Grand Theft Record

I'm not one to put a game down that has paid it's dues. Lord knows the GTA franchise has seen dark days. But being a fan of the X Box and Wii while being totally opposed to all things Sony I just had to look into a unique hiccup in GTA IV. Well not actually in the game... just claims Take 2 has made since the proposed bid from gaming giant Electronic Arts. I just read on Yahoo News that Grand theft auto made $500,000,000 on 6,000,000 units. A quick check of the calculator would reveal that this means that each unit cost $83.33 before taxes and cost of production. I have not purchased it, nor will I, I couldn't sit through a whole game stealing cars and killing hookers, not my style. I bet those who did buy it didn't pay 90ish dollars tho. The price at any retailer in Canada and the US is 59.99 which would put the net sales to $359,940,000 a much lower figure than they boast. I'm sure $500,000,000 has helped put the shares out of EA's reach but it still seems dishonest. To have actually made that much they would have to have sold 8,334,722.something. I do not dispute the fact that it is the biggest release in video game history, I just wish they wouldn't pad the numbers.