Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare and Destiny Are the #1 and #2 Best-Selling Console Games of the Year in the U.S.
December 12 2014 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare is the #1
Top-selling Game of the Year in the U.S.
Skylanders is the #1 Best-Selling Kids Video
Game Franchise of the Year in the U.S.
Activision Publishing, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of
Activision Blizzard, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI), has delivered the top two
selling console retail releases of the year to date overall in the
U.S., as well as the #1 kids video game franchise of 2014, based on
retail sell-through, according to the NPD Group, through November.
In only its first month of release, Call of Duty®: Advanced
Warfare is already the #1 top-selling console game of the year
through November in the U.S. overall, as well as individually on
Xbox One, PlayStation® 4, Xbox 360 and PlayStation®3.
Destiny, the epic new release from Bungie, is the #2
top-selling console game among all titles in the U.S. in 2014
through November and Skylanders® is the #1 kids video game
franchise of the year through November in the U.S., based on retail
sell-through including toys and accessories.
“To date, 2014 has been a series of number ones for Activision
Publishing: Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare is the #1
top-selling game of the year, Skylanders is the #1 kids
video game franchise of the year, and Destiny is the #1
top-selling new video game franchise of the year,” said Eric
Hirshberg, CEO, Activision Publishing, Inc. “We are excited
about how fans have responded to Call of Duty: Advanced
Warfare, Destiny and Skylanders Trap Team, and
have even more great new content in store in 2015.”
Activision’s lineup of Call of Duty, Destiny and
Skylanders achieved the following in the U.S. through
November 2014, according to NPD:
- #1 and #2 top selling console titles:
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, Destiny
- #1 on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox
360, PlayStation 3: Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
- #1 kids video game franchise:
Skylanders
- #1 top-selling new video game franchise
of the year through November: Destiny
- Call of Duty leads November
console game sales for 6th consecutive year
About Activision Publishing,
Inc.
Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, Activision
Publishing, Inc. is a leading global producer and publisher of
interactive entertainment. Activision maintains operations
throughout the world. More information about Activision and its
products can be found on the company's website,
www.activision.com.
ACTIVISION, CALL OF DUTY, CALL OF DUTY ADVANCED WARFARE,
SKYLANDERS and SKYLANDERS TRAP TEAM are trademarks of Activision
Publishing, Inc.
© 2014 Bungie, Inc. All rights reserved. Destiny, the Destiny
Logo, Bungie and the Bungie Logo are among the trademarks of
Bungie, Inc. Published and distributed by Activision. All other
trademarks or trade names are the properties of their respective
owners.
"PlayStation" and "PS3" are registered trademarks. "PS4" is a
trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
Activision Publishing, Inc.Monte Lutz,
310-496-5231monte.lutz@activision.com
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