007 First Light Estimated to Have Sold 2.2 Million Copies, Generating $150 Million in Revenue

The James Bond adventure is also the highest rated IOI game ever, with an 87 on Metacritic. IGN’s 007 First Light review returned a 9/10. We said: “Demonstrably obsessed with bringing the Bond fantasy to life in a way no one has ever managed before, 007 First Light is the best Bond game I’ve ever played.”

So, a strong start for James Bond, but it looks like the game still has some way to go before breaking even for IOI. According to a report by the Danish Broadcasting Corporation, 007 First Light had a budget of 1.3 billion Danish krone (a little more than USD $202 million). Denmark’s TV 2 said that makes 007 First Light the most expensive entertainment product in the country’s history. IO had no comment to share regarding its reported budget when contacted by IGN.

Adding complication to the question of whether 007 First Light will be successful commercially is that Amazon Game Studios has a stake in the game, despite the fact Amazon bought the James Bond IP after the First Light IO deal was done. Indeed, Amazon Games Studios has suggested it will publish all future James Bond games, whereas IOI self-published 007 First Light. Clearly, IOI hopes for enough success to continue 007 First Light’s story with a sequel. Indeed, the developer has said it wants to make a trilogy of James Bond games.