Call of Duty almost always gobbles up year-end sales, and Modern Warfare 3 is no exception, according to industry-tracking firm Circana. The game topped the list of best-sellers for November, and is the fifth title in the Call of Duty series to do so. However, game and hardware sales were in decline overall for the month, dropping 7% from 2022. Hardware sales, in particular, dropped 24% year-over-year.
November 2023 Dollar Sales, Millions
Nov 2022
Nov 2023
Change
Total Video Game Sales
$6,294
$5,867
-7%
Video Game Content (Physical & Digital Full Game, DLC/MTX and Subscription consumer spending across Console, Cloud, Mobile*, Portable, PC and VR platforms)
$4,729
$4,600
-3%
Video Game Hardware
$1,271
$964
-24%
Video Game Accessories
$295
$303
3%
*Mobile spending provided by Sensor Tower
“November video game content spending dropped 3% when compared to a year ago, to $4.6 billion,” said Mat Piscatella, Circana’s executive producer for games reports. “An 11% decline in Console & Portable Content spending was partially offset by 3% growth across each of the Mobile, Subscription, and ‘PC, Cloud & Non-Console VR’ Content segments.”
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