Modern Warfare 3 Sets New Sales Record: $775 Million In Five Days

[The Straight Story]

Modern Warfare 3 Sets New Sales Record: $775 Million In Five Days

If anyone has been thinking that we’ve deliberately avoided the Modern Warfare launch in favor of Battlefield 3 stuff, well, I wouldn’t blame them, but it really wasn’t on purpose. Let us demonstrate our impartiality by passing on this rather astonishing statistic: Modern Warfare 3 made more than a quarter of a billion dollars in its first five days. That’s definitely a record.

Comparisons to big movie launches are warranted, of course, and MW3 has the biggest beat by a factor of three or four. Note that MW3′s sales number include pre-orders, however, while most box office receipts are sold on the spot.

The game is sure to hit the billion-dollar mark soon, and will likely have done so faster than any game before it. If there’s anyone left who doubts the power of the mainstream games market, numbers like these should humble them.

At the same time, it must be acknowledged that the mega-franchises are really very few when compared with the number of titles released at large, but the same could be said for standout TV shows and movies. And after all, there’s plenty of pie to go around. It’s not like the people who buy MW3 can’t also buy Minecraft or Sword & Sworcery.

http://techcrunch.com/2011/11/17/modern-warfare-3-sets-new-sales-record-775-million-in-five-days/

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1. Get them young uns learning early

Here in the land of the High Church of Redemptive Violence, where even "liberals" wonder how you can style yourself as non-violent if you won't kick somebody in the nads when they really, really deserve it.

[Logical]

5. I am in my 50s and have bought all of the CODs. n-t

[Dreamer Tatum]

7. Nad kick? How about the .50cal Barrett?

I can't wait to buy that game.

[negativenihil]

2. "And I Helped!"

[Starbucks Anarchist]

3. I pre-ordered it months ago.

Very entertaining game, though I've just been sticking to the multiplayer aspect so far. It's far better than its predecessor.

Of course, half this board will chide me for enjoying myself instead of watching cable news 24/7. :rofl:

[The Straight Story]

4. My nephews and their friends pre-ordered, it was a long night of yelling and cussing

Fridays/Saturdays are their main play dates 2 (which they changed for the release).

I still like doom2 and Jazz Jackrabbit :)

[dmallind]

6. Quick Google says this sells for $60 ergo 12.5 plus million copies

The US seems to be about 1/5 of the video game market so we have a guesstimated 2.5mm copies in 5 days, with the holiday season approaching. Given the demographics of gaming it's clear that this is not restricted to the wealthy. But DU at $42 is an outrage only the rich can afford?