It seems that investors are becoming less nervous about Star Wars: The Old Republic's (SWTOR) chances of launching successfully in the market. Earlier this year, Mike Hickey, an analyst for Janco Partners, stated that investors were a bit reserved and that some were even betting against the game's chance to achieve success given EA's colorful history in the MMO market.

But Hickey returned this week with another update that paints a different picture stating that investors are showing a willingness to believe that the game can obtain 500,000 to 1 million subscribers in its first year. Hickey expects the initial game sales to far exceed 1 million, so this could be good news for SWTOR fans and potential investors. Kind of funny how that market pendulum swings isn't it?

Source: Gamasutra