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Halo 3 Sets Preorder Sales Records, Soars Past 1 Million Milestone

Today, Microsoft Corp. announced that preorders in North America for the exclusive Xbox 360 title, Halo 3, have exceeded the 1 million milestone. In addition, Microsoft unveiled the first exciting details of upcoming promotions from leading consumer brands, including Mountain Dew, 7-Eleven, Pontiac, Comcast and Burger King Corp.

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StrboyM6124d ago

I heard people saying that this game was at 5mil preorders?....pfft thats what i get for believeing what i read on teh internet.

Marona6124d ago

It's from Halo fans.. what do you expect?

Daewoodrow6124d ago

I doubt it was ever as high as 5 million preorders, but don't forget this is just North America. So it's probably closer to 2 million, given every other country in the world have also been preordering it.

Don't forget, Gears of War sold 1 million in about a month, Halo 3 is theoretically set to sell at least 1 million in under a minute.

tplarkin76124d ago

It has nothing to do with fanboyism. It was rumoured that Gamestop had 4 million pre-orders.
"According to Gamestop officials, over four million preorders have been made for Halo 3 on Xbox 360. Xbox Evolved has verified this information at five different Greater Cincinnati Gamestop locations, including Gamestop stores, EB Games stores, and Funcoland stores, all under the same umbrella." http://xboxevolved.e-mpire....

NextGen24Gamer6124d ago

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Now it’s getting scary. According to Gamestop officials, Halo 3 has hit the 4 million mark for pre-orders in North America. If you remember, Halo 2 had only 1.5 million pre-orders around the time it launched. Halo 3 still has between four to six months (depending on who you believe as to when the release date is) to go. This adds more fuel to the fire as to who will ultimately win the “biggest money maker” of this year between Halo 3 and seventh Harry Potter book (sorry Spider-Man and Jack Sparrow). Microsoft wants to come out on top, and with numbers like these already being confirmed, Master Chief just may kick the butt of that little British wizard (as he should).

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SuperSaiyan46124d ago

Only 1 million pre-orders??? Thats a lot less than the 7 I heard weird.

killercam196124d ago (Edited 6124d ago )

worldwide they are talking about north america now and i never heard 7 mil i heard 4 mil

EDIT: to BYKLCR u fvcking cvnt i was just assuming and if it isnt worldwide where do the other 3 million preorders come from im sure at least some were in Europe correct, o and other countries in the world play halo since u know there are other territories apart from europe and America so maybe they preordered the game. So i dont know how me doing my math came up ur just a stupid fvcking azshole that jus wanted to say something.

EDIT: yea 2 mill in africa u fvcking f*g how bout orders in south africa, australia, south america, the caribbean islands, central america, india, ireland, korea, some in china hell maybe sum in japan.....they may not be "strongholds" but they add up.What i dont get is that microsoft in the article cleary states north america as 1 mill pre-orders not the rest of the world just the USA So if u still disagree please explain where the other 3 mill come from unless u think MSFT is just lying and saying its 1 mil instead of 4 mil, u explain that to me thats all i'm asking u cus u clearly dont have an argument

bYkICr6124d ago (Edited 6124d ago )

Halo is not bigger in europe compare to the states and pre-order is something do don't ussually do here in europe. Can you do your math?

EDIT: Oh well, the states and europe are the strongholds of Halo...Can do your math again? Maybe 2million pre-order in Africa.

Crazyglues6124d ago

yeah that's a lot less then the 5 million I was hearing?

RBlaze6124d ago

...Preorders for this game have been very high in the UK. My friend works in game, and he says they recieve lots of preorders for the bigger games, especially when there are limited edition copies.

Besides that, 9 of my friends have this game on preorder that i know of. Preorders always get higher when people get worried that they might have to wait for something

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Rockstar6124d ago (Edited 6124d ago )

That's why it's always good to wait for the official word.

Still a healthy amount pre-order wise. I never pre-order anything unless there is a bonus thrown in.

TriggerHappy6124d ago

A million is not bad at all...

Salvadore6124d ago

MS sure knows who to market their products.

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Ranking Every Halo Game From Worst To Best

Not every Halo game has been a banger, but the franchise still has a raft of the greatest games of all time.

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HellspawnPR1981126d ago

Infinite is a dumpster fire and as much as I like ODST, in no universe it ranks above Halo 2. This list is trash.

Kaii126d ago

Just exclude Infinite>5>4

ChasterMies126d ago

Best to worst: Halo 3, Halo 2, Halo Reach, Halo CE, Halo 4, Halo ODST, Halo Infinite, Halo 5.

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The 7 Best Xbox 360 Games - Console Exclusives Win the Day

The Xbox 360 was a fantastic console in its day with some truly classic titles, but what are the seven best games for the console?

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DrDoomer164d ago

I'm pretty used to these lists being bad, but this one is particularly s#ite.

raWfodog163d ago

I think Lost Odyssey and Blue Dragon should have been added to the list.

BrainSyphoned164d ago

I'll go with,
Lost Odyssey, Blue Dragon, Culdcept Saga, Shadow Complex, Ace Combat 6 with the flight stick,A Kingdom for Keflings, A World of Keflings.
Bonus Kinect Games: Happy Action Theater and Sesame Street.
*Skyrim was so bad on PS3 that it almost deserves to be #1*

Husker42c163d ago

I really loved Shadow Complex.

P_Bomb163d ago

Ah yes, Shadow Complex! Good indies back in the day. Summer of Arcade. I enjoyed Trials Evolution as well.

ChasterMies163d ago (Edited 163d ago )

Was this made by a.i.? No human being would put Shadowrun, Fable III, and Splinter Cell: Conviction into a list of the 7 best Xbox 360 games.

Abnor_Mal163d ago (Edited 163d ago )

Would love to play Ace Combat6 on PlayStation, but Xbox decided to buy exclusivity and keep it off a competing platform.

The only mainline game I never played except for one level at a friends place. Game sold less than any other in the series if I remember correctly.

darthv72163d ago

360 had Namco hitters AC6 and RR6... both quality titles. You should at least bust out the 360 for AC6 if you can score the flight stick. Its great.

Hofstaderman163d ago

When the current gen XBOX offering is so lacking people need to refer to games released two generations back....

Profchaos163d ago (Edited 163d ago )

It's a nostalgia peice same reason we get thousands of YouTube videos on sega genisis. Something people have fond memories for but the era is long gone.

It's xboxs golden year imo it was their genisis years the time where they stuck it to the market leaders Sony.

BehindTheRows162d ago

They stuck nothing. Sony screwed themselves giving Xbox an opening. They would have gotten the usual smack down if the PS3 had launched at $399 and was easier to develop for.

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Xbox 360 Turns 18: Three Cheers to Live, Halo, and Red Rings

The Xbox 360 launched in North America 18 years ago, and is now officially old enough to buy you a drink in Europe.

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darthv72175d ago

Great platform, and many of its games (not bc) still hold up well to this day. Like the PS3, I keep a 360 hooked up for those games you can't play any other way.

isarai174d ago

The last gasp of greatness from XBox, you are missed, except the RROD that was lame, but amazing exclusives until the Kinect dropped.

TheBrainZ174d ago

So many brilliant games. I still have one stored somewhere.

LG_Fox_Brazil174d ago

I really enjoyed my X360, some great exclusives on it. Used to play the shit out ot Blue Dragon and Lost Odyssey, two masterpieces