GamerNode | Halo Reach causes huge upswing in overseas console sales
No one had the misconception that Halo Reach would not sell phenomenally well. Everybody knew this was going to happen. That being said though, to see a percentage spike this large in the number of Xbox 360 console owners occur simply because of Halo Reach, is a suprise.
A company called Gfk-ChartTrack has reported that in the UK, hardware sales of the Xbox 360 were up 99% during the week of Halo's release. That's a lot of folks putting down some serious investement dough to play one game. Having a special edition version of the console themed to Halo helped add to these numbers, but the Xbox adoption rate fuled by Halo Reach is still worth noting.
