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'Quake the Most Popular Mac Game Ever,' MacSoft Says
The eagerly-anticipated version of Quake for the Apple Macintosh was released last Friday, breaking all previous records set by other Mac games. According to a press statement by MacSoft, distributor of MacQuake, the game's market penetration level has reached an astonishing 84.2 percent, making id Software's 3-D shooter the most popular Macintosh videogame in history.
"The figures are simply astonishing," said Kenneth Bradley, PR spokesperson for MacSoft. "According to our sales reports, the ratio of MacQuake copies sold to the number of Mac users is currently 16:19, dwarfing the 1:36 Quake-to-PC user ratio."
Sources report that MacQuake literally flew off the shelves of computer stores, selling 17 copies during the weekend and another 15 as the week progressed. Demand has completely exhausted the initial production run, leaving three people still begging to be granted copies of the game.
"And we thought we scored a hit with MacDuke (Duke Nukem 3D) when it sold eleven copies," added Bradley. "It just goes to show that Macintosh users, while slightly diminished in number, are still a strong and loyal market."
MacSoft predicts that total MacQuake sales may eventually reach 37, bringing its market penetration level up to an incredible 97.4 percent.
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