With the exception of the Fight Night game, all those games had more time to sell than GB, which came out in the middle of the month. You also have to factor in things like established franchises, the fact that it wasn't a game exclusive to one system (or even two or three but six… and I'd like to see the PC, PS2, and DS numbers added in), and the whole “casual gaming” fad that's going on… I mean, yes of course I am making excuses right now because it wasn't on top, I really wish it was… but saying the game bombed is a stretch.

It didn't make top 10? Wow, this game must be as bad as Superman 64 to do so poorly. I'm sorry but Sony or Atari or who ever need to take deep hard look at how they do things. To turn around and make a game that sells this bad in today's world is a disgrace. Even shovelware titles sell more.


I'll admit i'm not surprised though as the concept of ghostbusters the game has been done to death e.g Ghosthunter on ps2, Luigi's Mansion on NGC. Also what is up with the voice actors? I mean Bill Murray? The guy sounds too much Garfield from the movies. They should of chose a more experienced actor like Imagine Dave Coulier from “The Tuttles: Madcap Misadventures” playing Peter Venkman. I think that he could have brought the character to life.

it didn't make top 10? Wow, this game must be as bad as superman 64 to do so poorly. I'm sorry but sony or atari or who ever need to take deep hard look at how they do things. To turn around and make a game that sells this bad in today's world is a disgrace. Even shovelware titles sell more.

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Sorry, nothing, NOTHING comes close to Superman 64 as being horrible. Well, maybe Ghostbusters for the NES.

the big chart we need to look at is the one for july and then when it comes out on wii and 360 in europe, for one july will provide the legs ghostbusters will have and 2 what the hell are people doing wasting money on prototype that game was boring and way to repetative for someone that actually wants there money worth. plus whats the rental charts of the game, i bet it was high.

Jonathan Archer;151974
Sorry, nothing, NOTHING comes close to Superman 64 as being horrible. Well, maybe Ghostbusters for the NES.

You did get my post was a joke right?

EDIT: It was sarcasm…

Cheers.

I've said it once, I'll say it again, sarcasm doesn't translate well as text.

Walmart didn't even stock the PC version, which kinda surprised me, since they had special content done for the platform versions.

Out of 4 walmarts I checked, walmart was all about sims 3, with 75% of the shelf space devoted to it, and wow. And almost all the shelf slots for sims3 were always empty as well.

They could have easily used a new release slot for GB:TVG, since they weren't even getting enough sims3 copies to stock on shelves.

I'm sure Sims 3 will be the big winner since the franchise has always been a major seller.

The walmart and target up the street sold out of the 360 version right off the bat. Don't know how many copies they recieved though. I don't think too many people knew about this game besides the people who follow up on ghostbusters. I think it all came down to the lack of advertisement. I really enjoy the game but they needed to sell it to people other than just ghostbustes fans.

Ghostbusters NPD data:

360 GHOSTBUSTERS: THE VIDEO GAME 192,298
PS3 GHOSTBUSTERS: THE VIDEO GAME 103,413
WII GHOSTBUSTERS: THE VIDEO GAME 71,899
PS2 GHOSTBUSTERS: THE VIDEO GAME 43,420
NDS GHOSTBUSTERS: THE VIDEO GAME 29,059

I don't think those numbers are bad at all. Here is the rest of the leaked data for comparison:

PS3 FIGHT NIGHT ROUND 4 210,335
PS3 INFAMOUS 192,674
PS3 UFC 2009 UNDISPUTED 187,895
PS3 PROTOTYPE 179,210
PS3 GHOSTBUSTERS: THE VIDEO GAME 103,413
PS3 TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 10 96,539
PS3 RED FACTION: GUERRILLA 67,486
PS3 CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR 38,798
PS3 MLB '09: THE SHOW 38,000
PS3 CALL OF DUTY 4: MODERN WARFARE GOTY ED 37,149
PS3 BLAZBLUE: CALAMITY TRIGGER 36,570
PS3 TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN 35,351
PS3 KILLZONE 2 26,696
PS3 RESIDENT EVIL 5 23,267
PS3 X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE UNCAGED ED 22,359
PS3 FIFA SOCCER 09 21,209
PS3 GUITAR HERO: SMASH HITS 20,909

WII EA SPORTS ACTIVE BUNDLE 289,083
WII FIT W/ BALANCE BOARD 271,556
WII TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 10 MOTION PLUS BUNDLE 204,899
WII MARIO KART W/ WHEEL 202,137
WII PUNCH OUT!! 148,754
WII PLAY W/ REMOTE 146,149
WII THE CONDUIT 71,913
WII GHOSTBUSTERS: THE VIDEO GAME 71,899
WII TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 10 67,523
WII LEGO STAR WARS: COMPLETE SAGA 60,000
WII GRAND SLAM TENNIS 54,379
WII LINK'S CROSSBOW TRAINING W/ ZAPPER 47,619
WII BOOM BLOX BASH PARTY 47,288
WII SUPER SMASH BROS: BRAWL 44,098
WII INDIANA JONES AND THE STAFF OF KINGS 40,042
WII UP 39,194
WII LEGO INDIANA JONES: THE ORIGINAL ADVENTURES 38,528
WII STAR WARS: THE FORCE UNLEASHED 36,627
WII GUITAR HERO: SMASH HITS 35,827
WII LEGO BATMAN 32,817
WII TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN 30,895
WII MARIO PARTY 8 29,341
WII GOLD'S GYM CARDIO WORKOUT 27,595
WII MY SIMS RACING 26,683
WII CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR 26,563
WII ROCK BAND 2 SPECIAL ED 26,158
WII MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2K9 26,081
WII NEW PLAY CONTROL! MARIO POWER TENNIS 26,019
WII SUPER MARIO GALAXY 24,114
WII GUITAR HERO WORLD TOUR W/BAND KIT 22,453
WII GUITAR HERO METALLICA 21,581
WII MARIO SUPER SLUGGERS 21,537
WII DECA SPORTS 21,030
WII MY FITNESS COACH 20,342

PS2 TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN 58,166
PS2 UP 50,506
PS2 MLB '09: THE SHOW 44,856
PS2 GHOSTBUSTERS: THE VIDEO GAME 43,420
PS2 X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE 34,160
PS2 GUITAR HERO METALLICA 28,098
PS2 GRAND THEFT AUTO: SAN ANDREAS 26,900
PS2 NARUTO: ULTIMATE NINJA 4 26,504
PS2 INDIANA JONES AND THE STAFF OF KINGS 23,686
PS2 MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2K9 23,086
PS2 FIFA SOCCER 09 22,778
PS2 NBA 2K9 21,358
PS2 CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR FINAL FRONTS 20,496
PS2 GOD OF WAR II 20,490
PS2 WWE SMACKDOWN VS RAW 2009 20,234

360 PROTOTYPE 419,863
360 UFC 2009 UNDISPUTED 338,278
360 FIGHT NIGHT ROUND 4 260,817
360 RED FACTION: GUERRILLA 199,380
360 GHOSTBUSTERS: THE VIDEO GAME 192,298
360 TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 10 133,321
360 CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR 88,589
360 CALL OF DUTY 4: MODERN WARFARE GOTY ED 71,175
360 HALO 3 62,546
360 NBA 2K9 61,400
360 MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2K9 58,916
360 TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN 58,829
360 GUITAR HERO: SMASH HITS 43,139
360 OVERLORD 2 38,772
360 FALLOUT 3 OPERATION ANCHORAGE AND THE PITT EXPANSION PACK 38,559
360 LEFT 4 DEAD GOTY ED 35,141
360 FABLE II 31,796
360 X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE UNCAGED ED 30,878
360 ELDER SCROLLS IV: OBLIVION GOTY ED 29,201
360 GRAND THEFT AUTO IV 29,176
360 BLAZBLUE: CALAMITY TRIGGER 28,905
360 FALLOUT 3 28,404
360 HALO WARS 26,346
360 RESIDENT EVIL 5 25,796
360 FIFA SOCCER 09 25,431
360 STAR WARS: THE FORCE UNLEASHED 24,191
360 CALL OF JUAREZ: BOUND IN BLOOD 23,684
360 SACRED 2: FALLEN ANGEL 22,163
360 GEARS OF WAR 2 21,516
360 LEFT 4 DEAD 21,316
360 PRINCE OF PERSIA 20,756
360 GUITAR HERO METALLICA 20,076

NDS POKEMON PLATINUM VERSION 175,978
NDS MARIO KART DS 132,499
NDS THE LEGENDARY STARFY 122,745
NDS NEW SUPER MARIO BROS 118,161
NDS UP 93,265
NDS LEGO STAR WARS: COMPLETE SAGA 62,192
NDS LEGO BATTLES 56,424
NDS TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN - AUTOBOTS 54,477
NDS GARDENING MAMA 53,136
NDS MARIO PARTY 51,303
NDS SUPER MARIO 64 DS 51,010
NDS COOKING MAMA 45,578
NDS MY SIMS RACING 43,249
NDS LEGO BATMAN 42,704
NDS BRAIN AGE 2: MORE TRAINING IN MINUTES A DAY 42,447
NDS RHYTHM HEAVEN 41,345
NDS LEGO INDIANA JONES: THE ORIGINAL ADVENTURES 39,316
NDS KIRBY SUPER STAR ULTRA 36,889
NDS PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE CURIOUS VILLAGE 35,220
NDS TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN - DECEPTICONS 33,175
NDS BRAIN AGE: TRAIN YOUR BRAIN IN MINUTES A DAY 32,379
NDS IMAGINE: BOUTIQUE OWNER 32,343
NDS CARNIVAL GAMES 32,256
NDS CLUB PENGUIN: ELITE PENGUIN FORCE 32,224
NDS GHOSTBUSTERS: THE VIDEO GAME 29,059
NDS PAWS & CLAWS: PAMPERED PETS 28,014
NDS KNIGHTS IN THE NIGHTMARE 27,049
NDS COOKING MAMA 2: DINNER WITH FRIENDS 26,662
NDS MARIO AND SONIC: OLYMPIC GAMES 25,336
NDS CALL OF DUTY 4: MODERN WARFARE 25,170
NDS SHIN MEGAMI TENSEI: DEVIL SURVIVOR 24,997
NDS GRAND THEFT AUTO: CHINATOWN WARS 24,146
NDS MY BABY GIRL 23,950
NDS NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: NINJA COUNCIL 4 23,049
NDS POKEMON RANGER: SHADOWS OF ALMIA 22,868
NDS CLUBHOUSE GAMES 22,493
NDS MYSTERY CASE FILES: MILLIONHEIR 22,160
NDS X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE 21,723
NDS HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE 21,436
NDS PETZ FASHION: DOGZ & CATZ 20,590
NDS YU-GI-OH! 5D'S STARDUST ACCELERATOR 20,564
NDS HELLO KITTY: BIG CITY DREAMS 20,484