The Lord of the Rings Online is enjoying a strong start right out of the gate. Publisher Midway and developer Turbine have announced the game was the best-selling PC title in North America the week of April 22-28, the week of its release. The data comes from the most recent sales info from market-research firm the NPD group.
LOTR Online beat out long-running champ World of Warcraft and fellow newcomer Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars to seize the top spot.
"This outstanding start sets the stage for a bright future," said Jeffrey Anderson, president and CEO of Turbine. "This is only the beginning as we embark on an incredible journey with our players to expand the world of Middle-earth with the release of regular content updates."
"Following the most successful North American pre-order program in Midway's history, The Lord of the Rings Online is off to a great start," added Steve Allison, chief marketing officer, Midway.
In addition to North America, Midway says The Lord of the Rings Online was also the best-selling PC game in Europe during the same period, based on data from the UK's Chart-Track, France's GfK, and Germany's Media Control.
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LOTR Online beat out long-running champ World of Warcraft and fellow newcomer Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars to seize the top spot.
"This outstanding start sets the stage for a bright future," said Jeffrey Anderson, president and CEO of Turbine. "This is only the beginning as we embark on an incredible journey with our players to expand the world of Middle-earth with the release of regular content updates."
"Following the most successful North American pre-order program in Midway's history, The Lord of the Rings Online is off to a great start," added Steve Allison, chief marketing officer, Midway.
In addition to North America, Midway says The Lord of the Rings Online was also the best-selling PC game in Europe during the same period, based on data from the UK's Chart-Track, France's GfK, and Germany's Media Control.
View: Original Story @ IGN
Those guys at Midway must be easy to please. Come back in 6-12 months when LOTRO isn't so fresh and new.
this is the most ridiculous celebration yet. of CORSE your going to have the top spot for opening week. the pre-sales from the past 5 months are ALL in this one week of 'sales'. i would be surprised if you maintain top 5 for more then 3 weeks.
come back and gloat when you have a million and a half units out the door and a million active subscriptions.
about gold farmers err they're already have lots
Don't try coming in here saying all the WoW fans are being negative. People are just stating the obvious. It just doesn't make sense to celebrate the fact you sold more than a game that's a couple years old. There's nothing to celebrate.
well i can talk about it since i do play on both games and i started both since beta
So yes it makes me angry to see Lotr being hosted by Codemasters. ( Its not against the game its agains the choices Turbine made for Europe )
I agree.
You can always make Leegooooolassssssssssssssssss
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