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Pachter told Forbes he expects Modern Warfare 3 to shift 16 million copies worldwide this financial year, while Battlefield 3 will manage 8 million.

The analyst doesn’t believe EA will pull much of Activision’s market share.

“I’d guess that around half of the console copies of Battlefield 3 will be bought by people who also buy Modern Warfare 3, so around 2 to 3 million will buy both. I don’t see much cannibalization of the titles,” he said.

The two games combined will bring in $1.4 billion in revenue in the fourth quarter, Pachter said, accounting for 15% of total packaged software sales over a three month period.

Pachter believes both titles will go on selling, with a further 8 million copies of Modern Warfare 3 and 2 million of Battlefield 3 to come in the following financial year.

Battlefield 3 releases this week and has already garnered rave reviews. Modern Warfare 3 is expected in November. Both titles are multi-platform.

Thanks, IndustryGamers.

http://www.vg247.com/2011/10/24/pachter-predicts-modern-warfare-3-sales-to-double-battlefield-3/

We'll see how the legs keep both games running, but as far as this year goes, it sounds reasonable. Call of Duty is a huuuuuge name in the industry. Even if people aren't as hyped for MW3, it's one of those games in the back of millions of minds as "oh, yeah, call of duty, of course I'll buy the new one."

Now, whether or not the game stays fresh enough and brings enough new to the table to keep gamers happy remains a question. Also an interesting question (and one NO ONE ever talks about..) is that there are 3, yes three, studios working on this game.:

1) Infinity Ward
2) Sledgehammer Games
3) Raven Software

Is it a good idea to have multiple different studios working on the same project? Will it feel like different parts of the games are pulled in different directions depending on which studio worked on which part? We'll see when the game comes out.. it will definitely be interesting.

It will also be interesting to see how the "new" infinity ward is, considering numerous key members of the development team left. They're basically a different studio with the same name...

Actually there's a 4th studio. Beachhead Studios. They work on maintaining Call of Duty: Elite.

Raven Software Works on DLC if I remember correctly.(and User Interface according to Wiki)
Infinity Ward and Sledgehammer Games work on all the same stuff don't they? Campaign + Mutiplayer and Spec OPs. I don't think its been revealed exactly what each studio does.

Sounds about right to be honest.

I'm pretty sure everyone knows this.