Sales Battle of the Day (11/18) - Gears of War vs. Gears of War 2

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Im pretty sure Gears 2 will sell more in the end, though it looks like its going to be a while if those numbers are anything to go by. Im thinking that over the 2 months it should do another 2-3 hundred thousand, while 1 will do much less, putting 2 closer then a year away. Its still selling good at 40$, im also expecting a small bumb when it gets to 30$. The first is going to finish a little bit above 6 million, a major achievement ' Pun intended'. The first was launched as a must have for 360 owners, it was the first big shooter on a console that was expected to house the biggest of them all. Im mindful that Graw came out before and has sold more then 2 million, no small feat, but Gears 1 was setup to be the first big Christmas title of the 360s life, the 360 launch was enough to propell its 05 xmas life, as the launch titles were a bit lacking. Perfect Dark Zero was a disappointment, but still sold over 1 million. Gears 2 was launched a year after Halo 3, a game that still sees more online play then Gears 2, and COD 4 Modern Warfare, a game that became a juggernaut that nobody really saw coming. Gears 2 also launched in the same month as with COD 5 WaW, a game that was also highly anticipated, So instead of Gears 2 being like Gears 1 in that it did not have a title in the same genre coming out at the same time fighting for peoples dollers it had a big game against it. Im sure that if Cod 5 had come out at around the same time or been as big of a deal more people would have bought Gears 2. The one thing that I think Gears 2 will be Judged by is that it launched on the 360 with a much bigger install base then 1, a stat that is always being brought up in Wii forums, but that is another topic for another day. I personaly loved both but prefer 2, In my opinion it is more enjoyable online and when playing co-op, it feels more polished, 1 was a little rough around the edges but still great. I would love it if you had another sales battle after the holidays, that way we can see where we are.