PacManPolarBear
01-23-2008, 03:45 PM
January 23rd, 2008
by PacManPolarBear (http://sarcasticgamer.com/wp/index.php/author/pacmanpolarbear/)
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Source: Blizzard (http://www.blizzard.com/press/080122.shtml)
There is simply no escaping World of Warcraft. Blizzard’s cash cow just keeps getting fatter with every passing moment. Today Blizzard announced that they had surpassed the 10 million active subscriber milestone. 10 million!
Check out the demographic breakdown and even a little WoW praise, after the jump!
Even with 5.5 million of those users being Asian gamers, we all know South Korea is Blizzard junior, that’s a downright insane amount of people in North America (2.5 million) and Europe (2 million) running around as little gnomes and Jamaican accented trolls. Not only that, the numbers don’t include people who have inactive accounts who may return when the newest expansion, Wrath of the Lich King, is released later this year.
I’m often one of the first people to get up on my high horse and list all the things I dislike about WoW, but even I have to give credit where credit is due. Blizzard’s track record for community relations, support, long term planning, quality releases and dedication is exemplary. They basically set the standard for every MMO to come after it. Even with all the new titles on the horizon, it will be many years before those 10 million gamers have emergency workers use the jaws-of-life, to free them from their gaming thrones.
by PacManPolarBear (http://sarcasticgamer.com/wp/index.php/author/pacmanpolarbear/)
http://sarcasticgamer.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/wow.jpg
Source: Blizzard (http://www.blizzard.com/press/080122.shtml)
There is simply no escaping World of Warcraft. Blizzard’s cash cow just keeps getting fatter with every passing moment. Today Blizzard announced that they had surpassed the 10 million active subscriber milestone. 10 million!
Check out the demographic breakdown and even a little WoW praise, after the jump!
Even with 5.5 million of those users being Asian gamers, we all know South Korea is Blizzard junior, that’s a downright insane amount of people in North America (2.5 million) and Europe (2 million) running around as little gnomes and Jamaican accented trolls. Not only that, the numbers don’t include people who have inactive accounts who may return when the newest expansion, Wrath of the Lich King, is released later this year.
I’m often one of the first people to get up on my high horse and list all the things I dislike about WoW, but even I have to give credit where credit is due. Blizzard’s track record for community relations, support, long term planning, quality releases and dedication is exemplary. They basically set the standard for every MMO to come after it. Even with all the new titles on the horizon, it will be many years before those 10 million gamers have emergency workers use the jaws-of-life, to free them from their gaming thrones.