September 17^th, 2003 (12:00am) - The country’s got Madden fever!

With the debut of Madden NFL 2004 in the month of August, Electronic Arts has once again struck gold with their infamous franchise. On the PlayStation 2 alone, Madden sold approximately 1.5 million units, while performing relatively well on the Xbox, yet poorly on the GameCube (compared to the game’s sales on the other platforms). On Madden’s tail is Namco’s highly anticipated sequel to the Dreamcast hit Soul Calibur…Soul Calibur II. While Soul Calibur II performed excellently on all three platforms, the GameCube version of the game sold best and I think it’s safe to say that a Hylian named Link had a little something to do with it.

1. [PS2] Madden NFL 2004 – Electronic Arts – 1,445,950
2. [XBOX] Madden NFL 2004 – Electronic Arts – 309,890
3. [GCN] Soul Calibur II – Namco - 179,605
4. [XBOX] Soul Calibur II – Namco – 122,092
5. [PS2] Silent Hill 3 – Konami – 121,251
6. [PS2] Soul Calibur II – Namco – 120,104
7. [PS2] NCAA Football 2004 – Electronic Arts – 121,036
8. [XBOX] Ghost Recon: Island Thunder – Ubi Soft – 119,325
9. [XBOX] Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic – LucasArts - 110,514
10. [GCN] Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour – Nintendo - 93,441
11. [GCN] Madden NFL 2004 – Electronic Arts - 76,136
12. [GBA] Pokemon Ruby – Nintendo - 71,242
13. [PS2] Grand Theft Auto: Vice City – Take Two Interactive – 68,930
14. [GCN] F-ZERO GX – Nintendo – 64,842
15. [GBA] Pokemon Sapphire – Nintendo - 60,715
16. [GBA] Donkey Kong Country – Nintendo - 56,589
17. [GBA] Dragon Ball Z: Goku II – Atari - 51,735
18. [PS2] Chaos Legion – Capcom – 51,620
19. [PS2] Splashdown: Riders Gone Wild – THQ – 53,095
20. [PS2] Midnight Club II – Take Two Interactive – 50,657
21. [XBOX] Halo: Combat Evolved – Microsoft – 47,856
22. [PS2] Enter the Matrix – Atari – 46,884
23. [PS2] NBA Street Vol. 2 – Electronic Arts – 46,254
24. [GCN] Super Smash Bros. Melee – Nintendo – 45,243
25. [GCN] The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker – Nintendo – 42,400
26. [GBA] Yu-Gi-Oh! Worldwide – Konami - 39,835
27. [PS2] NCAA Football 2004 – Electronic Arts – 34,086
28. [GBA] Disney’s Finding Nemo – THQ – 33,338
29. [GBA] Sonic Advance 2 – THQ – 32,233
30. [GCN] Sonic Adventure DX: Director’s Cut – SEGA – 31,275
31. [GBA] Pokemon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire – Nintendo – 31,217
32. [GCN] Mario Party 4 – Nintendo – 29,576
33. [GBA] Kirby: Nightmare in Dreamland – Nintendo – 28,619
34. [GBA] Super Mario Advance 2 – Nintendo – 25,950
35. [GCN] Wario World – Nintendo – 23,033
36. [GCN] Midnight Club II – Take Two Interactive – 20,171
37. [GCN] Sonic Adventure 2: Battle – SEGA – 19,159
38. [XBOX] NFL Fever 2004 – Microsoft – 18,115
39. [XBOX] NBA Street Vol. 2 – Electronic Arts – 14,090
40. [XBOX] Brute Force – Microsoft – 13,058