12 Biggest First Week Launches In Gaming History

3. Modern Warfare 2 - 9 Million

Modern Warfare 2 was the first Call of Duty title that had massive, "what the hell is going on" sales. MW2, thanks to huge amounts of hype and smart marketing by Activision, sold 4.7 million units in its first 24 hours of sale in the US and the UK combined, grossing $310 million on its launch day, making it the biggest entertainment launch of the time (it broke GTA 4's record, and its record was subsequently broken by successors Modern Warfare 3 and Black Ops 2). Modern Warfare 2 not only sold a very impressive 9 million units in its first week in retail, its first seven days also saw 8 million plays playing online, which was another record that the game broke.