Analyst Predicts Modern Warfare 3 Sales will Double Battlefield 3

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Sales of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 are likely to hit 16 million units in the fourth quarter of the year, according to Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter, who believes Battlefield 3 will sell eight million copies globally during the same timeframe.

Pachter told Forbes that the two rival shooters should generate over $1.4 billion in revenue in the three month period, representing 15 percent of total packaged game sales.

He also thinks Modern Warfare 3 could sell an additional eight million copies in 2012 and Battlefield 3 another two million units, with many gamers choosing to pick up both games.

"I'd guess that around half of the console copies of Battlefield 3 will be bought by people who also buy Modern Warfare 3, so around two to three million will buy both," he said. "I don't see much cannibalization of the titles."

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Source: http://www.computerandvideogames.com/323633/modern-warfare-3-sales-to-double-battlefield-3s-analyst/

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epraiderPosted:

Why does it matter? Quantity DOES NOT equal Quality, this has been stated multiple times.

TRiPLeO777Posted:

Ambicidal
PoLO212
iheartgow3 who cares? BF3 will still f*ck up mw3. IDC what the world or anyone says. BF3 will R*PE MW3.


LMAO BF3 SUCKSS ALL THE BF SUCK..ONLY NON SERIOUS GAMERS BUY BF3..COD IS MORE OF A SERIOUS COMPETITION GAME FOR GAMERS..SOO GO FLY YOUR STUPID JET YOU FAGGGET

Are you stupid? oWait. Nvm.

ALL CAPS, Flaming, not making any sense.

We've got all the signs of a classic MW3 fanboy here. Everyone observe closely, be sure to keep your distance.

hahaha i laught so hard when i've heard MW3 is more for a serious gamer hahaha that is the worst thing that i have ever heard BF3 is for people that want to game serious common how old are you man so you are taking the words outta my mouth btw BF3 for the campaign and MW3 for the multiplayer

epraiderPosted:

PoLO212
iheartgow3 who cares? BF3 will still f*ck up mw3. IDC what the world or anyone says. BF3 will R*PE MW3.


LMAO BF3 SUCKSS ALL THE BF SUCK..ONLY NON SERIOUS GAMERS BUY BF3..COD IS MORE OF A SERIOUS COMPETITION GAME FOR GAMERS..SOO GO FLY YOUR STUPID JET YOU FAGGGET
The wild CoD fanboy stalks his prey.... stay back everyone, he's flaming, and extremely stupid.

AmbicidalPosted:

PoLO212
iheartgow3 who cares? BF3 will still f*ck up mw3. IDC what the world or anyone says. BF3 will R*PE MW3.


LMAO BF3 SUCKSS ALL THE BF SUCK..ONLY NON SERIOUS GAMERS BUY BF3..COD IS MORE OF A SERIOUS COMPETITION GAME FOR GAMERS..SOO GO FLY YOUR STUPID JET YOU FAGGGET

Are you stupid? oWait. Nvm.

ALL CAPS, Flaming, not making any sense.

We've got all the signs of a classic MW3 fanboy here. Everyone observe closely, be sure to keep your distance.

PoLO212Posted:

iheartgow3 who cares? BF3 will still f*ck up mw3. IDC what the world or anyone says. BF3 will R*PE MW3.


LMAO BF3 SUCKSS ALL THE BF SUCK..ONLY NON SERIOUS GAMERS BUY BF3..COD IS MORE OF A SERIOUS COMPETITION GAME FOR GAMERS..SOO GO FLY YOUR STUPID JET YOU FAGGGET

iPatoboPosted:

Pac every battlefield sucks........ cod will always be better. 1 thing bf does have is a ton of raging fanboys that will always argue their game is better


I doubt you've played them all, or even the most recent one (BF:BC2), as it's an amazing game and personally I find it much more fun than MW2 or Black Ops.

iheartgow3Posted:

who cares? BF3 will still f*ck up mw3. IDC what the world or anyone says. BF3 will R*PE MW3.

BF3Posted:

Pac every battlefield sucks........ cod will always be better. 1 thing bf does have is a ton of raging fanboys that will always argue their game is better


"every battlefield sucks........ cod will always be better"

And look what you're doing now, being a raging fanboy...

PacPosted:

every battlefield sucks........ cod will always be better. 1 thing bf does have is a ton of raging fanboys that will always argue their game is better

BF3Posted:

Ambicidal Don't care much for sales.

I want to buy the better game. Battlefield 3.

No Ms. MW3 fanboy, not opinion and preference.

-One game has over 60 awards. The other has 15.
-One has a groundbreaking new engine. The other is using the same engine since Quake 3.
-One has a friendly community. The other's community is filled with those under the age of 13.

So, you see? One game is good. The other is not as good.

Battlefield 3 > Modern Warfare 3.


Couldn't have said it better myself.