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In an already crowded holiday season, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim sold in excess of 3.5 million copies in its first 48 hours, roughly half of its seven million unit launch. Apart from setting a record for both the series and RPGs in general, Skyrim also hit a record high for simultaneous players on Steam: roughly 280,000 in the first 24 hours.

As points of comparison, Oblivion shipped about 1.7 million during its launch run, with Fallout 3 shipping 4.7 million and Fallout New Vegas totalling an even five.

Source: 1UP