Top Ten Most valuable XBLA Games for Microsoft
Digital download market research firm Forecasting & Analyzing Digital Entertainment (FADE) has announced the first half of Microsoft’s XBLA in 2010 sales revenue of 46 million U.S. dollars.
XBLA market in the first half of 2010 (June 30 only) results, compared to last year, up 36%. FADE said the turning point of the growth in March, “toy soldier” and “Perfect Dark” and released a total revenue of 2 million U.S. dollars.
March of the market revenue and profit compared with last year, up 41% over the same period, until June. The works of a total of 20 models XBLA XBLA revenues played a good role in promoting.
FADE said the introduction of some works, the overall sales volume increased from 50 to 200%.
FADE is expected by the end of Microsoft XBLA revenues 100 000 000 30 million U.S. dollars, not just summer XBLA game campaign, including Xbox360 Slim and the upcoming Kinect.
FADE 2010 the first half of XBLA games Top10:
1. “Toy soldiers” (Signal Studios) – 4.6 million (1200 Microsoft Points)
2. “Trials HD” (RedLynx) – 4.4 million (800 – 1200 Microsoft Points)
3. “Castle Crashers” (The Behemoth) – $ 2.9 million (800 – 1200 Microsoft Points)
4. “Battlefield 1943″ (EA DICE) – $ 2.5 million (800 – 1200 Microsoft Points)
5. “Perfect Dark” (4J Studios) – $ 2.4 million (800 Microsoft Points)
6. “Marvel vs. Capcom 2″ (Capcom) – $ 1.8 million (800 – 1200 Microsoft Points)
7. “Family Game Night” (EA Bright Light) – 1.7 million (400 – 800 Microsoft Points)
8. “Shadow Complex” (Chair Entertainment) – $ 1.2 million (800 – 1200 Microsoft Points)
9. “Magic: The Gathering” (Stainless Games) – $ 900,000 (800 Microsoft Points)
10. “Call of Duty Classic” (Infinity Ward) – $ 800,000 (1200 Microsoft Points)