I wouldn't be so quick to think that the sales will go that much higher. This game has been incredibly frontloaded so far.
They've stated 5 million sold to date (worldwide, unless someone finds another source). Halo 3 sold 3.3 million in September in the US alone. That number fell to only 430,000 in October (which had twice as many weeks of sales).
Using those NPD numbers, it looks like over 75% of Halo 3 sales were made in the US. I don't expect Halo 3's November numbers to be anywhere near October's. I think we'll have a better idea of where this stock should sit once we have the November NPD numbers, but I doubt it should be anywhere above 8 million...I think people are overestimating non-US sales.
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I wouldn't be so quick to think that the sales will go that much higher. This game has been incredibly frontloaded so far.
They've stated 5 million sold to date (worldwide, unless someone finds another source). Halo 3 sold 3.3 million in September in the US alone. That number fell to only 430,000 in October (which had twice as many weeks of sales).
Using those NPD numbers, it looks like over 75% of Halo 3 sales were made in the US. I don't expect Halo 3's November numbers to be anywhere near October's. I think we'll have a better idea of where this stock should sit once we have the November NPD numbers, but I doubt it should be anywhere above 8 million...I think people are overestimating non-US sales.