Call of Duty WWII Beats Infinite Warfare in First Week Sales

Call of Duty WWII Revenue Was Higher but Not by Too Much

Another year another Call of Duty, literally. But here we are almost a full week after the launch of Sledgehammer Games’ Call of Duty WWII. So, how did it fare in sales? Compared to the competition, it did great. Compared to its predecessors, it still did great.

According to  GfK Chart-Track, Call of Duty WWII saw significant sales increase over Infinite Warfare, in terms of units sold. Percentage-wise, the revenue increase is a bit lower. This can probably be explained by two factors: More people were excited for this installment because it goes back to its roots. At the same time, the revenue might be lower because more players purchased the Legacy Edition of Infinite Warfare at launch. See the statement below.

“Week 1 sales of ‘WWII’ are significantly higher than ‘IW’, in fact some 57% higher in units and 21% higher in revenue (last year sales on Legacy / Legacy Pro editions were substantial, which is why overall ASP last year was significantly higher). Ubisoft’s ‘Assassin’s Creed Origins’ drops from a debut at No1 to No2 this week, followed at No3 by EA’s ‘FIFA 18’. Nintendo drop 2 places to No4 with Switch ‘Super Mario Odyssey’ and Sony’s PS4 ‘Gran Turismo Sport’ remains at No5. The only other new entry within the Top 40 is Focus Home Interactive’s ‘Spintires: Mudrunner’ debuting at No24 for PS4, Xbox One and PC.”

However you look at it, Call of Duty WWII has done well critically and commercially. With an 84 on Metacritic, it’s nearly on par with another Activision game – Destiny 2. Will it beat its sales by the end of the year? Time will tell. If you haven’t done so already, check out our own in-depth review of the game.

You can view the top 40 UK Chart below, courtesy of UKIE:

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