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ymeaga1n on 18 April 2009

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no one is questioning that fact you said odst would sell less. Everyone is questioning you're claim that people won't buy it cuz they were disappointed with halo 3.




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outlawauron on 18 April 2009
ymeaga1n said:
thekitchensink said:
It's not gonna beat Halo 3 at anything, saleswise. Reasons:

1. A lot of buyers were disappointed with H3 and thus are unlikely to feel the need to rush and buy its expansion.

2. Even a lot of people who like the game aren't going to pay $30-$40 for a couple new maps and a 2-3-hour campaign.

3. This will see a lot of marketing, but nowhere near the Hal-Mountain-Dew levels of the original.

How many buyers did you talk to to come to that conclusion?

It's the same deal with GTA4. Many were dissapointed with it.



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darklich13 on 18 April 2009
outlawauron said:
ymeaga1n said:
thekitchensink said:
It's not gonna beat Halo 3 at anything, saleswise. Reasons:

1. A lot of buyers were disappointed with H3 and thus are unlikely to feel the need to rush and buy its expansion.

2. Even a lot of people who like the game aren't going to pay $30-$40 for a couple new maps and a 2-3-hour campaign.

3. This will see a lot of marketing, but nowhere near the Hal-Mountain-Dew levels of the original.

How many buyers did you talk to to come to that conclusion?

It's the same deal with GTA4. Many were dissapointed with it.

If so many people were dissapointed with GTA4 then why did the expansion Lost and the Damned outsell Killzone 2?  And that is an expansion requireing GTA4 and is download only.  ODST does not require Halo3 and does not have to be downloaded.

 



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thekitchensink on 18 April 2009
darklich13 said:
outlawauron said:
ymeaga1n said:
thekitchensink said:
It's not gonna beat Halo 3 at anything, saleswise. Reasons:

1. A lot of buyers were disappointed with H3 and thus are unlikely to feel the need to rush and buy its expansion.

2. Even a lot of people who like the game aren't going to pay $30-$40 for a couple new maps and a 2-3-hour campaign.

3. This will see a lot of marketing, but nowhere near the Hal-Mountain-Dew levels of the original.

How many buyers did you talk to to come to that conclusion?

It's the same deal with GTA4. Many were dissapointed with it.

If so many people were dissapointed with GTA4 then why did the expansion Lost and the Damned outsell Killzone 2?  And that is an expansion requireing GTA4 and is download only.  ODST does not require Halo3 and does not have to be downloaded.

 

You just brought up an example that proves my point.  No matter how well an expansion sells, it's never going to be even close to its original, even if it does sell incredibly well (which I keep saying tht ODST will).  Since it does not have to be downloaded, it will surely sell proportionately more than Lost and Damned, but honestly, do you think anyone who didn't buy Halo 3 will buy its expansion?

@Kowenicki: Sorry, I forgot to mention that yes, I will indeed be buying it, because I love H3 and the Halo lore.   

 

@ymeaga1n: You're taking what I'm saying to the extreme.  Just like with any game, some people (not necessarily a huge amount, but substantial) were disappointed with H3.  Some people who DID like it bought it only for multiplayer, and some of those probably won't want to pay 50% of the price again just for a few new maps.  Sorry for the confusion, as we seem to agree that it won't sell much  

 

To be clear, I think it will probably be a great game, and I'm really looking forward to it.



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Slimebeast on 18 April 2009

Impossible.



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PullusPardus on 18 April 2009

well , after Halo Wars alot of people seem to forgot the series and moved on Call of Duty.
it probably will be a multi million seller but wont top Halo 3



Million on 18 April 2009

There's alot of things going against this game outdoing Halo 3's opening , the fact that it isn't a sequel , the economic enviroment and increased competition from the call of duty series.

I still think it'll sell excellently ,but a Halo 3 beater it is not.




TheSoldier00 on 19 April 2009

No, no. That is certainly not going to happen. I believe that Halo 3: ODST will open with sales in the region of 1.8 - 2.2 million.



TheSoldier00 on 19 April 2009
PullusPardus said:
well , after Halo Wars alot of people seem to forgot the series and moved on Call of Duty.
it probably will be a multi million seller but wont top Halo 3

 

 

Yeah, sure, it's forgotten. Let's forget about the fact that it was the most played game in 2007, 2008 and also the most played game last week, and that over 1 million unique gamers play it every day.

Not saying ODST will break 3's record, but it will definitely sell in the region of 2 million in its first week alone, if it doesn't flop. And to say that Halo is forgotten...



scottie on 19 April 2009
BenVTrigger said:

Currently Halo 3 has the record for largest 1st week sales for a console exclusive game.  (yes I know GTA on PS2 actually sold about 100,000 more copies its first week but Halo 3 generated more money).  My question is simple.  Now that the 360 has a much larger install base and seeing that Halo 3 still has amazing legs its obvious Halo fans are still wanting more.  Is it possible for ODST to break Halo 3's record?  Personally I think it has a very good shot as long as the marketing for it is as excellent as it was for the original Halo 3.

 

Actually, Halo probably didn't generate more money than GTA when you adjust for inflation, especially being as Halo 3 was bundled and GTA on the PS2 wasn't, if I remember correctly.