wraggster
February 5th, 2010, 13:58
Xbox Live Arcade revenue topped $100 million in 2009.
That's according to a new report from market research firm Forecasting and Analysing Digital Entertainment (FADE), which claims that Arcade sales were up 34 per cent year-on-year to $103.4 million.
According to FADE, Battlefield 1943 was the most successful Arcade release, achieving 800,000 sales and generating $12.5 million in revenue.
The average price of XBLA games "increased rapidly" during the 2009 claims the report, from an average of $8.33 in 2008 to $9.12.
2009's estimated top titles by revenue are (Average Price):
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)
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=233855?cid=OTC-RSS&attr=CVG-General-RSS
That's according to a new report from market research firm Forecasting and Analysing Digital Entertainment (FADE), which claims that Arcade sales were up 34 per cent year-on-year to $103.4 million.
According to FADE, Battlefield 1943 was the most successful Arcade release, achieving 800,000 sales and generating $12.5 million in revenue.
The average price of XBLA games "increased rapidly" during the 2009 claims the report, from an average of $8.33 in 2008 to $9.12.
2009's estimated top titles by revenue are (Average Price):
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)
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=233855?cid=OTC-RSS&attr=CVG-General-RSS