Marvel's 'Spider-Man' sold 3.3M copies in the first three days of release

[FelipeMGM]

EDIT: USA Today corrected their article, and the 3.3M figure does in fact include the copies that came bundled

https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech...record-3-3-million-copies-opening/1346187002/

It's now the fastest-selling first-party PlayStation title beating the God of War previous record with 3.1M in the first three days of release.

The popular comic-book superhero's recent resurgence has expanded beyond cinemas and into the world of video games, with the wallcrawler's latest self-titled game selling a record 3.3 million copies in the first three days of its release earlier this month.

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While Sony did not provide an official number, with a retail price of $59.99 for the game the 3.3 million copies translates to roughly $198 million, crushing the $117 million opening weekend box office of the latest solo Spider-Man film, "Spider-Man: Homecoming."

One million copies were preordered, another record for Sony.

While Sony includes the sales of its $399.99 Spider-Man PlayStation 4 Pro bundle as part of its count of 3.3 million total copies of the game, it did not break out how many of the limited edition consoles were sold. The bundle's more expensive price could push the $198 million figure even higher.

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"It's met and exceeded all expectations. I think the company, and the campus, and our fans are super proud of it."

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[AegonSnake]

goddamn. lol

these are halo 3 numbers.

 

[chanunnaki]

Did it win?

Spoiler: Answer:

yes.

 

[Lost]

 

[Memento]

Only 200k more than GOW?

I was expecting something like 3.9 million

Still, 2 record breakers in a timespan of 5 months for Sony, holy hell

Edit: oh it doesnt even includes bundle copies? That is impressive.

 

[Kyoufu]

Incredible. Congrats to jstevenson and Insomniac.

 

[Toumari]

Wonder why they didn't include the bundle numbers.

 

[Kage Maru]

That's insane. Congrats to Insomniac, the success is well deserved.

 

[Bunkles]

Only 200k more than GOW?

I was expecting something like 3.9 million

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"only"? lol

 

[Hero]

Amazing, Spectacular, and Superior!

Congrats to all the people involved, one of my favorite games this year.

 

[v_iHuGi]

There goes the Batman AK thread, Spidey is a monster!!

 

[Deleted member 8593]

Absolutely insane.

 

[kevinking94]

Amazing! Love the game and it deserves all the praise it's getting. Curious what the lifetimes sales for Spider-Man will be lol

 

[Kuro]

Only 200k more than GOW?

I was expecting something like 3.9 million

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I'm going to guess 400k in total with the bundle.

 

[N.Domixis]

There it is. Congrats to insomniac, Sony, Marvel and Activision!!

 

[trikster40]

Wonder how many bundles sold? I know I got the bundle, traded in my OG PS4. It's pretty slick-looking.

 

[mysteriousmage09]

Grats Insomniac and your new best friends at Marvel!

 

[ArmGunar]

Absolutely mindblowing ! Congrats Sony, Insomniac and Marvel


To compare (sold to consumers)

God of War :

• 3.1m in 3 days
• 5m in 1 month

Uncharted 4 :

• 2.7m in 1 week
• 8.7m in 7-8 months

Horizon Zero Dawn :

• 2.6m in 2 weeks
• 3.4m in 2 months
• 7.6m in 1 year

Batman Arkham Knight

• 5m in 4 months

The Witcher 3 :

• 4m in 2 weeks

Halo 5 :

• 5m in 3 months

Batman Arkham City

• 2m in 1 week

 

[Sebastopa]

Wow! Spidey just ridin' the chartsm

 

[chanunnaki]

goddamn. lol

these are halo 3 numbers.

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So "biggest launch in entertainment history" territory? Not bad for a friendly neighbourhood Spider-man

 

[Ghos]

 

[Toumari]

There was someone who said Spider-Man will probably only hit 3 million by the end of the year. Oh dear.

 

[Becks']

Incredible. Talent always wins.

 

[Spinluck]

I Peter still poor

 

[nib95]

I mean, that is obviously an incredible, record-breaking number, but that isn't actually too much more than God of War. I wonder how many Limited Edition PS4 Pro's they made? Wasn't there a red Slim also?

 

[CozMick]

Very niche, very niche indeed. Good job Insomniac.

 

[Peek-a-boo!]

 

[Viceratops]

The way people here were hyping sales I thought it'd be much higher than God of War's first three days. This is an awesome number though. Love you, Insomniac.

 

[Willkiller]

Not bad at all for a game with so many flaws

 

[chanunnaki]

Wonder why they didn't include the bundle numbers.

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They would have if they needed to beat the record.

 

[MrTired]

Pffft that only 4% attach rate. Terrible.

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sarcasm. That's impressive.

 

[Indelible]

Well deserved, really glad the hard work is paying off for Insomniac.

 

[Becks']

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[RoboPlato]

That's not even including the copies in the Pro bundles? Daaaaamn

 

[NippleViking]

goddamn. lol

these are halo 3 numbers.

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Bigger. Halo 3 sold 3.3 million in its first 12 days on sale.

 

[AyaisMUsikWhore]

Talent always wins!

 

[MillionIII]

wow

 

[Pariah]

That probably means GOW was stronger during that same period in America. It's now weeks later when differences everywhere are starting to get more significant.

And yes, congratulations to all the parts involved. What a game!

 

[patapon]

jstevenson

Congrats on fastest Selling insomniac game :D

 

[DailyCalmSpirit]

Pretty big niche.

 

[Certinfy]

Well deserved. Game of the generation.

 

[WhySoDevious]

Single player games keep winning!

 

[KtotheRoc]

We're all agreed that Spidey hit the jackpot, right?

 

[sinonobu]

Impressive results for a good game.

 

[Hieroph]

3 days. Yup. That's a lot.

 

[chobel]

RIP Braaier.

 

[aember]

Whew, those are some big boy numbers! I'll be picking up a copy alongside a Pro at some point down the line.

 

[OG_Thrills]

 

[Memento]

jstevenson

Congrats on fastest Selling insomniac game :D

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Fastest selling Sony game ever, you mean!

 

[sora87]

I'm more interested to see where that number ends up after a month or two, i'm guessing easily 8mil