In today's world, 2007 in video games is a highly relevant topic that has captured the attention of a wide spectrum of society. This topic has been the subject of debates, research and controversies that have generated unprecedented interest. From its impact on the economy to its implications on public health, 2007 in video games has gained unparalleled importance on the global scene. In this article, we will explore the most relevant aspects of 2007 in video games, analyzing its influence in different areas and offering a comprehensive perspective on its relevance today.
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2007 saw many new installments in established video game franchises, such as Madden NFL 08, NBA Live 08, NBA 2K8, Tony Hawk's Proving Ground, WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2008, Super Mario Galaxy, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Halo 3, God of War II, Team Fortress 2, Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, Final Fantasy Tactics: War of the Lions, Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, Half-Life 2: Episode Two, and Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga. New intellectual properties included Assassin's Creed, BioShock, Crackdown, Crysis, Mass Effect, Portal, Rock Band, Skate, The Darkness, The Witcher, and Uncharted.
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. |
19 | Justin.tv, a website designed specially for streaming videogames, is launched. | |
27 | Microsoft announced the Xbox 360 Elite. The revision comes with a bigger hard drive and the ability to output HDMI. | |
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. |
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. |
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. |
11–13 | The 11th E3 is held in Santa Monica, California, United States. | |
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. |
September | 26 | Activision buys Bizarre Creations, developer of the Project Gotham Racing series. |
October | 5 | Bungie announces its split with Microsoft to become an independent studio. |
11 | Electronic Arts (EA) announces plans to buy VG Holding Corp., which owns both Pandemic Studios and BioWare, effectively making both companies subsidiaries. | |
November | 6 | EA closes down its EA Chicago studios. |
The following are the best-selling games of 2007 in terms of worldwide retail sales.
Rank | Title | Sales | Platform(s) | Publisher(s) | Genre | Ref |
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1 | Wii Sports | 15,246,786 | Wii | Nintendo | Sports | |
2 | Pokémon Diamond / Pearl | 9,867,185 | Nintendo DS | Nintendo, Pokémon Company | RPG | |
3 | Halo 3 | 8,100,000 | X360 | Microsoft Game Studios | FPS | |
4 | Wii Play | 7,316,815 | Wii | Nintendo | Party | |
5 | Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare | 7,000,000 | PS3 / X360 / PC | Activision | FPS | |
6 | FIFA 08 | 6,550,000 | Multi-platform | EA Sports | Sports | |
7 | Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 | 6,370,000 | Multi-platform | Konami | Sports | |
8 | Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day! | 6,091,362 | Nintendo DS | Nintendo | Edutainment | |
9 | Super Mario Galaxy | 5,190,000 | Wii | Nintendo | Platformer | |
10 | Mario Party 8 | 4,350,000 | Wii | Nintendo | Party |
Video game console sales of 2007 in Europe
Place | Console | Units sold |
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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 |
Video game console sales of 2007 in Japan
Place | Console | Units sold |
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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 |
6 | Xbox 360 | 257,841 |
Best-selling video games of 2007 in Japan
Place | Title | Console | Units sold |
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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 |
Best-selling video games of 2007 in North America (by platform)
Place | PlayStation 3 | PlayStation Portable |
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1 | Madden NFL 08 (Electronic Arts) |
MLB 07: The Show (Sony Computer Entertainment) |
2 | Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision) |
Madden NFL 08 (Electronic Arts) |
3 | Assassin's Creed (Ubisoft) |
Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters (Sony Computer Entertainment) |
4 | MotorStorm (Sony Computer Entertainment) |
Transformers: The Game (Activision) |
5 | Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (RedOctane) |
Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions (Square Enix) |
6 | Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas (Ubisoft) |
300: March to Glory (Warner Bros. Interactive) |
7 | NCAA Football 08 (Electronic Arts) |
Call of Duty: Roads to Victory (Activision) |
8 | Heavenly Sword (Sony Computer Entertainment) |
Major League Baseball 2K7 (2K Games) |
9 | Ninja Gaiden Sigma (Tecmo) |
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas (Ubisoft) |
10 | The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (Bethesda Softworks) |
Ghost Rider (2K Games) |
Place | Wii | Xbox 360 |
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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) |
Best-selling video games of 2007 in the UK
Place | Title | Publisher | Units sold |
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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)
The games' publishers are listed in brackets:
Video game console sales of 2007 in the US
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
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)
Note: This list only includes games that were released after NPD started tracking video game sales data in 1995.
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 |
Metacritic (MC) and GameRankings (GR) are aggregators of video game journalism reviews.
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. |
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. |
Month | Day | System |
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August | 30 | PlayStation Portable PSP-2000HK |
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Title | Date | Director | Distributor(s) | Franchise | Original game publisher | Ref. |
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Chasing Ghosts: Beyond the Arcade | January 22, 2007 | Lincoln Ruchti | — | — | — | |
Blue Dragon | April 7, 2007 | Yukihiro Matsushita | Pierrot | Blue Dragon | Xbox Game Studios | |
Devil May Cry: The Animated Series | June 14, 2007 | Shin Itagaki | Madhouse, Inc. | Devil May Cry | Capcom | [citation needed] |
The Rise of Darkrai | July 14, 2007 | Kunihiko Yuyama | Toho | Pokémon | Game Freak | |
The King of Kong | August 17, 2007 | Seth Gordon | Picturehouse | — | — | [citation needed] |
Tak and the Power of Juju | August 31, 2007 | Nick Jennings | Nickelodeon | Tak and the Power of Juju | THQ | |
Resident Evil: Extinction | September 20, 2007 | Russell Mulcahy | Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group | Resident Evil | Capcom | [citation needed] |
Press Start | September 25, 2007 | Ed Glaser | Dark Maze Studios | — | — | [citation needed] |
Ben X | September 26, 2007 | Nic Balthazar | MMG Film | — | — | [citation needed] |
Hitman | November 21, 2007 | Xavier Gens | 20th Century Studios | Hitman | IO Interactive |
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