The Mobile version of videogame franchise Call of Duty Racked up 100 Million Downloads in its 1st week, said industry site Sensor Tower, Dwarfing the debuts of Previous smashes including Fortnite and PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG)
PUBG, Fortnite and Electronic Arts Apex Legends Ccored 26.3 million, 22.5 million and 25 million Respectively in their 1st week of Release.
This is by far the Largest mobile Game Launch in History in terms of the Player base that’s been Built in the first week, said Randy Nelson, head of mobile insights at Sensor Tower.
Call of Duty : Mobile was launched by its Publisher Activision Blizzard Inc on Oct. 1 and Sensor Tower said the numbers reflected worldwide unique Downloads across Apple’s App Store and Google Play in the period since.
The smash-hit is a First Person Shooter Game that allows gamers to portray elite soldiers Hunting Down targets in different parts of the world.
The Game’s Console Based editions have enjoyed a Loyal Following but the meteoric rise of Free-to-play online games has forced companies to adapt and Develop their games for the smaller screen. Call of Duty was developed for mobile by Chinese internet giant Tencent Holdings which also has a stake in PUBG’s Bluehole and Fortnite’s Epic Games and is credited with popularizing the Battle Royale format, where dozens of online players battle each other to Death.
Source: Dekhlo
