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Something for Turbine to be proud of

wykkid79wykkid79 Member Posts: 131
in Lord of the Rings Online

http://www.firingsquad.com/news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=15391

Number 1 AND Number 2 spots for PC game sales the first week it was out.  Very, very nice.

The NPD Group has released the latest list of the top 10 best selling PC games, this time for the week ending April 29:

1. Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows Of Angmar - Turbine/Midway
2. Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows Of Angmar Special Edition - Turbine/Midway
3. World Of Warcraft: Burning Crusade - Blizzard
4. World Of Warcraft - Blizzard
5. The Sims 2 Seasons - Electronic Arts
6. Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars - Electronic Arts
7. The Sims 2 - Electronic Arts
8. The Sims 2 Celebration Stuff - Electronic Arts
9. Bejeweled 2 - PopCap Games
10. Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Shivering Isles - Bethesda Softworks/2K Games

 

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  • StanlyManlyStanlyManly Member Posts: 181
    Every day someone posts some kind of list. 



    When will you guys figure it out.. no one cares.  If you want to talk about something significant, you talk about how WoW is still on that list after 2+ years.  Now thats saying something.



    Look again in 2 months, and you'll not find LOTRO topping any list.  Seriously... this is what.. 2nd week of retail? 

    Equal opportunity troll.

  • SyrosSyros Member Posts: 13
    They deserve it. It seems all their MMO experience is paying off. This game is going to be bigger then WoW.
  • CognetoJoeCognetoJoe Member Posts: 446
    Think it is awesome when a pure mmo company gets a break . Big ups Turbine !

    Sony Online Entertainment Steals Customers Money

  • NoctiqueNoctique Member Posts: 216
    Originally posted by Syros

    They deserve it. It seems all their MMO experience is paying off. This game is going to be bigger then WoW.
    Very unlikely, See WoW is at number 3 and its been sitting around the top 10 spot for a long time now, In MMO terms its a giant, but still an odd ball, but I dout we will ever get numbers like that again. (When WoW launched you couldn't even get a copy remember)



    Still turbine should be proud that there MMO is at the top of the sales charts and I'd hope to see a respectable number out there.

    Die Noctique, By Day and Night

  • SyrosSyros Member Posts: 13
    Originally posted by Silhouette83

    Originally posted by Syros

    They deserve it. It seems all their MMO experience is paying off. This game is going to be bigger then WoW.
    Very unlikely, See WoW is at number 3 and its been sitting around the top 10 spot for a long time now, In MMO terms its a giant, but still an odd ball, but I dout we will ever get numbers like that again. (When WoW launched you couldn't even get a copy remember)



    Still turbine should be proud that there MMO is at the top of the sales charts and I'd hope to see a respectable number out there.

    Don't underestimate the power of Lord of the Rings franchise. WoW is going downhill and people will be looking for something new.
  • TucheTuche Member UncommonPosts: 205

    Originally posted by wykkid79
    http://www.firingsquad.com/news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=15391
    Number 1 AND Number 2 spots for PC game sales the first week it was out. Very, very nice.
    The NPD Group has released the latest list of the top 10 best selling PC games, this time for the week ending April 29:
    1. Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows Of Angmar - Turbine/Midway
    2. Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows Of Angmar Special Edition - Turbine/Midway
    3. World Of Warcraft: Burning Crusade - Blizzard
    4. World Of Warcraft - Blizzard
    5. The Sims 2 Seasons - Electronic Arts
    6. Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars - Electronic Arts
    7. The Sims 2 - Electronic Arts
    8. The Sims 2 Celebration Stuff - Electronic Arts
    9. Bejeweled 2 - PopCap Games
    10. Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Shivering Isles - Bethesda Softworks/2K Games

    if lotro stays at the top10 list for 2+ years long, yes, it might get near wow sales/players number.

  • NoctiqueNoctique Member Posts: 216
    I don't under estimate the Tolkin franchice at all, the family has made a lot of money from selling on the LotR name to a lot of comapnys, however I can not see every single player giving up there years or work on WoW to move to a new MMO to start again, I have no dout this game will be a sucsessful, but in therms of 8 million number? Thats a tall order.



    Hell I play the game and know how good it can be (When EU servers don't crash and die) I'm so impressed with my story so far its deep and enriching, probably the most well written I've played too.



    But theres already a few peoples thoughts on the game and its good over all but not enought o get them drawn in.

    Die Noctique, By Day and Night

  • gatherisgatheris Member UncommonPosts: 1,016

    Originally posted by StanlyManly

    Every day someone posts some kind of list. 



    When will you guys figure it out.. no one cares.  If you want to talk about something significant, you talk about how WoW is still on that list after 2+ years.  Now thats saying something.



    Look again in 2 months, and you'll not find LOTRO topping any list.  Seriously... this is what.. 2nd week of retail? 
    seriously, why does this bother you?

    was this a post comparing LOTRO to WOW in any way?

     

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  • StanlyManlyStanlyManly Member Posts: 181
    The shills are out in full force today.

    Equal opportunity troll.

  • thetankthetank Member Posts: 200
    Originally posted by StanlyManly

    Every day someone posts some kind of list. 



    When will you guys figure it out.. no one cares.  If you want to talk about something significant, you talk about how WoW is still on that list after 2+ years.  Now thats saying something.



    Look again in 2 months, and you'll not find LOTRO topping any list.  Seriously... this is what.. 2nd week of retail? 
    Yes you have a point.

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  • project8sixproject8six Member Posts: 271
    Originally posted by Silhouette83

    Originally posted by Syros

    They deserve it. It seems all their MMO experience is paying off. This game is going to be bigger then WoW.
    Very unlikely, See WoW is at number 3 and its been sitting around the top 10 spot for a long time now, In MMO terms its a giant, but still an odd ball, but I dout we will ever get numbers like that again. (When WoW launched you couldn't even get a copy remember)



    Still turbine should be proud that there MMO is at the top of the sales charts and I'd hope to see a respectable number out there.

    next time we see numbers like wow is when blizzard releases their next MMO :P

    die. <3

  • BeldwynBeldwyn Member Posts: 53
    Originally posted by Silhouette83

    I don't under estimate the Tolkin franchice at all, the family has made a lot of money from selling on the LotR name to a lot of comapnys,

    Just a small correction, the Tolkien family dont really get anything, they dont have the rights to the books released by Tolkien anymore, Tolkien Enterprises does. The Tolkien Estate only have the rights to the books released by Cristopher Tolkien, Silmarillion, Unfinished Tales and so on, and they have never given any company the right to use those book.
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