Scipio Posted July 27, 2002 Share Posted July 27, 2002 Well, this was frequently asked but AFAIK never seriously answered... How many copies of CM:BO were sold? I assume it is one of the (if not THE) most sucessful wargames ever, insinuations from BTS speak of 'tens' sometimes (IIRC) of hundrets of thousand copies... And if they still want to make a secret of it, I wonder why? Is there any biz related reason for a secret? [ July 26, 2002, 07:36 PM: Message edited by: Scipio ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph Porta Posted July 27, 2002 Share Posted July 27, 2002 They like to tease you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gredeker Posted July 27, 2002 Share Posted July 27, 2002 Scipio, I don't know how many copies they've sold, but Moon dropped this tidbit in his interview with you: "If we had thrown away our partnership with CDV because of a couple of ASCII characters had to be changed for leagal reasons, tens of thousands of customers in Europe that are playing Combat Mission Beyond Overlord now wouldn't be." So, "tens of thousands" of people have bought the game in Europe. At least we have a floor on the range of units sold. [ July 26, 2002, 07:47 PM: Message edited by: redeker ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scipio Posted July 27, 2002 Author Share Posted July 27, 2002 Originally posted by redeker: Scipio, I don't know how many copies they've sold, but Moon dropped this tidbit in his interview with you: "If we had thrown away our partnership with CDV because of a couple of ASCII characters had to be changed for leagal reasons, tens of thousands of customers in Europe that are playing Combat Mission Beyond Overlord now wouldn't be." So, "tens of thousands" of people have bought the game in Europe. At least we have a floor on the range of units sold.Yes, I have read my own interview, too . This means at least more then 20.000... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMcGuire Posted July 27, 2002 Share Posted July 27, 2002 Why do you want to know? If the answer is simple curiosity, I can agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevilDog Posted July 27, 2002 Share Posted July 27, 2002 Well I guess the only way to find out how many copies were sold is to have everyone post here. I bought one copy.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mike Posted July 27, 2002 Share Posted July 27, 2002 Yes...or maybe no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dittohead Posted July 27, 2002 Share Posted July 27, 2002 Someone call the IRS and get their business tax returns using the Freedom of information Act. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aka_tom_w Posted July 27, 2002 Share Posted July 27, 2002 Originally posted by Dittohead: Someone call the IRS and get their business tax returns using the Freedom of information Act. well you see THATS why they don't disclose there sales figures, the money from the international sales is perhaps unseen and untaxed by the IRS and goes directly into Steve and Charles' personal Swiss Bank account, disclosing sales figures would only GIVE the IRS info to go after them -tom w Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madmatt Posted July 27, 2002 Share Posted July 27, 2002 Sometimes you guys get pathetic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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