Call of Duty: Ghosts tracking to be 'most pre-ordered' game of year

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Gamestop's VP of merchandising has put the kibosh on Call of Duty not being its blockbuster self this year.

"Call of Duty is an entertainment juggernaut and cultural phenomenon. We are excited for the upcoming release of the new installment of this blockbuster franchise, Call of Duty: Ghosts," said Gamestop exec. Bob Puzon. "We look forward to celebrating the worldwide November launch of this great game that is on track to be the most pre-ordered title of the year."

The statement by the mega retailer comes as a slight surprise, given the annualized release of the series had yet to show fatigue, especially in the face of next week's Grand Theft Auto 5 launch.

Last month, Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg was quite clear that pre-orders for Ghosts were "well below the record-setting pace set by Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 last year."

"Our quantitative consumer research indicates that hesitation amongst past COD pre-orderers is primarily due to not knowing which platform they will be playing on, which is natural at this time in the console transition," said Hirshberg recently, referring to the imminent launches of PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

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Source: http://www.joystiq.com/2013/09/09/call-of-duty-ghosts-tracking-to-be-most-pre-ordered-game-of-y/

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JPEGPosted:

GTA V must be at strong second place if not at first already.

Dr-JPosted:

-Amp This doesn't surprise me at all. Call of Duty always sales better than anything else.


Soon it will change my friend..... soon.....

RunMilesPosted:

Nope. GTA V already out pre ordered this crappy game, And is still going and has been since 2012.

Dr-PonyfilePosted:

Personally I think COD Ghosts will not outsell GTAV But I may be wrong we will all have to wait and see.

RaciPosted:

Gmlukens
Woobie Not really a shocker to me seeing how large the franchise is..


But GTA V should be up there with it, if not passing it


It may be up there but it won't pass it... To many people play cod .

gmlukensPosted:

Woobie Not really a shocker to me seeing how large the franchise is..


But GTA V should be up there with it, if not passing it

WoobiePosted:

Not really a shocker to me seeing how large the franchise is..

clapperPosted:

it is a growing community but it will not last once the code of a modder catches on :/
idk why i say this but it is most likely going to happen

ZeffPosted:

This is a no-brainer, CoD is popular worldwide.

BradPosted:

I'm not suprised at all, Call of Duty is such a big franchise, with a massive fan base - it will only continue to grow in the coming years!


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