Blizzard have announced that over three million fans ‘zerged’ to buy Starcraft II within a month of its release, making it one of the fastest selling Real Time Strategy games of all time and the best selling PC games in 2010.
This large number of sales is helped by its simultaneous worldwide release in North America, Europe, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, Russia, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, and the regions of Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau on July 27.
Of these sales, one million were made on the first day, with more than 1.5 million after 48 hours.
“We appreciate all the enthusiasm that players around the world have shown for StarCraft II,” said Mike Morhaime, CEO and cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment. “It was important to us to deliver an overall gameplay experience that was accessible, balanced, and fun, and it’s been gratifying to see how strongly the global community has already embraced the game.”
This is also just the first of three games, with the Heart of the Swarm and Legacy of the Void expansions still to come. Looks like Blizzard have got a profitable few years to face.
