ELSPA (The European Leisure Software Publishers Association) har enda en gang delt ut priser til de best selgene spillene og Konami kan enda en gang brife med en gull pris. De får det for det sublime spillet, Pro Evolution Soccer.
Det er ikke lenge siden Konami fikk deres første gull pris for Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, og nå kan de hente enda en. Gull prisen gis til spill som selger over 200.000 enheter i England. MGS2 rakk 100.000 på en uke, mens det har tatt Pro Evolution Soccer en god del lenger.
Der var også tre spill, som fikk en flott sølv pris. Disse er:
1. Army Men 3D (PlayStation)
2. Dukes of Hazzard - Racing for Home (PlayStation)
3. Burnout (PS2)
Roger Bennett, sa følgende om prisene:
"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 sa:
"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".