jlmurph2 said:
superhippy420 said:
jlmurph2 said:
superhippy420 said:
To those saying that this will move a ton of consoles too, you really have to look at the history of remakes to see that there is zero chance it makes any huge impact.
Wind Waker - Gamecube 4.6 million / Wii U 1 million
Halo 1 - Xbox 6.4 million / Xbox 360 2.25 million
God of War 1+2 - PS2 8.7 million / PS4 2.3 million.
These remakes time and time again have proven to only sell anywhere from 25 to 40 percent of their original games sales. Even if the Halo Collection exceeds those numbers and does 45 percent of the originals, then we are looking at about 4.8 million in lifetime sales and that is the absolute ceiling. Now you have to take into account all of the other new games that will be released during the holiday season (Super Smash Bros mainly), and Microsoft is just setting themselves up for failure. |
No, that would be around 16 million considering the 4 games in one.
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Metal Gear Solid 2+3 - PS2 10 Million / 360 + PS3 500k
Final Fantasy X + X-2 - PS2 14 Million / PS3 + Vita 1.5 Million
Ocarina of Time - N64 7.6 Million / 3DS 3.35 Million
Ocarina of Time is maybe the best selling re-make of any remake ever and it did 3.35 million. Having a Halo Collection as their BIG Title is one of the biggest mistakes that Microsoft will have ever made, especially considering that they desparately need momentum. I might pick it up one day when Xbox One actually has some solid games but as a console seller....LMFAO.
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You didn't acknowledge my post at all. You said 45 percent of the originals, wouldn't that mean it has potential to sell 16 million going by your logic?
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No because they have never stacked like that, that's why I posted the Final Fantasy and Metal Gear Collections. Yes combined Halo 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 did some huge number but remember that those sales, include selling copies to the same people over and over. (including myself). There are not 35 million separate people out there playing Halo for the number to by 45 percent and get to 16 million. There are more like 10 million Halo players out there, which means at the best I think it can sell 4.5 million, and that is IF it does extremely well.
All I am saying is not having another really big title ready for the holiday season on top of this is going to kill Microsoft. Absolutely kill them. Nintendo will have 4 -6 brand spanking new games including Smash Bros. Sony doesn't have much but they will have LBP3 and all of the 3rd Party games. Microsoft had the door wide open to really make Sony look bad because Sony is being complacent and just relying on 3rd party titles and hype and they failed big time.
