Starting out in 2003, it first focused on games set in world war ii. In the release, activision didnt share specific sales numbers, but it did say that call of duty. Modern warfare is a 2019 firstperson shooter video game developed by infinity ward and published by activision. Black ops 3 launched for the playstation 4, xbox one, playstation 3, xbox 360, and windows pc on. Since the first game was released for pc in 2003, the firstperson shooter has sold over 250 million copies across a range of platforms, along with merchandise ranging from toys and comic books to a special edition jeep wrangler. Call of duty had 10 of the 15 best selling games from 20102019, but it couldnt. Publisher activision blizzard said modern warfare sold more in its first weekend. Preorder my new scifi novel herokiller, and read my first series, the earthborn trilogy, which. Black ops 3 is on track to be a top selling entry in the series. The game has been ported to a wide range of platforms, selling over 180 million copies, including paid mobile downloads. Infinite warfare only sold 18 million copies its first week. Nov 12, 2009 according to activision, its new call of duty. Serving as the sixteenth overall installment in the call of duty series, as well as a reboot of the modern warfare subseries, it was released on october 25, 2019, for microsoft windows, playstation 4, and xbox one.
Its predecessor, call of duty, modern warfare 2, sold 4. It had sold more copies in that month than the then most recent entry in the series, call of duty. Black ops iii was the bestselling call of duty on consoles. This is a list of the bestselling video games of all time. This means that call of duty is the best selling franchise on both consoles in total sales with black ops 3 being the second most popular game. However, over time, the series has seen games set in modern times, the midst of the cold war, futuristic worlds, and outer space. Which has sold more games halo of call of duty answers. Black ops has sold something in the region of 25m copies, so lets add in a few sharedpirated copies, plus preowned sales and generously calculate that around 35m people have played it.
Modern warfare is one of the bestselling call of duties in recent history. Thats treble the sales of jamie olivers 30minute meals, britains bestselling book of 2010. Call of duty has sold a staggering 60 million units on all. Jan 15, 2020 it is a testament to the games quality that it was released only in 2018 and still managed to break the top ten best selling games of the decade with 26,500,000 units sold. List of bestselling video game franchises wikipedia. The games were first developed by infinity ward, then also by treyarch and sledgehammer games. Infinite warfare only sold 18 million copies its first. List of bestselling playstation 4 video games wikipedia. Black ops 3 is the game that has sold the most copies on both consoles, with lifetime sales surpassing a very impressive 36. The call of duty franchise has sold over an estimated 250 million units worldwide.
Because religious texts are often translated into many foreign languages and distributed widely by churches, however, precise. Call of duty shatters video games sales record cbs news. Call of duty is a series of firstperson shooter video games. Call of duty had 10 of the 15 best selling games from 20102019. More specifically, according to activision, cumulative sales of call of duty recently surpassed a whopping 300 million copies sold. As for destiny 2, the latest from bungie is the second highestselling 2017 game based on revenue and is also.
The 20 best selling ps4 games of all time updated 2020. Several games in the call of duty franchisewhich have sold over 250 million copies in total, making it one of the most popular franchises of all timeare blacklisted by the ministry. Call of duty games with most unit sales as of october 2019. Wwii sold twice as many copies as infinite warfare. It sold the most digital copies in three days on ps4 ever.
Jan 26, 2020 amazons most sold charts rank books according to the number of copies sold and preordered through, amazon books stores, and books read through digital subscription programs once a customer has read a certain percentage roughly the length of a free reading sample. Finest hour was also on gc which youve not listed in your chart. Call of duty is one of the most culturally significant video game franchises of the 21st century. Since its release in 2015, the game has sold over six million copies in both north america and europe for the playstation 4.
Modern warfare 2019 sales have outstripped those of every other game ever launched under the franchise individually in the first quarter of 2020, as per a report by forbes. Modern warfare sold 28% fewer copies than its predecessor did during its first month, though adding that. The game has sold around 31 million units worldwide since its release in 2010. Advanced warfare was the top selling game of 2014, with bungies destiny taking the number three spot. The sales of infinite warfare make for extremely disappointing reading for activision when you compare them to sales of modern warfare 2 and modern warfare 3 which were released during the peak of call of dutys popularity. Mar 19, 2020 cod wwii is the third on the list with 6. Unless otherwise stated, numbers indicate worldwide units sold, ordered alphabetically whenever two or more list the same amount. Grand theft auto v is the only other game to have sold over.
For more information on the game, please visit our page for the original game. Sales figures from vgchartz shows that black ops and modern warfare 3 are tied in alltime call of duty sales with about 30. Sep 29, 2018 despite coming out every single year like clockwork and the sales beginning to suffer call of duty was still all the rage back in 2011 despite that initial tingle of franchise fatigue within its first 24 hours of release the game sold 6. Modern warfare 2 selling almost 5m copies on its opening day on sale in what its backers claimed was the.
During the previous month, before becoming backward compatible, modern warfare 2 was at only number 321 on the best sellers list. This is the book of the first call of duty game that was made. If you know anything about games, you probably know this. Call of duty is a firstperson shooter video game franchise published by activision. C knack was bundled with every playstation 4 sold in japan during the consoles launch period. Modern warfare set the record for best digital game launch this year, selling an estimated 4.
According to activision, the game has now sold more copies, and has more players online, than any other call of duty title in the same period. The hottest selling entry in the franchise is call of duty. Black ops 2 is the first and so far, only time cod. D 79,000 of the 879,000 were sold as part of a bundle. Jul 12, 2015 the collectors edition for call of duty. It shows you the guns, the introduction, and the brothers of a war that may never be endless. It is also the most successful video game franchise created in. Modern warfare 2 has broken the singleday sales record for an entertainment launch. Serving as the sixteenth overall installment in the call of duty series, as well as a reboot of the modern warfare subseries, it was released on october 25, 2019, for microsoft windows, playstation 4, and xbox one the game takes place in a realistic and.
So far, two call of duty titles are pretty much tied in terms of total sales figures. B combined japanese sales of the original call of duty. Wwii will eclipse that number pretty handily especially. As the days and the nights pass on, the fighting, the. Call of duty s expansion to more platforms includes call of duty mobile. Call of duty black ops iii top selling game of 2015 time. New call of duty patch nerfs warzones most hated weapon. Call of duty game sells almost 5m copies financial times.
Dreams ps4 sales fail to crack february 2020s npd list. Modern warfare has sold through more copies and has more players than any prior call of duty title at this point after its release. Wwii has set a record as the bestselling digital full game by units sold on its first day of availability on the playstation 4, and that its total sales numbers to date have already doubled the number of copies that infinite warfare sold. The call of duty series has always been some of the biggest sellers. The call of duty series has made the list of bestselling xboxps4. Its the fourth call of duty title on our list and the one thats sold the most copies worldwide. Call of duty has passed the 60 million units mark on xboxps4. Oct 12, 2017 call of duty is one of the most culturally significant video game franchises of the 21st century. Minecraft reaches massive new sales milestone gamespot. Call of duty franchise surpasses 175 million copies sold. The bestselling titles in the call of duty franchise.
Ops of cod was the highestseller in the franchise, with 30. Advanced warfare sells fewer copies than ghosts the oncedominant call of duty franchise is struggling, with sales of this years entry, advanced warfare, dropping 27%. That game launched during q4 and racked up over 150 million players. As of october 2019, the bestselling game in the call of duty franchise is black ops. Activision clued us in today, announcing via a new infographic that, since the series debuted over a decade ago, it has sold 175 million call of duty games. It has more total hours played and total players than any cod in six years. One happy customer, erik cota walks out of a redwood city, calif. Black ops 3 was the most successful among them, reaching 15. The black ops trilogy is when treyarch likes to get weird, and its all the better for it.
Nov 10, 2009 the game went on to be the most successful call of duty game ever made, selling well over 10 million copies, receiving high scores from many game journalist publications. Also call of duty 2 didnt release on ps2 and only sold. Black ops iii for comparison, which launched last year, sold over 3 million copies during its first week. Nov 11, 2010 its predecessor, call of duty, modern warfare 2, sold 4. Minecraft creative director saxs persson said in a blog post that the franchisewhich debuted on pc 10 years ago in 2009has now crossed 176 million copies sold. Black ops and modern warfare 3 had each sold approximately 30. This is like the beginning of the call of duty war. Since the series debut over a decade ago, the call of duty games have combined to sell over 175 million copies. A throwback to the bad old 90s days of comicbook movies. Media molecules dreams sits at number 26, despite being one of ps4s most. Not only did it come out on top for november, according to the npd group, but call of duty. Modern warfare is the biggest selling game in franchise. What record has sold the most copies all time answers.
Carrie underwood, jessica simpson topping book sales during. Activision says its futuristic militaryminded shooter was the top selling game of 2015 by a widemargin in both units and dollars sold thru. On the xbox 360 only call of duty black ops has sold. The sales of infinite warfare make for extremely disappointing reading for activision when you compare them to sales of modern warfare 2 and modern warfare 3 which were released during the peak of call of duty s popularity. Grand theft auto v is the only other game to have sold over 100 million copies. Currently, it is one of the most popular games of 2019, and this is evident from the statistics.
Black ops 3 is the second bestselling playstation 4 game of all time. Its sold out very quickly because people really, really wanted the working minifridge that comes with the collectors edition. Dec 20, 2017 call of duty fans were eager to return to world war ii. Best selling game franchises video game sales wiki fandom. This firstperson shooter was developed by treyarch and published by activision. Apr 02, 2020 from march 1521, the start of the coronavirus outbreak, carries book sold 10,741 copies. Guinness world records estimates that over five billion copies of the bible have been sold, making it the bestselling book of all time. The bestselling game on a single platform is wii sports, with nearly 83 million sales for the wii console. The exception are the ones specifying shipments, which have lower precedence than others listing sales. Its the most digitally preordered game on ps4 ever. The most glaring stat, of course, is the number of copies sold. The bestselling video game to date is minecraft, a sandbox video game originally released for microsoft windows, mac os x, and linux in 2011.
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