CoD6 will be the largest entertainment launch of 2009
Everytime the new sequel of Call of Duty is making a headline. Everytime it is leaking or announcing some of the most challenging news in the gaming industry. Recently the media was struck saying that the maker of the game is claiming that the Call of Duty 6 will be a huge success. Why not? Its true and none of us really doubt the sales potential of Modern Warfare 2.
Just a week or two before Activision said to the media that this much awaited game will be the “largest entertainment launch of 2009.” It is also estimated by experts that the sales of Modern Warfare 2 could hit 11.1 million units in 2009 i.e. in only 6 weeks of sales. It is also estimated that on the first day itself the game will make total revenue of $338 million.
Prediction also comes from Gamasutra that this series of CoD will be the largest video game release of the year.
Janco Partners’ Mike Hickey says, “Given our CY09 sell through estimates for Modern Warfare 2, its possible that the game could be one of the largest entertainment releases of all time. If you assume similar channel unit sales velocity as GTA IV, the game could potentially sell through 7.8 million units globally with an estimated retail value of more than $569 million in the first week.”
Halo is dearer than MW2 for gamers
It has been revealed by Gamasutra that Halo 3: ODST as of now is dearer to gamers than Modern Warfare 2. It tops the chart on Xbox 360 game followed by, very closely, Modern Warfare 2. If a close look is given on the data then it is learned that Halo 3: ODST is the game that has been recorded as the highest “intent to purchase.” On the other hand MW2 has the highest pre-order intent according to the research report.
It is not surprising that ODST is a monster franchise, a franchise which is very co-op friendly. Apart from this four of the Halo games, that is 1,2, 3 and Halo Wars, gamers have an insatiable appetite to kick.
From the report it is crystal clear that for somewhat more dedicated audience the figure represents the proportion of planned purchasers who say they will put advance money down.
If the Infinitiy Ward adds a true 4 player co-op mode then it may gear up gamers in putting money down as well.
The third after Halo 3: ODST and MW2 is Madden NFL ’10 with 15% expressing intent on purchasing if compared with close to 25% of Microsoft gamers planning an ODST or MW2 purchase.
Electronic Arts (EA) been throwing punches at Modern Warfare 2 for sometime claiming that the new Battlefield: Bad Company from the DICE studio would have dedicated servers for the PC gamers. It will be valuing the importance of PC gameplay and also customization of it.
Jens Uwe, headmaster of the European division of EA, said in an interview on Friday, “In March we will launch Battlefield: Bad Company 2, which is our first strong attack on Call Of Duty… The shooter space is one we don’t want to give up. It’s an important genre and we were the number one. So we are certainly working on how we can get that crown back and Battlefield: Bad Company 2 is an important product in that context.”
One who has played first Bad Company as well as the Modern Warfare titles may be knowing well that the games are very different in style and also in gunplay. We may also have found out that DICE is on the way of making some changes in it such as making the enemies more easier to kill to fall in line.
