Activision Publishing’s Call of Duty and Skylanders Continue to Top NPD Charts For 2013
January 17 2014 - 12:35PM
Business Wire
Call of Duty: Ghosts #1 Top-Selling Next Gen
Title; Call of Duty #1 Franchise for the Last Five Years
Skylanders #1 Kids Video Game Franchise for
Second Consecutive Year; Takes #3 Spot for Overall Video Game
Franchise in 2013
Activision Publishing, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of
Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI), announced today that
Call of Duty® and Skylanders® continue to top U.S.
NPD charts for 2013. Call of Duty: Ghosts was the #1
best-selling title overall in December, and the #1 best-selling
next gen title of 2013 on both Xbox One and PlayStation 4; Call
of Duty was the #1 franchise for the fifth year in a row in
both software units and dollars in the U.S., according to the NPD
Group¹. Additionally, Skylanders SWAP Force was the #2
best-selling title overall in December; Skylanders was the
#1 best-selling kids video game franchise of 2013 in the U.S. for
the second consecutive year, and the #3 video game franchise
overall for the year in the U.S., according to the NPD Group and
including toys and accessories2.
“Call of Duty: Ghosts is the #1 best-selling next gen
launch title on both Xbox One and PS4, and for the second year in a
row Skylanders was the #1 top-selling kids video game
franchise,” said Eric Hirshberg, CEO of Activision Publishing, Inc.
“This consumer response to both Call of Duty: Ghosts and
Skylanders speaks to the deep connection both franchises
have made with fans, which fuels our commitment to delivering great
games time and again.”
The latest two Skylanders games -- Skylanders GiantsTM
and Skylanders SWAP ForceTM – both ranked in the top 5 of
kids video games in 20132. In addition, both Call of Duty
and Skylanders have two of the top 10 best-selling titles
for the year in the U.S.
Released in November on both current generation and next
generation platforms, Call of Duty: Ghosts ushered in the
next generation of the blockbuster franchise. The game also is the
#1 first person action game of the year in the U.S. and the #1 most
played multiplayer title currently for Xbox 360 on Xbox Live online
entertainment network from Microsoft. Developed by Infinity Ward,
the title is rated "M" for Mature (Blood, Drug Reference, Intense
Violence, Strong Language) by the ESRB. For more information,
please visit www.callofduty.com/ghosts, www.facebook.com/CODGhosts,
or follow on Twitter @InfinityWard.
The award-winning, billion dollar2 Skylanders franchise
continued to innovate the toys-to-life category in October 2013 by
introducing a new mix-and-match play pattern with the launch of
Skylanders SWAP Force for current generation and handheld
platforms and was available day-and-date with next generation
platforms. Skylanders SWAP Force was one of the highest
rated kids’ games of 2013 and was hailed as “4 stars (out of 4)” by
USA Today3 and “The Best Skylanders Game Yet” by Forbes.com4. The
latest group of Skylanders SWAP Force toys arrived on store
shelves at the beginning of the year, introducing Portal Masters to
new favorite heroes such as Stink Bomb, Spy Rise, Smolderdash and
more. For more information, visit www.skylanders.com.
About Activision Publishing,
Inc.
Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, Activision
Publishing, Inc. is a leading worldwide developer, publisher and
distributor of interactive entertainment and leisure products.
Activision maintains operations in the U.S., Canada, Brazil,
Mexico, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy,
Sweden, Spain, Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands, Australia, South
Korea, mainland China and the region of Taiwan. More information
about Activision and its products can be found on the company’s
website, www.activision.com.
ACTIVISION, SKYLANDERS, SKYLANDERS SWAP FORCE, SKYLANDERS
GIANTS, CALL OF DUTY, and CALL OF DUTY GHOSTS are trademarks of
Activision Publishing, Inc. All other trademarks and trade names
are the properties of their respective owners.
1 Based on revenue and software units sold, according to The
NPD, through December 2013
2 Based on revenue, according to The NPD Group including toys
and accessory packs, through December 2013 in the U.S.
3 From USA Today, October 20, 2013 © 2013 Gannett-USAToday. All
rights reserved. Used by permission and protected by the Copyright
Laws of the United States. The printing, copying, redistribution,
or retransmission of this Content without express written
permission is prohibited. Pursuant to standard reprint fees.
4 From Forbes.com, October 14, 2013 © 2013 Forbes. All rights
reserved. Used by permission and protected by the Copyright Laws of
the United States. The printing, copying, redistribution, or
retransmission of this Content without express written permission
is prohibited. Pursuant to standard reprint fees.
Activision Publishing, Inc.Mike MantarroCall of
Duty310.255.2731mike.mantarro@activision.comorKerstine
JohnsonSkylanders310.255.2508kerstine.johnson@activision.com
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