Modern Warfare 3? is the fastest to $1 billion
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It's been a rocky year for video games sales, but don't tell that to Call of Duty.
Game publisher Activision Blizzard announced on Monday that Modern Warfare 3, the latest entry in their blockbuster shooter series, topped $1 billion in worldwide sales a record 16 days after its release on November 8th. That beats the previous record holder, James Cameron's 2009 3D film "Avatar", which took 17 days to reach the mark.
Read: James Cameron slapped with lawsuit over "Avatar" plot
"Call of Duty has become that rare entertainment franchise that transcends its own genre" said Eric Hirshberg, CEO of Activision Publishing. "Core gamers love it, as our stellar reviews show. But every year, new people are drawn into Call of Duty."
Reaching $1 billion in just over two weeks is impressive, but it's not like we didn't see it coming. The game already set new entertainment launch records by earning $400 million in its first 24 hours and $775 million in its first five days.
Modern Warfare 3's spectacular start -- a full 7% ahead of last year's smash hit Call of Duty: Black Ops -- helped November game sales exceed analyst expectations, though on the whole, 2011 has been a down year for the industry.
Activision is also seeing dollar signs thanks to the company's Call of Duty Elite subscription service, which gives users access to a robust suite of stat tracking, tips and other features. Over 6 million players have registered for the service since launching alongside Modern Warfare 3 in early November, a million of which are paid, premium subscriptions. Activision points out it took Netflix and Xbox Live a solid year to reach one million paid subscribers.
Critics are digging the game, too. Over the weekend, Modern Warfare 3 won the 'Best Shooter' category in the 2011 Spike TV Video Game Awards.
? Battlefield!!!
Game publisher Activision Blizzard announced on Monday that Modern Warfare 3, the latest entry in their blockbuster shooter series, topped $1 billion in worldwide sales a record 16 days after its release on November 8th. That beats the previous record holder, James Cameron's 2009 3D film "Avatar", which took 17 days to reach the mark.
Read: James Cameron slapped with lawsuit over "Avatar" plot
"Call of Duty has become that rare entertainment franchise that transcends its own genre" said Eric Hirshberg, CEO of Activision Publishing. "Core gamers love it, as our stellar reviews show. But every year, new people are drawn into Call of Duty."
Reaching $1 billion in just over two weeks is impressive, but it's not like we didn't see it coming. The game already set new entertainment launch records by earning $400 million in its first 24 hours and $775 million in its first five days.
Modern Warfare 3's spectacular start -- a full 7% ahead of last year's smash hit Call of Duty: Black Ops -- helped November game sales exceed analyst expectations, though on the whole, 2011 has been a down year for the industry.
Activision is also seeing dollar signs thanks to the company's Call of Duty Elite subscription service, which gives users access to a robust suite of stat tracking, tips and other features. Over 6 million players have registered for the service since launching alongside Modern Warfare 3 in early November, a million of which are paid, premium subscriptions. Activision points out it took Netflix and Xbox Live a solid year to reach one million paid subscribers.
Critics are digging the game, too. Over the weekend, Modern Warfare 3 won the 'Best Shooter' category in the 2011 Spike TV Video Game Awards.
? Battlefield!!!
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And...? We expected less?
Where's Joshua Boy and his Twilight ether!? -
And...? We expected less?
Where's Joshua Boy and his Twilight ether!?
the ratings for twilight on imdb are shocking lol...
i guess ppl be hating because they dont follow the original novel word 4 word...
but yet twilight jus keeps on making $$$
? love 2 hate i guess.
ahhh well. -
And...? We expected less?
Where's Joshua Boy and his Twilight ether!?
Spliff actually thinks Twilight is good so he wouldn't get it. Maybe he will understand if I use the Bieber file this time. lol -
neva seen twilight, but the numbers each movie puts up clearly indicate that a whole lot of people like those movies 4 sum reason...the ratings indicate the movie has alot of haters (most likely the same people who keep on watching)
same with beiber...neva listened 2 any of his albums...but heard a song or 2...n people most like the cathcy hooks i guess...cant hate on him 4 making music that his fans like
same goes with cod...they give the consumer what THE CONSUMER WANTS.
shooters like battlefield clearly dont giv the consumer what they want, otherwise they wud be puttin up COD numbers.
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So Spliff, question for you: Which is better? FIFA or PES?
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PES of course.
but fifa give the consumer what they want...
liscenses, more features, easier gameplay, n00b features etc...
which does'nt make it a better game.
COD jus happens to be able to give the consumer what they want while still maintaining the best gameplay. -
One Spliff wrote: »PES of course.
but fifa give the consumer what they want...
liscenses, more features, easier gameplay, n00b features etc...
which does'nt make it a better game.
COD jus happens to be able to give the consumer what they want while still maintaining the best gameplay.
but but but but but but
PES 2012 sold 2.04 million copies wile FIFA 12 sold 6.83
Spliff ....................................................................................... the numbers don't lie!!!! -
How much did movies like Titanic, Avatar, Dark Knight and etc make? Way more than Twiight....but you fail to name those huh
More times than not the good movies sell way more than "average" movies
Fact is there will always be exception to the rules and obviously Twlight isnt that bad if it's selling
? seem to think just because they don't like something then everyone else doesnt.
Fact is million upon million upon millions think MW3 is a great game and no matter how much you guys ? about it... this will remain a fact
1 billion in 16 days????? lol bf3 been out 3 months and hasnt reached 500 million
Hey, this don't involve you! It's a British argument. Keep out.
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but but but but but but
PES 2012 sold 2.04 million copies wile FIFA 12 sold 6.83
Spliff ....................................................................................... the numbers don't lie!!!!
obviously simple concepts go over your head, lol.
sales proove that waaaay more people like MW3, than BF3...which also make your precious IGN polls null and void.
sales also proove that more people like FIFA than PES...numbers don't lie, which is why i've never denied fifa's popularity.
my point is that the hate for COD, twilight etc...are form losers who love to hate, because for sum reason they dont think cod/twilight deserve the populairty they receieve...but yet they make more n more $$$ every year.
eventually u haters r guna jus have to let it go. -
One Spliff wrote: »neva seen twilight, but the numbers each movie puts up clearly indicate that a whole lot of people like those movies 4 sum reason...the ratings indicate the movie has alot of haters (most likely the same people who keep on watching)
same with beiber...neva listened 2 any of his albums...but heard a song or 2...n people most like the cathcy hooks i guess...cant hate on him 4 making music that his fans like
same goes with cod...they give the consumer what THE CONSUMER WANTS.
shooters like battlefield clearly dont giv the consumer what they want, otherwise they wud be puttin up COD numbers.
keep hatin tho.
Spliff bro, sorry, gotta bite my tongue and take back what I said about Bieber.
SMH
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Spliff bro, sorry, gotta bite my tongue and take back what I said about Bieber.
SMH
LMAO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i ? with beiber. -
One Spliff wrote: »LMAO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i ? with beiber.
Yep ............. he's got two new fans now. lol lol
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Titanic and Avatar are wack movies.
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One Spliff wrote: »obviously simple concepts go over your head, lol.
sales proove that waaaay more people like MW3, than BF3...which also make your precious IGN polls null and void.
sales also proove that more people like FIFA than PES...numbers don't lie, which is why i've never denied fifa's popularity.
my point is that the hate for COD, twilight etc...are form losers who love to hate, because for sum reason they dont think cod/twilight deserve the populairty they receieve...but yet they make more n more $$$ every year.
eventually u haters r guna jus have to let it go.
how do u see this with one genre and not the other? its crazy... -
kanggoodie wrote: »how do u see this with one genre and not the other? its crazy...
see what ? -
sales based on popularity
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One Spliff wrote: »see what ?
you always said the "better" game is the one that sells more.
Guess that only relates to BF vs COD. lol -
Spliff only sees what he wants.
LMAO really though, you can see that in movies or other games but REFUSE to allow yourself to see it in the BF vs COD situation. -
you always said the "better" game is the one that sells more.
Guess that only relates to BF vs COD. lol
yea but it does tho...
lol
of course sales = better game. (acorrding to consumers)....that does'nt mean i have to agree EVERYTIME.
the hell ?
fifa selling more than pes means MORE PEOPLE THINK FIFA IS A BETTER GAME THAN PES...thats a fact that i simply can not deny...do i agree ?...HELL NO.
why is this concept so hard to understand ?
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