The opening-day release spanned across every continent except Africa and Antarctica, leaving a huge number of sales behind it. In the opening twenty-fours hours alone, over one million copies were purchased. The following day saw a further half million added to the tally, making Starcraft II the fastest-selling strategy game of all time.
Mike Morhaime, CEO and co-founder of Blizzard Entertainment, said; 'We launched StarCraft II in eleven different languages and on five different continents because we wanted to make sure as many players as possible were able to log on and play on day one...we're pleased that so many people around the world have already picked up a copy of the game, and we look forward to welcoming even more players to Battle.net in the weeks and months ahead'.
It looks as though the wait was worthwhile for both parties involved. Hopefully Starcraft III will be released sometime before the turn of the century. Until then, keep enjoying a part of video game history.
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