Diablo III might have had a mixed reception from die hard fans on release, but its expansion, Reaper of Souls improved the game by a large margin. Its annoyingly addictive with all its demon killing and odd legendary drop here and there. China may be missing out on the latest journey through Sanctuary, but not for long! Blizzard are looking to bring the clicky action to the east.
Blizzard have established a pretty strong partnership with NetEase, and they have already brought World of Warcraft, StarCraft II, Hearthstone, and Heroes of the Storm to the Chinese. The CEO of NetEase, William Ding, had this to say (via Gamesindustry):
We’re very excited that with our effort, all five of Blizzard Entertainment’s game series will be delivered to Chinese players. We’ll continue to work closely with Blizzard to prepare for a smooth Diablo III launch in China so that local gamers can start playing this epic adventure as soon as possible
Since its launch on Pc in 2012, Diablo III has sold more than 15 million units. 3.5 of those millions were sold in the first 24 hours alone! Its going to be a win for Blizzard undoubtedly, as China have a pretty damn big gaming market. Guild Wars 2 for example, sold 3.8 million copies in its first 2 months of being on sale. Granted, Diablo III isn’t an MMORPG, but it will more than likely reach a few million in sales.
A game where clicking around 500 times a minute (I totally made that up) is a necessity just to move around? I’m pretty sure China have their APM ready!
Last Updated: July 16, 2014
Viking Of Science
July 16, 2014 at 14:32
dat tag….
CodeName Tailgunner
July 16, 2014 at 16:42
ror
Hammersteyn
July 16, 2014 at 14:32
Now they can play it for the first time ever. Oh wait………..China
Alien Emperor Trevor
July 16, 2014 at 14:35
So I guess it’s true, misery does love company.
Lord Chaos
July 16, 2014 at 14:35
Header Win
Kensei Seraph
July 16, 2014 at 14:36
http://pixelbedlam.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Diablo-3-III-Error-37.jpg
Hammersteyn
July 16, 2014 at 14:37
Never forget
Kensei Seraph
July 16, 2014 at 14:38
Never forgive.
Lord Chaos
July 16, 2014 at 14:39
Odly enough to this day I have not had error 37 once.
Mossel
July 16, 2014 at 14:43
Did you play the game in the first month of release?
Lord Chaos
July 16, 2014 at 15:26
Got it on midnight release and played straight after install. Even had 2 weeks booked off.
Hammersteyn
July 16, 2014 at 14:43
Me neither, probably because I played it on PS 😉
Mossel
July 16, 2014 at 14:40
Error 37! Now available in China!
Sir Rants A Lot Llew
July 16, 2014 at 14:54
Why would you do this!?!?!?!
Kensei Seraph
July 16, 2014 at 15:23
Do what?
Expect that history will repeat itself?
Sir Rants A Lot Llew
July 16, 2014 at 15:53
remind us
Consumer of Little Rabbits
July 17, 2014 at 11:26
Header win