A fortnight ago we asked you for your thoughts on Treyarch taking the Call of Duty franchise into the future with Call of Duty: Black Ops II.
The poll was aimed at gamers who currently enjoy Call of Duty, or have enjoyed it in the past, and was framed around whether or not Call of Duty fans were supportive of the idea of the series heading more than a decade into the future.
56.79% of respondents claim they love the idea and that it was just what they were after. Black Ops II's focus on drones, combat robots and futuristic gadgets sounds great to them.
The remaining gamers polled remain unconvinced, but for slightly different reasons. 18.28% of respondents weren't sure whether the future is a great fit for Call of Duty and say they much prefer the present day backdrop of the Modern Warfare series. 24.93% of respondents weren't feeling it either, claiming they've always been happier with Call of Duty's historical settings (like Call of Duty 2's vision of WWII, or Black Ops and its Cold War-era/Vietnam War backdrop).
Amazon has claimed that pre-orders for Black Ops II are 10 times the pre-order numbers of the original Black Ops (and 30% higher than Modern Warfare 3's day one pre-order numbers), although some analysts are tipping Black Ops II won't break sales records this time around.
"I don't think Modern Warfare 3 is going to sell more than the last Black Ops, so I doubt that this one will break a record. I think that Call of Duty is a phenomenon, selling way more than 20 million units annually, and it's unrealistic to think that number can grow meaningfully with each annual release," Wedbush Securities' Michael Pachter told GamesIndustry International earlier this month.
Source : http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/05/21/ign-readers-give-thumbs-up-to-black-ops-iis-war-of-the-future
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