Call of Duty: WWII & Destiny 2 Are the Two Top Selling Console Games in North America Based on Revenue, with Call of Duty: WW...
December 20 2017 - 8:00AM
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Call of Duty: WWII is the Top Selling Console
Game of 2017 in North America and the Biggest Console Digital
Launch in Activision Publishing History
Destiny 2 Outsells the Original Destiny and
Delivers the Biggest PC Launch in Activision Publishing History
Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy #1 Remastered
Collection in PS4 History
Activision has delivered the No. 1 and No. 2 top selling console
video games in North America this year (based on revenues),
continuing a string of chart-topping title releases in 2017. At No.
1, Call of Duty®: WWII, which has already surpassed $1
billion in sell-through worldwide since its launch last month, is
the top selling console video game of the year in North America,
extending Call of Duty®’s run as the No. 1 top selling
console video game franchise in North America for nine consecutive
years, based on revenue. Developed by Bungie, Destiny 2
secured its status as the No. 2 highest selling console video game
in North America for the year, based on revenue, while also
becoming the biggest PC launch in Activision Publishing history,
based on units. Additionally, Crash Bandicoot™ N. Sane
Trilogy, is the No. 1 top selling remastered collection in PS4
history. (i)¹
“Call of Duty: WWII is the #1 top grossing console game of the
year in North America, and Destiny 2 is #2,” said Eric Hirshberg,
CEO of Activision. “That means Call of Duty has been the #1 top
grossing console gaming franchise in North America for a staggering
nine years in a row, and worldwide eight out of the last nine
years. Thank you to our players for your incredible passion and
engagement. And thank you to our talented, committed teams all
across the globe that make incredible results like this
happen.”
Developed by Sledgehammer Games with support from Raven
Software, Call of Duty: WWII is already the #1 top selling
Call of Duty game on current generation consoles and is the biggest
console digital launch in Activision Publishing history. Call of
Duty has been the top-selling console franchise worldwide eight
of the last nine years.
Based on units, Destiny 2 has outsold Destiny, hailed as
the “biggest new video game IP launch in history” at the time. The
highly-acclaimed sequel is the first Activision title launched on
Battle.net, and is the biggest PC launch in Activision Publishing
history. The game has earned more than 90 awards and nominations to
date. Activision and Bungie also released the Destiny 2 Ghost Skill
for Amazon Alexa, a first of its kind for games, allowing players
to ask Alexa and Ghost to perform in-game tasks.
In 2017, Activision also released Crash Bandicoot N. Sane
Trilogy, a remastered collection featuring one of the most
iconic and famed personalities in video game history. Released in
June and developed by Vicarious Visions, the remaster quickly
became a fan favorite with gamers on its way to being the No. 1 top
selling remastered collection in PS4 history. The title has
continued to remain among the top 10 selling PS4 titles in the US
for the year, so far, in units. (ii)¹
The enthusiastic community response has been felt globally.
Call of Duty: WWII has been named the UK Christmas No. 1
title for 2017 by Chart-Track. For four consecutive years, Call of
Duty titles have held this honor. Further, Call of Duty:
WWII has held the mantle of No. 1 selling title in the UK
according to Chart-Track for seven consecutive weeks, since its
launch. Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy spent a total of
seven weeks also at No. 1 earlier this year.
Activision Publishing, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of
Activision Blizzard (Nasdaq: ATVI).
About Bungie
Bungie is an independent, employee-owned game development studio
dedicated to creating hopeful worlds that inspire passionate player
communities. For more than two-and-a-half decades that purpose has
led to the creation of some of the industry's most celebrated
gaming franchises, including Marathon, Myth, Halo, and Destiny.
Today, Bungie is focused on creating new experiences and adventures
for the Destiny 2 community to share.
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
or by following @Activision.
© 2017 Activision Publishing, Inc. ACTIVISION, CALL OF DUTY,
CALL OF DUTY WWII, CRASH and CRASH BANDICOOT are trademarks of
Activision Publishing, Inc. © 2017 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. Activision
(i) According to NPD, GfK/GSD and Activision internal estimates,
through Oct. 2017(ii) According to NPD, GfK/GSD and Activision
internal estimates, through Oct. 2017
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