Blockbuster Games Sales Compared

[Gunzkewl]

 

Source:http://www.tomsguide.com/us/grand-theft-auto-v-sales,news-17577.html

 

Seriously WoW has made $10+ billion??? I think with that money at least they should release a proper expansion..

[Wferr]

How much do ya think GTA V Will gross?

[Missioncode]

Glad my 15 a month can help out WOW

 

and wow is an MMORPG and thus takes server which cost money to run and takes money to keep up I feel like this graph is a little bit "something cant think of the word try to get pepole to talk about it"

[winny3141]

I didn't think that Grand Theft Auto 5's advertising was that good and they still sold that much?

[Nort]

How much do ya think GTA V Will gross?

 

I'm guessing around 2 billion, maybe 3 if they release DLC.

[qwertywarrior]

I didn't think that Grand Theft Auto 5's advertising was that good and they still sold that much?

what advertising ?

the only thing ive seen from them were those pics from IGN like 6 months ago

[mymouthandi]

Mario Kart Wii is the biggest surprise in that chart for me. GTA V's budget was nearly twice what that graph is showing also so I do wonder about the numbers. 

[PieterDeWolf]

I'm impressed that there are 3 wii games in there. Especially WII play

[algoat]

Mario Kart Wii is the biggest surprise in that chart for me. GTA V's budget was nearly twice what that graph is showing also so I do wonder about the numbers.

Not really a surprise for me. There were 100 million Wii's consoles sold. They heavily relied on their first party titles because 3rd party games sucked or were nonexistent.

[mymouthandi]

Not really a surprise for me. There were 100 million Wii's consoles sold. They heavily relied on their first party titles because 3rd party games sucked or were nonexistent.

Fair point. I knew it sold well, I'm just surprised how well!

[Matsy]

Glad my 15 a month can help out WOW

 

and wow is an MMORPG and thus takes server which cost money to run and takes money to keep up I feel like this graph is a little bit "something cant think of the word try to get pepole to talk about it"

 

Seems you blissfully unaware that server costs (to run that is) are pretty much nothing in the large scheme of things, that 15 a month is mostly pure profit.

[Culligan Man]

Something doesn't seem right about this chart. If WoW has 10+ billion why is the CEO of Blizzard Entertainment, Michael Morhaime only worth 1.8 billion? See what I mean. bit fishy aye.

[xBlizzDevious]

Something doesn't seem right about this chart. If WoW has 10+ billion why is the CEO of Blizzard Entertainment, Michael Morhaime only worth 1.8 billion? See what I mean. bit fishy aye.

 

I'd be guessing that it's got something to do with the running costs of a massive MMO like WoW. Imagine how much it costs to run the servers for it. That'll be why he's "only" worth 1.8 billion. Plus all other costs.

[Ineko]

Something doesn't seem right about this chart. If WoW has 10+ billion why is the CEO of Blizzard Entertainment, Michael Morhaime only worth 1.8 billion? See what I mean. bit fishy aye.

 

Well when you consider all of the employees at Blizzard, server costs, insurance... everything pretty much, I can't imagine that would be cheap. And WoW has been out for almost 10 years now, plus it's an MMO, stupid graph is stupid?

[Imaginaerum]

How much do ya think GTA V Will gross?

What if it's like the last Harry Potter movie? It smashes all the day 1/week 1 records, but also has one of the biggest drop offs since everybody already saw it, or, for GTA, bought it.

[Camul]

I didn't think that Grand Theft Auto 5's advertising was that good and they still sold that much?

 

After sooo many delays and no news that it was coming to the PC I lost all interest in it. Then a couple of months ago I watched the gameplay trailer that shows off everything new about the game I'd it got my attention straight back. I cannot wait for this game to come out on the PC.