Star Wars: Rogue Squadron
When "Rogue Squadron" was released in early December 1998, the title's Nintendo 64 incarnation was the second-highest-selling video game for the first half of the month (behind Nintendo's "") and the holiday season. PC Data, which tracked sales in the United States, reported that "Rogue Squadron" sold 584,337 units and earned $29.3 million in revenue by the end of 1998. This made it the country's ninth-best-selling Nintendo 64 release of the year. Delayed until after Christmas in the United Kingdom, the game was released mid-January and debuted as the second-best-selling game of the month, ahead of "Ocarina of Time". In August 1999, Nintendo added the title to its best-selling Player's Choice collection, while the PC version was re-released as a part of the "LucasArts Archive" Series in May 2001. "Rogue Squadron"'s retail success was not anticipated by the game's producer Julian Eggebrecht, who said that the game sold "about 100 times better than anybody expected". The Nintendo 64 version sold over 1 million copies in the United States, and over 44,000 in Japan.
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008 TV series)
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the first season received an approval rating of 83% based on 18 reviews, with an average rating of 6.04/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "With an agreeably entertaining first season, "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" opens a fun, kid-friendly chapter of the franchise's sprawling mythology." The third and fourth seasons received an approval rating of 100% based on 5 reviews, with an average rating of 8.0/10 and 7.85/10 respectively. The sixth season received an approval rating of 100% based on 11 reviews, with an average rating of 8.92/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Sophisticated storytelling and quality animation make the sixth season of "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" a fitting end to the series." On Metacritic, the first season has a weighted average score of 64 out of 100 based on 9 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". On July 11, 2008, television critics were shown a completed episode of the series. "The Hollywood Reporter"s Live Feed blog called the footage "likely the most photo-realistic animated TV series ever produced." On August 31, 2008, a sneak peek of the new series was shown on Cartoon Network. IGN named it the 89th best animated series. They specifically praised the episodes "Rookies", "Cloak of Darkness", and "Lair of Grievous" saying that their storylines stood out as some of the best in the "Star Wars" expanded universe.