Xbox Live Arcade Sales - Week Ending 1/26/07
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Hundreds of thousands accept Microsoft's 'Undertow' apology, while Uno, Boogie Bunnies, and Metal Slug 3 remain strong, despite the market dropping 50% from last week.
1/26/08 by Benjamin Schlichter
With the initial estimates coming in for Undertow, it seems that many took advantage of the freebie offer that Microsoft has offered gamers from Wednsday morning to Sunday night. Undertow took in an estimated 178,000 units downloaded since Wednsday. This compares ultra-favorably against other free titles first week's. Carcassonne, once offered free garnered 44,000 units activated in the first 3 days of it being offered.
Carcassonne, by the way wound up having around 325,000 downloads activated 1 month after the free offer. This would point to Undertow finishing with over 1,300,000 free downloads after the returns are in for the first month. This is quite a bit higher than my uneducated guess of 500,000-750,000 units by the end of the first month's activations.
In other news, most titles experienced huge drops from last week, as predicted. This would point to the random increase of titles last week being explained by the fact that the Xbox Live system was updated, and there was a rush of more data completing the sales figures from the previous weeks of issues. However, sales are still up around 60% from 2 weeks ago, indicating a stronger presence of XBL users downloading games for the first time.
Now the charts: notice I have included a counter for the # of days a specific title has been on the market for, and developer/publisher information for those wanting to tally dev/pub-specific sales.
Color Legend:
New Game
Platinum Seller (1,000,000+)
Gold Seller (500,000+)
Silver Seller (250,000+)
Entry Modified
Title Name: Units Sold Price Unit Revenue LTD Sold LTD Revenue Released
Undertow 177,993 $10.00 $1,779,930 201,659 $2,016,585 11/21/07
Aegis Wing () 11,770 $0.00 $0.00 1,039,469 $0 05/16/07
Uno ^ ^^^ 9,483 $5.00 $47,412.50 1,016,885 $5,084,425 05/09/06
Metal Slug 3 9,403 $10.00 $94,032.00 58,277 $582,768 01/02/08
Boogie Bunnies 9,259 $10.00 $92,592.00 12,730 $127,296 01/16/08
Yaris () 7,656 $0.00 $0.00 349,171 $0 10/10/07
Carcassonne * 6,672 $10.00 $66,720.00 427,338 $4,273,380 06/27/07
Omega 5 5,916 $10.00 $59,160.00 29,815 $298,152 01/09/08
PacMan CE ^ 4,860 $10.00 $48,600.00 169,293 $1,692,930 06/06/07
PinballFX 4,368 $10.00 $43,680.00 246,123 $2,461,228 04/25/07
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 4,320 $5.00 $21,598.50 169,171 $845,856 09/12/07
Boom Boom Rocket ^ 4,260 $10.00 $42,600.00 197,865 $1,978,650 04/11/07
Worms HD 4,128 $10.00 $41,283.00 408,720 $4,087,199 03/07/07
Texas Hold'em * *** 4,093 $10.00 $40,925.00 775,700 $7,757,000 08/23/06
Geometry Wars Evolved *** 4,062 $5.00 $20,310.75 586,005 $2,930,027 11/22/05
Bomberman Live 4,050 $10.00 $40,500.00 267,714 $2,677,140 07/18/07
TMNT 3,590 $5.00 $17,948.00 423,760 $2,118,802 03/14/07
Marble Blast Ultra ^^ 3,586 $5.00 $17,928.00 364,379 $3,505,032 01/25/06
Arkadian Warriors 3,487 $10.00 $34,872.00 49,740 $497,400 12/12/07
Small Arms ** ^^ 3,367 $5.00 $16,834.50 254,440 $2,421,138 11/22/06
Bankshot Billiards 2 ** ^^ 3,347 $10.00 $33,472.00 406,304 $5,982,976 11/22/05
Tron 3,312 $5.00 $16,560.00 14,270 $71,352 01/09/08
Luxor 2 ^ 3,183 $10.00 $31,830.00 109,434 $1,094,340 04/04/07
Feeding Frenzy ^ 2,923 $10.00 $29,232.00 192,749 $1,927,492 03/15/06
Puzzle Quest: CotW 2,888 $15.00 $43,312.50 122,115 $1,831,725 10/10/07
Sonic the Hedgehog 2,838 $5.00 $14,190.00 239,514 $1,197,570 07/11/07
Sensible World of Soccer 2,719 $10.00 $27,192.00 40,685 $406,848 12/19/07
Tetris Splash 2,463 $10.00 $24,630.00 86,826 $868,260 10/03/07
Street Fighter 2 HF 2,391 $10.00 $23,905.00 381,161 $3,811,605 08/02/06
3d Ultra Minigolf 2,268 $10.00 $22,680.00 235,357 $2,353,572 03/19/07
Zuma ** ^^ 2,248 $5.00 $11,237.50 221,228 $2,134,525 11/22/05
Streets of Rage 2 2,232 $5.00 $11,160.00 132,642 $663,210 08/29/07
Castlevainia: SOTN 2,210 $10.00 $22,103.00 337,866 $3,378,659 03/21/07
Ultimate MK3 2,071 $10.00 $20,706.00 300,884 $3,008,837 10/21/06
Track & Field 2,045 $5.00 $10,222.50 152,926 $764,629 08/08/07
Spyglass Board Games 1,794 $5.00 $8,970.00 104,445 $522,225 08/01/07
Doom 1,792 $10.00 $17,920.00 312,108 $3,121,076 09/27/06
Contra # 1,647 $5.00 $8,233.50 318,546 $1,592,729 11/08/06
Assault Heroes 1,546 $10.00 $15,457.00 198,261 $1,982,614 12/13/06
Switchball 1,489 $10.00 $14,892.00 40,528 $405,280 11/07/07
E4 1,460 $10.00 $14,595.00 51,937 $519,365 10/17/07
Puzzle Fighter 2 HD 1,407 $10.00 $14,070.00 87,039 $870,390 08/29/07
Golden Axe 1,359 $5.00 $6,795.00 140,895 $704,475 07/11/07
Galaga 1,354 $5.00 $6,771.50 247,561 $1,237,807 07/26/06
Robotron 2084 ^^^ 1,317 $5.00 $6,585.25 162,376 $811,881 01/06/06
PacMan 1,270 $5.00 $6,351.00 274,621 $1,373,107 08/09/06
Heavy Weapon 1,203 $10.00 $12,030.00 194,088 $1,940,880 01/17/07
Alien Homnid HD 1,149 $10.00 $11,490.00 170,571 $1,705,710 02/28/07
Frogger ** 1,137 $5.00 $5,685.00 218,796 $1,093,980 07/12/06
Lumines! Live ^^ 1,064 $10.00 $10,643.00 166,005 $2,453,110 10/18/06
Catan 1,044 $10.00 $10,440.00 152,325 $1,523,250 05/02/07
Word Puzzle 1,026 $10.00 $10,255.00 28,767 $287,665 11/07/07
Spongebob Underpants Slam! 1,020 $10.00 $10,200.00 8,777 $87,768 12/26/07
Prince of Persia 1,014 $10.00 $10,140.00 154,554 $1,545,540 06/13/07
Gripshift 1,008 $10.00 $10,080.00 15,816 $158,160 12/12/07
Double Dragon 1,002 $5.00 $5,010.00 141,585 $707,925 05/09/07
Totemball () 993 $0.00 $0.00 199,998 $0 10/16/06
Asteroids & Asteroids Deluxe 945 $5.00 $4,725.00 20,130 $100,650 11/28/07
Wik: Fable of Souls *** 933 $10.00 $9,330.00 160,320 $1,603,200 12/15/05
Paperboy 900 $5.00 $4,500.00 137,382 $686,910 02/14/07
Ms. PacMan 864 $5.00 $4,320.00 123,384 $616,920 01/10/07
Bejewled 2 *** 824 $10.00 $8,236.50 126,437 $1,264,367 11/22/05
Hexic 2 * 789 $10.00 $7,890.00 79,701 $797,010 08/15/07
Gauntlet ** 717 $5.00 $3,582.75 183,457 $917,286 11/22/05
Joust 706 $5.00 $3,531.75 145,493 $727,464 11/22/05
Marathon: Durandal 642 $10.00 $6,420.00 63,891 $638,910 08/01/07
Battlestar Galactica 640 $10.00 $6,400.00 35,020 $350,200 10/24/07
DigDug ** 638 $5.00 $3,190.00 118,329 $591,644 11/11/06
Smash TV 635 $5.00 $3,174.75 194,649 $973,246 11/22/05
Outpost Kaloki X *** 609 $10.00 $6,094.50 123,782 $1,237,821 11/22/05
Tempest 595 $5.00 $2,976.00 8,390 $41,952 12/19/07
Astropop 591 $10.00 $5,910.00 89,937 $899,370 03/22/06
Speedball 2 575 $10.00 $5,746.00 27,193 $271,932 10/17/07
Cloning Clyde 573 $10.00 $5,733.00 216,275 $2,162,745 07/19/06
Exit 535 $10.00 $5,350.00 18,490 $184,900 10/24/07
Mutant Storm Empire 524 $10.00 $5,236.00 24,303 $243,032 10/31/07
Soltrio Solitare 513 $10.00 $5,130.00 75,756 $757,560 05/16/07
Mad Tracks 468 $10.00 $4,680.00 91,830 $918,300 05/30/07
Fatal Fury Special 462 $5.00 $2,310.00 29,844 $149,220 09/05/07
Super Contra 444 $5.00 $2,220.00 27,777 $138,885 07/25/07
Screwjumper! 390 $10.00 $3,900.00 8,130 $81,300 11/14/07
Time Pilot 380 $5.00 $1,899.50 86,713 $433,565 08/30/06
Jewel Quest 380 $10.00 $3,795.00 89,389 $893,888 03/08/06
Root Beer Trapper 378 $5.00 $1,890.00 76,803 $384,015 02/07/07
Hardwood Spades 370 $5.00 $1,848.75 60,506 $302,532 12/08/05
Hardwood Backgammon *** 362 $5.00 $1,810.50 67,585 $337,926 12/08/05
JetPac Refuled 336 $5.00 $1,680.00 83,199 $415,995 03/28/07
Shrek 'N' Roll 331 $10.00 $3,312.00 7,866 $78,660 11/14/07
Centepede & Millipede 234 $5.00 $1,170.00 32,469 $162,345 05/02/07
Band of Bugs 219 $10.00 $2,190.00 37,341 $373,410 06/20/07
Yie Ar Kung Fu 204 $5.00 $1,020.00 20,178 $100,890 07/28/07
Crystal Quest 200 $5.00 $999.00 86,176 $430,880 02/07/06
Gyruss 195 $5.00 $975.00 27,360 $136,800 04/18/07
Cyberball 2072 187 $5.00 $935.00 12,716 $63,580 09/05/07
Missle Command 180 $5.00 $900.00 24,095 $120,473 07/04/07
Ecco: The Dolphin 180 $5.00 $900.00 17,340 $86,700 07/15/07
Defender 180 $5.00 $899.00 40,632 $203,160 11/15/06
Rush'N Attack 162 $5.00 $810.00 26,214 $131,070 05/23/07
Xevious 159 $5.00 $795.00 24,183 $120,915 05/23/07
New Rally X 142 $5.00 $710.50 37,465 $187,326 12/27/06
Mutant Storm Reloaded 140 $10.00 $1,402.50 87,697 $876,971 11/22/05
Space Giraffe 135 $5.00 $675.00 16,977 $84,885 08/22/07
Geon: Emotions 130 $10.00 $1,295.00 11,939 $119,385 09/19/07
Eets: Chowdown 126 $10.00 $1,260.00 29,829 $298,290 04/25/07
Hardwood Hearts 125 $5.00 $624.75 34,808 $174,038 12/08/05
Novadrome 113 $10.00 $1,131.00 30,175 $301,745 12/20/06
Scramble 96 $5.00 $478.50 43,216 $216,079 09/13/06
RoboBlitz 78 $15.00 $1,174.50 31,909 $478,631 12/06/06
Wing Commander: Arena 66 $10.00 $660.00 21,555 $215,550 07/25/07
StreetTrace: NYC 48 $10.00 $480.00 12,126 $121,260 08/22/07