source:

http://www.aionsource.com/forum/news-announcements/

34822-ncsofts-q2-profits-jump-451-a.html

byebye WoW.

not as significant, but interesting to note:

mmorpg hits for top 10 games for this week:

#1: Aion = 111k hits

#2: WoW = 38k hits

this month:

#1: Aion = 327k hits

#2: WoW = 149k hits

discuss.

 I wouldn't say byebye WoW.

Anyway, WHAT? A company that gives out their profit numbers instead of giving us shady registered account numbers? IMPOSSIBLE!

Originally posted by gessekai332

source:

http://www.aionsource.com/forum/news-announcements/

34822-ncsofts-q2-profits-jump-451-a.html

 

byebye WoW.

 

discuss.

 

not as significant, but interesting to note:

mmorpg weekly hits for top 10 games:

#1: Aion = 111k hits

#2: WoW = 38k hits

 

monthly hits:

#1: Aion = 327k hits

#2: WoW = 149k hits

 

Wow, nice. Good for NCSoft... They needed a shot in the arm after the trainwreck that was Tabula Rasa.

Originally posted by EricDanie

 I wouldn't say byebye WoW.

Anyway, WHAT? A company that gives out their profit numbers instead of giving us shady registered account numbers? IMPOSSIBLE!

LOL... What's ironic about that is that NC does tend to be shady in their own way... Ever see a detailed report of their RMT bannings and the related info. in Lineage 2? They're quite vague when it comes to that.

But hey... it's great news for them, so there's no reason to hide it.

Blizzard hav nt given us sub numbers since december 2008 its actually quite good fortune PR wise that the Chine situation happened but in all proberbility the loses Blizzard are now seeing goes beyond that . I would nt say bye bye WoW either but the days when WoW could boast 11 + million players are over . I think theres a good chance Aion may overtake it one day but if that happens i hope ncsoft dont start getting greedy and going of a a drive for the kids subs at the expence of older players .

Also keep in mind ncsoft faced a lawsuit in may too. Not bad.

Aion is a good game, but not ONE game will kill WoW...

Going to be a bit from Aion, then the new FF, and the new StarWars, then the nail will be the NEW MMO from Blizzard heh :)

Hell by that time we will have Starcraft 2 and Diablo 3. All good fun as long as battle.net  is still free with 2.0.

http://financial.lfie.net/blizzard-in-the-first-quarter-net-profit-of-189-million-us-dollars/

I'd say WoW wont feel a thing.

And...why would you go to MMORPG.com if you are already playing a game you like,
with relatively new news?

Aion=flash in the pan.

Originally posted by gessekai332

source:

http://www.aionsource.com/forum/news-announcements/

34822-ncsofts-q2-profits-jump-451-a.html

 

byebye WoW.

 

 

not as significant, but interesting to note:

mmorpg hits for top 10 games for this week:

#1: Aion = 111k hits

#2: WoW = 38k hits

 

this month:

#1: Aion = 327k hits

#2: WoW = 149k hits

 

discuss.

 

 

Its no bye bye wow, not even close.

But Aion will do pretty good i think

And the hits on this website dont say anything, tons of people click on it without ever playing the game.

if you look at the last year you see WAR there with almost 3 million and look how they went.

NCSoft howerver is looking to grab a big piece of the market in the long run though

GW2 in production Blade and soul in production lineage 3 in production

Signed agreement with PS3 to do MMO's

Originally posted by EricDanie

 I wouldn't say byebye WoW.

Anyway, WHAT? A company that gives out their profit numbers instead of giving us shady registered account numbers? IMPOSSIBLE!

Huh? All corporations give out quarterly earnings statements. It's part of their SEC filings. They only shout it from the rooftops when it's good news though. Also didn't NCsoft lose money first quarter? Haven't got time to look at the moment.

Originally posted by Soupism

Also keep in mind ncsoft faced a lawsuit in may too. Not bad.

And every MMO player should hope NCSoft wont loose if we are on about the same lawsuit that is

Originally posted by Lukekini

Aion is a good game, but not ONE game will kill WoW...

Going to be a bit from Aion, then the new FF, and the new StarWars, then the nail will be the NEW MMO from Blizzard heh :)

 

Hell by that time we will have Starcraft 2 and Diablo 3. All good fun as long as battle.net  is still free with 2.0.

lol when other game maker finally catch up to wow ,blizzard will be ready to release their next big monster ,right now its in blizzard interest to wait a bit why?window 7 is coming out soon,and blizzard doesnt want to be stuck in bugs from microsoft added to thats is microsoft new techno wich will allow 1000vs 1000 player (or so)a reality this alone will make a regular joe game epic and blizzard always aim for epic so its no wonder they delayed some game

Originally posted by Leucrotta

Originally posted by Soupism

Also keep in mind ncsoft faced a lawsuit in may too. Not bad.

 

And every MMO player should hope NCSoft wont loose if we are on about the same lawsuit that is

Hmmm? It was about the Ultima series.

"Signed agreement with PS3 to do MMO's"

That. that right there is one of the coolest things.

Not to knock Aion, but more to bring you back to reality

 Bye bye WoW? God you are far far far from reality

Nothing on the market or coming on to the market in the  near future is going to impact WoW by more than single digit percentage point. The only danger to WoW is blizzard itself by pulling the equivalent of a SWG combat revamp and even then it's player base would be in the millions still.

MMO's die very slowly, just look at Ultima Online for proof of this

Someone seriously saying "WoW killer" or anything similar in any MMO discussion (unless they are saying it will "not be a wow killer") is probably the best indicator that they have not got a clue about what they are talking about

As to NCsoft profit jump, you will find most gaming companies profits have jumped over the last 6 months to year, it has already been well noted that during this recession that gaming companies have done very well due to people looking for "cheaper entertainment"

As to the search stat's, what do you expect people to be reseaching more? Game out for aprox 5 years or game in final stages of beta and "coming out" in about 5 weeks?