B_Rik_Schitthaus
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The fact that 1, UO and 4 are long gone and it's now just a mess of overpowered abilities and poorly constructed maps.
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Report: Call of Duty sales slowing down, Modern Warfare 3 down year over year
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The fact that 1, UO and 4 are long gone and it's now just a mess of overpowered abilities and poorly constructed maps.
Takamura-San
Member
And This time activision has more time to do that.
Unlike GH and TH the dip is going slowly. If for so reason BLOPS 2 takes a HUGE dip in sales, which i doubt, then Activision should be in panic mode.
But this is no news, more so when the difference is so low and the game is still charting.
Or get new roommates... rather to hope that something they enjoy should die.
Foliorum Viridum
Banned
CoD died when Infinity Ward did and the series' was compromised by having Treyarch produce a game every other year. They watered down the brand and then lost their best talent.
I eagerly await Respawn's first game. I bet they'll capture what made the IW games so great.
I eagerly await Respawn's first game. I bet they'll capture what made the IW games so great.
Because sniping was hard as hell and gimped like a mofo
Stallion Free
Cock Encumbered
No one is forcing you to play it and people clearly enjoy overpowered abilities. I think Battlefield 3 is a complete mess, but I want it to be fixed, not scorched off the face of the earth.
That is far less exciting apparently.
B_Rik_Schitthaus
Banned
No one is forcing them to drive the franchise into the dirt, and people clearly love dirt.
Takamura-San
Member
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I was hyped by MW3, but then played the actual game. I only play it occasionally to play the Infected or FFA Gunplay playlist. Glad I didn't support IW or Activision for that trash.
Bring on Black Ops 2.
Stallion Free
Cock Encumbered
I'd love to see some statistics of people who actively hate the series, but never play in a party with friends.
Takamura-San
Member
Dat pacing and cinematic experience.
Foliorum Viridum
Banned
I think the statistic of people who hate it but have never played it and simply brand it the death of the modern FPS would be more interesting.
VeryGooster
Banned
I know there are people who will argue to just remove the campaign mode entirely, but I think it definitely should be looked at. I don't know if I was now just noticing it (because previous games have done this), but it just felt like there were more scripted sequences than actual gameplay, and this time it played like a boring shooting gallery -- all in under 6 hours on Normal.
Fuck it, just set the entire campaign inside the AC-130. lol
Schweinehund
Member
I'm interested in seeing what new IPs activision can throw out once WoW and CoD start to slow down.
Not interested in the sense that "I want to see them fail", I'm just excited to see what new products they can come out with. WoW is amazing, and CoD4 really did set the bar for multiplayer fps console gaming.
Not interested in the sense that "I want to see them fail", I'm just excited to see what new products they can come out with. WoW is amazing, and CoD4 really did set the bar for multiplayer fps console gaming.
Escape Goat
Member
I've never played a Call of Duty (except the very first one) and never played a Modern Warfare. Hell, I've only played 2 Halos. I'd be thrilled if other genres got as much attention as these I'd be a happy gamer.
SolidSnakex
Member
GT1 sold 10m and GT2 sold 9m. I was just speaking about on average. The brand was certainly bigger then (and still is).
CecilRousso
Member
The series doesn´t have to die, but I want it to be much less succesful. The hysterical sales figures for it have resulted in way too many developers and publishers shifting focus to trying to ride on the CoD wave. I know that this industry will always follow trends since so few dares to be leaders, but this is one trend that does absolutely nothing for me. CoD success just isn´t good for me.
BigTnaples
Todd Howard's Secret GAF Account
Just in time for next gen.
added_time
Member
Makes sense. My friends list used to have a bunch of people playing COD.. this time around there were a few playing it around the release but they stopped shortly after and that was it.
I actually thought the drop-off in sales would be more severe based on that but it just goes to show that anecdotal evidence does show part of the story but is usually still way off.
I actually thought the drop-off in sales would be more severe based on that but it just goes to show that anecdotal evidence does show part of the story but is usually still way off.
Assuming the online doesn't suck, wouldn't Wii U be best for that style of play actually? Or, at least it would be Wii U >= Vita >>>>>> 3DS (since 3DS would be stuck with terrible graphics)
Not that it matters. An analyst said that Activision isn't going to support Wii U and then someone called Activision, and they said that they haven't announced anything, clearly proving it!
lol. I'm joking.
Anyway, this isn't surprising. I guessed this would happen based on the first month sales. It'll be fine for at least three more years.
megamerican
Member
I think that almost everyone, including Activision, knew that this was inevitable. I'm more curious as to whether Activision is willing to torpedo the franchise into the ground, wringing out all the short term sales it still can, or whether it will allow the series a bit of breathing room to try a new approach.
I'm still hesitant to cheer this news. COD isn't high art, but it is a bright spot in a struggling industry.
I'm still hesitant to cheer this news. COD isn't high art, but it is a bright spot in a struggling industry.
And it was beautiful. I wish more shooters went in Black Ops direction, other than that terrible nuke town map.
OldJadedGamer
Banned
Didn't GT2 launch broken and had to be reissued by Sony. That is more than like the reason for the small decline.
Just my personal opinion, but I don't think the FPS Bubble is sustainable for much longer as a whole. It'll come and go just like the character platformer boom. But if you ever keep track of how many FPSes come out in a year, it's freaking insane.
Alternate post:
People are finally figuring out that the Treyarch CoDs are better.
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
This is the best news I've heard in a long time. Time for Activision to go run another idea into the ground.
dacuk
Member
Fixed for gamer fatigue
FPS games have been popular for a very very very (very) long time now. They aren't going anywhere.
Apparently companies aren't allowed to make games other people enjoy. That and everybody's apparent hatred of FPS's cause them to get up in arms about almost anything with this series. I can only imagine the reaction from some if the same attitudes were held towards genres like fighting games.
Imagine there were a group of guys and one day they decided to go sell their shit, and everyone in the world bought it thinking it was the best shit ever and the guys made more money than anyone had ever dreamed. Now imagine everyone else saw this and thought "hey I'm full of shit, why don't I make that kind of money". So then they all started selling their shit and then suddenly everybody is just buying and selling nothing but shit and the world is covered in it.
I wish they'd just hand it over to Treyarch. Call of Duty 4 was fantastic. Modern Warfare 2 and 3 were pretty abysmal. I did have a lot of fun with Black Ops though, and I don't usually like FPS that much. Also, a lot of people who only play Call of Duty bought Skyrim. I think some gamers want a different experience but don't know where to look, so they go where their friends are.
TheNatural
My Member!
This may be the best explanation I've ever heard of about Call of Duty and FPS'. Bravo.
Alexios
Cores, shaders and BIOS oh my!
That percentage doesn't sound like a big deal.
Peaking also probably isn't a bad thing, if they can actually maintain this level of sales without a meaningful decline.
Of course it's up to them and the competition, but yeah, I don't think it's a cut and dry "COD has fallen".
Peaking also probably isn't a bad thing, if they can actually maintain this level of sales without a meaningful decline.
Of course it's up to them and the competition, but yeah, I don't think it's a cut and dry "COD has fallen".
-Pyromaniac-
Member
Ehhh...I don't think it's safe to say COD is declining yet. If Black Ops 2 sells less than MW3, then I say it's 100% official.
TheMan
Member
I agree. It doesn't make sense to see so many people say "good, COD sucks, blah blah blah". Perhaps there are issues with the games (I have MW2 but never got truly sucked in so I can't comment on nuances) but the fact is, if these games are selling then people are enjoying them, and THAT IS THE WHOLE POINT OF VIDEO GAMES. Not to mention, you don't have to play COD if you don't want to. There are plenty of other fantastic games/genres out there to delve into.
That said, this is not surprising at all. Series fatigue is to be expected, and sadly it will inevitably end with people losing their jobs.
-Pyromaniac-
Member
It's not necessarily COD hate, but the impact COD has had on the industry that people hate.
What if my favorite game is Mario Kart Wii, NSMBMii, or GTAV?
If you don't like CoD you have plenty of options. I'm tired of this "every shooter is now a CoD clone! CoD must die!" because it's bs. Some shooters add some elements but the market is hardly flooded with clones. People just hate whatever is popular.
How so? Plenty of other games still being made.
-Pyromaniac-
Member
look at capcoms comments about call of duty for instance, it's this idea that this level of success has to be chased by making their games more like it. Even square with FF13.
celestial body
Member
It's funny though, BLOPS got a ton of shit from fans during most of its prime for things like the atrocious hit detection/networking problems and second chance, now, given the flaws of MW3 it's seen as a bit of a masterpiece. I'm pretty much in this camp too though MW3 did introduce some things that I hope 3arc include in BLOPS2.
Popped in BLOPS, MW3 and MW2 back to back during the busiest time of the day and the split was roughly ~400K MW3, ~220K BLOPS, ~90k MW2. This would support the notion that a lot of people have returned to BLOPS, which has very good numbers, rather than given up entirely on the franchise.
Popped in BLOPS, MW3 and MW2 back to back during the busiest time of the day and the split was roughly ~400K MW3, ~220K BLOPS, ~90k MW2. This would support the notion that a lot of people have returned to BLOPS, which has very good numbers, rather than given up entirely on the franchise.
So... they try to take elements that people enjoy about CoD and put it in their games. How is that a bad thing? Like I said to he other guy, there is still a variety of different shooters.
AHA-Lambda
Member
So if that the top dog is "wounded" so to speak who is going to take its place?
Even with its diminished sales nothing is coming close to MW3, the whole industry is down in many sectors. BF3 grew in sales (not sure about its market share though) but will it even come close to CoD?
Any idea when ATVI next fiscal report is?
Even with its diminished sales nothing is coming close to MW3, the whole industry is down in many sectors. BF3 grew in sales (not sure about its market share though) but will it even come close to CoD?
Any idea when ATVI next fiscal report is?
ipitydatfu
Member
just in time for black cops 2
-Pyromaniac-
Member
I don't want resident evil to be a goddamn shooter first. I want it to be a survival horror game with decent shooting mechanics. Now it's looking like gears of resident duty 6.
It's this notion that every game, every franchise has to be a super success like COD and their games should be formed around that idea that bugs me.
I should note that I'm a COD fan. MW3 is my least liked one by far, but I'm a fan.