Expedition 33 managed to sell over a million copies in a week despite its release proximity to Bethesda’s RPG classic. According to Expedition 33 publisher Kepler Interactive, what many saw as clear competition actually worked in the freshman studio’s favor. “When I was in the press, I saw the Western-style RPG and the Japanese-style RPG as having quite different appeal and audiences. Similarly, Expedition 33 and Oblivion are two RPGs grasping for specific subsects of the same audience. The Game Business reports that 55 percent of those who played Expedition 33 on Xbox also played Oblivion.