Train2Game students certainly weren’t the only people hyped for the release of World of Warcraft: Cataclysm last month, with Activision Blizzard revealing that 4.7 million copies of the expansion have been sold worldwide.
The huge success of Cataclysm – a game which has more than likely stolen the lives of many Train2Game students – means that it has set a new record for monthly PC game sales. The previous record holder was another World of Warcraft expansion in the form of Wrath of the Lich King.
World of Warcraft: Cataclysm was released on December 7th and sold 3.3 million copies worldwide in its first 24 hours. Here in the UK, it managed to reach third in the All Formats chart.
“We created thousands of new quests, introduced new lands to explore, and extensively revamped the game world for World of Warcraft: Cataclysm, making it our biggest and most ambitious expansion yet,” said CEO and cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment Mike Morhaime.
“We’ve been floored by the community’s response so far, and we’d like to thank them for their continued passion and support for World of Warcraft, and for helping Cataclysm reach this incredible milestone.”
Prior to the launch of Cataclysm 12 million players – including many Train2Game students – held monthly subscriptions for World of Warcraft.
Today UKIE revealed the top selling games of 2010. In the PC Chart, World of Warcraft: Cataclysm was fourth.
So Train2Game, what are your thoughts on the success of World of Warcraft: Cataclysm? Are you impressed by the sales numbers? If you’re still playing, how are you finding it?
As usual, you can leave your thoughts here on the Train2Game blog, or on the Train2Game forum.
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This is indeed great news for Blizzard! I am an avid WOW player and have played since the early Vanilla days. I noticed in your stats that the majority of Cataclysm sales were within the first 24 hours of Cata’s release which doesn’t really surprise me. I wonder if these numbers indicate the percentage of players/accounts that had attained level 80 toons who were ready to continue on, and if the 60% of total players that haven’t purchsed the new expansion has anything to do with toon levels?