Despite the in-game terrorism scandal and the dedicated server protesting debacle, rock solid developer Infinity Ward out did themselves again. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 flew off store shelves like cupcakes at an over-eaters anonymous gathering. Mmm cupcakes.

According to early statistical data, Modern Warfare 2 has sold approximately seven million world wide copies across multiple platforms on the first day of its release. How impressive is that? Well, consider Rockstar’s well hyped release of Grand Theft Auto IV sold six million copies in its first week. Yeah, it’s pretty darn impressive.

All in all though, developers like Rockstar and Infinity Ward deserve every ounce of success that comes their way. When you think about the fact that games these days retail at sixty bucks a clip, we have every right to demand a top tier product for our money.

Modern Warfare 2 may not make the world a better place. It won’t cure Cancer or end world hunger, and it definitely won’t bring a smile to anti video game violence protesters, but assuming you’re Okay with all that, it’s one kick ass thrill ride of a game well worth the price.

Tags: 7 million, Activision, Infinity-Ward, modern warfare 2, sale records

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1 Comment » pupu on November 11, 2009 10:44 pm they didn’t sell 7 million, that’s just analyst speculation and not even close to being a fact all that’s known for a fact is that they sold 1.2mil in the UK on day one RSS feed for comments on this post. Comment Now Note: Commenting on Ripten does not currently require registration, however to be eligible for contests on the site, you must be a registered user. Name (required) Mail (will not be published) (required) Website Commenting Rules: No hate speech allowed. If you must argue, please debate intelligently. Comments containing selected keywords or outbound links will be put into moderation to help prevent spam. Ripten reserves the right to delete comments and ban anyone who doesn't follow the rules. Thanks. Notify me of followup comments Tired of the Goomba? Upload your own custom comment avatar.