GameStop Chooses Halo Wars Over KZ2 For Midnight Launch?

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#151 CaseyWegner
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[QUOTE="CaseyWegner"][QUOTE="tek91"]

how can it be best selling if it's not out yet lol

tek91

because pre-orders = sales.

on a side note, i recommend that you listen to what i told you before. you know what i'm talking about.

yea you told me that if I continue saying something that is false according to you I will get moderated.

in other words i get suspended for having my own views that don't agree with yours.

i couldn't care less what your views are. that's what the forum is for. what this forum is not for is you continually posting things that have been shown as matter of fact to be wrong.

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#152 tek91
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My GameStop is doing a midnight release, but I am not reserving the game. Going to pick it up on Friday.Kahuna_1

I can't wait for friday myself the wait has been too long for this game I want it so bad.

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#153 masiisam
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I don't know why this is surprising. ....Like it or not the "Halo" AAA brand is a proven money maker.........KZ2 has not proven itself...... "yet"...

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#154 tek91
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I don't know why this is surprising. ....Like it or not the "Halo" AAA brand is a proven money maker.........KZ2 has not proven itself...... "yet"...

masiisam

halo shooters have proven themselves not a halo rts but were just gonna have to wait and see

halo wars is below an A

btw mario party for wii did not sell well and it has the name mario in the cover.

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#155 one_on_one
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Even though I'll be buying Killzone 2 instead of Halo Wars, I'm pretty sure Halo Wars will do just fine. Since there's no midnight launch, I guess the 24hr Walmart will do.
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#156 masiisam
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[QUOTE="masiisam"]

I don't know why this is surprising. ....Like it or not the "Halo" AAA brand is a proven money maker.........KZ2 has not proven itself...... "yet"...

tek91

halo shooters have proven themselves not a halo rts but were just gonna have to wait and see and halo wars isbelow an A

btw mario party for wii did not sell well and it has the name mario in the cover.

What are you talking about? I said the "Halo" brand..this includes everything that is branded "Halo"..the BRAND is a money maker and this is the reason GS promoted a midnight release .. RTS... FPS..MMOGATP..whatever....will sell because of the name...

I know HW is not AAA...You do know most people buy games without reading reviews right?

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#157 CaseyWegner
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[QUOTE="masiisam"]

I don't know why this is surprising. ....Like it or not the "Halo" AAA brand is a proven money maker.........KZ2 has not proven itself...... "yet"...

tek91

halo shooters have proven themselves not a halo rts but were just gonna have to wait and see

halo wars is below an A

btw mario party for wii did not sell well and it has the name mario in the cover.

you're talking about the world outside of system wars though. :?

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#158 VideoGameGuy
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[QUOTE="masiisam"]

I don't know why this is surprising. ....Like it or not the "Halo" AAA brand is a proven money maker.........KZ2 has not proven itself...... "yet"...

tek91

halo shooters have proven themselves not a halo rts but were just gonna have to wait and see

halo wars is below an A

btw mario party for wii did not sell well and it has the name mario in the cover.

Mario Party 8 (Wii) has sold over 6 million copies, almost as much as the other seven combined.
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#159 Espada12
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Smart decision. I rather go with a hugely popular IP than one that is only know but mediocrity.
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#160 TheAnnihilation
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Guys, guys, guys. No fighting in the war room!

Look, we all know that Halo Wars may sell particularly well due to its name, but do not fail to remember that Killzone 2 is the most hyped game ever on PlayStation 3 and that it is a FPS, this inordinately popular genre...

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#161 Nagidar
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I'm not surprised, "Halo" sells.
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#162 Mckenna1845
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yeah halo wars is bound to sell more, even if killzone deserves it more. Not that it effects me i don't live in the us, and i would never go to a midnight launch.
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#163 SecretPolice
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My copy of Halo Wars pre-purchased last month so I need only pick it up but won't be doing that at the midnight launch though good news for Halo Wars.

At least one GS is wise enough to recognize a winner ! :twisted:

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#164 Zaibach
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We are doing both at my GameStop. Fun fun, I think I have to work at both.madmidnight
you know there are gonna be fights right?
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#165 SpruceCaboose
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Guys, guys, guys. No fighting in the war room!

Look, we all know that Halo Wars may sell particularly well due to its name, but do not fail to remember that Killzone 2 is the most hyped game ever on PlayStation 3 and that it is a FPS, this inordinately popular genre...

TheAnnihilation
Its hyped within the hardcore gaming community. Talk to people outside the community. Most have not heard of it.
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#166 SpruceCaboose
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[QUOTE="madmidnight"]We are doing both at my GameStop. Fun fun, I think I have to work at both.Zaibach
you know there are gonna be fights right?

Why would there be fights? I have been to midnight releases where there were different platforms. Heck, recently for GTA IV I went to a midnight release with both the 360 and PS3 versions. They had two lines, and there was some light-hearted banter about which platform was better, but that was it with over a hundred people. Everyone there, from gamers to employees, just wanted to get it over with as soon as possible as orderly as possible. It took about 15 minutes, and it was smooth as heck.

There would only be fights in the rarest of cases.
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#167 Zaibach
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[QUOTE="Zaibach"][QUOTE="madmidnight"]We are doing both at my GameStop. Fun fun, I think I have to work at both.SpruceCaboose
you know there are gonna be fights right?

Why would there be fights? I have been to midnight releases where there were different platforms. Heck, recently for GTA IV I went to a midnight release with both the 360 and PS3 versions. They had two lines, and there was some light-hearted banter about which platform was better, but that was it with over a hundred people. Everyone there, from gamers to employees, just wanted to get it over with as soon as possible as orderly as possible. It took about 15 minutes, and it was smooth as heck.

There would only be fights in the rarest of cases.

things will kick off. your example is of the same game, never ever underestimate human stupidity and desire for conflict this forum is a testament to that.
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#168 SpruceCaboose
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[QUOTE="SpruceCaboose"][QUOTE="Zaibach"]you know there are gonna be fights right?Zaibach
Why would there be fights? I have been to midnight releases where there were different platforms. Heck, recently for GTA IV I went to a midnight release with both the 360 and PS3 versions. They had two lines, and there was some light-hearted banter about which platform was better, but that was it with over a hundred people. Everyone there, from gamers to employees, just wanted to get it over with as soon as possible as orderly as possible. It took about 15 minutes, and it was smooth as heck.

There would only be fights in the rarest of cases.

things will kick off. your example is of the same game, never ever underestimate human stupidity and desire for conflict this forum is a testament to that.

Gamers are not the segment of the population prone to physical action. Perhaps if you said flaming each other behind anonymous servers on the internet, I would agree with you.

Not to mention Killzone 2 and Halo Wars do not release on the same day in the US, which is the country most likely to have fights. KZ2 is Friday in the US while Halo Wars comes out Tuesday.
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#169 donalbane
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[QUOTE="Andrew_Xavier"]Halo Wars will sell way more copies than KZ2, so, it's a smart business decision.tek91

I seriously doubt it killzone 2 has way more pre-orders and when kids find out halo wars is not a shooter by either word of mouth or the demo they won't buy it and the reviews also dampen halo wars.

Yes, but how many pre-orders will go unpurchased? The gamestop demo deal means inflated reservation numbers for Killzone 2.
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#170 kingdre
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Wouldn't you? I'm not looking forward to Halo Wars at all, but if I had to decide to have a midnight release between Halo and Killzone, I would pick Halo Wars in a heartbeat. There are just too many mindless drones to take money from with that franchise.lantus
This. The Halo name is irresistable to many people and Gamestop knows it.
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#171 darth-pyschosis
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why isn't halo wars on games for windows?
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#172 xsubtownerx
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why isn't halo wars on games for windows?darth-pyschosis
I fail to understand the joke here. :?
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#173 anshul89
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At least one GS is wise enough to recognize a winner ! :twisted:

SecretPolice
omg less than 6.5 for killzone 2 confirmed ?!? :o
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#174 donalbane
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[QUOTE="darth-pyschosis"]why isn't halo wars on games for windows?xsubtownerx
I fail to understand the joke here. :?

Maybe he was asking a sincere question. That's how I took it. And the answer, in my opinion, is that the game is too limited (from an interface device perspective) by PC RTS standards. Or maybe he was being subtly sarcastic. If so, I don't get it either.
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#175 PSP107
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wow
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#176 jackelzx
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im a fan of halo but im surprised about this, i would have thought killzone will sell way more than halo wars