German Sales Award

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20.01.2012: BIU Sales Award: Fifa 12 most successful play of the yearly 2011, Christmas business sets the Handheld market in motion Berlin, 20 January 2012. The Federal association and media control GRP INTERNATIONAL honoured interactive maintenance software registered association (BIU) in this year over 50 PC and video games with one or more BIU a Sales Awards [1]. For more than 100,000 sold plays on a Gaming platform the BIU Sales Award in gold was lent altogether to 51 times, to 19 times the border of 200.000 sold plays exceeded and in such a way received these titles the BIU Sales Award in platinum. Altogether 12 Games created it platform-spreading to more than 500,000 sold units, of it 8 (BIU multi-platform Award) and 4 on a Gaming platform (BIU special price). With more than 1.000.000 sold units Fifa 12 the most successful play of the yearly 2011 is far. The football simulation of Electronic Arts tied smoothly to the success of the predecessor and so among other things the BIU Sales multi-platform Award for 1.000.000 sold plays on several platforms received. Also in November 2010 published play the call OF Duty broke the border of 1.000.000 sold units and for it with multi-platform the Award was honoured.

The Christmas business accelerated and so could the Games industry in December of this year nearly twice as many BIU Sales Awards be lent, as in the previous year. 25 BIU Sales Awards could be noted in December. Among other things Mario Kart 7 (Nintendo) knew, super Mario country 3D (Nintendo) and The putting OF Zelda: Ocarina OF time (Nintendo) for Nintendo the 3DS with in each case over 100.000 sold copies a BIU Sales Award in gold ergattern. Over 100.000-mal sold itself also professor Layton and the call phantoms (Nintendo) and receives thereby the BIU Sales gold Award likewise from the Federal association interactive maintenance software registered association (BIU) and media control GRP INTERNATIONAL. On Nintendo Wii gave it three times to gold and once platinum. The putting OF Zelda: Skyward Sword (Nintendo), Mario & Sonic with the Olympic Games: London 2012 (SEGA) and Zumba Fitness (505 Games Ltd.) sold themselves over 100.000-mal and for it with a BIU Sales gold Award were distinguished in each case. Just Dance 3 (Ubisoft) cracked and receives the 200.000er mark on Nintendo Wii for it the BIU Sales Award in platinum.

The play call OF Duty: Black Ops (Activision Blizzard) has itself platform-spreading over 1.000.000-mal sold and receives for it the BIU multi-platform Award. Likewise The Elder Scrolls 5 receives: Skyrim (Zenimax Europe Ltd.) the BIU Sales multi-platform Award for altogether more than 500,000 sold units on all platforms.

The titles Batman: Arkham town center (Warner Bros.), Need for speed: The run (Electronic Arts) and The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim (Zenimax Europe Ltd.) can register the BIU Sales Award in gold on the PlayStation3 in each case 100,000 sold units and received for it. There was a BIU Sales platinum Award on the PlayStation 3 for Sony Uncharted 3: Drakes Deception and ate Creed: Revelations from the house Ubisoft.

On the Xbox 360 also Forza engine haven 4 (Microsoft) and The Elder Scrolls 5 could over 100.000 sold copies: Skyrim (Zenimax Europe Ltd.) with a BIU Sales Award in gold to be distinguished. Call OF Duty: Modern throwing acres 3 (Activision) receives on the Xbox 360 a BIU Sales Award in platinum.

On the PC The Witcher 2 (NAMCO BANDAI of partner Germany GmbH) have, the windshield frame section: Medieval (Electronic Arts), Fifa 12 (Electronic Arts), football manager 12 (Electronic Arts) and Star Wars: In each case The old Republic (Electronic Arts) a BIU Sales gold Award receive. ANNO 2070 (Ubisoft), call OF Duty: Decay throwing acres 3 (Activision) and The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim (Zenimax Europe Ltd.) in each case sold themselves over 200.000-mal on this platform and received for it a BIU Sales Award in platinum.

You find a listing of all BIU Sales Awards in 2011 here

The BIU Sales Award honors particularly salesstrong play titles (full price versions) within the range of interactive maintenance software in Germany since 2008. Basis of the price the Abverkaufszahlen of play data media in the trade, raised from media control GRP INTERNATIONALLY GmbH, forms. The Award is assigned per Gaming platform: For the BIU gold Award must have been set off at least 100,000, for the BIU platinum Award at least 200,000 and for a BIU special price of at least 500,000 plays in the German market. Beyond that plays, which achieve altogether 500,000 sold copies on different platforms, are distinguished with „the BIU multi-platform Award “.