Try as they might, Microsoft can’t muscle their way past everyone. The American launch of Halo 3 broke a lot of records, taking home the title for the “Biggest Entertainment Launch Ever.” $170 million in under a day? No problem. The game has enjoyed similar success in Europe, finding itself atop the European video game charts following last week’s product launch. The wash here, however, is that Halo 3 failed to knock Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas off of its throne as the best selling video game of all time on European soil. What’s the lesson here? Europeans like playing games where they get to annihilate innocent bystanders more than they like to blast the hell out of androids. Either that, or the Xbox 360 just hasn’t quite caught on over there…
Halo 3 European sales fall short of GTA launch
Updated Dec 19th, 2018 5:53PM EST
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Josh Karp followed his love of technology since a kid through to the present day. As a Special Correspondent at BGR, and part of the first editorial team, Josh covers press conferences, trade shows and other events around the world. An expert in all things mobile, Josh has more than eighteen years of experience covering the wireless industry.
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