Report: Xbox Live Arcade topped US$ 100 million in 2009

In a report release by Forecasting and Analyzing Digital Entertainment, LLC (FADE) for 2009, Xbox Live Arcade has broken the US$ 100 million mark in the past year, hitting US$ 103 million to be exact – that’s 34% bigger than last year. The market-watch group also estimated the platform’s biggest earners, so let’s see which games topped the XBLA downloads chart.

In a report release by Forecasting and Analyzing Digital Entertainment, LLC (FADE) for 2009, Xbox Live Arcade has broken the US$ 100 million mark in the past year, hitting US$ 103 million to be exact – that’s 34% bigger than last year. The market-watch group also estimated the platform’s biggest earners, so let’s see which games topped the XBLA downloads chart.

Estimated Top Titles by Revenue, 2009 (Average Price):

• 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)

FADE further notes that 2010 will continue to see growth in Xbox Live Arcade, paritcularly with the launch of Project Natal that would introduce more Arcade titles and additional hardware into people’s homes.