GameStop’s senior VP of merchandising Bob Puzon said in a press release: “Call of Duty is an entertainment juggernaut and cultural phenomenon. We are excited for the upcoming release of the new instalment of this blockbuster franchise. We look forward to celebrating the worldwide November launch of this great game that is on track to be the most pre-ordered title of the year.”
Activision Publishing boss Eric Hirshberg said during the company’s investor call last month: “As one might expect in this console transition year, pre-orders for Call of Duty: Ghosts are well below the record-setting pace set by Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 last year. However, our quantitative consumer research indicates that hesitation amongst past club pre-orders is primarily due to not knowing which platform they will be playing on, which is natural at this time in the console transition.”
So this is quiet the contradiction. It is unclear how GameStop is tracking its pre-order numbers but we'll see which game was pre-ordered most this year when they are all finally released.
