Gran Turismo 1-3 Sold More Than the Whole Halo Series Combined….wow

Charles King/DCI shares his opinion on Aaron Greenburg's recent tweet about Halo 3 outselling Sony franchises.

"I will be honest and say that it is a pretty impressive feat for a game to outsell 8 other popular titles like that. However, I don’t understand the first part of his tweet “Just in from research team (NPD)”.

Why was the “Microsoft Xbox 360 Stupid and Irrelevant Statistics Department” researching this anyway? Well what the MX360SAISD conveniently left out of their research is that Sony has one of the best selling franchises of all time."

[LordMarius]

lol, dont ever change N4G
FIGHT!

but just to be fair are these NPD numbers because we all know America = World
/s

[Bobbykotickrulesz]

WOW I've known this for a long time! But hey, let's make an article out of it.

[wxer]

"Gran Turismo 1-3 Sold More Than the Whole Halo Series Combined….wow"
oh snap he went there
and yes i agree with this article

[WhittO]

lol its funny how MS think that Game sales = Game quality.

I would have to agree, I mean Modern Warfare 2 is so much better than Killzone 2! ... > /SARCASM <

Thats why they are always playing catch up to other companies who are innovating and not JUST out to extort money.

Side Note - I think they are hurt that Alan Wake failed to sell 2+ million day 1 lol, everything below that is a fail to them? So feel the need to show off sales numbers of their games to try and take away from others.

[lociefer]

lol Aaron,that guy just owned u, now go make a satitstic about 360 outselling happy meals in the last year or somthin

[ShinMaster]

Anyways, I don't really care for sales, I just want my awesomez GT5!!! :D

[ShinMaster]

Oh, and like 360 fanboys don't do the same, StanLee?
And America does not equal the world.
I don't care what Greenberg said. That guy is always full of it.

[telekineticmantis]

This only affects xbox fanboys i could careless

[NYPunk88]

Fight-Fight!!

I hate platform wars but even now and then it's ok. lol

[The Wood]

did you mention 360 fanboys in the aaron article......cummon now. Both articles are retarded. Two wrongs dont make a right but this is a retort...so its almost like your condemning the guy that gets bullied for smacking the bully. Love the use of the semicolon btw....not many people use it or know how to.

This whole crap was started by greenberg...He's like the fanboy emperor.. Brag about games for your gamers not sales for your bloody investors and do your best to keep the comp out of your mouths especially when you're being so selective. Same goes to sony mentioning how many hd tvs are hooked up to ps3's vs 360's.... leave the comps names out of it

[PoSTedUP]

i think the "wow" indicates that it really dosent matter and they were being sarcastic. like for example: "hey my store sold more fruits then all your products last year", then the sarcastic reply would be: "well we sold more products in the past 3 years then you, big whoop (wow)"

you see. i think people need to be a little less gullible.

[nycredude]

@bioshock1221

Yeah just like anytime someone punches me in the face I will punch them back twice as hard. I don't like starting fights but I sure as hell love ending them.

@Stanlee

Do you really expect people to take you seriously. You of all people calling fanboys despicable? That means you are despicable also! Duh.

Also talking about fighting fair, why not state the sales worldwide? Fucking bunch of retards on N4g.

[Nike]

The only thing this piece projects is, "Hey, that 360 guy is insulting us by saying his exclusive sold more than all of ours...isn't he just pathetic? Let's do the same to him!"

I find it hilarious that we hate some one for doing something and proceed to repay them by doing the exact same thing.

The context is quite funny, actually. Greenberg only talked about Halo 3 outselling that many games. Why did the author decide to dig up the entire Gran Turismo series (of all things, comparing a driving game to an FPS)? Why not compare a single game of GT to so many of the 360 exclusives that didn't sell like Halo - like, I don't know, how a single GT sold more than the entire Forza series combined?

Doesn't change the fact that this site is just whining and trying to incite a flamewar.

@disagrees: This site says Kaz Hirai should do the exact same thing Greenberg is doing. So far, Hirai hasn't (otherwise it'd 1000 degrees in an hour). Why? Because it's called being a hypocrite. No point in condemning one's actions if you're going to do the same.

[morganfell]

As if Greenburg didn't already suffer from lack of thought when running off at the mouth, it is obvious sheer desperation on the part of Microsoft is now amplifying the problem.

[ShinMaster]

You didn't really think what Greenberg said was 100% accurate did you?
Dude's world revolves around NPD numbers.

What he said about Halo 3 means sh--. How many GOTYs has Halo 3 won???
This is what Uncharted 2 alone achieved:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...

[adram]

@Nike : euh it did, Gran Turismo 3 outsold forza 1+2+3, and still 6m more add what ever game you want gears for example, you happy now

[badz149]

call me a fanboy if you want but I still think that this article is unnecessary! it's like giving Greenturd what he wanted!

[tordavis]

The guy who wrote this article is no better than Aaron Greenberg. Actually he's worse.

[rezzah]

Yes you may have known this for a long time, but that fatass up there didnt. which is why we just read his dumbass tweet.

[UltraNova]

This is bullshit from both sides... If Nintendo came with a Mario statistic both MS and Sony will shut up indefinitely! Although Sony didn't reply yet, but hey they shouldn't anw.

[dangert12]

lol i love this site entertainment @ its finest lol

[negrito211]

this is entertainment at its finest lol. that was like a knockout punch right there

[Crystallis]

LOL..I was waiting for a counter article to Aaron's comment earlier..

[karl]

Aaron just got owned!

[R2D2]

The Wii outsold the PS3/XBOX 360 combined.

I forgot - the Wii does not count because its not an HD console LOL

[-Ikon-]

Entertainment at its finest? How boring could your life be to make such a claim.

[theonlylolking]

This is why we come back 2 N4G all the time...or is it?

[ELite_Ghost]

didn't even include prologue and GT4, pwned!!

[-Alpha]

http://i39.tinypic.com/23m7...

Utter childishness. Both "articles" are a prime example of why people view N4G as a total joke with no credibility. It's a circus around here.

@goodfellas

Oh yeah, it's entertaining, but a complete joke how easily people buy into the silliness. Both newspieces should have never been approved but we all know how much of a joke the report system is.

[goodfellas27]

I love the entertainment. ;)

[TheTwelve]

Stop being so serious, Alpha-Male, sheesh. You're not getting paid.

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[Tony-A]

I would've been MORE shocked if this article didn't pop up. I knew someone would do it.

I just think it's funny how someone who's supposed to be professional about all this was the one who starts things like this and brings up NPD like he doesn't care about the other people who enjoy his product around the world.

[kratos123]

and still your here
lol

[-Alpha]

Don't mean to come off as serious, just commenting on how silly it is ;)

Why do I have to get paid? :/

[TheTwelve]

Because you're acting like this webpage is your livelihood, and that its integrity is somehow important to your well being. Chill, son.

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[Convas]

and TheTwelve, his comments are perfectly fine. Both parties are acting predictably childish.

Did you not see his GIF he put up, he teasing. He's not taking this too seriously.

"Chill, son."

[-Alpha]

So I have to get paid to make comments like that? I have no idea how you managed to conclude that this site affects my integrity and is my livelihood just because I laughed at how much of a circus it is.

Edit: I'm still confused, why do I have to get "paid" to make the comments I do? I have no idea what you are trying to say :/

[TheTwelve]

Just like I have no idea how you can't find this entire thing to be hilarious and fun. Unless you work for Microsoft of Sony, that is...i.e., paid.

Finally, you can adjust the filters so that such "news" that you detest won't even appear on your screen. That's the best part about the new design; you can dabble in what you think is "silliness" only if you choose.

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[Fruit Loops]

its n4g! :P

[acere]

yea yea but u like your bubbles a lot

stfu

[Fruit Loops]

chill

[klado]

@ Stop being so serious, Alpha-Male, sheesh. You're not getting paid.

Exactly, fallow those lines Alfa dud, and you'll discover give some laugh to then and when, is healthy and you won't need plastic surgery later at your old Alfa facet.

Just notice how these with 4 bubbles are too conceited about this..come on, how many times has this kind of story happen since the new n4g? none, so?

On topic...had to copy this comment...GT 1,2,3,4,5P Outsold Gears of war 1,2 – alan wake – forza 1,2,3 – Halo 1,2,3,wars,odst COMBINED

[Another One]

Oh I agree with Alpha Male so much. It's so ridiculous that either story got accepted, especially this one since it's simply a stupid rebuttal to an another stupid "story".

Sure, it's funny, but not necessary. Oh well, I can still laugh at the fanboys taking it too seriously. Especially the first story that has 350 comments.

[goodfellas27]

LMAO! They never see that's a global economy that we are in.

[ShiNe-Box-]

N4G will never change!

The earlier face-lift done to this website hasn't done much to change the way users post.

[PoSTedUP]

if you dont like it, GET OUT.

its fun, entertaining, hectic, all out games+ game dev wars, fan wars, corporation smack talking, great talents, great persoinalitys etc. I DONT WANT IT TO CHANGE.

N4G FTMFW, i loved you guys+ games+ devs, from the start.

@ dangert, i agree bro

[Nike]

"its fun, entertaining, hectic, all out games+ game dev wars, fan wars, corporation smack talking, great talents, great persoinalitys etc. I DONT WANT IT TO CHANGE."

If I changed around the terms a little, I'm sure I'd get the tone for the movie, Wall Street. :P

[IdleLeeSiuLung]

I think the point was that one game outsold 8 other heavy hitters on current generation. That is a feat, but once you start combining games, then it doesn't make as much sense.

Either way, who really cares? A good game is a good game regardless of it's sales. The only games that matters for sales is online games as you got a bigger pool of people to play with....

Oh, GT series has sold tremendously well so it definitely deserves it's praise!

[BakedGoods]

According to VGChartz:

Halo 3: 11m

Uncharted 1 & 2: 7m
GoW III: 2.5m
Resistance 1 & 2: 5.6m
Killzone 2: 2.3m
Total = 17m

So apparently 11m > 17m? Even if the VGChartz numbers are old, I highly doubt Halo 3 caught up to 17 million. Also, even if you include ODST we're still only at 16 million sold.

So what does this bullstat mean? Microsoft's getting nervous.

[Tony-A]

Greenberg was only referring to NPD, like always. Everything else is invisible to him.

[jizzyjones]

He means in the US only, like when he said "360 has outsold ps3 2-1" only in america.

[BakedGoods]

My bad. Didn't clue in that Microsoft cherry-picks numbers.

[Microsoft Xbox 360]

Not to mention Gran Turismo is a true "hardcore" game. That says a lot. GT does not need the mindless casuals to sell.

[The Wood]

did you mention 360 fanboys in the aaron article......cummon now. Both are retarded. Two wrongs dont make a right but this is a retort...so its almost like your condemning the guy that gets bullied for smacking the bully

[wages of sin]

Needs to be replaced. I hope this recent shuffling of executives isn't over at Microsoft, and that it leads to him being removed. Not so much because of what he said this time (which is not being being reported accurately) but becuase I generally don't like the way he does his thing. Peter Moore and Jeff Bell were much better.

@Stanlee,
Good point you made earlier

[darthv72]

While it is very true the GT series has sold more than the Halo series. It cant be argued that the games in the series have sold more than the previous release.

GT 1 actually sold more than GT 2 and GT 3 sold more than GT 1. GT 4 did not outsell GT 3.

Looking at halo series, you can see the next version has outsold the previous each time. Halo 1 outsold by halo 2 which was outsold by halo 3. I am not talking the spin offs I am talking the main games.

Sales numbers wise, for a series to progressively sell better each time is hard to do. Like it has been said about movies. Sequels generally have a tough time besting the original but it can happen.

Now the question on my mind...why are we even debating something like this. It is a statement of the obvious. New N4G look same N4G taste.

[Aquanox]

How many units has GT sold in this generation?

...

[Sez]

Shhhhh. Leave them be

next there will be a thread about how MS OS's has sold more than Sony TVs. Or how Sony Walkman have Sold more than zunes put together. Both companys can go back and forth with it. Fanboys really need to stop getting butthurt by these guys comments.

[Oner]

Gran Turismo 5 Prologue 4.65 Million (not including digital sales)
Gran Turismo PSP 1.8 Million

All info freely available on the net ~ http://www.polyphony.co.jp/...

Trolls will be trolls.

-Bubbled down & disagrees to reflect their clear inappropriate behavior.

[Aquanox]

You guys must be crazy if you think industry has just frozen and sales will come from heaven as if this was still the generation when Sony had more than 100 million consoles in the market.

First of all, Sony has 1/4 the console market it had back then. At that time, Forza wasn't a well stablished franchise, there was no Dirt, Grid or most of the other great racers this generation has seen.

With all those facts combined, GT5 will never have nearly those numbers anymore. I'm sure it will still really good, but reaching those figures will only be in the most rabid fanboy minds around.

[joemayo76]

still doesn't fix Halo's crappy sp campaign (online is fun tho)

Also anyone else get a Kanye West vibe when reading this article

"Yo Greenburg, I'm really happy for you, I'm a Let you finish, but Gran Turismo is one of the biggest selling video games of all time!"

[Dee_91]

still dont make it better than any of the games it outsold

[Sez]

That depends. People have different taste in games. You may feel halo sucks compared to those games. But other may feel halo is better than those games.
No sales don't mean quality. But when you make a comment about halo's sales don't mean it's a quality game. The same thing can be said about GT being that it had no real competition until Forza came out.

[Dee_91]

you missed my point lol
i wasnt saying halo sucked or was better .. i was saying the same thing you just said

[RatFuker]

gt sold more than halo.

[BattleAxe]

I wonder how Greenburg is going to pull his own foot out of his A** now?

[Sonyfanclubpresident]

Times and things have changed this generation.
There is no way the new GT will reach it's past sales.

FPS are the in thing now.

Sorry ,but I'm right.

[Noble Spartan]

Cry Moar ! LOL Halo Reach will devastate every single PS3 exlcusive made from PS3 in one blow PS3 exclusive down the drain. Damage will be matter of 24 hours.

Feel sorry for PS3 exclusive they don't sell much I guess.

Halo Reach will destroy

Killzone 3
Killzone 2
Little Big Planet
Metal Gear solid 4
Heavy Rain
Resistance 1
Resistance 2
Resistance 3 ( already doomed without announment )
Motorstorm 1 & 2 & 3
God Of War 3
Uncharted 1 & 2

everything PS3 has got to offer is finished i guess.

[devilhunterx]

wah wah?

[spooky205]

One good game > 14 good games. Clutching to straws pretty hard there eh? Sales do not equate to a good game. Miley Cyrus sold millions of records yet she sucks compared to a person that can actually has the talent to sing.

[TROLL EATER]

false facts. entire gt series
http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...

Gran Turismo 1997/1998 PlayStation 178 11
Gran Turismo 2 1999/2000 PlayStation 650 27
Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec 2001 PlayStation 2 180+ 34
Gran Turismo 4 2005 PlayStation 2 722 51
Gran Turismo Portable 2009 PlayStation Portable 830 45 Locations (72 Layouts)

[edit] Secondary Releases
Title Year Released Platform
Gran Turismo Concept: 2001 Tokyo 2002 PlayStation 2
Gran Turismo Concept: 2002 Tokyo-Seoul 2002 PlayStation 2
Gran Turismo Concept: 2002 Tokyo-Geneva 2002 PlayStation 2
Gran Turismo 4 Prologue 2003/2004 PlayStation 2
Gran Turismo 4 Online (test version) 2006 PlayStation 2
Gran Turismo HD 2006 PlayStation 3
Gran Turismo 5 Prologue 2007/2008 PlayStation 3

==== 55 million

compare to only 4 or 5 halo games woooow

[vhero]

OH NO HE DIDNT!!! LOL Fanboyism at it's best. However you think Greenburg will read this?? Or care?? Or Respond?? Nope..

[otherZinc]

This isnt NPD, and if it isnt, youre counting pack-ins.

[IcarusOne]

These butthurt fanboys need something to soothe the pain. This is frakking retarded.

Thank you n4g for always standing tall and representing those aspects of gaming that elevate us all. Thank you for never pandering to the immature or the insecure.

Or not.

[basicsameh514]

wow more winy fanboys..gess someone got hurt by the article saying halo sold more than a bunch of ps3 exclusives

[Imperator]

Yea becuase sales = quality. LOL

Who cares what sold more than what. I buy ONE copy of the game and that's the copy I care about. As long as I like the game and it sells well enough (which most Ps3 exclusives do), I'm fine.

[Orochi Avlis]

It's fact.
If you hear something that's wrong, wouldn't you correct it?

I mean that's all anybody does online. Just wait for somebody to make a tiny mistake, then 10 people jump on that person to show how big their e-penis is.

[acere]

the truth will find u

[whateva]

waits for the Wii Sports has outsold ______ article

[poopface1]

good thing there are pretty much no wii fanboys here. They wouldnt survive the onslaught.

[spooky205]

Cue santa and the M&Ms "THEY DO EXIST!!!!" *faints*

[CharlesDCI]

Then you guys need to go and tell people like Greenburg to keep stuff like that to himself.

[RatFuker]

chrome wheeled fuel injected masterpiece. damn straight.

[ShiNe-Box-]

LoL

[ClownBelt]

This type of articles is the reason why going to N4G is so worth it. Pure entertainment here folks

[himdeel]

...there's some garbage articles on N4G but it's absolutely fun to read and there are those gems here and there. It's a guilty pleasure.

[dc1]

1 +Plus for you.

You're spot on.

[despair]

time to get the popcorn and watch the fireworks fly.

[xDaRkModEx]

lol you already know. :)

[Focker420]

I think all of the Xbots heads have just exploded in a ball of fire.

If these are just US numbers, imagine what would happen if they added Japan's sales!!

[dredgewalker]

Yeah, I'm so used to seeing these articles that it just became fun to read the comments.

[kingofps3]

this is great! keep em comin.

[DeleteThisxx]

Win.

[kratos17]

this is hilarious lol

[Dr-ZOOM]

Next Nintendo with Mario ....

Ok I ma stop now D:

[Joni-Ice]

You gotta love the console war. TREY 4 LIFE.

[Jackel2072]

oh fanboys.

[StarScream4Ever]

What a day this is today.

[Doc Sony]

HAHA, Things are heating up. E3 is gonna burn shit up, I'm tellin' ya.

[topgeareasy]

greenturd did not talk about Gran Turismo franchise

[poopface1]

how many ps1 and ps2s were sold?????? around 250 MILLION consoles.

halo did pretty good considering only 66 million xbox1 and 360s have been sold.

Both sell crap loads, so we dont need to worry about their sales.

I can only imagine what the counter article to this will say... LOL. What? you know there will be one probably.

Edit-- just saying... this is common knowledge. It shouldnt come as a big revelation to anyone here.

[TheJudgement]

I literally cried laughing when seen this headline. N4G classic entertainment.

[Focker420]

And rightly so!! :)

[pwnsause]

U MAD?

[silvacrest]

both articles are pointless, well known and flamebait

but its still entertaining

[polygamia]

NPD:
----------
GT1 - 3.99
GT2 - 3.96
GT3 - 7.14
= 15mln
----------
Halo - 4.91
Halo2 - 6.65
Halo3 - 7.93
HaloODST - 3.78
HaloWars - 1.16
= 24,5mln
----------

[gtsentry]

why dont u actually put gran turismo's worldwide sales...n c how it does against halo

[bjornbear]

learn that you ignorant pleb

[BeastModeYMOB]

OoOoO BURN! LOL
It Only Does Everything

[Subzero200x]

like anyone cares this is a just a fake need for speed that's no where near it in realism, but it seems to be sony's only game that people are actually interested in throwing away their money for some reason.

[ned_76]

evry time i try to access the site it gives me database bullshit

[OpiZA]

....uuuhh Yeah.

[oliverasadi]

This made me ROFL

[wenaldy]

Trololo

That's quick response article...

[shikwan]

Difference is...people still play Halo - who's playing Grand Turismo 1-3???

[PirateThom]

Not me!

I'm playing GT PSP, GT4 and 5 Prologue.

[ShiNe-Box-]

People are still playing (and buying) Halo but its sales still can't match those of Gran Trurismo 1-3.

2 funny!

[KazumaKiryu]

How do you know, did you ask them all? Anyways the game was probably made before you were even born, dickface. I swear kids these days and there mad extremism for multiplayer nonsense is ruining this industry.

[N4Joke]

lool comparing 2 Old generation games with Halo 3?? lool

whats happen too PS3 games? lol

[gtsentry]

its funny how halo is nowhere near those old generation games lol

[SupeerSteebbi]

Damn, all I get is "Error establishing a database connection". Can someone copy and paste the whole article here?

[Leio]

Hahahaha now I´m waiting for the Xbox response xD

[N4Joke]

we are in 2010 : )

Halo > All

VVV Halo 3 release this generation not 2 old generation loool
soon we can comparing Halo ODST with GT5p go saw which sold more lool
both DLC game : )

[PirateThom]

We are in 2010, when did Halo 3 release?

[TheJudgement]

Sold like 4.5mil ODST didnt sell 4.5mil go fail somewhere else

[MastermindPS360]

guess well wait for HALO Reach......BOMBSHELL

i bought my ps3 for blu-ray gt5 gow3.....fell in love with uncharted.....but ill be able to play gt5 soon i hope.

Mario craps all over GT and halo.

and also gt 1 and 2 were out when it was just PS MS didnt even have a console little unfair to include those but psshhh what do i care

too many games coming out and im going broke :(

PS360 FTFW!

[Majinzo]

After gt5 sells more its going be a big surprise to the square heads but then again halo reach is also going to do good too.. "i'm not a troll; i'm just a gamer".

[ALFAxD_CENTAURO]

Lol, very childish, Aaron Greenturd and the Editor of the article.

But Aaron is more childish and troll, that's for sure.

[Cherchez La Ghost]

Halo 3 is one game versus several games. Grand Turismo series goes from PS1-PS3. So, I game compared to several. So, of course Halo 3 will be outsold. Besides, WITF cares?!

Now, I'm not taking no one side. But Halo 3 selling over 11 million copies is impressive. But this right here is childish.

[rukia_chan]

I'm sick and tired of all these Halo fanboys calling Halo "the greatest first-person shooter of all time" or "the greatest game of all time!" Halo is none of that! Its just an average, run of the mill, and mediocre shooter thats accessible to pick up and play.

[bjornbear]

well there had to be a equal and opposite reaction.

still, take that suckers, proves to you that it doesn't mean shit

[Tony-Red-Grave]

since when is NFS EVER more realistic then a GT game and i dont theres a series this gen thst can touch GT1-4 sells

if im right combined they sold above 50mill

[Optical_Matrix]

Shit just got real

[ULTIMATE_REVENGE]

LOL! what a comeback.

[arakouftaian]

GT is the best game on sales in the Playstation exclusives

[Sir_Ken_Kutaragi__]

GET A LIFE!!! ;-D

[i3eyond the Circle]

looks at the console install base for the playstation brand back in those days....then I look at its competition.....then I look at Gran Turismo bundles.

laughable man.

10million to a 30+ million install base

10 million to a 150+million install base which was the dominant console of its time.

It really doesn't relate.....

Halo 3 still has global tournaments to this day is one of the most played games still on consoles.

Halo 3 is the most successful exclusive game on hd consoles......

Halo Reach will probably out do it.

Only fanboys don't see the perfectly there ratio.

[Focker420]

There were not 150 million PS2's out when GT3 was released. Are you mad?!

[Tony-Red-Grave]

GranTurismo|10,850
GranTurismo2|9,370
GranTurismo3|14,890
GranTurismo Concept series|1,560
GranTurismo4 prologue|1,350
GranTurismo4|10,980
GranTurismo5 prologue|4,650
GranTurismo psp|1,800

these are worldwide sales as of december 2009 and thats 50-55mill sold
http://www.totalvideogames....

[coojo]

gran turismo is boring

[cobraagent]

ignorant 12 year old You are boring

[Tony-Red-Grave]

or maybe you just dont play racing SIMS if you want fun arcades try split second,blur,MCLA,NFS,etc :)

[Bathyj]

I know in this day and age we're all "googling" everything but I still find "tweeting" sounds funny to me.

Everytime I hear it I think of a big dumb idiot sitting on a branch going tweet tweet tweet and not really saying anything, which ironically is exactly what happened right here.

[JonnyBigBoss]

Brilliant article. Gran Turismo games are the most incredible racing experiences I've ever had.

[brew]

Leave Aaron Greenturd alone. Cut him some slack , man.

[lochdoun]

Mario franchise outsells GT and Halo COMBINED!
OMFG!!!

[Derekvinyard13]

this is to funny

[Ri0tSquad]

Oh well, I guess he should of kept his mouth shut.

[Omega Zues]

*snarls* as he heads back in to his cave.

[PimpHandHappy]

things break... at a 50% rate

[ForzaGT]

GT 5 to be the CROWN JEWEL to top it all !!!

[nygamer28]

holy shyt this article is so wrong....who appoved this?

[xxLuckyStrike]

of the fanboys on this website outsells a franchise released in 2001....WOW...this article is a joke....1 game outselling sony fanboys most prized exclusives is kinda funny...We are talking about GOW3 Uncharted 1-2 Resistance 1-2 and Killzone 2...if its true then....WOW........Gran Turismo 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13 sold more than the halo franchise....hahahahahhahaha.. .lmao

[dkgshiz]

Just stop this stupid garbage.

[drzmvp554]

cant argue with the facts

[Aphe]

Gaming willy waving, don't you just love it? Not talking to the fanbois, I know you love it.

[Skyreno]

when GTS hits on its released day .... sudden Earthquake will awake just for 5 seconds

[Socomer 1979]

Just as I said in the original article. Why not bring up a old game like gran turismo since greenberg likes living in the past? Gamesonsmash killed it!
Awesome!!!!

Nost of those ps3 exclusives are months old. It also showed the variety of the system.
Greenbergs tweet was the most ridiculous shooting of your own foot the generation. He fcked up!

[boysenberry]

Don't even bother arguing with the Xbox fanboys guys, it's like arguing with children.

[DeltaZ3R05]

omg here we go again

[NastyLeftHook]

yea, tell me about it.

[patterson]

Hey Aaron,

Justin Beiber makes more money than a lot of other celebrities COMBINED.
Doesn't mean sh*t.

I like quality not hyped up crap.

[-DeathWraith-]

This is why you don't try talking trash, because you're only going to look like complete idiots in the end

[Xfanboy]

What year was gt 1?? & what year did xbox 1 come out??

[MastermindPS360]

there was a huge gap same with gt2.....we all know just let the ps fanboys feel secure....anyways mario takes a dump all over gt series

[tiamat5]

The only reason that Halo and Gear sell so many games is because there isn't much else. Sony has a wide variety of games and choosing is hard. Which is why were have to choose certain ones. But when you have so few genres to choose from of course you will give most of your money to just one.

[Henry Cain]

Oh its going to be one hell of a show next week.

[cygnuszero]

Jeez, the articles this site posts are just embarrassing. What kind of amateur journalism is this? Comparing a franchise that has been out for significantly longer than the other? A franchise that, until Forza, has always been virtually alone, unlike its competitor who has countless copycats?

Its like comparing the Beatles to Metallica. Well yeah, the Beatles sold more, but I think at this point more people care about Metallica right now. Halo 3 sold over 8 million copies, in a market flooded by FPSs, thats not too bad. GT averages 10-12 mil, in a market that its always been alone in.

Nice comparison guys. Hey, lets compare mario to gran turismo, guess what, its not even remotely close.

[bujasem_89]

lol waay to shut them greenburg and other fanboys up xD

[Tony-Red-Grave]

even though GT had its own market it was rekeased into a market wher ARCADE racers were best and SIMS were few and far in between and look how GranTurismo did on ps1 sold 10mill

and forza feels more like a PGR then a GT not to mention if anything Forza would be copying GT trying to be a racing sim

lets not forget PGR yeah "Forza" IS being copied

oh snd it doesnt matter when when GranTurismo released or what the market was fact remains its the most successful racing sim and had it not been released thered be no forza

[gfunkera10]

LOL!!!

Nice response to the Halo article.

[N4BmpS]

I imagined that Kevin Butler would have a few choice words. Lol Go KB.

[theking720]

Aaron Greenburg just got owned on so many levels

[iliimaster]

ALL XBOYS JUST GOT DROPPED !!! MUAHAHAHAHA XBOX SUCKS!!! ITS ONLY GOOD FOR NETFLIX!

[NoPoint]

Why is it that Microsoft is always bashing other companies. I say fuck you!

[8thnightvolley]

the flame on this shyt is high.

[JJFNIGHTS80]

Cause everyone love Cars REAL SIMULATION better than HALO.

[vsr]

Gran Turismo is a religion......It's not limited to one/two country like HALO. It's a series appeals to everyone (6yrs - 60 yrs)... Microsoft don't have a game to outsell GT....

[keysy420]

this what is expected from MS they need to worry about there console instead of sony at this point they will only continue to sell to the same people and that crowd is getting smaller if sony can sontinue to keep releasing tripple AA games i dont see money being sent to them that easy

[Strikepackage Bravo]

Halo 3 is from THIS gen, and its just one game, one game that has outsold all the major exclusives on PS3 this gen, combined, that is pretty incredible.

[HarryM]

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[KratosGod3]

Microsoft's getting nervous. That’s it, and they are trying to come with these crap to lose momentum on the PS3 hahaha.
I hate M$ and Xbox 360 for real.
Wait till GT5!!! And start counting the numbers “M$”

[killershadow117]

I can't believe how many sony fanboys are on here. At least the xbox fanboys have the common decency to not voice their opinion on why they think the other system is inferior to their system every 5 seconds. It's like you guys just go through all the comments and rate all the comments that go pro sony up and anything that says one little thing against sony you rate down and then mark as a troll. I don't care if you rate me down or call me a troll and you know why, because we all know what I say is true.

[HarryM]

Look at all the PS3 fanboys clicking the "Agree" button to anyone who says "I agree with this article". Typical -_-

[ninpo14]

LOL some thing tells me this is attack on the other article about halo 3 selling more then a few for ps3 exclusives

[AngryTypingGuy]

Wasn't GT bundled with PS hardware for a long time? I believe it was. Halo creates much more of a buzz in the general public when a new game is released. I'm sure there will be articles comparing GT5 sales to that of Halo 3 and Halo: Reach, so we'll just have to wait and see.

[Denethor_II]

Now come on, the Halo series sales is last straw the Xbox fanboys are holding on to; let them have it.

[Bolts]

The Windows platform sold more than all the consoles in history combined. There you go, the PC, the ultimate gaming platform.

Thread.

[Dorwrath]

This site is really going down the pan fast.

Good for fanboy diarrhea, gaming news, not so much.

By the way Mario says hello.

[shadyiswin]

the GT series has been around since idk 1995,thats 15 yearssss halo came out in 2001. There were so many PS1 out there you could release a shrek party game and it would of outsold halo,matter a fact look into how much crash bandicoot sold 1-3,what im saying is it's no surpise,but it is impressive that only 1 game outsold all those others 1 on 1 let alone combined. I mean seriously when your read the title and saw combined at the end you said to yourself "oh damn" then it sets in could it be true or not lol but yeah i find it impressive.I mean i thought halo 2 outsold 3...it had too.

[Lightel0s]

wtf; halo3 its one thing and gt its other , dont see the point on compare both, seems that someone its bledding with the halo franchise success. xD

[southernbanana]

My dad makes more money than your dad..... Silly article silly arguments....

[devilhunterx]

Now the XBoys are on the defensive. Sheesh.

[Roozium]

Shooters > Racing Games

[Tron_Rocks]

But it didn't sell more on a PS3 ;)

[vTuro24]

full of entertainment :D

[kewlkat007]

as do games in the Shooters Genre.

Halo is not the best shooter(many Argue, even I) but GT series have been the best and unmatched until Forza.

[Tzuno]

Pathetic

[MastermindPS360]

considering gt 1 and 2 were both on PS1 when MS didn't have a console and when sony ruled.........kinda makes sense.... love the fanboys getting hurt over halo though ROFL

[Darkshader]

Maybe Kevin Butler can say in his GT5 advertisement "Do you know that Grand Turismo Franchise have sold more than the Gaylow Franchise combined?" ... just like the "pew pew pew" thingy. LOL.

Thanks for the idea Aaron Greenburg.

[abhisheksagi]

hahahah

[DelbertGrady]

Sounds like the PS3 fanboys at gamesonsmash took it personal.

[Counter Strike]

Enough said.

[cond3m3r]

dang guys...flamebaiting is crazy on n4g hahaha

[mopground]

to the idiots in this comment section........ this article is just makin fun of the one that said halo3 outsold everything. get your heads out your arses

[amirhosein]

well not really fair cuz they have sold as much as they could which is not the case for halo 3 but pokemon sold more than twice as much as halo+gt

[Tzuno]

GT 123 can not compete with HD games so this is just pathetic.

[Trizard]

These articles of who sold more games than who are getting ridiculous. Some of theme are complete fabrications but, hell, I really don't fucking care because I hate all you fan boys out there and your stupid bickering. Grow up or shut the fuck up. (yes i own all three consoles and like them equally, except for the Wii, its the bastard child of video gaming consoles.)

[Electronicpart]

in your face M$

[Whackedorange]

Halo is in a shooter genre which has much more stiffer competiton than GT had and until Forza came and surpassed the GT franchise there have not prior to that been too much of a competion for them so the article is a complete failure.

[mochi]

This is brand scale comparison.
Halo 3 vs all ps3 first party titles is comparison in this generation.
PSfanboys are so stupid and nostalgia for the good old days.

[LaWdY-LoU]

And the point of this topic is............... fanboyism?