360 sales jump 99% in the UK from Halo

The launch of Halo: Reach helped double Xbox 360 sales in the UK last week.

Bungie's latest contributed to a 99 per cent increase in 360 adoption, Chart-Track told GI.biz.

Despite Microsoft's extremely high hopes for the title, analysts reckon Halo: Reach has "no chance" of outselling Call of Duty: Black Ops, although that hasn't stopped the game from enjoying a record-breaking launch.

The game sold 330,000 copies in its first day of availability in the UK and generated $200 million worldwide in 24 hours. If you haven't already, you can lay your eyes on CVG's Halo: Reach review here.

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Nice deal. The slim launch made the 360 sales jump 1000% in the UK and now another big jump from Halo. With Kinect coming soon I bet there will be another jump also It is funny about CoD. Of course a hugely popular series on 3 different systems will sell better then a game on one system. I think it is amazing how close Halo gets considering it is exclusive.

But anyone that wants Halo would already have bought a 360.

System seller confirmed :P

The launch of Halo: Reach helped double Xbox 360 sales in the UK last week.

Bungie's latest contributed to a 99 per cent increase in 360 adoption, Chart-Track told GI.biz.

Despite Microsoft's extremely high hopes for the title, analysts reckon Halo: Reach has "no chance" of outselling Call of Duty: Black Ops, although that hasn't stopped the game from enjoying a record-breaking launch.

The game sold 330,000 copies in its first day of availability in the UK and generated $200 million worldwide in 24 hours. If you haven't already, you can lay your eyes on CVG's Halo: Reach review here.

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Nice deal. The slim launch made the 360 sales jump 1000% in the UK and now another big jump from Halo. With Kinect coming soon I bet there will be another jump also

SilentlyMad

That, and the fact that the cheapest PS3 unit over here is still about $100 more expensive than the most expensive 360.

Goddamn it, Sony. :x

I knew I shouldn' thave listened to those who said all that wanted a 360 for Halo had already bought one for Halo 3. :P

I'm honestly not surprised... At all.

Halo: Reach turned out to be hugely popular.

Advertisement + Slim Console + Biggest System Seller = Win!

I want to see the actual numbers though, percentages are hard to compare when there is no actual numbers to know big the increase was.

This isn't anything new or a surprise to anyone. The Halo franchise is what xbox is built from. Without it there would be no xbox consoles.

wow who didnt know i personally know3 people who went and bought the halo xbox purely cause it made halo noises yet have totally fine 360's.....Silly people should have just bought the game and been done with it.

Anyhow its a good gaame i'll give it that just cant believe people got sucked into buying a 360 that makes halo noises :S

This isn't anything new or a surprise to anyone. The Halo franchise is what xbox is built from. Without it there would be no xbox consoles.

clr84651

People are surprised things are selling because of halo?

People are surprised things are selling because of halo?

Animal-Mother

I'm really shocked....okay not really.FIipMode

[QUOTE="Animal-Mother"]

People are surprised things are selling because of halo?

bigboss5ak

This isn't anything new or a surprise to anyone. The Halo franchise is what xbox is built from. Without it there would be no xbox consoles.

clr84651

BREAKING NEWS: Overrated and advertised-to-hell franchise boosts console sales.Mr_McDeath

Overrated by whom exactly? The franchise is very well received critically.

[QUOTE="clr84651"]

This isn't anything new or a surprise to anyone. The Halo franchise is what xbox is built from. Without it there would be no xbox consoles.

bigboss5ak

[QUOTE="bigboss5ak"][QUOTE="Animal-Mother"]

People are surprised things are selling because of halo?

Animal-Mother

System seller confirmed :P

PAL360

[QUOTE="FIipMode"]I'm really shocked....okay not really.SilentlyMad

BREAKING NEWS: Overrated and advertised-to-hell franchise boosts console sales.Mr_McDeath

This isn't anything new or a surprise to anyone. The Halo franchise is what xbox is built from. Without it there would be no xbox consoles.

[QUOTE="FIipMode"]I'm really shocked....okay not really.SilentlyMad

[QUOTE="Animal-Mother"][QUOTE="bigboss5ak"] Almost every cow in sw said reach wouldn't push consoles im sure they will be surprised. Goes to show you cant take a cows word for anythingbigboss5ak

[QUOTE="Mr_McDeath"]BREAKING NEWS: Overrated and advertised-to-hell franchise boosts console sales.lundy86_4

Overrated by whom exactly? The franchise is very well received critically.

[QUOTE="Animal-Mother"][QUOTE="bigboss5ak"] Almost every cow in sw said reach wouldn't push consoles im sure they will be surprised. Goes to show you cant take a cows word for anythingbigboss5ak

[QUOTE="Mr_McDeath"]BREAKING NEWS: Overrated and advertised-to-hell franchise boosts console sales.kuraimen

Sells better ( more people want it) then the PS3 shooters and scores better also.

[QUOTE="lundy86_4"]

[QUOTE="Mr_McDeath"]BREAKING NEWS: Overrated and advertised-to-hell franchise boosts console sales.thespywholied

Overrated by whom exactly? The franchise is very well received critically.

Must be it. How can someone call such a successful series overrated? Especially if it has some ridiculously good review scores to back it.

[QUOTE="clr84651"]

This isn't anything new or a surprise to anyone. The Halo franchise is what xbox is built from. Without it there would be no xbox consoles.

SilentlyMad

[QUOTE="thespywholied"]

[QUOTE="lundy86_4"]

Overrated by whom exactly? The franchise is very well received critically.

lundy86_4

Must be it. How can someone call such a successful series overrated? Especially if it has some ridiculously good review scores to back it.

[QUOTE="SilentlyMad"]

[QUOTE="FIipMode"]I'm really shocked....okay not really.FIipMode

[QUOTE="SilentlyMad"][QUOTE="clr84651"]

This isn't anything new or a surprise to anyone. The Halo franchise is what xbox is built from. Without it there would be no xbox consoles.

Crossel777

I think he's thinking overrated in the sense that. It's praised to hell and back. It deserves it. But you kno different strokes for different folks.Animal-Mother

Ahhh, I see.

Yup, I can understand how people don't like it as I love CE and didn't like 2 all that much.

[QUOTE="FIipMode"]

[QUOTE="SilentlyMad"]I am kinda shocked since I have heard for the longest time from all the PS3 fans that anyone that wants Halo would already have a 360. I am sure we have all seen it from the PS3 fans saying GT5 will be a huge system seller because no GT yet ( I guess besides prologue) but Halo 3 is out so anyone wanting Reach already has a 360. Even Nervmeister said it in this thread that it is only because people wanted a slim so you see why would the PS3 fans lie?

SaltyMeatballs

Sounds about wrong actually, i also like how he limits it to only PS3 fans but watch this.

Flipmode here, and I'm a PS3 fan, and I NEVER said Reach wouldn't sell consoles.

There goes his theory....

[QUOTE="SaltyMeatballs"][QUOTE="FIipMode"] All the PS3 fans? you generalizing again?

FIipMode

Sounds about wrong actually, i also like how he limits it to only PS3 fans but watch this.

Flipmode here, and I'm a PS3 fan, and I NEVER said Reach wouldn't sell consoles.

There goes his theory....

I love how people that are on here everyday try and deny it now.

[QUOTE="bigboss5ak"][QUOTE="Animal-Mother"] You have proof?FIipMode

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[QUOTE="SaltyMeatballs"] We can't name individuals or it would be trolling. PS3 fans sounds about right.SilentlyMad

Sounds about wrong actually, i also like how he limits it to only PS3 fans but watch this.

Flipmode here, and I'm a PS3 fan, and I NEVER said Reach wouldn't sell consoles.

There goes his theory....

[QUOTE="FIipMode"][QUOTE="bigboss5ak"] The internet is here for you to find proof yourself not me. But id just be wasting my time anyway because you already know that cows have been spouting that nonsense. If you come to sw than you already know, plus you dont strike me as the dense type so im sure you know.bigboss5ak

[QUOTE="SilentlyMad"][QUOTE="FIipMode"]

Sounds about wrong actually, i also like how he limits it to only PS3 fans but watch this.

Flipmode here, and I'm a PS3 fan, and I NEVER said Reach wouldn't sell consoles.

There goes his theory....

FIipMode

[QUOTE="FIipMode"][QUOTE="bigboss5ak"] The internet is here for you to find proof yourself not me. But id just be wasting my time anyway because you already know that cows have been spouting that nonsense. If you come to sw than you already know, plus you dont strike me as the dense type so im sure you know.bigboss5ak

[QUOTE="Crossel777"][QUOTE="SilentlyMad"]That is true if you were only talking last gen. Halo 3 did not even come out till 2 years after the 360 launched and the 360 already sold very well ebfore the release of Halo 3.SilentlyMad