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Video Game Sales Thread - Jesus fucking christ, 2 million Wiis in a month
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Info stolen from Toxk:
Q2 Financial Reports (July - Sept. '08)
Microsoft wrote:http://www.microsoft.com/msft/earnings/FY09/earn_rel_q1_09.mspx
Note: July - Sept is Q1 for Microsoft
Entertainment and Devices Division
Net profit (Q1): $178 million (+6.5% over Q1 '07)
Nintendo wrote:http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2008/081030e.pdf
Net profit (first 6 months of fiscal year, Q1+Q2): $2.54 billion
Wii Hardware
Apr-Sept 08 | LTD | Forecast LTD Mar 09
10.10M | 34.55M | 51.95M
Nintendo DS Hardware
Apr-Sept 08| LTD | Forecast LTD Mar 09
13.73M | 84.33M | 101.1M
Wii WW LTD -
Hardware - 34.55m
Software - 229.85m
Attach rate - 6.65
NDS WW LTD -
Hardware - 84.33m
Software - 454.63m
Attach rate - 5.39
Sony wrote:http://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/IR/financial/fr/08q2_sony.pdf
Gaming Division
Net profit (Q2): -$379 million
Q2 Hardware:
PS3 - 2.43m
PS2 - 2.5m
PSP - 3.18m
Q2 Software:
PS3 - 21.1m
PS2 - 23.1m
PSP - 11.8m
WW LTD Hardware:
PS3 - 16.8m
PS2 - 135.63m
PSP - 46.18m
WW LTD Software:
PS3 - 115.2m
PS2 - 1436.4m
PSP - 180.64
WW LTD Attach Rate:
PS3 - 6.85
PS2 - 10.59
PSP - 3.91
EA wrote:http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/081030/20081030006325.html
Net profit (Q2): -$310 million
Q2 Software:
Madden 09 - 4.5m
Spore - 2m in 3 weeks
Platform Net Revenue Mix (as a % of Net Revenue)
X360 25%
PS3 11%
PS2 6%
Wii 4%
PC 10%
DS 5%
PSP 4%
NPD sales results for November
Wii 2.04M
DS 1.57M
360 836k
PSP 421k
PS3 378k
PS2 206k
GEARS OF WAR 2* (360) 1.56 million
CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR* (360) 1.41 million
WII PLAY W/ REMOTE (WII) 796K
WII FIT (WII) 697K
MARIO KART (WII) 637K
CALL OF DUTY: WORLD AT WAR (PS3) 597K
GUITAR HERO WORLD TOUR* (WII) 475K
LEFT 4 DEAD (360) 410K
RESISTANCE 2* (PS3) 385K
WII MUSIC (WII) 297K
Dr Mario Kart wrote: »My calculations:
Year over Year Change [Nov07 vs Nov08]
- DSL: 1.53m -> 1.57m (+2.5%)
- WII: 981K -> 2.04m (+108%)
- 360: 770K -> 836k (+8.6%)
- PSP: 567K -> 421k (-21.9%)
- PS2: 496K -> 206k (-58.5%)
- PS3: 466K -> 378k (-18.9%)
Q1 Financial Reports
Japan, latest Media Create numbers
For more info than you'll ever need on Japan+games+data, check here
Panther Lotus wrote:01. [NDS] Hoshi no Kirby: Ultra Super Deluxe (Nintendo) 97,000 / 363,000
02. [PS3] Samuraidou 3 (Spike) 81,000 / NEW
03. [NDS] Tongari Boushi to Mahou no 365 Nichi (Konami) 72,000 / NEW
04. [NDS] Fushigi no Dungeon Fuurai no Shiren DS 2: Sabaku no Majou (SEGA) 45,000 / NEW
05. [PS3] Resistance 2 (SCE) 33,000 / NEW
06. [NDS] DS Nishimura Kyoutarou Suspense 2 Shintantei Series:… (Tecmo) 33,000 / NEW
07. [NDS] Ryuusei no Rockman 3: Black Ace (Capcom) 33,000 / NEW
08. [NDS] Rhythm Tengoku Gold (Nintendo) 30,000 / 1,159,000
09. [NDS] Wagamama Fashion Girls Mode (Nintendo) 30,000 / 183,000
10. [NDS] Pokémon Platinum (Pokémon) 27,000 / 1,917,000
11. [PS3] Grand Theft Auto IV (Capcom)
12. [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo)
13. [NDS] Ryuusei no Rockman 3: Red Joker (Capcom)
14. [PS3] Gran Turismo 5 Prologue Spec III (SCE)
15. [PSP] Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (PSP the Best) (Capcom)
16. [WII] Family Ski World Ski & Snowboard (Namco Bandai)
17. [NDS] Valkyrie Profile: Toga o Seoumono (Square Enix)
18. [PS3] FIFA 09 (Electronic Arts)
19. [WII] Wii Music (Nintendo)
20. [NDS] Personal Trainer: Walking (Nintendo)
21. [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
22. [PS3] LittleBigPlanet (SCE)
23. [WII] Shape Boxing: Wii de Enjoy! Diet (Imagine)
24. [PSP] Yuusha no Kuse ni Namaikida Or 2 (SCE)
25. [WII] Wii Sports (Nintendo)
26. [NDS] Animal Crossing: Wild World (Nintendo)
27. [PS2] Shin Sangoku Musou 5 Special (KOEI)
28. [NDS] Inazuma Eleven (Level 5)
29. [NDS] Cid to Chocobo no Fushigi na Dungeon: Toki Wasure no Meikyuu + (Square Enix)
30. [NDS] Avalon Code (Marvelous Interactive)
[B][U]Hardware | This Week | Last Week | Last 4 Weeks | YTD | LTD [/U][/B] DS | 31,914 | 42,385 | 193,388 | 2,438,705 | 23,611,759 PSP | 23,901 | 26,045 | 104,291 | 2,833,146 | 10,498,223 WII | 22,877 | 25,330 | 104,442 | 2,238,365 | 6,854,504 360 | 7,763 | 8,271 | 41,102 | 204,929 | 713,374 PS2 | 6,982 | 8,618 | 33,168 | 398,011 | 21,325,051 PS3 | 5,734 | 7,232 | 29,397 | 695,216 | 2,336,892
PAL Region Software Charts - Week 39 (9/21 - 9/27)
Current week + links to previous charts
UK: 9/21 - 9/27
Italy: 7/28 - 8/3
UK: 9/21 - 9/27
Ireland: 9/21 - 9/27UK wrote:The top 3 games in the All Formats Chart remain the same for a second week as Lucasarts’ ‘Star Wars: The Force Unleashed’ holds on to No1 despite a 38% drop in sales.
Nintendo’s ‘Wii Fit’ at No2 is continuing to shape up nicely, registering its 3rd largest sales week ever with a 75% rise in sales, while ‘Mario Kart Wii’ is a non-mover at No3 (sales up 26%). Ubisoft’s ‘Brothers in Arms: Hell’s Highway’ enters the battlefield at No4, only 2,250 sales behind Nintendo (65% of sales on Xbox 360, 35% on PS3), while Disney Interactive Studios has this weeks only other All Formats Top 10 new entry with ‘Pure’ at No8. This week last year there were 4 All Formats Top 10 new entries, including ‘Halo 3’ at No1 and ‘FIFA 08’ at No2. EA only have one Top 10 game this week with ‘Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09’ down one place at No5, as ‘Mercenaries 2: World in Flames’ drops from No6 to No11, however ‘FIFA 09’ should kick start things for the big US publisher when it is launched next week. The ‘Wii Fit’ influenced game ‘Family Trainer’ from Namco-Bandai/Atari debuts at No20, proving that even with renewed stock of the Nintendo original, there is a market for similar fitness titles on Wii.
01 (03) [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo)
02 (04) [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
03 (01) [360] Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Lucasarts)
04 (02) [PS3] Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Lucasarts)
05 (__) [360] Brothers In Arms: Hell's Highway (Ubisoft)
06 (07) [WII] Wii Play (Nintendo)
07 (06) [WII] Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Lucasarts)
08 (__) [PS3] Brothers In Arms: Hell's Highway (Ubisoft)
09 (09) [WII] Big Beach Sports (Thq)
10 (10) [WII] Carnival: Funfair Games (Take 2)
11 (__) [360] Pure (Disney Interactive Studios)
12 (05) [PC] Warhammer Online: Age Of Reckoning (Electronic Arts)
13 (08) [PC] Spore (Electronic Arts)
14 (17) [PS2] Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Lucasarts)
15 (12) [NDS] Dr Kawashima's Brain Training (Nintendo)
16 (13) [WII] Guitar Hero Iii: Legends Of Rock (Activision Blizzard)
17 (14) [NDS] Mario Kart Ds (Nintendo)
18 (15) [WII] Tiger Woods Pga Tour 09 (Electronic Arts)
19 (__) [WII] Family Trainer (Atari)
20 (__) [WII] Sports Island (Konami)
21 (25) [360] Tiger Woods Pga Tour 09 (Electronic Arts)
22 (11) [360] Mercenaries 2: World In Flames (Electronic Arts)
23 (16) [PC] Crysis Warhead (Electronic Arts)
24 (27) [PS3] Tiger Woods Pga Tour 09 (Electronic Arts)
25 (20) [WII] Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games (Sega)
26 (19) [360] Too Human (Microsoft)
27 (__) [360] Halo 3 (Microsoft)
28 (22) [NDS] Guitar Hero: On Tour (Activision Blizzard)
29 (26) [NDS] Imagine: Teacher (Ubisoft)
30 (31) [WII] Super Smash Bros: Brawl (Nintendo)
31 (__) [NDS] Puzzler Collection (Ubisoft)
32 (23) [WII] Sports Party (Ubisoft)
33 (28) [NDS] Carnival: Funfair Games (Take 2)
34 (__) [PS3] Pure (Disney Interactive Studios)
35 (__) [NDS] Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood (Sega)
36 (__) [PC] Civilization Iv: Colonization (Take 2)
37 (18) [PS3] Mercenaries 2: World In Flames (Electronic Arts)
38 (30) [NDS] Cooking Mama 2 (505 Games)
39 (34) [NDS] Spore Creatures (Electronic Arts)
40 (37) [NDS] New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
Wii = 13
DS = 10
360 = 7
PS3 = 5
PC = 4
PS2 = 1
Netherlands: 9/21 - 9/27Ireland wrote:01 (01) Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Lucasarts)
02 (02) Tiger Woods Pga Tour 09 (Electronic Arts)
03 (__) Brothers In Arms: Hell's Highway (Ubisoft)
04 (04) Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
05 (03) Wii Fit (Nintendo)
06 (08) Wii Play (Nintendo)
07 (05) Mercenaries 2: World In Flames (Electronic Arts)
08 (18) Lego Indiana Jones: Original Adventures (Lucasarts)
09 (10) Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (Konami)
10 (07) TNA Impact! (Midway)
11 (17) Dr Kawashima's Brain Training (Nintendo)
12 (12) Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games (Sega)
13 (__) Ben 10: Protector Of Earth (D3p)
14 (13) The Simpsons Game (Electronic Arts)
15 (14) Fifa 08 (Electronic Arts)
16 (06) Warhammer Online: Age Of Reckoning (Electronic Arts)
17 (20) Wall-E (THQ)
18 (15) Carnival: Funfair Games (Take 2)
19 (19) Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision Blizzard)
20 (__) Guitar Hero III: Legends Of Rock (Activision Blizzard)
Germany: 9/7 - 9/13Netherlands wrote:01 (__) [360] Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Activision)
02 (__) [PS3] Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Activision)
03 (01) [WII] Mario Kart (Nintendo)
04 (03) [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo)
05 (04) [PC] Warhammer Online/age Of Reckoning (Electronic Arts)
06 (02) [PC] Spore (Electronic Arts)
07 (__) [WII] Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Activision)
08 (__) [PC] Crysis Warhead (Electronic Arts)
09 (08) [WII] Sports Island (Konami)
10 (__) [PS2] Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Activision)
Australia: 9/7 - 9/13Germany wrote:01 (01) [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo)
02 (02) [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
03 (03) [NDS] Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training (Nintendo)
04 (09) [PS2] Naruto Ultimate Ninja 3 (Namco Bandai)
05 (05) [NDS] More Brain Training from Dr. Kawashima (Nintendo)
06 (04) [NDS] Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
07 (__) [PS3] Assassin's Creed (Ubisoft)
08 (08) [NDS] Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Sega)
09 (__) [NDS] Dinosaur King (Sega)
10 (__) [NDS] New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
New Zealand: 9/7 - 9/13Australia wrote:01 (01) [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo)
02 (03) [WII] Wii Play (Nintendo)
03 (02) [PC] Spore (Electronic Arts)
04 (04) [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
05 (06) [WII] Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo)
06 (__) [PS2] Wall-E (THQ)
07 (__) [360] Mercenaries 2: World in Flames (Electronic Arts)
08 (05) [NDS] Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training (Nintendo)
09 (__) [NDS] Barbie as the Island Princess (Activision)
10 (__) [PS3] Call of Duty 3 (Activision)
Denmark: 9/7 - 9/13New Zealand wrote:01 (01) [PC] Spore (Electronic Arts)
02 (__) [360] Mercenaries 2: World in Flames (Electronic Arts)
03 (02) [PC] The Sims 2: Apartment Life (Electronic Arts)
04 (04) [PS2] Rugby 2008 (Electronic Arts)
05 (05) [WII] Wii Play (Nintendo)
06 (03) [PS3] Grand Theft Auto IV (Take 2)
07 (__) [PS3] Mercenaries 2: World in Flames (Electronic Arts)
08 (10) [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo)
09 (06) [360] Grand Theft Auto IV (Take 2)
10 (09) [PC] The Sims 2 (Electronic Arts)
France: 9/14 - 9/20Denmark wrote:01 (01) Spore (Electronic Arts)
02 (02) The Sims 2: Apartment Life (Electronic Arts)
03 (03) Wall-E (Thq)
04 (05) Guitar Hero III: Legends Of Rock (Activision Blizzard)
05 (04) FIFA 08 (Electronic Arts)
06 (10) Counter-strike: Source (Electronic Arts)
07 (08) Grand Theft Auto IV (K.e. Media)
08 (__) Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (Nordisk Film)
09 (09) Lego Indiana Jones: Original Adventures (Activision Blizzard)
10 (06) Mercenaries 2: World In Flames (Electronic Arts)
11 (07) Need For Speed: Prostreet (Electronic Arts)
12 (12) Madden NFL 09 (Electronic Arts)
13 (13) Pixeline: Trafiksikker (Krea Medie)
14 (18) Counter-strike 1: Anthology (Electronic Arts)
15 (__) The Sims 2: Freetime (Electronic Arts)
16 (__) Warcraft III: Reign Of Chaos (Activision Blizzard)
17 (17) Pixeline 6: For Fulde Sejl (Krea Medie)
18 (__) The Sims 2: Pets (Electronic Arts)
19 (__) World Of Warcraft: Battle Chest (Activision Blizzard)
20 (14) Assassin's Creed (Ubisoft)
Spain: 9/14 - 9/20France wrote:01 (01) [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo)
02 (02) [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
03 (__) [PS3] Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (LucasArts)
04 (__) [WII] Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (LucasArts)
05 (__) [360] Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (LucasArts)
Spain wrote:01 (__) [PS3] Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Lucasarts)
02 (__) [PC] Warhammer Online: Age Of Reckoning (Electronic Arts)
03 (01) [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo)
04 (__) [360] Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Lucasarts)
05 (02) [WII] Wii Play (Nintendo)
06 (__) [WII] Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Lucasarts)
07 (04) [WII] Mario Kart Wii (Nintendo)
08 (03) [PC] The Sims 2: Apartment Life (Electronic Arts)
09 (06) [NDS] Cooking Guide: Can't Decide What to Eat ? (Nintendo)
10 (07) [PS3] Mercenaries 2: World in Flames (Electronic Arts)
Italy: 7/28 - 8/3
Italy wrote:Hardware - July 2008
DS 100,000
PSP 35,830
WII 30,180
PS3 15,120
PS2 13,910
360 13,330
01 (01) [WII] Wii Fit (Nintendo)
02 (02) [NDS] Guitar Hero: On Tour (Activision)
03 (__) [PS3] Soulcalibur 4 (Ubisoft)
04 (03) [WII] Mario Kart (Nintendo)
05 (04) [NDS] Cooking Mama 2 (505 Games)
06 (05) [NDS] Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training (Nintendo)
07 (__) [360] Soulcalibur 4 (Ubisoft)
08 (13) [NDS] New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo)
09 (14) [NDS] Mario Kart DS (Nintendo)
10 (06) [WII] Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo)
11 (11) [NDS] Imagine Babies (Ubisoft)
12 (08) [NDS] Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness (Nintendo)
13 (09) [NDS] Cooking Guide: Can't Decide What to Eat ? (Nintendo)
14 (07) [NDS] Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time (Nintendo)
15 (12) [NDS] Pokemon Diamond (Nintendo)
Older NPD Info:
Hardware US LTD
NDS: 22.44m
PSP: 12.71m
Wii: 12.548.000
360: 11.242.000
PS3: 5.494.000
US 2008 YTD
WII: 5.168.000
PS3: 2.253.000
360: 2.088.000
Software LTDs (US)
Wii Play: 6.852.000
Mario Kart Wii: 3.086.000
Wii Fit: 2.346.000
August 3rd - August 30th (4-weeks)
NDS: 518.3k
Wii: 453.0k
PSP: 253.0k
360: 195.2k
PS3: 185.4k
PS2: 144.1k
360 MADDEN NFL 09 ELECTRONIC ARTS Aug-08 1.0mm
PS3 MADDEN NFL 09 ELECTRONIC ARTS Aug-08 643K
PS2 MADDEN NFL 09 ELECTRONIC ARTS Aug-08 424.5K
WII WII FIT NINTENDO OF AMERICA May-08 394.9K
WII MARIO KART NINTENDO OF AMERICA Apr-08 328.7K
WII WII PLAY W/ REMOTE NINTENDO OF AMERICA Feb-07 200.2K
360 SOUL CALIBUR IV NAMCO BANDAI GAMES OF AMERICA Jul-08 174K
360 TOO HUMAN MICROSOFT Aug-08 168.2K
WII MADDEN NFL 09 ELECTRONIC ARTS Aug-08 115.8K
NDS GUITAR HERO: ON TOUR ACTIVISION BLIZZARD Jun-08 111.2K
NDS: 22.44m
PSP: 12.71m
Wii: 12.548.000
360: 11.242.000
PS3: 5.494.000
US 2008 YTD
WII: 5.168.000
PS3: 2.253.000
360: 2.088.000
Software LTDs (US)
Wii Play: 6.852.000
Mario Kart Wii: 3.086.000
Wii Fit: 2.346.000
August 3rd - August 30th (4-weeks)
NDS: 518.3k
Wii: 453.0k
PSP: 253.0k
360: 195.2k
PS3: 185.4k
PS2: 144.1k
360 MADDEN NFL 09 ELECTRONIC ARTS Aug-08 1.0mm
PS3 MADDEN NFL 09 ELECTRONIC ARTS Aug-08 643K
PS2 MADDEN NFL 09 ELECTRONIC ARTS Aug-08 424.5K
WII WII FIT NINTENDO OF AMERICA May-08 394.9K
WII MARIO KART NINTENDO OF AMERICA Apr-08 328.7K
WII WII PLAY W/ REMOTE NINTENDO OF AMERICA Feb-07 200.2K
360 SOUL CALIBUR IV NAMCO BANDAI GAMES OF AMERICA Jul-08 174K
360 TOO HUMAN MICROSOFT Aug-08 168.2K
WII MADDEN NFL 09 ELECTRONIC ARTS Aug-08 115.8K
NDS GUITAR HERO: ON TOUR ACTIVISION BLIZZARD Jun-08 111.2K
Switch: 3947-4890-9293
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Are you saying that you object to using visual cues to quickly relay to the viewer/player what kind of character they'll be dealing with?
And just how much personality should a static picture present anyway? Thank god all this can be determined by a picture and a game description without knowing exactly how the game presents this in a working environment!
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By jingo, my monocle nearly popped clean off my face you blackguard!
In other news, is it tonight that Gears of War 2 launches? I've hardly seen much advertising for it or anything. There's been some stuff in the thread and plenty of promotional videos flying around, but it doesn't feel like there's much hype coming from MS (that I've been witness to).
I believe I'm horribly wrong on this.
edit: WHOAH, here's something. The Joker's fatality (where he shoots the dude in the head) that was cut from MK vs DC? It's still in the game in Europe.
Europe is the one that hates violence in games, loves boobs. Reverse that for the US.
Say whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat?
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Actually, I really haven't seen much marketing for Gears. Then again, the Halo 3 blitz kind of bit them in the ass when they made too many cat helmet editions/mold green consoles, and when they flooded the market for the launch then didn't have enough left in reserve for Christmas. Maybe they figure the game will more or less sell itself, which may be the truth.
Edit: Wait, Joker's fatality is intact? As in, you still see his target get shot in the face? (In the edit he still shoots, it just pulls away from his victim.) That's... odd.
Edit 2: Huh, Kotaku says you're right. Looks like Europe's ratings system is a little more flexible than hours. Maybe we need something between Teen and M.
They needed to get a teen rating in the US for the DC licencing.
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DC: We don't want a violent psychopath acting like a violent psychopath! It sends the wrong message to kids. Make him a prankster clown instead.
Midway: What about Europe?
DC: Don't care. Pip pip!
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He could use some of the originality that the actual game concept seems to have.
In more relevant news, Joker Fatality for Europe is pleasant. Told you guys we were normally more reasonable about censorship.
Actually, in Europe there's a 13 rating and a 15 rating before you get to the highest rating. DC apparently okayed the 15 rating, which allows the Dick Cheney shot. But in the U.S., there's only one "Teen" between kid-friendly and mature. Apparently the bar for T is set low enough to where the shot wasn't kosher.
Like I said, it seems this just shows Europe's ratings system is a bit more flexible.
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I'm just digging in but here is a chart to whet your appetite:
This article links to the other.
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It has more to do with being further into the console generation than with the time of year, I bet. Things have sort of settled in place.
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http://www.casualgaming.biz/news/27900/Vrabreck-resigns-from-EA-Casual
Not sure I understand you completely. After all, we just had a bunch of quarterly statements from a slew of companies (MS, Nintendo, EA, Activision, etc.), with lots of interesting data.
Per title sales data is slow but that's to be expected ... the holiday season is just starting. It will probably be a while before we get a really clear picture of how all of the titles sold. Well, certainly we'll get press releases for the big titles that do massive amount of day-one pre-orders/sales (like Fallout 3).
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Sure some of the old console warriors will drop by every once in awhile, but for the most part this is a battlefield where the Nintendo fanboys kick around the skulls of their fallen foes while making small talk.
Game needed better QA and more decapitations. NMH has some of the same problems but is still the better Star Wars game despite having nothing to do with Star Wars.
Some of the force powers are pretty damn fun, actually, but I hate 9/10ths of the boss fights and think the sabers don't do enough damage.
Here's an interview with Sega A&R's head of content, Darren Williams.
Overall it seems pretty confused, especially about the Wii.
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It's been a while since I've read so many words that actually say so little. Other than repeat "barrier to entry" over and over and over.
Hey Sega! You want to know what a real barrier to entry is? That fucking hogwolf in Sonic Unleashed.
... I just dont understand how that's even possible with all the cashcows they have, especially Madden.
And after they spent all that money buying dev houses too... Such a shame.
Do we know if the attempt to buy up Take2 (or was it just RockStar?) forced them to tie up assets or something and affect the financials?
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http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/nintendo-unveils-2008-european-console-sales-figures
It's like Psi Ops; that is if Psi Ops weren't done as well, and with the addition of glitches.
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http://www.square-enix.com/eng/pdf/news/20081107_02en.pdf
Really? Man... I'm still trying to figure it out. I was jonesing to play the game last night, but realized I sent it off to Gamefly already.
It's really not a bad game per se, but Psi Ops beat TFU to the punch, and did it better.
That's not to say you can't enjoy both games (you certainly can!), or that the fact that Psi Ops is a lot better makes TFU a bad game (it doesn't). I found TFU enjoyable, but also that I feel like TFU didn't live up to its potential, since I constantly had the feeling that Psi Ops did was TFU set out to do, and did it better.
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Very true.
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By the way, there's no longer any place to get estimates on the population of various MMOs, is there? I think the one place that had info a few years ago has gone under.
What's left for this season? There's the new WoW expansion, COD : WaW, and Mirror's Edge. Anything else?
It'll be interesting to see come January how the sales figures all line up. Was it worth it for companies to spend the extra time and effort to make these games really shine? One would hope so, since I want to see good games be rewarded with great sales ...
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