Analyst: XBLA Doubled Annual Revenue in 2012 | |
Analyst: XBLA Doubled Annual Revenue in 2012 ![]() A handful of strong titles push Microsoft's online marketplace to record sales highs. According to a gaming analyst firm, Microsoft's Xbox Live Arcade has reached a record high for annual revenue in 2012, doubling the previous year's result with a grand total of $290 million. Forecasting & Analyzing Digital Entertainment LLC (FADE), a "strategic market research and consulting firm focused on electronic entertainment", compiled an estimated list of the top ten XBLA titles in terms of gross revenue. The list was overshadowed by a few standout titles. Trials Evolution recorded over 1 million purchases at an estimated $14.3 million, while TellTale Games' interactive zombie drama The Walking Dead shambled not too far behind, moving 2.6 million units and generating more than $10 million. Minecraft convincingly claimed the number one spot, with just under 5 million units sold and more than $97 million in revenue. The top ten XBLA titles of 2012 in terms of gross revenue, as estimated by FADE:
Source: FADE | |
I've just simply given up on following all this. Conflicting reports come in every other day. "Microsoft is failing, analysts predict economic collapse by march" | |
That list reminds me oddly of the PC space. This isn't a bad thing. | |
Funny how the games are selling but the console isn't. Time for an upgrade maybe? | |
Congrats goto The Behemoth. Castle Crashers is still selling great 2-3 years later. | |
Nothing from Double Fine?!? *sigh* | |
Castle Crashers came out in 2008 | |