Vitals
- Products: Medal of Honor
- Genres: FPS
- Subchannels: Xbox 360, PS3, PC
- Developer: EA Los Angeles, EA Digital Illusions CE
- Publisher: Electronic Arts
- Release Date (US) - PS3: Fall 2010
- Release Date (US) - Xbox 360: Fall 2010
- Release Date (US) - PC Games: Fall 2010
- ESRB Rating: RP
It's been a week since Electronic Arts' Medal of Honor reboot hit store shelves, and since then we've
seen the critical
reaction (mostly positive!) and investor reaction (maybe not
quite so positive). But enough of the speculation...how has it
actually sold so far? Would you believe "pretty well"?
Speaking in a segment on the Fox Business channel (via Industry Gamers), EA CEO John Riccitiello revealed
Medal of Honor generated $100 million in sales during its first week of
release. On top of that, EA has also disclosed that 1.5 million copies
were sold during the game's first five days. Sure, when compared to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (no doubt the
game's obvious and closest competitor in the modern-day shooter genre),
these numbers are relatively paltry -- Modern Warfare 2 sold a whopping
8.5-9 million units in its
first week. But then in fairness, it's not quite comparing oranges
and oranges; Modern Warfare 2 was the latest entry in a yearly series
that already had huge momentum behind it, while Medal of Honor is a
drastic reboot in a series last seen three years ago...almost giving it
more of the feeling of the launch of a new IP. As for Medal of Honor's future, these certainly seem like numbers
large enough to boost the prospects for the most important thing to
gamers and EA: the likelihood of a sequel. Originally published on 1UP.com
