Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Sales Explosion
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 was perhaps the most anticipated game to come out this year, by the sales alone I would have to agree. First day sales are estimated to be around 4.7 million between the U.S and UK with a value of 310 million USD.
Activision estimates, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has surpassed one day sales figures of every other gaming media as well as every other form of entertainment. This being the sixth installment of the series with the 7th already in production. I’d say the Call of Duty series has turned out to be quite a gold mine for Activison. According to Mike Griffith, CEO of Activison Publishing ““The shattering of these entertainment records is a testament to the compelling, cinematic and uniquely engaging experience that the Call of Duty brand delivers. Modern Warfare 2 has taken interactive experience to unprecedented heights setting a new standard for entertainment.”
Review aggregator Metacritic rates the console versions (PS3 & Xbox 360) at a favorable 96% while the PC version is around 90%. AmTech analyst Ben Schacter estimates that first week global sales could top 11.7 million units.
But the game is already generating a lot of controversy. There’s a scene early in the game (spoiler alert) where the user has to Play as a terrorist, engaged in a massacre at an airport. The game allowes players to skip the controversial scenes in the beginning of the game, but it doesn’t describe what those scenes are. The game is rated mature and is not for kids.
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