The Xbox, despite some fun games, was largely known as the Halo console. Perhaps that has something to do with first and second Halo games selling 6.43 and 8.45 million respectively, while the closest game afterwards was Tom Clancy's Splinter Sell with 2.93 million.
The true crime here is that Fable and Knights of the Old Republic deserved to sell far more, but that's for another thread.
What matters is that the Xbox had a 3 million ceiling which only the Master Chief could penetrate. But the 360 seems to have blown past that barrier. Despite being only half way through it's life span, the 360 already has four 3 million plus sellers that Aren't Halo.
Gears of War: 4.94 million (A guaranteed 5 mill plus game)
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare 4.5 million (ditto)
Forza Motorsport 2: 3.54 Million (yes it was bundled... So was Forza 1... your point?)
Assassin's Creed: 3.25 Million (nothing interesting, brackets unnecessary)
And the system is guaranteed to see more. Gears, Assassin's and Call of Duty will all see further installments in the series. Grant Theft Auto is also an assured uber game. And there will likely be other hit games that we don't know of or can't predict sales of yet.
These mega-game sales are signs of a healthier console than the first box. Oh sure Europe hasn't exactly caught fire and Japan is still a wet noodle in black hole wrapped in a skunks butt, but all 3 markets have seen increased hardware sales for the 360 and WW software is just plain looking good.
Discuss.
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Chrizum is the best thing to happen to the internet, Period.
Serves me right for challenging his sales predictions!
Bet with dsisister44: Red Steel 2 will sell 1 million within it's first 365 days of sales.
