The MMORPG World of Warcraft still had over 10 million paying customers at the end of December.
At Activision, there was the “Earning Call” to the investors, which keeps them updated on how things are going: And things are going well. World of Warcraft was also above the mark of 10 million paying players at the end of the last quarter, around New Year’s Eve.
This includes both subscribers and players in their free month, as well as gamers who have played for at least one hour in Asian internet cafes and paid for it in the last 30 days. So it’s not just “subscribers” in our sense that are included in the ten million. In an article, we dealt with this.
Warlords of Draenor sold 3.3 million copies in the first 24 hours and managed to retain many players.
Mike Morhaine from Blizzard calls the expansion Warlords of Draenor a great success and primarily attributes it to the 90 boost. This has brought many players back.
However, according to mmo-champion, a decline is expected in the coming months, as with previous expansions. It is assumed that it will be stronger in Asia than in the West.
