Analyst Predicts 5 Million Units In First Month For Lich King

[Mr. Hrm]

"We believe current product sales performance and pre-order activity at key retailers like GameStop has likely illuminated sufficient predictability to the ultimate performance from key game releases to maintain performance projections and articulated conviction," says Hickey.

The analyst is also "impressed" at the fact that World of Warcraft's subscriber base has grown to 11 million even amid economic anxieties and two recent major releases, Age of Conan and Warhammer Online, neither of which have appeared to slow the game's momentum.

Based on its existing subscriber base, says Hickey, "We expect the upcoming release of WoW’s expansion pack... would yield a sell-through of roughly 5 million units in the first month."

Gamasutra - Analyst Predicts 5 Million Units In First Month For Lich King

[ionscorp]

5 million out of an 11 million active playerbase... I think more, but I guess it could happen that way 0.o

[azeroth192]

Originally Posted by ionscorp

5 million out of an 11 million active playerbase... I think more, but I guess it could happen that way 0.o

honestly do you think 11million people are playing thats based on how many people have subcribed to the game since release and there are alot of people with 2 accounts

and is that alucard you have as an avatar?

[ionscorp]

10 points to the Hellsing info

I take the 11 million active playerbase comment from the blue post on wow forums.. You decide from there =/

[ultramega]

I highly doubt there's 11 million people playing WoW right now. You also have to take into account the nutters who multi-box 5 accounts, but then again I guess they'd also be buying 5 copies of WotLK at once