GT5 Sales Rank Increases 1300% on Amazon After Release Date Announcement
As observed by PlayStation LifeStyle, Gran Turismo 5 suddenly became very popular after the game’s official release date announcement last Friday. Within 24 hours, the standard version of the game topped Amazon.com’s video game “Movers & Shakers” list with a 1,300% increase in sales rank. The more expensive GT5 Collector’s Edition came second on the list, with an 823% increase, followed by the 160GB PlayStation 3 console with a 236% increase. Impressive numbers, to say the least!
With “Black Friday” and the busiest holiday shopping weekend of the year just days after GT5‘s release, demand for the game should be very high. You can nab a $10 video games credit on Amazon if you pre-order with them – or, if you don’t trust your local delivery man – you can also take advantage of GameStop’s online pre-order with in-store pickup (you can also pre-order online at Best Buy and pick up your copy of the game when doors open on the 24th).
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November 14th, 2010 at 5:19 pm - #Narly
I have a question which refers to the car list…i hope you don’t mind guys…i was thinking and came to the point…haven’t TOP GEAR and PD worked together? because the list is utterly strange…how the hell did they miss some good proper cars like ford RS or Bentley? god damn…just a conclusion
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November 14th, 2010 at 6:43 pm - #GT’ireland
and the sierra cosworth road car or RS turbos,at least there is a renault 5 turbo in the list thought.shame about the bentleys and porches
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November 14th, 2010 at 5:06 pm - #Super_Colossal
My crazy girlfriend is in the stage where she randomly hates my guts for no reason anyway. GT5 will mask the depression quite well. Watch…24th rolls around, and she realizes how horrible she’s been and gets lovey dovey again. My luck. GT5 won’t ever hate me…maybe it’s all I need ;)
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November 14th, 2010 at 4:56 pm - #Team_MoFF-No2
I’ve ordered My copy 6 months ago on Amazon.co.uk – So i bloody do hope that i will get it in good time :0)
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November 14th, 2010 at 3:56 pm - #GT’ireland
looking forward to the late nights and blistered thumbs routine,miss those days with GT4,..gt5 prologue was very easy,this game is going to force social suicied without a doubt,but will be well worth it.
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November 14th, 2010 at 3:49 pm - #SkyBreaker
Thats me!
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November 14th, 2010 at 3:14 pm - #GTP_Davey07-O37
Mines been preordered since August. Signature edition for me. Never bought a special edition of a game before, but this is going to be well, well worth it…Roll on 24th…;-)))…
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November 14th, 2010 at 3:04 pm - #- SZRT Ice -
I may need 2 consider getting a back-up PS3, as mine will be 2 yrs/o in a month. Getting 2 copies of GT5 as I did for GT4, GT3, & GT1. I plan on running it ’til the laser burns through… Start your engines people!!!
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November 14th, 2010 at 1:35 pm - #Jakemania
Guilty! ;). Pre-ordered mine for $39.99 =)
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November 14th, 2010 at 1:16 pm - #Magic Ayrton
Bought my ps3 months before prologue came out, 40gb Fat,… had it replaced under warranty a few weeks after I got it because the disk drive broke, but the new one is still good.. still running well. Must be over 3 years old.
Hope GT5 sells very well as I admire Kazunori a great deal.. and I want him to concentrate on GT6!!
Porsche, More RUF’s, interiors and more world Tracks.
Happy GT5′ing
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November 14th, 2010 at 1:14 pm - #eludethis
Can someone do the math? How much $$$ is that?
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November 14th, 2010 at 1:24 pm - #r1racer
i don’t that’s the percentage of preorders but the percentage in rank it went up in sales
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November 14th, 2010 at 12:25 pm - #r1racer
Bought my ps3 back in 07 just for GT5 and god of war 3 as well but mainly GT5. On my second ps3 and been babying it because it’s about to go through torture.
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November 14th, 2010 at 11:27 am - #dearlybeloved
When you read those percentages, it seems to me that PD/SONY sure know the power of delays and Amazon must be absolutely loving these figures. Let’s see if GT5 sells more than 5.6 million copies in the first week when compared to Black Ops.
Peace out!
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November 14th, 2010 at 11:36 am - #OkeyD
Black Ops sold 5.6 million on its first DAY in the US and UK alone. Seriously, if you guys keep overhyping the sales like this people are gonna call it a flop.
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November 14th, 2010 at 12:45 pm - #whiteman
when you go from no sells to having three items become hot that will happen.
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November 14th, 2010 at 4:30 pm - #Daniel
Forza Sucks balls i got banned for f all i got a gifted bruce lee pain and thn i gifted it to som1 else and got banned the next day and here i am on my fave game from 360 on ps3 burnout paradise and i cnt w8 for gt5 gonna b epic as i have had all the games i even hav concept and tokyo geneva all GTs and i cnt w8 for this game omg im so excited FORZA ROT IN HELL
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November 14th, 2010 at 5:13 pm - #Jakemania
@OkeyD
Yeah, I don’t think people understand the concept of multi-platform games vs exclusive games lol. Especially considering COD is the most overhyped game in the history of video games.
85 million consoles is a big difference from 40 million.
It will be interesting to see how it sells nonetheless.
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November 14th, 2010 at 11:09 am - #lapierre4
I wonder if someone is dumb enough to put Forza here? Hehe
No seriously now that the confirmation of the release date is confirmed now, above all exams and studies that I may have to concentrate, let’s have a toast (an a big amount of available time) for this amazing game COMING OUT IN 10 DAYS!!!!
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November 14th, 2010 at 10:59 am - #GTracerRens
I’m so hapy I’ve already ordered! I thought the collector’s edition was also limited?
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November 14th, 2010 at 2:27 pm - #Tim
Well apparently it is but with the numbers of 100,000 shipped it does not seem that way. Signature on the other hand i can see going quickly it might look like its not doing well but infact i think it is game station say they have a number of pre-orders for signature and they also said they think standard will sell out on day 1.
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November 14th, 2010 at 10:36 am - #n0ne
Holy mother of Bomba Clot!
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November 14th, 2010 at 10:28 am - #Ferrari
GRAN TURISMO FORCE UNLEASSSSSSSSSSHEEEEEEEEED!!
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November 14th, 2010 at 10:30 am - #Tweetman_277
Epic Win!!!
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November 14th, 2010 at 10:22 am - #Patrocles
Does the announcement show actual sale figures instead of percentages? I would like know if we are talking tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of sales?
I will have take a peak at amazon site!
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November 14th, 2010 at 10:21 am - #Magic Ayrton
Sebastian Vettel won for RED BULL WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Great F1 season!
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November 14th, 2010 at 12:26 pm - #r1racer
He won from practice on GT5 ;)
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November 14th, 2010 at 12:52 pm - #Bernd
Yeah, he sent Alonso into the Valley of Tears!
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November 14th, 2010 at 4:55 pm - #Super_Colossal
Saw that race! Gave me thoughts of a missing track in GT5…with the tunneled pit lane exit…awesome track.
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November 14th, 2010 at 10:14 am - #Pingman
I pre-ordered the PS3 and GT5 combo yesterday due to the release date :)
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looks like PD marketing strategy is working, since they decided to hold the realease date ´till holiday season started and increase their sales, i bet they did the hold up on purpose and the game was ready since september or something like that jaja