first, i was at a gamestop and they told me the real number is around 1 million pre-orders thus far (but if you look at amazon.com, 2 of the top five selling 360 games are halo 3 and halo 3 legendary edition pre-orders, i think that's very telling) second, i am personally really enjoying the beta and look forward to "finishing the fight" and i think most halo fans are quite pleased. I think what some people are forgetting is that halo is a bit of a "hardcore" game and doesn't normally appeal to casuals... if you didn't like halo 1 and 2 then you probably won't like halo 3.. anyone expecting a totally different game will be sadly disappointed, but anyone expecting halo will be happy.







