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CoD 2 Hits 1 Million Sold

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the that's-a-lot-of-normandy dept.

Gamasutra reports that the first 360 to hit a million copies sold is, unsurprisingly, Call of Duty 2. From the article: "The World War II themed first person shoot 'em-up was already the best selling title available at launch in the U.S. and is now officially the best selling title of all time on the format, as well as being the most popular Xbox 360 game on Xbox Live. Although console launches have traditionally been dominated by first party releases this convention has proven less true in recent years with LucasArts' Star Wars: Rogue Leader - Rogue Squadron II (also published by Activision in Europe) proving to be the best selling title at the launch of the GameCube. Sony meanwhile, has rarely relied heavily on first party titles for any of its console launches."

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  1. Pick a middle east conflict by matt+me · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Is the 2003 invasion of Iraq still considered too risqué to make a game of?

    Maybe in 50 years we can play out the gulf war.

    I don't think the horror of war should ever be reduced to a computer game.

  2. Re:Unbearable snarking by ClamIAm · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Um, right. So basically you have no overarching argument. Instead you opt to make random statements that are either not true or irrelevent. Good job. I suppose you think I'm just "snarking", so I guess I'll have to painstakingly spell out everything.

    With a little over 3 million consoles in the US, that means a third of all 360 owners has COD2. The only other game with that kind of attach rate is Halo.

    This is so false it isn't even funny. For one example, take the Gamecube, which has (as of July) sold 21 million units worldwide. Super Smash Bros. Melee and Mario Kart: DD have each sold over 6 million. There are many other examples. The really funny thing is, there are two other 360 games that invalidate your argument (GRAW and Oblivion).

    And yes, Halo 2 is the most played title of any platform.

    I'm pretty sure The Sims and Tetris are a bit more popular. And yes, I realize you said "platform", which is really just a bullshit way to artificially limit valid comparisons. If you're truly so big on "what platform", you should probably realize that Halo 2 is played on two different "platforms", and this basically cuts its popularity in half, according to your distinction.

    The rest of your post either irrelevant or opinion. Congrats on that.