In case everyone's been asleeep, Broderbund made it's first "official" announcement about when the sequal to Myst, called "Riven," will be released. They are targeting summer of '97. That leaves little doubt that it will be well in the pipe by late fall for the Christmas shopping season. (Like I'm going to wait that long!)
Let's see: 2 million sequel purchases' x $25 per copy...
Speaking about the game itself, it did sell over 2 million copies. However, I wonder how many people will do the sequel who purchased (by default or by design) the original. Of the 4 people I know who bought Myst, I was the only one who plowed my way through, the rest apparently giving up quite early.
I hate to admit it, but I'm more excited about Riven as a game player than an investor. Myst is still the #1 entertainment I've played on a PC, ever. Hopefully, there's a million more players drooling for the sequel. |
