Fri, Feb 05, 2010 | 11:24 GMT
Report – Xbox Live Arcade revenues beat $100m in 2009
A Forecasting and Analysing Digital Entertainment (FADE) report has claimed Xbox Live Arcade generated $103.4 million (£65.9m) during 2009, a 34 percent increase compared to the year previous.
The average price of a downloadable game on the service rose from $8.33 to $9.12.
Promotions such as the Summer of Arcade also helped figures.
Castle Crashers sold over 1 million copies during the entire year, and DICE’s Battlefield 1943 is estimated to have sold over 800,000 units.
Estimated top titles by revenue (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)
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9 comments
#1
blackdreamhunk
05/02/10, 2:22 pm
i hear xbox live original gets axed
http://www.dailytech.com/Xbox+Live+Service+for+Original+Console+Axed/article17618.htm
this only show much better oc gaming is
#2
MushroomStamp
05/02/10, 5:04 pm
BDH, that’s crap.. Nobody cares about the old xbox.. if someone is still playing it, they deserve to have the service cut.
This doesn’t show SQUAT about PC gaming being better. Sorry but the PC doesn’t have a service that comes close to Live. Xbox you plug in and go.. PC you have to run multiple applications to achieve the same thing. not very user friendly or convenient.
#3
Phoenixblight
05/02/10, 5:05 pm
@Mushroom there is no point. BDH is in his own little world and does not listen to reason.
#4
blackdreamhunk
05/02/10, 5:06 pm
all the old games on the xbox should just come over to pc now there is still demand for old games on pc that people will pay for
there is alot of reto gamers on pc
you don’t beleave me then look at gog.com and gametap
#5
MushroomStamp
05/02/10, 5:08 pm
I’m sure there is a niche market… but NOT ONE gamer i know gives a squat about old games other than putting them in their collection.
@phoenix, you are right.. I dont’ know why I bother.. I’ve smacked my head over quite a few of BDH posts.. I guess I keep hoping he will come out of his bubble of ignorance.
#6
blackdreamhunk
05/02/10, 5:10 pm
niche market or not it still makes money!
#7
Gheritt White
05/02/10, 5:12 pm
Moominfest
#8
blackdreamhunk
05/02/10, 5:14 pm
yea well I can still play my counter strike and ut2004 ahahahahaha
if the reto gamers don’t buy them flash gamers and those pc gamers that like free games will love them old games. so there still money to be made
#9
Gheritt White
05/02/10, 5:16 pm
Moominpalooza