Lich King Is EB Games' Biggest-Selling Launch Ever, beats even GTA 4

"One of our secret correspondents inside an EB Games store forwarded us this picture of an internal email sent out to the videogame retail company, saying that not only was the week of WotLK's launch the biggest sales week of the year, but it was the biggest week ever outside of last year's Christmas sales, and the biggest launch the chain has ever had. Additionally, at EB Games, Wrath was the highest presale ever, the highest single-format (which means PC/Mac only) week one sales (in just two days), and the highest day one sales of any game ever, multiformat or otherwise.

Pretty incredible. EB Games isn't a small company by any means, and while we knew Wrath was big, it looks like Blizzard's second WoW expansion smashed pretty much every sequel it could in the chain, even toppling some of the console gaming records. Anyone that claimed World of Warcraft had peaked with Burning Crusade should be looking pretty foolish at this point."

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That's one big LOL aimed at consoles.

yea 2 bad its the same bland and repetitive gameplay as the others. Let me guess, the next expansion they gona add a new character and make the level cap to 90? UTTER GENIUS!!!!!!rs0101

yea 2 bad its the same bland and repetitive gameplay as the others. Let me guess, the next expansion they gona add a new character and make the level cap to 90? UTTER GENIUS!!!!!!rs0101

There is still some of the same old crap.  There are also some amazing new quests.  I think with Wrath, they are trying to make the player feel more involved in the game lore.  It's a good move.

yea 2 bad its the same bland and repetitive gameplay as the others. Let me guess, the next expansion they gona add a new character and make the level cap to 90? UTTER GENIUS!!!!!!rs0101

Well you can say the same about almost any sequel you can imagine. Lemme help you. Try Halo 2. Or Halo 3. Or Gears of War.

yea 2 bad its the same bland and repetitive gameplay as the others. Let me guess, the next expansion they gona add a new character and make the level cap to 90? UTTER GENIUS!!!!!!rs0101

[QUOTE="rs0101"]yea 2 bad its the same bland and repetitive gameplay as the others. Let me guess, the next expansion they gona add a new character and make the level cap to 90? UTTER GENIUS!!!!!!Danm_999

[QUOTE="Danm_999"][QUOTE="rs0101"]yea 2 bad its the same bland and repetitive gameplay as the others. Let me guess, the next expansion they gona add a new character and make the level cap to 90? UTTER GENIUS!!!!!!Eddie-Vedder

yea 2 bad its the same bland and repetitive gameplay as the others. Let me guess, the next expansion they gona add a new character and make the level cap to 90? UTTER GENIUS!!!!!!rs0101

Yea this could be said about any sequel out there. So I don't see your point. Also with this expansion they have done alot more than you think :)

In spite of that, Halo 3 sold more. Yet, Grand Theft Auto IV sold more. Weep me a river. :cry: A cheap expansion to the biggest PC game was incapable of beating sales records. A cheap expansion. :cry:TheDefinitive

[QUOTE="TheDefinitive"]In spite of that, Halo 3 sold more. Yet, Grand Theft Auto IV sold more. Weep me a river. :cry: A cheap expansion to the biggest PC game was incapable of beating sales records. A cheap expansion. :cry:SamiRDuran

No, it didn't. That's why Blizzard said that it was the fastest-selling PC game!

[QUOTE="SamiRDuran"][QUOTE="TheDefinitive"]In spite of that, Halo 3 sold more. Yet, Grand Theft Auto IV sold more. Weep me a river. :cry: A cheap expansion to the biggest PC game was incapable of beating sales records. A cheap expansion. :cry:TheDefinitive

No, it didn't. That's why Blizzard said that it was the fastest-selling PC game!

WOTLK beat halo and GTA in one day, also I'd hope halo and GTA have better sales than WOTLK at this point, both of them have been out alot longer than 2 weeks.

[QUOTE="TheDefinitive"]

[QUOTE="SamiRDuran"] sorry WOTLK sold more than halo 3 unless you can provide me a link stating otherwise...Espada12

No, it didn't. That's why Blizzard said that it was the fastest-selling PC game!

WOTLK beat halo and GTA in one day, also I'd hope halo and GTA have better sales than WOTLK at this point, both of them have been out alot longer than 2 weeks.

:lol:  No, it didn't! World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King merely beat records on PC.

[QUOTE="SamiRDuran"][QUOTE="TheDefinitive"]In spite of that, Halo 3 sold more. Yet, Grand Theft Auto IV sold more. Weep me a river. :cry: A cheap expansion to the biggest PC game was incapable of beating sales records. A cheap expansion. :cry:TheDefinitive

No, it didn't. That's why Blizzard said that it was the fastest-selling PC game!

oh, that's because of second expansion of the almighty world of warcraft did not outsell the massively hyped multiplatform GTA4, so it has to be the fastest selling pc game, Halo 3? provide a link that says Halo 3 sold over 2.8 million copies in 24 hours, you can't find one, that's right, Ms never provided one..

In spite of that, Halo 3 sold more. Yet, Grand Theft Auto IV sold more. Weep me a river. :cry: A cheap expansion to the biggest PC game was incapable of beating sales records. A cheap expansion. :cry:TheDefinitive

Massively hyped sequels to massively popular titles like GTA4, which has many ad campaignes going on at the time of launch outsold an second expansion of 4 year old game, which has its main profit coming from the actually monthly fees.

So shocking !!!:o

[QUOTE="TheDefinitive"]

[QUOTE="SamiRDuran"] sorry WOTLK sold more than halo 3 unless you can provide me a link stating otherwise...Espada12

No, it didn't. That's why Blizzard said that it was the fastest-selling PC game!

WOTLK beat halo and GTA in one day, also I'd hope halo and GTA have better sales than WOTLK at this point, both of them have been out alot longer than 2 weeks.

[QUOTE="TheDefinitive"]In spite of that, Halo 3 sold more. Yet, Grand Theft Auto IV sold more. Weep me a river. :cry: A cheap expansion to the biggest PC game was incapable of beating sales records. A cheap expansion. :cry:Ncsoftlover

Massively hyped sequels to massively popular titles like GTA4, which has many ad campaignes going on at the time of launch outsold an second expansion of 4 year old game, which has its main profit coming from the actually monthly fees.

So shocking !!!:o

World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich is a cheap expansion! Return when a game that's not an expansion sells as well as Halo 3. Oh, hold on...  :lol: 

yea 2 bad its the same bland and repetitive gameplay as the others. Let me guess, the next expansion they gona add a new character and make the level cap to 90? UTTER GENIUS!!!!!!rs0101

Agreed!

[QUOTE="rs0101"]yea 2 bad its the same bland and repetitive gameplay as the others. Let me guess, the next expansion they gona add a new character and make the level cap to 90? UTTER GENIUS!!!!!!TheDefinitive

Agreed!

"One of our secret correspondents inside an EB Games store forwarded us this picture of an internal email sent out to the videogame retail company, saying that not only was the week of WotLK's launch the biggest sales week of the year, but it was the biggest week ever outside of last year's Christmas sales, and the biggest launch the chain has ever had. Additionally, at EB Games, Wrath was the highest presale ever, the highest single-format (which means PC/Mac only) week one sales (in just two days), and the highest day one sales of any game ever, multiformat or otherwise.

Pretty incredible. EB Games isn't a small company by any means, and while we knew Wrath was big, it looks like Blizzard's second WoW expansion smashed pretty much every sequel it could in the chain, even toppling some of the console gaming records. Anyone that claimed World of Warcraft had peaked with Burning Crusade should be looking pretty foolish at this point."

Link

That's one big LOL aimed at consoles.

[QUOTE="TheDefinitive"]

[QUOTE="rs0101"]yea 2 bad its the same bland and repetitive gameplay as the others. Let me guess, the next expansion they gona add a new character and make the level cap to 90? UTTER GENIUS!!!!!!Mehdi1984

Agreed!

Gears of War 2 is better....

[QUOTE="Mehdi1984"][QUOTE="TheDefinitive"]

 

Agreed!

TheDefinitive

Gears of War 2 is better....

[QUOTE="TheDefinitive"][QUOTE="Mehdi1984"] ... have you read the reviews? Clearly you haven't, seeing as Lich King revamped everything in the game. Just because it's not called World of Warcraft 2, doesn't mean it doesn't give you a sequel's worth of content... and then some. I mean look at Gears 2, Halo 3, Fable 2, etc. For all intensive purposes, we may as discount them as well based on this standard you are putting in place.Mehdi1984

Gears of War 2 is better....

It's merely an expansion, nothing more.

[QUOTE="Mehdi1984"][QUOTE="TheDefinitive"]

 

Gears of War 2 is better....

TheDefinitive

It's merely an expansion, nothing more.

[QUOTE="TheDefinitive"][QUOTE="Mehdi1984"] What does you opinion have anything to do with the insinuation that Lich King only adds 10 new levels and a new class? Or is that your way of saying: "I fold"Mehdi1984

It's merely an expansion, nothing more.

No. Gears of War 2 is a game. World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King is an expansion. 

[QUOTE="Mehdi1984"][QUOTE="TheDefinitive"]

 

It's merely an expansion, nothing more.

TheDefinitive

No. Gears of War 2 is a game. World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King is an expansion. 

[QUOTE="Mehdi1984"][QUOTE="TheDefinitive"]

 

It's merely an expansion, nothing more.

TheDefinitive

No. Gears of War 2 is a game. World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King is an expansion. 

[QUOTE="Mehdi1984"][QUOTE="TheDefinitive"]

 

Gears of War 2 is better....

TheDefinitive

It's merely an expansion, nothing more.

[QUOTE="Danm_999"][QUOTE="rs0101"]yea 2 bad its the same bland and repetitive gameplay as the others. Let me guess, the next expansion they gona add a new character and make the level cap to 90? UTTER GENIUS!!!!!!Eddie-Vedder

I look down upon people that actually play WOW... 

[QUOTE="Eddie-Vedder"][QUOTE="Danm_999"] I agree. The only 'evidence' we have that Wrath of the Lich King is any good are its amazing sales and its massive critical acclaim from reviewers. Obviously mavericks like us know the real score.krp008

I look down upon people that actually play WOW... 

[QUOTE="Eddie-Vedder"][QUOTE="Danm_999"] I agree. The only 'evidence' we have that Wrath of the Lich King is any good are its amazing sales and its massive critical acclaim from reviewers. Obviously mavericks like us know the real score.krp008

I look down upon people that actually play WOW... 

[QUOTE="Eddie-Vedder"][QUOTE="Danm_999"] I agree. The only 'evidence' we have that Wrath of the Lich King is any good are its amazing sales and its massive critical acclaim from reviewers. Obviously mavericks like us know the real score.krp008

I look down upon people that actually play WOW... 

[QUOTE="krp008"]

[QUOTE="Eddie-Vedder"] Eheh I lol'd :P Can't stand WoW haters, clueless ignorant haters. Bromz

I look down upon people that actually play WOW... 

I look down on a game that got owned by Halo 3 in sales thus far.

Why spend 6-10 hours getting to level 40 when i can play through another entire game instead?mtradr43

Put that palm right on your face.

So you'd rather pay £50, or what $60? for a game that last's you 6 hours, than £9 or $15 dollars for a game that lasts you years, You're going to need to spend a whole lot of money to keep up with that.

It's now about BEATING THE GAME, it's about enjoying it, speeding through it, unless you get enjoyment from that, isn't what it's about, not for me at least.

Guys in case you haven't guessed it yet by his first post The Definitive is trolling. 

 

It's merely an expansion, nothing more.

krp008

yea 2 bad its the same bland and repetitive gameplay as the others. Let me guess, the next expansion they gona add a new character and make the level cap to 90? UTTER GENIUS!!!!!!rs0101

[QUOTE="rs0101"]yea 2 bad its the same bland and repetitive gameplay as the others. Let me guess, the next expansion they gona add a new character and make the level cap to 90? UTTER GENIUS!!!!!!Vandalvideo

Amen to that, Wrath did alot more than just a new zones...

[QUOTE="Bromz"][QUOTE="krp008"]

 

I look down upon people that actually play WOW... 

TheDefinitive

I look down on a game that got owned by Halo 3 in sales thus far.

Compared to WotLK, which essentially relies on its fanbase / player base.

[QUOTE="TheDefinitive"][QUOTE="Bromz"] I look down on clueless morons.skrat_01

I look down on a game that got owned by Halo 3 in sales thus far.

Compared to WotLK, which essentially relies on its fanbase / player base.

Contrasted to World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, the cheap expansive to a game that has eleven million players.

[QUOTE="skrat_01"][QUOTE="TheDefinitive"]

 

I look down on a game that got owned by Halo 3 in sales thus far.

TheDefinitive

Compared to WotLK, which essentially relies on its fanbase / player base.

Contrasted to World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, the cheap expansive to a game that has eleven million players.

[QUOTE="TheDefinitive"][QUOTE="skrat_01"]How did it get "owned"? While it would not surprised me Halo 3 will sell more, and probably sold more on launch; its no surprise considering the game had the biggest marketing campaign in the history of gaming.

 

Compared to WotLK, which essentially relies on its fanbase / player base.

skrat_01

Contrasted to World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, the cheap expansive to a game that has eleven million players.

Merely to smash records so that Bungie can swim in money. 

[QUOTE="skrat_01"][QUOTE="TheDefinitive"]

 

Contrasted to World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, the cheap expansive to a game that has eleven million players.

TheDefinitive

Merely to smash records so that Bungie can swim in money. 

[QUOTE="Bromz"][QUOTE="krp008"]

I look down upon people that actually play WOW...

TheDefinitive

I look down on a game that got owned by Halo 3 in sales thus far.

lol Halo 3 has been out a whole year while this expansion came out like a week ago:roll: