World grows

I voted it my game of the year and it seems a load of you agree with me. World of Warcraft has now got 5 million subscribers worldwide. Gulp. The game has taken MMO gaming if not to the mainstream then certainly far from the niche the genre previously inhabited. I've got friends, who wouldn't previously have gone near a game containing orcs and elves, who have spent hundreds of hours developing their characters and exploring the breathtaking world. Interestingly these same friends have barely bought another game between them since getting WoW. Could that explain the general downturn in sales this year? Whatever, WoW is a masterpiece that will be fondly remembered in 20 years time.