Microsoft’s Xbox Live Arcade, a download hot-spot for bite-sized games, had a stellar 2009, led by grand success of Battlefield: 1943.
According to research group Forecasting and Analysing Digital Entertainment (FADE), Microsoft is making bank off your digital dollars.
The research group reported XBLA revenue of $103.4 million for 2009, which represents a 34-percent spike from 2008. The group also reported the average price for an XBLA game jumped from $8.33 in 2008 to $9.12 in 2009, so that explains the overall jolt at least a little. The other key component? The games made available in 2009.
Trials HD, Shadow Complex, Battlefield: 1943 and others released on XBLA in 2009 and saw grand success, not to mention The Behemoth’s Castle Crashers, a 2008 runaway hit, still at the top of the charts.
FADE’s complete top ten for estimated XBLA sales in 2009 is below.
* 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)
Source: GamesIndustry.biz
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