Transformers on HD-DVD set a single day next generation DVD record selling 100,000 copies on the first day and selling another 90,000 the first week. Paramount reports that 20% of the purchasers connected to online content through the Transformers HD-DVD as I outlined doing myself a couple days ago.

Transformers which was an HD DVD exclusive didn’t beat the first week of the movie 300 which sold more than 250,000 copies (166,000 in Blu-Ray and 83,333 HD-DVD). And when compared to DVD of Transformers the numbers aren’t even close points out reghardware.co.uk:

The Transformers DVD sold 4.5m copies on its first day: almost 24 times as many as the number of HD DVDs sold.

Encouraging to see a positive sales response, especially the geek factor playing a part in the web-enhanced features. Hollywood should be spending more time and energy developing more web interactive movies. Gaming studios should be more involved. Maybe someday we’ll be able to play something like Dragon’s Lair in the movie theater, perhaps with alternate viewer screen glasses or HUD (Heads Up Display) like in Second Life. The theater experience could give us so more for the extra $dollars$.

Checking over Digital Leisure I see the HD DVD version of Dragon’s Lair is now available to match the Blu-Ray version. Both are $49.95. I’m going to wait for these prices to come down. Would like to see Dragon’s Lair II and Space Ace in HD too. Looks like they are on the way.