Halo 3, exclusive the Xbox 360 video game console, obliterated the old record by making $170 million dollars in the first 24 hours of release. It set a new record for all of entertainment, even besting out Spiderman 3 and the last Harry Potter book. The third game in the Halo series was confirmed by Microsoft to have grossed that huge of an amount on Thursday, four days after its launch in the United States. Van Baker, a Gartner analyst, says,"Everybody that plays it says it is just a kick-ass game". He predicts that 500,000 to 1,000,000 more 360s will sell the following year than normal because of Halo 3. "And 170 million bucks in the first 24 hours is pretty impressive. It wouldn't surprise me to see Xbox 360 spank (Nintendo's) Wii in unit volume in October and November," he adds.Halo 3 is the third, and last, installment in a trilogy following Master Chief, a futuristic warrior, fight an alien organization called Covenant. Jill Hamburger, vice president of movies and games at Best Buy, said, "The initial demand we've seen for 'Halo 3' has been astounding, and the game is on track to become the number one gaming title of all time."
I've played it for about a half-hour..it is really good.
AJ