Activision’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has today become the biggest selling UK videogame ever, passing the DS’ Brain Training game in the official Chart Track figures. “This is the week that Activision Blizzard’s [game] finally overtakes Nintendo’s DS ‘Dr Kawashima’ as the biggest selling UK title ever (units),” says Chart Track, citing just 41 weeks since the game’s release. Modern Warfare 2 was outside the top 10 for just 3 weeks of the last 10 months.
It took Brain Training around 36 months to overtake the previous record holder, Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas last generation. There’s probably a joke in there somewhere about casual games, but last time I checked Modern Warfare 2 was played by just about everybody, chances are your granny is partial to a bit of deathmatch in between shouting ‘Blue!, Blue!’ at the top of her voice in as many accents as she can manage.
Remember that Brain Training is only on one platform, whereas the first person shooter is on three.
toutski
Tango Sucka!
citizeninsane45
Ten Inch Storjina?
BIGAL-1992
toutski got Tangoed.
toutski
Bambi
aerobes
Congratulations is in order then whatever you think of the game.
Well done both Activision Blizzard and the (former) members of Infinity Ward who created the game.
gurglesletch
I agree even though the game has issues.
gazzagb
Its a brilliant game. Well deserved for Infinity Ward.
BrendanCalls
I love the game and I am happy it made such an impact.
Congrats to all Infinity Ward current and “ex” employees
Bilbo_bobbins
crap game but fantastic advertising/promotion. They should be an ad agency instead.
bajere
haha. yea.
But the 1st game basically sold the 2nd, so it was going to do well
Gaztee
Guess they’ll want to charge more for this years version then!!
John Malcolm
Yup, even more pounds heading their way, so they can give us even more low-quality servers for the online stuff… And don’t get me started on the price of the DLC maps!
Talk about caring for the people who pay your wages. No wonder people buy second-hand!
stonyk
Congrats to what is an amazing value for money game. £26 on day 1 hopefully had something to do with this and hopefully others will take note.
Apnomis
Well it’s less embarrassing than having Brain Training as the number 1 I suppose. I still don’t understand why it became such a monster hit though, what is it that makes people continue to buy it over other arguably better (and cheaper) titles?
STILLCANTTHINKOFAGOODPSNNAME
like COD4 :p
PoorPaddy89
People underestimate the casual gaming market. I’m not a DS player, but even if MW2 have overtaken them it’s not as impressive as Brain Training being #1. As the article says, MW2 is on three-times as many consoles as Brain Training.
minerwilly
Even more than Jet Set Willy ?
ghost5
Does anyone know how many copies it has sold? I can’t find the article on chart track
ghost5
from edge website
“While no specific sales figures were released for the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC shooter, Chart-Track said that it took DS exclusive Dr Kawashima around 36 months to overtake the previous record holder, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, which was released for PS2, Xbox and PC.”
cc_star
So basically for a single format title Dr Kawashima pwns all?