Microsoft: Gears 2 increased 360 sales by 30 - 45 %

WANNA GET HIGH - 404 days 13 hours ago

Im not suprised.I am getting a 360 because of this game.In my game store in london they are going a bundle that is amazing.

U can buy a 60G 360,gears1,gears2 and fallout3 for only £199 and it comes with 2 pads and a headset with. That is the type of deal that i cannot let go.Once i get my money im buying it to sit along side my ps3 so i can finaly say i have the 2best consoles around. The wii can kiss my a$$

edit: @ chefjeon im not lying. heres the link http://www.gamestation.co.u...

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ChefDejon - 404 days 13 hours ago

thats too good of a deal

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Tomdc - 404 days 12 hours ago

im surprised by this, I didn't think the second in a shooter series would draw in that many new customers who hadn't played the original. I suppose its possible they have at a mates house or watever, or maybe the sales increase is due to some other random factor.

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jackdoe - 404 days 12 hours ago

I got one as well for Gears of War 2. Paying for Live was a turn off, but that Storage Upgrade program with the three months of live free card sealed the deal. Going to look good next to my PS3 and Wii.

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gaffyh - 404 days 11 hours ago

Woah that is an awesome deal, but where does it say 2 controllers and a headset?

Also it doesn't tell you whether they also give 2 play and charge kits, if not those will cost ~£20 each (I can't remember how much they were exactly)

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Diamondwolf - 404 days 11 hours ago

Rhood022: "Umm..everyone posting does know this is 360 numbers from India right?

It's NOT global numbers. "

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die_fiend - 404 days 13 hours ago

I bought one for Ninja Gaiden 2 (as Itagaki said it would be coming to that) but bought it as soon as Gears 1 started gettin incredible reviews. Turns out I was wrong to have bought one for Ninja Gaiden 2 cos although it's a pretty immense game, there are a ridiculous amount of other better games. Microsoft are doing well in this console war cos they've got the strongest games line-up and make sure they have extensive third party suppose (PS3 fanboy translation: steal our exclusives). Not that they have 2 do much to ensure that, when the devs look at the sales figures of previously exclusive franchises such as GTA and see that it sh@t on PS3 sales, they're hardly gonna be dissuaded

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kevnb - 404 days 12 hours ago

In that genre, the only game I can think of thats better is Ninja Gaiden Black.

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die_fiend - 404 days 8 hours ago

Didn't say better games in that genre did I? I agree that the only game that could be better is ninja gaiden black but games like Bioshock are just better overall

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kewlkat007 - 404 days 13 hours ago

it only sold well because of the lack of games out for the xbox 360.

Now I see what your saying and knowing Gears of war 2 will be 2 million+ come December. Now with so many choices out there(great selection of games) from sports, shooters, platformers, RPG/JRPGs, Gears of war 2 is surprising me with the sales and it's only been like 2 weeks. It should because it's a sequel to a blockbuster but again like you said with so many choices.

If that isn't a testament to the now, a strong franchise then I don't know..I know plenty who bought a 360 for this game.

There won't be any game that sells more this Holiday, though there are some great games out. This is the biggest ticket this holiday and EPIC knows that.

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DA_SHREDDER - 404 days 13 hours ago

So your friend bought a system, for a game he never played cause its that good? Okay, I can tell your still in high school.. Also,, Sure Gears 2 is selling well. It is part 2 ya know, 6 million bought the first one,, so im sure that at least a fraction of that would buy part 2. Just look at COD5. Its being looked as an inferior version of part 4. Yet the sales of the game is doing better then part 4 did last year. So if you wanna through figures around, at least have some knowledge of what your talking about.

Also,, I have gears 2 , and I love it. Im not disrespecting the game one bit. I was just saying that sales went up because of the holidays. Almost everyone who bought part one is buying this game. I for one think sales are doing rather bad for the system considering their are over 21 million people who own a 360. only 5 percent bought gears 2 in a week. Metal Gear Solid 4 had a higher attach rate. So sit down young man. Grow some hair on your b@lls before you think you can talk some common sense to me.

@ KoolKat. COD4 already beat Gears 2 in sales this week. Shows how much you know.

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kewlkat007 - 404 days 12 hours ago

doesn't make any sense....obviously the multi-platform title has the potential to sell to a much bigger user-base.

COD5 - roughly 36 million potential sales(Xbox 360/PS3)
Gears of war 2 - about 22 million potential sales(Xbox 360)

Maybe I should of put "Console Exclusive Gears of War 2" but then again my mistake.

Now a Console Exclusive keeping up with a multi-platform in sales is a developers dream.

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JeffGUNZ - 404 days 12 hours ago

Why do you think they release all the best "Blockbuster" title games in November? It is because it is around the holidays and more people will purchase them. You know how many people will pick up a 360 on Black Friday? I am positive they will have great packages or bundles for the 360 and you know what game every mother or father is going to pick up after just purchasing a 360? Gears of War 2. If not, i guarentee it will be another Fall release. It is marketing stragety to release games you think are going to do well, because this is the time most people are buying them.

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IdleLeeSiuLung - 404 days 12 hours ago

Let's be fair here. There weren't too many quality games on the PS3 when MGS4 came out (akin to the GeoW 1 came out on 360). It is arguable the year biggest game on PS3 so it is expected to sell a lot. Many people bought a PS3 just to play this game. MGS series has a long history and a lot of followers. My brother bought the PS3 just for MGS4.

Sales has now fizzled though....

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BLaZiN PRopHeT - 404 days 13 hours ago

according to the games played on live in the last week nope.

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Nineball2112 - 404 days 12 hours ago

http://www.n4g.com/NewsPend...

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ceedubya9 - 404 days 13 hours ago

that there have been plenty of reasons to buy a 360 lately, 1st and 3rd party alike. Gears 2 is just the tip of the iceberg.

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darkride66 - 404 days 13 hours ago

Yeah, I remember when they said Halo 3 pushed sales as well, but guess what. Oct 07 sales weren't much higher at all vs pre Halo Sept 07 sales. And Halo 3 did slightly smaller numbers than Halo 2. It almost looked like the people who bought Halo 2 were the only people who bought Halo 3. I expect that Gears and Gears 2 may be the same.

Also, 30-40% increase from what? They didn't even say. From last month? From the month before? 360 sales are still down about 35% year over year for Sept and Oct, and last Nov they moved over 1 million consoles. So far in the first two weeks of November they only appear to have moved 390,000, so they're tracking to come in lower 20% lower than last Novemember if this keeps up. So again, 30-40% increase based on what?

And Fable 2 is fantastic. You guys are on crack. It's the first game I've bought for my 360 since Halo 3 came out and I've loved every minute of it. Gears2 as well, for that matter.

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The Lazy One - 404 days 12 hours ago

Those numbers would be horribly tilted towards 07. Halo 3 was just released, and the only game THIS WHOLE YEAR that even comes close to the advertising and hype for that game is gears of war 2. Not even MGS4 had the hype train Halo 3 had going for it.

They year to date of both years up to october is actually pretty close, which is odd considering how many extra consoles halo 3 pushed.

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darkride66 - 404 days 11 hours ago

Halo 3 had little impact on the sales numbers. When you look at the sales numbers for the month pre-Halo vs the month post-Halo - it was only a difference of approx 30,000 consoles worldwide. For the total year, 2007 vs 2008 they're very similar, but they certainly seem to be exhibiting slowing growth going into the holiday season, and that's with outstanding games like Fable 2, Gears 2, Fallout 3 and COD hitting the shelves. You'd think they'd be making a bigger splash and I find it worrying that it's not, especially considering how excellent those 4 titles are.

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The Lazy One - 404 days 11 hours ago

"When you look at the sales numbers for the month pre-Halo vs the month post-Halo - it was only a difference of approx 30,000 consoles worldwide."

So?!

September 2007 : # Xbox 360 - 527,800 (YTD by Oct : ~259k)
September 2008 : # Xbox 360 - 347,200 (YTD by Oct : ~250k)

the 180k extra sales difference in September from halo more than makes up the YTD for 2007 vs 2008 difference alone.

You can't throw in September and october alone and expect them to be higher than those two months this year.

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darkride66 - 404 days 9 hours ago

@ The Lost One. My point was sales should be ramping up now prior to the holiday season and leading into the holiday season, like they always do. They aren't for the 360, at least not like last year...and that worries me.

I was using September as it was pre-Halo (Halo not being launched until the 27th) to give the contrast of console sales pre and post Halo launch. You'd think the price cut in Sept of this year would have boosted the 360 up to at least those levels again, but as I pointed out both months and so far November, have been down quite a bit over last year.

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The Lazy One - 404 days 8 hours ago

"but as I pointed out both months and so far November, have been down quite a bit over last year."

october 08 - Xbox 360 - 371,000
october 07 - Xbox 360 - 366,000

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darkride66 - 404 days 12 hours ago

Is it based off the sales from a week before? A month before? 30-40% better than Perfect Dark? Because it sure isn't based on year over year data. Sept, Oct and Nov so far all look to be tracking 20%-35% lower than 07. That's a number that you can easily verify - not just some random figure based off who knows what. Sept 07 vs 08 - down -35%, Oct -37%, Nov -20% so far.

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Nike - 404 days 14 hours ago

Er...now that you mention it...No, it isn't. -_-;;

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Silogon - 404 days 13 hours ago

Really? I beat it, put it up didn't play it for a few days... went back to it and it was the exact same game I put away days before. I beat LBP, put it up... went back to it a few days later and it was a completley different experience. Strange...

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karlostomy - 403 days 22 hours ago

so ... uh... it wasn't a 2d platform game anymore the second time you played it?

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karlostomy - 403 days 1 hour ago

It's sad to see isn't it.

anyway. thanks for the bubble. back atcha.

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