Activision trumpets $1 billion for Modern Warfare 3

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As Bobby Kotick nestles himself between a cloud masquerading as a mattress and a gold-trimmed white goose down duvet (the goose has the gold trim, not the duvet), his mind can gently waft into unconsciousness, accompanied by the pleasing crackle of bloggers typing "one billion dollars." Activision announced the enormous sales figure for Modern Warfare 3 this morning, claiming the milestone flew by within 16 days of the game's launch. We hope George Michael was adequately rewarded for providing his flattest cover yet.

The information is derived from retailer sell-through data and the UK's Chart-Track service, and is positioned in comparison to entertainment nemesis Hollywood, where 2009's Avatar took longer to reach the same sales (19 in total if you ask Wikipedia). James Cameron's 3D spectacle rested on an awful lot of noses and eventually reached $2 billion worldwide.

Alas, that's an indication of Modern Warfare 3's diminishing returns in the news sphere. Next year, we want to see two billion bucks before we commit a sentence.

Posted: Dec 12, 2011 11:07 am

Source: http://www.joystiq.com/2011/12/12/activision-trumpets-1-billion-for-modern-warfare-3/#comments

Comments

the_hillbillyPosted: Mon. Dec 12, 2011

He's right, CoD is easy to play, anybody will just buy it for the fun of it. :wink:

OnionStealerPosted: Mon. Dec 12, 2011

cod is simply easy to play so it will allways do well

-Frostbite-Posted: Mon. Dec 12, 2011

CoD is purely marketing,

Even if the CD is in blank, it will sell.

-Frostbite-

TTG_V3ry_P1ss3dPosted: Mon. Dec 12, 2011

There is no doubt this game needs a lot of work. But there is always that one guy who says "I have'nt had any problems with this game what so ever." open your eyes.

System32Posted: Mon. Dec 12, 2011

Sick_Life
warinvader
Sick_Life 1 Billion Dollars and still cant fix the **** they need to fix instead they are fixing worthless **** like over powered guns.... fix the connection first you idiots!

Consider getting a good connection first. I've seen nothing but awesome non-laggy games myself.
I have a 50 Meg connection that costs 42 GBP a month don't tell me sh*t that i already have how about you play the game and see the connection yourself

Had it since release, never had any problems.

Oh also, ping plays a much bigger role in your connection than your download speed. You need about 512-1024 kb/s actual download speed to play without problems. If your ping is high, because you get internet through a gateway, from a small company or for whichever other reason.. you can have a DS/1 line and you still won't be able to play decently.

OT: Well deserved, very good game.

WormPosted: Mon. Dec 12, 2011

warinvader
Sick_Life 1 Billion Dollars and still cant fix the **** they need to fix instead they are fixing worthless **** like over powered guns.... fix the connection first you idiots!

Consider getting a good connection first. I've seen nothing but awesome non-laggy games myself.

I have a 50 Meg connection that costs 42 GBP a month don't tell me sh*t that i already have how about you play the game and see the connection yourself

System32Posted: Mon. Dec 12, 2011

Sick_Life 1 Billion Dollars and still cant fix the **** they need to fix instead they are fixing worthless **** like over powered guns.... fix the connection first you idiots!

Consider getting a good connection first. I've seen nothing but awesome non-laggy games myself.

MsFluttershyPosted: Mon. Dec 12, 2011

Must be the first time i've witnessed the news feed update.

WormPosted: Mon. Dec 12, 2011

1 Billion Dollars and still cant fix the shit they need to fix instead they are fixing worthless shit like over powered guns.... fix the connection first you idiots!

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