'In the conference call, CEO John Riccitiello singled out several EA Partners titles as contributing factors. "Rock Band, Orange Box, and Crysis all exceeded expectations," he said.
CFO Warren Jensen
Jensen frequently noted that Crysis was a strong performer, stating the game went "platinum," which likely means it sold a million units worldwide despite its initially modest performance in the US. This may be due to European territories, where the PC platform has traditionally been stronger.'
This means Crysis (released in mid November) sold 1 million copies in 45 days, until December 31. Now comparing with Far Cry:
Crysis - 1 million sold in 1.5 months.
Far Cry - 730,000 sold in 4 months, 1 million sold Lifetime.
Crysis could very well reach 2 million sold Lifetime. Great sales, especially also taking in account that GPU bundles and EA's store are not tracked in the figures.
And to take all doubts about the US PC market:
Crysis NPD: 140k (November + December)
Worldwide: 1 Million (sold to retailers, but you get the point)
This again proves that the US PC market should not be bigger than 15% of the entire PC retail market (maybe even smaller if you take in account the Asian PC market's tastes). So next time, DO NOT base your PC sales on just NPD.
