 According to "Weekly Famitsu", Japan bought 1.34 million units of "Gran Turismo" during the first half of 1998 alone, which made it the country's second-best selling game for the period.In July 1999, Sony reported global sales of six million units for "Gran Turismo", of which two million derived from the United States.As of April 2008, the game has shipped 2.55 million copies in Japan, 10,000 in Southeast Asia, 4.3 million in Europe, and 3.99 million in North America for a total of 10.85 million copies, in which to this day, remains the best selling video game for the PlayStation and the fourth highest-selling game in the "Gran Turismo" franchise, behind "Gran Turismo 4", "Gran Turismo 5" and "" respectively.