Deep Silver’s Dead Island ships more than 2 million units worldwide

Deep Silver’s new zombie IP tops the charts in North America, UK and other European territories 


In the first week on the charts Deep Silvers newest IP Dead Island is anything but in several territories including North America. Dead Island is a first person adventure game taking place in the fictional island of Banoi. The game mainly focuses on a melee only combat system rather than relying on firearms to get the job done.


In the first week the game has done very well for itself and currently hold the Number on position in several countries. Here's the break down.


UK:          GfK Chart track
               Number 1 in all formats chart
               Number 1 in Xbox 360 chart
               Number 2 in PlayStation 3 chart
               Number 2 in PC chart
France:     GfK Leader Panel
               Number 1 in all formats chart
               Number 1 in Xbox 360 chart (Retail and Day 1 Edition combined)
               Number 1 in PlayStation 3 chart (Retail and Day 1 Edition combined)
Austria:    Media Control
               Number 1 in all formats chart
               Number 1 in Xbox 360 chart
               Number 1 in PlayStation 3 chart
Spain:      GfK
               Number 1 in all formats chart
               Number 1 in Xbox 360 chart
               Number 1 in PlayStation 3 chart
Netherlands:
               Number 1 in Xbox 360 chart
               Number 2 in PlayStation 3 chart
               Number 1 in PC chart
Belgium:
               Number 1 in PlayStation 3 chart
               Number 1 in PC chart
Switzerland:
               Number 1 in Xbox 360 chart
               Number 2 in PlayStation 3 chart
               Number 1 in PC chart
Italy:      
               Number 1 in Xbox 360 chart
               Number 2 in PlayStation 3 chart

"Our new IP Dead Island has already proven to be a huge success on a global scale for Deep Silver only one week after its release in North America." says Klemens Kundratitz, CEO of Koch Media. “With Dead Island a number 1 in several important retail territories, this success has also confirmed our standing as a global publisher and has once again proven our position as Europe’s No. 1 retail distributor.”

Dead Island's release couldn't have been better and it offers players something to get their hands on before the release of big IP's such as Gears of War, Battlefield 3, CoDMW3 and other popular titles.


Source: GamesPress.