mrstickball said:
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). |
So it did move hardware, but at that time of year, you cannot fully account it to that one game, the big question is how much did it drop next week, because in a holiday season there are so many games launching, there are so many things that can cause a boost, so there is no real way to tell how much boost was actually caused by a game, but it is still not massive, certainly if you compare it to the boost from GTA IV or MGS 4
