Arkham City Ships Nearly 5,000,000 Copies in a Week

Arkham City, a game that some have been waiting for since the launch day of Arkham Asylum, has now been out a week and most early reviews are in and it's undoubtedly a complete and utter success. Not just critically but commercially as well, with Warner Bros. announcing today that they have shipped 4.6 million copies.

That's a lot of bad guys beaten to a bloody pulp – I love it.

This, we are told, is double the amount of copies Arkham Asylum sold in the same time period, a pretty impressive feat.

From the press release:

“Batman: Arkham City is one of the best action adventure games, proven by the tremendous reviews, and it further establishes the Batman brand as a marquee franchise for our growing business,” said Martin Tremblay, President, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment.  “Rocksteady Studios went above and beyond in delivering an incredible game and the support of the entire team at Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and DC Entertainment drove the excellent campaign a game like this deserves.”

"The true test for any game is what the players think and we have been thrilled by their reaction to Batman: Arkham City,” said Sefton Hill, Game Director at Rocksteady Studios.  “The team at Rocksteady put every ounce of effort into making the best Batman experience we possibly could, so we are overwhelmed by the incredible feedback from the community.”