At $400 million, Modern Warfare 3 launch the biggest yet
Found on CNet News on Friday, 11 November 2011
According to the game's publisher, Activision, Modern Warfare 3 generated over $400 million in revenue and sold 6.5 million units in the U.S. and U.K. in its first 24 hours on store shelves. By hitting that mark, Modern Warfare 3, which launched Tuesday, easily outpaced its predecessor and the former leader, Call of Duty: Black Ops, which generated $360 million on its launch day last year. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 had the best launch of all time prior to Black Ops, posting launch-day sales of $310 million.
Last year, the company announced that Black Ops set a six-week sales record by generating $1 billion in revenue.
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