Vren Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/01/03/swtor-uk-sales-take-a-dive/4 :rolleyes::rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saetet Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 "Post Holiday Shopping" Yea.. Tor is going down!! /sarcasm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenjaminminU Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Thats only in the UK, plus a lot of us preordered to get our copies at launch while other people haven't heard much about the game yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brokeit Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 So you're saying every product ever has steady sales from the day it goes on sale for a long period after? Maybe it could be is there was a surge after it went on sale and during the holidays and now most that want it right away have it. Once you have a blender you don't go out and buy another one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zlodo Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Thats only in the UK Does the UK have such unique game purchasing habits that it would happen there but not anywhere else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sykologist Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 BREAKING NEWS! Sales are down after Christmas! Tune in at 11, for the exclusive special "Turkey sales SKYROCKET before Thanksgiving!!!!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elgarr Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Lol, and if the sky was falling, there would be people who would put on a rain coat and tell you to stop being so silly as its only a bit of water Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimer_Lins Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 You mean sales of a new game that releases at Christmas sees a sales drop after Christmas? Say it ain't so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lankybrit Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 But that report was up to Dec 31st. That's before the January sales! Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amandeep Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 So I heard that more people buy pumpkins in october, and less in march Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xunt Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 BREAKING NEWS! Sales are down after Christmas! Tune in at 11, for the exclusive special "Turkey sales SKYROCKET before Thanksgiving!!!!" Classic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparklehorse Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Classic My favorite part was the "surprise surprise" in the title. Nope, no agenda here...none at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlouismartin Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 The article has a giant WOW banner behind the article. I think that any drop in sales that drastic should raise eye-brows, but any statistical data that is looked at in a vacuum will always serve the purpose of the person posting the statistic. According to UK users there is more at work here. Something involving the game's availability, the EU servers, and the post-holiday shopping drop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyDozen Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Boxed sales in UK only. And I've read some users say it's not on the shelf for some reason. Don't know myself though. Anyone have firsthand knowledge from UK? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparklehorse Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 (edited) Directly from the article. "MMOCrunch speculates that the drop-off in post-holiday shopping is the primary culprit, and we've also yet to see a true advertising blitz like we've seen for games like RIFT and World of Warcraft." Flag this thread for trolling please. Edited January 4, 2012 by Sparklehorse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jugeum Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 to the OP. You apparently know very little about the shopping habits of your average westerner post Christmas. I'd recommend giving them a cursory glance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reeku Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Guess what noobs (referencing those who post sales infornation without actually thinking or knowing).... Nothing maintains high sales after its release they actually decrease. Also... the sales numbers are based on how many were sold next to other games, other games being either single player pc games such as The Sims or console titles like Halo Anniversary, in fact SWTOR was the highest selling PC title in regards to its genre (MMORPG). Meaning sales didnt go down in the sense they like to make them, but more so didnt sell as well as single player titles kids go out to spend their christmas money on. Go figure... i know the two locations nearby me had troubles stocking the game as a friend had to hunt for a copy after christmas... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bawheidbob Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 I think everyone who was going to buy this in the first month have done so already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarrkLore Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 "Post Holiday Shopping" Yea.. Tor is going down!! /sarcasm. Exactly. A. We just passed Christmas. B. We're a couple of weeks past launch now. Considering Christmas and launch are always very high points in a game's sales, the drop at this point should be expected. It's not a sign of impending doom... Just economics at work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahlin Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Man. This whole thread is just fanboys. Fanboy gonna fan I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarrkLore Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Man. This whole thread is just fanboys. Fanboy gonna fan I guess. There's a difference between thinking logically and being a fanboy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jhonen Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Man. This whole thread is just fanboys. Fanboy gonna fan I guess. Guess the facts are... fanfacts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyrolight Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 There's a difference between thinking logically and being a fanboy. Logic? No one is using logic. Logic would mean you are looking at it's drop off relative to the drop off of any other games released around the same time. You would also want to look at just how much of a drop off it is (actual numbers) and if it is being out sold by older MMOs and to a lesser degree games in general. A game selling less post Christmas is fine, a game going from 10th spot to 38th in sales against other games (that logically would have a drop off too) is worrisome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galvatron Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 http://massively.joystiq.com/2012/01/03/swtor-uk-sales-take-a-dive/4 :rolleyes::rolleyes: WOW your smart!! I always thought items sold more during release and during the holidays season and sales slowed down after Christmas. I must have been wrong.. I bet you a CEO for one of those banking places like Lehman Brothers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyrolight Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 WOW your smart!! I always thought items sold more during release and during the holidays season and sales slowed down after Christmas. I must have been wrong.. I bet you a CEO for one of those banking places like Lehman Brothers. It's dropping relative to ALL other game sales. That is more then just a "post Christmas" slowdown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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