Gears of War 3 Not Driving Xbox 360 Sales, says Analyst

Gears of War 3 was one of the most highly touted, core Xbox 360 exclusive titles for the console in 2011. It would be easy to point the finger at Epic’s masterpiece of a third person shooter and give them all the credit for another successful holiday season for the Xbox 360, but at least one analyst would beg to differ.

Gears of War 3 was one of the most highly touted, core Xbox 360 exclusive titles for the console in 2011. It would be easy to point the finger at Epic's masterpiece of a third person shooter and give them all the credit for another successful holiday season for the Xbox 360, but at least one analyst would beg to differ.

Wedbush Securities analyst Michael Pachter doesn't think the Xbox 360 exclusive is driving sales for the console this year. In a recent interview, the analyst explained that contrary to the success of the trilogy closing sequel, it's not the system seller that you would think.

"It's a great game, the biggest exclusive by far, but it is far from the best selling 360 game," said Pachter. It's also a hard core game, and number three in the series, so not much of a system seller. So I don't buy into the argument it helps them compete."

The analyst believes that these "core players" would have already had an Xbox 360 and would have already likely purchased Gears of War and Gears of War 2. So what is driving the runaway sales of the Xbox 360 this holiday season? Let us know what you think in the comments section below.

By Al McCarthy on December 7, 2011

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lol

mw3 DUH
lukeward69

kinect most likely
Cool dude

MW3 limited edition. Skyrim advertisements with Xbox 360. Kinect bundles and Kinect games. Microsoft efficient and continuous Xbox 360 stock. Amazing bundles. Microsoft heavy advertisements.

These drove the amazing sales.
Rello

Mw3 is terrible compared to black ops. The fact is Xbox is greater than wii and ps3 and now they r finally sort cheap
Heavenswarrior121

Did he saw mw3 is TERRIBLE compared to black ops? Oo lord the world is really coming to a end
Glenn

Its all the new games coming out. With MW3 and its massive community, people just dedicate their gaming to that game only. GOW3 is much better though.
Cpt.Crash

Call Of Duty destroyed the multiplayer community with its addictive players, every year its the same people don’t even realize how bad has other title’s multiplayer become because of Call of duty series.
- Heavenswarrior121
  
  “Call Of Duty destroyed the multiplayer community with its addictive players, every year its the same people don’t even realize how bad has other title’s multiplayer become because of Call of duty series” where do these stupid ass comments come from?!!!!
  
  If its anything call of duty help made all fps games as popular and good that they are today…if fps developers read mr captian crunch stupid comment they would die from laughter because how stupid he sounds
- Cool dude
  
  I rented MW3… I say its pretty fun….
  
  Seriously though, If you dont like it… just dont say anything.
  
  This MW3 vs BF3 war is as ridiculous as Skyrim vs DarkSouls
Hungreehypo

Modern Warfare 3 was a cash in. No improved visuals, no fresh killstreaks, no new HUD, only a handful of new weapons, a typical horde mode and more of the same in the campaign and a 50 dollar service that fails to work at all. To say that this game was a dissapointment would be the understatement of the year.
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who likes banana fruitcake?
A113n

Xbox 360 – Sucks

Kinect – Sucks

MW3 – Sucks

Gears of War 3 – Kicks ass

Can’t you fkers stop supporting Xbox so it can finally fall on it’s big ugly face, break it’s long disgusting nose and freaking leave the fking gaming industry so we can all enjoy Gears? The one and only good game you guys got left, since Halo is a old dried up whored out milked cow?

Thank you
- Cool dude
  
  Ratchet And Clank series got milked to the bones….. So what are you talking about…
- Cool dude
  
  Do you know what’s even better?
  
  That your mum will stop breast feeding you so that you will fall on your ugly troll face.
- ragglefraggle1
  
  Cool Dude
  
  attempted insult = fail :)
kevin

everytime i ask someone why they dont play gears of war 3?
they say sawed off!
take that gun out then ill play