But just how many of these consoles flying off the shelves are bought with the sole reason of playing Grand Theft Auto 4 in mind? Well, it seems in the Xbox 360 side, 40% of the green machines being sold have the game going with them.

This comes directly from Major Nelson podcast co-host e, who cited the statistics in the latest talk session with some of the industry's big celebrities. Here's his quote, verbatim: "Roughly 40 percent of consoles going out the door had a copy of GTA going with them."

While it's certainly good that the game is generating a lot of interest, to the point that people are willing to buy a next-gen console just for the experience, we have to wonder just where the stats apply to. Does it apply strictly to the US market, or all over the world?