This week, Nintendo’s GameCube celebrates 25 years since its launch in Japan. To rejoice this anniversary, a chart of the system’s software program gross sales has been shared by Circana Retail Monitoring Service.
This consists of the “US high 20 best-selling GameCube video games, ranked by unit gross sales”. This data was shared on BlueSky through Circana’s senior director and online game trade advisor, Mat Piscatella. Within the high spot, we have now Tremendous Smash Bros. Melee, adopted by Tremendous Mario Sunshine in second place, and Mario Kart: Double Sprint!! in third.
Some Sonic titles additionally made an look as Sega went third-party, and including to this are video games reminiscent of Soul Calibur II (that includes the GameCube unique character, Hyperlink), LEGO Star Wars and the Star Wars Rogue Squadron comply with up. Piscatella additional notes how Capcom’s 2005 launch Resident Evil 4 is #21 on the identical checklist, however Kirby Air Experience apparently outsold it by 7,899 models throughout its lifetime.
“Joyful twenty fifth to the Nintendo GameCube! Listed below are high 20 best-selling GameCube video games within the US, ranked by unit gross sales.”
Based on Nintendo’s official online game gross sales web page, the GameCube offered 21.74 million models throughout its lifetime, and recreation software program for the system shifted 208.58 million models.
Nintendo’s new system, the Swap 2, has already surpassed 23 million gross sales in its first 12 months. Bear in mind rather a lot has modified within the online game panorama in 25 years. If you’re desirous to relive this era of Nintendo, Swap 2’s ‘Nintendo Classics’ service consists of the GameCube library. Most just lately, it added Tremendous Mario Sunshine.
We have additionally obtained our information right here on Nintendo Lifetime of the “50 greatest GameCube video games of all time”. Test it out under: