Sony, Microsoft, Activision in MW3 Love Fest as Records Fall
MW3 in a huge number of records...
Modern Warfare 3 has broken so many records that Guinness may have to start a whole new book. And Activision has issued a statement including love-in messages from both Sony and Microsoft, proving once and for all that War (well, virtual war) is good for bringing fighting factions together!
First up, the game has set "New Five-Day Entertainment Record Grossing More Than $775 Million Worldwide."
This makes it the,"Best-Selling Video Game Launch of All Time at Each of the Top-Five Retailers in North America."
Activision/Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick is certainly stoked. "With $775 million of sales of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 in its first five days, Call of Duty has become the first entertainment property in history to set five-day launch records for three consecutive years across all forms of entertainment." History, see.
Microsoft also pops up with some figures, "More than 7.0 million multiplayer hours were logged playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 by the end of launch day, November 8, a 19% increase over last year's 5.9 million multiplayer hours logged playing Call of Duty: Black Ops last year's launch day.
"More than 3.3 million unique gamers played Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 in one day on November 8 up from 2.6 million unique gamers for Call of Duty: Black Ops.
"Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 set a new record for concurrent players on Xbox LIVE with 3.3 million simultaneous users on November 8."
This enables Don Mattrick, president of the interactive entertainment business at Microsoft to plug away with, "And with the exclusive first access to new multiplayer content, we're proud Xbox 360 is home to the largest and most engaged Call of Duty community."
Jack Tretton, President and CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment of America (SCEA) doesn't have the figures for some reason, but he does say, "In just over a week, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 has been hugely successful on PlayStation 3, and continues to drive millions of gamers globally to PlayStation Network with its unprecedented and engaging online multiplayer experience."
Full love fest release here.
First up, the game has set "New Five-Day Entertainment Record Grossing More Than $775 Million Worldwide."
This makes it the,"Best-Selling Video Game Launch of All Time at Each of the Top-Five Retailers in North America."
Activision/Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick is certainly stoked. "With $775 million of sales of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 in its first five days, Call of Duty has become the first entertainment property in history to set five-day launch records for three consecutive years across all forms of entertainment." History, see.
Microsoft also pops up with some figures, "More than 7.0 million multiplayer hours were logged playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 by the end of launch day, November 8, a 19% increase over last year's 5.9 million multiplayer hours logged playing Call of Duty: Black Ops last year's launch day.
"More than 3.3 million unique gamers played Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 in one day on November 8 up from 2.6 million unique gamers for Call of Duty: Black Ops.
"Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 set a new record for concurrent players on Xbox LIVE with 3.3 million simultaneous users on November 8."
This enables Don Mattrick, president of the interactive entertainment business at Microsoft to plug away with, "And with the exclusive first access to new multiplayer content, we're proud Xbox 360 is home to the largest and most engaged Call of Duty community."
Jack Tretton, President and CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment of America (SCEA) doesn't have the figures for some reason, but he does say, "In just over a week, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 has been hugely successful on PlayStation 3, and continues to drive millions of gamers globally to PlayStation Network with its unprecedented and engaging online multiplayer experience."
Full love fest release here.
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