Penguin Dragneel
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@Thanotos Omega
Alright, let’s say that the games budget was 60 million. It went for $60 at launch and sold 2 million physical units within 6 months. I could also count the sales after that 6 month period as well as digital numbers, but let’s just stick with the 2 million.
Alright, let’s say that the games budget was 60 million. It went for $60 at launch and sold 2 million physical units within 6 months. I could also count the sales after that 6 month period as well as digital numbers, but let’s just stick with the 2 million.
After doing some math, the raw income from the game comes out to roughly 120 million dollars. And from there, afters subtracting the costs of development, marketing, and manufacturing, I’d estimate that the overall profits received from the game to be around 30-40 million.
So yeah, it’s not a mega-hit, but it was still a modest success. But most AAA publishers hate the idea of games not being monetized “mega-hits,” so…