fatslob-:O said:
BTW MMORPG's aren't exactly the cheapest games to produce since they cost on average around $50 million dollars to produce and support so Square Enix likely lost money. Even monthly payments likely won't bring the game back to green. |
So, including digital sales, it's safe to say it sold over 1 million copies; how is that bad for a subscription based MMO released only in Japan ? It's normal for a MMO to sell less than a regular entry in a series, the same happened to FFXI (which is the most profitable game of the franchise).
I don't think we can evaluate the success of DQX based on the limited information we have. It seems like very poor judgment to be as certain as you are that the game "bombed all around" and it greatly reduce your credibility on the matter.
