Microsoft adds that worldwide the game made $200m in its first day of release
MCV can reveal that 300,000 copies of Microsoft’s Halo Reach were sold in the game’s first 24 hours on sale in the UK.
This already puts Halo Reach at number ten in the all-time UK weekly sales league table, leaving it in prime position to climb the listings through to the weekend.
Lifetime UK sales for the Halo series stand at 3,674,840 units as of July 2010, representing a total return of £109,068,532. Worldwide Halo series sales stand at around 34m units.
Microsoft’s Phil Spencer has also confirmed that the game made $200m across the globe in its first day of release.
“This is excellent news for the video games and interactive entertainment industry, demonstrating how games sales continue to increase despite difficult economic circumstances,” UKIE director general Michael Rawlinson stated.
