Just over 23 million, in fact, as of numbers tallied following the first nine months of sales by its publisher. Activision revealed as much during an analyst call this afternoon, showing continued sales growth for the Call of Duty franchise versus install base numbers for the two HD consoles combined.
If that weren't enough, it looks like a huge chunk of those who purchased
BlOps were interested in adding to their multiplayer map variety. Activision's numbers show the latest CoD entry as having moved over 18 million map packs since launch (which, priced at $15 a pop, works out to
270 million dollars in gross earnings), 7 million more than
MW2 and 9 million more than
WaW.
Though the company isn't projecting any map sales yet for the next installment in the
CoD franchise, Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg said on the call, "There's plenty of runway this year, with 20 percent-plus expected growth in the HD console install base alone," referring to the company's expected sales of
Modern Warfare 3 this holiday and beyond.