Only Modern Warfare 3 made more money than Skyrim in 2011, Skyrim trumped platform exclusives on PS3, Xbox 360

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CGI-Quality said:

Slimebeast said:

CGI-Quality said:

Being that it's available on 3 platforms, and 360/PS3-only titles are just that, exclusive, I'm not sure why there's much news here. On the flip-side, only being beaten by Modern Warfare 3 is definitely noteworthy.

Just a theory but I think they mean that Skyrim outsold all exclusives even down at the platform level. With one caveat, they're speaking of NPD numbers only. Skyrim sales on the X360 are about on par with Gears 3 in NA and on the PS3 Skyrim bested Uncharted's NA numbers in 2011.

Oblivion was already bigger than the Uncharted series. Trust me, I'm not downsizing The Elder Scrolls' commercial success, in fact - I'm all for it, but the sales numbers themselves topping exclusives isn't a huge shock. It's the amount it made that is the standout piece, I feel.

Thanks for clarifying that but I didn't think so either. I was just offering my humble interpretation of the article.