One small correction

by kapowaz, Friday, July 12, 2013, 03:16 (3944 days ago) @ Cody Miller

Old data.

http://news.xbox.com/2013/07/games-halo-4-top-seller

I'm suspicious of this press release. It doesn't give any numbers, and the wording is very careful to mention “for sales during each respective launch year” and “in the U.S. market”. Reading between the lines, I'd say it suggests:

1. It's not the top-selling MGS game ever, worldwide
2. Outside of the fiscal year it was released in, it's no longer the top-selling Halo title. Particularly comparing it to Halo 3 (which remains a long-term multiplayer favourite years after release) it might not have had the staying power.

Speculative, naturally, but in the absence of a less ambiguous press release it's only natural to be suspicious.


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