Game News The Witcher sold more than one million copies

[Herbert West]

you ar edumb

 

[Lesifoere]

The strong dollar makes the US an attractive market for foreign developers, obviously.

 

[serch]

UE's GDP > NAFTA'S GDP

northa MerIca is iverrelant

Roofles.

 

[xuerebx]

Diddn't sell espicially well in NA with only about 250k copies if what is said is accurate. Not that impressive. Game that truly sell well sell 1 mil in NA alone.

Europe is irrelevant.

How exactly are sales in the US more relevant than sales in Europe?

They aren't Ausir.

 

[FrancoTAU]

Eh, I guess a US sale meant that they pocketed $50 bucks per sale vs $5 for the Eastern European sales.

Still, not sure why everyone is so hung up on the details. It's nice that a rookie outing from a RPG developer did well.

 

[DefJam101]

ebut?

 

[Volourn]

What's *really* funny is that despite all the celebrating of TW reaching 1 million sales; TW has seemingly nto even broken even. HAHAHAHAHA!

 

[Barrow_Bug]

What's *really* funny is that despite all the celebrating of TW reaching 1 million sales; TW has seemingly nto even broken even. HAHAHAHAHA!

And why would you be happy about this?

 

[Elwro]

Eh, I guess a US sale meant that they pocketed $50 bucks per sale vs $5 for the Eastern European sales.

Actually, when the $ was worth shit (=throughout the whole year up to now), the Polish price of TW was close to $50.

 

[Volourn]

"And why would you be happy about this?"

I see you only read that post of mine in this thread and totally fuckin' ignored all the ones where stated quite clearly that I feel TW sucks. Why would I want a game that i think sucks to succeed? Dumbass.

Anyways, it sold a million copies so no doubt there'll be a sequel hoping to capitalize on it and attract more buyers (I won't be one of them) so the sequel will actually make money. They also hope that TW will sell enough in the next year to finally make some actual moolah.

Then again, this is the Codex where you are expected to bash games THEN buy them. HAHAHA!

 

[Barrow_Bug]

"And why would you be happy about this?"

I see you only read that post of mine in this thread and totally fuckin' ignored all the ones where stated quite clearly that I feel TW sucks. Why would I want a game that i think sucks to succeed? Dumbass.

Anyways, it sold a million copies so no doubt there'll be a sequel hoping to capitalize on it and attract more buyers (I won't be one of them) so the sequel will actually make money. They also hope that TW will sell enough in the next year to finally make some actual moolah.

Then again, this is the Codex where you are expected to bash games THEN buy them. HAHAHA!

Wow. It would seem however that everybody thinks otherwise. The one thing I can't understand with Codexers like yourself is that you have no solidarity when it comes to a genre that no one supports properly. Good solid RPG's are really fucking rare, but alike most posters here, you grow a huge boner when trashing them.

I've always been a fan of TW, and yes I actually bought it. Which means I walked into a store and laid out cash. I just don't understand why you'd take joy in seeing something like this fail. Admittingly, you can only like what you like, but at least try to act like an adult.

 

[yarpen]

What's *really* funny is that despite all the celebrating of TW reaching 1 million sales; TW has seemingly nto even broken even. HAHAHAHAHA!

Sorry to rain on your parade, but it was the plan with the first title. It was basically supposed to promote the IP mainly and pay for itself. We'll sell some more, so it's reached already. Now time for the second step.

 

[Barrow_Bug]

What's *really* funny is that despite all the celebrating of TW reaching 1 million sales; TW has seemingly nto even broken even. HAHAHAHAHA!

Sorry to rain on your parade, but it was the plan with the first title. It was basically supposed to promote the IP mainly and pay for itself. We'll sell some more, so it's reached already. Now time for the second step.

Vol you just got fucked. Hard.

 

[DraQ]

Is second step utilization of amassed funds to exterminate the Volourns of this world?

If yes, where do I send the money?

Edit:
If you keep/improve the level estabilished with TW, you have a loyal customer in me.

VOs for secondary/background characters, mainly elderly ones, could use some improvement, though.

 

[Lesifoere]

What's *really* funny is that despite all the celebrating of TW reaching 1 million sales; TW has seemingly nto even broken even. HAHAHAHAHA!

Sorry to rain on your parade, but it was the plan with the first title. It was basically supposed to promote the IP mainly and pay for itself. We'll sell some more, so it's reached already. Now time for the second step.

Genuinely gratifying to hear, and thanks for being partly responsible for bringing the books to the English-speaking parts of the world. They're quite excellent, and might even help boost interest when/if you make another Witcher game or xpack.

 

[Volourn]

"Sorry to rain on your parade, but it was the plan with the first title. It was basically supposed to promote the IP mainly and pay for itself. We'll sell some more, so it's reached already. Now time for the second step."

Sorry to burst your bubble but that's what I said. I stated that while it didn't make the money back; that it didn't really matter becausde it still sold a million copies and that's enough to push ahead with a sequel since obviously there's an audience for the game. Thanks for agreeing me. I also said that eventually it will likely make money. Come on now, I know you love your porn (so do I, best part of The Witcher :D ); but at least read the whole post.


"I've always been a fan of TW, and yes I actually bought it. Which means I walked into a store and laid out cash. I just don't understand why you'd take joy in seeing something like this fail. Admittingly, you can only like what you like, but at least try to act like an adult."

Why would I want soemthing that I disilike (and dissapointed me)P to succeed? That be foolish. It's as dumb as someone who hates BIO games to be happy that BIO games sell. I guess I also mshould be sad that the Nazis failed in their quest for world domination too. P0oor little Nazis. (and, no, I know that's an extreme example).

I'm harsh with CDProject and TW; but I was hyped for TW. In fact, I defended it from evil codexers pre release, and then I buy the game at full price and I got out of it was a couple of hours of sadness, and realization I wasted my time and money. Was looking for a good Action RPG and what i got was a game with bland combat, alcklsutre writing, and some sweets weet (but immature) porn.

I'm solid with the RPGH genre; but that doens't mean like the rest of the Codex who are weak bitches taht I'm not gonna suck the dick of every RPG that comes out (it's why I ahven't even bothered buying or playing FO3 while even its biggest bashers were first in nline to pick it up).


"Vol you just got fucked. Hard."

I only get fucked hard from Codexian mommas.

 

[DraQ]

Come on now, I know you love your porn (so do I, best part of The Witcher :D )

There is no my porn in TW.

 

[Barrow_Bug]

"Sorry to rain on your parade, but it was the plan with the first title. It was basically supposed to promote the IP mainly and pay for itself. We'll sell some more, so it's reached already. Now time for the second step."

Sorry to burst your bubble but that's what I said. I stated that while it didn't make the money back; that it didn't really matter becausde it still sold a million copies and that's enough to push ahead with a sequel since obviously there's an audience for the game. Thanks for agreeing me. I also said that eventually it will likely make money. Come on now, I know you love your porn (so do I, best part of The Witcher :D ); but at least read the whole post.


"I've always been a fan of TW, and yes I actually bought it. Which means I walked into a store and laid out cash. I just don't understand why you'd take joy in seeing something like this fail. Admittingly, you can only like what you like, but at least try to act like an adult."

Why would I want soemthing that I disilike (and dissapointed me)P to succeed? That be foolish. It's as dumb as someone who hates BIO games to be happy that BIO games sell. I guess I also mshould be sad that the Nazis failed in their quest for world domination too. P0oor little Nazis. (and, no, I know that's an extreme example).

I'm harsh with CDProject and TW; but I was hyped for TW. In fact, I defended it from evil codexers pre release, and then I buy the game at full price and I got out of it was a couple of hours of sadness, and realization I wasted my time and money. Was looking for a good Action RPG and what i got was a game with bland combat, alcklsutre writing, and some sweets weet (but immature) porn.

I'm solid with the RPGH genre; but that doens't mean like the rest of the Codex who are weak bitches taht I'm not gonna suck the dick of every RPG that comes out (it's why I ahven't even bothered buying or playing FO3 while even its biggest bashers were first in nline to pick it up).


"Vol you just got fucked. Hard."

I only get fucked hard from Codexian mommas.

Vol, I have to admit when you get backed into a corner you really...start to make sense?
Now, I have read the whole post. I did from the start, and I wasn't aware you were spurned by TW. I guess you thought you were going to get a lot more than the rest of us. And in that, you're refreshing optimism is kinda confusing. What I'm trying to say is that you sir, are an enigma. On retalin.

 

[Ryuken]

You are an idiot. It doesn't matter if YOU like Aurora or not. There's no doubt the fact that TW used the Aurora which gave them a cinnection to BIO helped the marketing aspect. Most people remember they ahd fun with NWN, and enjoyed the game hence more sales for TW strictly because of that. The only people who bash Aurora are usually those who dislike BIO to begin with. L0L.

I like Bioware (I really liked them pre-NWN) but not for the Aurora engine, putting up an Infinity Engine tag on TW's cover would have actually had a positive effect on sales. The Bioware connection alone might have had some effect yes, but that's it as 'Bioware' is the only part that might intrigue certain people when they see the 'Powered by Bioware aurora 2007 engine' line on the box.

NWN was great fun with modules and its editor but the main game and the engine sucked horribly, and usually that's what people remember. So no, I don't think it was wise for CD Projekt to pick Aurora in terms of name recognition for a good singleplayer focused RPG while Bioware used it themselves for one of the most abominable singleplayer campaigns ever as they already lost their peak after BGII and failed a lot of people's expectations with NWN's singleplayer. TW just doesn't have the same focus as NWN had.

 

[Volourn]

"NWN was great fun with modules and its editor but the main game and the engine sucked horribly, and usually that's what people remember"

Don't mistake the Codex for most people. NWN was a highly successful - BIO's most successful game actually - for a reason. There is no doubt that TW got more sales because the BIO/Aurora connection than they lost for it.


"while Bioware used it themselves for one of the most abominable singleplayer campaigns ever as they already lost their peak after BGII"

L0LZ

 

[Shannow]

Obviously the less sales future TW games have the more powerful NWN becomes.
Volly isn't hard to understand.


Seriously Volly. You bought a game. It didn't meet your expectations and now you wish death and destruction upon the game and its devs? I bought Beyond Divinity and it sucked big time. Larian Studios will never see another Cent from me, but I couldn't care less if some stupid fuck wastes his money on Div Div 2. As long as the game isn't hyped as something it isn't, as long as the game doesn't dumb down every aspect of its genre and is praised for it by the media, the game every game should strive to be like, I seriously don't give a flying fuck.
NWN (OC) also sucked big time and I don't care how sucksessful the game was.

Just get over it, you whiny bitch-fanboi-moron.

PS: hugs and kisses.

 

[Lesifoere]

The sheer vehemence of Volly's disappointment with TW is a little... weird. Personal, almost. Volly, did you expect it to be more like NWN or something?

 

[Volourn]

"Seriously Volly. You bought a game. It didn't meet your expectations and now you wish death and destruction upon the game and its devs?"

Huh? Where the heck did I say I wnated the devs to die? That's silly. It's a game. I don't want any harm to come to the devs. But, as for CDProject, I wouldn't shed a single tear if they crashed, and burned. Hell, I wouldn't shed a tear if BIO went under. They're just game companies. *shrug*

L0L Wishing death upon devs is plain, old fashion extreme retardism.


"Volly, did you expect it to be more like NWN or something?"

I expected a fun game that would keep me playing from beginning to end. Is that too much to ask? I guess so.