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algorith on 22 September 2010
zgamer5 said:
johnglen said:
zgamer5 said:

i expected more by reach numbers, ofcourse numbers in na will be much higher then halo 3 but this shows you that the franchise is only massive in the us,


Yeah, 1 million in one week (non-holiday week at that)  shows that the franchise is not massive in Europe ??

Sony fanboys sure have some weird criteria judging the success of things !!!


it sold 50k more then halo 3, a game which came out 3 years ago, i expected more.

does anyone disagree that halo isnt massive in europe? halo 3 sold 8 million in the us, 3 million in eu. the 5% increase shows that the franchise didnt go in europe(although i expect it to beat halo 3 sales in emeaa).

and considering this is halo 1 million isnt something to brag about.

and im not a sony fanboy :)

 

 What sales numbers does a game have to push in a week in EU so that you'd consider it massive?



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zgamer5 on 22 September 2010
algorith said:
zgamer5 said:
johnglen said:
zgamer5 said:

i expected more by reach numbers, ofcourse numbers in na will be much higher then halo 3 but this shows you that the franchise is only massive in the us,


Yeah, 1 million in one week (non-holiday week at that)  shows that the franchise is not massive in Europe ??

Sony fanboys sure have some weird criteria judging the success of things !!!


it sold 50k more then halo 3, a game which came out 3 years ago, i expected more.

does anyone disagree that halo isnt massive in europe? halo 3 sold 8 million in the us, 3 million in eu. the 5% increase shows that the franchise didnt go in europe(although i expect it to beat halo 3 sales in emeaa).

and considering this is halo 1 million isnt something to brag about.

and im not a sony fanboy :)

 

 What sales numbers does a game have to push in a week in EU so that you'd consider it massive?


if you round it up it would be 2 million. do the math.



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johnglen on 22 September 2010
zgamer5 said:
johnglen said:
zgamer5 said:

i expected more by reach numbers, ofcourse numbers in na will be much higher then halo 3 but this shows you that the franchise is only massive in the us,

Yeah, 1 million in one week (non-holiday week at that)  shows that the franchise is not massive in Europe ??

Sony fanboys sure have some weird criteria judging the success of things !!!

it sold 50k more then halo 3, a game which came out 3 years ago, i expected more.

does anyone disagree that halo isnt massive in europe? halo 3 sold 8 million in the us, 3 million in eu. the 5% increase shows that the franchise didnt go in europe(although i expect it to beat halo 3 sales in emeaa).

and considering this is halo 1 million isnt something to brag about.

and im not a sony fanboy :) 

Yes you are, of the worst kind in fact. Anyway what other single-format games have had a better first week in Europe ??

The only bigger games i can think of are MW2 and GTA4 .

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darthdevidem01 on 22 September 2010

noooooooo I missed the huge debates

Huge sales debates on VGC >>>>>>>>> Sleeping

!!!!!

Its all zgamer's fault!



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smbu2000 on 22 September 2010
johnglen said:
zgamer5 said:
johnglen said:
zgamer5 said:

i expected more by reach numbers, ofcourse numbers in na will be much higher then halo 3 but this shows you that the franchise is only massive in the us,


Yeah, 1 million in one week (non-holiday week at that)  shows that the franchise is not massive in Europe ??

Sony fanboys sure have some weird criteria judging the success of things !!!


it sold 50k more then halo 3, a game which came out 3 years ago, i expected more.

does anyone disagree that halo isnt massive in europe? halo 3 sold 8 million in the us, 3 million in eu. the 5% increase shows that the franchise didnt go in europe(although i expect it to beat halo 3 sales in emeaa).

and considering this is halo 1 million isnt something to brag about.

and im not a sony fanboy :)

 


Yes you are, of the worst kind in fact. Anyway what other single-format games have had a better first week in Europe ??

The only bigger games i can think of are MW2 and GTA4 .

GTA3: SA as well, can't think of any others...

I don't know how people can be disappointed with these excellent Reach numbers in EMEAA.




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Antabus on 22 September 2010
Metallicube said:
Seece said:
Metallicube said:
steverhcp02 said:
Metallicube said:

PS3 has pretty much packed it in I think. The Move as I expected, had a very minimal impact on sales, and Sony has used up most of their cards. MS can milk the 360 a little longer, despite being a year older, with the new console model, Halo Reach, and Kinect. While I don't think Kinect will have a lasting impact either, it will provide a much bigger initial spike in hardware than Move.

Wii is entering the final weeks of its lull until starting to pick up for the holdiay season and the onslaught of Wii titles for Q4, with Kirby, Goldeneye, Wii Party, Just Dance 2, Epic Mickey, DKC, Carnival Games 2, NBA Jam, etc.  Wii has suffered this year having to rely almost entirely on the continued lift of NSMB, considering it basically had no hardware movers this year. While Wii will definitly have huge sales again this holiday, I think it is starting to age, and will be in pretty steady decline after the holiday. Though at the same time, I honestly don't see the HD consoles lasting too far beyond the typical 5-6 year cycle either, especially if Move and Kinect are flops like I expect.

I would say its packed it in you HOPE. Id hardly say the Move launch in September is evidence of a burial by any means considering the PS3 has yet to drop below $299 yet.

I don't think a price drop is going to magically boost the PS3 up to PS2 levels. If the PS3 lacks games that appeal to the average consumer a price drop isn't going to change that. Also, I didn't say it would die after 5 years, but I think it's pretty reasonable to believe that it will decline after that, as the other two consoles will. Though much of that depends on how much Sony plans on supporting the console. If they are really serious about their "10 year plan"and don't release PS4 until 2016 while providing a steady supply of PS3 games, then I guess it could still go on strong for awhile longer. But it remains to be seen if the console will actually sell for 10 years.

Notice nobody got upset when I mentioned that will will be in major decline next year. God forbid say anything that might be negative about the mighty PS3.

It's more logical Wii will be in decline next year though, even I think PS3 sales will boom again when it hits $199. I think Where Microsoft and Sony try harder they'll reap the benefits and both outlast the Wii. IMO

The console that sells the most usually lasts the longest. I'm just going with common sense. People still make the mistake of believing that more powerful hardware = longer lifespan when history hasn't proven this at all. In fact, it generally shows the opposite is true. As I said, ultimately Sony will be the main factor as to how long the PS3 lasts, as will Nintendo with Wii. If they keep releasing compelling games for their consoles and don't cut the life short by releasing a new one, they could last longer.

Usually the best selling console gets the dev support. Is that the case now?



Antabus on 22 September 2010
guiduc said:

 The Xbox360 was dead last year, they are lucky the new model worked and that there are still millions of sheeps buying each Halo game.

Sheeps? What are the people buying each mario game then?

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kopstudent89 on 22 September 2010

And the excitement is back!! Holidays just around the corner



MDMAniac on 22 September 2010

LOL at PS3 and Move sales. Looks like people have little intention in buying so called "Wii HD" after all.



zgamer5 on 22 September 2010
johnglen said:
zgamer5 said:
johnglen said:
zgamer5 said:

i expected more by reach numbers, ofcourse numbers in na will be much higher then halo 3 but this shows you that the franchise is only massive in the us,


Yeah, 1 million in one week (non-holiday week at that)  shows that the franchise is not massive in Europe ??

Sony fanboys sure have some weird criteria judging the success of things !!!


it sold 50k more then halo 3, a game which came out 3 years ago, i expected more.

does anyone disagree that halo isnt massive in europe? halo 3 sold 8 million in the us, 3 million in eu. the 5% increase shows that the franchise didnt go in europe(although i expect it to beat halo 3 sales in emeaa).

and considering this is halo 1 million isnt something to brag about.

and im not a sony fanboy :)

 


Yes you are, of the worst kind in fact. Anyway what other single-format games have had a better first week in Europe ??

The only bigger games i can think of are MW2 and GTA4 .

theirs a difference btw a sony fan and a fanboy, was i bashing reach? no i was saying that i expected more!!!!

yes only two games had bigger openings, that still doesnt make halo massive in europe. halo is big in europe, but its not massive. massive is halo in the us.

ps: this isnt youtube, you cant go calling people fanboys because they have an opinion, people here actually know shit about gaming.



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