Pre-empting the questions: Yes, I noticed. Similarly to Death Knight, I have nothing to say on the matter for the time being. It’s way too early to do anything but waste virtual air over this.
However, this isn’t the first time Blizzard Entertainment has changed hands since before they even released Warcraft 1. Through several changes of ownership, we got the other warcrafts, the Diablos and WoW. And while like on the stock market, past performance is no guarantee that the future will follow that trend, just remember that WoW is Blizzard Entertainment’s (and their parent company’s) license to print money. Any profitable MMO provides their publisher with a bedrock of steady income, which provides profit throughout the year, whereas other games are income spikes, which is unpredictable. CFOs, Finance Directors and Shareholders like predictable income a lot more than income spikes.
When you own the juggernaut on the market (even if the subscriber base eventually drops down to 5-6 millions) you don’t break it, merger or not. Unless you have a thing for self-amputation, in which case you’re probably more of a freak than your average sociopath board member and are unlikely to be an exec in a successful company.
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