Scarcraft II sales reach 4.5 million.

http://files.shareholder.com/downloads/ACTI/1193831726x0x440263/2a37de98-400f-4916-9bb3-ae5ddf1b86b8/ATVI%20C4Q10%20slides%20FINAL.pdf

StarCraft II sales remain strong, vibrant player community

– Nearly 4.5M units in world wide sell through

– New features and content added on Battle.net

– Over 150,000 player created maps already uploaded by the StarCraft communit

It's still selling!!

This might be old,so sorry about that.

150.000 user created maps!!!:cry:

Halo fans have to pay 10$ just to get 3.

Hmm, I was actually expecting ~48,875,000 sales.

best game ever...

or at least the most addictive for online play... I've been taking some time off just because it can consume ur life if u let it :P

Hmm, I was actually expecting ~48,875,000 sales.

tagyhag

They spent around 68 million dollars on advertisement. Of course it's going to sell big.alexside1

Scarcraft? Never heard of it.:P

Anyway, I still need to buy it myself. Planning on getting it next week.

Hmm that's good news. It's pretty fun, I'll have to remember to get back into it at some point.

Hmm, I was actually expecting ~48,875,000 sales.

tagyhag

[QUOTE="tagyhag"]

Hmm, I was actually expecting ~48,875,000 sales.

Skittles_McGee

And it'd have been 4.5 million and 1 too, if it hadn't been for me being a medling kid.

3 billion of which is South Korea ;) unless it has not released there, in which case it will jump to 8 mil, lol. South Koreans love their Star Craft.

Not surprising that it's still selling.. I myself just recently picked it up.

I've watched the GSL for a long time so I know a lot *about* the game.. however I'm hilariously bad at it. I can't macromanage worth a damn.

Yeah it probably doesn't include SK.

So, why is no one talking about this? This is on route to become the best selling exclusive this gen. (Except Maybe Halo 3)GeneralShowzer

Because there's nothing to hate about it... that's why no one talks about SCII

;)

Not suprising, since the SP was one of the best experiences I've played this gen, and the MP, need I even comment on that? :P It truely deserved a 10 here, imo.

They spent around 68 million dollars on advertisement. Of course it's going to sell big.alexside1

It is an excellent game, I'm getting it myself soon.

And why eaxactly do Koreans like StarCraft so much? I always wondered about it.

It is an excellent game, I'm getting it myself soon.

And why eaxactly do Koreans like StarCraft so much? I always wondered about it.

EddieTheHead84

It is an excellent game, I'm getting it myself soon.

And why eaxactly do Koreans like StarCraft so much? I always wondered about it.

EddieTheHead84

It was all about timing and PC Bang.

So the actual player base is 9 million

:P

I quit playing it basically 3 days after it came out. I've returned to it a couple of times to check out the cool custom maps. But the singleplayer was SO bad. I don't usually play singleplayer for gameplay, so maybe that's why I hated it. I was just expecting a really deep story from them because they said this was their first game where they really focused on the SP. And of course it was a lie. I only watch SC2 when the GSL is on, and even then I'm starting to lose interest. If it was balanced I'd watch it of course but I'm tired of zerg getting steamrolled by terran lol. Tanks + marines ftw!Lethalhazard

If it was balanced I'd watch it of course but I'm tired of zerg getting steamrolled by terran lol. Tanks + marines ftw!Lethalhazard

Nah..

July recently beat pretty much THE best Terran in the world (Nada.) Watch those matches if you haven't.. his hyper-aggressive Zerg play is really entertaining. The first two games were ridiculously lop-sided in his favor. His Muta play was quite beautiful in a couple sets.. the last one in particular.

Also, check out Leenock's games. He's a beastly Zerg even though he's only in Code A.

One of the only games left on earth that deserves high sales.

It is an excellent game, I'm getting it myself soon.

And why eaxactly do Koreans like StarCraft so much? I always wondered about it.

http://files.shareholder.com/downloads/ACTI/1193831726x0x440263/2a37de98-400f-4916-9bb3-ae5ddf1b86b8/ATVI%20C4Q10%20slides%20FINAL.pdf

StarCraft II sales remain strong, vibrant player community

– Nearly 4.5M units in world wide sell through

– New features and content added on Battle.net

– Over 150,000 player created maps already uploaded by the StarCraft communit

It's still selling!!

This might be old,so sorry about that.

150.000 user created maps!!!:cry:

Halo fans have to pay 10$ just to get 3.

GeneralShowzer

Another tell tale sign that **clearly** indicates that PC Gaming is dying. ;)

It's sad. With all the money they're making, they still don't fix Battlenet.

So, why is no one talking about this? This is on route to become the best selling exclusive this gen. (Except Maybe Halo 3)GeneralShowzer

What about Mario Kart Wii and the Wii play series:P ? Doubt it'll outsell those but I think it will outsell Halo. Maybe not this year or the next but pc games tend to still sell years after their release.

[QUOTE="GeneralShowzer"]So, why is no one talking about this? This is on route to become the best selling exclusive this gen. (Except Maybe Halo 3)ramealdabest

What about Mario Kart Wii and the Wii play series:P ? Doubt it'll outsell those but I think it will outsell Halo. Maybe not this year or the next but pc games tend to still sell years after there release.

Yah, Starcraft 2 will be a high seller up until Starcraft 3 in ten more years.

http://files.shareholder.com/downloads/ACTI/1193831726x0x440263/2a37de98-400f-4916-9bb3-ae5ddf1b86b8/ATVI%20C4Q10%20slides%20FINAL.pdf

StarCraft II sales remain strong, vibrant player community

– Nearly 4.5M units in world wide sell through

– New features and content added on Battle.net

– Over 150,000 player created maps already uploaded by the StarCraft communit

It's still selling!!

This might be old,so sorry about that.

150.000 user created maps!!!:cry:

Halo fans have to pay 10$ just to get 3.

GeneralShowzer

Interesting how I watch GSL several times a week and enjoy the hell out of it, yet I still haven't bought SC2. I'll probably wait for the Battlechest.

Halo has user created maps......... And why bring up Halo anyway? Reach sold 3 million in it's first day. Reach > SC :P BTW, how many times was SC2 pirated?BodyElite

I see the piracy card is right on cue. PC games tend to sell more copies over time than consoles games, where there's an initial sales explosion before dropping exponentially.

Excellent numbers for an excellent game. Though I expected sales to be a bit higher... Didn't Starcraft I sell 12 million units?

Excellent numbers for an excellent game. Though I expected sales to be a bit higher... Didn't Starcraft I sell 12 million units?

Mozelleple112

Over time, SC1's popularity didn't explode until Brood War released. Considering there's still 2 expansion packs left, I'd say SC2 has a lot of life in it and will most likely outsell the original.

This means that Black Ops sold more within 24 hours of availability only in the U.S. and UK, than StarCraft II has done to date worldwide.

Pretty entertaining, taking into account the fact that most PC gamers expected SCII to transcend Black Ops in sales.

This means that Black Ops sold more within 24 hours of availability only in the U.S. and UK, than StarCraft II has done to date worldwide.

Pretty entertaining, taking into account the fact that most PC gamers expected SCII to transcend Black Ops in sales.

SHR3DD3D

[QUOTE="SHR3DD3D"]

This means that Black Ops sold more within 24 hours of availability only in the U.S. and UK, than StarCraft II has done to date worldwide.

Pretty entertaining, taking into account the fact that most PC gamers expected SCII to transcend Black Ops in sales.

ramealdabest

Black Ops sold more than 10 mln on the 360, and is somewhere there on the PS3.

[QUOTE="ramealdabest"]

[QUOTE="SHR3DD3D"]

This means that Black Ops sold more within 24 hours of availability only in the U.S. and UK, than StarCraft II has done to date worldwide.

Pretty entertaining, taking into account the fact that most PC gamers expected SCII to transcend Black Ops in sales.

SHR3DD3D

Black Ops sold more than 10 mln on the 360, and is somewhere there on the PS3.

That's 4.5 million on a single platform AND its's an RTS, and almost certainly doesn't include SK sales since people there don't buy games like we do. They buy game "passes" in order to play them in cafes and tournaments and stuff.

Vs a game that is available on 5 platforms and is an FPS - a MUCH more popular genre, and whose advertising budget was probably severla times larger than SCII's and who's sales were mostly retail rather than digital.

I bet you that although the numbers are super skewed in terms of sales, in terms of PROFITS which is what they actually care about, the difference is probably no where near as large.

Think about it. Estimates are that almost 70% of SCII sales were digital. A digitla sale on PC at $60 nets several times more profit than a retail sale does on consoles. That mean about 3 million sales on PC were equivalent in profit to anywhere between 6 and 9 million retail console sales, so alreayd we're tlaking about 7-10 million EQUIVALENT sales + SK sales and god knows how many evetual chinese sales? Plus a lower marketing budget?

[QUOTE="SHR3DD3D"]

[QUOTE="ramealdabest"]

How much has Black Ops sold? I'm guessing around 17-23 million which is impressive but Starcraft 2 has the potential to sell 10mill+ on one platform, while Black ops is available on 5 different systems.

GeneralShowzer

Black Ops sold more than 10 mln on the 360, and is somewhere there on the PS3.

Doubt it did that bad on the PS3.

[QUOTE="SHR3DD3D"]

Black Ops sold more than 10 mln on the 360, and is somewhere there on the PS3.

GeneralShowzer

GT5 sold 6.3 million.

Great game, i love it, one of the best experiences i have this gen, and it's the only online besides fighter games that i actually enjoy, hell, i even enjoy watching profesional matchs, is anyone else realy excited for NASL, it's going to be really epic if they get most of the pros.

This means that Black Ops sold more within 24 hours of availability only in the U.S. and UK, than StarCraft II has done to date worldwide.

Pretty entertaining, taking into account the fact that most PC gamers expected SCII to transcend Black Ops in sales.

SHR3DD3D

Umm.. no. Where did you even see that? No rational person would say something like that. Who in their right mind would expect any game to outsell BO?