I dont know if this will sell 1 million in October, but I do know it is still selling strong through October. At least where I work the Halo bundle (plus the game) has been selling really well in the first couple weeks of October.
You have to remember Halo 3 was released at the end of September and did not get the full 3 weeks of the month. A lot of people who have seen Halo at a friend's house are now getting their copy, but that would have been early October.
I dont know when the Fiscal months end and start, but I am still predicting this to be a high sales month for Halo 3, and still expect it to capture the number 1 game of the month.
Unless Halo 3 continues to light 360 sales ablaze through October, meaning new consumers, I can't see Halo3 selling over a million units in a 4 week period. Not after it sold 3.3 million for Sept meaning the majority of existing 360 users now own it 3 weeks on. 700-800K is my perdiction for the month. The only I can see Halo3 to sell 1M units for Oct is if 360 sales remain above 500K.
Great infor, thanks! Can't remember where I saw the 3.5, but VCG has it right at 3.5. That is a phenomenal installed base penetration rate, but is it including all the folks who waited for Halo 3 to buy a 360? Anyways, I appreciate you taking the time to impart your wisdom to a NOOB, thanks again!
NPD is not conservative, NPD counts. And who is predicting such a high number? VGC has it at approx 2.9 million for U.S. analyst say all about 3 Million. And those numbers are phenomenal. There are approx 6.7 Million 360 in Amercia. Thats 3.5 Million would be a insane high attach rate of over 50%, in two weeks. Thats why some think those numbers are to high. I personally think 2.7-2.9 Million is the range it will end up. The October future however is so way overrated on so many levels, it just hurts that people are still buying it.
Am I missing something?? All signs seem to point to Sept. Unit Sales Between 3 and 3.5 Million, yet the future keeps declining and even on the day of NPD's September reporting isn't rising above the 300 Mark. Is NPD much more conservative than all of the analysts and other pundits?
Movie industry analysts have blamed the poor performance of Ben Stiller romantic comedy The Heartbreak Kid on the disruptive influence of the Halo 3 launch. The $60 million movie was expected to enjoy a $20 to $25 million opening, but registered only $14 million in revenues in the U.S. and Canada.
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We also predicting High Sales. Hell 700 thousand don't sell most of the game in their lifetime.