‘Witcher 3’ Video Game Sells Over 50 Million Copies, Company Says—Nearing These Other Top-Selling Games

Forbes Business Breaking ‘Witcher 3’ Video Game Sells Over 50 Million Copies, Company Says—Nearing These Other Top-Selling Games Antonio Pequeño IV Forbes Staff I cover breaking news. Following May 29, 2023, 05:42pm EDT | Press play to listen to this article! Got it! Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Topline Polish video game developer CD Projekt Red said in an earnings report Monday The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt has sold more than 50 million copies since its 2015 release—bolstering its position as one of the top-selling video games of all time. Marcin Iwinski is the co-founder of CD Projekt Red, which created “The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.

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[+] Witcher installment is one of the best-selling video games of all time. JANEK SKARZYNSKI/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images Key Facts According to company data, The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt is nearing other best-selling games such as Red Dead Redemption 2 and Mario Kart 8 + Deluxe —both of which had sold more than 50 million units as of last year, according to their respective developers . The game is still well behind Tetris , which is the best-selling video game of all time, with more than 520 million copies sold since launch, according to the The Tetris Company —a figure followed by Minecraft ’s more than 238 million copies sold and Grand Theft Auto V , which has sold more than 170 million copies.

CD Projekt Red reported a 19% year-over-year decline in revenues to $41. 4 million, but also saw its net profit rise slightly year-over-year to $16. 8 million in the first quarter.

CEO Adam Kicinski said in a conference call following 2023 first-quarter results that the company will not be acquired by Sony—addressing rumors that picked up some attention this past weekend. Key Background CD Projekt Red was established in 2002 and now employs more than 1,000 employees located across eight countries. Based on a book series of the same name, the company’s Witcher video game series was first started in 2007.

Since then, the series has sold tens of millions of copies and been adapted into a Netflix drama. The Witcher is CD Projekt Red’s best-selling video game, outpacing Cyberpunk 2077 , which has sold more than 20 million copies. Cyberpunk 2077 had a notoriously buggy and poorly developed release in 2020 that received backlash from the gaming community as a whole.

Since then, through patches to the game, CD Projekt Red has managed to turn the game around—which helped the company secure its second-best revenue year ever in 2022. What To Watch For CD Projekt Red plans to release a new Witcher trilogy and a sequel to Cyberpunk 2077 . The company has not shared the development timeline for the titles.

Big Number More than 75 million. That is the amount of copies the Witcher video game series has sold. Further Reading The Witcher is officially one of the most successful game series of all time (The Verge) CD Projekt is not for sale – CEO (Reuters) Follow me on Twitter or LinkedIn .

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