Considering that that was two years ago, it is safe to assume that the game sold a little less than that number – probably around 5 million. There is no official data on the total number of sales units of Anthem, but in 2019 the CEO of Electronic Arts stated that the game failed to reach sales expectations of 6 million by the end of March of the same year, further adding that they also hoped to earn money from microtransactions as well. Upon release, the game was among the most downloaded games for PlayStation 4, and SuperData, a market research company reported that the game earned over 100 million dollars in digital revenue.
The game had a worldwide sales of 2.2 million in 2003, which later totaled around 3.5 million, like the sequel.
Like with the critically acclaimed successor the original Baldurs Gate was also published only on PC two years earlier, which led to pretty similar sales, while also keeping in mind the games sometimes were sold together. Those projections were some have well-substantiated since it was the studio’s second game that was developed. BioWare expected to have worldwide sales of 200 000, enough to justify a sequel. The projections for the commercial performance of Baldurs Gate were very low. It sold 1.5 million copies by December 2002, 2 million by November 2005, and approximately 3.5 million by today’s date. As a result, the game’s sales rose overtime, more than some other game would. The game was published in 2000 only on PC without it being ported anywhere else, which negatively affected its sales.īaldurs Gate II: Shadows Of Amn on the other hand was met with critical acclaim and today is considered as one of the best games ever made. The game had a solid debut in the sales chart of the top 10 bestselling games in the first month of its release. 7 Baldurs Gate II: Shadows Of Amn – 3.5 Million By 2007 the sales were standing at 3.2 million across all platforms. The game’s sales rose steadily as time progressed with 2 million by February 2015, 2.5 million by May 2015, and almost 3 million by March 2006. Worldwide sales for the same year reached 1 million. The game was also very popular on PC where it was the third bestselling game. After its release on July 15, 2003, the Xbox version of the game was sold out in the first four days – with 250 000 copies. Set 4 000 years before the formation of the Galactic Empire, the game puts a player in the shoes of Jedi on a quest to defeat Darth Malak. 8 Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic – 3.2 Million Upon release, the game was extremely popular on Steam where it reached first place on the sales chart, while the physical form Xbox 360 version performed particularly well.ĬEO of Electronic Arts John Riccitiello said that the company is very satisfied with the game sales, and noted that 1 million DLC packs were sold as well, while later in February 2010, Electronic Arts announced that more than 3.2 million copies of the game were sold worldwide. The game was a new intellectual property for BioWare and conceived as a spiritual successor of Baldurs Gate and Neverwinter Nights. Later, the game reached lifetime sales that exceeded 2 million, which makes Mass Effect the lowest selling game in the series, but it nonetheless made a path for future critically and commercially successful sequels. RELATED: Mass Effect: 5 Key Things That Need To Stay In The Games (& 5 That Should Change) At the same time, worldwide sales were over one million. The next month the game wasn’t among the top 10 bestselling. For a new intellectual property, Mass Effect had a solid debut, reaching sixth place in the US sales chart with sales of 473 000 copies in the first month.
10 Mass Effect – 2 MillionĪlways planned to be a part of a trilogy, the game was in development for more than three years, when it reached shelves.
Among those, some sold better than others.
Among its portfolio, Mass Effect and the Dragon Age series are held in high regard, while the studio also experimented with other games such as Jade Empire and Star War: Knights of the Old Republic. The studio was later sold to Electronic Arts but still continued to do what it does best – creating first-class role-playing videogames. RELATED: 10 Highest-Selling Games Developed By Nintendo Ranked (& How Much They Sold)
The game sold 2 million copies – the same as Diablo, which was also published at the same time. Regardless, their next game Baldur’s Gate, earned them respect and put the company on the world map. The company’s first game was a 1996 mech simulation game called Shattered Steel, which was met with more or less success. BioWare is a well-known game developer that specializes in role-playing videogames.