The holiday gaming season officially opened Tuesday with the release of “Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.” The third in the immensely popular line of video games — all of which have been both praised for innovative play environments and vilified for violence and their portrayal of minorities and women — is expected by analysts to sell at least 4.5 million copies, sales figures that would put it in line with a blockbuster movie. Judging from the high ratings popular gaming Web sites are giving the game, the analysts are right.
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‘San Andreas’ Will Steer Holiday Game Sales
Posted by: Susan B. Shor October 27, 2004 10:39 AMThe holiday gaming season officially opened Tuesday with the release of “Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.” The third in the immensely popular line of video games — all of which have been both praised for innovative play environments and vilified for violence and their portrayal of minorities and women — is expected by analysts to sell at least 4.5 million copies, sales figures that would put it in line with a blockbuster movie. Judging from the high ratings popular gaming Web sites are giving the game, the analysts are right.