"Overview - First off, Happy New Year VGChartz! Video game sales are at their peak, due to it being the last week before Christmas. Sales will drop next week and for several more weeks because the holiday season has ended. Star Wars: The Old Republic (PC) is the biggest debut this week with sales of 1.68 million. PlayStation Vita sales fell by two thirds in its second week on sales in Japan.
Software milestones this week in the top 20: Star Wars: The Old Republic (PC) flies by the one million mark in its opening week; Just Dance 3 (Wii) passes the six million mark; Super Mario 3D Land (3DS) flies by the four million mark; Mario Kart 7 (3DS) passes four million sold; Kinect Adventures! (X360) flies by the 14 million mark; Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (X360) passes 11 million sold in record time; Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (PS3) passes nine million sold; Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Wii) passes the two million mark; Mario Kart Wii passes 31 million sold; and Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception (PS3) passes the three million mark.
Hardware sales are up across the board week on week, while the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 are also up year on year. The 3DS, Xbox 360 and Wii all sold more than one million units this week. Hardware milestones this week: The DS passes the 151 million mark; the Wii passes the 94 million mark; the Xbox 360 passes the 63 million mark; the PlayStation 3 passes the 60 million mark; and the 3DS passes the 14 million mark."
Recently, players of Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone were met with a new bundle featuring the B.E.A.S.T. Glove, inspired by King Kong's armament in the Godzilla x Kong movie. However, the $80 price tag attached to this themed accessory left many Call of Duty fans feeling underwhelmed.
Morons that allow themselves to be milked continuously by this company is the definition of irony.
Spend more $$ and you'll end up In easier lobbies so you win both ways when ya spend that cash
Controversy in the COD community feels like it happens within an alternate timeline. Activision will take the piss with something, there will be a momentary fuss about it, and then they will forget about it and carry on anyway. Repeat this cycle literally every year for the rest of time.
They call that a crack head! Thats what this is really about, its an addiction. People who dont smoke cigarettes look and laugh at the addicts that spend $8-$10 a pack, but they cant help themselves, they are addicted. That same analogy applies perfectly to the whole MT industry. Only an addict that was not thinking clearly would spend this kind of money on something so frivolous. A round of multiplayer provides the same high a person gets from scratching a lotto ticket, or putting money on a sports bet. MT in general need to really be regulated because you have a generation of kids becoming adults who grew up only knowing the MT era of gaming. Its normal to them and they will in turn teach their kids the same by just being a gaming parent and getting their kids involved with them in gaming. Thats why no matter how ridiculous the headlines keep getting out of the MT industry, it never seems to fade or go away.
I'm so tired of hearing about what they're doing with this game, its never going to change and it's never going to value the consumer over money, furthermore the people who engage so heavily in the microtransactions I guess allegedly are having a blast and can't wait to do it some more this year when the new version of the game drops.
The famous comedy duo is the latest example of pop culture becoming one big grey blob
Certain to have some sort of reference to their online store for CBD/THC chews, which is advertising heavily online the last month or two.
The randomness of the multiplayer characters is one of reason I quit playing COD after briefly returning in 2022. We got Space Marines, rappers, tree monsters etc. all in a series called “ Modern Warfare”.
I think if there was ever a time for a competitor to rise up and take away some of Call of Duty's thunder, the time would be now. A military shooter that takes itself seriously, not sold out to Fortnitism. Easier said than done, I know... but the time is ripe.
I can't stand this stuff either.
There are tons of MP shooters that make no profit, if you're looking for one of those
You guys have been saying this shit since 2009. Fortunately, nobody’s bringing down cod anytime soon, if ever.
I agree. I really didn't like how the silliness takes away the gritty origins. That and all the crazy effects... dunno. I'm still playing it but I'd love for someone to steal their cheese and cater to grittier players
@fsfsxii It's not so much wanting COD itself to die as it is wanting this silliness to die. Like CrazyCoconuts said, it takes from the grittiness. Many OG COD players want a straightup Military shooter experience, not silly costume time at Carnival.
is this what the kids want these days a pair of iconic stoners who were big in the 70s and have kind of held on I enjoyed their movies decades ago but I never recall the movie where cheech infiltrates a enemy base while chong snipes for support guess I must of missed that one
Man I'm getting to old for this
From Bootleg to Black Box, Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 made a heartbreaking mistake by not remastering the bizarrely forgotten maps from its namesake.
Safe to say that PS3 software sales will never catch up to 360. VGchartz currently has them at a +90 million gap.
Safe to say that Sony has sold enough PS3 to warrant support from 3rd party devs. Which is why I am proud to own a PS3 and I have the liberty to enjoy many of its great exclusives.
Good time to be a PS3 owner.
As with all estimates they are bound to have some margin of error.
XperiaRay
3ds wins, end of story
Wow Call of Duty is now a sickness 9 million on PS3 alone, you gotta be kidding me, that's crazy....
It's official COD is an Unstoppable Juggernaut...
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Remember way back in 2011 when people thought Battlefield 3 would take away from Call Of Duty? Ya, such crazy things were said back then.
Call Of Duty might not be for everyone, but just barely from the looks of the sales.
I'm guessing the Xbox 360 will go over 70 million lifetime this year, which is great for a sophomore release. I'm really looking forward to the new announcement of the next Xbox later this year though.