c0rd on 03 March 2009
| shams said: Yeah, WoW is a serious cashcow. Imagine having 10m people paying you $100 each a year... The only real competitor I can imagine to WoW would be a Pokemon MMORPG (and its a different demographic, so they can co-exist). It would be interesting to see profits though - WoW would cost a metric-shitload to operate... |
I think people grossly overestimate the potential of a Pokemon MMO. Even if it is a big franchise, there are two things going against it - the pay to play model (requires parents to pay monthly), and its appeal for home consoles/PC. We know how big the Final Fantasy franchise is, yet it only managed ~500k. On the other hand, WoW's subscriptions are pretty damn close to Pokemon Diamond / Pearl sales.
Anyway, WoW's revenue got even more ridiculous thanks to WotLK. I wonder when the damn thing will start declining, it's been over 4 years. Everyone I know that quit got back into it thanks to the expansion, I'm being pressured to do the same...
