With each new installment of Call of Duty (to date) outselling its predecessors, will Modern Warfare 3 continue this trend? Or will it be a combo breaker?
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Game » consists of 14 releases. Released Nov 08, 2011
- Xbox 360
- PC
- PlayStation 3
- Wii
- + 4 more
- Xbox 360 Games Store
- PlayStation Network (PS3)
- Mac
- Nintendo DS
The last installment of the Modern Warfare trilogy brings World War 3 to the world of Call of Duty. While the U.S., British, and French armed forces try to push back the Russian invasion, the disavowed Task Force 141 begin their hunt for international terrorist Vladimir Makarov.
Will Modern Warfare 3 outsell its predecessors?
It probably will. The average Joe-schmo walking in off the street isn't going to know anything about the whole "scandal" and lawsuit. I'd be willing to bet that most people who play games regularly don't know or don't care. People are going to see there's a new CoD out, and buy it, regardless of who's making it or how good it actually is.
I don't think so, so many people play it that this time round there will be a lot of people who won't buy it simply because it is too 'popular'. (I also have first hand experience of this already!)
@DougQuaid said:
If Black Ops is any indication, the average dudebro doesn't really care who is developing Call of Duty. Will it sell more than Black Ops? More than likely. But there's still a chance of backlash for basically being a game that is more of the same.
I think this.
I'm not really sure.
i feel like it could only because the series gets bigger and bigger..and still bigger however the series has also had problems that have set a large number of people off for life so i think it may actually see more rentals then sales.
im really not sure considering i thought Black Ops sales were gonna flop. i dunno, there hasnt been a huge critical backlash by the people that play CoD games and theres always going to be a new younger generation the ages of 9-14.
I think there is a chance that it won't, but it probably will. I was sure Black Ops wouldn't sell as much as MW2 did, and it busted the ass of MW2 in sales.
No, a lot of the "casual" audience was disappointed in blops. These are the guys who bought MW2, and said "Hell yeah, I'm getting the next CoD day one!".
It's getting stale.
People who follow gaming aren't very hyped.
Battlefield 3 won't sell more, but will put a significant dent in sales.
All the factors combined say lower, but still massive. Or at least this is the peak, the Modern Warfare name may have more benefit than I think. It's a boost upon CoD itself.
No, a lot of the "casual" audience was disappointed in blops. These are the guys who bought MW2, and said "Hell yeah, I'm getting the next CoD day one!". It's getting stale. People who follow gaming aren't very hyped.Disappointed in Black Ops? Getting stale? If that's the case, then why is it the most played game on Live, with MW2 the second most played game? I really hate the term "vocal minority", but I have to think that's what you're describing when saying that lots of people were disappointed in Black Ops.
As far as I view things, COD isn't a series of games, it's a drug. Once exposed, it's hard to quit. Unless something goes very wrong with the game an Activision pushes it out anyway, I'm going to say yes.
I don't know. I think it won't, but not because of the developer reason. I just feel that the peak reached with Black Ops is so high, and (at least for a bit, perhaps) BF3 will take a small bite out of sales. Skyrim's coming too, a game which has a surprising amount of mass market appeal. I know loads of non-gamers who loved oblivion. Weird. But this year, at the moment, looks more competitive (as opposed to when EVERYONE RAN AWAY FROM MW2) and the change in developer and general fatigue in COD, I think the peak has passed.
It'll still sell fucking millions, just less millions.
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