There are several forces in play.
This is a naturally slow time of year -- back to school before the holidays.
There is economic uncertainty.
There have not been any big (i.e., Halo 3) September releases.
We will know the strength of explanation No. 2 when we get to January and can look at Christmas/holiday/end of year sales. My guess is that it will be stronger (meaning lower sales) than some people are willing to admit. This might very well be a bad time to have a AAA title coming out -- especially one that looks like a lot of other AAA titles (i.e., FPS).
Mike from Morgantown
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