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Posted: Jan 25th 2008 12:11PM (Unverified) said

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Wait a minute. How can Activision have two number one games of 2007? Three days ago they said that Guitar Hero III was the number one game of 2007, even saying that it was the "#1 best-selling video game of all time in a single calendar year."

How the hell does that work?

http://tinyurl.com/yrq5z6

Posted: Jan 25th 2008 12:54PM (Unverified) said

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COD4 article:
"the #1 title in units worldwide for calendar 2007"

GH3 article:
"the #1 title in units and dollars for calendar year 2007"

I guess the the difference was "and dollars"???
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Posted: Jan 25th 2008 12:51PM NukeAssault said

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Activision cant make up there minds i guess.

Posted: Jan 25th 2008 12:52PM AlkalineProdigy said

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I seem to remember Halo 3 selling 8.1 Million copies.

Posted: Jan 25th 2008 12:57PM (Unverified) said

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That's what I thought too.
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Posted: Jan 25th 2008 1:05PM Shadow0324 said

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Why can't 3 games have the number 1 spot? can't they all share?

Posted: Jan 25th 2008 1:06PM Joshs Red Pants said

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I love the game although I was kinda hoping it wouldn't do well because of the inability to have a local guest when playing xbox live. I guess we'll likely never see that feature again in a COD game.

I mean, why change back if people will buy it anyway.

Posted: Jan 25th 2008 1:54PM dibs oddjob said

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Heh, I thought the same thing before it came out. But then it had to go and be all good on me, so know I have to play it all the time. darn video games.
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Posted: Jan 25th 2008 1:17PM (Unverified) said

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SHIT YEA!!! COD4 Rulez! Still not as impressive as Teh Haloz Tres numbers though...

COD4=Multiplat
Halo3=Only on Xbox360

Posted: Jan 25th 2008 1:21PM cmsJustin said

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Infinity Ward should buy Treyarch, so that COD5 won't suck.

Posted: Jan 25th 2008 2:03PM Wickerman22 said

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It's sad that the franchise takes several steps forward with COD4, but will take several steps back for COD5 when Activision farms out development.

I for one, have no interested in a non-IW developed COD game. I will enjoy COD4 and look forward to part 6.
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Posted: Jan 25th 2008 2:10PM Cal said

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I won't touch CoD5... Let's hope treyarch rush out their version and it isn't linked at all to 4, then let IW continue from CoD4, but I doubt it... =(
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Posted: Jan 25th 2008 2:54PM (Unverified) said

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Played more COD4 than Halo3...much faster and a tighter package.
Only downer is it makes most other games seem like a pointless excercise.

Deserves all the accolades it has got.

Posted: Jan 25th 2008 1:32PM (Unverified) said

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Sooo, yeah, i really disagree with this. CoD4 is awesome and i play it more than any game. But the fact is, CoD4 only sold 7 million copys "Cross Platform." Thats including Xbox 360 And PS3. Halo 3 did 8.1 million with just the 360 alone...im pretty sure Halo 3 won this battle either way you want to argue with it by a Long shot.

Posted: Jan 25th 2008 2:02PM (Unverified) said

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Just the money battle cause even then, COD4 managed to get more Live playing time than Halo3. That's pretty impressive considering Halo sold way more.
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Posted: Jan 25th 2008 3:24PM dngrhm said

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What if you break the Halo 3 sales figures out? I'm guessing CoD4 360, PC, PS3, DS combined probably sold more the Halo 3 Legendary Edition. They can only make cat helmets so fast.
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Posted: Jan 25th 2008 4:12PM (Unverified) said

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The legendary is the same thing as the regular except it comes with a cat helmet and some bonus stuff. it still counts as 1 item. Now, if we're talking about Halo 3 making this much money, yeah, you would be right. This topic is talking about copies sold. not how much one game got. Even though i like CoD4 better, Halo 3 is on top of some or even most category's except for XBL king. CoD4 just took that away.
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Posted: Jan 25th 2008 5:57PM Dragod said

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I love how people say "CoD4 dethroned Halo 3 as the #1 Xbox Live game", yet it only happened 1 month. If it goes 3+ months, we'll see. 1 month isn't enough to say "It's #1, and it completely dominated Halo 3" Both are great games, and it's obvious people love both games.

Also, I love how people consider being #2 on the world's largest online service "a failure".
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Posted: Jan 25th 2008 1:34PM (Unverified) said

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You would think they would have the money to demand all COD games only be made by them. Cause treyarch is sure working hard at tarnishing the COD name... The average consumer isn't going to know 3 and 5 are made by a different company than 2 and 4...

Posted: Jan 25th 2008 6:15PM (Unverified) said

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I kinda think that is the whole point...
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Posted: Jan 25th 2008 2:05PM L4MB said

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but now you've informed the average consumer. when i say average consumer, i mean news hungry 360 fanboys. i guess it's not really the same thing...but i am also confused about the 8.1 mil being less than 7. i went to grade 1. i know my numbers, and this does not compute.
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Posted: Jan 25th 2008 2:22PM Drdre74 said

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damn thats about $419,930,000 they made in like 3 or 4 months time. Damn!!! 7 million at about 59.00 a pop

Posted: Jan 25th 2008 2:25PM (Unverified) said

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i thought halo3 sold 8.1? guess its just joystiq being biased like always

Posted: Jan 25th 2008 2:39PM (Unverified) said

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noob
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Posted: Jan 25th 2008 3:15PM ZEBRA NINER said

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I'm releasing a statement that claims that my game "paper football" hit #1 in 2007, for sales of paper related games.

Posted: Jan 25th 2008 3:27PM dngrhm said

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Now if you make another release saying your Paper Airplane is #1 in 2007 for sales of paper related games, I'm going to be slightly suspicious.

Actually I'm pretty sure Paper Mario has you beat.
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Posted: Jan 25th 2008 9:21PM ZEBRA NINER said

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It's obvious that I meant actual paper and not digital paper. My paper airplane IS the #1 paper game for 2007, it TOTALLY outsold Halo3 and COD4. *cough* in the paper gaming market*cough*
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Posted: Jan 25th 2008 3:57PM (Unverified) said

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I thought the overall SP of CoD3 was good. I think the issue with MP was the use of Demonware for the party system. But, that's my opinion, and they are like a certain orifice - everybody has one.

But...congrats to IW. CoD4 is a great game, addicting as hell.

Posted: Jan 25th 2008 5:39PM edoglost said

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Don't hate Dustin, Don't hate.

Posted: Jan 25th 2008 9:47PM (Unverified) said

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Thats strange, why are they saying that it sold the most in 2007 when they said it sold 7 mil but H3 sold 8.1 mil?

These are the things that make you go hmmm...

Posted: Jan 26th 2008 9:08AM (Unverified) said

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Thank god I wasn't the only one who smelled what Activision was cooking, I was ranting about this to everyone I know yesterday. Huzzah for the update.

Posted: Jan 26th 2008 10:18AM (Unverified) said

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you all so got to look that Halo 3 was out at least 3 months befor CoD4 and I thank if coD4 was out around the Same time or Befor it it would Sold 8 Mil + so Halo is a Big Terd and CoD 4 Rulz them all Muhahaha

Posted: Jan 26th 2008 2:43PM (Unverified) said

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@ zerodis2001: If CoD4 was released simultaneously with Halo 3, the Halo hype would have buried it to a degree, so initial sales might not have been as high.

And if it did sell 8 million like Halo did, Halo's sales would still be more impressive because Halo 3 did it on just one console, CoD4 did it on several consoles.

/Fan of both games

Posted: Jan 26th 2008 2:53PM (Unverified) said

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To the comments about IW and Treyarch:

Do you think IW may get the green light for all future COD games seeing how 4 has been so succesful?

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