Mass effect 3 sells 890,000 copies in first 24 hours

EA’s John Riccitiello has announced that Mass Effect 3 has sold an amazing 890,000 copies in it’s launch in the first 24 hours. It’s also shipped a staggering 3.5 million units to retail so far.

“We anticipated it doing well, so we’re happy,” Riccitiello said in a conference call earlier today. He also mentioned that 40% of users who purchased the game also purchased the day once DLC.

In case you missed it, here’s our Mass Effect 3 review. To say we liked it would be an understatement.