Modern Warfare 2 will exceed $500 million in week 1

Pachter believes the game will easily sell 10 million units in Q4.

Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter believes global sales of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 will "exceed $500 million in the first week following launch".

In his Activision Blizzard Q3 Preview, Pachter also estimated that the highly anticipated title will "easily sell 10 million units in Q4 [Oct-Dec]"

Speaking on GT's Bonus Round last month, Pachter said that with the right marketing the title could achieve Q4 sales of up to 14 million units.

"Last year sold about 8 million in the Christmas quarter, I think most people think this will do 10-12. It really depends on marketing - if they blitz the airwaves and we see ads on every basketball game, football game, college football game, every beauty pageant … maybe 14," said Pachter.

How many units do you think Modern Warfare 2 will sell this winter? Share your thoughts in the comments section below.

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HOLY COW....thats like more than GTA4 & Halo 3 (right), way more than movies make in week 1!

They'll profit on the game within a DAY!

Well they making $440 off me already.Paid for  the MW2 360 Elite bundle already. CAN'T WAIT!

Man, I plan on buying it used f@%k activision.

500 million dollars translate to what? 10 million unit first week?

I think Pachter is being Pachter again

@axumblade

LOLOLOL

BUT if EVERY PC in the world bought a copy of MW2, 500 Million isn't impossible!

Well you have to consider that there will be like 4 different version at different cost.

Regular Version $60

Harderned Edition $80

Prestige Edition $150

360 Elite MW2 bundled $400

Say what?? $500M in week 1!?! Not happening. Not even close. Even at an average of $100 per game (still more than the normal LE version), it would have to sell 5 million copies in one week. No game has ever come close to that. Now, $500M (or 5 million copies) in the entire 4th quarter? Sure, I can see that, though I think it will be close.

@kingofwale

not really

there are SEVERAl editions of this game

one costs over $100 I think

I had the pleasure of playing this game at a freinds house this weekend. Do not ask how...

Anywho, the game will set new levels of overhyping. I expect GTA4 and Halo 3 to be completely forgiven for their marketing shenadings.

Game is...umm...very familiar. And short...

Multiplayer is probably awesome, but it didn't save Halo 3 from being criminally condemned for overhyping.

@disolitude

oh I don't know why people are hyped TBH

my hype for dragon age origins is 100 times more than any hype I have for MW2

but they hyped it well.....REALLY effing well!