halo reached one million

please put yer bull crap goggles on before you subjest yer eyes to this

REDMOND, Wash. — April 8, 2002 — Hailed widely as “video game of the year” and recipient of multiple industry awards for excellence, “Halo™: Combat Evolved” has earned the distinguished honor of being the fastest million-unit seller ever for any next-generation console. According to NPDFunworldSM, the definitive source for toy and video games industry sales data, “Halo: Combat Evolved” recently crossed the magical 1 million mark in sales in the United States and Canada. Statistically, this means that more than six copies of “Halo: Combat Evolved” have been sold every minute of every day since its launch on Nov. 15, 2001.

“Halo: Combat Evolved” also has played a major role in helping the Xbox™ video game system from Microsoft Corp. set additional key sales records in the United States in just four months following its launch. The following milestones put Xbox on pace for long-term, worldwide success:

• With nearly four games sold for every system purchased, Xbox has a higher attach rate than any next-generation console. Data shows that in the four-month period following the launch of Xbox, owners purchased 1.2 more games with their Xbox system than PlayStation 2 owners did, helping Xbox achieve 82 percent more software sales than PlayStation 2.

• In just four months, Xbox has already catapulted to the No. 2 position among current game console sales.

• Since its launch, Xbox has outperformed PlayStation 2 sales by 25 percent when comparing system sales during the first four months of each on the market.

“The demand for ‘Halo: Combat Evolved’ has been incredible from the very beginning,” said Pete Roithmayr, vice president of Merchandising at Electronics Boutique. “It’s reason alone to own an Xbox. Heck, it’s the reason to play video games. ‘Halo: Combat Evolved’ is that good.”

“We are thrilled that ‘Halo: Combat Evolved’ has won over Xbox gamers, with sales hitting 1 million units at an amazing pace,” said Ed Fries, vice president of Xbox Game Content at Microsoft. “There’s nothing like it anywhere else. It’s only on Xbox. If you haven’t played ‘Halo: Combat Evolved,’ you’re missing out on the best video game experience available.”

With nearly four games sold for every system purchased, Xbox has a higher attach rate than any next-generation console. Data shows that in the four-month period following the launch of Xbox, owners purchased 1.2 more games with their Xbox system than PlayStation 2 owners did, helping Xbox achieve 82 percent more software sales than PlayStation 2.

yeah, its a good thing 80% of all retailers FORCED you to buy a $550 package deal with 3 games if you wanted one last xmas

Originally posted by Sublimesjg
japanese marker big?

you do realize the US has sold many a more consoles of PS2 then in Japan

so how does that play a part

When they go on a buying spree like they did with Onimusha things can easily reach one million. Look at all those other weird selling Jap games.

Yes 1 million that is good.  Now,

[size=8]CAN WE MAKE A GAME FOR X-BOX THAT DOES NOT SUCK?  HALO IS GETTING LONELY SITTING BY ITSELF[/size]

I got NHL2002, PGR, Halo and Amped at Christmas, and none of those games suck.

Rallisport, JSRF and GunValkrie are great games since.

Originally posted by Watchdog
I got NHL2002, PGR, Halo and Amped at Christmas, and none of those games suck.

Rallisport, JSRF and GunValkrie are great games since.

Me trys to calm down console Debating for once :rolleyes:  by saying !

i think Rob forgot to say In My Honest Opinion

MM I know your hate towards Ms and Bill Gates is strong. But to just post to bash what you post is wrong. We all know it\'s bs bye MS to make them feel good about slow sales no reason to go posting and bashing that\'s just useless posting.

P.S But I understand how BS can piss you off though.

Originally posted by QuDDus
MM I know your hate towards Ms and Bill Gates is strong. But to just post to bash what you post is wrong. We all know it\'s bs bye MS to make them feel good about slow sales no reason to go posting and bashing that\'s just useless posting.

hmmm let me see

BS by MS

yup ...

every right to feal angry !

Originally posted by ooseven


hmmm let me see

BS by MS

yup ...

every right to feal angry !

Umm I agree:) 5MONTHS LATER AND THEY are still living off of halo:rolleyes:

Originally posted by QuDDus


Umm I agree:) 5MONTHS LATER AND THEY are still living off of halo:rolleyes:

lol.. I know..

But Xbox better get better... Cause I\'ll be getting one soon.

Originally posted by QuDDus


Umm I agree:) 5MONTHS LATER AND THEY are still living off of halo:rolleyes:

I remember 5 months after PS2...not much to play, plenty on the way...seems so many of you have forgotten.

Actually I still remember people raving about SSX while the waited ever so patiently for GT3...

Originally posted by Ginko


I remember 5 months after PS2...not much to play, plenty on the way...seems so many of you have forgotten.

Actually I still remember people raving about SSX while the waited ever so patiently for GT3...

What\'s to wait for on Xbox? Don\'t say Project Ego.. I live that game everyday..

To those of you who are saying Halo sucks....you are truly utterly thick arsholes. I don\'t even own an X-Box, but I completed it on a friends and it was am AMAZING experience. I don\'t even like X-Box, but I can at least admit Halo is great. And no, the 30 fps frame rate does NOT affect the game in any way.

:rolleyes:

*will come back with something witty to write later

*burp*

I remember 5 months after PS2...not much to play, plenty on the way...seems so many of you have forgotten.

Once again, that argument will only work if

1.) The ps2 does not exisit
2.) The NGC does not exisit..

Unfourtunetly for you they do..

The ps2 had

1.) No xbox
2.) No NGC

in exisitance at that time