{"id":87208,"date":"2013-09-18T22:35:12","date_gmt":"2013-09-18T20:35:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=87208"},"modified":"2013-09-19T11:50:40","modified_gmt":"2013-09-19T09:50:40","slug":"gta-v-a-massive-hit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/gaming\/87208-gta-v-a-massive-hit.html","title":{"rendered":"GTA V a massive hit"},"content":{"rendered":"

Take-Two Interactive Software Inc<\/a> racked up $800 million in first-day retail sales of Grand Theft Auto V, the fifth installment of the lucrative franchise that went on sale around the world on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

The sales figure marked a first-day record for the Grand Theft Auto series in which players freely roam, mainly via automobiles, in a make-believe gameworld based on real-life locations such as Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

Sales of $800 million would translate to 13 million to 14 million units of the game sold, according to analysts.<\/p>\n

“The last major Grand Theft Auto title sold just under 13 million in the course of the year. This did that in a day,” said Daniel Ernst, an analyst at Hudson Square Research. The sales beat his expectations.<\/p>\n

Last year, Activision Blizzard Inc<\/a>‘s “Call Of Duty: Black Ops II” raked in $500 million on its first day.<\/p>\n

Other blockbuster titles from top-selling franchises like Activision’s “Call of Duty” shooter and Nintendo’s “Mario” games sell more than 20 million copies in a year, Ernst added.<\/p>\n

“We’re looking for 23 million units of games sold by March 2014 and we won’t change that, but $800 million in the first day is phenomenal,” said Mike Hickey, an analyst at the Benchmark Company.<\/p>\n

Game fans flocked to retail stores around the world at midnight before the game’s release on Tuesday. Analysts had estimated that over 7 million units had already been pre-ordered before the game’s release.<\/p>\n

Take-Two shares reached $17.69 on Wednesday before closing up 1.2 percent at $17.20.<\/p>\n

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GTA 5 \u2013 a flawless crime?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

GTA 5 cost R2.6-billion to make<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

SA GTA 5 price increase: distributor, retailers respond<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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