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[Kujo]

Weren't sites reporting something like 4 million pre-orders a couple of months back?

Edit: Yep. http://xboxevolved.e-mpire.com/article/Halo_3/3837.html

4 million seemed much too high anyway. 1 million is quiet good though.

 

[D3MO]

Famitsu reported some interest in their latest poll, so you can triple that.

50 x 3 = 150

or

50 x 1 = 50 x 2 = 100 x 3 = 300

Fastest Selling Xbox 360 game in Japan...since BD

 

[MonkeyLicker]

Sorry BenjaminBirdie...

If I had known how awesome he is I wouldn't have done it. Please....just forgive me.

 

[Evlar]

50 x 3 = 150

or

50 x 1 = 50 x 2 = 100 x 3 = 300

Fastest Selling Xbox 360 game in Japan...since BD

Imagine me posting a 300 "This is Halooooo!" gif in this space.

 

[D3MO]

Imagine me posting a 300 "This is Halooooo!" gif in this space.

JUST DO IT

 

[lollerskates]

Weren't sites reporting something like 4 million pre-orders a couple of months back?

Edit: Yep. http://xboxevolved.e-mpire.com/article/Halo_3/3837.html

4 million seemed way too high anyway. 1 million is quiet good though.

"This information was verified at all locations, however company a document showing this information was not revealed. "

:lol

who on earth wouldve believe that.

 

[Gadfly]

I think I read that there's going to be 600,000 Legendary Editions made (someone correct me if I'm wrong). Those will probably be gone Day 1. That's about 78 million just from that alone, and the other two editions are $60 and $70 respectively. The userbase is smaller, but I think a lot of people grossly underestimate how many people will buy an Xbox for this. Every single person I know that owns or has owned a Xbox but doesn't have a 360 yet plans on buying one sometime in September for this game, and I'm talking about 10-12 people here, including very casual older gamers at work. This will be huuuuuuuuge.

Halo 3 moving 10-12 360 systems confirmed.

 

[BenjaminBirdie]

Sorry BenjaminBirdie...

If I had known how awesome he is I wouldn't have done it. Please....just forgive me.

Check out Manhattan. By the end of the week you'll be on his porch trying to convince him of his paternity yourself.

 

[Odysseus]

Halo 3 moving 10-12 360 systems confirmed.

but if every single 360 owner knows 10-12 people... that means... crap, i need to revise my september npd prediction...

nds 500k
wii 380k
ps2 290k
psp 270k
360 64 million
gba 125k
ps3 124k

assuming there's no overlap, of course

 

[D3MO]

but if every single 360 owner knows 10-12 people... that means... crap, i need to revise my september npd prediction...

nds 500k
wii 380k
ps2 290k
psp 270k
360 64 million
gba 125k
ps3 124k

assuming there's no overlap, of course

hmm...your GBA numbers are a bit low...other than that looks right...

 

[TheKingsCrown]

wait,

are you fucking serious?

I thought the believe was a fucking photoshop


:lol :lol :lol :lol

 

[lollerskates]

:lol if that actually is what ps3 ends up selling :lol

 

[The Elite]

wait,

are you fucking serious?

I thought the believe was a fucking photoshop


:lol :lol :lol :lol

:lol :lol

Does this mean the Burger King is in Halo 3?

 

[titiklabingapat]

"This information was verified at all locations, however company a document showing this information was not revealed. "

:lol

who on earth wouldve believe that.

Alot of people did.

 

[Gadfly]

Please do not bump this thread.

Any reason not to? I mean projecting sales of Halo is going to be just as a common topic as next NPD numbers. Do you prefer a new thread?

 

[sphinx]

gba 125k
ps3 124k

I don't know why now but it just hit me how the PS3 is fighting an epic battle against the gameboy advance.

These Odysseus made up numbers are really fun :lol :lol :lol

 

[Kadey]

I would kill for Halo BK toys. I literally spent the last three months just buying fast food toys. Spidey, FF4, Transformers, Wii, Hello Kitty and now the Simpsons.

 

[titiklabingapat]

Any reason not to? I mean projecting sales of Halo is going to be just as a common topic as next NPD numbers. Do you prefer a new thread?

Do you even have to ask?

 

[Rodeo Clown]

:lol :lol

Does this mean the Burger King is in Halo 3?

Are you crazy? The Burger King is creepier than the clown from IT. No one wants him in their game.

Spoiler

Secretly, I do. Only to satisfy my masochistic desires.

 

[TheKingsCrown]

Any reason not to? I mean projecting sales of Halo is going to be just as a common topic as next NPD numbers. Do you prefer a new thread?

Do not incur the wrath of Sp0rsk

 

[Safe Bet]

...

 

[GhaleonEB]

Any reason not to? I mean projecting sales of Halo is going to be just as a common topic as next NPD numbers. Do you prefer a new thread?

sp0rsk has spoken. the next formal predictions will be in the September NPD predictions thread.

 

[rakka]

I throw an insult at the Halo Franchise and then just casually walk away from this thread without a scar?

You bitches be slipping....

I think I'm on your ignore list.

Bitch.

 

[Tideas]

i still don't understand why ppl preorder anyway.

Back when Halo 2 came out, how many copies did it sell the first day?

I think, the closest game to get to that number was DQ7, which I think sold 1.5 million the first day in Japan

 

[drohne]

i still can't believe that 'believe' tagline. it's like burger king is promoting gaf

 

[GhaleonEB]

i still can't believe that 'believe' tagline. it's like burger king is promoting gaf

believe

 

[RBH]

Fantastic. :lol

Wow, really? Wallace "Manhattan" Shawn? Your dad is fucking AWESOME.

Also, more evidence stacks up in support of my lurvely gif everyday:

This too.

 

[Phaethon0017]

 

[Kujo]

"This information was verified at all locations, however company a document showing this information was not revealed. "

:lol

who on earth wouldve believe that.

A few people:

http://forum.teamxbox.com/showthread.php?t=524090

Oh and:

http://forum.teamxbox.com/showpost.php?p=9763242&postcount=8

:lol

 

[lollerskates]

i still can't believe that 'believe' tagline. it's like burger king is promoting gaf

 

[lollerskates]

A few people:


:lol

oh. teamxbox

 

[rakka]

"It hit 4 million pre-orders months ago..it's probably nearing 6 million by now."

:lol

 

[titiklabingapat]

A few people:

http://forum.teamxbox.com/showthread.php?t=524090

Oh and:

http://forum.teamxbox.com/showpost.php?p=9763242&postcount=8

:lol

Do you happen to have a link to the GAf thread?

 

[siamesedreamer]

Sheeeeeeeeeeet.......I've had the Legendary Edition pre-ordered and paid for in full since the day it was announced back in March.

 

[140.85]

Am I the last person on earth that still doesn't understand the appeal of this series reaching such levels?

 

[BenjaminBirdie]

Am I the last person on earth that still doesn't understand the appeal of this series reaching such levels?

I doubt it.

 

[Kujo]

Do you happen to have a link to the GAf thread?

Found it:

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=154847

"FOUR MILLION ALREADY! Holy freaking shit! I hope there are enough Legendary editions to go around."

:lol

 

[lollerskates]

Am I the last person on earth that still doesn't understand the appeal of this series reaching such levels?

scifi is hot right now, shooters are hot right now . if you dont like either of those genres too much then the combination aint gonna move you, but its pretty much whats .. hot

 

[RiskyChris]

A few people:

http://forum.teamxbox.com/showthread.php?t=524090

Oh and:

http://forum.teamxbox.com/showpost.php?p=9763242&postcount=8

:lol

Oh Christ, TXB!

 

[SouthernDragon]

Nintendo, this is how you market a game to the masses.

Seriously, what does it take for this to get through their thick heads? Go beyond Wendy's, get to McDonalds and the movies and sell, sell, sell, you idiots.

 

[lollerskates]

Oh Christ, TXB!

:lol waaay back when GAF had a message on their registration screen that users from teamxbox were not welcome :lol

 

[GhaleonEB]

Am I the last person on earth that still doesn't understand the appeal of this series reaching such levels?

I heard this rumor that not all games appeal to everyone. Not sure if it's true, though.

 

[RiskyChris]

Am I the last person on earth that still doesn't understand the appeal of this series reaching such levels?

You might be. I was one of the staunchest anti-Halo zealots around -- I'd nearly get into fucking fistfights with friends who would swear how "Halo was an awesome fps" (keep in mind, I'm a huge, HUGE fan of the UT games, so PC controls are strong with me).

I gave the Halo 3 beta a try, and found it to be a much more pleasant game than the first two. The weapons were balanced better, and playing it in HD felt like I could see as much detail as I do in PC games.

 

[BlazeDSM]

So I was watching Entourage just now, the most recent episode with Peter Jackson. What a great idea for MS to market Halo or even the Halo movie, Johnny Drama hahah as Master Chief. :lol

 

[rakka]

Found it:

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=154847

"FOUR MILLION ALREADY! Holy freaking shit! I hope there are enough Legendary editions to go around."

:lol

TXB doesn't seem so bad now looking at that thread

 

[lollerskates]

You might be. I was one of the staunchest anti-Halo zealots around -- I'd nearly get into fucking fistfights with friends who would swear how "Halo was an awesome fps" (keep in mind, I'm a huge, HUGE fan of the UT games, so PC controls are strong with me).

I gave the Halo 3 beta a try, and found it to be a much more pleasant game than the first two. The weapons were balanced better, and playing it in HD felt like I could see as much detail as I do in PC games.

for me it was like i watched my roommate play the first Halo for a week and i didnt get the appeal either , then he convinced me to try coop and it was on for me tthen. i wish there was more coop console games like that

 

[godhandiscen]

scifi is hot right now, shooters are hot right now . if you dont like either of those genres too much then the combination aint gonna move you, but its pretty much whats .. hot

Nope, it is not the sci-fi, neither the fact it is a shooter. It is a damn fine game, and thats about it. In the 3 years I have been in my university, I have seen countless Halo/Halo 2 tournaments, from the crappiest tournament organized in a basement to the biggest tournament organized by MTVU . What I noticed is that the majority of people do not give a rats ass about the story, the music, or all the "geek" stuff. They just love the multiplayer. To make it clear, the 4 members of the team who won the MTVU tournament in 2005 did not even know who the Arbiter was. Heck, only 2 of them had finished the campaign, and apparently it was just because of the coop. There is something going on with the gameplay of Halo that other games lack. I do not know what it really is, but it has the power to attract hardcore and casuals alike.

 

[KevinRo]

we have 4p co-op, so that guarantees 4x the sales, right?



Personally, I am staying grounded in the fact that the 360 is way less far into its lifespan than the Xbox was when H2 came out. I am not going to predict squat. Wait and see and roll with it.

No need for the spin. Any rational person would reply with "wtf, what about halo1!? zomg it was a launch game"

 

[JCBossman]

Hey I just got a "King Sized" meal from Burger King, I have no idea why people are saying this isn't healthy?

 

[PleoMax]

Am I the last person on earth that still doesn't understand the appeal of this series reaching such levels?

Look it's like all the big things in entertainment. Like Star Wars or Lord of the Rings or Pirates of the Caribean, all those big franchises, they are big because tons of people love them, but sure enough there will be tons of people who don't care or don't understand why people like them.

Why question it? There's no point.