EA has announced that 4.5 million copies of FIFA Soccer 13 were sold in the game’s first five days on sale. According to EA, that not only gives FIFA the biggest launch so far in 2012, but makes it the biggest sports video game launch of all time.
1.23 million copies were sold in the UK alone, making FIFA the second franchise ever to sell more than one million copies in the UK in 24 hours. FIFA was the number one game in 40 countries, with more than 800,000 players playing online simultaneously during the launch’s peak activity, giving FIFA 13 “the busiest day for online gaming for a single title in EA history.” More than 66 million online games have been played so far, accounting for 600 million minutes of online play.
“FIFA Soccer 13 is a critical and commercial success unprecedented in sports entertainment,” said EA Sports executive vice president Andrew Wilson. “Every minute of every day millions of fans around the world are experiencing what the critics have already said— FIFA Soccer 13 is the biggest and best sports game we have ever created.”
FIFA 13 launched on September 25th in the U.S., selling 353,000 copies in 24 hours ahead of its international launch on September 29th. A Wii U version will launch alongside the system on November 18th.
For more on what makes this year so good for FIFA fans, read our FIFA Soccer 13 review.
Andrew Goldfarb is IGN’s associate news editor. Keep up with pictures of the latest food he’s been eating by following him on Twitter or IGN.
Source : ign[dot]com
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