Spore Sells Over One Million Copies; 25 Million Creations Uploaded

DRM controversy aside, EA's Spore is officially a hit. EA announced today that the evolution-based game from Will Wright has now sold over one million units worldwide since it shipped on September 7 for PC, Mac and Nintendo DS. EA also announced that the Spore universe has been populated with more than 25 million creations so far, including creatures, vehicles and buildings.

"Spore is a hit," said Frank Gibeau, president of the EA Games Label. "Will Wright's latest delivers an incredibly diverse game that appeals to casual gamers and the core alike. We're off to a great start moving into the holiday season and believe Spore will deliver a platform of creativity for gamers of all stripes for years to come."

"We're humbled by how quickly the community has taken to the creativity tools in Spore," said Lucy Bradshaw, vice president of Maxis and Spore's executive producer. "It's amazing to see the sheer imagination represented in the hundreds of thousands of creatures, vehicles and buildings that have been uploaded around the clock since launch."