Black Desert Online: Is 400,000 Units Sold Significant?

The announcement by Daum that Black Desert Online had sold 400,000 copies was quite a surprise. Not because I wasn’t expecting some sort of announcement but because the figure struck me as particularly low. For what could be argued as the last AAA title for some time and one that – seemingly – has been anticipated for an age, it’s odd to think it’s had sales of less than half a million.