Gears of War 4 Sells an Estimated 617K Units First Week at Retail - Sales

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by, posted on 07 November 2016

The third-person shooter from Microsoft Studios and The Coalition - Gears of War 4 - sold 617,107 units first week at retail according to our estimates. First week sales can be viewed on the VGChartz Global Weekly Chart for the week ending October 15.





Breaking down the sales by region, the game sold best in the US with 342,226 units sold (55%), compared 188,813 units sold in Europe (31%). The game also sold 20,776 units in Japan (5%). Looking more closely at Europe, the game sold an estimated 83,916 units in the UK, 21,979 units in Germany, and 24,321 units in France.

Here is how Gears of War 4' first week sales compare to other games in the franchise:

Gears of War 3 (X360) - 2.96M Gears of War 2 (X360) - 1.87M Gears of War: Judgment (X360) - 0.76M Gears of War 4 (XOne - 0.62M Gears of War (X360) - 0.61M Gears of War: Ultimate Edition (XOne) - 0.28M

Gears of War 4 launched worldwide on October 11.

A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. You can contact the author at wdangelo@vgchartz.com or on Twitter @TrunksWD.

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