Post by Gary on Nov 18, 2012 6:42:26 GMT -5
While my Wii sits neglected on the shelf, gathering dust, folks who were smarter than me and bought an Xbox are putting their game systems through a strenuous workout this week.
Hot on the heels of the $220 million launch of Halo 4 in just it's first 24 hours, comes news that Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 tallied an astonishing $500 million in it's first 24 hours.
"With first day sales of over half a billion dollars worldwide, we believe Call of Duty is the biggest entertainment launch of the year for the fourth year in a row," Bobby Kotick, CEO of Activision Blizzard, said in a statement.
And it gets even better than that when you compare game sales to movie ticket sales.
Read more at garypoole.blogspot.com/2012/11/people-really-like-video-games.html
Hot on the heels of the $220 million launch of Halo 4 in just it's first 24 hours, comes news that Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 tallied an astonishing $500 million in it's first 24 hours.
"With first day sales of over half a billion dollars worldwide, we believe Call of Duty is the biggest entertainment launch of the year for the fourth year in a row," Bobby Kotick, CEO of Activision Blizzard, said in a statement.
And it gets even better than that when you compare game sales to movie ticket sales.
Read more at garypoole.blogspot.com/2012/11/people-really-like-video-games.html