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Forums - Microsoft - Halo Reach Still on pace to outsell Halo 3 lifetime

rf40928 on 07 December 2010

Its still a long ways to go, but Halo Reach is still outpacing Halo 3 that should sell more lifetime..

 

 Halo Reach Sales chart below ( Lifetime sales = 6.45 Million so far )

5 111,112 1,564 36,950 149,626 5,694,017
6 80,760 1,233 28,916 110,909 5,804,926
7 76,938 1,115 29,759 107,812 5,912,738
8 94,473 938 20,643 116,054 6,028,792
9 95,113 902 27,169 123,184 6,151,976
10 93,131 854 25,845 119,830 6,271,806

Halo 3 sales chart below

5 79,410 2,886 41,504 123,800 5,232,323
6 54,377 3,015 56,486 113,878 5,346,201
7 56,246 2,138 49,902 108,286 5,454,487
8 74,367 1,485 40,367 116,219 5,570,706
9 115,439 1,265 55,917 172,621 5,743,327
10 100,679 1,075 61,745 163,499 5,906,826


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zgamer5 on 07 December 2010

its first 10 weeks arent that important. what is important is if it keeps on outpacing it for two years.



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Barozi on 07 December 2010
CGI-Quality said:

If you look at weeks 6-10, it's not. Halo 3 has stronger legs in those weeks. Reach has the bigger opening, hence the higher sales, but going by the numbers weekly, it is Reach being outpaced.


Reach launched 2 weeks earlier in Septemeber than Halo 3, so Halo 3 got the holiday boost 2 weeks earlier.

Halo 3 week 9 sales must be compared to Halo Reach week 11 sales. 172,621 vs. 179,251 (same time of the year)



Vetteman94 on 07 December 2010

I hope it does,  it was a far better game than Halo 3.   I really enjoyed Reach and have replayed the campaign 4 times now. 



ethomaz on 07 December 2010

One more week to compare.

# Halo: Reach Halo 3 Week Diff Cumulative
1 4,049,971 3,815,444 234,527(6.1%) 234,527 (6.1%)
2 817,905 782,396 35,509(4.5%) 270,036 (5.8%)
3 418,873 327,891 90,982(27.7%) 361,018 (7.3%)
4 257,642 182,792 74,850(40.9%) 435,868 (8.5%)
5 149,626 123,800 25,826(20.8%) 461,694 (8.8%)
6 110,909 113,878 -2,969 (-2.6%) 458,725 (8.5%)
7 107,812 108,286 -474 (-0.4%) 458,251 (8.4%)
8 116,054 116,219 -165 (-0.1%) 458,086 (8.2%)
9 123,184 172,621 -49,437(-28.6%) 408,649 (7.1%)
10 119,830 163,499 -43,669 (-26,7%) 364,980 (6.1%)
11  179,251 207,782  -28,531 (-13,7%)  336,377 (5.2%)
12   260,062    

But the most important...

10
Halo 3 (X360)
Microsoft
166 11,302 11,274,599

Reach will be never outsell Halo 3 LTD.



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smbu2000 on 07 December 2010
CGI-Quality said:
Barozi said:
CGI-Quality said:

If you look at weeks 6-10, it's not. Halo 3 has stronger legs in those weeks. Reach has the bigger opening, hence the higher sales, but going by the numbers weekly, it is Reach being outpaced.


Reach launched 2 weeks earlier in Septemeber than Halo 3, so Halo 3 got the holiday boost 2 weeks earlier.

Halo 3 week 9 sales must be compared to Halo Reach week 11 sales. 172,621 vs. 179,251 (same time of the year)

That's fine and dandy, but I was going by the evidence put fourth. It may be ahead (Reach), but according to that chart, it isn't.

Basically, that chart isn't the best representation of the full story.

Yeah, it's definitely not a good representation. Once Halo 3's sales drop down (after the holiday season finishes), Reach's sales will still be high (as it will still be in the holiday season for those 2 weeks).

I think once things settle down again (after the holidays), then that will be the best time to compare sales.




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Barozi on 07 December 2010
CGI-Quality said:
Barozi said:
CGI-Quality said:

If you look at weeks 6-10, it's not. Halo 3 has stronger legs in those weeks. Reach has the bigger opening, hence the higher sales, but going by the numbers weekly, it is Reach being outpaced.


Reach launched 2 weeks earlier in Septemeber than Halo 3, so Halo 3 got the holiday boost 2 weeks earlier.

Halo 3 week 9 sales must be compared to Halo Reach week 11 sales. 172,621 vs. 179,251 (same time of the year)

That's fine and dandy, but I was going by the evidence put fourth. It may be ahead (Reach), but according to that chart, it isn't.

Basically, that chart isn't the best representation of the full story.

yeah that chart isn't really representative for a week to week comparison.

Would be better to delete the 2 rows before the holiday boost slowly starts to kick in. Like this:

Halo Reach:

1 3,056,170 41,716 952,085 4,049,971 4,049,971
2 622,708 5,513 189,684 817,905 4,867,876
3 315,196 2,949 100,728 418,873 5,286,749
4 197,387 1,941 58,314 257,642 5,544,391
5 111,112 1,564 36,950 149,626 5,694,017
6(8) 94,473 938 20,643 116,054 5,810,071
7(9) 95,113 902 27,169 123,184 5,933,255
8(10) 93,131 854 25,845 119,830 6,053,085
9(11) 149,159 869 29,223 179,251 6,232,336
10(12) -
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Halo 3:

1 2,844,837 62,415 908,192 3,815,444 3,815,444
2 589,179 7,133 186,084 782,396 4,597,840
3 241,315 4,702 81,874 327,891 4,925,731
4 128,183 3,625 50,984 182,792 5,108,523
5 79,410 2,886 41,504 123,800 5,232,323
6 54,377 3,015 56,486 113,878 5,346,201
7 56,246 2,138 49,902 108,286 5,454,487
8 74,367 1,485 40,367 116,219 5,570,706
9 115,439 1,265 55,917 172,621 5,743,327
10 100,679 1,075 61,745 163,499 5,906,826

 



Barozi on 07 December 2010
CGI-Quality said:

This chart shows the better picture. Reach IS outpacing it.

Week 11: 179,251 (Reach) > Week 10: 163,499 (Halo 3)

2 weeks difference. Black Friday was the week were Halo 3 sold 172,621 units.



ethomaz on 07 December 2010
Barozi said:
CGI-Quality said:

This chart shows the better picture. Reach IS outpacing it.

Week 11: 179,251 (Reach) > Week 10: 163,499 (Halo 3)

2 weeks difference. Black Friday was the week were Halo 3 sold 172,621 units.

That can't be compared too because the Xbox 360 sold more this Black Friday than 2007.



Barozi on 07 December 2010
ethomaz said:
Barozi said:
CGI-Quality said:

This chart shows the better picture. Reach IS outpacing it.

Week 11: 179,251 (Reach) > Week 10: 163,499 (Halo 3)

2 weeks difference. Black Friday was the week were Halo 3 sold 172,621 units.

That can't be compared too because the Xbox 360 sold more this Black Friday than 2007.

That would be a factor if Reach was bundled with a SKU, but these new 360 owners don't buy the console necessarily for Halo Reach only. Kinect sold a lot this week, so it's fair to assume that a lot of the new 360 owners bought a Kinect bundle and are more geared towards casual games.

By doing this you can't compare anything from this year to the past years.