Tiny Tina’s Wonderlandsis the latest entry in theBorderlandsfranchise. Similar toBorderlands: The Pre-SequelorTales from the Borderlands,Tiny Tina’s Wonderlandsis a spin-off title, taking players somewhere betweenBorderlands 2and3to experience a blend of the traditional looting and shooting fans will be familiar with mixed in with some fantasy RPG elements inspired byDungeons& Dragons. The game has been met with critical praise, and it seems from a recent earnings report that is has sold notably well too.
ForTiny Tina’s Wonderlands’publisher Take-Two, this came as somewhat of a surprise. In its most recent earnings report, the company stated thatTiny Tina’s Wonderlands"outperformed our expectations." While there wasn’t an official figure given on how much money the latestBorderlandstitlehas made so far, consideringTiny Tina’s Wonderlandsis already rolling out DLCsalongside the base game, it seems that it certainly has the potential to be making a decent amount for 2K Games and Take-Two.
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Speaking on the success ofTiny Tina’s Wonderlands, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick labelled the game as the “best new franchise launch in several years” during a phone call after the release of the earnings report. It is interesting to note that Zelnick seems to considerTiny Tina’s Wonderlandsa new franchise, as most would consider it a part of theBorderlandsseries. SoTiny Tina’s Wonderlandscould become a franchise of its own in the future, with some fans evenwanting aTiny Tina’s Wonderlandssequel beforeBorderlands 4.
Tiny Tina’s Wonderlandsas a new franchise could pave the way for new players to pick up the games, as it was stated in the earnings report that nearly 40% of players had never played a game from theBorderlandsseries before its latest iteration. This shows that Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands sequels could even attract a larger fanbase than any priorBorderlandsentry. Alongside the success ofTiny Tina’s Wonderlandsin the earnings report, it was also stated thatWWE 2K22andRed Dead Redemption 2were big hitters in terms of sales.Red Dead Redemption 2had already passed its predecessorjust a few weeks after it released in 2018 and has now sold over 44 million units.
WhileTiny Tina’s Wonderlandsmay become the beginning of a new franchise for Take-Two, it may take a while before a new game in the series sees any sort of announcement due to the first game’s success being such a surprise to its publisher. In the meantime, fans are still having plenty of fun withTiny Tina’s Wonderlandsas it consistently drops new contentvia DLC or patches to buff and nerf characters, weapons, and more.
Tiny Tina’s Wonderlandsis available now on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
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