| Retrasado said: @rocketpig How will GeoW2 hurt R2's sales? Neither are likely to sell much HW and imho R2 has a better chance of selling HW because it's so much better than R1. (and GeoW2 isn't going to be as much of a leap from GeoW1) OT: I think R2 will be able to touch 1 mill first week. Especially if they nail the online. (Since we're talking Insomniac here, I'm going to assume they will) I think it will sell 5-6 million LT |
Simple... Advertising campaigns, console purchases, and multi-console owners.
If Gears goes head-to-head or launches before R2, it will win the advertising war, the multi-console owner war, and probably the console purchase war for a short time. The hype behind Gears 2 will overshadow all other shooters for several weeks, reducing R2's opening impact.
If R2 launches first, it gets a shot at all three for opening week without Gears dwarfing it.
Bolded: If you think R2 will sell 5-6m, what do you think Gears 2 will do?
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