December was an extremely good month for not only console manufacturers, but for publishers as well, and in the midst of Super Mario Bros. Wii being the best selling game in December, and Madden NFL 10 selling 1.5 million units across all platforms, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 made history.
“The best selling game of the month was Super Mario Bros. Wii, which also captures the third spot on the annual top 10 list for 2009,” Anita Frazier of the NPD group said.
“Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has become the fourth best selling game of all time. In fact, three of the top ten games of all time are Call of Duty games.”
It’s good to see the franchise make history, talk what you will about the games but they have done extremely well for Infinity and Activision and the reason for that success is simple: It’s an awesome franchise.
I don’t know if this should be applauded or sreamed about. The fact they released the game with so many bugs/glitches, and it’s selling so many copies makes me wonder how influential reviews and tv ads are for games.
Good question coffee, to me it’s an indication of how effective reviews and ads are. Most publication gave MW2 decent scores…
I see this as sad evidence that supports the idea that gaming is becoming casualized.
i agree coffee
Ernice, my friend….
perhaps you should maybe do some research next time…
Not only is MW2 not even close to the top selling game of all time the COD series isn’t even in the top 20 once… turn sown the fail douchebag
Here’s the top 20 best zselling video games of all time (bundled games excluded)
1. Wii Play (Wii – 24.43 million)
2. Wii Fit (Wii – 22.5 million)
3. Nintendogs (DS – 22.27 million, all five versions combined)
4. Pokémon Red, Blue, and Green (GB – 20.08 10.23 million in Japan, 9.85 million in US)
5. New Super Mario Bros. (DS – 19.94 million)
6. Mario Kart Wii (Wii – 18.36 million)
7. Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES – 18 million)
8. Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! (DS – 17.41 million)
9. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (PS2 – 17.33 million)
10. Pokémon Diamond and Pearl (DS – 16.81 million)
11. Mario Kart DS (DS – 16.09 million)
12. Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec (PS2 – 14.89 million shipped)
13. Pokémon Gold and Silver – 14.51 million 7.6 million in US, 6.91 million in Japan
14. Super Mario Land (GB – 14 million)
15. Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day! (DS – 13.71 million)
16. Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire (GBA – 13 million)
17. Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen (GBA – 11.82 million)
18. Super Mario 64 (N64 – 11 million)
19. Gran Turismo (PS1 – 10.85 million shipped)
20. Animal Crossing: Wild World (DS – 10.79 million)
Also just for fun heres the top 10 game series
1. Mario (222 million)
2. Pokémon (193 million)
3. Tetris (125 million)
4. The Sims (100 million)
5. Need for Speed (100 million)
6. Final Fantasy (92 million)
7. Madden NFL (75 million)
8. Grand Theft Auto (70 million)
9. FIFA (65 million)
10. The Legend of Zelda (59 million)
World (DS – 10.79 million
Again… CoD isn’t in there… where are you getting your info?
Hmmm that look neater before I posted it ><
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12th place
Can’t you read? “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has become the fourth best selling game of all time. In fact, three of the top ten games of all time are Call of Duty games.”
That’s from the NPD group… A direct quote. Seriously dude, did you even read the thread?
VGcharts? O_o