81,639 systems were sold in the first two days, with 45,774 being the more expensive 60GB model, but only 66,684 games were sold – meaning almost 15,000 players went home with nothing to play, leading to speculation that many systems were being picked up by scalpers for resale online. narrowly beat to become the most popular launch game, selling 21,654 copies. The North American launch followed on 17 November, with 197,000 consoles
