Tiny Tina's Wonderlands is the latest entry in the Borderlands franchise. Similar to Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel or Tales from the Borderlands, Tiny Tina's Wonderlands is a spin-off title, taking players somewhere between Borderlands 2 and 3 to experience a blend of the traditional looting and shooting fans will be familiar with mixed in with some fantasy RPG elements inspired by Dungeons & Dragons. The game has been met with critical praise, and it seems from a recent earnings report that is has sold notably well too.
For Tiny Tina's Wonderlands' publisher Take-Two, this came as somewhat of a surprise. In its most recent earnings report, the company stated that Tiny Tina's Wonderlands "outperformed our expectations." While there wasn't an official figure given on how much money the latest Borderlands title has made so far, considering Tiny Tina's Wonderlands is already rolling out DLCs alongside the base game, it seems that it certainly has the potential to be making a decent amount for 2K Games and Take-Two.
Speaking on the success of Tiny 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 consider Tiny Tina's Wonderlands a new franchise, as most would consider it a part of the Borderlands series. So Tiny Tina's Wonderlands could become a franchise of its own in the future, with some fans even wanting a Tiny Tina's Wonderlands sequel before Borderlands 4.
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands as 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 the Borderlands series before its latest iteration. This shows that Tiny Tina's Wonderlands sequels could even attract a larger fanbase than any prior Borderlands entry. Alongside the success of Tiny Tina's Wonderlands in the earnings report, it was also stated that WWE 2K22 and Red Dead Redemption 2 were big hitters in terms of sales. Red Dead Redemption 2 had already passed its predecessor just a few weeks after it released in 2018 and has now sold over 44 million units.
While Tiny Tina's Wonderlands may 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 with Tiny Tina's Wonderlands as it consistently drops new content via DLC or patches to buff and nerf characters, weapons, and more.
Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands is available now on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
Source: GamesRadar