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Analysts predict the game will sell 5 million copies the first day

The global economy may still be poor, but some categories are doing well despite the economic downturn. One of those categories is video games. One of the most anticipated video game launches of all times is set to happen this week with a new game called Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.

The game is set to hit stores Tuesday and analysts are predicting massive sales for the game. Activision has a lot riding on the launch according to Reuters. Some analysts expect the game to count for as much as 16 cents of Activision's earnings per share for the December quarter.

MKM Partners analyst Eric Handler said, "This is the one game that could buck the economic trend for the holiday season."

The game will sell for about $60 per copy and Activision is partnering with 12 retailers including GameStop and Best Buy to hold over 10,000 midnight launch events across the country. Estimates peg sales for the game at 11 to 13 million units by the end of 2009. Activision CEO Robert Kotick expects the game to be one of the biggest media launches of any kind of all time.

Handler expects that the game will sell about 5 million units on the first day of sales and a total of 7 to 8 million games the first week. Those sales numbers would put the game ahead of last year's top title, Grand Theft Auto IV. The game will carry an M rating for violence and blood. Some of the most popular aspects of the Call of Duty franchise centers around the multiplayer aspects of the game, which the new version is sure to have.

GameStop executive VP Tony Bartel said, "By all indicators, we anticipate 'Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2' will be the biggest entertainment launch of 2009, as well as the biggest video game launch in GameStop's history."

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RE: EPIC FAILURE!
By Reclaimer77 on 11/9/2009 6:26:24 PM , Rating: -1
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i've also seen WoW go from a relatively good game to a grind fest supreme


???

While they have added levels, they cut the experience points required to hit 60 by a huge margin, like 40%. Also they have added Bind on Account gear that levels from 1 to 80 with you that not only increases in stats as you level, but also have bonuses which grant you 10% experience points gained per kill or quest turn in. There are two pieces with that bonus that stack for a 20% experience points bonus.

So in reality, it's easier and faster to level than EVER before. I know people who have rerolled and have end game raiding ready alts going in one months time. And that is NOT playing 24/7. The game is less of a grind than ever before, some say in fact, that it's TOO easy.

So I have no idea what you are talking about. WoW is a great game, sorry, 14 million something people can't be wrong.


RE: EPIC FAILURE!
By Pryde on 11/9/2009 11:07:17 PM , Rating: 3
May be faster to level but once you hit 80 its not the end of the game.

You must grind to earn Rep.
You must grind to earn Gold.
You must grind to earn Honor Points.
You must grind to get decent Arena Rating.
You must grind to get decent PvE gear.

Naxx, Ulduar, ToTC and now Icecrown are all trivial encounters but you must complete them each week for the gear.


RE: EPIC FAILURE!
By Alexstarfire on 11/9/2009 11:53:04 PM , Rating: 1
Ohh noes, you must do some actual work to get the good stuff. Give me a break. If you are that lazy just go use some of your "hard earned" USD and buy them, gear and gold anyway. Though if you think rep, honor points, and rating should come quick and easy then MMOs simply aren't for you.


RE: EPIC FAILURE!
By KashGarinn on 11/10/2009 4:19:28 AM , Rating: 4
I disagree with this.. I have no interest in completing the same content over and over again. I'm there for the challenge, not completing something over and over again.

I've completed at least one, if not 2 versions of each raid, why should I bother doing it again?

Why should I waste my time with a "harder version" of the same raid? It's the exact same raid, same bosses, just tweaked a bit.

Or the daily heroic dungeon grind.. my god, it's so insanely boring that we're using dps classes as tanks and healers just to get some challenge and FUN out of it.

Plus, there's no roleplaying reason why we're completing dungeons over and over again, it's only to get emblems, and nothing else

I really much prefer the 5 man dungeons paradigm as it's easier to group and more fun to play (each individual makes more of a difference), but come on.. the content is a joke.

I thought burning crusade got it right regarding lvl 70 content, you never just facerolled through a dungeon, and the jump from normal to heroic was actually bloody difficult.

Lvl 80 content in Wrath of the lich king is more like farmville on facebook, ur just playing it because you have nothing better to do.


RE: EPIC FAILURE!
By Reclaimer77 on 11/10/2009 7:10:25 PM , Rating: 3
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Lvl 80 content in Wrath of the lich king is more like farmville on facebook, ur just playing it because you have nothing better to do.


I love when people make comments like this, and then I look up their character and they have NO significant hard mode achievments.

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Why should I waste my time with a "harder version" of the same raid? It's the exact same raid, same bosses, just tweaked a bit.


Unless you have your Nax protodrake, all your Ulduar 25 hard modes and that drake, and are currently working on Heroic hard mode ToC 25 boss kills, you don't have the right to say the game is too easy.

Your other point is just... well, impossible. Blizzard probably releases more content in WoW then any major MMO EVER. But seriously, it would be impossible for any company to make so much content that you never run the same thing twice. Give me a break. That opinion just reeks of ignorance. What do you expect ? A new dungeon and map zone every week !?


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