VIDEO GAMESWhich one is your favorite?

TYPES OF GAMES

• Action• Shooters• Fighters

• Action-Adventure• Role-Playing• Simulation• Strategy• Sports

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ACTION: SHOOTER

• Call of Duty: Black Ops II• 7 - 7.5 million first day• 15 days to reach $1 Billion

in sales• Around 25 million sold total• Competitive gaming

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ACTION: FIGHTER

• Super Smash Bros. Brawl

• 2.7 million units first day

• Around 12 million sold total

• Competitive Gaming

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ACTION: ADVENTURE

1. Best-selling action-adventure videogame in 24 hours

2. Best-selling videogame in 24 hours

3. Fastest entertainment property to gross $1 billion

4. Fastest videogame to gross $1 billion

5. Highest grossing videogame in 24 hours

6. Highest revenue generated by an entertainment product in 24 hours

7. Most viewed trailer for an action-adventure videogamehttp://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2013/10/confirmed-grand-theft-

auto-breaks-six-sales-world-records-51900/

Which video game broke these 7 recordsin the first 24 hours?

ACTION: ADVENTURE

• 11 Million units sold first day

• Very strong online multiplayer capabilities

• Online cooperation and competitions between friends and rivals

• Around 30 million sold total

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ROLEPLAYING (RPG)

• Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

• Single Player – No online abilities

• 2.8 million sold first day

• Around 16.5 million sold total

• Single Player

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SIMULATION

• The Sims 3

• Single Player

• Mods and third party websites huge

• 1.4 million sold first day

• Around 12 million sold total

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STRATEGY• Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty

• 1.8 million sold first day

• Around 4.5 million sold total

• Competitive Gaming

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SPORTS

• FIFA 13

• Sold 1.2 million units first day

• Around 14 million units total

• Multiplayer/Single

• Competitive Gaming

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FIRST 24-HOUR SALES

GTA V Super Smash Bros.

Black Ops II Skyrim Starcraft II The Sims 3 FIFA 130

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25

30

35

First Day Units Sold (Millions) All Time Units Sold (Millions)

REFERENCES

• Video game genres. (2014, April 6). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 20:10, April 7, 2014, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Video_game_genres&oldid=603042886

• http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2013/10/confirmed-grand-theft-auto-breaks-six-sales-world-records-51900/

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_of_Duty:_Black_Ops_II#Sales_and_revenue

• http://www.tgdaily.com/games-and-entertainment-features/86086-the-biggest-selling-games-of-2013

• http://www.vgchartz.com/article/251569/top-10-selling-games-in-the-usa-in-2013/

• http://www.vgchartz.com/

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fastest-selling_products

• https://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/10-biggest-game-openings-time-204020614.html

• http://metro.co.uk/2014/01/28/skyrim-sales-pass-20-million-as-lol-hits-27-million-a-day-4279983/

• http://vgsales.wikia.com/wiki/NPD_Fastest_selling_video_games

IMAGE REFERENCES

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• http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2012/162/c/2/black_ops_2_wallpaper_by_zelimper-d5323hp.png

• http://images6.alphacoders.com/320/320556.jpg

• http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2013/10/confirmed-grand-theft-auto-breaks-six-sales-world-records-51900/

• http://media.rockstargames.com/rockstargames/img/global/news/upload/actual_1384451447.jpg

• http://pichost.me/1645160/

• http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Vmji5YappFU/UUB9FMg20rI/AAAAAAAA1SE/bZCMj8Bx4GE/s1600/The+Sims%E2%84%A2+3_Androtreasure.jpg

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