GTA breaking records; were we right about the numbers?
In our news wrap-up 7 days before Grand Theft Auto: IV hit the streets, we came up with some projected sales figures for worldwide week one and lifetime sales.
We did this by comparing, analysing and averaging out the best analyst predictions for the ground-breaking game, and here's what we came up with:
ChartTrack announced that 600,000 copies of the game were sold in the UK on day one. 45% of these were on the PS3.
In the meantime, VG Chartz have put their sales estimates up and expect 1.7 million units in Europe (with the PS3 taking 60% of the overall sales) and a staggering 2.5 million in the US (with the PS3 taking 40% of the overall sales).
Adding this all together means that GTA: IV has so far reached 4.2 million consoles. 1.93 million of these are on PS3, just over 45%. For our prediction to be right, the rest of the week should see another half-a-million copies shipped.
Somehow, we think there's a chance the analysts we based the numbers on may have underestimated! Without the Asia Pacific region figures being added in, and despite the fact that many people didn't pre-order and are buying their copies this weekend, we feel that the results could break the 5 million mark quite easily.
Check back next week for the official week one figures, since the VG Chartz figures above are considered an estimate rather than fact.
We did this by comparing, analysing and averaging out the best analyst predictions for the ground-breaking game, and here's what we came up with:
PS3 - 7.4 million unitsSo how are we doing so far with our predictive skills?
Xbox 360 - 11.5 million units
Total sales - 18.9 million units
Week One sales will make up an astonishing 25% of those totals, leading us to expect a combined 4.75 million units will hit the streets next week.
ChartTrack announced that 600,000 copies of the game were sold in the UK on day one. 45% of these were on the PS3.
In the meantime, VG Chartz have put their sales estimates up and expect 1.7 million units in Europe (with the PS3 taking 60% of the overall sales) and a staggering 2.5 million in the US (with the PS3 taking 40% of the overall sales).
Adding this all together means that GTA: IV has so far reached 4.2 million consoles. 1.93 million of these are on PS3, just over 45%. For our prediction to be right, the rest of the week should see another half-a-million copies shipped.
Somehow, we think there's a chance the analysts we based the numbers on may have underestimated! Without the Asia Pacific region figures being added in, and despite the fact that many people didn't pre-order and are buying their copies this weekend, we feel that the results could break the 5 million mark quite easily.
Check back next week for the official week one figures, since the VG Chartz figures above are considered an estimate rather than fact.
Labels: GTA, news, Playstation 3, PS3
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