Since the franchise first launched in 2003, the Call of Duty franchise has sold more than 250 million games worldwide, publisher Activision said in a statement today.
That milestone was mentioned as part of Activision's statement related to sales data released by the NPD Group today, which noted that Call of Duty has been the number one-selling franchise in North America for the past seven years. Last year's entry, Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 was the "top-selling title of 2015 globally by a wide-margin in both units and dollars" sold-through to consumers, according to Activision.
Here's Activision's full statement:
"Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 was the top selling title of 2015 globally by a wide-margin in both units and dollars sold-thru," said Rob Kostich, senior vice president and general manager for Call of Duty at Activision. "This also marks the seventh year in a row that Call of Duty has been the #1 selling franchise in North America, according to NPD. In fact, Call of Duty has surpassed 250 million units sold life-to-date worldwide. This achievement is thanks to the amazing experiences created by all of our development teams, and would not be possible without the incredible passion from the Call of Duty community. We congratulate Treyarch on creating an incredibly engaging and an enormously fun game with Black Ops 3 and look forward to what's to come in 2016."
As for the top-selling console for 2015, that distinction goes goes to Sony's PlayStation 4, according to a statement from Sony Computer Entertainment America, citing NPD data.