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Uncharted 3 vs Gears of War 3 (total lifetime sales)

Uncharted 3 647 72.86%
 
Gears of War 3 241 27.14%
 
Total:888
20happyballs on 30 November 2012
VGKing said:
20happyballs said:
VGKing said:

Uncharted 3 is permanently bundled with the cheapest PS3, so sales will fly by Gears 3.

P.S. to anyone downplaying this inevitable feat:

Gears 3 was massively bundled at launch, shifted hundreds of thousands of 360s.

So don't be a hypocrite.


The thing is, those people buying UC3 are not necessarily buying it because they want it. It comes with a ps3, so they might as well buy it. Many of those people will barely even play the game, and some may not even play it at all. And UC3 being part of a bundle also provides some advertising for the game. Gears 3, on the other hand, is not bundled with anything. So only people who want to actually buy gears 3, will actually buy gears 3. And for the most part, gears 3 is not being advertised anymore. 

Gears 3 was bundled, massively at launch. Those bundles moved hundreds of thousands of units.

Don't worry, Uncharted 3 isn't advertised anymore either.

You seem to be missing the point. Gears 3 was selling those bundles. People bought those bundles because it had Gears 3 and they wanted a gears 3 themed xbox.

UC3, on the other hand, is not selling the ps3 bundles. The people are not buying UC3, but a ps3. UC3 is just a bonus included in the box. They would have bought the ps3 regardless. However, because the ps3 is bundled with UC3, UC3 is still relevant. UC3 is being advertised by being part of the bundle. Gears 3, on the other hand, is not getting any sort of extra exposure to the market, other than it being on store shelves.





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SOLIDSNAKE08 on 30 November 2012

uncharted seems to bring with it alot of jealousy. anyway not surprised with how its selling as its one of the first games a new ps3 owner will look at.



SOLIDSNAKE08 on 30 November 2012
20happyballs said:
VGKing said:
20happyballs said:
VGKing said:

Uncharted 3 is permanently bundled with the cheapest PS3, so sales will fly by Gears 3.

P.S. to anyone downplaying this inevitable feat:

Gears 3 was massively bundled at launch, shifted hundreds of thousands of 360s.

So don't be a hypocrite.


The thing is, those people buying UC3 are not necessarily buying it because they want it. It comes with a ps3, so they might as well buy it. Many of those people will barely even play the game, and some may not even play it at all. And UC3 being part of a bundle also provides some advertising for the game. Gears 3, on the other hand, is not bundled with anything. So only people who want to actually buy gears 3, will actually buy gears 3. And for the most part, gears 3 is not being advertised anymore. 

Gears 3 was bundled, massively at launch. Those bundles moved hundreds of thousands of units.

Don't worry, Uncharted 3 isn't advertised anymore either.

You seem to be missing the point. Gears 3 was selling those bundles. People bought those bundles because it had Gears 3 and they wanted a gears 3 themed xbox.

UC3, on the other hand, is not selling the ps3 bundles. The people are not buying UC3, but a ps3. UC3 is just a bonus included in the box. They would have bought the ps3 regardless. However, because the ps3 is bundled with UC3, UC3 is still relevant. UC3 is being advertised by being part of the bundle. Gears 3, on the other hand, is not getting any sort of extra exposure to the market, other than it being on store shelves.

uncharted is going to pass gears of war. no amount of crying over bundles will change that so just get over it.



crissindahouse on 30 November 2012
pezus said:
DirtyP2002 said:
bundles.

/thread

Oh, you're right!

who exactly do you expect bought this edition? new xbox customers who only want a console? i bet cgi has one haha



sergiodaly on 30 November 2012

UC3 GOTY edition also a great deal... alot of DLC included... buy it nao...

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20happyballs on 30 November 2012
SOLIDSNAKE08 said:
20happyballs said:
VGKing said:
20happyballs said:
VGKing said:

Uncharted 3 is permanently bundled with the cheapest PS3, so sales will fly by Gears 3.

P.S. to anyone downplaying this inevitable feat:

Gears 3 was massively bundled at launch, shifted hundreds of thousands of 360s.

So don't be a hypocrite.


The thing is, those people buying UC3 are not necessarily buying it because they want it. It comes with a ps3, so they might as well buy it. Many of those people will barely even play the game, and some may not even play it at all. And UC3 being part of a bundle also provides some advertising for the game. Gears 3, on the other hand, is not bundled with anything. So only people who want to actually buy gears 3, will actually buy gears 3. And for the most part, gears 3 is not being advertised anymore. 

Gears 3 was bundled, massively at launch. Those bundles moved hundreds of thousands of units.

Don't worry, Uncharted 3 isn't advertised anymore either.

You seem to be missing the point. Gears 3 was selling those bundles. People bought those bundles because it had Gears 3 and they wanted a gears 3 themed xbox.

UC3, on the other hand, is not selling the ps3 bundles. The people are not buying UC3, but a ps3. UC3 is just a bonus included in the box. They would have bought the ps3 regardless. However, because the ps3 is bundled with UC3, UC3 is still relevant. UC3 is being advertised by being part of the bundle. Gears 3, on the other hand, is not getting any sort of extra exposure to the market, other than it being on store shelves.

uncharted is going to pass gears of war. no amount of crying over bundles will change that so just get over it.

I honestly don't care if UC3 sells more than Gears 3. I'm not even close to being a fanboy. I just decided to comment because of his fail in logic. I just wanted to express my disagreement. You misinterpreted the conversation. You fail also.





d21lewis on 30 November 2012
pezus said:
DirtyP2002 said:
bundles.

/thread

Oh, you're right!


It's been mentioned repeatedly in this thread that Gears of War 3 bundle cost $60-$100 more than a normal 360.  Anybody that bought that "bundle" paid for the game. 

Think of it like this: 

  • Wii U bundle with NintendoLand--cost $50 more.  People paid for Nintendoland.
  • Wii bundle with Wii Sports and Mario Kart for $250--the bundled games came free with the console.

That's the reason why Lego Indiana Jones and Kung Fu Panda sold so much on 360 compared to the competition.  They were heavily bundled with the console.  If you bought a slim 360 during that period, you got those two games.  Hell, I got them.  They were free.  If there was a $300 360 with no game and a $350 version that came with those two games, I would have gotten the cheaper one.

So, one more time:  Anybody that bought that 360 bundled you posted PAID for the game.  Anybody that got the Uncharted PS3 (whether they wanted the game or just a PS3) got the game for free.  I won't stand by and let somebody say something positive about a Sony exclusive.  That's not how I was raised.



d21lewis on 30 November 2012

Anyhoo, I count Wii Sports sales. I count Kinect Adventures sales. I'll gladly count Uncharted 3 sales. The game got into the hands of gamers. That's all that matters.



d21lewis on 30 November 2012
pezus said:
d21lewis said:
pezus said:
DirtyP2002 said:
bundles.

/thread

Oh, you're right!


It's been mentioned repeatedly in this thread that Gears of War 3 bundle cost $60-$100 more than a normal 360.  Anybody that bought that "bundle" paid for the game. 

Think of it like this: 

  • Wii U bundle with NintendoLand--cost $50 more.  People paid for Nintendoland.
  • Wii bundle with Wii Sports and Mario Kart for $250--the bundled games came free with the console.

That's the reason why Lego Indiana Jones and Kung Fu Panda sold so much on 360 compared to the competition.  They were heavily bundled with the console.  If you bought a slim 360 during that period, you got those two games.  Hell, I got them.  They were free.  If there was a $300 360 with no game and a $350 version that came with those two games, I would have gotten the cheaper one.

So, one more time:  Anybody that bought that 360 bundled you posted PAID for the game.  Anybody that got the Uncharted PS3 (whether they wanted the game or just a PS3) got the game for free.  I won't stand by and let somebody say something positive about a Sony exclusive.  That's not how I was raised.

That is a special edition console, not just a normal console. Uncharted 3 being bundled also increased the entry price ($20). I posted that image only because I hate hit and run posts like that and especially those that come in to say a short comment and end it with "/thread".

My bad.  :(



BenVTrigger on 30 November 2012

Gears of War 3 is probably undertracked according to official numbers from Epic.