360 outsells the Wii in the UK. [Archive]

Scott

10-02-2007, 06:56 PM

'Weekly hardware purchases double; console outsells Wii for first time in 26 weeks.

The release of Halo 3 has had a dramatic impact on sales of Xbox 360 hardware, doubling the previous week?s sales to the highest level of 2007.

According to ChartTrack, the system even managed to outsell Nintendo?s Wii for the first time in 26 weeks ? a full half year.

Some 68 per cent of Xbox 360 software sales in the week were of Halo 3.

The release pushed overall software sales of Microsoft?s format to its highest sales week ever ? comfortably beating the previous best of week 51, 2006.'

Source (http://www.mcvuk.com/news/28421/Xbox-360-sales-reach-new-heights)

Obviously, Halo 3 is compelling gamers to buy a 360, just to play Halo 3.The benefit of that, is they see that the 360 has a great lineup of exclusive and superior multiplatform games.

Jasperking

10-02-2007, 06:57 PM

this is prolly true because i want to get a 360 mainly cause of halo 3 rofl

Supermoose

10-02-2007, 11:22 PM

Halo has no effect on hardware sales. Everyone that wants Halo has purchased an xbox 360.

Jasperking

10-03-2007, 08:14 AM

Halo has no effect on hardware sales. Everyone that wants Halo has purchased an xbox 360.

you basicly just said that halo does have an effect on hardware sales :/

Blackbird

10-03-2007, 08:17 AM

Hmm.. Of course they have. )

Jasperking

10-03-2007, 08:18 AM

Hmm there alot of good games coming out for the 360 so i think the 360 should stay top for a while since everyone has had their share of the wii by now

Scott

10-03-2007, 09:50 AM

If Halo doesn't sell hardware, what does? No, really, what does? People try to claim some kind of weird "only hardcore players" argument but if blockbusters like Halo and Gears don't move hardware, nothing will. "But teh casuals!!" argument might make sense if Viva Pinata sold a ton, which it didn't... in fact, I would daresay more hardcore players purchased it, like myself.

Ghost

10-03-2007, 09:52 AM

If Halo doesn't sell hardware, what does? No, really, what does? People try to claim some kind of weird "only hardcore players" argument but if blockbusters like Halo and Gears don't move hardware, nothing will. "But teh casuals!!" argument might make sense if Viva Pinata sold a ton, which it didn't... in fact, I would daresay more hardcore players purchased it, like myself.

I think its due to most places being sold out of Wii for months more than anything.

Jasperking

10-03-2007, 09:53 AM

Yeah nintendo are struggling with the so many orders of Wii :(

Scott

10-03-2007, 10:29 AM

I think its due to most places being sold out of Wii for months more than anything.

Really? I live near Glasgow and have been able to walk into any shop in the city centre and buy a wii for at least 3 months now! Just waiting for Mario to force me into actually doing it!