E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial in numbers
Released: December 1, 1982 · Platforms: Atari 2600
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How many cartridges of the E.T. game (Atari 2600) were sold?
| Metric | Number | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copies soldAtari 2600 cartridges sold (out of a much larger production run) | over 1.5 million copies | December 1983 | TIME |
| Development timeAbout five and a half weeks of development (Howard Scott Warshaw, alone) | 1 months | September 1982 | Digital Press |
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