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Title: The Guinness Record for "most money received for a virtual world"
Post by: Sekoia on December 04, 2012, 12:08:44 PM
While looking at Guinness I stumbled across this and found it encouraging:

"The most money received for a virtual world is the $350 million (£175 million) paid by The Walt Disney Company for the children''s MMO Club Penguin (New Horizon Interactive, 2005) in 2007.

Featured in Guinness World Records Gamers Edition 2011"

http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/9000/most-money-received-for-a-virtual-world

Granted, Club Penguin (http://www.clubpenguin.com/) is very different from City of Heroes. But still, I found it encouraging. :)
Title: Re: The Guinness Record for "most money received for a virtual world"
Post by: eabrace on December 05, 2012, 02:29:40 AM
(https://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y38/eabrace/th_tumblr_m321r3cpyU1qilfbgo4_12801.jpg)
Fascinating!
Title: Re: The Guinness Record for "most money received for a virtual world"
Post by: TimtheEnchanter on December 05, 2012, 03:15:42 AM
Quote from: Sekoia on December 04, 2012, 12:08:44 PM
While looking at Guinness I stumbled across this and found it encouraging:

"The most money received for a virtual world is the $350 million (£175 million) paid by The Walt Disney Company for the children''s MMO Club Penguin (New Horizon Interactive, 2005) in 2007.

Featured in Guinness World Records Gamers Edition 2011"

http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/9000/most-money-received-for-a-virtual-world

Granted, Club Penguin (http://www.clubpenguin.com/) is very different from City of Heroes. But still, I found it encouraging. :)

Going to their website quickly turned up a supervillain bear... thing.
Title: Re: The Guinness Record for "most money received for a virtual world"
Post by: Vasarto on December 05, 2012, 03:21:40 AM
This filled me with so much hope I made this motivational poster and came up with the words myself! VV Might be proud of this one lol!

(https://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y194/A4_Shadow_Fox/motivator3793ed4c9df2bf887ffe72c13a764654fec51549.jpg)
Title: Re: The Guinness Record for "most money received for a virtual world"
Post by: TimtheEnchanter on December 05, 2012, 04:25:14 AM
Is that the flower Tom Hanks saved after quitting his job at the factory of doom?
Title: Re: The Guinness Record for "most money received for a virtual world"
Post by: Vasarto on December 05, 2012, 05:00:32 AM
factory of where?

I dunno, I just searched for lone flower and got flowers growing in concrete and liked this one the best lol. 
Title: Re: The Guinness Record for "most money received for a virtual world"
Post by: JWBullfrog on December 05, 2012, 05:02:18 AM
Quote from: TimtheEnchanter on December 05, 2012, 04:25:14 AM
Is that the flower Tom Hanks saved after quitting his job at the factory of doom?

A Joe vs The Volcano reference. On of Tom's lesser known films but one I am quite fond of.
Title: Re: The Guinness Record for "most money received for a virtual world"
Post by: Janrith on December 11, 2012, 08:03:31 AM
Quote from: JWBullfrog on December 05, 2012, 05:02:18 AM

A Joe vs The Volcano reference. On of Tom's lesser known films but one I am quite fond of.

"A BRAIN cloud?  You didn't ask for a second opinion for something called a BRAIN CLOUD???"

Loved that movie!
Title: Re: The Guinness Record for "most money received for a virtual world"
Post by: MisterRik on December 28, 2012, 05:12:38 AM
Quote from: Janrith on December 11, 2012, 08:03:31 AM
"A BRAIN cloud?  You didn't ask for a second opinion for something called a BRAIN CLOUD???"

Loved that movie!
Joe vs. The Volcano was my #1 all-time favorite movie for years, until Hero came out.

One of my heroes on Defiant was named ... Brain Cloud (http://cit.cohtitan.com/character/132981)  ;D