charon2112
King
I agree that they are pretty disappointing numbers.
Playing the numbers game is always a Black Art of course, however they are weak numbers. If we supposed (to be kind) half the Sales were "drive by" [ie not serious buys, the crazies who buy because its the latest big game release then just tinker and ends on their shelf after a few days - rinse and repeat for the next big title] then we are looking at 250,000.
Lets say each of those had a session once in ten days - and thats a bit thin for the Franchise that Coined the phrase "one more turn" only two months in from a Major release - that would make 25,000 a night on average, and it looks like 19,000 in reality?
Whichever way its spun, there has to be some clever - real clever - spin doctoring to get round those numbers. They are thin, and there is little doubt they will give rise to more than a passing thought at 2K/Fireaxis.
Regards
Zy