Xbox Live Arcade Profits In 2009

It’s been a massive year for Xbox Live Arcade and Market research firm Forecasting and Analysing Digital Entertainment (FADE) have confirmed this by reporting XBLA sales were up 34 per cent year-on-year.

FADE says that Battlefield 1943 was the most successful Arcade release, reaching 800,000 sales and generating $12.5 million in revenue. It was also reported that the average price of XBLA games “increased rapidly” during the 2009 from an average of $8.33 in 2008 to $9.12 (via CVG).

Here are the report’s estimated top titles by revenue:

Battlefield 1943 (EA Dice) – $12.5 million ($15.00)
Castle Crashers (The Behemoth) – $7.3 million ($15.00)
Trials HD (RedLynx, LTD) – $7.1 million ($15.00)
Shadow Complex (Chair Entertainment / Epic Games) – $6.1 million ($14.38)
Family Game Night (Hasbro) – $4.2 million ($9.53)
Marvel vs. Capcom 2 (Capcom) – $4.2 million ($15.00)
Magic: The Gathering (Stainless Games) – $2.8 million ($10.00)
Worms 2 (Team 17) – $1.8 million ($10.00)
Peggle (PopCap Games) – $1.8 million ($8.86)
Turtles in Time: Reshelled (Ubisoft Singapore) – $1.7 million ($10.00)

Source: Edge Online