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Halo 2 Pre-Orders Reach 1 Million

Posted by Zonk on from the thats-a-lot-of-master-chiefs dept.

pdawerks writes "The Seattle Times is reporting that around a million copies of Halo 2 have been pre-ordered. This pre-sale figure makes the Halo sequel the highest presale in the history of videogames. So far, Microsoft has sold 5 million copies of the original Halo: Combat Evolved."

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  1. Theres more to be read by grazzy · · Score: 2, Informative

    Halo 2 on xbox99

  2. Re:What history? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    Even that's not right, although it's far more accurate than, "This pre-sale figure makes the Halo sequel the highest presale in the history of videogames."

    In the U.S., Pokemon Fire Red and Leaf Green each received over 1 million pre-orders. These were clearly released during the history of the Xbox. GameBoy Advance games.

    In Japan alone, Dragon Warrior Monsters 2 (girl version, forgot the Japanese version's name) sold over one million pre-orders. It's a Pokemon-clone (monster collection RPG), BTW. GameBoy Color game.

    Again, in Japan, Dragon Quest VII sold over 3 million pre-orders. PlayStation game.

    I'm sure there are others, but these are what I can think of, Dorakue 7 being the one that most easily comes to mind.

  3. Put your 5 bucks down by slumpy · · Score: 5, Informative

    Being the ultra-cool guy I am, I work at a game store. We've got hundreds of pre-orders, for both the game, and the limited edition. We're even planning on having a "Halo Party" on midnight Nov. 8th where people who preordered it can pick it up and hang out with other Halo fans.

    Halo 2 is easily going to be the #1 title of the year, despite having only 2 months to work with. GTA San Andreas isn't even coming close presell wise.

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