Pokémon as big as WoW?

[Khuutra]

Yakuzaice said:

Khuutra said:

16 million, eh? I suppose that's fair, but at the same time that's how many people continue to buy Pokemon every time it's released. At any given time, that's roughly Pokemon's installbase: WoW has never gotten that high in terms of registered users, not ever.

They only release how many people are currently paying.  No trial accounts, no frozen accounts, etc.  People continue to not only buy the WoW expansions, but also pay up to ~$15 a month.  Do you really think 12 million people still play Diamond/Pearl even when it costs them nothing beyond the initial investment?

Well, Heart Gold and Soul Silver just launched in Japan with numbers that would have matched or exceeded Diamond and Pearl if they hadn't been supply-constrained.... so I guess we'll see!