To put those numbers into perspective the number one movie in America over the weekend, Megamind, only made $46 million. A movie ticket isn’t $60, but it still gives an idea of just how successful the launch of this game was. Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick was quick to brag about how huge this series is and what it means for Activision:
The last line of that quote from Kotick shows that Activision isn’t done making money of this game after it leaves the retail store. “New content and features on a more frequent and regular basis” could only mean we will be seeing a flood of DLC for this game over the next year as was promised. The game will continue to sell well through the holidays and into next year, add to that some DLC map packs, and Activision appears likely to bank a good amount off of Call of Duty: Black Ops just like they did with Modern Warfare 2.
So readers, how many of you were one of the 5.6 million that bought the game on launch day? How has the game been treating you so far? Be on the look out from Game Rant’s review which should be up sometime soon.
Call of Duty: Black Ops is now available for the Xbox 360, PS3, and PC
