PLM2 Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 I'm doing a paper on games and their sequels and I was hoping to find sales figures for the original CMs and the new ones. Does anyone know where/if that info can be found? Thanks 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatmasta Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 I think this has been asked here before and then the answer was that BFC has never and never will release any sales figures. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanir Ausf B Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 http://www.battlefront.com/community/showpost.php?p=985480&postcount=12 BTW, the 100,000 units sold thing is quite low if all CMx1 games are factored in together. Remember we've had large amounts of retail coverage pretty much world wide since 2000. I'd guess the total numbers to be in the 300,000 range. Note: CMBO sold more than any other CM game, followed by CMBB. Steve has said that CMBN is on pace to sell about as well as CMBB. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixxkiller Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Well whatever the numbers, its far too low for as good of a product they put out, regardless of this being a niche game. But they arent starving and still have enough money to give a raise to me. Course if they sold nothing they still could afford my raise. Who says the economy is bad. Pffft 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoolaman Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 I recall in the mists of time that Steve said CMBB sold quite a lot less than CMBO. IIRC this was the reason for going to the smaller episode based releases, after taking 2 years doing the entire Russian front and getting a lot less reward. I don't know what that means for CMBN but it seems it has a lot less press coverage (and no retail at all) compared to CMBO. That might mean a breakdown like: CMBO 250k, CMBB 75k and CMAK 25k. There's not much hard info from BFC, but plenty of WAG's on the forum. I'd be surprised if CMBN has sold more than 10k copies based on the downloads in the repository and the forum traffic and the lack of press . But they are all full price sales direct to BFC, so maybe they make more money out of 10k CMBN than 100k CMBB sold out of the bargain bin. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sburke Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 The only official word I know is BFC is quite pleased with their sales. That could mean 25k or 250k for all I know. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky Balboa Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Whatever profit they make just remember, Uncle Sugar takes his 40%-50% right off the top. :mad: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PLM2 Posted October 6, 2011 Author Share Posted October 6, 2011 Hmmm... That really sucks. I don't know how I'm supposed to do a report on CM if the sales figures are not available or unreferenced. For most games you can get them through some add service deal a friend of mine has. But I really doubt a game like this will have one. I'll maybe have to do another game. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixxkiller Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 If they only sold 10k of CMBN I am pretty sure they would be in the soup lines. You guys are funny in all of your estimations. Most of them made me chuckle already. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wodin Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 I thought CMBN sold above expectations? I also thought that CMSF sold alot better than aniticpated. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 I'll maybe have to do another game. Yep. You're on a dead-end street here. Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoolaman Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 If they only sold 10k of CMBN I am pretty sure they would be in the soup lines. You guys are funny in all of your estimations. Most of them made me chuckle already. My WAG or anyone else's is as good as yours. Glad you enjoyed it though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slysniper Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 We already had this discussion, and Steve did text in that CMBN was well on its way to becoming the most sold game that they have marketed. Thus tied into the quote given here. You can only assume that it will outsell CMBO, but it is still a guess as to how many copies that is. But this is by far, maybe the most profitable game they have created and sold. But no retirement plans yet, that is good as for all of us and this addiction that we have. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slysniper Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 OK, I remembered incorrectly. here is the quote from Steve, Note that it might top direct sales, most of CMBO sales were not direct. "No you don't. If we became insanely rich we might retire early and do something else. So you want us to be comfortably compensated, but still hungry for more And no, the order numbers don't mean anything. 220,000 orders would definitely put us into the "at risk of retiring" range, not to mention 2 million! Either one is a nice thought. While we won't give out sales numbers, or a hint of them, we can say that CM:BN will likely top our direct sales for any other game except (possibly!) CMBO. Too soon to say for sure since the game hasn't even been out a week yet, but that's the way it's headed." Steve 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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