March numbers for XBLA

Independent research firm Fade have released March sales numbers for Xbox Live Arcade. Thanks through Microsoft's Block Party promotion, numbers are up 41 per cent compared to March 2010. Sales generated revenue of more than $10 million on Xbox Live Arcade in March.

Signal Games' {Toy Soldiers} took top honours ahead of remade classic {Perfect Dark}. By placing third and selling an additional 53,000 units RedLynx' {Trials HD} reached a lifetime revenue of more than $10 million, becoming the third game to do so after {Castle Crashers} and {Battlefield 1943}.

FADE Top 10 Estimated for March 2010, by Revenue
• {Toy Soldiers} by Signal Games - 209,000 units ($15.00 USD)
• {Perfect Dark} by 4J Games - 161,000 units ($10.00 USD)
• {Trials HD} by RedLynx, LTD - 53,000 units ($15.00 USD)
• {Battlefield 1943} by EA Dice - 37,000 units ($15.00 USD)
• {Castle Crashers} by The Behemoth - 34,000 units ($15.00 USD)
• Family Game Night by Hasbro (all games) - 32,000 units ($10.00 USD)
• {Scrap Metal} by Slick Entertainment - 18,000 units ($15.00 USD)
• Marvel vs. Capcom by Capcom - 25,000 units ($10.00 USD, on sale)
• {Shadow Complex} by Chair Entertainment - 13,000 units ($15.00 USD)
• Magic: The Gathering by Stainless Entertainment - 16,000 units ($10.00 USD)