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

KiiLERPosted: Mon. Dec 12, 2011

l3igwill call of duty: modern warfare 3 = 6.5m first day
Battlefield 3 = 5m first WEEK (lmao)
all the proof i need
shows which game has a higher demand....

that sucks, battlefield is still better, now you have fun with those 9 year olds . Big boys for BF

l3igwillPosted: Mon. Dec 12, 2011

MoDxSuPeRsUaVe If MW3 had zombies, then it would be complete xD. I'm tired of waiting a year for a new treyarc game just for zombies! I think that Infinityward could make great zombie maps with its superior graphics and modern weapons.

i agree with you 1000% zombies would make the game so much better.

i have always wish that Call of duty would come out with a game that is 100% about zombies like left 4 dead.

MoDxSuPeRsUaVePosted: Mon. Dec 12, 2011

If MW3 had zombies, then it would be complete xD. I'm tired of waiting a year for a new treyarc game just for zombies! I think that Infinityward could make great zombie maps with its superior graphics and modern weapons.

toobzillaPosted: Mon. Dec 12, 2011

yeah okay Activision, lets see the receipt.

LiquidvladePosted: Mon. Dec 12, 2011

People complain about the young players in Call of Duty. Battlefield has them as well, and personally every time I play Modern Warfare 3, I always have my team of 6, so I never have that problem.

and honestly complain all you want, but if the game is making them BILLIONS and every time it sells MORE and MORE, why would they even bother?

Personally I think it's great (except quickscopers... Graphics to me is a bonus, a game doesn't have to have great graphics to be great.

l3igwillPosted: Mon. Dec 12, 2011

call of duty: modern warfare 3 = 6.5m first day
Battlefield 3 = 5m first WEEK (lmao)
all the proof i need
shows which game has a higher demand....

RemembrancePosted: Mon. Dec 12, 2011

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TTG_V3ry_P1ss3d 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.

i accually havent had a problem with the game so far ur just a bf3 fanboy just like the rest of them... you guys say that the game made 1billion just because the cover says call of duty... what a joke

You're just a moron that can't take opinion without creating a stupid reason such as "HURHUR UR A FANBOY".
A lot of people think this game needs work including myself, not everyone thinks the same.
I agree, this game needs a lot of work and that doesn't mean were fanboys... Who ever says that we are are just conceded and are so used to sucking call of duty's **** for the past 4 and a half years when the majority of the them started playing it. Im not saying that the game is bad, im just saying that there are a few things they need to fix, and a few things they don't need to fix as well...
Wow i say the game needs work and then i'm fanboy, Ive played all call of duty games and i was disappointed with black ops, and i was hoping mw3 could live up to cod4 or mw2. With the right tweaks maybe but so far i'm not enjoying the game. I've been playing alot more of bf3 which is not a bad game, and getting back into some World at war.

Same here even my friends are starting to play other games more than MW3 I like BF3 better than MW3 it beats it by a long shot half the people that say its a terrible game are just not use to the type of game style you have to play on it I have played COD since COD 3 and the last 2 have been dissapointing and my demands as well as others demands for the series have not even been close to becoming real if the next COD doesnt have a new graphics engine or any thing original I am not buying it unless I get a HD PVR this christmas (I see the case shape under my christmas tree :D)

l3igwillPosted: Mon. Dec 12, 2011

Legitsmith I liked the game for about 2 day's and then I started getting into lobbies with Try Hard's and 10 year old's

I like Battlefield 3 a little bit more at the minute because when I join a game... My team knows how to play...

But they are both OK game's

i will admit call of duty does have 10 year olds but i like pissing them off when you woop them.
And i think bf3 has the same amount it just no one ever talks in bf3 everyone is always in party chat ,or doesn't have a mic on

Necklace_JrPosted: Mon. Dec 12, 2011

I liked the game for about 2 day's and then I started getting into lobbies with Try Hard's and 10 year old's

I like Battlefield 3 a little bit more at the minute because when I join a game... My team knows how to play...

But they are both OK game's