<![CDATA[Kotaku: Millions]]> http://cache.kotaku.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/kotaku.com.png <![CDATA[Kotaku: Millions]]> http://kotaku.com/tag/millions http://kotaku.com/tag/millions <![CDATA[NCsoft Makes A Massively Multi-Million Dollar Donation To Japan Disaster Relief]]> Amidst the flurry of game developers stepping up to offer aid to Japan in its time of crisis, Korean MMO developer NCsoft has pledged an amount equaling one month of the revenue of its Japanese arm - roughly 6.3 million dollars. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5783131&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Kinect Sees 2.5 Million Sales In 25 Days]]> It took ten days for Microsoft's Kinect to hit one million sales. Now Microsoft reveals that the device has sold 2.5 million units in 25 days. This can only mean one thing: Someone is buying 100,000 Kinects a day. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5701671&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[More Than Two Million Felt The Need For Speed Demo]]> A new Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit title is bound to get some attention, but more than two million downloads of the demo in two weeks? That's a huge number, and EA has more where that came from. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5686701&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Fallout: New Vegas Makes Millions]]> Bethesda Softworks is calling Fallout: New Vegas' launch a success, with more than five million copies shipped since the game's release, with retailers calling for more. Now all they have to do is fix it. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5684440&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[30 Million Accounts And Other Impressive Steam Numbers]]> What's Steam been doing in the nine months since Valve last released detailed statistics? Adding another five million users and more than 200 new games, for starters. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5666690&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Two Years Later, World Of Warcraft Hits The Twelve Million Mark]]> In October of 2008, Blizzard proudly counted 11 million World of Warcraft subscribers worldwide. In December 2008 the number jumped to 11.5. Now Blizzard updates the count to 12 million, 22 months later. What took so long? More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5658087&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Need For Speed World Goes Free]]> More than a million users have signed up to drive around in massively multiplayer online racer Need for Speed World, and EA shows its appreciation by removing level restrictions for non-paying customers, making all current and future content free-to-play. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5634259&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[StarCraft II Did Not Cost $100 Million To Make]]> Last week we reported on a Wall Street Journal article that tagged the development cost of StarCraft II at more than $100 million. According to Blizzard, it was a case of right price, wrong game. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5594862&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Red Dead Redemption Sells Many Millions]]> According to Take-Two Interactive second quarter financial results, Rockstar's Red Dead Redemption has sold more than 5 million copies since the game's May 18 release. Hold onto your copy, as new downloadable content will be coming out through the fall. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5558541&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[A Million Players Flock To Dungeons & Dragons Online, Seeking Freedom]]> Proving once again that people really enjoy free games, Turbine announces that more than a million new players have joined Dungeons & Dragons Online: Eberron Unlimited since its re-launch as a free-to-play game last September. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5481290&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Winter Games Sells Six Million]]> If you folks really want Sega to stop making fluffy Sonic games that don't revolve around simply running fast, it would help if you didn't buy six million copies of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games. Just sayin'. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5474937&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Free Realms Celebrates 8 Million Players]]> It's been awhile since we checked in with the player population of the free-to-play, family-friendly MMO Free Realms, and Sony Online Entertainment snuck in more than five million additional users while we weren't looking. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5466743&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[EA Brings Hell To The Super Bowl]]> EA is dropping a huge portion of the Dante's Inferno advertising budget this Sunday with the company's first Super Bowl commercial, hoping to capture the massive cross-section of football fans familiar with the work of Dante Alighieri. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5461323&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Forza 3 Drives A Million Sales]]> Forza Motorsport 3 has sold more than a million units worldwide, and Turn 10 celebrates by selling you even more in the form of the Hot Holidays car pack. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5421726&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Star Wars Galaxies Fans Generate 3 Million Works Of Fan Fiction]]> In just over a month since the release of Star Wars Galaxies Chronicle Master mission creation tool, fans have created more than three million pieces of interactive Star Wars fiction. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5409501&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[A Million Facebook Users Like Guitar Hero]]> Facebook users have been clicking on the "Become a Fan" button on Activision's Guitar Hero page like crazy, making it the first video game franchise to gather more than a million Facebook fans. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5389974&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Battlefield Heroes Two Million Strong And Updating]]> More than 2 million players have signed up free-to-play online shooter Battlefield Heroes, and EA celebrates with the free "Heroes of the Fall" game update, complete with a new map in stylish fall colors. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5367717&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[3 Million Enlist In Combat Arms]]> Nexon America is growing in leaps and bounds, and its greatly due to the success of Combat Arms, the free-to-play online multiplayer FPS, which recently surpassed the three million registered user mark. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5360171&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[IRS: Second Life Saves Taxpayers Millions]]> The Internal Revenue Service isn't all about taking your money. It's also about saving you money by foregoing NASCAR sponsorships in favor of a virtual presence in Second Life. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5337538&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Xbox 360: More Than 30 Million Served]]> Microsoft has announced that global sales of the Xbox 360 have now surpassed the 30 million mark, with the Xbox Live community swelling to 20 million active members, all swearing at each other. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5271910&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Cooking Mama Sells Four Million...Domestically]]> Majesco proudly announces that the mini-game powered Cooking Mama series has sold more than 4 million units domestically. How else would a cooking franchise sell? More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5249025&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[WoW Reaches 11.5 Million...Wait, We're Counting Halves Now?]]> Two months after announcing the jump to 11 million subscribers, Blizzard has decided to start incrementing its milestones, announcing that the tally is now up to 11.5. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5116617&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Motorstorm: Pacific Rift Storms Past A Million Sold]]> Despite failing to set fire to retail sales chart, Sony Worldwide Studios reveals that MotorstormL: Pacific Rift has still managed to move over a million copies since launch. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5105352&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Fallout 3 Moves 4.7 Million Copies]]> The nice folks at Bethesda Softworks are just about as pleased as punch with the launch of Fallout 3, to the point where they've decided to cut loose with a press release just to let everyone known how well things are going. Released just last Tuesday for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Games for Windows platform, Bethesda has shipped an estimated 4.7 million copies of the game to retail outlets all across North America and the UK, representing retail sales of more than $300 million - that's a million times the amount of money I have in my bank account right now. Of course those are shipping numbers, but the sales have been flowing quite nicely as well. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5078237&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[World Of Warcraft Goes Up To Eleven...Million]]> You know how when you and your friends get into arguments over which MMO is the best, and they pull out the old "World of Warcraft has 10 million subscribers" argument? Prepare for them to get even more insufferably obnoxious as Blizzard tacks on another million to their bragging totals. With the launch of the game's third expansion imminent, the company reports that worldwide subscribership has broken the 11 million mark. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5069825&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[One Million Concurrent WoW Players In China]]> The9 Limited, the operators of World of Warcraft in China, has announced that they recently achieved a peak of one million players online at the same time. That's not the fudgy sort of numbers you get for subscribers either - that is one million World of Warcraft accounts online and playing at one time. That's the biggest number they've seen since the game launched there back in 2005. Of course there are 1.3 billion or so people living in China, so a million is just a drop in a bucket, but that's a very big drop in a absolutely gigantic bucket. To put things in perspective, if a million people stood on your head, your skull would be completely crushed. Them's skull-crushing numbers right there, and before you go blaming gold farming, keep in mind that these are Chinese servers, not people accessing servers outside of the country, so nya. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=379047&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Mario & Sonic Sells Five Million]]> Looks like Sega's Masanao Maeda underestimated the power of Sonic and Mario in the same game. Back at TGS last year he claimed that Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games would sell four million copies, matching the sales of the original Sonic the Hedgehog on the Sega Genesis. Expectation met, and neatly surpassed. In three months the title has sold over five million copies worldwide as gamers flocked to the store in droves to witness what sort of train wreck occurs when you let Sega screw around with both their own characters and Nintendo's, while parents bought up copies because it was the most kid friendly game they could find without Billy Ray Cyrus's daughter on the front cover. Since they mention both in the press release, I am assuming this covers both the DS and Wii versions of the game, but they're equally mediocre so I'll allow it. Congratulations Sega for proving once again that a game can sell based on characters alone. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=364061&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Ubisoft Pwns Bratz Producers For $13 Million]]> MGA Entertainment, the owners of the Underage Slutz Bratz brand of toys just discovered the hard way not to try and jerk Ubisoft around, to the tune of $13.4 million. Back in 2002 MGA and Ubisoft entered into an agreement to produce games based on the popular toy line. In 2003, overwhelmed by the massive, inexplicable success of the toys, MGA sought to force a renegotiation by terminating the original contract groundlessly, calling into question every aspect of Ubisoft's handling of the license in the process. Ubisoft wouldn't back down, MGA sued, and Ubi countersued for breach of contract. The Greenberg Glusker law firm stepped up to bat for Ubisoft.
"Our relationship with Ubisoft went far beyond the normal lawyer-client relationship," said Smith, who chairs Greenberg Glusker's Litigation Group and who was lead counsel in the matter. "We effectively became an extension of our client, learning everything about Ubisoft's business from its most senior management."
The results? An arbitrator ruled in favor of Ubisoft, of course, with MGA ordered to pay $13.2 million in lost profits, attorney's fees, and interest. All of MGA's claims were rejected. See kids? That's what happens when you act like bratz. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=355386&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Halo 3 Makes $300 Million, Console Sales Double]]> The first week of Halo 3 has passed, and as Kotaku editors recover from various jaunts around the globe and begin playing each other in earnest, Microsoft makes with the impressive statistics, giving us something to tell you people in between rounds. After announcing $170 million in sales in just the U.S. alone on launch day, the end of the week tally has risen to an impressive $300 million worldwide, with the game topping the charts just about everywhere that you find charts. Even estimating a modest average of $90 per game, that's over 3 million copies sold - with over 2.7 million Xbox Live members having played online so far for a total of 40 million hours. The effect on console sales has also been amazing, with initial reports showing double the weekly worldwide average of 360s sold. That's insane...so insane that I took the above picture of myself in Second Life to commemorate the occasion. Ponder its greatness, and then calm your pounding heart with a lovely Microsoft press release after the jump. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=307016&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Nintendo DS - Over 50 Million Served]]> I remember back when Nintendo first announced the DS. How we laughed and jeered. Two screens? What a stupid idea! Well now that stupid idea has been proven not so stupid over 50 million times. Selling a hundred times better than your average hotcake, Nintendo's handheld gamble has paid off big time. In contrast, it took them 11 years to sell 100 million Gameboys, so as PC World points out, the DS should easily surpass that if momentum continues. Huge numbers, but it still means that only .07% of the world population owns a Nintendo DS, so pick up the pace, slackers! Bossangoa needs their Pokemon! More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=305504&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The Biggest Entertainment Launch In History]]> Why does Halo 3 get so much coverage? For every one of you who complains about it there are a thousand more people buying it, that's why. According to a rather celebratory press release from Microsoft, Halo 3 is now officially the biggest entertainment launch in history, bringing in over $170 million in the U.S. alone during the first day of availability, beating out even the biggest movie opening day totals. Over a million players logged into Xbox live during the first 20 hours of release, and nearly all of them have killed me at least once at this point. Retailers are understandably overjoyed.
Bob McKenzie, Senior Vice President of Merchandising for GameStop Corp commented that, "With consumer demand for Halo 3 and related products, we expect it to be the biggest video game title generator in GameStop's history."
So that's why you see so many Halo 3 posts. Now we just have to wonder where we go from here. What can top the insanity surrounding Halo 3's launch? We should ponder this while we hit the jump to read Microsoft loving itself. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=304144&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Sega Predicts 4 Million For Mario and Sonic]]> Sega is counting on the Wii rekindling of a 16-year old rivalry will match the sales of the first shot fired in the Mario VS Sonic war back in 1991. The original Sonic The Hedgehog sold 4 million copies, and Sega's Masanao Maeda says Mario and Sonic at the Olympic games will do the same. The corporate director at Sega's gaming unit made the statement at the Tokyo Games Show yesterday. Considering the number of Wii systems already in gamers' hands and the fact that this is one title that people will buy to see Sonic and Mario in the same place no matter how good or bad it turns out to be, I'd have to say that it's a realistic goal. Hell, Sonic Heroes alone sold a million copies in Europe, and it completely sucked. If that many people will buy crap with Sonic's name on it, adding Mario to the mix should get them 4 million easy. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=302294&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Guild Wars Sells 4 Million]]> There's something to be said for a free MMO. Generally bad things, really, but not so much in the case of Guild Wars. NCsoft has just announced that the 2 year-old fantasy MMO has just surpassed the four million sold mark. No telling what the figures are on how many of those players bought the game, played it for a month and then quit like I ended up doing, but impressive numbers nonetheless. Just ask GameStop's Doug Bob McKenzie.
"Four million units sold is an impressive number and demonstrates that Guild Wars is a proven franchise," said Bob McKenzie, Senior Vice President of Merchandising, GameStop Corporation. "The Guild Wars franchise delivers an outstanding gaming experience and is clearly an important part of our PC games offerings."
You know what this means. Guild Wars standees for every store! Huzzah! More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=291733&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Windows Vista Sells 20 Million]]> They keep telling us it's a game platform, so we'll keep on telling you about it. Microsoft has announced sales for the first month after Vista's consumer launch on January 30th have topped 20 million copies. The number includes copies purchased by companies like Dell to preinstall in systems (like my stupid notebook), upgrades purchased by impulsive individuals thinking it would change the way they game (me, and slowly), and packages shipped to retail outlets (not yet, but the box is awfully shiny.) More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=247396&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Burning Crusade Shatters Sales Records]]> In news that should come as no surprise to anyone, Blizzard has announced that their Burning Crusade expansion pack has become the fastest selling PC game ever in North America and Europe. Within the first 24 hours of release, nearly 2.4 million copies were sold around the world, with close to 1.2 million sold in North America and over 1.1 million sold in Europe. By the end of launch day 1.7 million accounts had already been upgraded. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=230685&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[DS Sells 10 Million in Europe]]>
Ah yes, our little folding friend the DS. When it was first announced the concept was met with widespread ridicule, but it has shown them all, answering back with record-breaking sales. Nintendo has announced that the DS (both the original and the Lite) has sold over 10 million units in Europe since the handheld was released back in March of 2005. That's over 14,000 sold a day, becoming the fastest console in European history to hit the 10 million mark. The numbers are actual sell-thru to customers even, so this isn't one of those shipping announcements I'm so fond of. Nice! More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=230398&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Gears of War Sells 3 Million]]> It was only a little over a month ago that we reported on Gears of War sales reaching 2 million worldwide, and now Microsoft has officially announced yet another million copies to add to the tally. That's something like 40,000+ copies of the game sold a day. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=230002&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Guild Wars Holiday Draws Massive Numbers]]> NCSoft has announced that their annual Guild Wars holiday event, the Wintersday Festival, has been an overwhelming success this year, drawing players in record numbers. Countless players have spent their days questing for either gods Grenth or Dwayna, participating in snowball fights, delivering gifts to children or just enjoying all the amazingly cool loot the holidays always bring. Since the event began players have logged over 20 million hours of gameplay pursuing their own particular brand of holiday cheer. Who'd have though MMO players could spend so much time playing? More »
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