mrstickball on 04 February 2009
| Munkeh111 said: @ mrstickball, firstly, did Gears 2 have a massive impact, wasn't there a price cut just a few weeks before, as well as the fact that it was released in November (though I am sure there are very similar comparisons with other PS3 games) Secondly, people doubt Halo ODST because it is not a full game |
Worldwide, the week Gears of War 2 came out, there was an increase of 60,000 consoles vs. the week prior. I would consider that rather notable, since it was the highest percentage and volume increase since the price drop.
60,000 isn't an ungodly number, but it is notable. The same week in 2007 saw a much smaller increase during the week (which was Guitar Hero 3 week, FYI), as the comparible week only saw an increase of 20,000 hardware units.
So we should be able to say that Gears of War 2 accounted for roughly 40,000 hardware units sold, plus some spillover into the next week (which also saw brisk increases, but did have World At War debut).
Back from the dead, I'm afraid.
