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Wrath of the Lich King breaks all previous records at GameStop
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We weren't kidding when we said Wrath of the Lich King would be the biggest MMO expansion the industry has ever seen. This is reaffirmed in a recent article at Ars Technica written by Ben Kuchera, who writes, "This isn't a game as much as it's a juggernaut of money-making power..." Kuchera sources info from Massively's sister site WoW Insider, who got their hands on a leaked internal email from EB Games detailing just how significant Wrath has been, from a business standpoint at GameStop. Kuchera breaks down a few of the highlights:

-The week of the game's launch was the biggest sales week of the year.

-It was also the biggest sales week ever, outside of the previous year's Christmas sales.

-The Wrath launch was the biggest launch in GameStop's history.

-Wrath of the Lich King set a new record for presales.

-Wrath day-one sales exceed that of any game they've ever sold.

See Kuchera's piece over at ArsTechnica for more on the record-breaking World of Warcraft expansion, and Mike Schramm's article at WoW Insider about Wrath of the Lich King's retail success.


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Author: James Egan
Category: arstechnicablizzardeb-gamesexpansionsfantasygamestopmike-schrammmmo-industryworld-of-warcraftwow-insiderwrathwrath-of-the-lich-king
Publish Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:00:00 EST
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