Batman: Arkham City ships 4.6 million units, sells 2 million

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has announced Batman: Arkham City has shipped 4.6 million units, as well as revealing sales figures for the critically-acclaimed sequel.

The game has sold two million units in its launch week, which is double Batman: Arkham Asylum’s sales figures.

Martin Tremblay, President, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment said on the announcement:

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. 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.

Sefton Hill, Game Director at Rocksteady Studios also commented on Batman: Arkham City’s critical success:

The true test for any game is what the players think and we have been thrilled by their reaction to Batman: Arkham City. 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.

The commercial success for developer Rocksteady Studios is what they truly deserve due to their fantastic game: our review goes up soon.