Latest Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III It was published on November 10. And despite especially bad reviews from players and a very low rating on the benchmark site Metacritic, it is already on the podium of the best-selling video games of 2023 in the United States, doubling the speed of the acclaimed The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.
Video game analyst Mat Piscatella published data on Twitter, broadcast by the specialized media Kotaku, on sales for this month of November and, in general, this year. Despite the very recent publication of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare IIIThis has already surpassed one of the most anticipated games of the year in a month, Tears of the Kingdomreleased in May 2023. It is also the best-selling game of the month of November.
High sales, low ratings
Activision’s first-person shooter is right behind Hogwarts Legacya title inspired by the Harry Potter universe that was also one of the great expectations for this year 2023. By thus imposing its title at the top of the ranking, Obligations For the fifth consecutive year, it becomes the best-selling saga during the month of November, its usual release date.
However, no one has been kind to the shootings. On the reference site Metacritic, which allows Internet users to rate a work, it obtains a mediocre score of 56 out of 100, compared to 96 out of 100 for The legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. This reboot of the famous Modern Warfare 3 (Not to be confused Modern Warfare 3 AND Modern Warfare III) also received a very cold reception from critics. We are talking about a rushed development, a solo campaign that is too short and gives a feeling of “déjà vu”… But that, despite everything, meets the commercial expectations of its new house, Microsoft, which it recently bought the Activision group. -Snow storm.
Source: BFM TV
