According to NPD sales data, retail sales of U.S. video games, which includes portable and console hardware, software and accessories, remained largely unchanged over the previous year's record-breaking performance. The console industry saw sales figures fall 2.7 percent to $10 billion in 2003 compared to $10.3 billion in 2002.
Revenues[]
- Total - $10 billion (-2.7% YOY) ($11.2 billion including PC games)
- Software - $5.8 billion
- PC games - $1.2 billion
Top software sales[]
Console Game sales[]
Top 10 Console Video Game Titles, Sorted By Units
RANK | TITLE | PLATFORM | PUBLISHER | RELEASE MONTH |
ARP |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | MADDEN NFL 2004 | PS2 | ELECTRONIC ARTS | AUG'03 | $49 |
2 | POKEMON RUBY | GBA | NINTENDO | MAR'03 | $31 |
3 | POKEMON SAPPHIRE | GBA | NINTENDO | MAR'03 | $31 |
4 | NEED FOR SPEED: UNDERGROUND |
PS2 | ELECTRONIC ARTS | NOV'03 | $49 |
5 | THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: THE WIND WAKER |
GCN | NINTENDO | MAR'03 | $47 |
6 | GRAND THEFT AUTO: VICE CITY |
PS2 | ROCKSTAR GAMES | OCT'02 | $41 |
7 | MARIO KART: DOUBLE DASH!! | GCN | NINTENDO | NOV'03 | $49 |
8 | TONY HAWK'S UNDERGROUND | PS2 | ACTIVISION | OCT'03 | $47 |
9 | ENTER THE MATRIX | PS2 | ATAR | MAY'03 | $46 |
10 | MEDAL OF HONOR: RISING SUN |
PS2 | ELECTRONIC ARTS | NOV'03 | $49 |
Source: The NPD Group / NPD Funworld(R) / TRSTS(R)
PC games[]
1 - THE SIMS: SUPERSTAR EXPANSION PACK - WIN - ELECTRONIC ARTS 2 - THE SIMS DELUXE - WIN - ELECTRONIC ARTS 3 - COMMAND & CONQUER: GENERALS - WIN - ELECTRONIC ARTS 4 - WARCRAFT III: FROZEN THRONE EXPANSION PACK - WIN - VIVENDI 5 - THE SIMS: MAKIN' MAGIC EXPANSION PACK - WIN - ELECTRONIC ARTS 6 - THE SIMS: UNLEASHED EXPANSION PACK - WIN - ELECTRONIC ARTS 7 - SIM CITY 4 - WIN - ELECTRONIC ARTS 8 - CALL OF DUTY - WIN - ACTIVISION 9 - AGE OF MYTHOLOGY - WIN - MICROSOFT 10 - BATTLEFIELD 1942 - WIN - ELECTRONIC ARTS
2024 Revision[]
In January 2024, Circana published revised rankings for the year based on revenue.[2]
- Madden NFL 2004
- Need for Speed: Underground
- Pokémon Ruby/Sapphire
- Enter the Matrix
- Tony Hawk's Underground
- The Sims
- True Crime: Streets of LA
- Medal of Honor: Rising Sun
- NCAA Football 2004
- The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
- NBA Live 04
- Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
- Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
- SoulCalibur II
- NBA Street Vol. 2
- Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell
- Rockstar Games Double Pack: Grand Theft Auto
- The Simpsons: Hit & Run
- Final Fantasy X-2
Monthly charts[]
External links[]
- The NPD Group Reports Annual 2003 U.S. Video Game Industry Driven by Console Software Sales
- Annual 2003 Video Game Best-Selling Titles and Console Accessories. NPD World. NPD Group.
- "Arts and Media (Top-Selling Video Games, 2003)". The World Almanac and Book of Facts, 2005. New York: World Almanac Books, St. Martin's Press. 2005. pp. 300–301 (300). ISBN 978-0-88687-939-6. https://archive.org/details/worldalmanacbook2005newy/page/300/mode/2up.
- January 2003. The Onion Ring (NPD). Toy Retail Survey Tracking (TRST). Archived from the original on 2003-04-18.
- December 2003
Prev: NPD 2002 in review | NPD sales data | Next: NPD 2004 in review |