MW2 makes a crushing $550 million in 5 days at retail

You thought GTA IV was huge, didn't you?

The haters are owned, and all those that never thought it would break records are put to shame.

Also, The Dark Knight, Harry Potter, Twilight and every other entertainment things that thought they were big, they have been owned...

Well done, Infinity Ward!

Quick link here http://au.gamespot.com/pages/forums/show_msgs.php?topic_id=27105442&tag=topics;title :P

That will buy Bobby Kotick of Activision enough Crack Cocaine and albino midget hookers for about...a week.IndigoSunrise

Gaming is dead.loco145

Hollywood is shedding tears at the moment.

Gaming is dead.loco145

10 dollar movie tickets vs 60 dollar games, great comparison!

[QUOTE="loco145"]Gaming is dead.SpruceCaboose

[QUOTE="SpruceCaboose"][QUOTE="loco145"]Gaming is dead.Crossel777

Exactly what a bad times we are living in good games are struggling to sell and rehashs are selling like hot cakes.

10 dollar movie tickets vs 60 dollar games, great comparison!

MajorGamer531

[QUOTE="SpruceCaboose"][QUOTE="loco145"]Gaming is dead.Crossel777

[QUOTE="MajorGamer531"]

10 dollar movie tickets vs 60 dollar games, great comparison!

HuusAsking

[QUOTE="Crossel777"][QUOTE="SpruceCaboose"] Funny way to die, making all that money.Kashiwaba

Exactly what a bad times we are living in good games are struggling to sell and rehashs are selling like hot cakes.

Gaming is dead.loco145

and still they need to charge for DLCdanish-death

[QUOTE="IndigoSunrise"]That will buy Bobby Kotick of Activision enough Crack Cocaine and albino midget hookers for about...a week.Crossel777

[QUOTE="MajorGamer531"]

10 dollar movie tickets vs 60 dollar games, great comparison!

HuusAsking

Really, can I see the numbers that say movie watchers outnumber gamers 6 to 1.

If you wanna get real hectic go ahead and find piracy rates for movies and games!

Or we could skip the crap and realize that a game generating 550 million in sales has nothing to do with how much we enjoy it.

10 dollar movie tickets vs 60 dollar games, great comparison!

MajorGamer531

[QUOTE="HuusAsking"][QUOTE="MajorGamer531"]

10 dollar movie tickets vs 60 dollar games, great comparison!

MajorGamer531

Really, can I see the numbers that say movie watchers outnumber gamers 6 to 1.

If you wanna get real hectic go ahead and find piracy rates for movies and games!

Or we could skip the crap and realize that a game generating 550 million in sales has nothing to do with how much we enjoy it.

[QUOTE="danish-death"]and still they need to charge for DLCKingTuttle

Different opinions or the common as muck shooter addiction. Which one? The majority of these people don't even have opinions of their own. They just follow the crowd and the hype. Face it this game sold off it's name alone. Sales off popularity alone is nothing to be proud of. MW2 is a game that takes zero risks and has zero changes.Crossel777

[QUOTE="SpruceCaboose"][QUOTE="loco145"]Gaming is dead.Crossel777

MW2 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Castlevania

Well. I could tell how big it was by how many people I saw buy it the day after.

[QUOTE="MajorGamer531"]

[QUOTE="HuusAsking"]Offset by smaller potential audience. More people watch movies than play serious games.SpruceCaboose

Really, can I see the numbers that say movie watchers outnumber gamers 6 to 1.

If you wanna get real hectic go ahead and find piracy rates for movies and games!

Or we could skip the crap and realize that a game generating 550 million in sales has nothing to do with how much we enjoy it.

"The game has sales therefore is the best" is a common arguement in system wars.

The sales don't necessarily translate to enjoyment but consistent players do, but if that large mass of people all bought and played another game who is to say that would not enjoy it as much or more? The game was marketed well, and had strong word of mouth.

[QUOTE="Crossel777"][QUOTE="SpruceCaboose"] So now they are dumb because they have different opinions than you do on games? Way to be accepting of other people's opinions at the same time that you are belittling others....salxis

Might not be nice, the truth does hurt and all. They've gotta be told though. Not that it will make any difference. It doesn't concern me now though. I'd much rather sit back and watch the gaming industry get ruined by reckless buyers feeding Bob Koticks ego. It's fun(ny).

Hurray? ...

I don't see what's good about this.

[QUOTE="Crossel777"][QUOTE="SpruceCaboose"] Funny way to die, making all that money.ChrisJ2004

MW2 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Castlevania

Not even close.

"The game has sales therefore is the best" is a common arguement in system wars.

The sales don't necessarily translate to enjoyment but consistent players do, but if that large mass of people all bought and played another game who is to say that would not enjoy it as much or more? The game was marketed well, and had strong word of mouth.

MajorGamer531

[QUOTE="MajorGamer531"]

10 dollar movie tickets vs 60 dollar games, great comparison!

HotRevolver

All 550 million dollars of this game's sales were given to it by mindless sheeple who follow the franchise blindly and will buy whatever's tossed at them, and I have the full right to say this as I am instantly higher minded and more intelligent than these millions of people that I'm pretentiously calling out on their stupidity. I also hate my dad and can't win a fight with my fat wife.

[QUOTE="MajorGamer531"]

"The game has sales therefore is the best" is a common arguement in system wars.

The sales don't necessarily translate to enjoyment but consistent players do, but if that large mass of people all bought and played another game who is to say that would not enjoy it as much or more? The game was marketed well, and had strong word of mouth.

SpruceCaboose

I don't think it is a bad game at all. In fact overall, I think it is a good game. However it outselling some of the other good games from this year does not mean I will enjoy it more than I did those games.

[QUOTE="Crossel777"][QUOTE="SpruceCaboose"] Funny way to die, making all that money.SpruceCaboose

Well, I'm not going to sit here and say that Mcdonalds is good, tasty and healthy food just because of the milions and milions of fat americans, that stuff their mouth full of Mcdonalds products everyday.

[QUOTE="HotRevolver"][QUOTE="MajorGamer531"]

10 dollar movie tickets vs 60 dollar games, great comparison!

wstfld

Im jealous actually, I would see more movies if they were 3.50 a pop. As is I have a hard time forking out 10 bucks for a couple hours of enjoyment, as opposed to my 60 dollar games that see many many hours of gameplay.

10 dollar movie tickets vs 60 dollar games, great comparison!

[QUOTE="HotRevolver"][QUOTE="MajorGamer531"]

10 dollar movie tickets vs 60 dollar games, great comparison!

wstfld

A local theatre here charges 1.25 per movie. However all the movies are older (They arn't on DVD yet but are just about ready to come out.) and they have few screens.

[QUOTE="wstfld"][QUOTE="HotRevolver"] That's what I was thinking...hell I see most movies for 3.50 at my local theater.danish-death

:o did the TC drop a comma or add a zero somewhere? o.0

People neglect the fact that each game costs 60 dollars/40 pounds unlike films which cost much less.

[QUOTE="SpruceCaboose"][QUOTE="Crossel777"] It's not money well deserved. It's just scrounging money out of stupid people that buy these games.kaealy

Well, I'm not going to sit here and say that Mcdonalds is good, tasty and healthy food just because of the milions and milions of fat americans, that stuff their mouth full of Mcdonalds products everyday.

McDonalds is far more popular in other countries than America. My God, just look at Japan. McDonald's practically owns Japan.

[QUOTE="SpruceCaboose"][QUOTE="loco145"]Gaming is dead.Crossel777