Grand Theft Auto IV Could Break Halo 3 Sales Record

[zekrahminator]

Microsoft is extremely proud of their Halo 3 franchise, as they should be. Making $300 million in the first week of sales is no small feat. However, some analysts are predicting that Grand Theft Auto IV might have what it takes to break this record. The monetary sales figures do not give us an exact amount of Halo 3 copies sold, but analysts guess that the numbers are awfully close to 4.4 million units sold out of 5.2 million shipped. Analysts claim that Grand Theft Auto IV has all the features of Halo and more: the enormous fan-base, the high-quality graphics, and the relatively early release of a sequel. Combine this with the Grand Theft Auto IV release on the PS3 as well as the Xbox360, and sales figures are already estimated at between 3.5 and 5.3 million units in the first week. And if, for some reason, Grand Theft Auto IV was adopted at the same rate as Halo 3, then there would be approximately 9.5 million sales in that first week, which means $466 million dollars in sales.

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[[I.R.A]_FBi]

opwned .. cant wait for it to come out. btw did anyone here call teh number and get thier voices in teh game?

 

[DaMulta]

If it came out on PC day one it would really break some sale records.
But
After last time with hot coffee on the PC, we will be lucky to see it on PC.IMO

 

[Deleted member 3]

Analysts predict >> analysts create hype >> hype causes high sales >> analysts make it so that they're right.

Pretty circle there.

 

[[I.R.A]_FBi]

Analysts predict >> analysts create hype >> hype causes high sales >> analysts make it so that they're right.

Pretty circle there.

analysts say, therefore it is ...

 

[DaMulta]

Analysts predict >> analysts create hype >> hype causes high sales >> analysts make it so that they're right.

Pretty circle there.

But it is GTA...All they havve to do is say when and where. People will buy it

 

[Steevo]

I like GTA.



Good memories of drinking beer and playing GTA.

 

[erocker]

Tommy Vercetti could club the crap out of Master Chief!

 

[Zero Cool]

This is gonna make me "buy" the game, Just for the ownage of M$

 

[Zero Cool]

Tommy Vercetti could club the crap out of Master Chief!

LOL!

 

[JC316]

Time will tell. Personally, I never liked the GTA series. Too much mindless violence, sex, and drugs. Plus they chuck you in with no objective, and when you do get to an objective, it's halfway across town, you die and spawn way back on the other side of town.

 

[mdm-adph]

Time will tell. Personally, I never liked the GTA series. Too much mindless violence, sex, and drugs.

Let me guess -- you don't watch much TV or movies.

 

[DaMulta]

Some people love gta, and others hate it.

 

[ktr]

GTA has been record selling since GTA3. And GTA1 & 2, which were not that popular, was widely know for it has been on multiple platforms, including the arcade!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_video_games

Top 20 console games of all time

The 20 best selling console games, not originally bundled.
1. Pokémon Red, Blue, and Green (Game Boy - 20.08 million approximately, 10.23 million in Japan,[31] 9.85 million in US)[37]

2. Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES - 18 million)[28]

3. Nintendogs (DS - 14.79 million)[54]

4. Pokémon Gold and Silver (Game Boy - 14.51 million approximately, 7.6 million in US,[37] 6.91 million in Japan)[31]

5. Super Mario Land (Game Boy - 14 million)[28]

6. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (PS2 - 13 million)[84]
Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire (GBA - 13 million)[60]

8. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (PS2 - 12 million)[85]

9. Super Mario 64 (N64 - 11 million)[31]
Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec (PS2 - 11 million)[73]
Grand Theft Auto III (PS2 - 11 million)[84]

12. Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen (GBA - 10.66 million)[50]

13. New Super Mario Bros. (DS - 10.52 million)[54]

14. Gran Turismo (PS1 - 10.5 million)[73]

15. Pokémon Diamond and Pearl (DS - 10 million)[63]
Super Mario Bros. 2 (NES - 10 million)[28]

17. Final Fantasy VII (PS1 - 9.8 million, includes Final Fantasy VII International)[74]

18. Gran Turismo 4 (PS2 - 8.79 million)[86]

19. Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! (DS - 8.61 million)[54]

20. Gran Turismo 2 (PS1 - 8.5 million)[73]

 

[AsRock]

Some people love gta, and others hate it.

And those who hate it should be added to the game so we can run them over ^^.

No offence ment to JC either.

 

[ktr]

People that say the game is pointless and stuff have never played the missions. Play the game and get 100% completion then ask yourself if this game sucks.

 

[DaMulta]

getting 100% is very very very hard to do.

 

[ktr]

getting 100% is very very very hard to do.

Its easy when you know what it takes to get 100% (cough...checklist...cough)

 

[DaMulta]

LOL but some of the stuff is hard to find with out knowing where to look.

 

[Zero Cool]

agreed DaMulta

 

[d44ve]

eh, I will wait for it to come out on Cassette.... I don't use records anymore

\Lame Joke

 

[Zero Cool]

...and so the silence begun...

 

[DaMulta]

eh, I will wait for it to come out on Cassette.... I don't use records anymore

\Lame Joke

That's the worst one yet.

I want to rip all the music out of my GTA games. I did it in the past, but I forgot how.....

 

[ktr]

I want to rip all the music out of my GTA games. I did it in the past, but I forgot how.....

Simply google for " 'format of the soundtrack' to mp3" and you will find your answer

 

[zekrahminator]

Time will tell. Personally, I never liked the GTA series. Too much mindless violence, sex, and drugs. Plus they chuck you in with no objective, and when you do get to an objective, it's halfway across town, you die and spawn way back on the other side of town.

Sometimes, there's something to be said for mindless violence .