World of Warcraft : Subscription Numbers Dip Below 10M

For the first time, World of Warcraft subscriptions have dipped below the ten million mark. According to Blizzard-Activision is latest financial report, the subscriber base currently sits at 9.1M. As of June 30, 2012, Blizzard Entertainment is World of Warcraft remains the #1 subscription-based MMORPG and had approximately 9.1 million subscribers4 Part of the reason for the decline, according to Mike Morhaime, came at the hands of Blizzard is other huge title Diablo III: ""Historically we have seen usage decline towards the end of an expansion cycle. We saw a similar drop in subscribers in the months before Cataclysm, followed by a substantial return of players around the Cataclysm launch. wow gold. we are also seeing that a number of players took a break from WoW to play Diablo III,"" Mike Morhaime explained to investors in the most recent financial conference call.