ELSPA (The European Leisure Software Publishers Association) har endnu engang uddelt priser til de bedst sælgene spil og Konami kan endnu engang bryste sig af en guld pris. De får det for det sublime spil Pro Evolution Soccer.
Det er ikke lang tid siden Konami fik deres første guld pris for Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, og nu kan de hente endnu en. Guld prisen gives til spil der sælger over 200.000 units i England. MGS2 nåede 100.000 på en uge, mens det har taget Pro Evolution Soccer en del længere tid.
Der var også tre spil, som fik en flot sølv pris. Disse er:
1. Army Men 3D (PlayStation)
2. Dukes of Hazzard - Racing for Home (PlayStation)
3. Burnout (PS2)
Roger Bennett, sagde følgende om priserne:
"It is due to these continuous sales achievements that the UK's leisure software market has reached the level it is at today. Last year, sales reached an all time high, with an increase on the previous year of 36%, bringing the leisure software market to a massive £1.6 billion. And with consumers now spending more on leisure software than on renting videos or visits to the cinema, the market is now poised to overtake the music industry in terms of consumer spend".
Peter Stone, hos Konami sagde:
"At the time of its release, prior to Christmas last year, Pro Evolution Soccer was hailed as the finest football game for PS2. Since then, word of mouth has continued to spread and the game continues to be one of the top-selling games on the format, week in week out. It is triumph for gameplay".