http://www.gametrailers.com/side-mission/2012/04/17/call-of-duty-sales-on-the-decline-with-modern-warfare-3/Sales of Call of Duty games aren't what they used to be, say analysts. The most recent entry, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, is behind its hugely popular predecessor, Call of Duty: Black Ops, in lifetime-to-date sales. That's despite the fact the Modern Warfare 3 had a stronger initial debut than Black Ops did, which might worry Activision.
According to analyst firm Piper Jaffray, by way of Gamasutra, sales of Modern Warfare 3 are off by 4.2 percent, behind Black Ops' figures.
Last month, Modern Warfare 3 was the eighth bestselling video game in the United States, five months after its release. Sales of Modern Warfare 3 during the month of March were reportedly half of what Black Ops sold during the same period a year prior.
Analysts at Piper Jaffray point to casual video game players seeking their entertainment fix elsewhere, using their game consoles for streaming video and other media consumption.
Activision's silver lining to slower Call of Duty sales is its Elite service, which had attracted more than 1.5 million premium level subscribers as of January 31 of this year.
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-01-12-uk-2011-modern-warfare-3-sales-lower-than-2010-black-ops-salesCall of Duty game Modern Warfare 3 sold fewer copies than Black Ops in the UK in a comparable time frame.
In 2011, Modern Warfare 3 shifted 2,814,609 copies, the Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA) has revealed (using data provided by weekly counter GfK Chart-Track).
In 2010, Black Ops shifted 3,266,298 copies.
And the great decline begins, as everyone predicted except Activision themselves. All I can say is "good".
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Not sure why a marginal decline in sales is such a big deal, but feel free to talk about it in the other thread.
You know whos fault it is?
Robert Bowling
He's the reason why this thread was posted here instead of in the industry thread.
Goddamn him and his lies
Actually the OP posted this in the industry thread too.
And the CoD thread. Dude really wants people to know he finds a marginal decrease in CoD sales to be "good"
To add to this thread I would have to guess that some people are either tired of the franchise mechanics or satisfied with the old games. MW3 still sold a fuckton of copies so a true decline I think isn't even truly visible yet.
That seems weird.