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Xbox Live Arcade sales explode in MarchDVDBack23 @ Apr 27, 2010 21:15 | 1 comment
Revenue topped $10 million USD for the first month ever, and growth was strong from the preceding months, where revenue were under $7 million each month.
Overall, for 2010, revenue has grown by 5 percent year-on-year but if March's trend continues, expect that number to be much higher.
Analysts have attributed the boost to Microsoft's "Block Party" promotion, which highlighted a group of games, including the popular Toy Soldiers which brought in $3 million in revenue by itself.
The full list, via GI:
* Toy Soliders - 209,000 units ($3.14m) * Perfect Dark - 161,000 units ($1.61m) * Trials HD - 53,000 units ($0.80m) * Battlefield 1943 - 37,000 units ($0.56m) * Castle Crashers - 34,000 units ($0.51m) * Hasbro Family Game Night - 32,000 units ($0.32m) * Scrap Metal - 18,000 units ($0.27m) * Marvel vs. Capcom - 25,000 units ($0.25m) * Shadow Complex - 13,000 units ($0.20m) * Magic: The Gathering - 16,000 units ($0.16m) |
According to data from market research firm FADE (Forecasting and Analyzing Digital Entertainment),
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Comment by: andmill11 (Apr 28, 2010 22:21) Just goes to show, good games get made and people will buy them.
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