Forbes talked about the downward trend in sales in the "Call of Duty" franchise, noting that for three years now, each release was underselling the last. To reiterate, according to Forbes, "Modern Warfare 3" was the peak of "Call of Duty" in terms of sales, then afterwards, "Black Ops 2" was reported to have sold less than "Modern Warfare 3," then "Ghosts" sold less than "Black Ops 2" and then "Advanced Warfare" undersold "Ghosts."
Therefore, at that time it was said "Call of Duty: Black Ops 3" had to be the saving grace of Activision, adding that if it doesn't outperform "Modern Warfare 3" in terms of sales, "Call of Duty" might be looking at a grim future.
And it did. According to Fortune.com, "Call of Duty: Black Ops 3" generated $550 million in 72 hours. Moreover, for PlayStation 4, "Black Ops 3" has become the best-selling digital full game by units sold on launch day.
According to Venture Beat, "Call of Duty: Black Ops 3" has outsold all the other titles in the "Call of Duty" series. It even outperformed other major titles such as "Fallout 4" and "Star Wars: Battlefront" in terms of sales. "Call of Duty" general manager Rob Kostich happily told GamesBeat, "Black Ops III was the largest release in North America in November by a wide-margin in both units and dollars sold-thru. According to NPD, Call of Duty also was the largest release of any title in North America since 2013, based on physical units sold at retail in its launch month."
In another news, "Call of Duty Black Ops 3" has reportedly claimed the number one spot as the Best-Selling Physical Games in the U.S. for November 2015. According to GameSpot the rest of the games falling behind "Black Ops 3" are "Fallout 4," "Star Wars: Battlefront," "Madden NFL 16," "NBA 2K16," "FIFA 16," "Need for Speed," "Halo 5: Guardians," "Assassin's Creed Syndicate" and "Just Dance 2016."
"Call of Duty Black Ops 3" has finally broken the downward sales trend in "Call of Duty" series and not only has it outperformed the last installment, it has also conquered all the other major titles released in the same year.
