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EA and BioWare’s Star Wars: The Old Republic may have seen its userbase drop by 400,000 subscribers, but CEO John Riccitiello remains positive about the MMO’s success.
“When we originally started the franchise, our plan was to break 1 million subscribers,” Riccitiello told CNBC’s Mad Money. “Our investment case was 1.2 million. We told the street yesterday we’re at 1.3 million.”
“We happened to have an earnings call right in the launch period, where we hit 1.7 million,” he added. “We have an obligation to tell them the facts. Realistically, I think it’s a solid success.”
Responding to the drop in EA’s stock value, Riccitiello added: “Some people are treating [Star Wars: The Old Republic] like it’s the only thing that matters. For what it’s worth, it’s a solid, successful, profitable franchise.”
The fact is that any decline in subscribers is cause for concern, and until EA is able to report stability or an upturn in paying players, investors will show caution.
It’s a situation not helped by Blizzard’s good news of no further drop in World of Warcraft subscribers for the start of 2012. With the Mists of Pandaria expansion coming later this year there’s every chance subscribers numbers will jump up once again.
Via VG247
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Star Wars: The Old Republic
- Platform(s): PC
- Genre(s): Massively Multiplayer, Massively Multiplayer Online, RPG, Science Fiction
