Starcraft 2 Sells Over A Million At Launch
According to Blizzard Starcraft 2 sold more than a million copies on launch day, which according to them makes it the best selling PC game of the year already. Blizzard also stated that SCII went on to sell 1.5 million in the first 48 hours.
This was of course a worldwide launch, and Blizzard didn’t release a breakdown of sales by region. The original Starcraft is notoriously popular in South Korea where it’s treated like a sport including televised matches, and player betting scandals.