The game shipped 60,000 units on the first day of release.

The company still expects to ship six million units by March.

By contrast it said the figure was 12% of all units shipped in 2010.

They can ship units around the planet, or even send them back to their reserves.

The album shipped 25,000 units but was withdrawn after only four days.

They automatically include 2.0 and later on all newly shipping 605 units.

In 1990 the industry shipped about 4.2 million units.

"We have shipped more than 350,000 units, including free upgrades."

Sony executives have stated they will ship only 500,000 units in Japan by the end of the year.

However, on top of these fees there are royalties for each unit shipped, which can range from $5 to $75.