LEGO Marvel's Avengers Sells an Estimated 414K First Week at Retail - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 18 February 2016 / 27,415 Views
The action adventure game - LEGO Marvel's Avengers - sold 414,165 units first week worldwide at retail, according to our estimates, which can be viewed on the VGChartz Global Weekly Chart for the week ending January 30th.
Breaking down the sales by platform, the game sold best on the PlayStation 4 with 146,263 units sold (35%), compared to 67,863 units sold on the Xbox One (15%), 55,746 units on the Xbox 360 (13%) and 51,959 units on the PlayStation 3 (13%). The game also sold 40,062 units on the Wii U (10%), 27,050 units on the Nintendo 3DS (7%), 24,078 units on the PlayStation Vita (6%), and 1,144 units on Windows PC at retail (1%).
Breaking down the sales by region, the game sold best in Europe with 174,673 units sold (43%), compared to 169,879 units sold in the US (41%). Looking more closely at Europe, the game sold 66,302 units in the UK, 13,143 units in Germany, and 22,678 units in France.
LEGO Marvel's Avengers released at retailers on January 26th in North America and in Europe on January 27th.
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A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. You can contact the author at wdangelo@vgchartz.com or on Twitter @TrunksWD.
