Video Games World Records
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare two (Activision, 2009) generated $401 million (£239 million) in sales within the first 24 hours of its worldwide launch on 11 November 2009. This is the greatest amount ever generated on a first day of sale by an entertainment product, outstripping any film, music or previous videogame launch.
Video Games World Records
By Mr Ghaz, January 28, 2011
Video Games World Records
Highest Revenue Generated By An Entertainment Product in 24 Hours
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision, 2009) generated $401 million (£239 million) in sales within the first 24 hours of its worldwide launch on 11 November 2009. This is the greatest amount ever generated on a first day of sale by an entertainment product, outstripping any film, music or previous videogame launch.
Best-Selling Videogame
With lifetime sales of 45.7 million copies between its launch in 2006 and May 2009, the best-selling videogame of all time is Nintendo’s Wii Sports, which came led with the Wii console.
Best-Selling Rhytm Game Series
Guitar Hero (Red Octane, 2005) had seen total sales of over 32 million units between November 2005 and June 2009.
Best Selling Console Real-Time Strategy Game
Of the current generation of consoles, the best-selling Real-Time Strategy game is Halo Wars 9Microsoft, 20090, which had notched up global sales of 1.21 million as of May 2009.
Highest Cash Prize Awarded in a Mod Tournament
The Sendi Mutiara Multimedia Grand National DotA Tournament, which took place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on 22-23 November 2008, had a prize fund of 120,000 Malaysian ringgits (£21,000;$35,000). The tournament saw competitors from seven countries compete on the War craft III “Defense of the Ancients”. Team Ehome from China emerged as champions, pocketing RM36,000 (£6,000;$10,500) in cash along with other prizes.
Most Detailed Videogame Character
With a character model that consists of 32,816 rendered polygons during game play, the most detailed videogame character is Lara Croft in her Tomb Raider: Underworld (Eidos Interactive, 2008) incarnation.
Lonest Football Game Marathon
A group of gamers, supported by online gaming leagues website Stryxa.com, recorded the longest marathon playing, a football videogame when they played FIFA 10 (EA SPORTS, 2009) FOR 24 HOURS AT Victoria Station, London, UK, from 27 to 28 January 2009.
Fastest-Selling Multi-Playing Game (RPG)
Bethesda’s multi-platform RPG Fallout 3 sold over 4.7 million copies in its first week on sale from 28 October to 4 November 2008.
Most Powerful Flight Simulator
Described as “a next generation military simulation synthetic environment”, the Semaphore Howard, produced by Link Simulation and Training (USA) for clients including the United States Air Force (USAF), is the most powerful flight simulation system in the world. The USAF version simulates an f-16 fighter jet and runs on 120 dual core PCs, each of which contains a $400 (£250) graphics card, allowing for 10,000 onscreen objects to be displayed simultaneously.
First Concert Held in a Real and a Virtual Space Simultaneously
On 2 June 2009, Us punk pop band The Dares (Ben Peterson, Matt Peterson and Martin Lascano) performed the first music concert to take place in both the real world and in a virtual space. The gig was held on a stage at E3 2009 in the Los Angles Convention Center, California, USA, and simultaneously online in Free Realms (Sony, 2009). The Dare’s set list included the Free Realms theme “It’s Your World”.
Longest Draw Distance in a Racing Game
Concertmaster’s FUEL, boasts a draw distance of 40 km (24.8 miles), the longest in a simulation racing game. Fuels environment is inspired by the North American wilderness. The landscape, which is modeled from satellite data and rendered by the game engine, is battered by weather effects including blizzards, tsunamis and tornadoes.
Longest Racing Game Marathon
Rolf Lora’s, Hans Moe, Alexender Moerk, Lars-Christian Klingstroem, Per Helge Fagermoen, Benny Charles Fredstad, Benjamin Ward, Jan Dalan and Joachim Olsen (all Norway) Played Need for Speed Shift (EA, 2009) For 25 hours at Olso City, Oslo, Norway, from 18 to 19 September 2009.
Largest Pokemon Collection
13 June 2009: Lisa Courtney (UK) was found to have 12,113 different items of pokemon memorabilia.
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Interesting collection of video games. May check on them. Thanks Mr.Ghaz.
Nice share, i like it
I haven’t commented for a while but really enjoyed this article so felt compelled to Mr Ghaz. Very well researched and some interesting facts.
Cool stuff, friend. Like it!
A good read, but I still think final fantasy x is the best 
These are great. Not much of a fan of games but I know some tomb raiders and pokemon games. Good post as usual.
No wonder it’s so hard for parents to get kids away from video games. A good review.
I don\\\’t know about video games but I do know you have a good review here.
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Good post for game freaks and lovers.Games are now depicting real life so originally that no doubt people are now going crazy for them,specially credit goes to sleek and sophisticated graphics and after that the game plans,strategy,tactics included in the game and sometimes they also overcome the graphics too.
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having watched my son playing some of these games, i can confirm that they are very powerful and realistic
