Nov 03, 2009 at 9:14 PM


A The Korea Times staff reporter Kim Tong-hyung is reporting that Aion is a "Smash Hit Among American Gamers". Some interesting figures were also reported in his article, which are some of the first actual post-release sales numbers mentioned in the actual media.
Although exact figures weren't available, NCsoft executives estimate that Aion has surpassed 700,000 in sales in the U.S. and Europe, and will touch the 1 million mark by the end of the year.
The company started with 12 servers each in the U.S. and Europe at the start of Aion's commercial service last month, but was operating 14 servers in the U.S. and 16 servers in Europe a week later. This indicates that the game was getting as much as 150,000 concurrent users in those markets.
Whether or not you buy into the estimates above, sales figures already have Aion as a "smash hit" among Korean gamers. Aion is a success, even if there ends up being a small footprint in the North American and European markets. However, success in the Western markets could allow Aion to compete on a level that could rival market leaders.


http://aion.ign.com/articles/news/45...res-of-700-000


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It'll be interesting to see if the sales trend continues, or if Aion will turn into another Age of Conan/Warhammer Online. Hopefully it's the former!