Electronic Arts (EA) kunne her i går aftes fortælle, at de har solgt fem mio. Battlefield 3-spil og det derved er det hurtigst sælgende spil i EA’s historie. Tallene er baseret på “interne estimater”, men bør holde ganske godt stik, når de helt officielle og delvist uafhængige tal når frem. De britiske tal er nået frem og her har Battlefield 3 sat sig godt på førstepladsen på samtlige platforme. EA har forsynet detailhandlen med op imod 10 mio. spil og der bør være nok til alle. Analytikere havde spået, at Battlefield 3 ville sælge op imod otte mio. enheder her i år, men det tal kan meget vel være sat en smule for lavt.
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) today announced that based on internal estimates, Battlefield 3™ has sold through five million units in the first week globally, making it the fastest-selling game in EA’s history. The outstanding retail performance is driven by critic’s reviews averaging above 85 on console and above 90 on PC.* Word-of-mouth from gamers is also driving sales – Battlefield 3 now has more than 2.5 Million “likes” on Facebook®. Following the tradition of all games in this storied franchise; Battlefield 3 includes a superior multi-player experience. Consumers have logged-on in unprecedented numbers to team up and join the battle. Server stability was solid in the first weekend, delivering EA’s highest-ever usage rates. While some players experienced intermittent disruption of online services due to high volume, internal estimates show that servers and service uptime stabilized to roughly 98.9% throughout the weekend, ensuring that players were connected and enjoying the game. With a commitment to support the game as a software service, EA is listening to consumer feedback and is making daily updates and improvements to ensure an optimal online experience for all.
Battlefield 3 continues to set new EA records this weekend:
- 2.5 Million Facebook “likes” with hundreds of thousands of fans actively engaged
- Over 200K followers on Twitter®
- Battlefield 3 fans executed 73M savior kills, 48M revives and destroyed 67M vehicles


























Er hardware salget steget tilsvarende? Det kostede mig nyt bundkort, cpu og ram at jeg købte det spil
#1 kunne faktisk være sjovt at kæde de sidste ugers salgstal for highend gamer hardware med ind i det
Ny skærm og ekstra grafikkort her.
ny gpu cpu ram og mobo her..
Men men men pc pirater, hvis det nu havde været konsol only havde de sikkert solgt 10 millioner eller 50 millioner eller 7 millarder kopier.
Lol.
#5 Det er jo udelukkende fordi det er MP delen der gør at pc folket har købt det lovligt, hvis det var et SP spil så ville salgstallet have været halveret som minimum… bare vent til batman udkommer, det kommer til at sælge af lort til i forhold til på konsol.
Det beviser jo egentlig blot at hvis bare de laver noget ordentligt så køber folk det.
De der piver over pirat kopier er tit dem der laver lort