NEWS - Monday, February 8, 2010
Xbox Live Arcade Revenue Hit $100 Million in 2009
Market research firm Forecasting and Analysing Digital Entertainment (FADE) has reported that Xbox Live Arcade sales were up 34 per cent year-on-year.
FADE says that Battlefield 1943 was the most successful Arcade release, reaching 800,000 sales and generating $12.5 million in revenue. It was also reported that the average price of XBLA games "increased rapidly" during the 2009 from an average of $8.33 in 2008 to $9.12 (via CVG).
Here are the report’s estimated top titles by revenue:
Battlefield 1943 (EA Dice) - $12.5 million ($15.00)
Castle Crashers (The Behemoth) - $7.3 million ($15.00)
Trials HD (RedLynx, LTD) - $7.1 million ($15.00)
Shadow Complex (Chair Entertainment / Epic Games) - $6.1 million ($14.38)
Family Game Night (Hasbro) - $4.2 million ($9.53)
Marvel vs. Capcom 2 (Capcom) - $4.2 million ($15.00)
Magic: The Gathering (Stainless Games) - $2.8 million ($10.00)
Worms 2 (Team 17) - $1.8 million ($10.00)
Peggle (PopCap Games) - $1.8 million ($8.86)
Turtles in Time: Reshelled (Ubisoft Singapore) - $1.7 million ($10.00)
Source: http://www.next-gen.biz
