PSN, XBLA: Battlefield 1943 Breaks Sales Records, Sells More Than Bad Company
EA have revealed that with their release of Battlefield 1943 just a little over two weeks ago, they have created a monster. In two weeks they have sold 600,000 copies collectively between the Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network - becoming the fastest selling day one and week one game on either platform.
In comparison, Battlefield: Bad Company was released to retail on the 23rd of June 2008 and also had a two week sales period. According to the NPD Sales numbers for that time, Bad Company sold 346,800 copies on the Xbox 360, and on the PS3 version sold less than 260,000 copies.
Therefore, Battlefield 1943 worldwide has sold more than Battlefield: Bad Company did in the US in the same period. That's nuts. I just hope DICE can figure out the problematic leaderboards before the end of the month!
Source: EA PR - EA's Battlefield 1943 Shatters Sales Records for Download-Only Games
Comments
You're saying that Battlefield 1942 sold over 600,000 in two weeks, and Battlefield: Bad Compnay sold under 606,800 copies (346,800 + 260,000). Under that logic we can't tell which sold more, so I'm confused why you're claiming that 1943 sold more in your headline...
Posted by: Anonymous | July 23, 2009 11:11 PM