SingStar hits 12 million sales mark

SCEE is surely singing all the way to the bank with SingStar‘s success the past fiscal year. It has now been reported that the karaoke videogame has sold another five million units along with one million downloads, raking up their profits to 12 million in sales. To read more, head over to the full article.

Sony‘s SingStar may not be arriving on North American doorsteps ’til next month, but Europe sure seems like they’re having a total blast with this karaoke title.

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) has released a press wire saying that for the Fiscal Year of 2007 (April 07 to March 08), SingStar has successfully sold five million units and one million download tracks, bringing its sales to 12 million since its first release in 2004 on the PS2.

Executive Producer Paulina Bozek has this to say about the feat:

SingStar’s success is built upon simple and entertaining gameplay. Historically we have added new music tracks to keep the experience fresh but the arrival of the PS3 has allowed us to think differently. We can now take advantage of next-generation features to take the next step forward in the SingStar experience. The launch of SingStar and My SingStar Online is the realisation of this and the experience is now more user-focused, personalised and interactive.

Apart from this success in sales, the past fiscal year was also witness to several recognitions for SingStar PS3, including three Guinness World Records: Most Successful Singing Game, First Customisable Track in a Singing Game, and First Music Game to Let Players Record Their Performances and Share Them Online.