Amazon thanks game industry
December 11 will go down the history of Amazon.com as its best day ever in terms of sales. The company was able to sell more than 4 million different items, a good number of which had a lot to with video games. And who’s the king of this particular videogame hill, you ask? Nintendo’s handheld, of course.
The company didn’t furnish exact figures for the DS Lite but mentioned that it was indeed the top seller on that day. They also highlighted the record-breaking 1,000 units sold in 29 seconds for Microsoft‘s Xbox 360 in their Amazon Customers Vote promotion. Mentioned too was the PlayStation 3’s predecessor, the PS2, as a big seller.
In software sales, Amazon revealed that their top selling games for a single platform were New Super Mario Bros. and Brain Age, both for the DS. Sports title Madden Football ruled the multiplatform division. The MMO expansion title The Burning Crusade was the major top seller for all pre-orders. The Sims 2: Pets and art package Adobe Photoshop Elements 5 were both given recognition as well.
Amazon.com founder and CEO Jeff Bezoz couldn’t help but show his appreciation to customers because of this success. “Video games were a customer favorite again this year. We are truly grateful to our customers. Happy holidays and happy new year to all from Amazon.com employees around the globe.”
Via Gamasutra
December 11 will go down the history of Amazon.com as its best day ever in terms of sales. The company was able to sell more than 4 million different items, a good number of which had a lot to with video games. And who’s the king of this particular videogame hill, you ask? Nintendo’s handheld, of course.
The company didn’t furnish exact figures for the DS Lite but mentioned that it was indeed the top seller on that day. They also highlighted the record-breaking 1,000 units sold in 29 seconds for Microsoft‘s Xbox 360 in their Amazon Customers Vote promotion. Mentioned too was the PlayStation 3’s predecessor, the PS2, as a big seller.
In software sales, Amazon revealed that their top selling games for a single platform were New Super Mario Bros. and Brain Age, both for the DS. Sports title Madden Football ruled the multiplatform division. The MMO expansion title The Burning Crusade was the major top seller for all pre-orders. The Sims 2: Pets and art package Adobe Photoshop Elements 5 were both given recognition as well.
Amazon.com founder and CEO Jeff Bezoz couldn’t help but show his appreciation to customers because of this success. “Video games were a customer favorite again this year. We are truly grateful to our customers. Happy holidays and happy new year to all from Amazon.com employees around the globe.”
Via Gamasutra
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