As I was searching on the internet I found out that Aion has over 400,000 preorders and is going to be the biggest MMO ever released in 2009 in North America, Oceania, and Europe.

This shouldn't really come as a surprise to anyone who has followed the game since its Korean release late last year, or those of you who frequent AionSource -- the leading English-speaking Aion fansite in the world -- but Aion has broken records for preorders, and now looks to be the biggest MMO release in North America and Europe of 2009.

With more than 400,000 preorders so far, the game kicks off its headstart for all of those eager players with tomorrow's server pre-selection, and then opening up the game itself on September 20th -- just 3 short days from now -- for a 2-day headstart. Are you as excited as we are for the release of this game? Check out the press release below, or head over to AionSource and AionArmory to get acquainted with the game in preparation for release!

It’s official – Aion is the biggest MMO launch of the year and is one of the must-have games this holiday season. NCsoft today revealed the latest preorder figures for its newest massively multiplayer online (MMO) game, Aion, which is nearing 400,000 preorders and outpacing other major MMO launches this year.
Already topping preorder sales charts, securing accolades from major media outlets, garnering event awards, including gamescom 2009’s “Best Online Game” and PAX’s “Best MMO” by Inside Gaming, and receiving rave reviews from players in the game’s beta testing, Aion has steadily built its reputation as the biggest MMO release in recent years. And unlike many Eastern MMO imports, Aion has been uniquely designed to appeal to Western audiences. Along with a completely rewritten storyline spanning more than two-million words, players will experience enhanced character customization with a host of Western styles, new zones, instances, skills, quests and continued game balancing.

As a bonus to the nearly 400,000 players who have preordered their copy of Aion, they will be treated to server Pre-Selection (beginning tomorrow September 18) and a two-day Headstart period (beginning September 20) allowing them to get a jump start on their exploration and progression prior to the official launch on September 22. Players can still participate in Aion’s Pre-Selection and Headstart programs by preordering the game through several participating online and brick-and-mortar retailers, including the NCsoft Store, Amazon, Best Buy, EB Games Canada, Fry’s Electronics, GameStop, Steam and Target.

Unlike any MMO before it, Aion is a uniquely crafted online experience where flight offers much more than just a way to explore the landscape – it is a strategic and integral part of combat, quests, and exploration. Players will dive into battle and plunge through thousands of unique, story-driven quests, all while trying to save a world literally shattered in half from centuries of brutal conflict. Using one of the most flexible and in-depth character customization systems ever featured in an MMO, players will be able to create genuinely distinct characters and explore a visually stunning world of ethereal beauty brimming with otherworldly inhabitants, mysterious enemies, and ancient secrets.

(source: http://www.aionsource.com/forum/news-announcements/55526-aion-breaks-preorder-records-biggest-mmo-2009-a.html)

By  who's standards is it the #1 MMO of 2009? I found the game to be beautiful yet shallow and repetitive. So my vote is like the rest of the garbage pouring out this year toting top MMO honors; there all worthless so far. Now that's just my opinion of course and you have a right to yours as well. I could care less if it sold 3 million copies it would still be a worthless MMO for me.

Originally posted by Syno23

As I was searching on the internet I found out that Aion has over 400,000 preorders and is going to be the biggest MMO ever released in 2009 in North America, Oceania, and Europe.

This shouldn't really come as a surprise to anyone who has followed the game since its Korean release late last year, or those of you who frequent AionSource -- the leading English-speaking Aion fansite in the world -- but Aion has broken records for preorders, and now looks to be the biggest MMO release in North America and Europe of 2009.

With more than 400,000 preorders so far, the game kicks off its headstart for all of those eager players with tomorrow's server pre-selection, and then opening up the game itself on September 20th -- just 3 short days from now -- for a 2-day headstart. Are you as excited as we are for the release of this game? Check out the press release below, or head over to AionSource and AionArmory to get acquainted with the game in preparation for release!

It’s official – Aion is the biggest MMO launch of the year and is one of the must-have games this holiday season. NCsoft today revealed the latest preorder figures for its newest massively multiplayer online (MMO) game, Aion, which is nearing 400,000 preorders and outpacing other major MMO launches this year.
Already topping preorder sales charts, securing accolades from major media outlets, garnering event awards, including gamescom 2009’s “Best Online Game” and PAX’s “Best MMO” by Inside Gaming, and receiving rave reviews from players in the game’s beta testing, Aion has steadily built its reputation as the biggest MMO release in recent years. And unlike many Eastern MMO imports, Aion has been uniquely designed to appeal to Western audiences. Along with a completely rewritten storyline spanning more than two-million words, players will experience enhanced character customization with a host of Western styles, new zones, instances, skills, quests and continued game balancing.

As a bonus to the nearly 400,000 players who have preordered their copy of Aion, they will be treated to server Pre-Selection (beginning tomorrow September 18) and a two-day Headstart period (beginning September 20) allowing them to get a jump start on their exploration and progression prior to the official launch on September 22. Players can still participate in Aion’s Pre-Selection and Headstart programs by preordering the game through several participating online and brick-and-mortar retailers, including the NCsoft Store, Amazon, Best Buy, EB Games Canada, Fry’s Electronics, GameStop, Steam and Target.

Unlike any MMO before it, Aion is a uniquely crafted online experience where flight offers much more than just a way to explore the landscape – it is a strategic and integral part of combat, quests, and exploration. Players will dive into battle and plunge through thousands of unique, story-driven quests, all while trying to save a world literally shattered in half from centuries of brutal conflict. Using one of the most flexible and in-depth character customization systems ever featured in an MMO, players will be able to create genuinely distinct characters and explore a visually stunning world of ethereal beauty brimming with otherworldly inhabitants, mysterious enemies, and ancient secrets.

(source: http://www.aionsource.com/forum/news-announcements/55526-aion-breaks-preorder-records-biggest-mmo-2009-a.html)

I don't even need to read a text wall like yours but the game is not out yet and 400k is not a large number considering war had 1mil at start and look at war now is slowly dieing.

Originally posted by Albos

Originally posted by Syno23

As I was searching on the internet I found out that Aion has over 400,000 preorders and is going to be the biggest MMO ever released in 2009 in North America, Oceania, and Europe.

This shouldn't really come as a surprise to anyone who has followed the game since its Korean release late last year, or those of you who frequent AionSource -- the leading English-speaking Aion fansite in the world -- but Aion has broken records for preorders, and now looks to be the biggest MMO release in North America and Europe of 2009.

With more than 400,000 preorders so far, the game kicks off its headstart for all of those eager players with tomorrow's server pre-selection, and then opening up the game itself on September 20th -- just 3 short days from now -- for a 2-day headstart. Are you as excited as we are for the release of this game? Check out the press release below, or head over to AionSource and AionArmory to get acquainted with the game in preparation for release!

It’s official – Aion is the biggest MMO launch of the year and is one of the must-have games this holiday season. NCsoft today revealed the latest preorder figures for its newest massively multiplayer online (MMO) game, Aion, which is nearing 400,000 preorders and outpacing other major MMO launches this year.
Already topping preorder sales charts, securing accolades from major media outlets, garnering event awards, including gamescom 2009’s “Best Online Game” and PAX’s “Best MMO” by Inside Gaming, and receiving rave reviews from players in the game’s beta testing, Aion has steadily built its reputation as the biggest MMO release in recent years. And unlike many Eastern MMO imports, Aion has been uniquely designed to appeal to Western audiences. Along with a completely rewritten storyline spanning more than two-million words, players will experience enhanced character customization with a host of Western styles, new zones, instances, skills, quests and continued game balancing.

As a bonus to the nearly 400,000 players who have preordered their copy of Aion, they will be treated to server Pre-Selection (beginning tomorrow September 18) and a two-day Headstart period (beginning September 20) allowing them to get a jump start on their exploration and progression prior to the official launch on September 22. Players can still participate in Aion’s Pre-Selection and Headstart programs by preordering the game through several participating online and brick-and-mortar retailers, including the NCsoft Store, Amazon, Best Buy, EB Games Canada, Fry’s Electronics, GameStop, Steam and Target.

Unlike any MMO before it, Aion is a uniquely crafted online experience where flight offers much more than just a way to explore the landscape – it is a strategic and integral part of combat, quests, and exploration. Players will dive into battle and plunge through thousands of unique, story-driven quests, all while trying to save a world literally shattered in half from centuries of brutal conflict. Using one of the most flexible and in-depth character customization systems ever featured in an MMO, players will be able to create genuinely distinct characters and explore a visually stunning world of ethereal beauty brimming with otherworldly inhabitants, mysterious enemies, and ancient secrets.

(source: http://www.aionsource.com/forum/news-announcements/55526-aion-breaks-preorder-records-biggest-mmo-2009-a.html)

I don't even need to read a text wall like yours but the game is not out yet and 400k is not a large number considering war had 1mil at start and look at war now is slowly dieing.

Albos lol should of read it lol he said 09' unless war was released this year
 

Originally posted by Albos

Originally posted by Syno23

As I was searching on the internet I found out that Aion has over 400,000 preorders and is going to be the biggest MMO ever released in 2009 in North America, Oceania, and Europe.

This shouldn't really come as a surprise to anyone who has followed the game since its Korean release late last year, or those of you who frequent AionSource -- the leading English-speaking Aion fansite in the world -- but Aion has broken records for preorders, and now looks to be the biggest MMO release in North America and Europe of 2009.

With more than 400,000 preorders so far, the game kicks off its headstart for all of those eager players with tomorrow's server pre-selection, and then opening up the game itself on September 20th -- just 3 short days from now -- for a 2-day headstart. Are you as excited as we are for the release of this game? Check out the press release below, or head over to AionSource and AionArmory to get acquainted with the game in preparation for release!

It’s official – Aion is the biggest MMO launch of the year and is one of the must-have games this holiday season. NCsoft today revealed the latest preorder figures for its newest massively multiplayer online (MMO) game, Aion, which is nearing 400,000 preorders and outpacing other major MMO launches this year.
Already topping preorder sales charts, securing accolades from major media outlets, garnering event awards, including gamescom 2009’s “Best Online Game” and PAX’s “Best MMO” by Inside Gaming, and receiving rave reviews from players in the game’s beta testing, Aion has steadily built its reputation as the biggest MMO release in recent years. And unlike many Eastern MMO imports, Aion has been uniquely designed to appeal to Western audiences. Along with a completely rewritten storyline spanning more than two-million words, players will experience enhanced character customization with a host of Western styles, new zones, instances, skills, quests and continued game balancing.

As a bonus to the nearly 400,000 players who have preordered their copy of Aion, they will be treated to server Pre-Selection (beginning tomorrow September 18) and a two-day Headstart period (beginning September 20) allowing them to get a jump start on their exploration and progression prior to the official launch on September 22. Players can still participate in Aion’s Pre-Selection and Headstart programs by preordering the game through several participating online and brick-and-mortar retailers, including the NCsoft Store, Amazon, Best Buy, EB Games Canada, Fry’s Electronics, GameStop, Steam and Target.

Unlike any MMO before it, Aion is a uniquely crafted online experience where flight offers much more than just a way to explore the landscape – it is a strategic and integral part of combat, quests, and exploration. Players will dive into battle and plunge through thousands of unique, story-driven quests, all while trying to save a world literally shattered in half from centuries of brutal conflict. Using one of the most flexible and in-depth character customization systems ever featured in an MMO, players will be able to create genuinely distinct characters and explore a visually stunning world of ethereal beauty brimming with otherworldly inhabitants, mysterious enemies, and ancient secrets.

(source: http://www.aionsource.com/forum/news-announcements/55526-aion-breaks-preorder-records-biggest-mmo-2009-a.html)

I don't even need to read a text wall like yours but the game is not out yet and 400k is not a large number considering war had 1mil at start and look at war now is slowly dieing.

War had way less pre-orders than Aion.

What war had was post-release sales, with 1,2M units shipped (shipped=/=sold). Aion is also going to be at the stores around the world.

Originally posted by blueelf

Albos lol should of read it lol he said 09' unless war was released this year
 

Silly, blueelf, don't you know trolls can't read? Or at least they have controllable selective reading.

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Originally posted by Syno23
[Aion] is going to be the biggest MMO ever released in 2009

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The wording made me chuckle.

Its defiently the best MMO thats come out in years probly since LOTROs release. Props to ncsoft for making it happen. I for one will stand by them and see what this game has to offer. If it continues to grow as GWs did I've no doubt it will live up to the hype.

MMO's being what they are, I'm gonna have to jump on the "copies sold/subs retained = success/failure" bandwagon.  I pre-ordered as well, but I have no delusions about it.  I know I'll enjoy myself while it's fun.  How long will that fun last and how well will Aion hold up in the long run?  We'll see.  Regardless, right now, based on pre-orders alone you can go ahead and hand it #1.  Box sales after release (especially if it's as good a launch as it looks like it will be) will push it far higher.  We'll check back in 6 months and see where it stands (hopefully still doing well).

Originally posted by Nizur

 

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Originally posted by Syno23
[Aion] is going to be the biggest MMO ever released in 2009

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The wording made me chuckle.

Seriously. As opposed to all of the other 2009's.

its 400,000 pre-orders. Who knows what the first months sales will be. 400k is an insane ammount of pre orders imo.

Congrats on your 400,000 pre-orders for a game that has already been out  in Asia for a year.  Aion will no doubt be a huge success.  But to bust your bubble about game of the year talk, there are already been over 1,000,000 pre-orders for http://www.gamestop.com/Catalog/ProductDetails.aspx?product_id=75807 from the different sources.  So while AION may be "the thing" for this month, it will never be king.  Good yes, king never.

And don't forget Aion will not feature Game Guard at launch and  it might bring some more players in

And for the sceptical here'is the link  www.aionsource.com/forum/news-announcements/55761-aion-launch-version-you-want-read.html

It'll be amazing to have a sustaining playerbase in a modern day MMO other than WoW.

Who wants to start the betting?  No one?  Okay, I say 27 posts before the Xfire wackos invade.

Originally posted by Shannia

Congrats on your 400,000 pre-orders for a game that has already been out  in Asia for a year.  Aion will no doubt be a huge success.  But to bust your bubble about game of the year talk, there are already been over 1,000,000 pre-orders for http://www.gamestop.com/Catalog/ProductDetails.aspx?product_id=75807 from the different sources.  So while AION may be "the thing" for this month, it will never be king.  Good yes, king never.

 

Not to burst YOUR bubble, but that won't release until the end of 2010, which isn't 2009.  Furthermore, do expansions get game of the year awards?  To top it all off, there's been no other releases this year to compete with the numbers Aion will achieve, whether they sustain them or not. Its pre-orders alone have accomplished what this post claims.

As I said above, the measure of an MMO's success isn't some review or a single/group of player's opinions, but its sales and ability to retain subscribers.  That being the case, it looks like Aion's up top for 2009.  Reading comprehension FTW!

@Wickedjelly: I give it 22.  Some people require other game's failures to validate themselves..... give him them time, they'll show up quoting ridiculous #'s and spouting predictions.

Originally posted by Shannia

Congrats on your 400,000 pre-orders for a game that has already been out  in Asia for a year.  Aion will no doubt be a huge success.  But to bust your bubble about game of the year talk, there are already been over 1,000,000 pre-orders for http://www.gamestop.com/Catalog/ProductDetails.aspx?product_id=75807 from the different sources.  So while AION may be "the thing" for this month, it will never be king.  Good yes, king never.

 

Hahaha, 1 million people paying $39.95 for a 5 level cap raise on a 5 year old game. Sounds like a deal huh? Go go King!

WOW is still number 1,it is still the ONLY game you can buy in my local stores,all other games have been removed ,except of course for console games .

Since we are talking numbers and i assume the OP is saying that numbers means the game is the best,then why are you all not out playing WOW?

Simple reason is because numbers mean diddly squat,i make decisions for myself and i hope everyone else has enough brains to make decisions for themselves as well,i assume they do?

TWO words to put into your little google bar,to show why you should NEVER believe in numbers >>>>AION KINA   >>>AION ACCOUNTS.The mere hype alone has made this game a huge target for RMT activity ,it will inflate/fabricate the numbers drastically.

Here is a simple tip for would be gamers.....Enjoy a game because it is good for YOU,the game has what YOU want from a game.When i see people posting things like numbers ,it tells me they are feeling insecure and trying to convince others they have made the right choice.If you are that insecure about the game,then i guess you have made the choice for all the wrong reasons and should be playing a different game.

Originally posted by Wizardry

WOW is still number 1,it is still the ONLY game you can buy in my local stores,all other games have been removed ,except of course for console games .

Since we are talking numbers and i assume the OP is saying that numbers means the game is the best,then why are you all not out playing WOW?

Simple reason is because numbers mean diddly squat,i make decisions for myself and i hope everyone else has enough brains to make decisions for themselves as well,i assume they do?

TWO words to put into your little google bar,to show why you should NEVER believe in numbers >>>>AION KINA   >>>AION ACCOUNTS.The mere hype alone has made this game a huge target for RMT activity ,it will inflate/fabricate the numbers drastically.

Here is a simple tip for would be gamers.....Enjoy a game because it is good for YOU,the game has what YOU want from a game.When i see people posting things like numbers ,it tells me they are feeling insecure and trying to convince others they have made the right choice.If you are that insecure about the game,then i guess you have made the choice for all the wrong reasons and should be playing a different game.

I didn't follow Aion for a minute until open beta.  By open beta's end, I pre-ordered.  I made my own decision as well.  The numbers are still relevant, however, and are a measure (just one measure) of an MMO's success.  Critics, reviews, etc. do not tell the tale of how much any player should or would like a game, and frankly if I'd only gone by what I read, I wouldn't have looked twice at the game.

Honestly, dumber than the OP's post are assumptive responses like yours, trying to play them down for whatever reason.  Most of us posting about Aion are doing so out of the boredom of waiting...for Aion, so until the excitement dies down and we're all stuffed into the game at its release, get over it.  I know that this post thoroughly wrecked your visit to the board, and certainly just changed everyone's mind who was on the fence about it, thus crashing the perception that anyone has a choice about what they play (or at least by your reaction it would seem so), but in reality this type of thing has little bearing other than to excite the game's fellow players, and perhaps troll some trolls.

Seriously, take a pill.

Edit: BTW, your tidbit about the Aion Kina search... try WoW gold, WoW powerlevel, or any other variety of RMT service.  What's your point?  These "services" exist for even the crappiest of games that rely on any sort of economy or currency.  And really, Aion accounts?  The game's not even released yet and I'm supposed to what...go buy a level 50?  Maybe they sell common sense, too!

Originally posted by Wizardry

WOW is still number 1,it is still the ONLY game you can buy in my local stores,all other games have been removed ,except of course for console games .

Since we are talking numbers and i assume the OP is saying that numbers means the game is the best,then why are you all not out playing WOW?

Simple reason is because numbers mean diddly squat,i make decisions for myself and i hope everyone else has enough brains to make decisions for themselves as well,i assume they do?

TWO words to put into your little google bar,to show why you should NEVER believe in numbers >>>>AION KINA   >>>AION ACCOUNTS.The mere hype alone has made this game a huge target for RMT activity ,it will inflate/fabricate the numbers drastically.

Here is a simple tip for would be gamers.....Enjoy a game because it is good for YOU,the game has what YOU want from a game.When i see people posting things like numbers ,it tells me they are feeling insecure and trying to convince others they have made the right choice.If you are that insecure about the game,then i guess you have made the choice for all the wrong reasons and should be playing a different game.

Actually, the OP wasnt' making any such claims. The OP was just copying and pasting an article in the forums from another site.

http://www.curse.com/articles/aion-en-news/571650.aspx

All asumptions and negative responses to the OP should proabably be redirected to the author of the article on Curse.

Just my opinion but 400 000 for all of north america and europe isnt that big a number. So i dont really understand the hype as for game best MMo of the year umm well what else came out.

Preorder isn't really that perfect of a statistic either.

Like me, I have two preorders of Aion. Was originally going to play the game with my friend, but then we decided against  it.

Plenty of others doing the same thing all ready. If you haven't seen the trend with such games, try to recall the initial sales of Age of Conan compared to player retention. Aion will be nowhere's ear as harsh a loss as that, and by all means it should do pretty damn good. But those numbers still have to be adjusted to account for inevitable losses.

Originally posted by Deivos

If you haven't seen the trend with such games, try to recall the initial sales of Age of Conan compared to player retention. Aion will be nowhere's ear as harsh a loss as that, and by all means it should do pretty damn good. But those numbers still have to be adjusted to account for inevitable losses.

I couldn't agree more.  However, if you're doing an apples to apples comparison of pre-order numbers vs. pre-order numbers, and box sales vs. box sales, what other game in 2009 has beaten Aion?  That's the premise of this thread, imo.  None of us can predict the future of the game - it's all speculation and assumptions just yet, either way.

Originally posted by Wizardry

WOW is still number 1,it is still the ONLY game you can buy in my local stores,all other games have been removed ,except of course for console games .

Since we are talking numbers and i assume the OP is saying that numbers means the game is the best,then why are you all not out playing WOW?

Simple reason is because numbers mean diddly squat,i make decisions for myself and i hope everyone else has enough brains to make decisions for themselves as well,i assume they do?

TWO words to put into your little google bar,to show why you should NEVER believe in numbers >>>>AION KINA   >>>AION ACCOUNTS.The mere hype alone has made this game a huge target for RMT activity ,it will inflate/fabricate the numbers drastically.

Here is a simple tip for would be gamers.....Enjoy a game because it is good for YOU,the game has what YOU want from a game.When i see people posting things like numbers ,it tells me they are feeling insecure and trying to convince others they have made the right choice.If you are that insecure about the game,then i guess you have made the choice for all the wrong reasons and should be playing a different game.

WoW is at the same handicapp as aion here. WoW has vastly inflated numbers due to the RMT scene as well. So really they stand on equal ground still.
 

This post is mute.