Sales figures - are these accurate?

[geozero]

Putting worth worthwhile ideas and suggestions keeps the thread constructive, though these sometimes mutate into wholly different discussions. Another reason to start a new thread is so that others can search on it more easily. Just an idea.

AS for additional comments to the original post... no one has given concrete evidence of any data supporting the sales of the game. While the link I gave is likely an old article, I think it may provide some insight on the number of players for the genre. After all, some of us buy every single version of TOAW, etc. that comes out. It's just the way I am I guess to buy these. Maybe I'm a game junkie? [:D]

With so many good comments about features to change or add, I thought that having knowledge about number of players in the genre would help understand why some games get designed the way they do, and why some patches happen and others don't.

So back to the topic... is there any data out there showing how many wargamers of hex based PC games there are?

[JJKettunen]

ORIGINAL: geozero

So back to the topic... is there any data out there showing how many wargamers of hex based PC games there are?

No.

[geozero]

ORIGINAL: Keke

ORIGINAL: geozero

So back to the topic... is there any data out there showing how many wargamers of hex based PC games there are?

No.

We can conclude that you don't. Thanks for the reply.

[JJKettunen]

ORIGINAL: geozero

We can conclude that you don't. Thanks for the reply.

Glad to be of service.

[Fidel_Helms]

100,000 is the number I've seen bandied about for TOAW sales. I highly doubt that 2,000 is accurate. Check out the bottom of Matrix's page- it lists the most users ever simulataneously online on the Matrix website. Almost 1500 people. If that many people can be on one wargaming site(and the forums, at that) at once, imagine how many PC wargamers there must be in all, keeping in mind that many people never bother to post on forums and such.

[ColinWright]

ORIGINAL: Fidel_Helms

100,000 is the number I've seen bandied about for TOAW sales. I highly doubt that 2,000 is accurate. Check out the bottom of Matrix's page- it lists the most users ever simulataneously online on the Matrix website. Almost 1500 people. If that many people can be on one wargaming site(and the forums, at that) at once, imagine how many PC wargamers there must be in all, keeping in mind that many people never bother to post on forums and such.

Also, 2000 sales doesn't seem like a figure that would inspire four successor discs (TOAW II, that thing that preceded ACOW, ACOW, and some battlepack I seem to recall).

[coralsaw]

2000 copies seems so low for the quality and the looks of the game. I can't believe it...

/coralsaw

[lancerunolfsson]

I'm Guessing Matrix has some idea of how many units of a game they sell in general and make their plans acordingly;^)

But as far as guessing numbers goes I don't stay on the boards all the time (Blitz,SZO,Matrix, Various EZ Boards) sometimes many months will go by where I don't read let alone post. I've got at least 6 FtF freinds that play hexagon turnbased PC games at least occasionaly that never post on any of the boards I post on.