Tomb Raider Sets Franchise Launch Record

by William D'Angelo, posted on 02 April 2013 / 3,370 Views

Crystal Dynamics announced at GDC that Tomb Raider set a franchise record for the biggest opening week sales. The conference was attended by Joystiq. It is also the biggest launch in 2013 to date.

"It's been the biggest week one sales in franchise history, and we're only a few weeks into that launch right now, and it's been the biggest opening so far in 2013," said Gallagher, the Crystal Dynamics studio head. "So, we're happy with the outcome. It's certainly in a place where we feel like we're on the road to achieving everything we wanted to."

Square Enix had originally said that launch sales for the title were below expectations. The panel was asked about this.

"Certainly we're proud of what we achieved, and I think for the most part, the whole organization is happy with what we did,"said creative director Noah Hughes.

"Actuals and expectations, I guess, are two slightly different things. What I'm telling you is the actuals, and they're communicating expectations," added Gallagher.

Tomb Raider sold more than now million units worldwide at retail in its first week, according to VGChartz. The PlayStation 3 version sold the most units, with 538,224 copies sold, with the Xbox 360 version sold 478,680. The PC version lagged behind with sales of 74,545.


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6 Comments

DarkFury
DarkFury (on 02 April 2013)

But still failed to meet sales targets... :(

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Rogerioandrade
Rogerioandrade (on 03 April 2013)

And to give Square Enix some profit

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LiquorandGunFun
LiquorandGunFun (on 02 April 2013)

i think it would have done better without all the competition, but good for them it is a great game.

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paulao
paulao (on 02 April 2013)

Great game!!

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Fifaguy360
Fifaguy360 (on 03 April 2013)

Amazing game, but sad it sold so poorly. A game like this should sell 5-8 mil.

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ryuzaki57
ryuzaki57 (on 03 April 2013)

...and financial loss record ROFL

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ktay95
ktay95 (on 03 April 2013)

Of course its the best selling, SQEX through money at them and advertising and expexted it to sell. unfourtunately they didnt realise that a great game with advertisement is garenteed 10mil sales

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