If only the video game could’ve been as good as this commercial! 😬 E.T. from Atari was developed in just over 5 weeks so that it could be released in time for the 1982 Christmas season. It met with initial commercial success and was among the top four on Billboard magazine's "Top 15 Video Games" sales list in December 1982 and January 1983. The game eventually sold 1.5 million units. However, between 2.5 and 3.5 million cartridges went unsold, and one retailer said that "mostly grandmothers" bo