05-05-2019, 02:27 PM
Call Of Duty Franchise Joins Pokemon In Reaching 300 Million Copies Sold
<p>The Call of Duty franchise continues to soar. Activision announced today that the shooter series has now cleared 300 million copies sold since it debuted back in 2003. </p><p>For comparison, the Pokemon franchise <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/pokemon-game-sales-pass-300-million-units/1100-6455215/">passed 300 million copies sold</a> after the release of <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/pokemon-ultra-sun/">Ultra Sun and Moon</a> back in 2017. Meanwhile, the Sonic the Hedgehog series reached <a href="https://www.segasammy.co.jp/english/ir/library/pdf/printing_annual/2016/all_ar2016_e.pdf">350 million copies a few years ago</a>. Exact numbers for other franchises are tougher to track down.</p><p>The Call of Duty series premiered in 2003 with Infinity Ward's World War II shooter <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/call-of-duty/">Call of Duty</a>. No mainline Call of Duty game was released in 2004, but a new entry has launched every year since, with development shifting around between Activision-owned studios like Infinity Ward, Treyarch, and Sledgehammer Games, with support from other owned studios like Raven Software and High Moon, among others. </p><p>Activision has not provided a breakdown of sales by individual title or brand, but the Black Ops and Modern Warfare brands are believed to be the most successful. </p><p>The next Call of Duty game is launching later this year, and it's rumoured to be <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/new-call-of-duty-game-rumored-to-be-modern-warfare/1100-6466630/">Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 from Infinity Ward</a>, which created the brand. The game will be <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/new-call-of-duty-game-rumored-to-be-modern-warfare/1100-6466630/">announced in the coming months</a>. On top of that, a new Call of Duty mobile game from Tencent is coming.</p>
<p>The Call of Duty franchise continues to soar. Activision announced today that the shooter series has now cleared 300 million copies sold since it debuted back in 2003. </p><p>For comparison, the Pokemon franchise <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/pokemon-game-sales-pass-300-million-units/1100-6455215/">passed 300 million copies sold</a> after the release of <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/pokemon-ultra-sun/">Ultra Sun and Moon</a> back in 2017. Meanwhile, the Sonic the Hedgehog series reached <a href="https://www.segasammy.co.jp/english/ir/library/pdf/printing_annual/2016/all_ar2016_e.pdf">350 million copies a few years ago</a>. Exact numbers for other franchises are tougher to track down.</p><p>The Call of Duty series premiered in 2003 with Infinity Ward's World War II shooter <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/call-of-duty/">Call of Duty</a>. No mainline Call of Duty game was released in 2004, but a new entry has launched every year since, with development shifting around between Activision-owned studios like Infinity Ward, Treyarch, and Sledgehammer Games, with support from other owned studios like Raven Software and High Moon, among others. </p><p>Activision has not provided a breakdown of sales by individual title or brand, but the Black Ops and Modern Warfare brands are believed to be the most successful. </p><p>The next Call of Duty game is launching later this year, and it's rumoured to be <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/new-call-of-duty-game-rumored-to-be-modern-warfare/1100-6466630/">Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 from Infinity Ward</a>, which created the brand. The game will be <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/new-call-of-duty-game-rumored-to-be-modern-warfare/1100-6466630/">announced in the coming months</a>. On top of that, a new Call of Duty mobile game from Tencent is coming.</p>