Lord of the Rings Online

Tell us about Lord of the Rings…
 
The number of subscribers is into six figures and we’ve had 300,000 box sales in Europe - you can also double that into the States. If you want to enter the fantasy-based market you must be mad. Unless you have a licence like Lord of the Rings, it’s too competitive. We are launching a space-based combat game which you can play online, but our game is all action like Battle Star Gallactica. Whether there’s space in the fantasy market I don’t know.

Originally posted by rataria

Tell us about Lord of the Rings…
 
The number of subscribers is into six figures and we’ve had 300,000 box sales in Europe - you can also double that into the States. If you want to enter the fantasy-based market you must be mad. Unless you have a licence like Lord of the Rings, it’s too competitive. We are launching a space-based combat game which you can play online, but our game is all action like Battle Star Gallactica. Whether there’s space in the fantasy market I don’t know.

So 900,000 box sales in about 14 months... Not to mention they have the most major fantasy IP that ever existed. Doesn't sound that great to me...

Originally posted by bluealien1

Originally posted by rataria

Tell us about Lord of the Rings…
 
The number of subscribers is into six figures and we’ve had 300,000 box sales in Europe - you can also double that into the States. If you want to enter the fantasy-based market you must be mad. Unless you have a licence like Lord of the Rings, it’s too competitive. We are launching a space-based combat game which you can play online, but our game is all action like Battle Star Gallactica. Whether there’s space in the fantasy market I don’t know.

So 900,000 box sales in about 14 months... Not to mention they have the most major fantasy IP that ever existed. Doesn't sound that great to me...

not great? is only box sales they not counting with digital downloads.

600,000 box sales in the states? Not when they had less than 250k box sales in 2007...

It would be nice if you included a link. 

linkie

No, not that great considering

http://www.mmogchart.com/Chart2.html

150k Active subscriptions... That was in 4/08, they have only dropped since the release of AoC.

Originally posted by observer

It would be nice if you included a link. 

here the link

www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-news/technology-news/2008/06/19/gamehorizon-david-solari-51140-21108133/

Originally posted by bluealien1

No, not that great considering

http://www.mmogchart.com/Chart2.html

150k Active subscriptions... That was in 4/08, they have only dropped since the release of AoC.

turbine never release subsc numbers, that site info is just a guess. LOTRO sold more then 900k boxes, of course it has alot more then 150k subscriptions, don't forget life time  accounts is a subscription too.

Originally posted by bluealien1

No, not that great considering

http://www.mmogchart.com/Chart2.html

150k Active subscriptions... That was in 4/08, they have only dropp