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Originally Posted by fable Do you have figures for this? My impression is that Morrowind and KotoR have sold more than either, and that NWN hasn't done that particularly well. If I'm wrong, it won't be the first time, or the last; but I'd really like to know for certain. And you seem so positive, after all. |
It's my impression that KoTOR is the top seller of those you mention. From what I've read, Morrowind between its X-Box and PC sales would seem to have out sold BG. However, the exact figures are really not out there for anyone to know the exact details. And, as such, I'm not even sure of how either of those games would measure up to a KoTOR, Final Fantasy, or Fable. I'm not sure about NWN. While it dissappointed many gamers, it did warrant a lot of Bioware's attention and 2 expansions, a sequal, and even a premium module project years after initial release. This implies to me that it was probably a fairly successful PC game as well. Of course, the problem with all this is that sales numbers remain mainly internal numbers that the public isn't given.
Regardless, more to the point, I think it's fairly clear that the BG series was a big success particularly for a PC RPG in its day, much more so than many RPGs before or since. By most accounts the titles sold over a million each, and even the Dark Alliance spin-offs were industry successes. As such, some sort of sequal, would seem a logical move. However, the duration of time since 2, leads me to wonder if the idea hasn't been scrapped somewhere in the midst of licensing chaos. However, Atari will live up to their earlier word.