Blizzard seems to be quite happy with the number of copies that 'World of Warcraft' has sold through (to customer) in Europe so far. An estimated 280,000 were sold on launch day (February 11) and another 100,000 have been sold since then. Check the official site and especially the Euro site for more info (BTW, you might notice that they upped photos of European retail stores etc... I wonder why they didn't post the pic of that guy with a bleeding nose who got in a fight over one of the limited copies *gg*)...Last week, we welcomed a whole new continent to the World of Warcraft, and by all accounts, the game was an absolute success from day one. In just its first day of release, throngs of fans lined up in stores throughout Europe to purchase an estimated 280,000 copies of the game, a number that far exceeded what other experts estimated as the overall size of the European MMORPG market. As World of Warcraft's launch proved, those estimates were clearly too low. By the end of the weekend, the number of World of Warcraft players only grew, with over 380,000 copies sold in its first weekend. By this first weekend, peak concurrency had hit over 180,000 players. We're thrilled that our neighbors in Europe are enjoying the game as much as we are, and are excited at the successful launch of World of Warcraft in just its first weekend. To see first-hand photos of the European launch of World of Warcraft, click below. |
WoW: Euro Launch A Success According To Blizzard
