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Overview of the events of 2003 in video games From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
2003 saw many sequels and prequels in video games, such as Tony Hawk's Underground, Madden NFL 2004, NBA Live 2004, ESPN NBA Basketball, Saya no Uta: The Song of Saya, Final Fantasy X-2, Mario Kart: Double Dash, Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, Sonic Heroes, Postal 2, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Uru: Ages Beyond Myst, and WWE SmackDown! Here Comes the Pain. New intellectual properties included Beyond Good & Evil, Boktai: The Sun is in Your Hand, Call of Duty, Disgaea, Drakengard, Manhunt, PlanetSide, TrackMania, True Crime: Streets of LA, and Viewtiful Joe.
The year's best-selling video game worldwide was Pokémon Ruby/Sapphire, the fifth time a Pokémon games was the annual worldwide top-seller (since 1998). The year's most critically acclaimed games were Grand Theft Auto Double Pack (compilation of Grand Theft Auto III and Vice City from previous years) and The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (North American release of 2002 game).
Month | Day | System |
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February | 14 | Game Boy Advance SPJP |
October | 7 | N-Gage |
Computer games continue to lose ground to console video games with a US sales drop of 14% in 2003.[3] Total 2003 entertainment software sales in the United States grew slightly to US$7 billion; console sales increased to $5.8 billion and computer games accounted for the remaining $1.2 billion.[4]
The dominant video game consoles in 2003 were:
The dominant handheld systems in 2003 were:
Additionally, two new handheld consoles were introduced in 2003, the Game Boy Advance SP (an enhanced GBA) and Nokia's N-Gage.
Game | Platform | Publisher | Sales | |||
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Japan[5] | USA | Europe | Worldwide | |||
Pokémon Ruby / Sapphire | GBA | Nintendo | 1,704,458 | 2,200,000+[6] | 1,500,000+[7] | 6,120,000[8] |
Mario Kart: Double Dash | GameCube | Nintendo | 567,849 | 1,000,000+[9] | Unknown | 3,580,000[8] |
Final Fantasy X-2 | PS2 | Square Enix | 2,000,000+[10] | 1,000,000[11] | Unknown | 3,400,000[11] |
Pro Evolution Soccer 3 (World Soccer Winning Eleven 7) | PS2 | Konami | 1,160,000[12] | — | 1,550,000[12] | 2,710,000[12] |
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros 3 | GBA | Nintendo | 457,095 | 1,100,000+[13][6] | Unknown | 2,590,000[8] |
Madden NFL 2004 | PS2 | EA Sports | — | 2,300,000+[14] | Unknown | 2,300,000+ |
Mario Party 5 | GameCube | Nintendo | 481,053 | Unknown | Unknown | 1,640,000[8] |
Enter the Matrix | PS2 | Infogrames | 92,459[15] | 1,000,000+[16] | 300,000+[17][18] | 1,392,459+ |
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker | GameCube | Nintendo | 252,064 | 1,100,000+[6] | Unknown | 1,352,064+ |
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City | PS2 | Rockstar | — | 1,000,000+[13][9] | 300,000+[17][18] | 1,300,000+ |
Rank | Game | Platform | Publisher | Genre | Sales | Ref |
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1 | Final Fantasy X-2 | PS2 | Square Enix | Role-playing | 2,000,000+ | [10] |
2 | Pocket Monsters: Ruby / Sapphire (Pokémon Ruby / Sapphire) | GBA | The Pokémon Company | Role-playing | 1,704,458 | [5] |
3 | Shin Sangokumusou 3 (Dynasty Warriors 4) | PS2 | Koei | Hack and slash | 1,178,455 | |
4 | World Soccer Winning Eleven 7 (Pro Evolution Soccer 3) | PS2 | Konami | Sports | 1,160,000 | [12] |
5 | Minna no Golf 4 (Everybody's Golf 4) | PS2 | Sony | Sports | 875,252 | [5] |
6 | Dragon Quest Monsters: Caravan Heart | GBA | Square Enix | Role-playing | 593,458 | |
7 | Mobile Suit Gundam: Meguriai Sora | PS2 | Bandai | Third-person shooter | 577,972 | |
8 | Mario Kart: Double Dash | GameCube | Nintendo | Kart racing | 567,849 | |
9 | Made in Wario | GBA | Nintendo | Party | 556,806 | |
10 | Dragon Ball Z (Dragon Ball Z: Budokai) | PS2 | Bandai | Fighting | 543,312 |
Rank | Game | Platform | Publisher | Genre | Sales | Ref |
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1 | Madden NFL 2004 | PS2 | EA Sports | Sports | 2,300,000+ | [14] |
2 | Pokémon Ruby / Sapphire | GBA | Nintendo | Role-playing | 2,200,000+ | [6] |
3 | Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros 3 | GBA | Nintendo | Platformer | 1,100,000+ | [13][6] |
4 | The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker | GameCube | Nintendo | Action-adventure | 1,100,000+ | [6] |
5 | Grand Theft Auto: Vice City | PS2 | Rockstar Games | Action-adventure | 1,000,000+ | [13][9] |
6 | Mario Kart: Double Dash | GameCube | Nintendo | Kart racing | 1,000,000+ | [9] |
7 | Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga | GBA | Nintendo | Role-playing | 1,000,000+ | [13][16] |
8 | Enter the Matrix | PS2 | Infogrames | Action-adventure | 1,000,000+ | [16] |
9 | Medal of Honor: Rising Sun | PS2 | Electronic Arts | First-person shooter | 1,000,000+ | [19][11] |
10 | NCAA Football 2004 | PS2 | EA Sports | Sports | 1,000,000+ | [19][11] |
Rank | Australia[20] | United Kingdom[17] | |||
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Game | Platform | Game | Platform(s) | Sales[18][21] | |
1 | EyeToy: Play | PS2 | FIFA Football 2004 | Multi-platform | 700,000+[22] |
2 | Grand Theft Auto: Vice City | PS2 | Need for Speed: Underground | Multi-platform | 700,000[22] |
3 | Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec | PS2 | Medal of Honor: Rising Sun | Multi-platform | 300,000+ |
4 | V8 Supercars | PS2 | The Sims | Multi-platform | 300,000+ |
5 | Pokémon Ruby | GBA | Grand Theft Auto: Vice City | Multi-platform | 300,000+ |
6 | Pokémon Sapphire | GBA | Enter the Matrix | Multi-platform | 300,000+ |
7 | Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex | PS2 | Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell | Multi-platform | 300,000+ |
8 | Need for Speed: Underground | PS2 | EyeToy: Play | PS2 | 300,000+ |
9 | Rugby League | PS2 | The Simpsons: Hit & Run | Multi-platform | 300,000+ |
10 | Enter the Matrix | PS2 | FIFA Football 2003 | Multi-platform | 300,000+ |
Metacritic (MC) and GameRankings (GR) are aggregators of video game journalism reviews.
The following video game releases in 2002 entered Famitsu magazine's "Platinum Hall of Fame" and received Famitsu scores of at least 36 out of 40.[23]
Title | Platform | Developer | Publisher | Genre | Score (out of 40) |
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Operator's Side (Lifeline) | PlayStation 2 | Sony Computer Entertainment | Sony Computer Entertainment | Survival horror | 37 |
Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution | PlayStation 2 | Sega AM2 | Sega | Fighting | 37 |
Mario & Luigi RPG (Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga) | GBA | AlphaDream | Nintendo | RPG | 37 |
Ikaruga | GameCube | Treasure | Atari | Shoot 'em up | 36 |
Shin Sangoku Musou 3 (Dynasty Warriors 3) | PlayStation 2 | Omega Force | Koei | Hack and slash | 36 |
Castlevania: Akatsuki no Menuetto (Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow) | Game Boy Advance | Konami Tokyo | Konami | Action RPG | 36 |
Minna no GOLF Online | PlayStation 2 | Clap Hanz | Sony Computer Entertainment | Sports | 36 |
Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu 10 | GameCube | Pawapuro Production | Konami | Sports | 36 |
Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu 10 | PlayStation 2 | Pawapuro Production | Konami | Sports | 36 |
Bokura no Taiyou (Boktai: The Sun is in Your Hand) | Game Boy Advance | Konami Tokyo | Konami | Action RPG | 36 |
World Soccer: Winning Eleven 7 (Pro Evolution Soccer 3) | PlayStation 2 | Konami Computer Entertainment Japan | Konami | Sports | 36 |
Mario Kart: Double Dash!! | GameCube | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | Racing | 36 |
Minna no GOLF 4 (Hot Shots Golf Fore!) | PlayStation 2 | Clap Hanz | Sony Computer Entertainment | Sports | 36 |
Biohazard Outbreak (Resident Evil Outbreak) | PlayStation 2 | Capcom Production Studio 1 | Capcom | Survival horror | 36 |
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