Halo 2 is awesome.
From the WSJOnline:
Microsoft Gets 1.5 Million Orders For Halo 2 Game
Microsoft Corp. said that retailers have taken more than 1.5 million orders for a videogame crucial to its long-term quest to expand its market share against Sony Corp. in videogames……The 1.5 million is one of the largest number of orders taken for a videogame before it went on sale. By comparison, Electronic Arts Inc., the world’s largest videogame publisher, took more than 500,000 orders for the latest version of its popular Madden NFL game before it went on sale in August…
Kick ass.