halo 3

Gamesindustry.biz is reporting that Halo 3 is the best selling game in Japan. This would be an incredible victory for Microsoft in Japan, if it were true. But, it's not.

Well, it's true as long as you're not counting Pokémon and Final Fantasy. Apparently, portable games are not part of the games industry.

Somehow I manage to snag a copy of Halo 3 at the midnight launch without a pre-order. The GameStop on Howell Mill (in Atlanta) had more than enough copies for everyone that showed up. The manager of that GameStop seriously knew what he was doing. By checking to see if the people in line had already paid, the store was able to clear a line of 300 people in 20 minutes. It was incredible. I had my copy of Halo 3 in hand at 12:25 without a preorder. On my way home, I noticed another GameStop that still had 50 people in line because they had waited until midnight to let people pay. From now on, I'm purchasing all of my midnight release games (and systems) from the GameStop on Howell Mill. When the line moves that fast, there's no reason not to.