision)
105. Tony Hawk Underground (Activision)
106. True Crimes of LA (Activision)
107. Twisted Metal: Black® (SCEA)
108. Twisted Metal: Black® ONLINE (SCEA)
109. Ty the Tasmanian Tiger™ (Electronic Arts)
110. Virtua Fighter 4™ (Sega)
111. Virtua Fighter 4™ Evolution (Sega)
112. WWE® Smackdown!™ Just Bring It (THQ)
113. WWE® Smackdown!™ Shut Your Mouth (THQ)
114. WWE® Smackdown!™ Here Comes the Pain (THQ)
115. Xenosaga™ (Namco)
116. Yi-Gi-Oh! Duellist of the Roses™ (Konami)
117. ATV Offroad Fury®3
118. Hot Shots Golf®: FORE!
119. Jak 3™
120. Killzone™
121. Rachet & Clank®: Up Your Arsenal
122. Sly 2: Band of Thieves™
123. Syphon Filter®: The Omega Strain.


GameCube Players' Choice

1. Luigi's Mansion
2. Pikmin
3. Super Smash Bros. Melee
4. Sonic Adventure 2: Battle
5. Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II - Rogue Leader
6. James Bond 007: Agent Under Fire
7. Resident Evil
8. Spider-Man
9. Resident Evil Zero
10. Metroid Prime
11. Animal Crossing
12. Super Mario Sunshine
13. Starfox Adventures
14. Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance
15. Super Monkey Ball
16. Crazy Taxi
17. Spyro: Enter the Dragonfly
18. Pac-Man World 2/Pac-Man vs.
19. Medal of Honor: Frontline
20. Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2
21. Viewtiful Joe
22. Wrestlemania X8
23. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
24. Finding Nemo
25. NBA Street
26. Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour
27. F-Zero GX
28. Wario World
29. James Bond 007: Nightfire
30. Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3
31. Tony Hawk Pro Skater 4
32. The Sims
33. Def Jam Vendetta
34. Sonic Mega Collection
35. Soul Calibur II
36. Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut
37. Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee
38. Crash Bandicoot: The Revenge of Cortex
39. Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 2
40. Enter the Matrix
41. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
42. Namco Museum
43. NBA Street Vol 2
44. Pac-Man Fever
45. Star Wars: The Clone Wars
46. Super Monkey Ball 2
47. Wrestlemania XIX
48. Tony Hawk Underground
49. True Crime: Streets of LA
50. DragonBall Z Budokai
51. Burnout
52. Simpsons: Hit and Run
53. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
54. TimeSplitters 2
55. Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life is the worst holiday movie ever
56. Kirby Air Ride
57. Medal of Honor: Rising Sun
58. Need for Speed Underground
59. Sims: Bustin' Out
60. Spongebob Squarepants: Battle For Bikini Bottom
61. Star Wars: Bounty Hunter

Xbox Platinum Hits

1. 007: Agent Under Fire
2. Amped Freestyle Snowboarding
3. Baldur's Gate™: Dark Alliance™
4. Blinx: The Time Sweeper
5. Blood Wake
6. Conflict: Desert Storm
7. Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex
8. Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 2
9. Dead or Alive 3
10. Dead to Rights
11. Hitman 2: Silent Assassin
12. Max Payne
13. MechAssault
14. Medal of Honor Frontline
15. Mortal Kombat Deadly Alliance
16. Oddworld: M7unch's Oddysee
17. Pac-Man World 2
18. Project Gotham Racing
19. RalliSport Challenge
20. Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams
21. Spider-Man
22. Spy Hunter
23. SSX Tricky
24. Star Wars: Obi-Wan
25. Star Wars: Starfighter
26. The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
27. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
28. The Simpsons Road Rage
29. Test Drive
30. Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon
31. Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell
32. Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3
33. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4
34. Unreal Championship
35. WWE: RAW
36. Wreckless: The Yakuza Missions
37. Brute Force
38. Fusion Frenzy
39. Enter the Matrix
40. Finding Nemo
41. NBA Street Vol. 2
42. Soul Calibur II
43. Counter-Strike
44. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
45. Tom Clancy's Ghost Island: Recon Thunder
46. True Crime: Streets of LA
47. Midnight Club II
48. Tony Hawk Underground
49. ATV Quad Power Racing 2
50. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
51. Spongebob Squarepants: Battle for Bikini Bottom (PSST, DOUBLE ENTENDRE, KIDS)
52. Top Spin
53. Crimson Skies
54. Project Gotham Racing 2
55. Rallisport Challenge 2
56. Simpsons: Hit and Run
57. NFL Street
58. Bond: Everything or Nothing
59. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
60. Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup
61. James Bond 007: NightFire
62. Lord of the Rings: Return of the King Lebron James
63. Need for Speed Hot Pursuit 2
64. Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Tides of War
65. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3


possible soon-to-be's

jesus I've not updated this category in god knows how long

big thanks to CVXFREAK

 

[Demigod Mac]

The great Calibur II has already achieved platinum status on all three platforms? Nice.

 

[Matlock]

Or at least that pricepoint. Right now, I'm mostly concerned with the games that hit the $20 point and that sold enough to be called a bestseller. Accuracy be damned!

 

[Wario64]

SSX3 is $19.99 in most places now, possible candidate for a greatest/platinum/player's...

 

[Matlock]

Thanks, I'll add it to the likely column up above.

 

[Alcibiades]

For some reason Nintendo's list is updated...

http://www.nintendo.com/gamelist?category=pc

 

[FortNinety]

Hey, how long did it take for Nintendo to start up their greatest hits line for Game Boy back in the day?

I want Super Mario Advance and will be damned if I have to pay $30!!!

 

[AirBrian]

Good to see this thread lives!

 

[jarrod]

Hey, how long did it take for Nintendo to start up their greatest hits line for Game Boy back in the day?

I want Super Mario Advance and will be damned if I have to pay $30!!!

Nintendo started their Player's Choice line for GB in 1997 iirc... so you've a good 5 year wait ahead of you for the GBA PC line.

 

[Wario64]

Hey, how long did it take for Nintendo to start up their greatest hits line for Game Boy back in the day?

I want Super Mario Advance and will be damned if I have to pay $30!!!

I wish they would make a "GH" lineup for GBA. The thing is that GBA games are out of production after a few months it seems. Some games that came out last year are already rare, like Aria of Sorrow

 

[Matlock]

Just updated the list with Midnight Club 2 (thanks to SonyCowboy), and checking through some places to see if there's any more recent bestselling line titles around.

 

[Wario64]

Prince of Persia will probably be added to the list soon, $19.99 just about everywhere now

 

[Matlock]

Good point, Wario, I'll add it to the topic post.

 

[Ranger X]

Good to see that thread back.


STICK THAT BITCH

 

[AniHawk]

Matlock, NBA Street Vol 2 is listed twice for the GC, and 5 times for the Xbox.

 

[Late Stage Marxist]

It's that good!

 

[sc0la]

The Activision rep stopped by work on wednesday and I think I recall seeing T.H.U.G hitting the 19.99 pp for all three platforms. I can double check tomorrow.

edit: it is 19.99 for GC and Xbox on gamestop.com... it is 29.99 on PS2 which is just weak if activision did that. thats like when the gas station puts the octanes in a jacked order so you accidently buy expensive gas. fuckers.

 

[sonycowboy]

ATV Offroad Fury 2 & Vice City are not greatest hits. And I don't think the VF4 (non-evolution) was ever greatest hits either.

THUG, ROTK, & Dragon Ball 2 are not yet eligible by date.

 

[cvxfreak]

ATV Offroad Fury 2 & Vice City are not greatest hits. And I don't think the VF4 (non-evolution) was ever greatest hits either.

THUG, ROTK, & Dragon Ball 2 are not yet eligible by date.

VF4 was GH.

 

[Matlock]

ATV Offroad Fury 2 & Vice City are not greatest hits. And I don't think the VF4 (non-evolution) was ever greatest hits either.

THUG, ROTK, & Dragon Ball 2 are not yet eligible by date.

Uh, Vice City definitely is, both in the Double Pack and out of it (I've seen the red badge o' shame on it). VF4 is as well, and ATV Offroad Fury 2, I'm not sure of. I had a report from someone (Maybe it was Defensor or Calista Moon) that they saw it as GH.

 

[Late Stage Marxist]

Don't know if this has been posted:

http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/pr...=11157&logon=&langid=EN&dept=15&WLBS=fsweb14#

 

[jarrod]

Vice City's MSRP is still $29.99... does SCEA allow that for Greatest Hits?

 

[Mr_Furious]

Good to see that thread back.


STICK THAT BITCH

^^

 

[Greekboy]

What about Mario Kart: Double Dash? When?

 

[Hero]

MKDD is still selling well, so I don't think Nintendo is dropping the price for a little while yet.

They should drop it to 29.99 to capitalize on the upcoming holiday season though.

 

[AniHawk]

Don't know if this has been posted:

http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/pr...=11157&logon=&langid=EN&dept=15&WLBS=fsweb14#

There's no extra content on Live.

LucasArts lied.

 

[Memles]

MKDD is still selling well, so I don't think Nintendo is dropping the price for a little while yet.

They should drop it to 29.99 to capitalize on the upcoming holiday season though.

They've got quite a Player's Choice Lineup to deal with this fall...they're likely to add both Wind Waker and Mario Kart: Double Dash, so they'll definitely have a couple of quality $30 games.

 

[Wario64]

[Verified through EB/Microsoft retail newsletter]

The next wave of Xbox Platinum Hits will be arriving shortly! In August, the new members will be:

* Counter-Strike
* Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
* Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Island Thunder
* True Crime: Streets of L.A.
* Midnight Club II
* Tony Hawk's Underground
* ATV Quad Power Racing 2

And, falling under the Platinum "Family Hits" will be:

* Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
* Spongebob Squarepants: Battle for Bikini Bottom

Now I'll be able to pick up KOTOR for $20. Woo! ^_^

null

 

[Wario64]

Viewitful Joe will be a Player's Choice

http://ga-forum.com/showthread.php?t=8297

 

[Meier]

There's no extra content on Live.

LucasArts lied.

There is some sort of extra download I never bothered with.

 

[cvxfreak]

I think it's only a matter of time until Zelda WW becomes a PC title. Hopefully before the fall.

 

[JJConrad]

A visual confirmation for THUG and True Crimes under the Player's Choice yellow band.

I can't confirm GH or Platinium (but most likely).

 

[Littleberu]

Champions of Norrath, Jak II and R&C2 are gonna become GH before long.

 

[jiggle]

I'm guessing FFX-2 will be soon since it was selling for 20bucks.

 

[cvxfreak]

I wonder if Wave Race: Blue Storm will ever hit Player's Choice. It's very surprising it hasn't. Same with Simpsons Hit and Run for all three lineups, if it hasn't already.

 

[RevenantKioku]

Uh, Vice City definitely is, both in the Double Pack and out of it (I've seen the red badge o' shame on it). VF4 is as well, and ATV Offroad Fury 2, I'm not sure of. I had a report from someone (Maybe it was Defensor or Calista Moon) that they saw it as GH.

We've got a bunch of GH ATV OF 2 at my TRU, but they were misprints. They had the Offroad Fury 1 barcode on the top.
Had them since last year if I remember right.

 

[Matlock]

updataru!

 

[Wario64]

Jak 2 should be going GH soon, this is from Future Shop's website

Ratchet & Clank Going Commando as well

 

[Meier]

You've got Viewtiful Joe on there twice since it was originally listed as 'unconfirmed.'

 

[Broshnat]

Does anybody know when Smash Bros and Mario Sunshine go down to 19.99?
And when Zelda and Mario Kart: DD go to 29.99?

If all four go down before X-mas, I can see them all doin well in Nov / Dec.... possibly another 200-300k each at least...

 

[AniHawk]

Does anybody know when Smash Bros and Mario Sunshine go down to 19.99?
And when Zelda and Mario Kart: DD go to 29.99?

If all four go down before X-mas, I can see them all doin well in Nov / Dec.... possibly another 200-300k each at least...

SSBM and Mario Sunshine, MAYBE this fall. TWW? Most likely this fall. MK: DD? Wait until next year.

 

[Alcibiades]

Smash Brothers and Mario Sunshine bring in great revenue and sales at their current price, don't count on a price-cut with the holiday season just around the corner...

It's hard to tell with Wind Waker, on the one hand, they may want to wait till they get more $50 holiday sales out of it, or they may say sales are low enough to warrent a go to Player's Choice...

MK: DD is still doing well at $50, and is probably going to have a healthy holiday season at that price...

 

[Alcibiades]

btw, my Best Buy has Spongebob (the bikini game I think, the one where he is saluting on the cover or somethign) for Gamecube for Player's Choice $19.99

 

[Broshnat]

Hmmmm... I dunno. Mario Sunshine has dropped to around 20k a week now, may jump upto about 40-80k over Nov/Dec, but with a drop it could easily hit 150k again in Dec I think like last year...
Smash Bros is still selling very well, around 45k a week so it's in no desperate need of a drop, although sales would go wild if it did.

Zelda is down to below 10k a week so i can see a drop in the near future, and I guess you right that Double Dash is still selling pretty stongly (and it hasn't even been out a year yet anyway).

How about Animal Crossing?

Do Nintendo usually announce much in advance when they are going to drop the price? A press release or anything like that?

 

[AniHawk]

Hmmmm... I dunno. Mario Sunshine has dropped to around 20k a week now, may jump upto about 40-80k over Nov/Dec, but with a drop it could easily hit 150k again in Dec I think like last year...
Smash Bros is still selling very well, around 45k a week so it's in no desperate need of a drop, although sales would go wild if it did.

Zelda is down to below 10k a week so i can see a drop in the near future, and I guess you right that Double Dash is still selling pretty stongly (and it hasn't even been out a year yet anyway).

How about Animal Crossing?

Do Nintendo usually announce much in advance when they are going to drop the price? A press release or anything like that?

They've made announcements in the past, and even if Mario Sunshine sells 80k for December and November each at $30, they'd still be making more money off of it if they dropped it down to $20, and saw sales of about 230k for those months combined. I don't think it'll really matter too much, and that they'll drop it sometime in the upcoming winter season (meaning December-February), but it is still possible it might drop in November or October as well.

As far as AC goes, it's in the same boat as Zelda. If they dropped it now, it would probably be for the best. Especially since they would be able to get a bit of momentum at the beginning of the season with the game.

 

[Broshnat]

Yeah, I guess it's all about getting the balance right- too early and you may get a boost for a few months but once it drops away then that's it, too late and people are no longer interested in the game.

Does amaze me that games like Crash 1,2,3 on the PS are still selling something like 100k a year at budget price at the moment...

 

[Matlock]

Bump for the update.

 

[Mr_Furious]

As of last weekend ATV Offroad Fury 2 is still not GH. I checked a couple of local stores and even asked to price the game and everyone came up $39.99.

just fyi, in case you wanted your list to be accurate

 

[Matlock]

I've actually seen it with GH labelling.

 

[sonycowboy]