Americas Pre-Order Chart 12th Nov 2011

[sales2099]

pezus said:

sales2099 said:

pezus said:

sales2099 said:

pezus said:

sales2099 said:

pezus said:

Interesting...both the biggest PC exclusive and the biggest Wii exclusive have more preorders than the biggest 360 exclusive, even though they have more weeks left.

 

1	Star Wars: The Old Republic	PC	6	62,693	865,669
3	The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword	Wii	2	98,708	691,562
4	Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary	X360	1	109,711	663,938

Uh no.

Halo is the biggest IP but Gears 3 was the biggest 360 exclusive this year. Why dont you compare that to these 2 games

Because Gears isn't on the charts, you should know that.

Well then look up its final preorder count from the past and compare and contrast....after all you made a typo referring to a Halo remake as the 360s biggest exclusive when its clearly Gears 3 :P

But on topic what you see as interesting I see as embarrassing. Funny how developers have to spend such time and money to make a groundbreaking new game like those 2.......only to have a 10 year old polished remake have almost as much people caring about it. Thats what I see. 

Yes it almost feels like they could release yearly rehashes of the same game and still sell in huge numbers. Embarassing indeed (but not for the ones you think)

Embarassing yes....but good thing its completely hypothetical. 

Every Halo is origional and/or builds upon a successful formula. This game is supposed to be a homage to the game that started it all for the franchise. Don't dismiss it as a cash in, despite the sales itll likely pull in. 

Its the exception to the rule and you know it....or should know it. 

Not sure what point you're trying to make. To be able to do remakes like this, you have to make a good game first ;)

Point? You implied that 343 can do yearly rehashes and still outsell games that are built from the ground up, making it embarassing for 343. 

My counter was that Halo Anniversary is the exception, as its supposed to be a remake, celebrating 10 years of the franchise.

I also like it how everybody who condescends on Halo forgets that every full Halo FPS has a 90+ score on metacritic, with spinoffs, expansions, and remakes getting in the 80's. I think to insult a game with that kind of pedigree automatically hurts your credibility.