Activision: Modern Warfare 2 had “the biggest launch in history across all forms of entertainment”

This is why Bobby Kotick gets paid the big bucks: “Modern Warfare 2″ made $310 million in 24 hours, according to Activision’s internal estimates, which account for approximately 5 million copies sold on launch day, and this is only for North America and the UK.

Talking to Gamasutra, Cowen Group analyst Doug Creutz suggests an impressive number for the worldwide total:

“We believe U.S. sales likely will amount to 55 percent of the worldwide total, implying a first day worldwide estimate of roughly 7 million.”

Care to join me while I sit down? I am getting a bit dizzy. (via Kotaku)

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