Apparently Call of Duty: Black Ops did alright for itself. How alright is "alright?" How does over $1 billion in sales sound?
One its launch day alone, the game pulled in over $360 million in sales. In the five days since it's release it made over $650 million. So it should come as no surprise then that Activision is now tooting its horn about hitting $1 billion in sales.
Thats a pretty large number for one game. The first month issues with the game has not seemed to have slowed down sales. Do these sales show a true community that has accepted this "new" CoD or is it power of the masses?
UPDATE: Kotaku mentions this for the next zombie map:
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One its launch day alone, the game pulled in over $360 million in sales. In the five days since it's release it made over $650 million. So it should come as no surprise then that Activision is now tooting its horn about hitting $1 billion in sales.
That's $1,000,000,000 sold-through, according to Activision's internal estimates, for the Cold War-era shooter which launched on November 9. Fancy some more numbers? Over 600 million hours of Cod Blops playtime have been clocked up. On Xbox 360, Microsoft says that the average user logs on over once per day for over an hour, playing with friends over half the time. Numbers!
"In all of entertainment, only Call of Duty and 'Avatar' have ever achieved the billion dollar revenue milestone this quickly," commented Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick in the announcement, going on to say:
This is a tribute to the global appeal of the Call of Duty franchise, the exceptional talent at Treyarch and the hundreds of extraordinary people across our many Call of Duty studios including Infinity Ward and Sledgehammer that work tirelessly on the franchise. Our ability to provide the most compelling, immersive entertainment experience, and enhance it with regular, recurring content that delivers hundreds of hours of audience value, has allowed Call of Duty to continue to set sales and usage records.(...)
The first Cod Blops downloadable content pack 'First Strike' was announced over the weekend. It'll launch for Xbox 360 on February 1, 2011, offering five new maps for 1,200 Microsoft Points ($15). First Strike will hit PC and PlayStation 3 later.
"In all of entertainment, only Call of Duty and 'Avatar' have ever achieved the billion dollar revenue milestone this quickly," commented Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick in the announcement, going on to say:
This is a tribute to the global appeal of the Call of Duty franchise, the exceptional talent at Treyarch and the hundreds of extraordinary people across our many Call of Duty studios including Infinity Ward and Sledgehammer that work tirelessly on the franchise. Our ability to provide the most compelling, immersive entertainment experience, and enhance it with regular, recurring content that delivers hundreds of hours of audience value, has allowed Call of Duty to continue to set sales and usage records.(...)
The first Cod Blops downloadable content pack 'First Strike' was announced over the weekend. It'll launch for Xbox 360 on February 1, 2011, offering five new maps for 1,200 Microsoft Points ($15). First Strike will hit PC and PlayStation 3 later.
Thats a pretty large number for one game. The first month issues with the game has not seemed to have slowed down sales. Do these sales show a true community that has accepted this "new" CoD or is it power of the masses?
UPDATE: Kotaku mentions this for the next zombie map:
The new Zombie map sold in the $15 Call of Duty: Black Ops "First Strike" expansion will be called Ascension, according to an Activision press release. Any theories on what that means? First Strike will be available for Xbox 360 download on Feb 1; other platforms later.
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