Khuutra said:
The GEars 3 bundle was not even a third as numerous as the UC3 bundle was, though. Let's be clear on that point. Edit: To illustrate the point, there are still plenty of inFAMOUS 2 bundles floating around, but nobody really wants them. It's definitely a case of Uncharted pushing the bundle more than the bundle pushing Uncharted, though some careful marketing and handselling with the Uncharted DOuble Pack has definitely helped. |
The Gears of War tripple pack also sold well. And yes the Gears of War bundle was worlwide and like the Uncharted bundle it pushed 360 sales. The 360 bundle I beleive included a limited edition 360, headset, and two special Gears of War controllers. And don't forget Gears of War 3 and the Gears of War 3 bundle was much more hyped/frontloaded than Uncharted 3 or what the Uncharted 3 bundle was. Uncharted 3 sold great in North America according to NPD (which does not include bundles and the bundles only occured in that region and in Canada) Both Gears of War and Uncharted 3 were bundled but this holiday season Uncharted 3 was more bundled but Gears of War 3 came pretty close to it. And if Gears of War 3 follows Gears of War, Halo's, Fable's, Forza's, Alan Wake's etc. pattern it will be much more bundled starting from the middle/end of this year. Uncharted 3 will be bundled 2012 holiday season as well but not to the extent Gears of War 3 will be bundled based on previous history. But if there is even one bundle for Uncharted 3 Xbox fanboys will come out and annoy the shit out of Uncharted fans despite Gears of War 3 being given away for free with 4 other games and $50 off on an Xbox 360 on top of that. What ever happened to Sony fans being annoying.