Maximilian E.
AKA MS-Evangelist
http://today.reuters.com/news/artic...d=&cap=&sz=13&WTModLoc=BizArt-C1-ArticlePage2
Guesstimate sales:
Launch day: 1+ million
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Thursday that early orders for its upcoming Xbox 360 game "Gears of War" are second only to its 2004 blockbuster "Halo 2," giving the company a running start as it aims to compete with the debut of Sony's rival PlayStation 3 console.
"Halo 2" for the original Xbox had pre-orders of 1.5 million and an additional million copies were sold in its first day of release, setting the bar for subsequent Xbox titles.
Shane Kim, Microsoft's vice president in charge of its game studios, declined to say exactly how many copies "Gears of War" has presold, or what expectations it has for the game.
"I can say that the demand, at least in terms of pre-orders and support and demand from retail partners, has been outstanding all over the world," Kim said in an interview.
"For Microsoft Game Studios it is the number two behind only 'Halo 2'. That's a significant number."
-------Type "gears of war" into Google, and the search engine spits back nearly 7.4 million results, about 25 percent more than a similar search for "Halo 2."
Guesstimate sales:
Launch day: 1+ million