Red Dead Redemption Sells Half Million On First Day
Red Dead RedemptionRed Dead Redemption has impressed critics and gamers alike, and so it isn't a huge shock to hear that it's flying off store shelves.
Although the game only launched this past Tuesday, it released to over 450,000 pre-orders and according to VGChartz, the "preliminary data" points towards a total of 550,000 units sold in the Americas on day one. Some analysts have been a little conservative in their estimates, primarily because Western-themed video games have never sold very well in the past. ...but then again, none of them have been even close to RDR in terms of overall quality and level of immersion. Furthermore, the game will release in Europe today, which means that total worldwide sales for the first week should come in around 1.2 or 1.3 million copies. This definitely flies in the face of some predictions that said the game wouldn't sell more than 2 million copies all told; at this rate, it'll break that number in a very short span of time. It may not sell quite as well as a Grand Theft Auto (even though RDR could accurately be described as GTAIV in the Old West), but that's only due to a lack of name recognition. The great word-of-mouth and high review scores should allow the title to be a blockbuster.
Well, it kinda already is. While May is a competitive month, we don't see much in the way of must-haves for the summer so by all means, give yourself a treat and pick up Red Dead Redemption. You won't regret it.
Related Game(s): Red Dead Redemption
5/20/2010 9:28:48 PM John Shepard
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Hezzron
Thursday, May 20, 2010 @ 10:30:44 PM
Besides that, the PS3 version even had a few extras thrown in.
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mike rlz
Thursday, May 20, 2010 @ 10:57:33 PM
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iamnosuperman
Friday, May 21, 2010 @ 3:14:41 AM
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Vitron
Friday, May 21, 2010 @ 10:24:48 AM
FTW R*!
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WorldEndsWithMe
Thursday, May 20, 2010 @ 10:16:11 PM
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vicious54
Thursday, May 20, 2010 @ 11:01:51 PM
Cost me $65 total but got that $20 gift card coming plus the gold gun code, what a great deal.
Oh yeah, fantastic game by the way, great music and poker is a great way to lose track of time.
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godsman
Thursday, May 20, 2010 @ 11:12:30 PM
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Jawknee
Thursday, May 20, 2010 @ 11:48:21 PM
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StangMan80
Thursday, May 20, 2010 @ 11:44:13 PM
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How did you get the gold gun code? I thought you got that in the game.
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Jawknee
Friday, May 21, 2010 @ 12:01:35 AM
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WorldEndsWithMe
Friday, May 21, 2010 @ 12:20:12 AM
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Jawknee
Friday, May 21, 2010 @ 12:23:47 AM
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WorldEndsWithMe
Friday, May 21, 2010 @ 1:52:32 AM
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godsman
Friday, May 21, 2010 @ 2:57:24 AM
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Jawknee
Friday, May 21, 2010 @ 12:33:46 PM
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BikerSaint
Friday, May 21, 2010 @ 12:02:38 AM
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...cause now he's got a 1/2 million mean ole ornery tobacco-chewing cowpokes using him for a spittoon!
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Robochic
Friday, May 21, 2010 @ 1:09:09 AM
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Me I mighht just have to pick it up with my Gcard.
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Qubex
Friday, May 21, 2010 @ 1:23:39 AM
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Hoping to pick it up in the next few days :)
Q!
"play.experience.enjoy"
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godsman
Friday, May 21, 2010 @ 2:54:20 AM
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Silent_J
Friday, May 21, 2010 @ 10:06:10 AM
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XxNoir
Friday, May 21, 2010 @ 3:45:29 AM
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Tim Speed24
Friday, May 21, 2010 @ 7:38:52 AM
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Or make another movie licensed product to try and get the quick buck $$$.
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ro kurorai
Friday, May 21, 2010 @ 8:23:00 AM
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Can't wait. After Ben's review and this news article I guess I ain't gonna have no social life for the next two weeks (except posse-ing up with my buddies on PSN) ^^
Amazon's delivery estimate is to-friggin'-morrow.
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Zorigo
Friday, May 21, 2010 @ 8:32:19 AM
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Well done, but im not sitting here in shock, as Ben said. No wait, In one day, thats pretty effing good. well done RDR.
If something like Brink sells this figure, Doctor Who will have to fix the consequent whole in the space/time continum. And Maybe Hiro Nakamura.
I wanna know what GT5's slaes figure is gonna be. Is it gonna have a similtaneous worldwide release? If it did... ££££ $$$$ ¥¥¥¥
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___________
Friday, May 21, 2010 @ 9:12:51 AM
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anyway, im starting to think this ones actually pulled through, and really shining!!!
ill keep my optimism down till i play it tomorrow because R* have done nothing than disappoint me this gen.
but its starting to look like the 5+ year wait for this, and the unbelievable hype is actually worth it.
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Silent_J
Friday, May 21, 2010 @ 1:51:54 PM
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FullmetalX10
Friday, May 21, 2010 @ 9:15:33 AM
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Now I'll be getting yet another game too late, I had to wait more than a week, a WEEK for Infamous, and they wouldn't give me a store copy.
Damn you freerecordshop!
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photo K
Friday, May 21, 2010 @ 10:41:49 AM
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DjEezzy
Friday, May 21, 2010 @ 1:47:58 PM
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kraygen
Friday, May 21, 2010 @ 2:59:49 PM
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I love playing liars dice! Good money.
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FlyingKickPunch
Friday, May 21, 2010 @ 3:20:53 PM
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Luiscosmo2
Friday, May 21, 2010 @ 8:10:49 PM
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BTW Ben, Ads keep blocking the the left side of the article..Is that me or is it that you guys cant afford to pay for this site anymore you got to spam it?...Nah must be me can I please get help?
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godsman
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Thursday, May 20, 2010 @ 10:11:17 PM