Electronics Arts has revealed that FIFA 10 has sold more than 1.7 million copies within a week of its release making it the fastest selling sports game to date.
Since its release more than 10 million games have been played online with over 155,000 gamers playing online simultaneously during peak hours.
Critics have equally given high scores across the board with both the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions having an average score of more than 90 per cent on Metacritic.
“We were confident that FIFA 10 would be a hit, and this week fans across Europe have shown just how much they love this game,” said Peter Moore, President of EA SPORTS.
“We are incredibly proud of FIFA 10 and this kick-off for great, authentic football competition.”
The previous FIFA instalment, FIFA 09, sold 1.2 million copies within its first week.
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