Latest 'Grand Theft Auto' steps it up a level
The three previous versions of "Grand Theft Auto" have sold about 32 million copies total and earned $1.24 billion in the United States, according to the NPD Group, a market research firm.
"Honestly I wouldn't be surprised if they surpassed the numbers," said Libe Goad, editor-in-chief of AOL's GameDaily.com. "The game has a very broad appeal. It has a wise guy story line, very similar to the stuff you see on TV that has such mass appeal, and just based on that alone it should sell well."