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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Battlefield 3 internal sales estimates show 5 million units sold in week one, globally]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/10/31/battlefield-3-internal-sales-estimates-show-5-million-units-sold/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2011/10/31/battlefield-3-internal-sales-estimates-show-5-million-units-sold/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/10/31/battlefield-3-internal-sales-estimates-show-5-million-units-sold/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center; ">
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It turns out that at least 5 million gamers the world over are into Battlefield enough to purchase <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/game/battlefield-3">its latest iteration</a> in the first week. That's according to "internal estimates" from EA, anyway, which also dubs it "the fastest-selling game in EA's history." Hoo-rah!<br />
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Late last week, the publisher announced that the DICE-developed FPS had <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/10/28/ea-suffers-q2-loss-revenue-propped-up-by-fifa-and-madden/">moved 10 million units</a> of the game onto store shelves and <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/10/28/editorial-the-broken-sputtering-launch-of-battlefield-3-online/">noted</a>, "sell-through is good and we are already receiving re-orders." One week later, and it looks like the sell-through was good enough to deplete half of the original shipments. Virtual vehicle repair shops are also doing record business, as 67 million vehicles have already been destroyed in-game. Sometimes that repair tool just doesn't cut it, you know?<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/10/31/battlefield-3-internal-sales-estimates-show-5-million-units-sold/">Battlefield 3 internal sales estimates show 5 million units sold in week one, globally</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 31 Oct 2011 16:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/10/31/battlefield-3-internal-sales-estimates-show-5-million-units-sold/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/20095005/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/10/31/battlefield-3-internal-sales-estimates-show-5-million-units-sold/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>battlefield-3</category><category>dice</category><category>ea</category><category>ea-dice</category><category>electronic-arts</category><category>microsoft</category><category>pc</category><category>playstation</category><category>ps3</category><category>sales</category><category>sell-through</category><category>xbox</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Gilbert]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 16:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>