| farlaff said: I like your line of thought, but it doesn't explain why so big a limitation in gender (or why exactly is CoD the biggest franchise, what is honestly beyond me - more on that later).That is what troubles me. |
CoD is currently the biggest franchise because of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare.
The game was the first mega popular console FPS in the modern day. It had well balanced maps. It had well balanced weapons. It had well balanced perks and killstreak rewards. Anyone could pick up the game and play it with friends as it had a fairly easy learning curve. The campaign was actually fun, too.
CoD4 was simply put, huge amounts of fun. Following release and great word of mouth it became the "in thing". Modern Day became the timeframe people wanted after spending so long in WW2 - You can see this from the sales. Call of Duty 3 to CoD4: MW to World at War, followed by the record breaking game that was Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.
It was fun, addictive and easy enough to play with friends. They made the right move at the right time with the right developer.
