Reggie Mehs Halo 3 Sales

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routsounmanman said:

Entroper said:
I think the "Halo fans already have a 360" argument is bunk. Do a lot of them already have the 360, yes, but I'm sure there are just as many out there who were waiting to buy a 360, and Halo tipped the scales for them. Plus, the Halo-edition 360 should drive additional hardware sales. I expect to see a sizeable bump in NA hardware sales.

I totally agree; I predict * looks into his crystal ball * 150k+

 Ok so you think it is bunk yet you predict 150K. That is only 60K more than the total two weeks previous. Even if we assume the first day total of 2.4 million for the week, that means only 1 in 40 didn't have a console. So 97.5% of  Halo buyers already had the console and that is not a sizeable percentage? Now weekly totals for Halo should be larger making your numbers more absurd.

 

I agree with Reggie, and I think the 360 will move more like 350,000. Yes that is a big relative bumb but compared to the numbers of copies Halo sold it is not that big. That still is only 15%. I hear people talk like every other person was buying an Xbox. That would imply 1,000,000 consoles moved. If that happened I will eat my hat.

 

I think long term the Xbox weekly totals might be 10% higher for 18 months or so due to Halo. But for the September and October I would atribute 500,000 consoles total to Halo 3.