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According to Blizzard Entertainment, Wrath of the Lich King, broke the one-day PC game
sales record of 2.4 million copies, which was set 22 months earlier by The Burning Crusade,
the first WoW expansion.
The new expansion was launched simultaneously in North America, Europe, Chile,
Argentina, and Russia.
And at $40 a copy, the game would have brought in $112 million on its first day, though
Blizzard would get somewhat less than that given that retailers pay the publisher less than
full sticker price.
There are currently more than 11 million WoW players worldwide, and some analysts had
predicted that as many as half might upgrade to Lich King. Given that, to play Lich King,
players would have had to also upgrade from the original WoW to Burning Crusade, and that
they pay a $15-a-month subscription fee, many have estimated that WoW is at least a $1
billion-a-year franchise.
And since the economy is heading into a serious worldwide recession, it is notable that the
new WoW expansion has done so well out of the gate. Many are worried that retail sales will
be down across the board. Some argue however that video games will do better than other
products because people tend to want to spend money on entertainment when times are
tough.
sales record of 2.4 million copies, which was set 22 months earlier by The Burning Crusade,
the first WoW expansion.
The new expansion was launched simultaneously in North America, Europe, Chile,
Argentina, and Russia.
And at $40 a copy, the game would have brought in $112 million on its first day, though
Blizzard would get somewhat less than that given that retailers pay the publisher less than
full sticker price.
There are currently more than 11 million WoW players worldwide, and some analysts had
predicted that as many as half might upgrade to Lich King. Given that, to play Lich King,
players would have had to also upgrade from the original WoW to Burning Crusade, and that
they pay a $15-a-month subscription fee, many have estimated that WoW is at least a $1
billion-a-year franchise.
And since the economy is heading into a serious worldwide recession, it is notable that the
new WoW expansion has done so well out of the gate. Many are worried that retail sales will
be down across the board. Some argue however that video games will do better than other
products because people tend to want to spend money on entertainment when times are
tough.
cnet.com
World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, the second
expansion to the mega-popular online game, sold 2.8 million
copies in its first 24 hours last week, setting what its publisher
said is an all-time record for PC games.
World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, the second
expansion to the mega-popular online game, sold 2.8 million
copies in its first 24 hours last week, setting what its publisher
said is an all-time record for PC games.
World of Warcraft is King again
New expansion sets sales records
New expansion sets sales records
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