TheMadCat wrote...
Unlikely we will ever know aside from how quickly DLC, expansions, and sequels come out. Bioware doesn't really like to share it's numbers. Considering the hype and advertising, the Bioware name and the massive amounts of positive responses I'd say it's safe to assume it drew in a hefty sum of cash. The real money will be coming in from the DLC plus any expansions or sequels that spring up though.
I'd read somewhere that DLC had earned $1 million in revenue shortly after a month of the game's release.
Seeing as how few people will be buying the game used in the first month of a game's release, and those that do will be retarded because they're missing out on the DLC (most likely), that's $1 million / 7 = # of people that bought Warden's Keep in first month. While the DLC is obviously lacking in some areas (how come I can't put the storage chest in my camp? Do I really need a storage chest when I liquidate my earnings after each adventure, save for resistance gear and stuff I can't use yet, or might want to craft with later? I digress...)
You can assume that 1: The game is a hit. 2: The PC version of the game should be most profitable. They don't have to pay Sony or Microsoft to develop, get test kits, etc (which I'm sure they already had). Console games don't make a lot of money on the retail side, as they cost a lot to make. PC games cut out the middle man, so to speak, and get more profit per $ in the price. I would assume (and hopefully correctly) that the PC version of the game was successful. The only reason I could think of to the contrary is that the economy is in a recession, so some people might not have upgraded their computers recently enough to play it, holding out to keep a roof over their heads.
While Bioware may not like sharing their numbers, some places might not mind. e.g. Best Buy Executive Meeting: Video Games department. "Oh, wow. Dragon Age pre-orders are high. Let's get a lot from the developer so they don't run out in store, costing us money on release date." An electronic memorandum goes somewhere, and somehow somebody mentions it on their facebook, and somehow somebody else finds it and puts it on their internet, etc. I'd google the question, OP.
I'll tell you that I bought the game for the computer, for multiple reasons (I didn't bring my XBox360 to Iraq, well, the rest are a moot point by comparison.
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