"Call of Duty" was record sales on the first day

The latest release of the video game "Call of Duty"  and posted record sales by manufacturer, Activision Blizzard . In the first 24 hours of its release was sold the equivalent of $ 500 million. In comparison, the sci-fi video game Microsoft " Halo 4 " , released last week, sold $ 220 million in its first day on the market. In 2011 , Activision reported sales of 400 million dollars for what was then the latest version of the game, "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 "and 1,000 million after 16 days. Activision, the world's largest maker of video games , raised its earnings forecastlast week in anticipation of strong Christmas sales of "Call of Duty: Black Ops II "and said he hoped the game batiera previous records. However, the company said Friday it is still cautious about the rest of 2012 and 2013. As more players migrate from console to mobile offering in tablets and smartphones , the video game industry has seen its profits decline . Sales of top-tier titles like "Call of Duty" is being followed closely as an indicator of future demand in the sector. Activision and said he believes he new "Call of Duty" represents "the biggest entertainment launch of the year for the fourth consecutive year. " The company said that millions of fans attended more than 16,000 openings of video game stores at midnight around the world.