Is Cod Cold War the most sold game?
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Published by Activision, Call of Duty (CoD) is a popular first person shooter video game series which first launched in 2003. The most successful game in the franchise is Call of Duty: Black Ops, which has sold over 30 million units worldwide since it was first released in 2010. Show The continued success of CoDWhile the franchise was originally created exclusively for Windows, later versions were made available for numerous other platforms, including Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo, and OS X. In 2020, Activision branched out even further and released Call of Duty: Warzone, a free-to-play online battle royale game which pits up to 150 players against each other at one time. Within two months of its release, Warzone had amassed 60 million players across the globe, rivaling some of the other battle royale giants on the market, including Fortnite and PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds. Call of Duty goes mobileAlthough Call of Duty is traditionally seen as a console game, the mobile edition has also been a great success. In the first few months after its release in October 2019, the game amassed 250 million downloads worldwide, far eclipsing the respective downloads of its shooter rivals, PUBG Mobile and Fortnite. The biggest regional market for the mobile game was the United States, where it was downloaded 28.5 million times in the first two months of its release. Indeed, players in the United States spent more than 36 million U.S. dollars combined on in-game purchases within the mobile app in the first two months after the game's release. This top five highest selling Call of Duty games of all time list is here to break down, reflect and chronicle some of the best first-person shooter releases ever seen in the gaming world. Especially considering the news that Microsoft has agreed to purchase all of Activision Blizzard in a deal worth $68.7 billion, it seems now is a good time more than ever to look back on a bit of what the Call of Duty franchise has already accomplished. Here are the top five all-time highest-selling games in the Call of Duty series.
Before we get into the list, it's important to preface it by mentioning that the free-to-play Call of Duty: Mobile and Warzone have been so incredibly successful with their downloads, monthly active users (MAUs), and revenue generated that they shouldn't be directly compared to the console games. In Activision Blizzard's Q3 2021 Earnings Press Release, the company announced on Nov. 2 that the "Call of Duty ecosystem" sustained reach, engagement, and player investment "well above" levels seen prior to the introduction of free-to-play experiences across console, PC, and mobile. Additionally, it's unfortunately tough to get a clear, exact official number of how much money Activision specifically made with each specific COD title, let alone any single year, as publishers often don't share their data outside of when they hit new milestones. As such, The NPD Group recently reported that Vanguard and Black Ops Cold War were the best-selling games of 2021 in the U.S., albeit without the exact numbers.
Perhaps the defining title of the Xbox 360's "golden days," as well as sitting fifth on this list is Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. Since its release in November 2009, MW2 has sold at least 22.7 million copies, according to IGN. Image courtesy of ActivisionThe first game in the series to feature futuristic warfare technology, Black Ops II has sold at least 24.2 million copies since its November 2012 release, according to IGN. Image courtesy of Activision A title that has since spawned four sequels by Treyarch, Black Ops has at least 26.2 million sales to show for it since its November 2010 release, according to IGN. The third and final installment in the original Modern Warfare saga, MW3 In their 2020 Annual Report, Activision acknowledged that with the COVID-19 pandemic, their business experienced an increase in full-game and in-game content sales for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, which also benefited from the launch of Warzone, as a result of the stay-at-home orders enacted in various regions that gave players more time to engage with their games. In September 2020, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang announced that, since releasing in October 2019, the reboot had surpassed more than 30 million copies sold.
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War is one of the best-selling video games in US history, according to NPD Group analyst Mat Piscatella.
See more Black Ops Cold War broke the top 20 best-selling games in US history (based on when US game sales tracking began) in January 2021, just a few months after its November 2020 release. It currently sits in 20th place, although the entire top 20 has yet to be released by NPD. These are pretty staggering statistics, especially considering Black Ops Cold War has only been out for a few months. According to Piscatella, it even took the crown for best-selling game of 2020 with only two months of sales underneath its gun belt - although it must be noted that the company did not factor Animal Crossing: New Horizons digital sales into the mix, which could very likely push the Nintendo title into the top spot. It's important to note that the NPD statistics are based on dollar sales, so it's unclear how inflation factors into rankings. The popularity of Black Ops Cold War could be tied to the free-to-play Call of Duty: Warzone. The two games were integrated in December 2020, with multiplayer maps and cosmetics shared between the two, so many may have picked up Black Ops Cold War to bolster their Warzone content. We know that the new Call of Duty game 2021 will happen at some point this year, so let's see if that will be able to pull in as impressive sales numbers as Black Ops Cold War. Considering Activision reports that Call of Duty has "the largest player community it has ever had to start a year" in 2021, I wouldn't be surprised if we saw some record-breaking sales numbers yet again. Even the Call of Duty: Warzone invisibility glitch can't stop the sales. Cold War Zombies Firebase Z Easter egg | Black Ops Cold War Zombies guide | Black Ops Cold War Zombies Easter Egg walkthrough | The best guns in Cold War Zombies | How to upgrade DIE Shockwave in Cold War Zombies | Firebase Z Wonder Weapon Alyssa Mercante is an editor and features writer at GamesRadar based out of Brooklyn, NY. Prior to entering the industry, she got her Masters's degree in Modern and Contemporary Literature at Newcastle University with a dissertation focusing on contemporary indie games. She spends most of her time playing competitive shooters and in-depth RPGs and was recently on a PAX Panel about the best bars in video games. In her spare time Alyssa rescues cats, practices her Italian, and plays soccer. Which Call of Duty game sold the most?The most successful game in the franchise is Call of Duty: Black Ops, which has sold over 30 million units worldwide since it was first released in 2010.
How many copies sold Cod Cold War?In December 2020, it was confirmed that the game had sold 5.7 million digital units. Within its first six weeks of release, the game earned $678 million. The NPD Group named it the best selling game of 2020 and also ranked it as the twentieth bestselling video game in the United States by lifetime dollar sales.
How popular is cod Cold War?For Cold War, there's an average viewership (7 days) of around 1,380 users. By comparison, Vanguard has a 7-day average of around 2,300 – so there isn't all that much in it. It's a close fight, and the only thing that keeps Vanguard in the lead is that it's the current Call of Duty title.
What is the most played Cod right now 2022?How many people play Warzone daily? According to PlayerCount, at least a few hundred thousands. It's safe to say that Warzone is the most played Call of Duty game right now, probably because it's a fresh battle royale game—a genre that has experienced quite a boom in the last few years.
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