Black Ops 2–First Week U.K. Call of Duty Sales Down 20 Percent Year-on-Year

By Matthew Bennett, Associate Editor
Posted on November 23, 2012 AT 03:27am

U.K. launch week sales for Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 are reportedly down 20 percent compared to last year’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.

This is according to MCV which claims to have been informed of the annual drop in sales by various U.K. retailers. This doesn’t mean that the game was a failure by any means, it still enjoyed the fourth biggest U.K. launch of all-time and the biggest launch of 2012.

Black Ops 2‘s first week U.K. sales have only been bettered by Modern Warfare 3, Modern Warfare 2, and the original Black Ops, so it didn’t do too badly, but many will see this is the wheels finally coming off the Call of Duty behemoth.

Black Ops 2 released last week on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC.

Do you think people are starting to get bored of the series? Let us know in the comments below.

Matthew Bennett has only been covering the gaming world for a short while, but he’s eager to make his mark. An ability to go many hours without sleep and a quick wit make him ideal for his role as associate editor at EGMNOW.com. He often thinks back to the days when the very idea of this career seemed like nothing but an impossible dream. Follow him on Twitter @mattyjb89. Meet the rest of the crew.

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