Europe WOWs Blizzard with Warcraft MMO uptake 2009-10-31(Well, it's a better headline than "World of Warcraft Euro sales trump American success", isn't it? Anyway...)
Blizzard was able to crack open the champagne again this weekend after World of Warcraft emulated its Stateside success with massive first-day sales in Europe.
According to figures released by the developer, the subscription-based MMORPG sold more than 280,000 units on day one - more than it sold on its first day in the States - before sales rose to 380,000 by the end of its first weekend on sale.
According to Blizzard, 280,000 units is "what was previously thought to be the overall cumulative size of the European MMORPG market". Cle...
