Halo 3: ODST sales weak compared to Halo 3

A) Its not a full new entry in Halo

B) It was marketed poorly (people were confused about what it is)

C) It has already sold almost a million more than the first uncharted, or it will by the end of next week

D) It has pretty terrible value compared to Uncharted 2 or Modern Warfare 2

E) Who cares?

Nice first post?

P.S. 2.2 million in its first week are amazing sales, regardless of the situation

I havent bought a game in almost a year. Im broke. We are now a one income family, so my gaming takes a back seat. Im now a stay at home parent. I use to buy 1-3 games a month if I wanted.

PLUS...im tired of supporting the 360 and MS. I just cant justify giving them more money or hype. Many many families are like us now..this is why games arent selling as much im sure.

Economy, one person supporting the family, console reliability issues...ect...

You provided evidence and based your conclusion upon this evidence, unlike many other System Warriors. You, Sir, have not given us fail, but win. Congratulations.

A) Its not a full new entry in Halo

Awinagainov

[QUOTE="Awinagainov"]

A) Its not a full new entry in Halo

darthogre

[QUOTE="Awinagainov"]

A) Its not a full new entry in Halo

darthogre

There is some mixed feelings about this game. On one hand it's $60 for a bit of an expansion, on the other it's one of the greatest expanissions we've ever seen.

For a game M$ hardly marketed, and Bungie didn't put all their love into, it sold over two million copies, so M$ is probably pretty happy. Sure, they could have sold more at $40, but probably not many more.

Anyways, it definitely pleased A LOT of very HUNGRY, almost starved 360 gamers this year, so that's a big plus. :)

I think you have wierd sense of scale. What you say is certainly one way to spin it. Let's extend your comparison to other games. Killzone 2, for instance. How do you describe KZ2's performance when ODST sells more in a couple days than what KZ2 sold in span of months? Don't give me whys and wherefores. Just apply your Halo 3 standard for comparison and tell me.

There is some mixed feelings about this game. On one hand it's $60 for a bit of an expansion, on the other it's one of the greatest expanissions we've ever seen.

For a game M$ hardly marketed, and Bungie didn't put all their love into, it sold over two million copies, so M$ is probably pretty happy. Sure, they could have sold more at $40, but probably not many more.

Anyways, it definitely pleased A LOT of very HUNGRY, almost starved 360 gamers this year, so that's a big plus. :)

SolidTy

I think you have wierd sense of scale. What you say is certainly one way to spin it. Let's extend your comparison to other games. Killzone 2, for instance. How do you describe KZ2's performance when ODST sells more in one a couple days than what KZ2 sold in span of months. Forget the whys and wherefores. Just apply your standards for comparison and tell me.

VoodooHak

A) Its not a full new entry in Halo

B) It was marketed poorly (people were confused about what it is)

C) It has already sold almost a million more than the first uncharted, or it will by the end of next week

D) It has pretty terrible value compared to Uncharted 2 or Modern Warfare 2

E) Who cares?

Awinagainov

So now we are going to belly-ache about 2.2 million units sold? 1 million units is great for a game, and this is week one sales?

Only on system wars will you see posters trying to convince us that 2.2 million sales in a week is a bad thing.

Only on system wars will you see posters trying to convince us that 2.2 million sales in a week is a bad thing.

RawDeal_basic

Only on system wars will you see posters trying to convince us that 2.2 million sales in a week is a bad thing.

RawDeal_basic

2.2 million in a few days is very good...

There's nothing "weak" about it.

The big question I think everyone wants to know, how many consoles did ODST move?

This really does show what chumps us XBOX 360 owners can be at times. We line up in mass for a $60.00 cheap cash in while any game that shows a hint of innovation barley sells 300k. I hope Brutal Legends is recieved with the same level of adoration.......I already realise it won't be.

Basically, many games' sales, when compared to Halo 3's sales, is going to look weak. A good chunk, downright abysmal. So basically, you've set up most of this gen for failure. Good job!

on the other it's one of the greatest expanissions we've ever seen.

SolidTy

Let's not get overboard here...

This really does show what chumps us XBOX 360 owners can be at times. We line up in mass for a $60.00 cheap cash in while any game that shows a hint of innovation barley sells 300k. I hope Brutal Legends is recieved with the same level of adoration.......I already realise it won't be.

sexy_robot_man

That's because ODST is a stand alone expansion pack and was hyped far less than Halo 3.

2.2 million in the first few days is still pretty amazing. Most games don't even manage to get 1 million in the first month.

A) Its not a full new entry in Halo

B) It was marketed poorly (people were confused about what it is)

C) It has already sold almost a million more than the first uncharted, or it will by the end of next week

D) It has pretty terrible value compared to Uncharted 2 or Modern Warfare 2

E) Who cares?

Awinagainov

In regarding C. You have to account for Halo already being a big franchise and the number of owners of the 360 vs PS3 owners. Everything else I agree with you.

Only on system wars will you see posters trying to convince us that 2.2 million sales in a week is a bad thing.

RawDeal_basic

it also released in a bad time of the month. 22nd im shocked it sold 2.2 being alot of people are broke about that time

[QUOTE="RawDeal_basic"]

Only on system wars will you see posters trying to convince us that 2.2 million sales in a week is a bad thing.

TheKingAPop

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Only on system wars will you see posters trying to convince us that 2.2 million sales in a week is a bad thing.

SpruceCaboose

[QUOTE="SpruceCaboose"][QUOTE="TheKingAPop"] It's embarrassingly weak sales for a Halo game.TheKingAPop

Did you really expect a "standalone expansion" to sell more than a full fledged sequel? Thats a bit naive if you ask me.

Maybe you didn't read me? Halo 3 sold more in its first day than this expansion managed to do in one week.TheKingAPop

[QUOTE="SpruceCaboose"][QUOTE="TheKingAPop"] It's embarrassingly weak sales for a Halo game.TheKingAPop

I think you have wierd sense of scale. What you say is certainly one way to spin it. Let's extend your comparison to other games. Killzone 2, for instance. How do you describe KZ2's performance when ODST sells more in a couple days than what KZ2 sold in span of months? Don't give me whys and wherefores. Just apply your Halo 3 standard for comparison and tell me.

VoodooHak

I think you have wierd sense of scale. What you say is certainly one way to spin it. Let's extend your comparison to other games. Killzone 2, for instance. How do you describe KZ2's performance when ODST sells more in a couple days than what KZ2 sold in span of months? Don't give me whys and wherefores. Just apply your Halo 3 standard for comparison and tell me.

[QUOTE="SpruceCaboose"][QUOTE="TheKingAPop"] It's embarrassingly weak sales for a Halo game.TheKingAPop

you do realise that halo 3 had a multi-million dollar ad campaign that started nearly one year before launch and that ODST only has one commercial which didn't appear on TV until the week before the game hit the shelves, right? the game may not have sold as well as halo 2 or 3, but it outsold almost ever single game this gen in a single week. it took kz2 2 months to even hit 2 million worldwide. gears one also took the same amount of time. the problem isn't that the game is bad, it's that it didn't have the ad support that halo 3 had and the fact that it is overpriced (if you don't care about the MP portion of the game.) the game will continue to sell and you see an explosion in sales once the price drops below $40.

[QUOTE="VoodooHak"]

I think you have wierd sense of scale. What you say is certainly one way to spin it. Let's extend your comparison to other games. Killzone 2, for instance. How do you describe KZ2's performance when ODST sells more in a couple days than what KZ2 sold in span of months? Don't give me whys and wherefores. Just apply your Halo 3 standard for comparison and tell me.

TheKingAPop

relatively new? the series started in 2004 with the ps2. it came out 3 years after halo: CE. a relatively new series would be gears of war or mass effect.

[QUOTE="sexy_robot_man"]

This really does show what chumps us XBOX 360 owners can be at times. We line up in mass for a $60.00 cheap cash in while any game that shows a hint of innovation barley sells 300k. I hope Brutal Legends is recieved with the same level of adoration.......I already realise it won't be.

SpruceCaboose

[QUOTE="SpruceCaboose"][QUOTE="sexy_robot_man"]

This really does show what chumps us XBOX 360 owners can be at times. We line up in mass for a $60.00 cheap cash in while any game that shows a hint of innovation barley sells 300k. I hope Brutal Legends is recieved with the same level of adoration.......I already realise it won't be.

Really? This is what I have to wake up to?

Lulz flopped it only sold 2.2 in one week!

[QUOTE="TheKingAPop"][QUOTE="VoodooHak"]

I think you have wierd sense of scale. What you say is certainly one way to spin it. Let's extend your comparison to other games. Killzone 2, for instance. How do you describe KZ2's performance when ODST sells more in a couple days than what KZ2 sold in span of months? Don't give me whys and wherefores. Just apply your Halo 3 standard for comparison and tell me.

cowgriller

relatively new? the series started in 2004 with the ps2. it came out 3 years after halo: CE. a relatively new series would be gears of war or mass effect.

I still hate that they first announced it as an standalone that wouldn't be more than 30 dollars and would be downloadable via Xbox Marketplace also.

[QUOTE="SpruceCaboose"][QUOTE="sexy_robot_man"]

This really does show what chumps us XBOX 360 owners can be at times. We line up in mass for a $60.00 cheap cash in while any game that shows a hint of innovation barley sells 300k. I hope Brutal Legends is recieved with the same level of adoration.......I already realise it won't be.

sexy_robot_man

Wow you really need to learn what an opinion is!

its a ripoff forpeople that already bought the map packs, im sure thats the reason

Anyways, it definitely pleased A LOT of very HUNGRY, almost starved 360 gamers this year, so that's a big plus. :)

SolidTy

[QUOTE="sexy_robot_man"]

[QUOTE="SpruceCaboose"] Except that ODST is to me one of the best games I have played this generation. But thank you for trying to condescend to my preferences.Kickinurass

Wow you really need to learn what an opinion is!

lol. It might not even sell 5 million copies by the end of the year. Bungie = pwnd.