@shrapnelmagnet, I agree with you, but who knows. Blizzard knows what they're doing and look what they pulled off in Korea. So if they can do even just a small amount as much in China as they did in Korea they will get some sales. That said, I am shorting this when it gets to 19 million.
Blizzard's set up at Games Convention this year was identical to the last -- one half dedicated to World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, the other to StarCraft II. What had changed, rather dramatically, was how StarCraft II played, with massively rebalanced Terran and Protoss forces, as well as the inclusion of a playable Zerg.
Having spent considerable time with the Terran and Protoss at BlizzCon last year I thought it might be fun to take out my old favorite class for a spin.
Blizzard has struck a joint venture with NetEase.com affiliate Shanghai EaseNet Network Technology Limited. Blizzard will be introducing StarCraft II, Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos, Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne, and Battle.net platform to China.
Speaking at the AMD "Cinema 2.0" event in New York City yesterday, Blizzard's Bob Colayco took some time to talk about the shrouded-in-mystery Starcraft II. One of the more interesting points of the discussion: why it took so long for Blizzard to finally announce a sequel to the multi-million selling title.
@lstormy10, Yeah, someone I know lost a lot of DKP bitten by Age of Conan PC.
Having said that, it is my belief that all Blizzard game are on the high end of my estimate, but not high enough to justify a short from me (except Diablo III, which I would categorize as more niche, especially if the hardcore really boycott this game).
Anyone know whether Diablo II have good sales in Korea ? I know they (korean) are crazy about Starcraft, but I didn't remember hearign them going crazy over Diablo II.
@JoshuaJSlone, "But then, simExchange users seem pretty bullish on PC gaming. If the wisdom of the crowd is believed here, all of Blizzard's upcoming games will crush their predecessors."
Not quite - the simExchange tends to be bullish on Blizzard games, not PC games in general - it just happens to be that all of Blizzard's games currently are PC titles. There tends to be a bearish attitude towards PC games otherwise - we have seem numerous examples of this bearish attitude coming back to bite people in the behind.
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I agree with you, but who knows. Blizzard knows what they're doing and look what they pulled off in Korea. So if they can do even just a small amount as much in China as they did in Korea they will get some sales. That said, I am shorting this when it gets to 19 million.