XBLA sales stats for first half of 2010, as deduced from leaderboard data
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Gamerbytes has compiled a list of several Xbox Live Arcade games and their performance in the first half of 2010 based on data derived from leaderboards.
First, there are the top performers: Trials HD apparently had the biggest user base, jumping from 600,000 players to over a million during the first half of 2010 (not counting its DLC, which had almost 300,000 players over that period). But how about games that launched this year? Well, Perfect Dark enlisted 265,000, and Toy Soldiers and its DLC managed to recruit a combined 346,000 players. Risk: Factions and Snoopy Flying Ace have yet to reach 100,000.
Other games didn't fare so well, with several failing to capture the attention of even 1,000 users -- Voodoo Dice, Ben 10 and Fret Nice were near or below that mark -- and of the 24 new games that Gamerbytes catalogued, only 13 managed to reach 10,000 players.
Seeing how deals and promotions affected the growth of user bases on older titles is particularly interesting in the case of Zombie Apocalypse and TMNT: ReShelled, both of which came darn close to doubling their respective audiences when discounts were applied.
First, there are the top performers: Trials HD apparently had the biggest user base, jumping from 600,000 players to over a million during the first half of 2010 (not counting its DLC, which had almost 300,000 players over that period). But how about games that launched this year? Well, Perfect Dark enlisted 265,000, and Toy Soldiers and its DLC managed to recruit a combined 346,000 players. Risk: Factions and Snoopy Flying Ace have yet to reach 100,000.
Other games didn't fare so well, with several failing to capture the attention of even 1,000 users -- Voodoo Dice, Ben 10 and Fret Nice were near or below that mark -- and of the 24 new games that Gamerbytes catalogued, only 13 managed to reach 10,000 players.
Seeing how deals and promotions affected the growth of user bases on older titles is particularly interesting in the case of Zombie Apocalypse and TMNT: ReShelled, both of which came darn close to doubling their respective audiences when discounts were applied.
Reader Comments (20)
Posted: Jul 21st 2010 6:05PM Shadowbender said
Does any else think that Limbo seems more like a PSN, it's off-topic I know, but speaking of XBLA, I was thinking of this today.
Posted: Jul 21st 2010 6:17PM Dance Love Pop said
I wish I could spend my afternoon pondering such trivial matters.
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Posted: Jul 21st 2010 6:24PM trickybuz93 said
@Shadowbender How?
It seems more like Winterbottom and Braid to me and both of those are on XBLA
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It seems more like Winterbottom and Braid to me and both of those are on XBLA
Posted: Jul 21st 2010 6:26PM Shadowbender said
@Shadowbender I don't understand, I was simply throwing out an observation and I get treated like crud.
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Posted: Jul 21st 2010 6:38PM Bubbameister33 said
@Shadowbender
Your comment really doesn't make sense. You also didn't say why you felt that way. Most people won't agree with you for no reason.
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Your comment really doesn't make sense. You also didn't say why you felt that way. Most people won't agree with you for no reason.
Posted: Jul 21st 2010 6:06PM gevenstaines said
the perfect dark link just shows me a reframed main page.
Posted: Jul 21st 2010 6:07PM Exu said
I won codes for Ben10 and Voodoo Dice in Twitter competitions.
Wish I hadn't.
Anyway, what have we learned? It's better if downloadable games are good or cheap or both. You reading, Microsoft?
Wish I hadn't.
Anyway, what have we learned? It's better if downloadable games are good or cheap or both. You reading, Microsoft?
Posted: Jul 21st 2010 6:31PM Acosta02 said
Snoopy Flying Ace is such an under-apprciated gem :(
Posted: Jul 22nd 2010 8:45AM swajus said
@Acosta02
Couldn't agree more. The multiplayer component is addicting and fantastic - it was a lot of fun going for Flying Ace status.
Check it out everyone, if only for the pure pleasure of hearing Snoopy laugh maniacally as you shoot down other players.
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Couldn't agree more. The multiplayer component is addicting and fantastic - it was a lot of fun going for Flying Ace status.
Check it out everyone, if only for the pure pleasure of hearing Snoopy laugh maniacally as you shoot down other players.
Posted: Jul 21st 2010 8:17PM Altairio said
There are people that haven't bought Risk Factions yet? What is wrong with them?
Posted: Jul 21st 2010 9:49PM Odog4ever said
MS should be more aggressive with sales and pricing cutting on XBLA. All they need to do copy what Steam does when it has sales. The devs will make more money and MS will make more money. That's a win-win.
Posted: Jul 22nd 2010 9:14AM RobHoliday said
I purchased Perfect Dark. I played the game all the way through. It was just as I remembered it. Except better textures and dual analog stick support.
Now if they were to do the same with Goldeneye, I bet they would sell 5 times as many as Perfect Dark.
Now if they were to do the same with Goldeneye, I bet they would sell 5 times as many as Perfect Dark.
Posted: Jul 23rd 2010 1:53PM Axcalibur said
"Risk: Factions and Snoopy Flying Ace have yet to reach 100,000."
Also known as "have yet to be discounted".
I refuse to buy full price XBLA games. I'm a patient enough man to wait for the inevitable discount. And if it never gets discounted - not really my loss, there's plenty of other quality content to get a discount prices.
Also known as "have yet to be discounted".
I refuse to buy full price XBLA games. I'm a patient enough man to wait for the inevitable discount. And if it never gets discounted - not really my loss, there's plenty of other quality content to get a discount prices.
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