Civilization III Pre-Sales get off to a Roaring Start
Infogrames sparks pre-sale orders with limited edition version of long-running empire-building game.
Pre-sales have begun for the highly anticipated third installment of the game franchise that has kept game players in front of computers way into the night for over ten years: Sid Meier’s Civilization III. As the pre-sales mount, it has come as no surprise that the most dedicated aficionados of the game are snapping up the special limited edition version of Civilization III that has been capped at a one-time run of 75,000 units.
“The pre-sales of Civilization III have really taken off”, said Ron Seger, vice president, product line sales for Infogrames. “Early on we met with some of our retail partners about a special edition of the game that would be limited to a small production run. The positive response to this idea was universal. We put together the limited edition for those fans that want more in their Civilization III experience. The gamers who score one of these tin-box limited edition games on launch day could have a real collector’s item.”
'We’re thrilled with the response we’ve seen so far – demand for this product is outstripping supply,” said Nancy MacIntyre, vice president of marketing for Infogrames’ Beverly Label. “Though we think we will be able to provide Sid Meier with a complimentary copy of the limited edition, all other bets are off!'
The limited edition of Sid Meier’s Civilization III comes packaged in a tin box that contains an exclusive video chronicling the making of Civilization III, a second video celebrating Sid Meier’s induction into the IDSA Hall of Fame, designer’s notes from Sid Meier and Jeff Briggs, a fold-out tech tree, and the Civilization III game and manual.
Through its ten-year lifespan the Civilization series has sold more than four million copies since it was first introduced in 1991. The series’ creator, world-renowned, hall-of-fame game designer Sid Meier and the team at Firaxis Games, have returned to work on the newest Civilization game five years after Civ II captured the imaginations of gamers around the world and set the standard as what computer gaming magazines have called “the greatest strategy game of all time”.
In Civilization III players choose one of 16 fledgling civilizations and, if they are masterful, guide them to global domination through development of technologies, cultural achievement, trade with other civilizations and all the other skills that make a civilization great.
“The pre-sales of Civilization III have really taken off”, said Ron Seger, vice president, product line sales for Infogrames. “Early on we met with some of our retail partners about a special edition of the game that would be limited to a small production run. The positive response to this idea was universal. We put together the limited edition for those fans that want more in their Civilization III experience. The gamers who score one of these tin-box limited edition games on launch day could have a real collector’s item.”
'We’re thrilled with the response we’ve seen so far – demand for this product is outstripping supply,” said Nancy MacIntyre, vice president of marketing for Infogrames’ Beverly Label. “Though we think we will be able to provide Sid Meier with a complimentary copy of the limited edition, all other bets are off!'
The limited edition of Sid Meier’s Civilization III comes packaged in a tin box that contains an exclusive video chronicling the making of Civilization III, a second video celebrating Sid Meier’s induction into the IDSA Hall of Fame, designer’s notes from Sid Meier and Jeff Briggs, a fold-out tech tree, and the Civilization III game and manual.
Through its ten-year lifespan the Civilization series has sold more than four million copies since it was first introduced in 1991. The series’ creator, world-renowned, hall-of-fame game designer Sid Meier and the team at Firaxis Games, have returned to work on the newest Civilization game five years after Civ II captured the imaginations of gamers around the world and set the standard as what computer gaming magazines have called “the greatest strategy game of all time”.
In Civilization III players choose one of 16 fledgling civilizations and, if they are masterful, guide them to global domination through development of technologies, cultural achievement, trade with other civilizations and all the other skills that make a civilization great.
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People: Jeff Briggs Nancy MacIntyre Ron Seger Sid Meier
Games: Civilization III
People: Jeff Briggs Nancy MacIntyre Ron Seger Sid Meier
Games: Civilization III