CD Projekt celebrates the commercial performance of a saga whose third part has recently celebrated 5 years. Long live the witcher.
CD Projekt has reported through the financial document corresponding to last quarter's fiscal results (Q1 / FY2021) that The Witcher saga has exceeded 50 million units sold. Five years after the launch of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, this third episode of the Warlock's expertise alone is around 30 million copies, a success rarely seen in a European production.
The Witcher 3, a cultural phenomenon
The information, also communicated through the social network Twitter in a message that adds up to more than 23,000 “likes” in just 10 hours, reflects the support that this intellectual property continues to have among the general public. When sales were somewhat more stagnant, the arrival of the Nintendo Switch version, its recent availability on Xbox Game Pass, and the first season of the successful exclusive series on the video on demand portal NETFLIX boosted net income from The Witcher 3 alone. up to levels only surpassed in 2015.
Over 50 million adventurers joined Geralt on his journey from Kaer Morhen to Vizima, through Flotsam and Vergen, Velen and Novigrad to Skellige Isles and Toussaint, and many, many more places, time and time again…
Thank you and may we meet on the path again! Pic️ pic.twitter.com/cZwOup9CEc
– The Witcher (@witchergame) May 28, 2020
That is, 2019 was the second best year in terms of income for this episode; Another unusual circumstance given that the passing of the years also implies a gradual and progressive fall in the income of a single player video game. All this, however, has made it easier for CD Projekt, the parent company of CD Projekt RED, to close with benefits that make it the company with the highest market value in Europe. And yes, there will be more The Witcher games in the future.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (2015) | CD Projekt RED
Until last April – according to the document of the quarter ended on December 31, 2019 – the third chapter of Geralt de Rivia had reached 28 million units sold since 2015. The breakdown left us more than 12 million copies on PC ; more than 10 million units on PlayStation 4; 4.3 million on Xbox One; and finally; 700,000 units on Nintendo Switch after just its first quarter, a commercial performance that rated above expectations. On the occasion of the fifth anniversary of the game, in this article Borja Ruete explains in 5 data the main keys of a video game for which it seems that time does not pass.
His next game, Cyberpunk 2077, faces the final stretch of development. Meanwhile, The Witcher 3 continues to sell at a good pace; The game is available on PS4, Xbox One, PC, and Nintendo Switch.
