Analyst: Call of Duty Losing Popularity, Advanced Warfare Pre-orders Down Compared to Ghosts - News

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by, posted on 27 October 2014

The Call of Duty franchise has lost some of its popularity after several years of being one of the biggest releases during the holidays.The franchise has nearly 200 million units worldwide at retail.

Research firm Cowen and Company has stated the decline in sales for the franchise will continue again this year with the release of Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare. They expect sales to drop 40 percent when compared to last year's Call of Duty: Ghosts and a massive 70 percent drop compared to 2012's Call of Duty: Black Ops II.

"We continue to believe [Call of Duty] will be down meaningfully vs. last year. With the franchise facing two consecutive significant year on year declines in sales, we think it is prudent to assume it has peaked."

Despite the huge drop in sales the research firm believes Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare will more than likely outsell Destiny. They expect Destiny to sell around 12 to 13 million units in its first 12 months and possibly top 15 million units if it has strong legs.

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A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. Outside, in the real world, he has a passion for the outdoors which includes everything from hiking to having received his B.A. in Environmental Studies. You can contact the author at wdangelo@vgchartz.com or on Twitter @TrunksWD.

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