El33tonline writes:
"The launch of Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 was expected to set new records for unit sales and generated revenue, and while toppling the records of 2011’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 was always going to be a tall order, Activision and Treyarch’s latest title is on track to do just that."
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This is how it went:
We got 40 copies of halo 4, sold 21.
We got 40 copies each of Black Ops 2 for the PS3 and Xbox 360, all sold out an hour after we opened.
Was quite surprised.
Haters can't get enough trashing a game they don't like (though never played) and don't understand differing tastes.
(I don't even play COD i play pc games, but i can objectively give u guys the facts on the situation)
He explained in his msg why he feels it stifles sales...you may or may not agree, but he gave you his opinion.
It sure looks like it! BF3 didn't seem to do much to MW3, and now Black Ops 2 is doing even better despite all the hate.
Go figure!
Can't wait for my copy in the mail....
or waldo
The reason people hate COD (myself included) is because it stifles sales of other games. Think about previous consoles. Although one game might have "ruled" when it came to multiplayer (Goldeneye, Halo 2, etc.) people still bought tons of games. They didn't play these games exclusively.
Go to today and there are literally millions of gamers who buy COD every year and either play only that game or a very small handful of others. I have several people in my friends list from the COD4 days who when I log on are always playing COD. Always. As in they play nothing else. I have friends who used to buy tons of games, and now that they play COD, they only buy 2-4 a year.
It's their right to play the game and only that game. I don't begrudge them. But it makes me sad that high quality games often struggle to sell, and a lot of that has to do with people who buy 3 games a year: COD, Madden, and whatever hot game is out that year (Halo, GTA, Gears, Uncharted, God of War, etc.).
Thats mainly because call of duty brought in a ton of people who wouldnt usually buy games at all.
For instance my uncle never plays games at all however when CoD mw2 or w.e came out and the press was all over it, it was on the radio etc, he had to try it out and so he bought a console for taht game.
Also alot of people play that game cause all their friends play it and so even if they dont like games per say they can keep with the trends if they play CoD.. ya get me?
"because it stifles sales of other games"
Please explain, how does CoD stifle other games sales. If the people who play CoD and CoD only then how would they affect other games since they never had the intention EVER of buying anything else.
Maybe your friends and the other people who don't buy many games anymore is because games are 60 bux a pop. And their are a lot of high quality games this gen during the CoD craze that did sell a lot.
People have this strange idea that CoD is keeping all other games down and this is not true at all. There is always going to be a game that's on top, same thing with all entertainment media. There will always be a number 1 franchise, it's unfortunate that the hate and bitterness that comes with it cause people to believe ridiculous assumptions.
Why would you be suprised abouty the sales of video games in a small unknown grocery story for sales of a game that people are going to get pre-order bonuses, promotional incentives, and trade-in vslue for other games towrds the purchase. Plus the fact that you had the game in your hands at midnight. Clearly your grocery store didn't have a midnight launch.
There were Gamestops averaging 300+ preorders of Halo with well over 50% of the sales done in the first hour on a midnight launch in the area I got mine.
With that said, you could almost double that number when you add in Call of Duty. Plus, there may have been even more locations that ran the game. COD is a retail beast on both consoles.
More fans get the game earlier and earlier each year, despite the thoughts that popularity for the brand.
Evil
Games that come out yearly have little to no added value; majority is reused assets and code.
Why pay full price for reused stuff?
SKIP ANNUALS, just like COD.
Why do you think the best games never come out yearly? Good games require time, while annuals require paying off reviewers.
MGS, Uncharted, etc etc never would be so good if they came out yearly.
SKIP TRASH. Dont listen to reviews listen to reality.
They reuse assets and code, nearly everything for annual releases; why keep this terrible cycle going?
Halo 4 87% from 77 reviews (metacritic)
Black ops 2 (xbox 360) 85% from 38 reviews
Do the math mate
More CODs are coming then. Pathetic !
This article -
'How sad !
More CODs are coming then. Pathetic ! '
Black Ops: Declassified PS Vita - Campaign Gameplay (First Mission) article -
'looks very cool and with Gravity Rush and Uncharted coming for free on PS+ next week i might be busy for quite some time. '
Haha.
Now, I cant wait to play BO2 and BO Declassified :)
I was talking about the graphics i say "it looks".
1. Hate COD
2. Defend Sony products (lately been the Vita)
When those two things collide, I guess the blind love for Sony wins out. lol
This article -
'How sad !
More CODs are coming then. Pathetic ! '
Call of Duty Black Ops: Declassified PlayStation Vita Commercial article -
'looks hot !'
Lol.
Only fps in 2012 that actually is fun and innovative is dishonored the others are just same old same old.
most of the people are bashing cod for being a product of lazy ass development but i like to rate a product for what it is,not what it could have been
It's like 80% accuracy with the SMG, say goodbye to good ol CoD and welcome to some noob haven.
So how are they better than you? Different tactics and gameplay are required in CoD than your more realistic take on the shooter...
and aiming is obv needed otherwise u cud look at the floor from spawn, shoot and ace the whole team..
and since the basics of CoD gameplay have been the same for around 2-4 years now saying "say goodbye to good ol CoD" is a terrible saying
Aiming down the sight is a vital part of Call of Duty. It separates the casuals from the regular skilled players with quicker reflexes and accuracy.
It's now become a natural instinct to aim down the sight at medium to long range to shoot people which means I am being punished because everybody is blind firing with stupidly good accuracy. Taking out the need to aim down the sight is making this game unbearable to those who can play and a haven for those who can't.
Aiming in the general direction is all you need to do well now. The last game I liked was MW2, after MW3, I figured I would give it another chance, no point going off the franchise because of one game. But after seeing this mess, I am saying my goodbye, the saying is relevant.
Others reasons could be the reliability of the product. Games lagging, people glitching and cheating, acting like idiots online and so on. Each year they say they are going to crack down on these people so that everyone can enjoy the games online and each year we hear of problems.
What I don't agree with are those who rush out to Metacritic and rate it a low score for no apparent reason other than their dislike for the franchise as a whole (if that's the case then they should just ignore the games each year).
I do agree, the game should be viewed on its own merits, not stacked up against what it could have been.
Oh man, this world is truly going to hell.
Call of duty tries a lot harder then that, when they probably don't even have to /shrug
If a whole new story, a ton of new guns and maps, plus a whole new way of playing a hugely successful spin-off mode isn't enough for you, what the hell is? Do you ever actually buy any games?
By those standards I can't see how anything can live up to your expectations.
What? That's way too low.
"“Correction on the GameStop data: The million units were sold during the midnight launch period.”"
OK this makes more sense.
Congratz Black Ops 2 on your success! I have yet to play enough of the game to say whether the game is worth it. There's just so much stuff to play!
Looks like i will be right.