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MontanaHatchet on 05 August 2008

I'm checking numbers on both Vgchartz and Wikipedia, and neither show a Brothers in Arms game that has ever sold over a million. It's a possible million seller, with a slim chance of becoming one, but the series seems pretty small. It's definitely not a lock.

As for Mercenaries 2, the situation is similar. According to Vgchartz, the first one sold .62 million on the PS2 in America. Given PAL numbers, it might have sold over a million. However, the game launched when the PS2 userbase was about 70 million, as opposed to the 20 million or so userbase the 360 will have when Mercenaries 2 launches. Not that it won't sell well, but it's not a lock.

The first Viva Pinata was bundled to a million, and it likely never would have reached a million anyways. So by that regard, it's tough to say. However, I definitely wouldn't proclaim it a lock.

Also, Huxley doesn't seem to have a fixed release date. So far, what I've gathered on its release date is "To Be Announced" or "Late 2008." It's not entirely impossible that it could see a delay.

Otherwise, I'd say your list is good. NBA 2K9 might also end up being a million seller if you haven't added that already.



 

 

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ItsaMii on 05 August 2008

My guess:

Madden 09
Rock Band 2 (game only)
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
Silent Hill: Homecoming
Fallout 3
Saints Row 2
Tom Clancy's EndWar
Fable 2
Guitar Hero: World Tour
Gears of War 2
Call of Duty: World at War
Smackdown vs. Raw 2009
Need for Speed: Undercover
Banjo & Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts



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nordlead on 05 August 2008

Madden NFL 09
Too Human
Mercenaries 2: World in Flames
Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise
Rock Band 2
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
Fallout 3
FIFA Soccer 09
Saints Row 2
Tom Clancy's EndWar
Fable II
Guitar Hero World Tour
Gears of War 2
Call of Duty: World at War
Need for Speed Undercover
Prince of Persia
Sonic Unleashed
Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts

18 games will be 1+ million sellers.

EDIT: forgot to take 1 game out.




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Barozi on 05 August 2008

Well maybe you could add Skate 2 to your list.

Skate has sold about 666.000 American copies and I think it could be a million seller, if vgchartz would track the EU numbers.

 

Nevertheless the minimum amount of million sellers will be 15. I expect 22



mrstickball on 05 August 2008
MontanaHatchet said:
I'm checking numbers on both Vgchartz and Wikipedia, and neither show a Brothers in Arms game that has ever sold over a million. It's a possible million seller, with a slim chance of becoming one, but the series seems pretty small. It's definitely not a lock.

As for Mercenaries 2, the situation is similar. According to Vgchartz, the first one sold .62 million on the PS2 in America. Given PAL numbers, it might have sold over a million. However, the game launched when the PS2 userbase was about 70 million, as opposed to the 20 million or so userbase the 360 will have when Mercenaries 2 launches. Not that it won't sell well, but it's not a lock.

The first Viva Pinata was bundled to a million, and it likely never would have reached a million anyways. So by that regard, it's tough to say. However, I definitely wouldn't proclaim it a lock.

Also, Huxley doesn't seem to have a fixed release date. So far, what I've gathered on its release date is "To Be Announced" or "Late 2008." It's not entirely impossible that it could see a delay.

Otherwise, I'd say your list is good. NBA 2K9 might also end up being a million seller if you haven't added that already.

...And Battlefield never sold well on consoles, yet Battlefield: Bad Company on X360 has outsold Battlefield 2 in a matter of 5 weeks. So I thin BIA and Mercs 2 can easily sell well. Remember: VGC has incomplete data, so time will tell how these new games sell.

As for VP - 570,000 of those copies (NA + JP) were all sold. And a decent bit (but obviously not all) of the European sales were non-bundles as well. I doubt it hit 1m without bundles, but I think VP has built up a good name brand, and will benefit from it.

 



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