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SANTA MONICA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Activision Publishing, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI), announced today that the company sold more than $1 billion of Call of Duty®: Ghosts into retail stores worldwide as of day one.
“Call of Duty is by far the largest console franchise of this generation,” said Bobby Kotick, CEO of Activision Blizzard. “More people have played Call of Duty this year than ever before, logging four billion hours of gameplay. And in the last 12 months, Call of Duty®: Black Ops II, including its digital content, generated more revenues than any other console game ever has in a single year. Although it is too early to assess sell-through for Call of Duty: Ghosts, it’s launching at a time when the franchise has never been more popular.”
The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
3DS LL – 58,627
Wii U – 38,802
3DS – 29,749
Vita – 27,618
PS3 – 11,148
PSP – 3,680
Wii – 477
Xbox 360 – 328
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
3DS LL – 69,001
3DS – 40,507
Vita – 24,513
PS3 – 11,460
PSP – 3,807
Wii U – 2,598
Wii – 742
Xbox 360 – 351
The latest Famitsu most-wanted games chart is as follows:
| Rank | Game Title | Platform | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII | PS3 | Square Enix |
| 2 | Puzzle Dragon Z | 3DS | GungHo Online Entertainment |
| 3 | Final Fantasy XV | PS4 | Square Enix |
| 4 | God Eater 2 | PSV | Bandai Namco |
| 5 | Zelda no Densetsu: Kamigami no Triforce 2 [The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds] | 3DS | Nintendo |
| 6 | Shin Gundam Musou [Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 4] | PS3 | Bandai Namco |
| 7 | Kingdom Hearts III | PS4 | Square Enix |
| 8 | Mario Kart 8 | Wii U | Nintendo |
| 9 | Final Fantasy X | X-2 HD Remaster | PS3 | Square Enix |
| 10 | Drag-on Dragoon 3 [Drakengard 3] | PS3 | Square Enix |
| 11 | Sengoku Basara 4 | PS3 | Capcom |
| 12 | Gran Turismo 6 | PS3 | Sony |
| 13 | Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai 2 | 3DS | Sega |
| 14 | Sengoku Musou 4 [Samurai Warriors 4] | PS3 | Koei Tecmo |
| 15 | Metal Max 4 | 3DS | Kadokawa Games |
| 16 | Psycho Break [The Evil Within] | PS3 | Bethesda Softworks |
| 17 | Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain | PS4 | Konami |
| 18 | Akiba’s Trip 2 | PSV | Acquire |
| 19 | Ryu ga Gotoku: Ishin [Yakuza: Ishin] | PS4 | Sega |
| 20 | Exstetra | PSV | FuRyu |
Two new games have been confirmed for the Japanese 3DS Virtual Console. Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Children – Black (Game Boy Color) and Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Children – Red (Game Boy Color) will be out on November 13. Pricing is set at 600 yen each.
Two new Virtual Console games are on track for the Japanese Wii U eShop next week. Golf (Famicom) and Final Fantasy (Famicom) will be out on November 13. Pricing is set at 500 yen.
