"Sonic Adventure 2 Battle" for the GameCube sold almost 50,000 copies during its first week in Japan, where it went on to sell 192,186 units . By July 2006, it had sold 1.2 million copies and earned $44 million in the United States. "Next Generation" ranked it as the 42nd highest-selling game launched for the PlayStation 2, Xbox or GameCube between January 2000 and July 2006 in that country. It sold 1.44 million copies in the United States , making it one of the best-selling GameCube games.