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Sony's biggest name IP is Gran Turismo, GT5 is easily going to sell 10,000,000.00 copies by the time the PS3 is phased out.

Gears is bigger than anything Nintendo has outside Mario. Its a huge franchise that gets tons of coverage in mainstream media and gets debut commercials during BCS championship games and stuff like that. Its not far behind Halo/COD/GTA. Now tell me what Nintendo franchise is really mainstream outside the Nintendo bubble? Would a Zelda commercial ever air during a football game? Doubt it. Even Mario at this point is just selling to kids and soccer moms.JohnnyCageMK

Mariokart Wii outsold every Gears game combined. I know sales aren't everything but jesus. If we're talking about how iconic the franchise I dont see that either. Gears is a generic shooter and will be forgotten as soon as the new big thing shows up

[QUOTE="JohnnyCageMK"] Gears is bigger than anything Nintendo has outside Mario. Its a huge franchise that gets tons of coverage in mainstream media and gets debut commercials during BCS championship games and stuff like that. Its not far behind Halo/COD/GTA. Now tell me what Nintendo franchise is really mainstream outside the Nintendo bubble? Would a Zelda commercial ever air during a football game? Doubt it. Even Mario at this point is just selling to kids and soccer moms.GunSmith1_basic

Mariokart Wii outsold every Gears game combined. I know sales aren't everything but jesus. If we're talking about how iconic the franchise I dont see that either. Gears is a generic shooter and will be forgotten as soon as the new big thing shows up

Sony's biggest name IP is Gran Turismo, GT5 is easily going to sell 10,000,000.00 copies by the time the PS3 is phased out.

AgentA-Mi6

[QUOTE="GunSmith1_basic"]

[QUOTE="JohnnyCageMK"] Gears is bigger than anything Nintendo has outside Mario. Its a huge franchise that gets tons of coverage in mainstream media and gets debut commercials during BCS championship games and stuff like that. Its not far behind Halo/COD/GTA. Now tell me what Nintendo franchise is really mainstream outside the Nintendo bubble? Would a Zelda commercial ever air during a football game? Doubt it. Even Mario at this point is just selling to kids and soccer moms.JohnnyCageMK

Mariokart Wii outsold every Gears game combined. I know sales aren't everything but jesus. If we're talking about how iconic the franchise I dont see that either. Gears is a generic shooter and will be forgotten as soon as the new big thing shows up

Lol halo franchise is a dying franchise most of the 360 owners are not even looking forward it anymore whenever i ask someone if he is getting halo 4 he says no im getting the new cod

Kashiwaba

so much hype...that no1 i know...none of my friends... have even talked about it... so much hype...that i still havnt even seen an ad on tv... so much hype... that eb games and other retailers havnt painted their walls with halo on it..campzor

Halo is good, is just that it became terribly overrated by the Americans just like Gran Turismo on Europe. COD definitely has more hype than any other game due to its universal appeal. Xbox version sells huge in America and PS3 version sells the most in the rest of the world.

So Nintendo has any game with Mario in it and Sony has GT.

[QUOTE="campzor"]so much hype...that no1 i know...none of my friends... have even talked about it... so much hype...that i still havnt even seen an ad on tv... so much hype... that eb games and other retailers havnt painted their walls with halo on it..DarthClark

weren't you a cow a few weeks ago?

[QUOTE="Kashiwaba"]

Lol halo franchise is a dying franchise most of the 360 owners are not even looking forward it anymore whenever i ask someone if he is getting halo 4 he says no im getting the new cod

DarthClark

[QUOTE="DarthClark"][QUOTE="campzor"]so much hype...that no1 i know...none of my friends... have even talked about it... so much hype...that i still havnt even seen an ad on tv... so much hype... that eb games and other retailers havnt painted their walls with halo on it..Gue1

weren't you a cow a few weeks ago?

I hope halo flops and gets an 8.5 so all the lems here can go into hiding.Ghost120x

[QUOTE="charizard1605"]Lol. Nintendo has so many more that are on an entirely different level than Halo. Super Mario, The Legend of Zelda, Super Smash Bros., Mario Kart... The question is, what does Microsoft have that's at that same level?JohnnyCageMK

lol nintendo has mario zelda ssb wii line pokemon fzero 1080

wave race starfox kid icaris pikmin donkey kong kirby mario party wario land /micro

punchout fortube street metroid etc all ms has i can countthem on 1 hand

halo forza gears and fable and crackdown thats wishy washy in comparision to not only the hype pokemon mario ssb mk metroid dk reiceve and they sell alot! all while remaining at 50 a pop

Hype = quality game hurhur

mario's a pretty hardcore guy. when he came out in donkey kong, he had a pet gorilla that he apparently beat and it escaped so he had to kill it. He constantly desecrates the dead, as seen in any SM game. I think he had to do community service in SM sunshine. He has murdered all of Bowser's children in the name of Vag. He spits fire, which must be caused by consuming high proof alcohol (he's a plumber so you know he's an alchy) he's a bit of a mushroom junky too. the guy from Halo is just a Jar Head.

Appealing to Whom?

ADULT GAMERS
or
KIDDY GAMERS.

I hope halo flops and gets an 8.5 so all the lems here can go into hiding.Ghost120x

mario's a pretty hardcore guy. when he came out in donkey kong, he had a pet gorilla that he apparently beat and it escaped so he had to kill it. He constantly desecrates the dead, as seen in any SM game. I think he had to do community service in SM sunshine. He has murdered all of Bowser's children in the name of Vag. He spits fire, which must be caused by consuming high proof alcohol (he's a plumber so you know he's an alchy) he's a bit of a mushroom junky too. the guy from Halo is just a Jar Head.

Sphensen

Appealing to Whom?

ADULT GAMERS
or
KIDDY GAMERS.

g0ddyX

Lol. Nintendo has so many more that are on an entirely different level than Halo. Super Mario, The Legend of Zelda, Super Smash Bros., Mario Kart... The question is, what does Microsoft have that's at that same level?charizard1605

Well, people love their shooters i suppose...

That's like asking if Germany has something as popular as Justin Bieber. No, but that's a good thing.kuraimen

That's like asking if Germany has something as popular as Justin Bieber. No, but that's a good thing.kuraimen

Does either Sony or Nintendo have any single franchise that will match the hype, or anticipation of a Halo entry? I enjoy all the consoles but it just seems like the Halo series is on a whole different level, with the draw, and excitement it creates before release. The only franchise that I think comes close is COD. Now I'm not a big Halo fanatic and I actually enjoy the campaign better than I do the multiplayer, but there's no denying its blockbuster attention, and mass appeal. So what games do you guys/gals think come close when it comes with the hype, or anticipation of a Halo installment?godzillavskong

Halo bigger than Zelda or Mario? Not a chance in hell Nintendo has many great franchises and MS only has a few.

[QUOTE="godzillavskong"]Does either Sony or Nintendo have any single franchise that will match the hype, or anticipation of a Halo entry? I enjoy all the consoles but it just seems like the Halo series is on a whole different level, with the draw, and excitement it creates before release. The only franchise that I think comes close is COD. Now I'm not a big Halo fanatic and I actually enjoy the campaign better than I do the multiplayer, but there's no denying its blockbuster attention, and mass appeal. So what games do you guys/gals think come close when it comes with the hype, or anticipation of a Halo installment?jsmoke03

Halo bigger than Zelda or Mario? Not a chance in hell Nintendo has many great franchises and MS only has a few.

HaloPimp978

I think he meant by hype.

Halo is currently more relevant than any of nintendo's flagship franchises. This is due to simply more Halo games being made recently, imo. I mean, We had two LoZ over 8 years and 5 Halos. Not to mention, shooters are the "It" genre of this generation so yeah. I do disagree with an earlier post about SSB, no offense to it but it's not a game people clamor for. Maybe on THESE forums but not in the real world. I think it's prime was on the N64, just not the same without some face to face trash talking. Honestly think thats the reason fighters have aged so poorly, imo.

[QUOTE="HaloPimp978"]

Halo bigger than Zelda or Mario? Not a chance in hell Nintendo has many great franchises and MS only has a few.

el3m2tigre

I think he meant by hype.

[QUOTE="charizard1605"][QUOTE="jg4xchamp"] Eh all those guys sell on long legs(and Zelda never comes close), and don't nearly get the same media attention or that initial 24 hour headline.

He's talking hype. Not just straight up life time sales. Halo's sort of in that GTA/Call of Duty cIass of the industry pays attention. Just not nearly with the same legs.

jg4xchamp

does halo sell worldwide? or is its biggest area is NA?

[QUOTE="jg4xchamp"][QUOTE="charizard1605"] Fine, let's talk Super Smash Bros.Mario1331

does halo sell worldwide? or is its biggest area is NA?

[QUOTE="kuraimen"]That's like asking if Germany has something as popular as Justin Bieber. No, but that's a good thing.godzillavskong

Halo is currently more relevant than any of nintendo's flagship franchises.

SkyRaid

As for the hype, I don't know. Zelda kinda lost that hype this gen. Then again, hype is absolutely pointless thing to have anyway so good riddance. Halo is excellent without the hype anyway, actually it's kinda terrible looking at fanboys of the games you enjoy going berserk on other games out of hype. It's just stupid.funsohng

but SS sold millions upon millions of copies

[QUOTE="godzillavskong"][QUOTE="kuraimen"]That's like asking if Germany has something as popular as Justin Bieber. No, but that's a good thing.kuraimen

So you know for a fact that the majority of the people that like Halo like Justin Bieber too?godzillavskong

It's common sense. Look.

Here is Justin Bieber

And here is Halo

They even use the same pants.

[QUOTE="godzillavskong"] So you know for a fact that the majority of the people that like Halo like Justin Bieber too?kuraimen

It's common sense. Look.

Here is Justin Bieber

And here is Halo

They even use the same pants.

Halo is currently more relevant than any of nintendo's flagship franchises. This is due to simply more Halo games being made recently, imo. I mean, We had two LoZ over 8 years and 5 Halos. Not to mention, shooters are the "It" genre of this generation so yeah. I do disagree with an earlier post about SSB, no offense to it but it's not a game people clamor for. Maybe on THESE forums but not in the real world. I think it's prime was on the N64, just not the same without some face to face trash talking. Honestly think thats the reason fighters have aged so poorly, imo.

SkyRaid