The Sims 3 Sells 1.4M Units in First Week
- Scribbled on June 9th, 2009 by Jonah Falcon
- Filed in Mac, NPD, PC, Simulations, Strategy
Digital Battle is reporting that The Sims 3 sold a whopping 1.4M units in its first week of release. While it isn’t the same level as, say, World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, which sold 2.4M in its first week, it’s still a hefty amount for a PC title – in fact, it’s Electronic Arts best first week PC release ever. To put it in perspective, the PlayStation 3 version of Grand Theft Auto IV sold 1.2M units in its first week in the US, while Fallout 3 for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 combined failed to sell 1M in its first week worldwide.
Anecdotally, I can state that The Sims 3 was sold out all over Los Angeles during my E3 trip, and no new copies were available til today. Furthermore, the game has been the most Twittered game in the last two weeks, according to TweetMyGaming.
[UPDATE: Electronic Arts gave us their official reaction: "With more than a dozen press awards, strong reviewer scores and positive feedback from The Sims community, we are thrilled with the success of The Sims 3 launch and the early sales indicate that we have another hit on our hands,” said Rod Humble, Head of the EA Play Label. “The volume of items created with The Sims 3 and downloaded online is a testament to how passionate The Sims players are. It’s their world now, we can’t wait to see everything players create and share.”]
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