Blizzard’s runaway success continues with the announcement that the latest expansion to the highest grossing MMORPG of all time, World of Warcraft: Cataclysm, has sold over 4.7 million units in the month following its release. Not only does this set a record for monthly PC game sales, but it represents almost five million World of Warcraft users still faithfully playing and paying for new content.
During its launch, Cataclysm also set the record for highest day-one PC game sales with 3.3 million units sold. And while these figures seem staggering, it’s important to note that the worldwide subscriber population for WoW has grown to over 12 million.
Mike Morhaime, CEO and co-founder of Blizzard Entertainment, responded to the success with a big "thank you" to WoW supporters: "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."
Check out the full press release below for more information.
WORLD OF WARCRAFT®: CATACLYSMTM ONE-MONTH SALES TOP 4.7 MILLION
Latest expansion for Blizzard Entertainment’s massively multiplayer online role-playing game continues record-setting sales pace
PARIS, France – 10th of January, 2011 – Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. today announced that World of Warcraft®: CataclysmTM, the third expansion for the critically acclaimed massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), has sold through more than 4.7 million copies as of its first month of release, setting a new record for monthly PC-game sales.*
World of Warcraft: Cataclysm was simultaneously released in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Europe, Russia, Southeast Asia, Australia, and New Zealand on 7th of December , and became available in Korea and the regions of Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau on 9th of December. With day-one sales topping 3.3 million copies,* World of Warcraft: Cataclysm became the fastest-selling PC game of all time, shattering the previous record, which was held by the second World of Warcraft expansion, Wrath of the Lich King®.
"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 Mike Morhaime, CEO and cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment. "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, World of Warcraft’s subscriber population had grown to more than 12 million players globally, further strengthening the game’s position as the world’s most popular subscription-based MMORPG. More information about the new expansion can be found at the official World of Warcraft: Cataclysm website: http:/eu.blizzard.com/games/cataclysm/.
To keep pace with the continued growth of World of Warcraft as well as development on other Blizzard Entertainment® games, the company is currently hiring for numerous open positions. More information on career opportunities available at Blizzard Entertainment can be found at http:/eu.blizzard.com/jobs/.
* Based on internal company records and reports from key distribution partners. Includes digital distribution.
