(In the UK)Halo 4 has failed to surpass the launch week sales set by Halo 3 in 2007, or Halo Reach in 2010. What went wrong? Franchise fatigue? Mixed reviews? Discuss.
According to Chart Track, Halo 4 sold “slightly more units than last week’s PS3/360 Assassin’s Creed III (itself an event title from Wednesday 31st October)” and now “ranks as the 18th biggest SKU launch in terms of week 1 units.” It does not, however, beat the launch of Halo 3 in 2007, the fifteenth biggest SKU, or Halo: Reach in 2010, the twelfth biggest SKU.
Halo 4 released last week Tuesday, November 6th, and was the 16th event title launch this year (what is normally defined as a Tuesday or Wednesday release). Only two more event titles will be released this year, Call of Duty: Black Ops II and Hitman: Absolution, bringing the total of event games to 18 in 2012, a record as it’s up from 11 games in 2011.
