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rudedog
11-13-2008, 06:59 AM
But not as good as CoD4.... well they did get CoD 4 numbers wrong in the article.Doug Creutz with Cowen and Company forecast in a Wednesday research note that World at War will sell 5.5 million units during its lifetime in the U.S., a "32.4 percent year-on-year decline" from CoD4.

However Creutz added, "Given the strong ratings and demand indicators, we think World at War could deliver meaningful upside to our current estimates."

During 2007, CoD4 sold over 7 million units on a worldwide basis. [Rudedog: Didn't Activision state they sold over 10 million units?]
Treyarch-developed World at War is earning a very strong 88 percent rating on Metacritic. Also, Activision recently said that pre-orders for World at War were up over Infinity Ward-developed CoD4. However you have to remember that CoD4 followed CoD2 with all it's problems and there was no MP bet... I mean demo before it hit the store shevles.

They also go on to say that so far Treyarch's CoDWW is averaging an 88% rating on Metacritic as well as being tied for the #1 spot for holiday season purchases.

Not bad when you think about how the economy is right now. No, video games are not immune to this as everyone would like you to believe. There are record numbers of layoffs and hiring freezes in the video game industry right now. So with numbers projected above, I would say Treyarch and Activision should be very proud of what they accomplished.

- Well done Treyarch, you deserve it! :salute:
-Source Edge (http://www.edge-online.com/news/analyst-call-duty-waw-sell-55m)
Herr Klugscheisser
11-13-2008, 07:29 AM
Though only projections, they are still good numbers for a fps genre most people claim is "dead".
sgTsTuFz
11-13-2008, 08:13 AM
June 3, 2008 4:13 PM PDT

'Call of Duty 4' hits 10 million units sold



http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-9959146-52.html?tag=nefd.top
Mike Nomad
11-13-2008, 08:14 AM
Doug Creutz with Cowen and Company forecast conservatively. They are off the beaten path.

From all indications we are seeing... the demand for the product is at levels not see before. The major chains are still seeing, two days later, a constant flow of consumers asking for and buying more than one copy.

CoD:WaW is going to surpass all previous sales records for the Call of Duty Franchise for the entire 2008-2009 time frame.

We see anywhere between 12 & 15 million copies sold overall.
TrixteH
11-13-2008, 09:50 AM
It doesn't matter how many units w@w sells....it still isnt as good as cod4. And 50% of the units that do get sold can be down to the fact that W@W is called Call of Duty. :salute:
MDuke
11-13-2008, 10:49 AM
It doesn't matter how many units w@w sells....it still isnt as good as cod4.

...in your opinion.
HellBilly
11-13-2008, 12:20 PM
[Rudedog: Didn't Activision state they sold over 10 million units?]

thoses pirates have gone and stolen the numbers too!!
rudedog
11-13-2008, 12:35 PM
[Rudedog: Didn't Activision state they sold over 10 million units?]

thoses pirates have gone and stolen the numbers too!!


Yes it has been stated over 10 Million units across the whole franchise sold.
Desert Eagle
11-13-2008, 12:57 PM
Well I group analysts with phsyics and analyst is spelled with anal.

My opinion is that the game is better than COD4 and will do as well or better over the long haul. Then again I prefer the WWII titles....
TrixteH
11-13-2008, 06:45 PM
...in your opinion.

Mine and a lot of others apparently.......
HellBilly
11-13-2008, 08:16 PM
Yes it has been stated over 10 Million units across the whole franchise sold.

sorry it would have been better with the pic. from things are tough all over
http://videodetective.com/photos/671/002819_46.jpg
:salute: