Xbox Live Arcade Break 100 Million Dollars in 2009

The marketing research and consulting firm Forecasting and Analyzing Digital Entertainment, LLC (FADE) have released their annual report for Xbox Live Arcade sales for 2009 and the platform had a stellar year. Total sales reach $103.4 million dollars which is an increase of 34% over 2008. The top selling Xbox Live Arcade title was Battlefield 1943 bringing in $12.5 million dollars in sales. FADE believes XBLA sales will continue to be very strong for 2010 with the launch of Project Natal causing XBLA downloads to surge.
Here is a list of the top XBLA titles for 2009:

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)

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