Its predecessor, call of duty, modern warfare 2, sold 4. Robbers steal 100 copies of call of duty black ops venturebeat. For there are times that call for swift, decisive action as. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. The bestselling video game to date is minecraft, a sandbox video game originally released for microsoft windows, mac os x, and linux in 2011. Black ops 2 is the first and so far, only time cod.
The hottest selling entry in the franchise is call of duty. The exception are the ones specifying shipments, which have lower precedence than others listing sales. But how many copies of the series have been sold to date. The game has sold around 31 million units worldwide since its release in 2010. Call of duty series sales top 3 billion, activision says. 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. Oct 12, 2017 call of duty is one of the most culturally significant video game franchises of the 21st century. The black ops trilogy is when treyarch likes to get weird, and its all the better for it. But its safe to say that since the 2003 launch of call of duty, the firstperson shooter has faced its fair share of. This is a list of the bestselling video games of all time.
Like many such questions, though, theres not an easy answer that everyone can agree upon. According to early vgchartz estimates, call of duty. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for. Preorder my new scifi novel herokiller, and read my first series, the earthborn trilogy, which. December 2017 marked the eighth year running that a call of duty game was no. Call of duty games with most unit sales as of october 2019.
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. Call of duty shatters video games sales record cbs news. Ghosts has a steep hill to climb if activision wants to. Call of duty game sells almost 5m copies financial times. The first call of duty game came out in 2003 and has sold an estimated 1. Wwii will eclipse that number pretty handily especially. I thought it was a typo when i first read that grand theft auto 5 had sold that many copies in 24 hours. The games were first developed by infinity ward, then also by treyarch and sledgehammer games. It sold the most digital copies in three days on ps4 ever. How many copies of black ops were sold so far answers.
Call of duty has no similar asset to make an uptodate copy the most preferred version. Ops of cod was the highestseller in the franchise, with 30. Last month posted the best october sales in video game history. Black ops has become the fastestselling game of all time with over 7 million units sold on day one following over 4.
Top players can compete for millions in prize money in tournaments. Nov 12, 2009 according to activision, its new call of duty. Wwii had a strong debut week as it finished at the no. 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. The bestselling videogame franchises of all time paste.
Infinite warfare only sold 18 million copies its first week. For those who love books, its natural to wonder about what the most popular book of all time might be. The bestselling titles in the call of duty franchise. Black ops 3 was the most successful among them, reaching 15. Modern warfare 2 selling almost 5m copies on its opening day on sale in what its backers claimed was the. 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. Sales figures from vgchartz shows that black ops and modern warfare 3 are tied in alltime call of duty sales with about 30. 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. Black ops iii was the bestselling call of duty on consoles. Minecraft is the single bestselling videogame of all time. The most anticipated game of the year and the sequel to the bestselling firstperson action game of all time, infinity wards modern warfare 2 will strike worldwide on november 10, 2009. Black ops iii for comparison, which launched last year, sold over 3 million copies during its first week. The 7 topselling video game franchises in history the. If you cant remember back to, oh, four years ago, mojang.
These were some of 2015s best selling games engadget. The goto source for comic book and superhero movie fans. So if call of duty in 2017 looks like more of call of duty in 2016, as 2016 did in 2015, people will. Call of duty is one of the most culturally significant video game franchises of the 21st century. In the release, activision didnt share specific sales numbers, but it did say that call of duty. Nov 10, 2010 according to early vgchartz estimates, call of duty. 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. The game is the newest offering from the classic firstperson shooter video game franchise, and it was launched last friday. Wwii is also currently in fourth place on the alltime games sales list for the. The ascent is the motley fools new personal finance brand devoted to helping you live a richer life. After wringing its hands publicly over the weak sales of last years call of duty. This chart shows alltime unit sales of titles in the call of duty.
Dec 11, 2016 call of duty has no similar asset to make an uptodate copy the most preferred version. Nov 08, 2017 after wringing its hands publicly over the weak sales of last years call of duty. Over the last 11 years, the title has sold millions of copies worldwide. Activision says latest call of duty game is 2014s biggest entertainment. Has call of duty sold more copies than battlefield and which has more. So far, two call of duty titles are pretty much tied in terms of total sales figures. As of october 2019, the bestselling game in the call of duty franchise is black ops. 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. Black ops 4 was the months bestselling game, automatically vaulting to the top of the year to date sales charts. However, over time, the series has seen games set in modern times, the midst of the cold war, futuristic worlds, and outer space. 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%. Call of duty advanced warfare years biggest entertainment.
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. Following that up is modern warfare 3 and it makes perfect sense seeing as how both of those games listed at the top were the most popular during their prime. Call of duty is a firstperson shooter video game franchise published by activision. Modern warfare is one of the bestselling call of duties in recent history. Modern warfare 2 selling almost 5m copies on its opening day on. Best selling game franchises video game sales wiki fandom. Black ops iii is the topselling game in the franchise on current consoles. Unless otherwise stated, numbers indicate worldwide units sold, ordered alphabetically whenever two or more list the same amount. Call of duty is a series of firstperson shooter video games. 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 to duty is a novel of epic scope and breathtaking adventure that races at mach speed between two deadly wars one waged five decades ago against a madman with dreams of world domination, the other to be fought tomorrow against wellarmed dealers in poison and death. K rowlings harry potter books have sold over 400 million copies. Black ops and modern warfare 3 had each sold approximately 30. Since its release in 2015, the game has sold over six million copies in both north america and europe for the playstation 4. There is also a separate list of highestgrossing video game franchises below. 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. Black ops 3 is on track to be a top selling entry in the series. If you know anything about games, you probably know this. April 23, 2017 posted by salim gallow call of duty, gaming, news not as surprised, but black ops ii is the highest grossing call of duty game in the franchise to date. Jan 14, 2016 what games sold the most copies in 2015. Modern warfare 2 has broken the singleday sales record for an entertainment launch.
Starting out in 2003, it first focused on games set in world war ii. This is a list of bestselling computer and video game franchises that have sold at least 5 million copies. There is no book that has more copies than the bible. Its reveal trailer received more than 33 million views and over half a million likes on.
Following that up is modern warfare 3 and it makes perfect sense seeing as how both of those games. The bestselling video game of each year, starting from 1995. Robbers steal 100 copies of call of duty black ops dean takahashi november 7, 2010 10. List of bestselling video game franchises wikipedia. One happy customer, erik cota walks out of a redwood city, calif. Infinite warfare, activision was quick to announce today that call of duty. The call of duty series has always been some of the biggest sellers. Top 10 bestselling games of 2017 revealed in the us gamespot. Nov 11, 2010 its predecessor, call of duty, modern warfare 2, sold 4.
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