Michael-5 said:
Uncharted 2 only had something like 200k pre-orders in Americas and <500k pre-orders worldwide. PS3 games don't tend to get as many pre-orders as 360 games, and even in EMEAA Gears 3 will likely see significantly more pre-orders then Uncharted 3. This, however, doesn't mean Gears 3 will outsell Uncharted 3 by as huge as the pre-order difference is. Gears 3 is tracking significant pre-orders right now because pre-orders allow access to a three week long Beta. This is analogous to Halo 3: ODST sales jumping in May of 2009, for access to the Halo: Reach Beta. Also Gears 3 is the biggest Gears yet, seeing it open to 3 million sales week one (1 million more then Gears 2) is very possible. As for 10 million, I didn't predict Gears 3 will sell 10 million. I only stated the question, will it reach 10 million. It's a possibility as Gears 3 pre-orders are significantly higher then Call of Duty Black Ops and Halo Reach. Both Gears 1 and Gears 2 sold about 6 million units, and Gears 2 may end up with 7 million units lifetime. Assuming good press, reviews, and marketing, this means that Gears 3 could very likely break 8 million lifetime. I personally believe 8 million will happen, with an outside chance of 9 million. It won't be as big as Halo, but it might end up with lifetime sales figures close to GT5. Like you said, this is 360's biggest exclusive game, and with Infinity Ward all broken up, there might not be as impactful of a CoD title this year. |
Well I say Gears 3 can make 8 million but no where near cod or even GT. GT5 can easliy drift pass 9 million and make 10 million. I expect a massive raise in EMEEA sales again once Sony reports how much GT5 sold like last time. As for Gears 3 I know this is one of the biggest games this year but don't expect it to get halo sales. As for UC how did it get 500k preoders WW? With EMEEA with only 300k sales first week don't think it made 500k. Anyways Uncharted 3 will be one of the best and biggest games of the year regarless.
