If there were ever any doubts that the Video games industry is a staying part of American entertainment, Modern Warfare 2 kill's them up completely. Today Activision announced the game has passed $550 million in sales after being at retail for only five days.
Activision's not timid about listing the amount of entertainment records the game has broken either, more than half a dozen according to this PR release.
Here's some, hit the link for the full vibe.
* The largest reported five-day opening worldwide box office gross figures held by Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ($394 million)
* The largest reported five-day opening domestic box office figures, held by The Dark Knight ($203.8 million)
* The largest reported five-day worldwide video games sales record, previously held by Grand Theft Auto IV (6 million units, $500 million)
* The largest reported opening first-day domestic box office gross, held by The Dark Knight ($66.4 million)
* The largest reported first-day book sales in dollars, held by Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows ($220 million)
Wow, these are just some. Video games are a force to be reckoned with. Wake up and smell the bush tea people.
Thanks friends
11/18/09 Ernice Gilbert
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