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Modern Warfare 2 is the Most Pirated Game of 2009
Alex Tretrop
Modern Warfare 2 has gone on to become the biggest entertainment launch in history with it making around half of a billion dollars in it's first week. Millions of people bought copies on all 3 platforms, including the controversial PC version, and with it receiving extremely favourable reviews (T3CH H3LP review), has made the game legendary in it's first few days on the market.
However, according to TorrentFreak, around 4.1 million people downloaded the torrent on the PC alone, almost doubling the amount last year's "winner", Spore, had. Considering Modern Warfare 2 has been out for only 2 months this year, it's pretty surprising that it has had that many torrented copies. This also means that Activision has lost an extremely large amount of profit because of this.
PC
1. Modern Warfare 2 with 4.1 million downloads. Released in November
2. The Sims 3with 3.2 million downloads. Released in June
3. Prototype with 2.3 million downloads. Released in June
4. Need for Speed: Shift with 2.1 million downloads. Released in September
5. Street Fighter IV with 1.8 million downloads. Released in July
Xbox 360
1. Modern Warfare 2 with 970 thousand downloads. Released in November
2. Street Fighter IV with 840 thousand downloads. Released in July
3. Prototype with 810 thousand downloads. Released in February
4. Dirt 2 with 790 thousand downloads. Released in Sept
5. UFC Undisputed 2009 with 720 thousand downloads. Released in March
Wii
1. New Super Mario Bros with 1.1 million downloads. Released in Nov
2. Punch-Out!! with 950 thousand downloads. Released in May
3. Wii Sports Resort with 920 thousand downloads. Released in July
4. The House of the Dead Overkill with 860 thousand downloads. Released in February
5. Mario Power Tennis with 830 thousand downloads. Released in March
I'm not really surprised that Modern Warfare 2 is the most pirated game because it's just so damn popular. But Mario Power Tennis is at number 5 on the Wii!? Now that is surprising!
Are you surprised by anything on this list?
[via TorrentFreak]
