Modern Warfare 3 hit record sales on the first week of release. The game reached 1 billion in sales in 16 days. The game is just a rehashed version of MW2 so why does it sell so much? this is a serious question.
Because people loved all the Modern Warfare games and continue to. It has immense replay value, as it's an online FPS. New maps, and subtle changes between each released are enough to compel people to buy it. Especially around the Christmas holiday, when people can receive it as a gift versus paying for it. I had MW2 and luckily my brother got MW3 so I didn't have to, but I would have gotten it myself if I needed to.
Then it's a an equilibrium \ dynamic (depends how you view the system).
Imagine that the initial state of the system is this, odd mix of chance, talent and promotion leading to the success of the first call of duty. Then they take the same formula but enhance it. The studio and their backers get more human and technical resources. Also since the basics have been worked out the team can now focus on enhancements. So the random factor diminishes as the brand grows stronger and whatever people say about 'sheer talent' you cannot build a rocket without material. the call of duty people sure have lots of material on their hands.
And as each new episode comes out the new game is more trusted than the last in the same way we would trust an individual given a reliable track of success\cooperation. Issue is it is just called call of duty but nothing tells the end customer than 'call of duty' is made by the same people now, I haven't checked but it most probably is not the case.
It's also about the frequency or release: enough to have people grow impatient for the next episode YET maintain their interest (basically once a year). That is something only a very high budget and more importantly tried formula can do. Production time for a totally new concept, even with as enormous a budget would probably be too high.
The game is quake 3 with military guns it's not realistic it's an arcade shooter that gets boring after half an hour. I'm not saying the game is bad but it has mediocre mechanics, physics and graphics with pretty explosions and high end production.
Who said it was realistic? Who said realism was its primary selling point? If people think it's totally realistic, they're fooled. I play it because it can be a load of fun (especially when playing with people you know and letting the whole competitive aspect enter the equation), as I believe is the main motivation for others to play it.
Have you actually played the game or are you an outsider looking in?
Modern Warfare 3 hit record sales on the first week of release. The game reached 1 billion in sales in 16 days. The game is just a rehashed version of MW2 so why does it sell so much? this is a serious question.