Site Meter 1P Start » Blog Archive » Call of Duty 4 gives Activision right to print money

'; doc += '

'; doc += ''; doc += '

'; winimg.document.writeln(doc); winimg.document.close(); } //]]>

Call of Duty 4 gives Activision right to print money

by JW

Well, with Call of Duty 4 doing well at retail, it appears that Activision’s holiday performance may improve significantly, says Analyst Arvind Bhatia of Stern Agee & Leach. This prediction was made after a study conducted by Bhatia and Stern Agee & Leach showed that the game had sold out of 90% of contacted retailers.

Our checks indicate the game has been selling extremely well on all consoles and was sold out in the vast majority of stores we checked… At most, a few copies were available at approximately 10% of the stores. Retailers also indicated they expected to continue to sell out of the title in the near term as new shipments arrive.

Bhatia added that, as of now, the average review score for Call of Duty 4 is significantly higher than previous Call of Duty titles. In fact, in the brief chart below I calculated the average scores for each title using figures from GameRankings: (handhelds not included)

Call of Duty - 91.5%
Call of Duty 2 - 88.8%
Call of Duty 2: Big Red One - 78.8%
Call of Duty 3 - 79%
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare - 94.5%

This prediction follows Activision’s record second quarter, where executives predicted that Activision could make over $1 billion between the strong sales of Call of Duty 4 and Guitar Hero III.

[Gamasutra]

, ,

Did You Enjoy this Post? Subscribe to 1P Start. It's Free!

Posted in Announcements, News, Sales Figures on November 12th, 2007

Link to this Entry

Recent Posts

Related Posts

One Response to “Call of Duty 4 gives Activision right to print money”

  1. 1P Start » Blog Archive » Oh Noes! Treyarch behind Call of Duty 5 Says:
    December 8th, 2007 at 7:00 am

    […] Played Call of Duty 2 before? Great game, one of the, if not the, best launch Xbox 360 title. Call of Duty 4, what can be said, this is the FPS multiplayer game to play, I know I am personally hooked. Now […]

Leave a Reply

Comment moderation is enabled. Your comment may take some time to appear.


About 1P Start

1PStart.com is your ultimate resource in knowing all things gaming. Whatever your choice in console, we're sure to cover it. Along with exciting contests, reviews, previews, trailers and screenshots, 1P Start has got it all! So make sure to hit 1P Start!

1P Start Author(s)
    » PacoDG
    » Dave-Parrack
    » Paul

NAVIGATE

LINKS

CATEGORIES

TOP COMMENTERS

RECENT COMMENTS

SUBSCRIBE

ARCHIVES

Blogging Flair

Join Now Tell Em 1PStart Sent Ya Join Now Tell Em 1PStart Sent Ya

eXTReMe Tracker
 

Gaming Channel Posts

  • Voip for the iPhone!
    Obviously the iPhone could always make phone calls, but that required a contract from ATT and included luxury rates just because the user was on an iPhone. Well, for those looking for an [...]
  • Boobs + Atari = Awesome
    I'm a huge fan of boobs. If you don't love boobs, there's something wrong with you. Hell, even gay dudes appreciate boobs! That's why when I read that Atari was using boobs to sell a crossword puzzle [...]
  • Xbox 360 Backwards Compatibility
    If you're like me and you still like playing Xbox games and either don't have the original Xbox or your old one is broke then the limited amount of games available to play on the 360 is rather [...]
  • Home Sweet Home for WiiWare
    I have to admit that deep down that I wish I was an interior designer. How much fun would it be to buy home furnishings and then place them into a house. It would be fun but not sure if I'm really [...]
  • Blizzard Says It Will "Address" Point Sellers
    Since it was first taken advantage of, a wide complaint by players concerning the arena was teams getting a high rating, gathering all of the latest season gear, and then selling the team off to [...]
  • Game Ads From the Days of Yore: McMario
    Another week and another look at Game Ads from days gone by. This week the game is Super Mario Bothers 3 for the Nintendo Entertainment System. While this isn't a video game ad, this [...]
  • Halo Toy Round Up With Free Goodies for Your 360
    If you're a sucker for McFarlane's Halo figures and need a Master Chief toy for every color of the rainbow McFarlane's website has released all kinds of details on all the exclusive figures [...]
  • News From The Front
    Things have been fairly quiet today, albeit with some venom over on the forums. Apparently, some realms were unexpectedly down yesterday for a number of hours. On top of that these realms also have [...]
  • Rock Band DLC Update: Week of 04-14-08
    Hold on to your hats fellow rock fans, this week's round of rock songs is... oh who the hell am I kidding? It's mildly interesting at best. The three songs are: * "Call Me" by Blondie * [...]
  • Finally! An Epic Flying Mount!
    It's true, after months of inadvertent saving, it appears that I finally collected enough to get my very own flying mount. Sure it's a bit late tot he game, but the best part was I hadn't even [...]
 

Hot Off The Press

  • Random Rudeness
    On or off? I don't like having to ask myself that question when seeing a fellow performer. Is the person planning to have a good day or a bad day? Does the person want to be left alone? Will the [...]
  • Fast Facts
    [...]
  • Interview with Author Lisa Daily
    Hello and thank you for stopping at Fiction Scribe, Ms. Daily. Hi! Thanks so much for having me with you. What brought you into the world of writing? When did you start? Probably in the [...]
  • Mariah Carey’s Fashion Evolution
    First and foremost, this post is dedicated to a Celebrity Fashion Watch reader who emailed me and suggested that I do this article about Mariah Carey’s fashion. And because I’m a thoughtful and [...]
  • Video: Doug Pitt Talks About Care to Learn
    Doug Pitt talks about Care to Learn, a project that was partially funded by the Jolie-Pitt Foundation. [...]
  • Good News from the Teacher!
    We had a meeting yesterday to discuss AJ's current BIP, or Behavior Intervention Plan. After a rough start to the year (and I am sure some of you remember my rantings and ravings about his [...]
  • Razorbacks Lose to Vanderbilt in First Round of SEC Championship
    FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – For the second time this season, the Arkansas and Vanderbilt tennis teams played to a 4-3 outcome, but unlike the first, the Razorbacks fell one match short against the [...]
  • UK Reviews of Pushing Daisies
    I've rounded up some reviews from the British press on Pushing Daisies first episode, which aired last Saturday. While fans and regular viewers seem to appreciate it (it did really well in the [...]
  • E-mail scam targets cmich.edu users
    Central Michigan University's e-mail system is suffering from an identity crisis. The number of e-mails attempting to steal personal information from students has increased in CMU e-mail [...]
  • Friday Feast 187
    Hello everyone and happy Friday. I hope you all have a lovely weekend! On to the feast! Appetizer - Name a color you find soothing. Blue. I love blue. Blue waters, navy blue (I used to [...]