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"Call of Duty sales are down by 20%, it has been revealed. Despite Black Ops 2 recently becoming the fourth biggest UK launch of all time, year-on-year Call of Duty sales are down by 20%, reports MCV.  Black Ops 2 is, however, ahead of the video game retail market, which has dropped by 28% in the past year. One retailer claimed that Black Ops 2 was its least profitable game of the year, while others have suggested that Activision&amp;#039;s expectations were too high. HMV&amp;#039;s Andy Pinder was pleased with the sales, however, and believes that the game will continue to sell through the festive period.  &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s not easy creating stand-out events when so many retailers opened around the country at the same time. So perspective is called for, particularly given the consumer backdrop and the number of major releases,&amp;quot; he said. &amp;quot;Given all these factors, we&amp;#039;re happy with our performance on this title, which we believe will keep selling throughout the festive period and beyond, so any final judgement should be reserved until after then.&amp;quot;  While sales are down, Black Ops 2 generated $500 million in 24 hours, making it the highest-earning day-one Call of Duty title to date. Black Ops 2 is available on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. It is also available on the Wii U in North America, and will release alongside the console on November 30 in Europe. &amp;gt; Read our Black Ops 2 review &amp;gt; Launch guide: Everything you need to know about Black Ops 2 Watch a trailer for Black Ops 2 below:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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