Man, Halo 3 preorders are off the hook...

[kn]

thetonestarr said:

kn said:

I think that record stands at about $150 million for Spiderman 3 in the U.S.

Let's just hope that it doesn't follow the "delivery" of Spideman 3, too.

As in, turn out to be a total letdown for the majority of viewers/players.

 

Also: Before anybody says, "OMG HALO3 PWNS SO BAD THESE PREORDER NUMBERS PROVE IT", I doubt Halo 3 will have legs for very long at all. I expect that it has such high preorder numbers because most, if not all, of the people who WILL want the game - ever - already know that they will. As a result, they're all buying it right away.

It's the same concept as the fact that anybody who wants Halo 3 probably already has a 360, so Halo 3 won't move many consoles.

Uh... wishful fanboy thinking in all respects.  Halo 3 will move consoles.  Bank on it.  The "everyone who will buy it has a 360 already" is bogus and you know it.  As far as legs are concerned it will certainly drop off quickly because it can't maintain the kind of sales that it will have the first week.  Just not possible regardless of how great the game is.  If you think, however, that it won't continue to sell a respectable volume for a fairly long period, think again... There are so many great games coming out through the first of the year there will be a lot of folks who put it off for a bit.  Holiday 360 hardware sales will push a lot of copies out the door as well.