As far as sales go a lot of people forget one important fact. The number of people who own PCs has skyrocketed, but the percentage of people who would buy such a game remains about the same. Used to be 40,000 copies was about break even, my guess is that it is a bit more than that now.
In any case this game will easily surpass SH3 sales IMHO because of three reasons.
1) More people own PCs.
2) Lots of Euro's that loved SH3 will get SH4 just because.
3) Tons of US gamers just dieing for a pacific theater war sim.
My guess is they'll also be a surge in SH3 sales from US players who passed on it before, but their interest peaks due to SH4.
As long as SH4 isn't a buggy mess it is bound to be a hit.
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Ken \"KC23\" Cook
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