Halo 3 brings in over $300 Million in it's first week.

[rebgirl420]

rebgirl420 but I don't play on mine. I play on Johns. That way if I really suck its on his head, not mine haha. But his is johnpaulr420

[GDS StonerBoy]

Initial reports from retailers worldwide show console sales have nearly tripled compared with the weekly average before the launch of "Halo 3." With games such as "Halo 3," "Madden 08" (EA Sports), "Mass Effect" (Microsoft Game Studios) and "Rock Band" (Harmonix), Xbox 360 has the greatest lineup in the history of video games and is the only console where consumers can play all the year's biggest blockbusters.

I think i said something of this sort several times but was disagreed with everytime i said it. This just makes it official though, thanks Melkane. Hope to see you all on halo 3.

[Melkane]

What gets me is Halo haters usually say the sales are all based on "hype" and that they aren't deserved.

I call bullcrap. Halo is an established franchise and people that ran out and bought Halo 1 and 2 and all their friends who probably came over and tried it out would have known (regardless of any advertising on Microsofts part) what they were buying when they got Halo 3. This wasn't some new franchise that no one knew if it would be good or not and were basing their purchase around the advertising, no this was a series sequel that everyone knows what to expect.

If Halo 3 was an average series, or a bad series people would have said "Oh look Halo 3 is out, meh I'd rather save my money for something better this holiday season"
If the Halo series was anything other than ONE OF the best gaming series of all time it wouldn't have gotten even close to those sales.

All Microsofts advertising did was make everyone AWARE Halo 3 was coming out. They grab the attention of all the people that owned the previous games or tried the previous games and most of them said "Yes it was excellent, sign me up for more."

You can't please everyone however, and not everyone will like Halo, just like not everyone like GTA but it's obvious most people do. And yes some people, people that expect too much from any game to actually deliever will "overhype" their OWN selves up to a point where they are disappointed with the game. I myself went into Halo 3 expecting exactly Halo 2. My reasons for playing were probably different than most people. I find it very fun to play but I was more interested in it's well told storyline and I wanted to see the rest of it. So for me Halo 3 has well exceeded my own expectations I found enough new stuff to keep it fresh and enough old stuff to keep the nostalgia flowing.

Halo 3 deserves all the praise and all the sales it gets because it is a great series and you can tell with Halo 3 just how much pride Bungie takes with it. Is it my personal favorite game of all time? No but it is up on the list as a AAA series for me. Halo haters just need to see that perhaps its just not their game, but that doesn't suddenly mean it's success is not warranted. You are not the gaming industry you are merely one person. The sales and FAN made hype speak for the gaming community about what the majority think of the Halo series.

[Nailhead]

This is a horrible time to not own an Xbox 360

I really shouldn't be spending the money on a game console....but God damnit I want one so bad and an Elite sounds super sexy lol

Hey I got a question....when I did have my 360, I liked playing Quake 4 with the lights out too, but the stupid ring on the 360 controller is so bright, other than sticking some tape over it is there a way to turn down/off that ring light? Seriously, doesn't anyone working for MS play with the lights out also because that ring light on the controller is annoying as hell!!

[GDS StonerBoy]

What gets me is Halo haters usually say the sales are all based on "hype" and that they aren't deserved.

I call bullcrap. Halo is an established franchise and people that ran out and bought Halo 1 and 2 and all their friends who probably came over and tried it out would have known (regardless of any advertising on Microsofts part) what they were buying when they got Halo 3. This wasn't some new franchise that no one knew if it would be good or not and were basing their purchase around the advertising, no this was a series sequel that everyone knows what to expect.

If Halo 3 was an average series, or a bad series people would have said "Oh look Halo 3 is out, meh I'd rather save my money for something better this holiday season"
If the Halo series was anything other than ONE OF the best gaming series of all time it wouldn't have gotten even close to those sales.

All Microsofts advertising did was make everyone AWARE Halo 3 was coming out. They grab the attention of all the people that owned the previous games or tried the previous games and most of them said "Yes it was excellent, sign me up for more."

You can't please everyone however, and not everyone will like Halo, just like not everyone like GTA but it's obvious most people do. And yes some people, people that expect too much from any game to actually deliever will "overhype" their OWN selves up to a point where they are disappointed with the game. I myself went into Halo 3 expecting exactly Halo 2. My reasons for playing were probably different than most people. I find it very fun to play but I was more interested in it's well told storyline and I wanted to see the rest of it. So for me Halo 3 has well exceeded my own expectations I found enough new stuff to keep it fresh and enough old stuff to keep the nostalgia flowing.

Halo 3 deserves all the praise and all the sales it gets because it is a great series and you can tell with Halo 3 just how much pride Bungie takes with it. Is it my personal favorite game of all time? No but it is up on the list as a AAA series for me. Halo haters just need to see that perhaps its just not their game, but that doesn't suddenly mean it's success is not warranted. You are not the gaming industry you are merely one person. The sales and FAN made hype speak for the gaming community about what the majority think of the Halo series.

Damn Melkane that was definitely well stated and i couldnt add anything more to that awesome post!:thumbsup:

[bluntblaze]

Damn Melkane that was definitely well stated and i couldnt add anything more to that awesome post!:thumbsup:

pmsl
get a room

[Melkane]

blunt..don't you have some Resistance to play or something?

[bluntblaze]

blunt..don't you have some Resistance to play or something?

that was clever melkane. did you think it was clever, because i do.
it was funny also

[GDS StonerBoy]

blunt..don't you have some Resistance to play or something?

Or he could borrow my halo 3 if he'd like.

[palerider7777]

or better yet he can have mine

ps. it also doubles as a drink coaster so u can't say it's useless after all:thumbsup: