Xbox LIVE Arcade Tops $100 Million Mark in 2009
by Abe Froeman on Feb.05, 2010 at 12:43 pm, under Gaming, Xbox 360 | Thread ID: 7424
In an annual report released late yesterday by Forecasting and Analyzing Digital Entertainment, LLC, (FADE) it was reported that Xbox LIVE Arcade had generated $103.4 million in revenue for the 2009 fiscal year, a 34% increase from 2008. FADE attributes the increase in sales to the strong summer marketing campaign that brought along several top selling titles like Shadow Complex, Trails HD, and Marvel vs. Capcom 2. Fade also reported that the average revenue per user was down slightly this year coming in at $2.79, which would dictate that the marketplace has grown as a direct result of having a larger customer base. This also tells me that this market is largely untapped with such a small dollar amount tied to what each LIVE member is spending.
Here is a list of FADE's estimated top revenue generators of 2009:
- Battlefield1943 - $12.5 million
- Castle Crashers - $7.3 million
- Trials HD - $7.1 million
- Shadow Complex - $6.1 million
- Hasbro Family Game Night - $4.2 million
- Marvel vs. Capcom 2 - $4.2 million
- Magic: The Gathering - $2.8 million
- Worms 2 - $1.8 million
- Peggle - $1.8 million
- Turtles in Time: Reshelled - $1.8 million
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