Call of Duty Franchise #1 Top-Selling Franchise Globally in 2016 Again

Written by Brandon Hofer on January 20, 2017

News: Call of Duty continues its impressive streak of being one of the biggest franchises in the industry.

Activision has revealed that Call of Duty is once again the #1 top selling game franchise globally for 2016. This marks the seventh time in the last eight years that Call of Duty has been the top selling console franchise worldwide and the eighth consecutive year in the United States. According to NPD, Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare is the top selling game based on total revenue and units sold from physical and digital sales (excluding hardware bundle sales).

“Call of Duty is the #1 console franchise worldwide in 2016,” said Eric Hirshberg, Activision CEO. “We’re thankful to our players for once again putting Call of Duty on top, and we recognize how rare this is – to do year after year. That’s why we push to deliver innovations and incredible gameplay that are worthy of the best fans in the world time and again. And we have an exciting year ahead in 2017.”

The first DLC Map Pack Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare Sabotage, is scheduled for release on January 31, first on PlayStation 4. Also available now is the Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare Season Pass, which can be purchased on its own or as part of the Legacy Pro or Digital Deluxe editions of the game. Season Pass gives discounted access to four Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare DLC Map Packs released during 2017 (discount based on a Season Pass suggested retail price of $49.99, and four individual DLC Map Packs at a suggested retail price of $15 each).

If you bought pretty much any edition other than the standard edition you also receive Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered. This was really the game that put Call of Duty on the map for a lot of people and is one of the most beloved FPS games in the industry. Did you pick up Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare? If so, did you get one of the versions that came with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered?