Wotlk Day-1 sales reach 2.8 mil

Fri, Nov 21, 2008

Hmmm so this is why i had to wait for freaking ~50mins in queue… but congrats to blizzard and to world of warcraft for making such a great game and being able to get 2.8 million people addicted to it in just the first day!!! so far the future for Blizzard Entertainment looks fabulous.

IRVINE, Calif. – November 20, 2008 - Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. today announced that World of Warcraft®’s second expansion, Wrath of the Lich King, has sold more than 2.8 million copies in its first 24 hours of availability*, making it the fastest-selling PC game of all time. This eclipses the previous record of nearly 2.4 million copies sold in 24 hours, set in January 2007 by Blizzard’s first World of Warcraft expansion, The Burning Crusade®. Wrath of the Lich King was simultaneously released in North America, Europe, Chile, Argentina, and Russia on November 13; Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand on November 14; and South Korea and the regions of Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau on November 18. “

via Blizzard Entertainment

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