Xbox Live Arcade set a new record last year with an estimated $144 million in revenue, according to analyst firm Forecasting & Analyzing Digital Entertainment (or FADE if you're cool).
The title was released as part of Microsoft's Summer of Arcade promotion in July and sold 308,000 units, racking up an estimated $4.6 million in revenue, according to FADE.
Microsoft's Full House Poker managed to shift the most overall units last year, reaching No.4 in order of annual gross revenue with an estimated $3.6 million generated.
Overall the platform holder saw an 18% increase in Xbox Live Arcade title growth.
Here's the full list of estimated top ten selling titles for 2011, ordered by number of units sold.
2. Castle Crashers (The Behemoth) - 335,000 Units / $4.6 Million USD ($13.69 ASP)
3. Fruit Ninja Kinect (Halfbrick Studios) - 324,000 Units / $3.2 Million USD
4. From Dust (Ubisoft) - 308,000 Units / $4.6 Million USD ($15.00 ASP)
5. Trials HD (RedLynx, LTD) - 286,000 Units / $4.0 Million USD ($13.80 ASP)
6. Magic: The Gathering (Stainless Games) - 278,000 Units / $2.7 Million USD ($9.71 ASP)
7. Torchlight (Runic Games) - 272,000 Units / $4.0 Million USD ($14.64 ASP)
8. Toy Soldiers: Cold War (Signal Studios) - 241,000 Units / $3.6 Million USD ($15.00 ASP)
9. Bastion (Supergiant Games) - 241,000 Units / $3.6 Million USD ($15.00 ASP)
10. Dungeons & Dragons: Daggerdale (Bedlam Games) - 210,000 Units / $2.8 Million USD ($13.38 ASP)
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StonecoldMC on 26 Jan '12 said:
Xbox Live Arcade set a new record last year with an estimated $144 million in revenue...
And this year should take even more! As long as we can find the actual Games!
DavidVM on 26 Jan '12 said:
Eh? What's that? Games? You'll have to excuse me, I'm too busy shouting at Netflix to see how many different words that sound nothing like "Home" make my Xbox go back to the homepage in the middle of my favourite TV shows. I'm up to 1,143 so far...
TheLastDodo on 26 Jan '12 said:
Deserved, I enjoyed From Dust and at least something new and original is top seller on XBLA in 2011.
PSN's best seller was Tetris, f**king Tetris of all things, I'm not knocking Tetris but hasn't everyone played at least ten different versions already?
Barry316 on 26 Jan '12 said:
Next (and only, so far) download game i'm looking forward to is Shank 2 in a couple of weeks.
Buy it people!
Toasted_PSP on 26 Jan '12 said:
I really enjoyed From Dust, but new and original is not something I would have used to describe that game, it seems to be heavily influenced by Populous and Powermonger with a bit of a nob to Doshin the Giant.
TheLastDodo on 26 Jan '12 said:
Well yeah you're correct in saying that, I said new and original because it's not a HD rehash (Tetris) or just another 2D platformer/twin stick shooter.
Perhaps 'different' would be a better word to describe From Dust?
Toasted_PSP on 26 Jan '12 said:
Yeah, its definitely one of those 'different' games, I also enjoyed Eufloria last year as well. From Dust deserves to sell better than Tetris IMHO and its been in the sale a few times over the Christmas period so its a shame more people didnt try it out.
These unique and/or different games are one of my favourite things the PSN store /LIVE have brought us.