At the beginning of October, Activision releasedCall of Duty Mobileon Android and iOS devices. Since its release date, the mobile first-person shooter has reached record-breaking numbers, gaining plenty of momentum for the series.
On Friday, the game’s publisher ActivisionreportedthatCall of Duty: Mobileamassed more than 35 million downloads in the first three days across both Android and iOS devices. That makesCall of Duty: Mobileis the first shooter (both first and third-person) to surpass more than 35 million downloads three days after it’s release. Further, Activision reports thatCall of Duty: Mobileis currently ranked as the No. 1 app on iOS in more than 100 countries.
Despite Activision not disclosing official figures, Sensor Towe, an organic user acquisition service,estimates that in the first two days,Call of Duty: Mobilemade more than $2 million with an estimated 20 million installs; its second day saw 18 million downloads compared to its official launch day of 2 million. Given these numbers,Call of Duty: Mobilemay take people away from playing other mobile shooters likeFortniteandPlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds.
Even though alack of controller supportis stopping some from playingCall of Duty: Mobile, this issue may be resolved soon. Ina recent interview with Hypebeast, Activision Mobile Vice President Chris Plummer told the site that it is exploring options to address the issue. “In terms of peripherals, we are looking at the possibility and have already been testing controller support with a portion of our live audience.”
Call of Duty: Mobileis a free-to-play first-person shooter released on October 1. Developed by Tencent Games, which also madePUBG Mobile, and published by Activision, theCall of Duty: Mobileoffers a battle royale mode, first introduced inCall of Duty:Black Ops 4as well as competitive online multiplayer. Additionally, it is the first of twoCall of Dutygames releasing this month. With the second title, a soft reboot of theCall of Dutysub-series,Modern Warfare, which launches later this month on October 25 for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.
