World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade Shatters Day-1 Sales Record

In a press release issued today Blizzard announces that the sales of the recently released expansion for World of Warcraft has shattered the previous 1 day sales record.

Day-one sales totals on both continents were similar, with an estimated total of nearly 1.2 million copies sold on the first day in North America and an estimated total of more than 1.1 million copies sold in Europe within the first 24 hours of launch.* By the end of the first day of availability on both continents, a total of more than 1.7 million players had already logged in and upgraded World of Warcraft to play The Burning Crusade.

Find out more in the full press release.