Stunning Batman: Arkham City sales top 4.6 million in 1 week

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That more than doubles the number of Batman: Arkham Asylum units sold in the same time period following its 2009 release, and "solidifies the game's place as a contender for one of the top-selling titles of 2011", according to Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment.

The publisher also pointed out that the game is currently the highest reviewed PS3 and Xbox 360 game of 2011 on Metacritic, with average scores of 96 and 95 respectively.

WBIE president Martin Tremblay said the success "further establishes the Batman brand as a marquee franchise for our growing business".

Rocksteady studios game director Sefton Hill added: "The true test for any game is what the players think and we have been thrilled by their reaction to Batman: Arkham City.

"The team at Rocksteady put every ounce of effort into making the best Batman experience we possibly could, so we are overwhelmed by the incredible feedback from the community."

Incredible well deserved, AC may not be the best game I've played this year but it's sure as hell the most fun and detailed. The Riddler was just freakin AMAZING in AC.

Good god. :o

I liked Batman before he had good movies and video games behind him.

/hipsterglasses

I liked Batman before he had good movies and video games behind him.

/hipsterglasses

DarkLink77

[QUOTE="DarkLink77"]

I liked Batman before he had good movies and video games behind him.

/hipsterglasses

mexicangordo

Impressive.

I didn't think it would sell that much.

**** awesome.

Can't wait to give them my hard earned cash in 15th nov. They deserve it.

O_O

jeebus

I think its safe to say there's going to be a sudden tidal wave of comic book related games.tomarlyn

[QUOTE="DarkLink77"]

I liked Batman before he had good movies and video games behind him.

/hipsterglasses

mexicangordo

Now please bring some quality Spiderman games!

This is great news! Let's hope that publishers see that you don't need to turn every game into a CoD or Elder Scrolls copy to sell a lot of copies and be popular.

Let some originatliy and creativity flurish for once.

This is great news! Let's hope that publishers see that you don't need to turn every game into a CoD or Elder Scrolls copy to sell a lot of copies and be popular.

Let some originatliy and creativity flurish for once.

Wasdie

Awesome game is awesome. If it wasn't for the Catwoman bait and switch nonsense it would be even awesomer.

the game is just amazing. my GOTY right now. incredible.

How many copies in total has the original game got?

Buying Eidos was the smartest thing SE did this generaion lol probably without Eidos SE would have been in deeep financial troubles considering how long it takes them to release each of their gams.

I think its safe to say there's going to be a sudden tidal wave of comic book related games.tomarlyn

Don't want to be a party pooper, but that number is for games shipped. Shipped to Retailers, not End-Consumer Sold.

It even says it."Batman: Arkham City has shipped over 4.6 Million"

Don't want to be a party pooper, but that number is for games shipped. Shipped to Retailers, not End-Consumer Sold.

It even says it."Batman: Arkham City has shipped over 4.6 Million"

ShadowDeathX

[QUOTE="ShadowDeathX"]

Don't want to be a party pooper, but that number is for games shipped. Shipped to Retailers, not End-Consumer Sold.

It even says it."Batman: Arkham City has shipped over 4.6 Million"

DarkLink77

Wait i always thought Batman was Eidos game lol :X

If it's anything like AA (I still haven't picked it up so I wouldn't know) it totally deserves every single one of them.

[QUOTE="DarkLink77"][QUOTE="ShadowDeathX"]

Don't want to be a party pooper, but that number is for games shipped. Shipped to Retailers, not End-Consumer Sold.

It even says it."Batman: Arkham City has shipped over 4.6 Million"

Kashiwaba

Wait i always thought Batman was Eidos game lol :X

[QUOTE="ShadowDeathX"]

Don't want to be a party pooper, but that number is for games shipped. Shipped to Retailers, not End-Consumer Sold.

It even says it."Batman: Arkham City has shipped over 4.6 Million"

DarkLink77

About half of them by nVidia :o

Seriously though, good job.

[QUOTE="DarkLink77"][QUOTE="ShadowDeathX"]

Don't want to be a party pooper, but that number is for games shipped. Shipped to Retailers, not End-Consumer Sold.

It even says it."Batman: Arkham City has shipped over 4.6 Million"

Kashiwaba

Wait i always thought Batman was Eidos game lol :X

About half of them by nVidia :o

Seriously though, good job.

KungfuKitten

Impressive.
.
Didn't know it would sell so well.

Fully deserved imo!

it says shipped

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That more than doubles the number of Batman: Arkham Asylum units sold in the same time period following its 2009 release, and "solidifies the game's place as a contender for one of the top-selling titles of 2011", according to Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment.

The publisher also pointed out that the game is currently the highest reviewed PS3 and Xbox 360 game of 2011 on Metacritic, with average scores of 96 and 95 respectively.

WBIE president Martin Tremblay said the success "further establishes the Batman brand as a marquee franchise for our growing business".

Rocksteady studios game director Sefton Hill added: "The true test for any game is what the players think and we have been thrilled by their reaction to Batman: Arkham City.

"The team at Rocksteady put every ounce of effort into making the best Batman experience we possibly could, so we are overwhelmed by the incredible feedback from the community."

TheShadowLord07

about 2m sold.

arkham asylum sold 4.3m total.

Deserves it.:) AC is a step up to the already awesome AA.

I liked Batman before he had good movies and video games behind him.

/hipsterglasses

DarkLink77

*meanwhile Insomniac is still crying over Resistance 3's terrible sales* :lol:

Great to see, Rocksteady deserve it. Can't wait to see where they go next.