Modern Warfare 2 Pre-orders Put Into Perspective

GameStop's VP of Marketing Tony Bartel didn't back down when asked about his claim last August that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 could be the highest selling game ever.

Speaking recently with IGN, Bartel again referred to the title's strong reservations that will make it a historic title for the Texas-based retail company.

"This will absolutely be the highest selling game in GameStop history," he noted. "We know that because our reservations are so strong on this game."

Bartel gave some perspective on the pre-order sales, too, saying the demand at its store alone is larger than the initial worldwide sales of Call of Duty: World at War.

"Just to put it in perspective, if you took all the Call of Duty: World at War titles that were sold in the first month worldwide, we have more reservations than that number just for GameStop this time around," he added.

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