Business Highlights
-- For the September quarter, Activision Blizzard had two of the top-10 titles in dollars on all console platforms in the U.S., according to The NPD Group.
-- For the September quarter, Activision Blizzard was the #1 third-party publisher on the Nintendo DS, according to The NPD Group.
-- For the September quarter, Guitar Hero: On Tour was the #1 best-selling title overall in North America for the Nintendo DS, according to The NPD Group.
-- For the September quarter, Activision Blizzard had two of the top-five PC titles worldwide -- Blizzard Entertainment's World of Warcraft: Battle Chest® and Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, according to Charttrack, Gfk and The NPD Group.
-- For the first nine months of the calendar year, Guitar Hero remained the #1 best-selling franchise in U.S. on all console platforms, according to the NPD Group.
-- On October 28, 2008, Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. announced that the subscribership for World of Warcraft, its award-winning MMORPG, exceeded 11 million players worldwide.
There was a Loss of $108 millions in Q2 FY09.
Revenue Breakdown for Quarter ended September 30:
46% PC
42% MMOG
4% Retail
42% Consoles
13% Wii
11% Xbox 360
9% Playstation 3
9% Playstation 2
12% Handheld
10% Nintendo DS
2% PSP
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