2007 in video games
2007 has seen many sequels and prequels in video games. New intellectual properties include Assassin's Creed, BioShock, Crackdown, Crysis, Mass Effect, Portal, Rock Band, Skate, The Darkness, The Witcher, and Uncharted.
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Events
| Month | Date(s) | Event |
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| March | 14 | Microsoft announces Games for Windows – Live, a version of Xbox Live for the Windows platform. The service launched on May 8.[1] |
| 27 | Microsoft announced the Xbox 360 Elite. The revision comes with a bigger hard drive and the ability to output HDMI.[2] | |
| April | 11 | Sony announces that they are discontinuing the 20 GB PlayStation 3 SKU, one of two SKUs available at the systems launch, leaving only the 60 GB SKU available for consumer purchase.[3] |
| June | 27 | Nintendo announces WiiWare, a service similar to Xbox Live Arcade, that allows developers to release original downloadable games for the Wii. Previously the only downloadable games available on the Wii had been limited to its Virtual Console service.[4] |
| July | 5 | After an outpouring of complaints over faulty Xbox 360 hardware, Microsoft announces an extension for the Xbox 360's warranty that applies retroactively to all consumers who have purchased the console since launch.[5] |
| August | 29 | Nokia reveals plans to revive its failing N-Gage brand in November; however, this time the line will not be a console, but rather a service players can download onto Nokia phones and PCs.[6] |
| September | 26 | Activision buys Bizarre Creations, developer of the Project Gotham Racing series.[7] |
| October | 5 | Bungie announces its split with Microsoft to become an independent studio.[8] |
| 11 | Electronic Arts (EA) announces plans to buy VG Holding Corp., which owns both Pandemic Studios and BioWare, effectively making both companies subsidiaries.[9] | |
| November | 6 | EA closes down its EA Chicago studios.[10] |
Business
| Month | Date(s) | Event |
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| July | 11–13 | E3 Media & Business Summit at several hotels and the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California, United States.[11] |
| August | 23–26 | The Leipzig Games Developers Convention in Leipzig, Germany. |
| 24–26 | Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center in Seattle, Washington, United States. | |
| September | 20–23 | Tokyo Game Show at the Makuhari Messe International Convention complex in Mihama-ku, Chiba, Japan. |
| 28–30 | Digital Life at New York's Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York, New York, United States. | |
| October | 18–20 | E for All Expo at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California, United States. |
| November | 2–4 | Videogames Expo (VGXPO) at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. |
| 27–28 | Montreal Games Summit at the Palais de Congress international convention. |
Game releases
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Hardware and software sales
Europe
- Based on estimates from Electronic Arts:
Video game console sales of 2007 in Europe[13][14]
| Place | Console | Units sold |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nintendo DS | 8.7 million |
| 2 | Wii | 4.8 million |
| 3 | PlayStation 2 | 3.8 million |
| 4 | PlayStation Portable | 3.1 million |
| 5 | PlayStation 3 | 2.8 million |
| 6 | Xbox 360 | 1.9 million |
Japan
- Based on figures from Enterbrain:
Video game console sales of 2007 in Japan[15][16][17][18]
| Place | Console | Units sold |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nintendo DS | 7,143,702 |
| 2 | Wii | 3,629,361 |
| 3 | PSP | 3,022,659 |
| 4 | PlayStation 3 | 1,206,347 |
| 5 | PlayStation 2 | 816,419[19] |
| 6 | Xbox 360 | 257,841 |
Best-selling video games of 2007 in Japan[16][20][21]
| Place | Title | Console | Units sold |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wii Sports | Wii | 1,911,520 |
| 2 | Monster Hunter Portable 2 | PSP | 1,489,898 |
| 3 | Wii Play | Wii | 1,487,484 |
| 4 | Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness | NDS | 1,256,516 |
| 5 | Mario Party DS | NDS | 1,232,644 |
| 6 | New Super Mario Bros. | NDS | 1,176,939 |
| 7 | Pokémon Diamond and Pearl | NDS | 1,094,389 |
| 8 | Mario Party 8 | Wii | 1,053,934 |
| 9 | Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen | NDS | 1,052,827 |
| 10 | Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day! | NDS | 1,033,933 |
North America
Best-selling video games of 2007 in North America (by platform)
| Place | Wii[29] | Xbox 360[23] |
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| 1 | Wii Play (Nintendo) |
Halo 3 (Microsoft) |
| 2 | Mario Party 8 (Nintendo) |
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision) |
| 3 | Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo) |
Guitar Hero II (RedOctane) |
| 4 | Super Paper Mario (Nintendo) |
Madden NFL 08 (Electronic Arts) |
| 5 | Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (RedOctane) |
Assassin's Creed (Ubisoft) |
| 6 | WarioWare: Smooth Moves (Nintendo) |
BioShock (2K Games) |
| 7 | Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (Nintendo) |
Crackdown (Microsoft) |
| 8 | Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition (Capcom) |
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (RedOctane) |
| 9 | Mario Strikers Charged (Nintendo) |
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 (Ubisoft) |
| 10 | Pokémon Battle Revolution (Nintendo) |
Lost Planet: Extreme Condition (Capcom) |
United Kingdom
- Based on figures from Chart-Track:
Best-selling video games of 2007 in the UK[30][31][32][33]
| Place | Title | Publisher | Units sold |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIFA 08 | Electronic Arts | 1,391,435 |
| 2 | Dr Kawashima's Brain Training: How Old is Your Brain? | Nintendo | 1,016,558 |
| 3 | Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare | Activision | 935,044 |
| 4 | Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 | Konami | 787,382 |
| 5 | More Brain Training from Dr Kawashima | Nintendo | 760,225 |
| 6 | Halo 3 | Microsoft | 735,176 |
| 7 | The Simpsons Game | Electronic Arts | 734,595 |
| 8 | Wii Play | Nintendo | 688,002 |
| 9 | Assassin's Creed | Ubisoft | 670,286 |
| 10 | WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2008 | THQ | 563,121 |
Best-selling video games of 2007 in the UK (by platform)[34]
The games' publishers are listed in brackets:
United States
- Based on figures from the NPD Group:
Video game console sales of 2007 in the US[35][36][37]
| Place | Console | Units sold |
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| 1 | Nintendo DS | 8.50 million |
| 2 | Wii | 6.29 million |
| 3 | Xbox 360 | 4.62 million |
| 4 | PlayStation 2 | 3.97 million |
| 5 | PSP | 3.82 million |
| 6 | PlayStation 3 | 2.56 million |
Best-selling video games of 2007 in the US[36][37][38]
| Place | Title | Console | Units sold |
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| 1 | Halo 3 | X360 | 4.82 million |
| 2 | Wii Play | Wii | 4.12 million |
| 3 | Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare | X360 | 3.04 million |
| 4 | Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock with guitar | PS2 | 2.72 million |
| 5 | Super Mario Galaxy | Wii | 2.52 million |
| 6 | Pokémon Diamond | NDS | 2.48 million |
| 7 | Madden NFL 08 | PS2 | 1.90 million |
| 8 | Guitar Hero II with guitar | PS2 | 1.89 million |
| 9 | Assassin's Creed | X360 | 1.87 million |
| 10 | Mario Party 8 | Wii | 1.82 million |
Best-selling video games of all time in the US (as of September 25, 2007)[39]
Note: This list only includes games that were released after NPD started tracking video game sales data.
| Place | Title | Units sold |
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| 1 | Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas | 8.6 million |
| 2 | Madden NFL 07 | 7.4 million |
| 3 | Grand Theft Auto: Vice City | 6.8 million |
| 4 | Madden NFL 06 | 6.5 million |
| 5 | Halo 2 | 6.3 million |
| 6 | Namco Museum | 6.2 million |
| 7 | Super Mario 64 | 6.0 million |
| 8 | Madden NFL 2005 | 5.9 million |
| 9 | Grand Theft Auto III | 5.7 million |
| 10 | Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 | 5.3 million |
Critically acclaimed titles
Metacritic (MC) and GameRankings (GR) are aggregators of video game journalism reviews.
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