Midway Games has announced that its Happy Feet video game has sold more than 1.8 million units worldwide.

Happy Feet screenshot

A movie license is often the ticket to video game success. Back the right movie and your game should end up flying off the shelves. In the world of video games for children the movie license is of vital importance, and Midway has cashed in with its Happy Feet game.

The computer animated blockbuster proved a worldwide success at cinemas, raking in a reported $326 million, and thanks to this success the game has achieved sales of more than 1.8 million units worldwide.

Happy Feet is available for the PlayStation 2, Wii, GameCube, DS, Game Boy Advance and PC.