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October 2001, Take-Two Interactive released Grand Theft Auto III on
PlayStation 2. Featuring a fully 3D living city,
a combination of narrative driven and non-linear gameplay and a
completely open environment, the game redefined the mature action
genre. Grand Theft Auto III became an overnight sensation, receiving
numerous game-of-the-year awards and going on to become the best-selling
video game of 2001.
One year later, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City was released to wide
acclaim on PlayStation 2 and quickly ascended the charts to become
the fastest-selling and best-selling game of 2002. Both GTA3 and
GTA:VC have each garnered unit sales of more than eight million.
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Grand Theft Auto franchise may soon be breaking records on the
Nintendo GameCube as well according to Investors Business Daily.
Upon completion of its exclusivity contract with SCEA at the end of
2004, Rockstar Games will release Grand Theft Auto III and Grand
Theft Auto: Vice City on Nintendo GameCube and Microsoft Xbox.
"And they will sell, like, a jillion copies," according to
Michael Pachter, an analyst with Wedbush Morgan Securities.
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