In a stunning show of force on the North American sales chart data supplied by NPD TRSTS Videogame Service during the week of January 20th through February 5th, Sega of America’s Crazy Taxi debuted as the number one best selling interactive software title, which includes both PC and Videogames. Sonic Adventure ranks in at #6.
The competition it trampled on included such heavy hitters as Gran Turismo 2, Mario Party 2, Donkey Kong 64, The Sims (which also debuted that week), and every single Pokemon game for all platforms.
As far as Videogame-only charts are concerned, Eidos Interactive’s Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver for the Dreamcast also had a good week, as it remained in the Top 25 with a showing at number 23. As for the rest of the Dreamcast games, the Top 10 for the console is as follows:
1. Crazy Taxi (Sega of America)
2. Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver (Eidos)
3. Zombie Revenge (Sega of America)
4. NFL 2K (Sega of America)
5. NBA 2K (Sega of America)
6. Sonic Adventure (Sega of America)
7. Sega Bass Fishing (Sega of America)
8. WWF Attitude (Acclaim)
9. Soul Calibur (Namco)
10. Vigilante 8: 2nd Offense (Activision).
Source: Sega X