NCsoft Plans for Aion MMO to Take Second Place, 'Erase the Memory' of Tabula Rasa

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MMO-focused publisher NCsoft today reported a profit of $27 million in its last quarter, largely due to the worldwide performance of its latest MMO, Aion.

The publisher plans for Aion to eventually take second place in the MMO race behind World of Warcraft. The game is already recording strong preorder sales in advance of its North American release on September 22. NCsoft CFO Jaeho Lee said it was likely that the poor performance of Tabula has made retailers "reluctant" to stock Aion. In facing a question of comparison between the two titles, Lee was quick to show his contempt for Richard Garriott's Tabula, which shut down earlier this year after only 16 months of operation.

As Gamasutra put it:

"Ok, um, it's very unfortunate to hear the name of Tabula Rasa at this conference call," Lee said above the nervous chuckle of the analyst. "And we all want to forget and erase that memory from our performance."
From The Chatty
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    August 12, 2009 4:32 PM

    Strong Pre-orders means nothing really, just look at Conan. Everyone rushes in to see it then complain at wasting 45+ dollars on a game they won't touch again.

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      August 12, 2009 4:46 PM

      Same with Warhammer Online. Huge pre-order and the game fell flat at month 2

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      August 12, 2009 6:35 PM

      AOC and WAR are like 10 bucks now, for collectors editions >.< sad stuff.

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        August 14, 2009 4:01 PM

        I can't believe I paid for both CE's- and now I don't play either anymore.

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