Skip to Content

AOL Games

Rez, Ikaruga hold record for best XBLA launches

In news post yesterday, Penny Arcade's Gabe revealed the top four best launches ever for Xbox Live Arcade, with the launch window being the first three days of availability. The list is as follows:
  1. Rez HD, 25k units
  2. Ikaruga, 22.5k units
  3. Penny Arcade Adventures Episode 1, 16.5k units
  4. N+, 13k units
Honestly, we're a bit surprised by the initial success of Rez and Ikaruga. Not that we didn't want them to succeed (they really are awesome games), but we didn't expect to see Xbox Live community rally so quickly around years-old re-releases. Now, if we could only see data for worst XBLA launches, or even total Rez playtime using multiple controllers as trance vibrators.

Gallery: Rez HD (XBLA)


[Via X3F]

Tags: BreakingNews, gabe, ikaruga, n, n-plus, penny-arcade, penny-arcade-adventures, rez, xbla, xbox-live-arcade

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Joystiq Features





Featured Galleries

Transformers Avatar items

Transformers Avatar items

Uncharted 2: Battle of the Doughnuts

Uncharted 2: Battle of the Doughnuts

Shiren the Wanderer (Wii)

Shiren the Wanderer (Wii)

Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition

Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition

Star Wars: Trench Run (iPhone)

Star Wars: Trench Run (iPhone)

No More Heroes: Heroes' Paradise (PS3/Xbox 360)

No More Heroes: Heroes' Paradise (PS3/Xbox 360)

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (WiiWare)

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (WiiWare)

Ubisoft's Uplay

Ubisoft's Uplay

BioShock 2 box art

BioShock 2 box art

 


Team Joystiq

 
Chris Grant
Editor-in-Chief, Email
James Ransom-Wiley
Managing Editor, Email
Ludwig Kietzmann
Senior Editor, Email
Andrew Yoon
East Coast Editor, Email
Randy Nelson
West Coast Editor, Email
Justin McElroy
Reviews Editor, Email
Justin Glow
Developer, Email

Joystiq Podcast

New episodes every Friday! Now playing: Joystiq Podcast 115, for Friday, Oct., 30.



Archive | RSS | iTunes