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The Witcher 2 Closing In On A Million Sales
According to a report coming out of a Polish business journal, The Witcher 2 has sold almost a million copies in its four-plus months on sale. That can't be true. I've been told that PC gaming was dead for years now!
After moving 400,000 units in its first week, The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings is up to 940,000 copies sold to date – which compares favorably to the first game's million-plus over its first year on sale. That doesn't make any sense, since everyone tells me that piracy has killed PC gaming and CDProjekt sells the game DRM-free through its sister site.
I approve of gamers supporting independent developers making risky products that cater to hardcore audiences and don't hold your hand. Especially when they're as well done as The Witcher 2. It's too bad that everyone knows that publishers can't make money off of new IP and that independent studios are dying and PC gaming in general is doomed.
[via Gamasutra]
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