US, November 19, 2009 - As expected, first week sales for Activision's anticipated Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 were tremendous at the world's leading game retailer GameStop. During the company's third quarter investor call this morning, it was revealed the title had become the largest game launch in the company's history.

"The holiday season has started strong. In the first 72 hours of its release, GameStop sold over 2.5 million copies worldwide of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2," said CEO Daniel DeMatteo. "We are optimistic that the huge success of this game will serve as a bellwether for what we can expect for the remainder of our holiday game sales.

GameStop has been speaking highly of Modern Warfare 2 sales recently. Pre-orders for the title reached an all-time high, VP of Marketing Tony Bartel told IGN earlier this month. The company also expects this title to be one of the highest selling games ever when it's all said and done.