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About 1.2 Million players online on the first day
About 1.2 Million players online on the first day
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Submitted by Just_Ben (112) at 2:07AM PST on September 26, 2007
In the last 24 hours about 1.2 Million unique players where counted playing Halo 3 online. So there are minimum 1.2 Million copy's of Halo 3 already sold and in the hands of users. The real number could be quite higher, but 1.2 Million are definitely sold.
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1Laoldar posted on Halo 3 (Xbox 360) at 10:41AM PST on September 26, 2007. RE: About 1.2 Million players online on the first day@Just_Ben,
Excellent find.
Right now it's at 1.3 million but that would include European, Canadian and Australian/New Zealand sales so people shouldn't take that as a US only number.[ Oracle ] [ Level 21 ] [ Rank: 182 ]bids
1Just_Ben posted on Halo 3 (Xbox 360) at 9:11AM PST on September 26, 2007. RE: About 1.2 Million players online on the first day@jsmrekar,
Thats why i said at least. But i think the early adopters will have a higher rate of online than 50%.[ Oracle ] [ Level 21 ] [ Rank: 112 ]bids
1jsmrekar posted on Halo 3 (Xbox 360) at 9:05AM PST on September 26, 2007. RE: About 1.2 Million players online on the first day@Just_Ben,
I live in Orange County, CA and on average 1 out of 2 kids go online with their system (almost all of them do with their phone or computer). I work with youth on a daily basis. Not sure if this is a good sampling of the US or not, i would imagine that these kids which have iphones and drive beamers are a good sampling of the high end. Meaning, the ratio should drop to below 50% in other parts of the states. Most of the kids dont care to play online, they just play single player or 4 player and have a few friends over.
If this sampling was 100% accurate/even that should put the game at 2.4 million sold.
The reason I think 2.4 million is a good number is because i read quite a few gadget and game blogs. The amount of people who even have HD tvs is lower(there are always polls or stated in the comments). The idea i am expressing is that technology is not as available/affordable. Therefore it makes sense that people wouldn't be connecting their video game system to the net as much in those places. Connecting your video game system to the net is a luxury. My sister-in-law lives in North Dakota and the internet is an extra expense that they forgo by using public terminals. e.g. library, colleges, etc...
I think we will see that number reach 2-2.5 million connected over the course of the next few week.[ Speaker ] [ Level 19 ] [ Rank: 465 ]bids
11Just_Ben posted on Halo 3 (Xbox 360) at 2:07AM PST on September 26, 2007. Article: About 1.2 Million players online on the first dayIn the last 24 hours about 1.2 Million unique players where counted playing Halo 3 online. So there are minimum 1.2 Million copy's of Halo 3 already sold and in the hands of users. The real number could be quite higher, but 1.2 Million are definitely sold.[ Oracle ] [ Level 21 ] [ Rank: 112 ]
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The question is: How big is Halo outside the NA, and how much hyped? The only country with midnight opening was UK. Halo 3 will have decent sale numbers in Europe, but that doesn't come so much from first day sales and will most likely be nothing against those sales in NA.
By the way: We have now reached nearly 1.5 Million.