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Uncharted 3 vs Gears of War 3 (total lifetime sales)

Uncharted 3 647 72.86%
 
Gears of War 3 241 27.14%
 
Total:888
pokoko on 30 November 2012

Some Uncharted 3 sales will likely result from the Black Friday bundling of UC 1 & 2. Nice marketing there.



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ps3-sales! on 30 November 2012

A good sales battle for two great games. It's good to see a main Ps3 exclusive finally competing with a main 360 exclusive. Obviously we have nothing for Halo... But I love the battle!!!! Too bad this gen will end soon as Ps3 is finally on even ground with 360.



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Jaywood2010 on 30 November 2012

A lot of this is because bundles but I'm glad so many people are playing uncharted 3, as I've said time and time again it doesn't matter how you get a game in someones hands.. In my honest opinion I'd say both Uncharted and Gears are possibly the best 2 new Ip franchises this generation. And if you don't agree with that I'd say you guys at least agree with best TPS of this generation.




       

Proclus on 30 November 2012

Bundles or not, glad to see these two franchises selling great.



d21lewis on 30 November 2012
Chark said:

It's all about legs and who has them.

Nathan Drake

 

Or Markus Fenix

 


We all have been playing Uncharted long enough to know what's going to happen.  RIght when it's about to reach its goal of passing Gears of War, Drake is going to yell, "No, no, no, no!" and fall through the floor.

Uncharted 3 will end up with 3 million in sales.  Mark my words.



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20happyballs on 30 November 2012
VGKing said:

Uncharted 3 is permanently bundled with the cheapest PS3, so sales will fly by Gears 3.

P.S. to anyone downplaying this inevitable feat:

Gears 3 was massively bundled at launch, shifted hundreds of thousands of 360s.

So don't be a hypocrite.


The thing is, those people buying UC3 are not necessarily buying it because they want it. It comes with a ps3, so they might as well buy it. Many of those people will barely even play the game, and some may not even play it at all. And UC3 being part of a bundle also provides some advertising for the game. Gears 3, on the other hand, is not bundled with anything. So only people who want to actually buy gears 3, will actually buy gears 3. And for the most part, gears 3 is not being advertised anymore. 





d21lewis on 30 November 2012
20happyballs said:
VGKing said:

Uncharted 3 is permanently bundled with the cheapest PS3, so sales will fly by Gears 3.

P.S. to anyone downplaying this inevitable feat:

Gears 3 was massively bundled at launch, shifted hundreds of thousands of 360s.

So don't be a hypocrite.


The thing is, those people buying UC3 are not necessarily buying it because they want it. It comes with a ps3, so they might as well buy it. Many of those people will barely even play the game, and some may not even play it at all. And UC3 being part of a bundle also provides some advertising for the game. Gears 3, on the other hand, is not bundled with anything. So only people who want to actually buy gears 3, will actually buy gears 3. And for the most part, gears 3 is not being advertised anymore. 

One more thing about the Gears of War 3 bundle--The cost of Gears of War 3 was included in the cost of the bundle!  People that bought that bundle paid extra just to get it.

Meanwhile, Uncharted 3 is free like Wii Sports.



Turkish on 30 November 2012
20happyballs said:
VGKing said:

Uncharted 3 is permanently bundled with the cheapest PS3, so sales will fly by Gears 3.

P.S. to anyone downplaying this inevitable feat:

Gears 3 was massively bundled at launch, shifted hundreds of thousands of 360s.

So don't be a hypocrite.


The thing is, those people buying UC3 are not necessarily buying it because they want it. It comes with a ps3, so they might as well buy it. Many of those people will barely even play the game, and some may not even play it at all. And UC3 being part of a bundle also provides some advertising for the game. Gears 3, on the other hand, is not bundled with anything. So only people who want to actually buy gears 3, will actually buy gears 3. And for the most part, gears 3 is not being advertised anymore. 

Ridicilous. Who is dumb enough not to play the game that comes with his/her console? Gears 3 is one of the most heavily bundled games Ive seen, atleast here in Europe.



d21lewis on 30 November 2012
Turkish said:
20happyballs said:
VGKing said:

Uncharted 3 is permanently bundled with the cheapest PS3, so sales will fly by Gears 3.

P.S. to anyone downplaying this inevitable feat:

Gears 3 was massively bundled at launch, shifted hundreds of thousands of 360s.

So don't be a hypocrite.


The thing is, those people buying UC3 are not necessarily buying it because they want it. It comes with a ps3, so they might as well buy it. Many of those people will barely even play the game, and some may not even play it at all. And UC3 being part of a bundle also provides some advertising for the game. Gears 3, on the other hand, is not bundled with anything. So only people who want to actually buy gears 3, will actually buy gears 3. And for the most part, gears 3 is not being advertised anymore. 

Ridicilous. Who is dumb enough not to play the game that comes with his/her console? Gears 3 is one of the most heavily bundled games Ive seen, atleast here in Europe.





enrageorange on 30 November 2012
VGKing said:

Uncharted 3 is permanently bundled with the cheapest PS3, so sales will fly by Gears 3.

P.S. to anyone downplaying this inevitable feat:

Gears 3 was massively bundled at launch, shifted hundreds of thousands of 360s.

So don't be a hypocrite.

A limited edition bundle that costs $100 more than the console otherwise, versus a bundle that costs the same as the equivalent ps3 without any games. 

People who bought the gears of war 3 bundle bought it because they wanted to buy gears of war 3 and get a cool matching console. People who bought the ps3 bundle bought it because why not get a free game with your ps3.

Heck even the launch day uncharted 3 bundle was just a normal priced 320gig ps3 with uncharted included for free. And btw that 320gig uncharted 3 ps3 has been selling this entire year for $300. So yes uncharted 3 has been bundled for free every single day since launch, at least here in America. http://www.amazon.com/PS3-320GB-Uncharted-3-Bundle-Playstation/dp/B0050SXNHO/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1354293055&sr=8-9&keywords=playstation+3

This is equivalent to microsoft fans showing off that forza and fable games are selling really well. Yes some microsoft fans do it, but it's still silly to show off. These games aren't selling amazingly well. Microsoft and Sony are just doing a good job giving them out for free. 
Let me put it this way, fable III and Forza MotorSport 3, are both owned by more people than God of War III. But neither sold as well as god of war III.