Earlier this month, the latest chapter in the Tiger Woods PGA Tour hit stores for extending another season of golfing action. Electronic Arts recently revealed that Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters has delivered the series’ largest first week retail results in its 14-year history. According to the company’s internal estimates, about 225,000 units of this installment have departed off store shelves.
With over 17 percent rise in sales as opposed to the previous week-one record, it has been touted to surpass the sales achieved by Tiger Woods PGA Tour 8. Revelations state that following the release of the title, its golf courses have hosted over seven million games. It is also plugged to have attained the status of the number sports game application on the iTunes store for the iPhone and iPad.
“We expected fans to be excited about the Masters and for sales to be up significantly. We’re pleased that they are,” beamed Peter Moore, President of EA Sports. “Tiger Woods PGA TOUR 12: The Masters has earned rave reviews, and fans have played nearly two million rounds at Augusta National Golf Club during the first two weeks.”
The game is said to have witnessed more than 184 million golf shots, 1.5 million unlocked achievements and trophies as well as accomplishment of 12 million course mastery objectives. Console gaming also shared some of this sweetness as fans flaunted their skills through the equivalent of over 2,515 PGA Tour seasons in online tournaments.
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters is available for the Xbox 360 and PS3 at 49.99 GBP (approx. Rs. 3,619). The Wii version of title has been affixed with a price that reads 39.99 GBP (approx. Rs. 2,895).