How many battlefield 3 copies sold

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The Battlefield series was launched in and has sold 50 million copies. Published 29 October Published 21 October The Xbox , which also saw 21 percent year-on-year growth, has claimed more than 40 percent of the US market share for eight consecutive weeks.

Nintendo also enjoyed a successful month in the territory. Its platforms boasted combined sales of , units. The 3DS shifted more than , units, and nearly , Wiis were sold. Older DS models sold around , units. On October 18, Batman: Arkham City upped the ante and became the biggest game of the year with 4. It was a major accomplishment for the franchise, and one that Rocksteady was no doubt proud of.

According to EA, the game has actually shipped closer to 10 million, and the publisher is expecting to sell through those copies this holiday season. The launch was huge, but it was not without its problems too.

It is almost a tradition for DICE games to have some issues their first week, and Battlefield 3 was no exception, as Xbox and PC servers went down, and PS3 users faced multiple interruptions. The cause was simply that too many people were accessing the online side at once.

Then on November 8, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 comes out, and many are predicting that it will be the biggest release of the year.