E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial List of commercial failures in video gaming

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excavated copies of e.t., centipede , other atari games burial site in new mexico


based on steven spielberg s popular 1982 movie of same name , reportedly coded in 5 weeks, atari 2600 game rushed market 1982 holiday season.


despite selling 1.5 million copies, sales figures came near atari s expectations; had ordered production of 5 million copies, , many of sold games returned atari refunds consumers dissatisfied game. had become urban legend atari had dumped unsold cartridges of e.t. , other games in landfill in alamogordo, new mexico; confirmed in 2014 when site allowed excavated, former atari personnel affirming had dumped 800,000 cartridges total including e.t. , other poorly-selling (and best-selling) games. financial figures , business tactics surrounding product emblematic of video game crash of 1983 , contributed atari s bankruptcy. atari paid $25 million license produce game, further contributed debt of $536 million (equivalent $1.33 billion today). company divided , sold in 1984.








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