Can Gears of War 2 out sell Gears 1?

[Barozi]

letsdance said:

Barozi said:
This should answer your question:
http://www.vgchartz.com/swlaunch.php?reg1=All&game1=Gears+Of+War+-+X360®2=All&game2=Gears+of+War+2+-+X360®3=All&game3=&weeks=100

...that really doesnt. New ip's usually have longer legs and good word of mouth then its highly anticipated sequels.

...that really does.

Gears of War 2 sold 5.3m in 1 year

Gears of War 1 sold 4.4 m in the 1st year, 0.9m in the 2nd year, 0.6m in the 3rd year.

 

Gears 1 sold ~1700 copies per week. Gears 2 sold ~15000 copies per week. (since July)

Holiday boost will be much higher for Gears 2 and its already one year ahead if we align the launch.

 

It's only a 600k difference. After the holidays I expect it to shrink to 200k or so. It's only a matter of time and within a year it'll be over.