Whoa I just did some math

[DVad3r]

Check this out I feel so special

13 $ a month average for WoW subscription
50 $ average for game cost
5 million customers that game the game today
13x5 mil = 65 million $ a month
65 mil x 12 months = 780 million per year
50 $ game cost x 5 mill = 250 million

Total estimated DVad3r revenue = 1030000000 $ or 1.03 billion $

I understand that there must be costs of production and maintenence/developing the game further, but still, amazing figures.

 

[Kalvin00]

yes.

 

[Xyclone]

Originally posted by: DVad3r
Check this out I feel so special

13 $ a month average for WoW subscription
50 $ average for game cost
5 million customers that game the game today
13x5 mil = 65 million $ a month
65 mil x 12 months = 780 million per year
50 $ game cost x 5 mill = 250 million
DVad3r = nerd

Total estimated DVad3r revenue = 1030000000 $ or 1.03 billion $

I understand that there must be costs of production and maintenence/developing the game further, but still, amazing figures.

fixed!

 

[Cooler]

You forgot the server costs and update costs

 

[DVad3r]

Originally posted by: Xyclone

Originally posted by: DVad3r
Check this out I feel so special

13 $ a month average for WoW subscription
50 $ average for game cost
5 million customers that game the game today
13x5 mil = 65 million $ a month
65 mil x 12 months = 780 million per year
50 $ game cost x 5 mill = 250 million
DVad3r = nerd

Total estimated DVad3r revenue = 1030000000 $ or 1.03 billion $

I understand that there must be costs of production and maintenence/developing the game further, but still, amazing figures.

fixed!

Shut up I'm handicapped, I have nothing better to do with my time

 

[DVad3r]

Originally posted by: Cooler
You forgot the server costs and update costs

That's mentioned in my original post

 

[her209]

Surely, the retail stores selling the game get some of the profit.

 

[sswingle]

Originally posted by: her209
Surely, the retail stores selling the game get some of the profit.

Not much, but yes.

 

[uhohs]

average game cost would probably be 40-50

and monthly cost is $15, 14 with 3 months prepaid, 13 with 6 months prepaid.

 

[HombrePequeno]

I wonder what their profit margin is...

Also that figure should be lower considering they don't get the entire $50 selling the game.

 

[Kelemvor]

That's why games like this should be a FREE download and just pay the monthly fee. That fee gets them far more money than selling the game gets them anyway.

 

[Strk]

Originally posted by: Cooler
You forgot the server costs and update costs

Yeah, but Blizzard saves money by not having them work half the time and creating long queues before you can do anything.

 

[Baked]

The devs and execs take 90% of the revenue, that's why the servers are still slow and buggy as hell.

 

[DVad3r]

But games like these last years, especially a Blizzard MMORPG. It's going to be 4-5 years easy before the game starts to slow down, and by that time there will be 3 expansions or more. They will break 1 billion $ profit easily, and make an assload more to boot.

 

[sygyzy]

Wasn't this exact post posted a few months ago?

 

[OulOat]

Capitalism = awesome?

 

[brxndxn]

Originally posted by: DVad3r

Originally posted by: Xyclone

Originally posted by: DVad3r
Check this out I feel so special

13 $ a month average for WoW subscription
50 $ average for game cost
5 million customers that game the game today
13x5 mil = 65 million $ a month
65 mil x 12 months = 780 million per year
50 $ game cost x 5 mill = 250 million
DVad3r = nerd

Total estimated DVad3r revenue = 1030000000 $ or 1.03 billion $

I understand that there must be costs of production and maintenence/developing the game further, but still, amazing figures.

fixed!

Shut up I'm handicapped, I have nothing better to do with my time

pwnt.. I mean the guy with the first remark; not the second. OMG OMG what have I done?!

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Originally posted by: OulOat
Capitalism = awesome?

Yes.