

In the United States, it sold 33,403 units by 2005. The PS2 version ultimately sold 1.16 million units in Japan and 1.55 million units in Europe by the end of 2003. It was a significant hit in Italy, which purchased more than 200,000 units in under one month, for revenues of €8 million. In Europe, the PlayStation 2 version of Pro Evolution Soccer 3 surpassed 1 million units sold by mid-November 2003. Von Mistelroum instead of Ruud van Nistelrooy) and German players (e.g. Noticeable cases are for example Dutch players (e.g.

Also player names are fictional, but only if the player is part of an unlicensed national team. All other clubs have fictional team names, logos and jerseys. 6 clubs are fully licensed, which are the five Italian Serie A clubs Milan, Roma, Juventus, Lazio and Parma, as well as Feyenoord from the Dutch Eredivisie.


The game does not include any full leagues but 64 clubs from various European countries. PES 3 was succeeded by Pro Evolution Soccer 4, which was released in 2004. This was unusual, as football games had come to almost exclusively feature only players and managers on their covers plus, referees only appear in cutscenes in this game (they would only be integrated to the playing field in the next entry of the series). The cover features the image and signature of iconic Italian referee Pierluigi Collina, who had previously officiated the 2002 FIFA World Cup Final. It is also the first in the series which was released on Microsoft Windows. Pro Evolution Soccer 3 (known as World Soccer: Winning Eleven 7 in Japan and World Soccer: Winning Eleven 7 International in North America) is a football video game developed and produced by Konami as part of the Pro Evolution Soccer series.
