tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35553336702610947892024-03-18T02:10:03.753-07:00Chart Get!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger357125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555333670261094789.post-25103404654188607012010-03-13T00:55:00.001-08:002010-03-13T00:58:45.977-08:00Introducing Two Out Rally, Baseball MMORPG<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://images.redial.net/TOR-squarelogo.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 492px; height: 362px;" src="http://images.redial.net/TOR-squarelogo.png" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><b>============================<br /><span style="font-size:180%;">What is Two Out Rally?</span><br />============================</b><br /><br />Two Out Rally is a massively-multiplayer online baseball role playing game. More explicitly, it's an online baseball game where tons of fans just like you can create players, manage teams, and rise to the top of the leagues by crushing the competition.<br /><br /><b>============================<br /><span style="font-size:180%;">Tell me more.</span><br />============================</b><br /><br /><b>Create:</b> Each member of Two Out Rally starts as a scout, and in that role can create players. Choose position, left or right handedness, background, style of play, and attributes depending on exactly what type of player you want. Unlike other MMOs, there are no useless stats! All decisions matter and they all affect the game in different ways.<br /><br /><b>Coach:</b> Another aspect of Two Out Rally is the ability to train your players and improve their various attributes. As they level up, your training regimen can produce awesome results on the field! Coach your players up and see the results.<br /><br /><b>Conquer:</b> As scouts gain influence, they can eventually use that to be the GM or Owner of a team. In that role, you take over all aspects of team operation, like finding/acquiring talent, managing contracts, daily lineups, defensive alignments, etc. Manage a successful team and conquer the competition!<br /><br /><b>============================<br /><span style="font-size:180%;">What do I do now?</span><br />============================</b><br /><br />Two Out Rally is nearing an Alpha release in April 2010--and we're looking for Alpha testers. We're looking for all sorts of players: those that have done previous testing, those that haven't, those that love baseball, and even some that don't.<br /><br />If you're interested in Alpha Testing (and getting a jump on the competition as well as some admin-approved bonuses), sign up by posting over at our <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Two-Out-Rally-Baseball-MMORPG/363344199601?ref=mf" target="_blank">Facebook fan page</a>. Just throw up a "I'd like to alpha test!" on the wall and we'll make sure and contact you when it opens.<br /><br />I simply cannot wait to tell you more, but I can't give everything away up front--some of these game functions should really impress you, but some things will remain secret for as long as possible.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><b><u>Until then, check out:</u></b></span><br /><b><a href="http://twooutrally.com/" target="_blank">twooutrally.com</a></b> <-- watch for updates.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Two-Out-Rally-Baseball-MMORPG/363344199601?ref=mf#%21/pages/Two-Out-Rally-Baseball-MMORPG/363344199601?ref=mf" target="_blank"><b>Two Out Rally Facebook Fan page</b></a><-- become a fan, check out screen shots, and learn more about the game<br /><br /><a href="http://twitter.com/2OutRally" target="_blank">T<b>wo Out Rally Twitter Page</b></a> <-- watch for clues about the history of Two Out Rally's awesome world. <b><br /><br /><a href="mailto:contact@twooutrally.com">contact@twooutrally.com</a> </b>< -- Want to be a tester but afraid of social media? Email us!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com56tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555333670261094789.post-79272872407308579502009-11-09T07:22:00.000-08:002009-11-09T07:24:24.384-08:00UK - Wii Fit Plus Jumps to First Place; Dragon Age: Origins Debuts in 5th<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8lvW2fncbg4/Svgz6cUH5nI/AAAAAAAAAHw/ffN_f5L2QRQ/s1600-h/wii-fit-plus-boxart.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 142px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8lvW2fncbg4/Svgz6cUH5nI/AAAAAAAAAHw/ffN_f5L2QRQ/s200/wii-fit-plus-boxart.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402124832156935794" /></a><br />Wii Fit Plus jumped back up to 1st place on the UK software sales chart (with sales up 3%), followed by EA’s flagship FIFA 10 (sales down 13%). Wii Sports Resort moved up to 3rd, thanks to the best Wii hardware sales of the year with the new White Wii Sports Resort bundle.<br /><br />The move caused Sega’s new Football Manager 2010 to be pushed down to 4th place on the chart. The best newcomer this week is the critically acclaimed Dragon Age: Origins, the latest RPG epic from developer BioWare. The latest Ratchet & Clank offering from developer Insomniac, A Crack in Time, debuted at 22nd on the chart.<br /><br />Nintendo’s seen some of its flagship titles move up the charts recently, like Mario Kart Wii, while some of its other popular franchises, like Super Smash Bros. and the original Wii Fit, have slipped to the middle of the charts. Some older titles that reappear in the top 40 this week include Ghostbusters: The Video Game and Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games.<br /><br />Rank – Title – Publisher<br /><br />1. Wii Fit Plus – Nintendo<br />2. FIFA 10 – EA<br />3. Wii Sports Resort – Nintendo<br />4. Football Manager 2010 – Sega<br />5. Dragon Age: Origins – EA<br />6. Forza Motorsport 3 – Microsoft<br />7. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games – Sega<br />8. Grand Theft Auto Episodes – Liberty City – Take 2<br />9. Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 – Konami<br />10. Tekken 6 – Atari<br /><br />11. WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2010 – THQ<br />12. Mario Kart Wii – Nintendo<br />13. Need for Speed: Shift – EA<br />14. Lego Batman: The Videogame – Warner Bros. Interactive<br />15. Borderlands – Take 2<br />16. Singstar Take That – Sony<br />17. Professor Layton and Pandora’s Box – Nintendo<br />18. Super Smash Bros.: Brawl – Nintendo<br />19. Wii Fit – Nintendo<br />20. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves – Sony<br /><br />21. DJ Hero – Activision Blizzard<br />22. Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time – Sony<br />23. Pure – Disney Interactive Studios<br />24. Eyepet – Sony<br />25. Halo 3: ODST – Microsoft<br />26. Ghostbusters: The Video Game – Atari<br />27. Grand Theft Auto IV – Take 2<br />28. Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising – Codemasters<br />29. Wii Play – Nintendo<br />30. Guitar Hero 5 – Activision Blizzard<br /><br />31. Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training – Nintendo<br />32. Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga – LucasArts<br />33. Style Boutique – Nintendo<br />34. Sega Superstars Tennis – Sega<br />35. Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Republic Heroes – LucasArts<br />36. Lego Indiana Jones: Original Adventures – LucasArts<br />37. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games – Sega<br />38. Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition – Bethesda Softworks<br />39. LittleBigPlanet – Sony<br />40. Rhythm Paradise - NintendoMJLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12767504053843674184noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555333670261094789.post-91309012797274267482009-11-02T06:05:00.000-08:002009-11-02T06:09:38.471-08:00UK - Football Manager 2010 Takes Top Honors; DJ Hero Debuts at 20th<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8lvW2fncbg4/Su7nvv3SCaI/AAAAAAAAAHo/C2T68YiUhxU/s1600-h/football-manager-2010-box-artwork.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 131px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_8lvW2fncbg4/Su7nvv3SCaI/AAAAAAAAAHo/C2T68YiUhxU/s200/football-manager-2010-box-artwork.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399507810752006562" /></a><br />Sega’s Football Manager 2010 took the top spot this week, the third football game in a row to be the best-seller in the UK. The latest in Sega’s franchise managed to outsell Wii Fit Plus, Nintendo’s own sequel to its popular fitness game. Surprisingly, the heavily promoted DJ Hero from Activision Blizzard debuted at number 20.<br /><br />More football games abound in the Top 10, including FIFA 10 (sales up 3%), and Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 (sales down 54%). Grand Theft Auto Episodes: Liberty City debuts at number 6, and Tekken 6 makes its first appearance at number 8.<br /><br />The Top 10 has been reshuffled, with some titles dropping out completely, including WWE Smackdown vs. RAW 2010, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Need for Speed: Shift, and Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising. In just a few weeks, Brutal Legend has slipped from number 17 to number 36 on the chart.<br /><br />Rank – Title – Publisher<br /><br />1. Football Manager 2010 – Sega<br />2. Wii Fit Plus – Nintendo<br />3. FIFA 10 – EA<br />4. Forza Motorsport 3 – Microsoft<br />5. Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 – Konami<br />6. Grand Theft Auto Episodes: Liberty City – Take 2<br />7. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games – Sega<br />8. Tekken 6 – Atari<br />9. Borderlands – Take 2<br />10. Wii Sports Resort – Nintendo<br /><br />11. WWE Smackdown vs. RAW 2010 – THQ<br />12. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves – Sony<br />13. Need for Speed: Shift – EA<br />14. Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising – Codemasters<br />15. Lego Batman: The Videogame – Warner Bros. Interactive<br />16. Professor Layton and Pandora’s Box – Nintendo<br />17. Wii Fit – Nintendo<br />18. Eyepet – Sony<br />19. Super Smash Bros.: Brawl – Nintendo<br />20. DJ Hero – Activision Blizzard<br /><br />21. Mario Kart Wii – Nintendo<br />22. Halo 3: ODST – Microsoft<br />23. Pure – Disney Interactive Studios<br />24. Grand Theft Auto IV – Take 2<br />25. Guitar Hero 5 – Activision Blizzard<br />26. Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition – Bethesda Softworks<br />27. Up – THQ<br />28. Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga – LucasArts<br />29. Batman: Arkham Asylum – Eidos<br />30. Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Republic Heroes – LucasArts<br /><br />31. Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training – Nintendo<br />32. Lego Indiana Jones: Original Adventures – LucasArts<br />33. Wii Play – Nintendo<br />34. The Beatles: Rock Band – EA<br />35. Rhythm Paradise – Nintendo<br />36. Brutal Legend – EA<br />37. Style Boutique – Nintendo<br />38. LittleBigPlanet – Sony<br />39. Colin McRae: Dirt 2 – Codemasters<br />40. Professor Layton and the Curious Village - NintendoMJLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12767504053843674184noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555333670261094789.post-67804060605479670152009-10-26T07:26:00.000-07:002009-10-26T07:28:25.125-07:00UK - Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 Kicks FIFA 10 Off the Top<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8lvW2fncbg4/SuWxzyFEbCI/AAAAAAAAAG4/-HWtsYcToqc/s1600-h/PES2010_messi.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396915231647886370" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 112px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8lvW2fncbg4/SuWxzyFEbCI/AAAAAAAAAG4/-HWtsYcToqc/s200/PES2010_messi.jpg" border="0" /></a>Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 took the top spot from FIFA 10 this week, knocking off the 3-week leader from the All Formats Chart. Forza Motorsport 3 on the Xbox 360 stole the 2nd spot as well, pushing FIFA 10 down to 3rd place.<br /><br />Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games moved up to number 4, while newcomer WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2010 comes in at number 5. After a strong debut, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves slides from 2nd to 6th place.<br /><br />Recent Gearbox Software title Borderlands debuts at number 7, edging out Wii Sports Resort in 8th, Nintendo’s only Top 10 title this week. Brutal Legend dropped from 7th to 17th after its debut. Eyepet from Sony debuts at number 18 as well.<br /><br />Rank – Title – Publisher<br /><br />1. Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 – Konami<br />2. Forza Motorsport 3 – Microsoft<br />3. FIFA 10 – EA<br />4. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games – Sega<br />5. WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2010 – THQ<br />6. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves – Sony<br />7. Borderlands – Take 2<br />8. Wii Sports Resort – Nintendo<br />9. Need for Speed: Shift – EA<br />10. Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising – Codemasters<br /><br />11. Professor Layton and Pandora’s Box – Nintendo<br />12. Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition – Bethesda Softworks<br />13. Wii Fit – Nintendo<br />14. Halo 3: ODST – Microsoft<br />15. Super Smash Bros.: Brawl – Nintendo<br />16. Guitar Hero 5 – Activision Blizzard<br />17. Brutal Legend – EA<br />18. Eyepet – Sony<br />19. Lego Batman: The Videogame – Warner Bros. Interactive<br />20. Grand Theft Auto IV – Take 2<br /><br />21. Mario Kart Wii – Nintendo<br />22. Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Republic Heroes – LucasArts<br />23. Up – THQ<br />24. Batman: Arkham Asylum – Eidos<br />25. Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training – Nintendo<br />26. Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga – LucasArts<br />27. Colin McRae: Dirt 2 – Codemasters<br />28. Wii Play – Nintendo<br />29. Pure – Disney Interactive Studios<br />30. Gran Turismo – Sony<br /><br />31. Rhythm Paradise – Nintendo<br />32. Professor Layton and the Curious Village – Nintendo<br />33. MySims Agents – EA<br />34. Carnival: Funfair Games – Take 2<br />35. Lego Indiana Jones: Original Adventures – LucasArts<br />36. Toy Story Mania! – Disney<br />37. Guitar Hero: World Tour – Activision Blizzard<br />38. Call of Duty: World at War – Activision Blizzard<br />39. Mario Power Tennis – Nintendo<br />40. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 - EAMJLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12767504053843674184noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555333670261094789.post-14795515901206853832009-10-19T08:56:00.000-07:002009-10-19T08:58:16.194-07:00UK - FIFA 10 Continues Run; 4 New Titles in Top 10<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8lvW2fncbg4/StyMZmNHj1I/AAAAAAAAAGw/LfsI8Rk0oyA/s1600-h/fifa-2010-gameplay-screenshot.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394340825063198546" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 112px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8lvW2fncbg4/StyMZmNHj1I/AAAAAAAAAGw/LfsI8Rk0oyA/s200/fifa-2010-gameplay-screenshot.jpg" border="0" /></a>FIFA 10 is maintaining a comfortable lead at number one in the UK, now surpassing the 1 million sales mark in its 3rd week at the top.<br /><br />Four new titles grace the Top 10 All Formats Chart this week. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves received rave reviews and the number 2 spot overall; Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games comes in at number 5; the embattled Brutal Legend debuts at number 7, and Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition comes in at number 10.<br /><br />A few titles return to the top 40, including Super Smash Bros.: Brawl and Carnival: Funfair Games.<br /><br />Rank – Title – Publisher<br /><br />1. FIFA 10 – EA<br />2. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves – Sony<br />3. Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising – Codemasters<br />4. Wii Sports Resort – Nintendo<br />5. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games – Sega<br />6. Need for Speed: Shift – EA<br />7. Brutal Legend – EA<br />8. Professor Layton and Pandora’s Box – Nintendo<br />9. Halo 3: ODST – Microsoft<br />10. Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition – Bethesda Softworks<br /><br />11. Wii Fit – Nintendo<br />12. Super Smash Bros.: Brawl – Nintendo<br />13. Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Republic Heroes – LucasArts<br />14. Guitar Hero 5 – Activision Blizzard<br />15. Mario Kart Wii – Nintendo<br />16. Gran Turismo – Sony<br />17. Grand Theft Auto IV – Take 2<br />18. Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training – Nintendo<br />19. Colin McRae: Dirt 2 – Codemasters<br />20. Up – THQ<br /><br />21. Peppa Pig: The Game – Ubisoft<br />22. MySims Agents – EA<br />23. Wii Play – Nintendo<br />24. Scribblenauts – Warner Bros. Interactive<br />25. Carnival: Funfair Games – Take 2<br />26. Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga – LucasArts<br />27. Professor Layton and the Curious Village – Nintendo<br />28. Sonic Unleashed – Sega<br />29. Night at the Museum 2 – Majesco<br />30. Batman: Arkham Asylum – Eidos<br /><br />31. Killzone 2 – Sony<br />32. Sega Superstars Tennis – Sega<br />33. Lego Batman: The Videogame – Warner Bros. Interactive<br />34. Call of Duty: World at War – Activision Blizzard<br />35. Puzzler Collection – Ubisoft<br />36. Mario Kart DS – Nintendo<br />37. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare – Activision Blizzard<br />38. LittleBigPlanet – Sony<br />39. Lego Indiana Jones: Original Adventures – LucasArts<br />40. Toy Story Mania! – Disney Interactive StudiosMJLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12767504053843674184noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555333670261094789.post-70438274443697289932009-10-12T07:39:00.000-07:002009-10-12T07:41:41.836-07:00UK - FIFA 10 Continues Strong, Operation Flashpoint Debuts in 2nd<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8lvW2fncbg4/StNABzADlnI/AAAAAAAAAGo/5iNVhqqviDk/s1600-h/FIFA10_PS3_Gameplay_002.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391723578507105906" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 112px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8lvW2fncbg4/StNABzADlnI/AAAAAAAAAGo/5iNVhqqviDk/s200/FIFA10_PS3_Gameplay_002.jpg" border="0" /></a>In the follow-up week to its record debut, FIFA 10 was the top seller in the UK, despite a 64% drop in sales. At number 2 is Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising, a new title from Codemasters which is now the biggest selling launch for the publisher.<br /><br />Scribblenauts, an innovative handheld game from developer 5th Cell, debuts at number 12. Also making its first appearance is Star Wars: Clone Wars – Republic Heroes, the latest from LucasArts.<br /><br />Other new entries this week are Mario Strikers Charged Football at number 20, Up at number 26, based on the recent Disney/Pixar film, and Gran Turismo 5: Prologue at number 35.<br /><br />Rank – Title – Publisher<br /><br />1. FIFA 10 – EA<br />2. Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising – Codemasters<br />3. Need for Speed: Shift – EA<br />4. Professor Layton and Pandora’s Box – Nintendo<br />5. Wii Sports Resort – Nintendo<br />6. Halo 3: ODST – Microsoft<br />7. Gran Turismo – Sony<br />8. Wii Fit – Nintendo<br />9. Mario Kart Wii – Nintendo<br />10. Guitar Hero 5 – Activision Blizzard<br /><br />11. Colin McRae: Dirt 2 – Codemasters<br />12. Scribblenauts – Warner Bros. Interactive<br />13. MySims Agents – EA<br />14. Batman: Arkham Asylum – Eidos<br />15. Star Wars: Clone Wars – Republic Heroes – LucasArts<br />16. Killzone 2 – Sony<br />17. Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days – Square Enix Europe<br />18. Professor Layton and the Curious Village – Nintendo<br />19. Wii Play – Nintendo<br />20. Mario Strikers Charged Football – Nintendo<br /><br />21. Wolfenstein – Activision Blizzard<br />22. Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training – Nintendo<br />23. LittleBigPlanet – Sony<br />24. Grand Theft Auto IV – Take 2<br />25. Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga – LucasArts<br />26. Up – THQ<br />27. Call of Duty: World at War – Activision Blizzard<br />28. WET – Bethesda Softworks<br />29. Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 – Activision Blizzard<br />30. Sega Superstars Tennis – Sega<br /><br />31. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 – EA<br />32. G-Force – Disney<br />33. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare – Activision Blizzard<br />34. Risen – Koch Media<br />35. Gran Turismo 5: Prologue – Sony<br />36. Lego Batman: The Videogame – Warner Bros. Interactive<br />37. Toy Story Mania! – Disney<br />38. Combat of Giants: Dragons – Ubisoft<br />39. Mario Kart DS – Nintendo<br />40. IL2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey – 505 GamesMJLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12767504053843674184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555333670261094789.post-73181114635983702072009-10-05T07:38:00.000-07:002009-10-05T07:39:50.008-07:00UK - FIFA 10 Makes Record All Formats Debut<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8lvW2fncbg4/SsoFGRlFFEI/AAAAAAAAAGg/WsKSJvI92tw/s1600-h/ba223b7a75fifa10_jpg.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389125509458498626" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 174px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8lvW2fncbg4/SsoFGRlFFEI/AAAAAAAAAGg/WsKSJvI92tw/s200/ba223b7a75fifa10_jpg.jpg" border="0" /></a>FIFA 10 has debuted at number one in the UK, with 48% more sales than the critically acclaimed FIFA 09, which debuted one year ago. This is the biggest All Formats No. 1 launch since Grand Theft Auto IV began its historic run.<br /><br />Professor Layton and Pandora’s Box, the most recent addition to the popular Nintendo franchise, held on to second place as last week’s top seller, Halo 3: ODST, dropped to number three with a 75% decrease in sales.<br /><br />Some new releases farther down the list include Ninja Gaiden: Sigma 2 at number 26, and Risen at number 29.<br /><br />Gran Turismo, normally a UMD-format game, is abnormally high at number 12 as it was offered as a free download on the PlayStation Network coinciding with the release of the media-less PSPGo.<br /><br />Rank – Title – Publisher<br /><br />1. FIFA 10 – EA<br />2. Professor Layton and Pandora’s Box – Nintendo<br />3. Halo 3: ODST – Microsoft<br />4. Need for Speed: Shift – EA<br />5. Wii Sports Resort – Nintendo<br />6. Guitar Hero 5 – Activision Blizzard<br />7. MySims Agents – EA<br />8. Colin McRae: Dirt 2 – CodeMasters<br />9. Mario Kart Wii – Nintendo<br />10. Batman: Arkham Asylum – Eidos<br /><br />11. Wii Fit – Nintendo<br />12. Gran Turismo – Sony<br />13. Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 – Activision Blizzard<br />14. WET – Bethesda Softworks<br />15. Professor Layton and the Curious Village – Nintendo<br />16. Call of Duty: World at War – Activision Blizzard<br />17. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 – EA<br />18. IL2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey – 505 Games<br />19. Killzone 2 – Sony<br />20. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare – Activision Blizzard<br /><br />21. The Beatles: Rock Band – EA<br />22. Grand Theft Auto IV – Take 2<br />23. Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga – LucasArts<br />24. Wii Play – Nintendo<br />25. Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training – Nintendo<br />26. Ninja Gaiden: Sigma 2 – Tecmo Koei Europe<br />27. Mini Ninjas – Eidos<br />28. G-Force – Disney<br />29. Risen – Koch Media<br />30. Quantum of Solace – Activision Blizzard<br /><br />31. LittleBigPlanet – Sony<br />32. Lego Indiana Jones: Original Adventures – LucasArts<br />33. Lego Batman: The Videogame – Warner Bros. Interactive<br />34. Mario Kart DS – Nintendo<br />35. Wolfenstein – Activision Blizzard<br />36. Guitar Hero: World Tour – Activision Blizzard<br />37. Ashes Cricket 2009 – Codemasters<br />38. Sega Superstars Tennis – Sega<br />39. Saints Row 2 – THQ<br />40. Fight Night Round 4 - EAMJLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12767504053843674184noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555333670261094789.post-84711831821276898692009-09-28T07:25:00.000-07:002009-09-28T07:27:07.779-07:00UK - Halo 3: ODST Sees Strong Opening in UK<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8lvW2fncbg4/SsDHnxH0caI/AAAAAAAAAGY/hoLWzlAyRbU/s1600-h/20090611232449!Halo_3_ODST_Box_Art.png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386524640350073250" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 142px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8lvW2fncbg4/SsDHnxH0caI/AAAAAAAAAGY/hoLWzlAyRbU/s200/20090611232449!Halo_3_ODST_Box_Art.png" border="0" /></a>Halo 3: ODST has topped the sales charts in the UK this week, the latest release from Bungie and a welcome return to the top for publisher Microsoft.<br /><br />Professor Layton and Pandora’s Box, the latest installment in Nintendo’s popular franchise, debuted at number 2 this week. Last week’s leader, Need for Speed: Shift, was pushed to 3rd place.<br /><br />Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 from Vicarious Visions saw strong initial sales, coming in at number 7. The much anticipated release Aion debuted at number 11. Wii Play saw a surge from 38th to 17th place.<br /><br />Rank – Title – Publisher<br /><br />1. Halo 3: ODST – Microsoft<br />2. Professor Layton and Pandora’s Box – Nintendo<br />3. Need for Speed: Shift – EA<br />4. Guitar Hero 5 – Activision Blizzard<br />5. Wii Sports Resort – Nintendo<br />6. Batman: Arkham Asylum – Eidos<br />7. Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 – Activision Blizzard<br />8. Colin McRae: Dirt 2 – Codemasters<br />9. WET – Bethesda Softworks<br />10. Wii Fit – Nintendo<br /><br />11. Aion – NCSoft Europe<br />12. Mario Kart Wii – Nintendo<br />13. The Beatles: Rock Band – EA<br />14. Quantum of Solace – Activision Blizzard<br />15. Call of Duty: World at War – Activision Blizzard<br />16. MySims Agents – EA<br />17. Wii Play – Nintendo<br />18. Professor Layton and the Curious Village – Nintendo<br />19. Mini Ninjas – Eidos<br />20. IL2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey – 505 Games<br /><br />21. Grand Theft Auto IV – Take 2<br />22. Ashes Cricket 2009 – Codemasters<br />23. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 – EA<br />24. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare – Activision Blizzard<br />25. Far Cry 2 – Ubisoft<br />26. Fight Night Round 4 – EA<br />27. Championship Manager 2010 – Eidos<br />28. Lego Batman: The Videogame – Warner Bros. Interactive<br />29. Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training – Nintendo<br />30. Guitar Hero: World Tour – Activision Blizzard<br /><br />31. Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince – EA<br />32. Madden NFL 10 – EA<br />33. Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga – LucasArts<br />34. Singstar Motown – Sony<br />35. Mario Kart DS – Nintendo<br />36. Guitar Hero: On Tour Decades – Activision Blizzard<br />37. Sonic Unleashed – Sega<br />38. Sega Superstars Tennis – Sega<br />39. FIFA 09 – EA<br />40. The Sims 3 - EAMJLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12767504053843674184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555333670261094789.post-65923686648656831352009-09-21T08:44:00.000-07:002009-09-21T08:46:21.137-07:00UK - Need for Speed: Shift Debuts in First Place<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8lvW2fncbg4/Srefnwy2qKI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/KwWS1EjqQF4/s1600-h/957702_119552_front.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383947385006631074" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 142px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8lvW2fncbg4/Srefnwy2qKI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/KwWS1EjqQF4/s200/957702_119552_front.jpg" border="0" /></a>Need for Speed: Shift debuted at number one on the UK software chart this week. “Shift” is the latest addition to EA’s popular franchise, and sales have topped recent Activision release Guitar Hero 5, which was pushed to 2nd place.<br /><br />Colin McRae: Dirt 2 is the next most popular title in the UK this week, taking the 3rd spot. Batman: Arkham Asylum moves down to 4th after its time at the top.<br /><br />WET from Bethesda Softworks debuted in the 6th spot this week. Making a reappearance in the top 40 is Far Cry 2 at number 19. Interestingly, it’s the highest ranked game from Ubisoft in the top 40 right now, with Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood being the only other title from the publisher at number 27.<br /><br />Rank – Title – Publisher<br /><br />1. Need for Speed: Shift – EA<br />2. Guitar Hero 5 – Activision<br />3. Colin McRae: Dirt 2 – Codemasters<br />4. Batman: Arkham Asylum – Eidos<br />5. Wii Sports Resort – Nintendo<br />6. WET – Bethesda Softworks<br />7. The Beatles: Rock Band – EA<br />8. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare – Activision Blizzard<br />9. Wii Fit – Nintendo<br />10. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 – EA<br /><br />11. IL2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey – 505 Games<br />12. Fight Night Round 3 – EA<br />13. Mario Kart Wii – Nintendo<br />14. Championship Manager 2010 – Eidos<br />15. Mini Ninjas – Eidos<br />16. Quantum of Solace – Activision Blizzard<br />17. Ashes Cricket 2009 – Codemasters<br />18. Call of Duty: World at War – Activision Blizzard<br />19. Far Cry 2 – Ubisoft<br />20. Lego Batman: The Videogame – Warner Bros. Interactive<br /><br />21. Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training – Nintendo<br />22. Grand Theft Auto IV – Take 2<br />23. Professor Layton and the Curious Village – Nintendo<br />24. Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince – EA<br />25. Guitar Hero: World Tour – Activision Blizzard<br />26. Sega Superstars Tennis – Sega<br />27. Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood – Ubisoft<br />28. Killzone 2 – Sony<br />29. FIFA 09 – EA<br />30. Mario Kart DS – Nintendo<br /><br />31. The Sims 3 – EA<br />32. G-Force – Disney Interactive Studios<br />33. Sonic Unleashed – Sega<br />34. Wolfenstein – Activision Blizzard<br />35. Dissidia: Final Fantasy – Square Enix Europe<br />36. Singstar Motown – Sony<br />37. NHL 10 – EA<br />38. Wii Play – Nintendo<br />39. Halo 3 – Microsoft<br />40. Mystery Stories – GSP/AvanquestMJLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12767504053843674184noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555333670261094789.post-737808392514924772009-09-14T08:24:00.000-07:002009-09-14T08:29:46.121-07:00UK - Guitar Hero 5 Beats The Beatles Rock Band in their Hometown<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8lvW2fncbg4/Sq5gcjZFARI/AAAAAAAAAGI/dHOvwbqxZXc/s1600-h/guitar-hero-5-box-art.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381344648407351570" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 142px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8lvW2fncbg4/Sq5gcjZFARI/AAAAAAAAAGI/dHOvwbqxZXc/s200/guitar-hero-5-box-art.jpg" border="0" /></a>Activision Blizzard’s Guitar Hero 5 has taken the top spot on the UK Software Chart for the first time in the franchise's history, beating out Harmonix’s The Beatles Rock Band.<br /><br />Colin McRae: Dirt 2 debuts at number 2, one spot higher than the original title did. Next in line is Batman: Arkham Asylum, which had debuted at number one last week.<br /><br />The Beatles Rock Band, sporting a $250 price tag with all instruments included, makes its first appearance at number 4.<br /><br />Other new releases this week include Championship Manager 2010 at number 13, and Mini Ninjas at number 15. Section 8 from Timegate Studios comes in at number 22.<br /><br />Rank – Title – Publisher<br /><br />1. Guitar Hero 5 – Activision Blizzard<br />2. Colin McRae: Dirt 2 – Codemasters<br />3. Batman: Arkham Asylum – Eidos<br />4. The Beatles: Rock Band – Electronic Arts<br />5. Wii Fit – Nintendo<br />6. Wii Sports Resort – Nintendo<br />7. IL2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey – 505 Games<br />8. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare – Activision Blizzard<br />9. Mario Kart Wii – Nintendo<br />10. Ashes Cricket 2009 – Codemasters<br /><br />11. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 – Electronic Arts<br />12. Fight Night Round 4 – Electronic Arts<br />13. Championship Manager 2010 – Eidos<br />14. Call of Duty: World at War – Activision Blizzard<br />15. Mini Ninjas – Eidos<br />16. Dissidia: Final Fantasy – Square Enix Europe<br />17. Wolfenstein – Activision Blizzard<br />18. Grand Theft Auto IV – Take 2<br />19. Lego Batman: The Videogame – Warner Bros. Interactive<br />20. Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training – Nintendo<br /><br />21. Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood – Ubisoft<br />22. Section 8 – South Peak Games<br />23. G-Force – Disney Interactive Studios<br />24. Professor Layton and the Curious Village – Nintendo<br />25. FIFA 09 – Electronic Arts<br />26. Guitar Hero: World Tour – Activision Blizzard<br />27. The Sims 3 – Electronic Arts<br />28. Killzone 2 – Sony<br />29. Mario Kart DS – Nintendo<br />30. Wii Play – Nintendo<br /><br />31. Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince – Electronic Arts<br />32. Mystery Stories – GSP/Avanquest<br />33. Sega Superstars Tennis – Sega<br />34. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen – Activision Blizzard<br />35. Assassin’s Creed – Ubisoft<br />36. Sonic Unleashed – Sega<br />37. Fallout 3: Game Add-On Pack #2 – Bethesda Softworks<br />38. Littlebigplanet – Sony<br />39. Carnival: Funfair Games – Take 2<br />40. Halo 3 - MicrosoftMJLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12767504053843674184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555333670261094789.post-70027233792987368542009-09-07T09:26:00.001-07:002009-09-07T09:28:10.706-07:00UK - Batman: Arkham Asylum Dominates Thanks to PS3 Slim Bundling<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8lvW2fncbg4/SqU0eLsau7I/AAAAAAAAAGA/AlanPGZScE8/s1600-h/495-ps3-slim.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378763023103736754" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 116px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8lvW2fncbg4/SqU0eLsau7I/AAAAAAAAAGA/AlanPGZScE8/s200/495-ps3-slim.jpg" border="0" /></a>Batman: Arkham Asylum was still the top seller in the UK this past week, beating out Wii Sports Resort (sales down 11%).<br /><br />Batman’s sales were down 27% after its opening week, and although the Xbox 360 version is leading, the PS3 version now has a bundling with the PS3 Slim.<br /><br />With the bundling comes a sales boost for titles like Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (sales up 128%), lifting the title to number 3 for the first time in a year and a half.<br /><br />New release IL2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey from developer Gaijin Entertainment takes number 6 on the chart. Dissidia: Final Fantasy from Square Enix debuts at number 10. Champions Online debuts at number 18.<br /><br />Rank – Title – Publisher<br /><br />1. Batman: Arkham Asylum – Eidos<br />2. Wii Sports Resort – Nintendo<br />3. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare – Activision Blizzard<br />4. Wii Fit – Nintendo<br />5. Ashes Cricket 2009 – Codemasters<br />6. IL2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey – 505 Games<br />7. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 – EA<br />8. Call of Duty: World at War – Activision Blizzard<br />9. Fight Night Round 4 – EA<br />10. Dissidia: Final Fantasy – Square Enix Europe<br /><br />11. Wolfenstein – Activision Blizzard<br />12. Mario Kart Wii – Nintendo<br />13. Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood – Ubisoft<br />14. Lego Batman: The Videogame – Warner Bros. Interactive<br />15. Grand Theft Auto IV – Take 2<br />16. FIFA 09 – EA<br />17. The Sims 3 – EA<br />18. Champions Online – Atari<br />19. Fallout 3: Game Add-on Pack #2 – Bethesda Softworks<br />20. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen – Activision Blizzard<br /><br />21. G-Force – Disney Interactive Studios<br />22. Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince – EA<br />23. Wii Play – Nintendo<br />24. Guitar Hero: World Tour – Activision Blizzard<br />25. Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training – Nintendo<br />26. Assassin’s Creed – Ubisoft<br />27. Profess Layton and the Curious Village – Nintendo<br />28. Littlebigplanet – Sony<br />29. Mario Kart DS – Nintendo<br />30. Killzone 2 – Sony<br /><br />31. Mystery Stories – GSP/Avanquest<br />32. [Prototype] – Activision Blizzard<br />33. Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga – LucasArts<br />34. Sega Superstars Tennis – Sega<br />35. EA Sports Active – EA<br />36. Sonic Unleashed – Sega<br />37. Pokemon Platinum – Nintendo<br />38. Carnival: Funfair Games – Take 2<br />39. Ben 10: Alien Force – D3P<br />40. Halo 3 - MicrosoftMJLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12767504053843674184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555333670261094789.post-6302503771493996492009-09-01T21:26:00.000-07:002009-09-01T21:29:02.008-07:00UK - Batman: Arkham Asylum Takes Top Spot in UK<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8lvW2fncbg4/Sp30dAA0gWI/AAAAAAAAAF4/-s8r5P_dkj0/s1600-h/batman-arkham-asylum-20090311035634245_640w.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376722309207064930" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 141px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8lvW2fncbg4/Sp30dAA0gWI/AAAAAAAAAF4/-s8r5P_dkj0/s200/batman-arkham-asylum-20090311035634245_640w.jpg" border="0" /></a>Batman: Arkham Asylum commanded the top spot this week, knocking off 3-week top-seller Wii Sports Resort. The latest installment in the comic franchise is the first Eidos top software title in some time.<br /><br />EA’s Fight Night Round 4 drops out of the top 10 to number 13 this week in the UK. G-Force, a relatively new release, has fallen from 13th to 22nd. Resident Evil 5 makes a reappearance at number 39.<br /><br />Rank – Title – Publisher<br /><br />1. Batman: Arkham Asylum – Eidos<br />2. Wii Sports Resort – Nintendo<br />3. Ashes Cricket 2009 – Codemasters<br />4. Wolfenstein – Activision Blizzard<br />5. Wii Fit – Nintendo<br />6. Call of Duty: World at War – Activision Blizzard<br />7. Mario Kart Wii – Nintendo<br />8. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 – EA<br />9. Lego Batman: The Videogame – Warner Bros. Interactive<br />10. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare – Activision Blizzard<br /><br />11. Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood – Ubisoft<br />12. Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince – EA<br />13. Fight Night Round 4 – EA<br />14. The Sims 3 – EA<br />15. FIFA 09 – EA<br />16. [Prototype] – Activision Blizzard<br />17. Guitar Hero: World Tour – Activision Blizzard<br />18. Wii Play – Nintendo<br />19. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen – Activision Blizzard<br />20. Fallout 3: Game Add-on Pack #2 – Bethesda Softworks<br /><br />21. Mario Kart DS – Nintendo<br />22. G-Force – Disney Interactive Studios<br />23. Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga – LucasArts<br />24. Professor Layton and the Curious Village – Nintendo<br />25. Assassin’s Creed – Ubisoft<br />26. Grand Theft Auto IV – Take 2<br />27. Mystery Stories – GSP/Avanquest<br />28. Guitar Hero: On Tour – Activision Blizzard<br />29. Carnival: Funfair Games – Take 2<br />30. EA Sports Active – EA<br /><br />31. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games – Sega<br />32. Dead Space – EA<br />33. Pokemon Platinum – Nintendo<br />34. Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training – Nintendo<br />35. Ben 10: Alien Force – D3P<br />36. Sega Superstars Tennis – Sega<br />37. Fallout 3 – Bethesda Softworks<br />38. New Super Mario Bros. – Nintendo<br />39. Resident Evil 5 – Capcom<br />40. Need for Speed: Undercover - EAMJLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12767504053843674184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555333670261094789.post-34490604481703291572009-08-29T10:23:00.000-07:002009-08-29T10:45:21.391-07:00MC 2009-08-17 and Famitsu 2009-08-10: Things of Note<b>Based on the latest Famitsu hardware numbers...</b><br /><a href="http://garaph.info/intermsof.php//system-0/PSP/date-0/2004-12-06/tracker-0/fam/system-1/PS2/date-1/2000-02-28/tracker-1/fam/system-2/DS/date-2/2004-11-29/tracker-2/fam/system-3/GBA/date-3/2001-03-19/tracker-3/fam/system-4/GCN/date-4/2001-09-10/tracker-4/fam">PSP comparisons</a>: After 245 weeks, PSP is where PS2 was at 196.0 weeks (November 30, 2003), where DS was at 104.0 weeks (November 26, 2006), and where GBA was at 165.7 weeks (May 21, 2004).<br /><br /><a href="http://garaph.info/intermsof.php//system-0/X360/date-0/2005-12-05/tracker-0/fam/system-1/Xbox/date-1/2002-02-18/tracker-1/fam/system-2/GCN/date-2/2001-09-10/tracker-2/fam/system-3/PS3/date-3/2006-11-06/tracker-3/fam/system-4/Wii/date-4/2006-11-27/tracker-4/fam">X360 comparisons</a>: After 193 weeks, X360 is where GCN was at 18.2 weeks (January 14, 2002), where PS3 was at 40.0 weeks (August 12, 2007), and where Wii was at 5.8 weeks (January 6, 2007).<br /><br /><a href="http://garaph.info/intermsof.php//sum/1/system-0/PS3/date-0/2006-11-06/tracker-0/fam/system-1/PS2/date-1/2000-02-28/tracker-1/fam/system-2/PSP/date-2/2004-12-06/tracker-2/fam/system-3/GCN/date-3/2001-09-10/tracker-3/fam/system-4/Wii/date-4/2006-11-27/tracker-4/fam">PS3 comparisons</a>: After 145 weeks, PS3 is where PS2 was at 48.0 weeks (January 28, 2001), where PSP was at 71.1 weeks (April 17, 2006), where GCN was at 134.3 weeks (April 6, 2004), and where Wii was at 36.8 weeks (August 10, 2007).<br /><br /><a href="http://garaph.info/intermsof.php//system-0/Wii/date-0/2006-11-27/tracker-0/fam/system-1/GCN/date-1/2001-09-10/tracker-1/fam/system-2/GBA/date-2/2001-03-19/tracker-2/fam/system-3/DS/date-3/2004-11-29/group-3/HardwareFamily/tracker-3/fam/system-4/PS2/date-4/2000-02-28/tracker-4/fam/system-5/PS3/date-5/2006-11-06/tracker-5/fam/system-6/PSP/date-6/2004-12-06/tracker-6/fam">Wii comparisons</a>: After 142 weeks, Wii is where GBA was at 101.6 weeks (February 27, 2003), where DS was at 78.3 weeks (May 30, 2006), where PS2 was at 122.2 weeks (July 1, 2002), and where PSP was at 172.0 weeks (March 23, 2008).<br /><br /><a href="http://garaph.info/intermsof.php//system-0/DSi/date-0/2008-10-27/group-0/ShortName/tracker-0/fam/system-1/GBASP/date-1/2003-02-10/system-2/GBM/date-2/2005-09-12/system-3/DSL/date-3/2006-02-27">DSi comparisons</a>: After 42 weeks, DSi is where GBASP was at 58.2 weeks (March 22, 2004) and where DSL was at 20.9 weeks (July 22, 2006).<br /><br /><b>Based on the latest Media Create hardware numbers...</b><br /><a href="http://garaph.info/vsdspsp.php5">DS vs PSP</a>: Weekly shares of 70.6 / 29.4 bring total shares to 68.4 / 31.6. If DS stopped selling and PSP continued at this week's rate, it would catch up in 543.6 weeks (January 24, 2020).<br /><br /><a href="http://garaph.info/vsarbitrarytwosystems.php5?system1=X360&system2=PS3">X360 vs PS3</a>: Weekly shares of 81.4 / 18.6 make this the most X360-tilted week ever. This brings total shares to 25.2 / 74.8. At this week's rates, X360 catches up to PS3 in 313.6 weeks (August 28, 2015). If PS3 stopped selling and X360 continued at this week's rate, it would catch up in 241.9 weeks (April 13, 2014).<br /><br /><a href="http://garaph.info/vsps3wii.php5">PS3 vs Wii</a>: Weekly shares of 7.1 / 92.9 make this the most Wii-tilted week ever. This brings total shares to 28.0 / 72.0. If Wii stopped selling and PS3 continued at this week's rate, it would catch up in 2,503.1 weeks (August 13, 2057).<br /><br /><a href="http://garaph.info/linecompare.php//weeks/2/sum/0/width/500/height/300/title/Media+Create+-+Week+over+Week/html/2/sys-0/Wii/date-0/2009-08-10/tra-0/mc/sys-1/DS/gr-1/hf/sys-2/PS2/sys-3/PS3/sys-4/PSP/sys-5/X360">Week over week</a>, everything is returning from a holiday bump, though for their own reasons Wii and PS3 drop even more. X360 drops the least and continues floating strangely high.<br /><center><img src="http://garaph.info/linecompare.php//weeks/2/sum/0/width/500/height/300/title/Media+Create+-+Week+over+Week/html/0/sys-0/Wii/date-0/2009-08-10/tra-0/mc/sys-1/DS/gr-1/hf/sys-2/PS2/sys-3/PS3/sys-4/PSP/sys-5/X360" width=500 height=300></center><br /><br /><br />Through the first thirty-four weeks of the year, overall sales are down. However, the systems can be split into camps of 3 up and 3 down. Here's how the year-to-date year-over-year percents stand as of now.<br /><br />Wii: -54.2%<br />DSL+DSi: <b>+14.0%</b><br />PS2: -52.2%<br />PS3: <b>+1.8%</b><br />PSP: -46.2%<br />X360: <b>+107.0%</b><br /><br />Home hardware: -35.9%<br />Portable hardware: -19.6%<br />Sum of all hardware: -26.2%<br /><br />Last year:<br /><center><img src="http://garaph.info/piechartspan.php//date1/2007-12-31/date2/2008-08-18/group/ShortName/tracker/mc/size/0.1"></center><br /><br />This year:<br /><center><img src="http://garaph.info/piechartspan.php//date1/2008-12-29/date2/2009-08-17/group/ShortName/tracker/mc/size/0.1"></center><br /><br /><br /><b>Famitsu Software Stuff</b><br /><br />Freaky-deaky Tomodachi Collection increased its weekly sales AGAIN and AGAIN. This last holiday-bumped week was its biggest yet.<br /><center><img src="http://garaph.info/linecomparegamejp.php//gid-0/3609/dayend/60/width/500/height/300/title/3609+-+Tomodachi+Collection+%28Friend+Collection%29+-+DS/sum/0" width=500 height=300></center><br /><br />In its sixth week Dragon Quest IX not only continues outpacing Dragon Quest VIII, but has outsold the initial release altogether! Should take another week or two to additionally outdo what DQ VIII sold in Best form. Though not pictured here, it's worth noting that as of week six Dragon Quest IX is back ahead of Dragon Quest VII: 3.62 M to 3.57 M. Thanks to Chris1964 for keeping up with that stat in particular.<br /><center><img src="http://garaph.info/linecomparegamejp.php//daydatemode/0/sum/1/perc/0/width/500/height/300/title/Dragon+Quest/html/0/gr-0/0/gid-0/2038/abb-0/VIII/gr-1/0/gid-1/3631/abb-1/IX" width=500 height=300></center><br /><br />Monster Hunter 3's first week put it ahead of the initial PS2 release of Monster Hunter 2. The second week put it ahead of PS2 MH2 combined with its Best release. The third week is just gravy.<br /><center><img src="http://garaph.info/linecomparegamejp.php//daydatemode/0/dayend/1100/sum/1/perc/0/width/500/height/300/html/0/gr-0/1/gid-0/179/abb-0/MH2+PS2+-PERC-2B+Best/gid-1/3647/abb-1/MH3+Wii" width=500 height=300></center><br /><br />Tales of Versus isn't off to a bad start for a modern Tales game, but it's not quite matching up to this year's first PSP Tales hit, either.<br /><center><img src="http://garaph.info/linecomparegamejp.php//daydatemode/0/dayend/180/sum/1/perc/0/width/500/height/300/title/2009+PSP+Tales+of/html/0/gid-0/3414/abb-0/W2%3ARM/gid-1/3662/abb-1/Versus" width=500 height=300></center><br /><br />Continuing the comparison of decently successful Puyo games from a few weeks back, it looks like DS's Puyo Puyo 7 is behaving a lot like PS2's Puyo Puyo Fever.<br /><center><img src="http://garaph.info/linecomparegamejp.php//daydatemode/0/dayend/800/sum/1/perc/0/width/500/height/300/title/Good+Puyo/html/0/gid-0/1799/abb-0/PS2+Fever/gid-1/273/abb-1/DS+!/gid-2/3648/abb-2/DS+7" width=500 height=300></center><br /><br />Tingle's second outing doesn't start off as well as his first.<br /><center><img src="http://garaph.info/linecomparegamejp.php//daydatemode/0/sum/1/perc/0/width/500/height/300/title/Tingle/html/0/gid-0/152/abb-0/Rupeeland/gid-1/3664/abb-1/Balloon+Trip" width=500 height=300></center>JoshuaJSlonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01071781812007890878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555333670261094789.post-5033911395770178312009-08-28T02:16:00.000-07:002009-08-28T02:24:26.035-07:00MC 2009-08-10: Things of Note<b>Based on the latest Media Create hardware numbers...</b> (from the week starting August 10)<br /><a href="http://garaph.info/vsdspsp.php5">DS vs PSP</a>: Weekly shares of 70.6 / 29.4 bring total shares to 68.4 / 31.6. If DS stopped selling and PSP continued at this week's rate, it would catch up in 369.6 weeks (September 16, 2016).<br /><br /><a href="http://garaph.info/vsarbitrarytwosystems.php5?system1=X360&system2=PS3">X360 vs PS3</a>: Weekly shares of 60.7 / 39.3 bring total shares to 25.0 / 75.0. At this week's rates, X360 catches up to PS3 in 677.2 weeks (August 9, 2022). If PS3 stopped selling and X360 continued at this week's rate, it would catch up in 237.9 weeks (March 9, 2014).<br /><br /><a href="http://garaph.info/vsps3wii.php5">PS3 vs Wii</a>: Weekly shares of 11.1 / 88.9 bring total shares to 28.1 / 71.9. If Wii stopped selling and PS3 continued at this week's rate, it would catch up in 859.9 weeks (February 8, 2026).<br /><br /><a href="http://garaph.info/linecompare.php//weeks/2/sum/0/width/500/height/300/title/Media+Create+-+Week+over+Week/html/2/sys-0/Wii/date-0/2009-08-03/tra-0/mc/sys-1/DS/gr-1/hf/sys-2/PS2/sys-3/PS3/sys-4/PSP/sys-5/X360">Week over week</a>, everything is up, though it's almost unnoticeable for PS2/PS3/Wii. Seems like a holiday bump which these systems have countered by being old/about to be replaced/coming down from another bump.<br /><center><img src="http://garaph.info/linecompare.php//weeks/2/sum/0/width/500/height/300/title/Media+Create+-+Week+over+Week/html/0/sys-0/Wii/date-0/2009-08-03/tra-0/mc/sys-1/DS/gr-1/hf/sys-2/PS2/sys-3/PS3/sys-4/PSP/sys-5/X360" width=500 height=300></center><br /><br /><br />Through the first thirty-three weeks of the year, overall sales are down. However, the systems can be split into camps of 3 up and 3 down. Here's how the year-to-date year-over-year percents stand as of now.<br /><br />Wii: -54.8%<br />DSL+DSi: <b>+13.9%</b><br />PS2: -52.0%<br />PS3: <b>+3.0%</b><br />PSP: -46.3%<br />X360: <b>+105.7%</b><br /><br />Home hardware: -36.1%<br />Portable hardware: -19.8%<br />Sum of all hardware: -26.4%<br /><br />Last year:<br /><center><img src="http://garaph.info/piechartspan.php//date1/2007-12-31/date2/2008-08-11/group/ShortName/tracker/mc/size/0.1"></center><br /><br />This year:<br /><center><img src="http://garaph.info/piechartspan.php//date1/2008-12-29/date2/2009-08-10/group/ShortName/tracker/mc/size/0.1"></center>JoshuaJSlonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01071781812007890878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555333670261094789.post-73359209736872246242009-08-24T08:15:00.000-07:002009-08-24T08:17:29.526-07:00UK - Wii Sports Resort Holds Off Wolfenstein for Top Spot<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8lvW2fncbg4/SpKu2VqJwNI/AAAAAAAAAFw/3WqKTeZUtfg/s1600-h/wii_sports_resort.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373549553956536530" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 112px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8lvW2fncbg4/SpKu2VqJwNI/AAAAAAAAAFw/3WqKTeZUtfg/s200/wii_sports_resort.jpg" border="0" /></a>With 2 weeks off from the top spot, Wii Sports Resort (with sales down 12% from last week) has reclaimed the number one position on the UK All Formats Software Chart, holding off new release Wolfenstein by 2,000 sales.<br /><br />The remake of the classic Wolfenstein 3D, which comes from Quake 4 developer Raven Software, managed to hold off Ashes Cricket 2009, which held first place for the last 2 weeks. Nintendo, Activision Blizzard, and EA continue to dominate the top 10.<br /><br />Assassin’s Creed made a comeback to the top 40, coming in at number 24, as well as Dead Space at number 35. Recent release Madden NFL 10 has dropped from 8th place to 20th.<br /><br />Rank – Title – Publisher<br />1. Wii Sports Resort – Nintendo<br />2. Wolfenstein – Activision Blizzard<br />3. Ashes Cricket 2009 – Codemasters<br />4. Wii Fit – Nintendo<br />5. Call of Duty: World at War – Activision Blizzard<br />6. Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood – Ubisoft<br />7. Mario Kart Wii – Nintendo<br />8. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 – EA<br />9. Fight Night Round 4 – EA<br />10. [Prototype] – Activision Blizzard<br /><br />11. Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince – EA<br />12. Lego Batman: The Videogame – Warner Bros. Interactive<br />13. G-Force – Disney Interactive Studios<br />14. The Sims 3 – EA<br />15. FIFA 09 – EA<br />16. Wii Play – Nintendo<br />17. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare – Activision Blizzard<br />18. Carnival: Funfair Games – Take 2<br />19. EA Sports Active – EA<br />20. Madden NFL 10 – EA<br /><br />21. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen – Activision Blizzard<br />22. Guitar Hero: World Tour – Activision Blizzard<br />23. Mario Kart DS – Nintendo<br />24. Assassin’s Creed – Ubisoft<br />25. Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga – LucasArts<br />26. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games – Sega<br />27. Professor Layton and the Curious Village – Nintendo<br />28. Guitar Hero: On Tour – Activision Blizzard<br />29. Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force – Disney Interactive Studios<br />30. Pokemon Platinum – Nintendo<br /><br />31. Mystery Stories – GSP/Avanquest<br />32. Ben 10: Alien Force – D3P<br />33. Grand Theft Auto IV – Take 2<br />34. Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training – Nintendo<br />35. Dead Space – EA<br />36. New Super Mario Bros. – Nintendo<br />37. Need for Speed: Undercover – EA<br />38. My Fitness Coach: Get In Shape – Ubisoft<br />39. Sega Superstars Tennis – Sega<br />40. Saints Row 2 - THQMJLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12767504053843674184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555333670261094789.post-21986947395207161902009-08-19T06:57:00.000-07:002009-08-19T07:02:21.903-07:00MC 2009-08-03 and Famitsu 2009-07-27: Things of Note<b>Based on the latest Famitsu hardware numbers...</b><br />Actually, Famitsu is in the middle of one of their two-week periods, so their website doesn't have them. Next week it will update with the sum of the sales from the two weeks. However, an external site does list the Top 20 software, so there's still plenty from Famitsu to see at the bottom of this post.<br /><br /><b>Based on the latest Media Create hardware numbers...</b><br /><a href="http://garaph.info/vsdspsp.php5">DS vs PSP</a>: Weekly shares of 69.9 / 30.1 bring total shares to 68.4 / 31.6. If DS stopped selling and PSP continued at this week's rate, it would catch up in 433.3 weeks (November 28, 2017).<br /><br /><a href="http://garaph.info/vsarbitrarytwosystems.php5?system1=X360&system2=PS3">X360 vs PS3</a>: Weekly shares of 48.3 / 51.7 bring total shares to 24.9 / 75.1. If PS3 stopped selling and X360 continued at this week's rate, it would catch up in 301.5 weeks (April 20, 2017).<br /><br /><a href="http://garaph.info/vsps3wii.php5">PS3 vs Wii</a>: Weekly shares of 11.0 / 89.0 bring total shares to 28.2 / 71.8. If Wii stopped selling and PS3 continued at this week's rate, it would catch up in 870.2 weeks (April 4, 2026).<br /><br /><a href="http://garaph.info/linecompare.php//weeks/2/sum/0/width/500/height/300/title/Media+Create+-+Week+over+Week/html/2/sys-0/Wii/date-0/2009-07-27/tra-0/mc/sys-1/DS/gr-1/hf/sys-2/PS2/sys-3/PS3/sys-4/PSP/sys-5/X360">Week over week</a>, Wii returns to Earth, and the biggest other change is that a PS3 drop and X360 gain put them within kissing distance.<br /><center><img src="http://garaph.info/linecompare.php//weeks/2/sum/0/width/500/height/300/title/Media+Create+-+Week+over+Week/html/0/sys-0/Wii/date-0/2009-07-27/tra-0/mc/sys-1/DS/gr-1/hf/sys-2/PS2/sys-3/PS3/sys-4/PSP/sys-5/X360" width=500 height=300></center><br /><br /><br />Through the first thirty-two weeks of the year, overall sales are down. However, the systems can be split into camps of 3 up and 3 down. Here's how the year-to-date year-over-year percents stand as of now.<br /><br />Wii: -56.0%<br />DSL+DSi: <b>+13.6%</b><br />PS2: -52.0%<br />PS3: <b>+3.9%</b><br />PSP: -46.5%<br />X360: <b>+110.7%</b><br /><br />Home hardware: -36.6%<br />Portable hardware: -20.3%<br />Sum of all hardware: -26.9%<br /><br />Last year:<br /><center><img src="http://garaph.info/piechartspan.php//date1/2007-12-31/date2/2008-08-04/group/ShortName/tracker/mc/size/0.1"></center><br /><br />This year:<br /><center><img src="http://garaph.info/piechartspan.php//date1/2008-12-29/date2/2009-08-03/group/ShortName/tracker/mc/size/0.1"></center><br /><br />You may notice that X360's year-to-date year-over-year is now tanking. Five weeks ago it was over 200%, now it's at 110%. That's because we've reached the time of year when X360 started doing pretty well last year:<br /><center><img src="http://garaph.info/linecompare.php//weeks/53/sum/1/width/500/height/300/title/X360+2008+vs+2009%2C+MC/html/0/sys-0/X360/date-0/2007-12-31/std-0/2008-12-22/tra-0/mc/sys-1/X360/date-1/2008-12-29/std-1/2009-12-28/tra-1/mc" width=500 height=300></center><br /><br />PS3 had one of its worst weeks this week. It has has three lower weeks: all during October 2008, immediately preceding a new bundle and Grand Theft Auto IV / Little Big Planet / Gran Turismo 5 Prologue Spec III.<br /><br /><br /><b>Famitsu Software Stuff</b><br /><br />This week's hotness is of course Monster Hunter 3. Though different trackers see things differently, by Famitsu's reckoning in its first two days MH3 became the best-selling single console Monster Hunter SKU.<br /><center><img src="http://garaph.info/softwaregroupline.php//grid/165/width/500/height/300" width=500 height=300></center><br /><br />However, it doesn't beat out PS2 MH2 when combined with its Best rerelease.<br /><center><img src="http://garaph.info/linecomparegamejp.php//daydatemode/0/dayend/1100/sum/1/perc/0/width/500/height/300/html/0/gr-0/1/gid-0/179/abb-0/MH2+PS2+-PERC-2B+Best/gid-1/3647/abb-1/MH3+Wii" width=500 height=300></center><br /><br />It also has a smaller start than the two PSP versions of Monster Hunter 2: MHP2 (412) and MHP2G (2838)<br /><center><img src="http://garaph.info/softwaregroupline.php//grid/22/width/500/height/300" width=500 height=300></center><br /><br />In its fourth week Dragon Quest IX continues outpacing Dragon Quest VIII. Though not pictured here, it's worth noting that through week three Dragon Quest VII is slightly higher: 3.42 M to 3.39 M.<br /><center><img src="http://garaph.info/linecomparegamejp.php//daydatemode/0/sum/1/perc/0/width/500/height/300/title/Dragon+Quest/html/0/gr-0/0/gid-0/2038/abb-0/VIII/gr-1/0/gid-1/3631/abb-1/IX" width=500 height=300></center><br /><br />Dragon Quest IX also passes up Monster Hunter Portable 2G + its Best rerelease this week, to become the top third-party portable game of the generation.<br /><center><img src="http://garaph.info/linecomparegamejp.php//daydatemode/1/datebegin/2008-03-27/dateend/2009-08-31/sum/1/perc/0/width/500/height/300/title/Top+portable+third-party+games/html/0/gr-0/1/gid-0/169/abb-0/MHP2G-PERC-2BBest/gid-1/3631/abb-1/DQ+IX" width=500 height=300></center><br /><br />Tomodachi Collection is a weird game: its weekly sales keep going up. This seventh week is its best since its first. I don't know what the record is for continuing to increase each week, and frankly it seems like it'd be a bit of a pain to write something to try to weed such knowledge out of the database. However, if you know of others like this it could be interesting to compare them. Keep in mind that it's not so unusual for this to happen for a game that releases shortly before the end-of-year holiday rush, and then rides the general bump.<br /><center><img src="http://garaph.info/linecomparegamejp.php//gid-0/3609/dayend/45/width/600/height/300/title/3609+-+Tomodachi+Collection+%28Friend+Collection%29+-+DS/sum/0" width=500 height=300></center><br /><br />At 51K, Puyo Puyo 7 seems to be the best Puyo launch in quite some time. Among all on modern systems I only see one with a greater launch (2004's Puyo Puyo Fever on PS2), and one other over 40K (2006's Puyo Puyo! on DS).<br /><center><img src="http://garaph.info/linecomparegamejp.php//daydatemode/0/dayend/800/sum/1/perc/0/width/500/height/300/title/Good+Puyo/html/0/gid-0/1799/abb-0/PS2+Fever/gid-1/273/abb-1/DS+!/gid-2/3648/abb-2/DS+7" width=500 height=300></center><br /><br />Gears of War 2 starts bigger than its predecessor.<br /><center><img src="http://garaph.info/linecomparegamejp.php//daydatemode/0/dayend/400/sum/1/perc/0/width/500/height/300/title/Gears+of+War/html/0/gid-0/2643/abb-0/1/gid-1/3649/abb-1/2" width=500 height=300></center><br /><br />Armored Core 3 Portable for PSP starts off quite a bit better than PSP's other Armored Core: Formula Front. However, that was a launch game.<br /><center><img src="http://garaph.info/linecomparegamejp.php//daydatemode/0/dayend/400/sum/1/perc/0/width/500/height/300/title/PSP+Armored+Core/html/0/gid-0/339/abb-0/Formula+Front/gid-1/3650/abb-1/3+Portable" width=500 height=300></center><br /><br />The new DS Chibi-Robo (3638) isn't performing quite as well as the DS original (109), but better than either the GCN original (1763) or its Wii rerelease (3605).<br /><center><img src="http://garaph.info/softwaregroupline.php//grid/175/width/500/height/300" width=500 height=300></center>JoshuaJSlonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01071781812007890878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555333670261094789.post-24301032120420926352009-08-17T08:09:00.000-07:002009-08-18T09:28:38.045-07:00UK - Codemasters' Ashes Cricket 2009 Continues to Outsell Wii Competitors<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8lvW2fncbg4/SolzKS457aI/AAAAAAAAAFo/HOSWs_1mr_k/s1600-h/Ashes-Cricket-2009-7.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370950651322428834" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 112px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8lvW2fncbg4/SolzKS457aI/AAAAAAAAAFo/HOSWs_1mr_k/s200/Ashes-Cricket-2009-7.jpg" border="0" /></a>Codemasters’ Ashes Cricket 2009 remained at the top of the sales chart this past week, and Nintendo’s Wii Sports Resort and Wii Fit held 2nd and 3rd place.<br /><div><br />Madden NFL 10 debuted at number 8, the latest title from EA Tiburon which has been highly acclaimed for its improvement of the 20-year franchise.</div><div><br />EA’s Fight Night Round 4 dropped out of the top 10, from 5th place to 12th place. Too Human makes an appearance in the top 40, as well as New Super Mario Bros. UFC 2009: Undisputed has plummeted from 22nd to 39th place.</div><div><br />Rank – Title – Publisher</div><br /><div>1. Ashes Cricket 2009 – Codemasters<br />2. Wii Sports Resort – Nintendo<br />3. Wii Fit – Nintendo<br />4. Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood – Ubisoft<br />5. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 – EA<br />6. Mario Kart Wii – Nintendo<br />7. Call of Duty: World at War – Activision Blizzard<br />8. Madden NFL 10 – EA<br />9. G-Force – Disney<br />10. Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince – EA</div><div><br />11. [Prototype] – Activision Blizzard<br />12. Fight Night Round 4 – EA<br />13. The Sims 3 – EA<br />14. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare – Activision Blizzard<br />15. Wii Play – Nintendo<br />16. FIFA 09 – EA<br />17. Carnival: Funfair Games – Take 2<br />18. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen – Activision Blizzard<br />19. Guitar Hero: World Tour – Activision Blizzard<br />20. Lego Batman: The Videogame – Warner Bros. Interactive</div><div><br />21. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games – Sega<br />22. EA Sports Active – EA<br />23. Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force – Disney<br />24. Professor Layton and the Curious Village – Nintendo<br />25. Pokemon Platinum – Nintendo<br />26. Mario Kart DS – Nintendo<br />27. Mystery Stories – GSP/Avanquest<br />28. Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga – LucasArts<br />29. Ben 10: Alien Force – D3P<br />30. Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training – Nintendo</div><div><br />31. Active Health with Carol Vorderman – Nintendo<br />32. Too Human – Microsoft<br />33. My Fitness Coach: Get in Shape – Ubisoft<br />34. New Super Mario Bros. – Nintendo<br />35. Rhythm Paradise – Nintendo<br />36. Grand Theft Auto IV – Take 2<br />37. Red Faction: Guerrilla – THQ<br />38. Need for Speed: Undercover – EA<br />39. UFC 2009: Undisputed – THQ<br />40. Trivial Pursuit - EA</div>MJLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12767504053843674184noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555333670261094789.post-84606649883430350702009-08-15T01:09:00.000-07:002009-08-15T01:11:51.705-07:00MC 2009-07-27 and Famitsu 2009-07-20: Things of Note<b>Based on the latest Famitsu hardware numbers...</b><br /><a href="http://garaph.info/intermsof.php//system-0/PSP/date-0/2004-12-06/tracker-0/fam/system-1/PS2/date-1/2000-02-28/tracker-1/fam/system-2/DS/date-2/2004-11-29/tracker-2/fam/system-3/GBA/date-3/2001-03-19/tracker-3/fam/system-4/GCN/date-4/2001-09-10/tracker-4/fam">PSP comparisons</a>: After 242 weeks, PSP is where PS2 was at 194.8 weeks (November 21, 2003), where DS was at 103.3 weeks (November 21, 2006), and where GBA was at 163.0 weeks (May 2, 2004).<br /><br /><a href="http://garaph.info/intermsof.php//system-0/X360/date-0/2005-12-05/tracker-0/fam/system-1/Xbox/date-1/2002-02-18/tracker-1/fam/system-2/GCN/date-2/2001-09-10/tracker-2/fam/system-3/PS3/date-3/2006-11-06/tracker-3/fam/system-4/Wii/date-4/2006-11-27/tracker-4/fam">X360 comparisons</a>: After 190 weeks, X360 is where GCN was at 17.8 weeks (January 11, 2002), where PS3 was at 39.4 weeks (August 8, 2007), and where Wii was at 5.7 weeks (January 5, 2007).<br /><br /><a href="http://garaph.info/intermsof.php//sum/1/system-0/PS3/date-0/2006-11-06/tracker-0/fam/system-1/PS2/date-1/2000-02-28/tracker-1/fam/system-2/PSP/date-2/2004-12-06/tracker-2/fam/system-3/GCN/date-3/2001-09-10/tracker-3/fam/system-4/Wii/date-4/2006-11-27/tracker-4/fam">PS3 comparisons</a>: After 142 weeks, PS3 is where PS2 was at 47.5 weeks (January 24, 2001), where PSP was at 70.4 weeks (April 11, 2006), where GCN was at 131.6 weeks (March 18, 2004), and where Wii was at 36.4 weeks (August 8, 2007).<br /><br /><a href="http://garaph.info/intermsof.php//system-0/Wii/date-0/2006-11-27/tracker-0/fam/system-1/GCN/date-1/2001-09-10/tracker-1/fam/system-2/GBA/date-2/2001-03-19/tracker-2/fam/system-3/DS/date-3/2004-11-29/group-3/HardwareFamily/tracker-3/fam/system-4/PS2/date-4/2000-02-28/tracker-4/fam/system-5/PS3/date-5/2006-11-06/tracker-5/fam/system-6/PSP/date-6/2004-12-06/tracker-6/fam">Wii comparisons</a>: After 139 weeks, Wii is where GBA was at 99.8 weeks (February 15, 2003), where DS was at 77.5 weeks (May 25, 2006), where PS2 was at 118.7 weeks (June 7, 2002), and where PSP was at 169.2 weeks (March 4, 2008).<br /><br /><a href="http://garaph.info/intermsof.php//system-0/DSi/date-0/2008-10-27/group-0/ShortName/tracker-0/fam/system-1/GBASP/date-1/2003-02-10/system-2/GBM/date-2/2005-09-12/system-3/DSL/date-3/2006-02-27">DSi comparisons</a>: After 39 weeks, DSi is where GBASP was at 53.5 weeks (February 18, 2004) and where DSL was at 19.9 weeks (July 15, 2006).<br /><br /><b>Based on the latest Media Create hardware numbers...</b><br /><a href="http://garaph.info/vsdspsp.php5">DS vs PSP</a>: Weekly shares of 72.2 / 27.8 bring total shares to 68.4 / 31.6. If DS stopped selling and PSP continued at this week's rate, it would catch up in 443.0 weeks (January 28, 2018).<br /><br /><a href="http://garaph.info/vsarbitrarytwosystems.php5?system1=X360&system2=PS3">X360 vs PS3</a>: Weekly shares of 28.8 / 71.2 bring total shares to 24.8 / 75.2. If PS3 stopped selling and X360 continued at this week's rate, it would catch up in 614.3 weeks (May 12, 2021).<br /><br /><a href="http://garaph.info/vsps3wii.php5">PS3 vs Wii</a>: Weekly shares of 8.4 / 91.6 are the first time Wii has had over 90%. These bring total shares to 28.2 / 71.8. If Wii stopped selling and PS3 continued at this week's rate, it would catch up in 574.0 weeks (August 3, 2020).<br /><br /><a href="http://garaph.info/linecompare.php//weeks/2/sum/0/width/500/height/300/title/Media+Create+-+Week+over+Week/html/2/sys-0/Wii/date-0/2009-07-20/tra-0/mc/sys-1/DS/gr-1/hf/sys-2/PS2/sys-3/PS3/sys-4/PSP/sys-5/X360">Week over week</a>, Wii explodes, DS continues sliding down, and everything else stays relatively unchanged.<br /><center><img src="http://garaph.info/linecompare.php//weeks/2/sum/0/width/500/height/300/title/Media+Create+-+Week+over+Week/html/0/sys-0/Wii/date-0/2009-07-20/tra-0/mc/sys-1/DS/gr-1/hf/sys-2/PS2/sys-3/PS3/sys-4/PSP/sys-5/X360" width=500 height=300></center><br /><br /><br />Through the first thirty-one weeks of the year, overall sales are down. However, the systems can be split into camps of 3 up and 3 down. Here's how the year-to-date year-over-year percents stand as of now.<br /><br />Wii: -57.6%<br />DSL+DSi: <b>+13.1%</b><br />PS2: -52.1%<br />PS3: <b>+4.6%</b><br />PSP: -46.6%<br />X360: <b>+160.0%</b><br /><br />Home hardware: -36.9%<br />Portable hardware: -20.7%<br />Sum of all hardware: -27.3%<br /><br />Last year:<br /><center><img src="http://garaph.info/piechartspan.php//date1/2007-12-31/date2/2008-07-28/group/ShortName/tracker/mc/size/0.1"></center><br /><br />This year:<br /><center><img src="http://garaph.info/piechartspan.php//date1/2008-12-29/date2/2009-07-27/group/ShortName/tracker/mc/size/0.1"></center><br /><br /><br />Though it's been <i>near</i> for the last eight months or so, this week finally pushes Wii 5 million over PS3.<br /><center><img src="http://garaph.info/linecompare.php//weeks/143/sum/1/width/500/height/300/title/Wii+-+PS3+%3D+5+million/html/0/sys-0/PS3/date-0/2006-11-06/tra-0/mc/sys-1/Wii" width=500 height=300></center><br /><br /><br /><b>Famitsu Software Stuff</b><br /><br />In its third week Dragon Quest IX continues outpacing Dragon Quest VIII. Though not pictured here, it's worth noting that through week three Dragon Quest VII is slightly higher: 3.26 M to 3.22 M.<br /><center><img src="http://garaph.info/linecomparegamejp.php//daydatemode/0/sum/1/perc/0/width/500/height/300/title/Dragon+Quest/html/0/gr-0/0/gid-0/2038/abb-0/VIII/gr-1/0/gid-1/3631/abb-1/IX" width=500 height=300></center>JoshuaJSlonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01071781812007890878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555333670261094789.post-89858043742194742122009-08-10T08:07:00.000-07:002009-08-10T17:20:54.826-07:00UK - Ashes Cricket 2009 Knocks Wii Sports Resort off the Top<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8lvW2fncbg4/SoA4LfmD1eI/AAAAAAAAAFg/c1k4epIOvb8/s1600-h/cricket09xbox360.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368352525936481762" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 142px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8lvW2fncbg4/SoA4LfmD1eI/AAAAAAAAAFg/c1k4epIOvb8/s200/cricket09xbox360.jpg" border="0" /></a>New release Ashes Cricket 2009 has knocked Wii Sports Resort off the top of the UK Software Chart after just two weeks. The Codemasters title marks the first time a UK publisher has reached the top of the All Formats chart since Eidos in 2007.<br /><br />THQ’s top-selling UFC 2009 Undisputed dropped from 8th place to 22nd, while G-Force jumped from 26th to 9th place, coinciding with the film's theatrical release.<br /><br />Some other titles that saw sharp declines in sales include Infamous, from 27th to 36th place, and Race Driver: GRID, from 24th to 38th place. The decrease in UK business follows news of a weak 2nd quarter in the United States.<br /><br />Rank – Title – Publisher<br /><br />1. Ashes Cricket 2009 – Codemasters<br />2. Wii Sports Resort – Nintendo<br />3. Wii Fit – Nintendo<br />4. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 – EA<br />5. Fight Night Round 4 – EA<br />6. Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince – EA<br />7. Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood – Ubisoft<br />8. Mario Kart Wii – Nintendo<br />9. G-Force – Disney<br />10. The Sims 3 – EA<br /><br />11. Call of Duty: World at War – Activision Blizzard<br />12. FIFA 09 – EA<br />13. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare – Activision Blizzard<br />14. EA Sports Active – EA<br />15. Wii Play – Nintendo<br />16. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen – Activision Blizzard<br />17. [Prototype] – Activision Blizzard<br />18. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games – Sega<br />19. Guitar Hero: World Tour – Activision Blizzard<br />20. Professor Layton and the Curious Village – Nintendo<br /><br />21. Pokemon Platinum – Nintendo<br />22. UFC 2009: Undisputed – THQ<br />23. Carnival: Funfair Games – Take 2<br />24. Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force – Disney<br />25. Mario Kart DS - Nintendo<br />26. Mystery Stories – GSP/Avanquest<br />27. Lego Batman: The Videogame – Warner Bros. Interactive<br />28. Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training – Nintendo<br />29. Virtua Tennis 2009 – Sega<br />30. Red Faction: Guerrilla – THQ<br /><br />31. My Fitness Coach: Get In Shape – Ubisoft<br />32. Ben 10: Alien Force – D3P<br />33. Grand Theft Auto IV – Take 2<br />34. MySims Racing – EA<br />35. Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga – LucasArts<br />36. Infamous – Sony<br />37. Rhythm Paradise – Nintendo<br />38. Race Driver: GRID – Codemasters<br />39. Sega Superstars Tennis – Sega<br />40. Football Manager 2009 - SegaMJLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12767504053843674184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555333670261094789.post-2711935612645403552009-08-03T07:23:00.000-07:002009-08-03T07:25:51.619-07:00UK - Wii Sports Resort and Wii Fit Remain Dominant<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8lvW2fncbg4/SnbzT4_c7vI/AAAAAAAAAFY/A5zCxbsIiP8/s1600-h/134806-WiiSportsResortMainImage.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365743529100111602" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 116px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8lvW2fncbg4/SnbzT4_c7vI/AAAAAAAAAFY/A5zCxbsIiP8/s200/134806-WiiSportsResortMainImage.jpg" border="0" /></a>With a 6% increase in sales, Wii Sports Resort remains at the top of the UK Software Sales chart. The long-running success of Wii Fit has boosted that title to second place.<br /><br />The next three spots belong to EA, with a solid lineup of Tiger Woods, Harry Potter, and Fight Night.<br /><br />UFC 2009 Undisputed has pushed its way back into the top 10, following recent announcements of record profits for THQ thanks to the popular fighting sim.<br /><br />Recent release G-Force is at number 26, while Lego Batman: The Videogame and Guitar Hero: Greatest Hits have reappeared in the Top 40.<br /><br />Rank – Title – Publisher<br /><br />1. Wii Sports Resort – Nintendo<br />2. Wii Fit – Nintendo<br />3. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 – EA<br />4. Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince – EA<br />5. Fight Night Round 4 – EA<br />6. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen – Activision Blizzard<br />7. The Sims 3 – EA<br />8. UFC 2009: Undisputed – THQ<br />9. EA Sports Active – EA<br />10. Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood – Ubisoft<br /><br />11. Mario Kart Wii – Nintendo<br />12. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare – Activision Blizzard<br />13. FIFA 09 – EA<br />14. Wii Play – Nintendo<br />15. Call of Duty: World at War – Activision Blizzard<br />16. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games – Sega<br />17. Professor Layton and the Curious Village – Nintendo<br />18. [Prototype] – Activision Blizzard<br />19. Guitar Hero: World Tour – Activision Blizzard<br />20. Pokemon Platinum – Nintendo<br /><br />21. Carnival: Funfair Games – Take 2<br />22. Virtua Tennis 2009 – Sega<br />23. Red Faction: Guerrilla – THQ<br />24. Race Driver: GRID – Codemasters<br />25. Mario Kart DS – Nintendo<br />26. G-Force – Disney<br />27. Infamous – Sony<br />28. My Fitness Coach: Get in Shape – Ubisoft<br />29. Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force – Disney<br />30. Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training – Nintendo<br /><br />31. MySims Racing – EA<br />32. Ben 10: Alien Force – D3P<br />33. Football Manager 2009 – Sega<br />34. Lego Batman: The Videogame – Warner Bros.<br />35. Grand Slam Tennis – EA<br />36. Sega Superstars Tennis – Sega<br />37. Grand Theft Auto IV – Take 2<br />38. Guitar Hero: Greatest Hits – Activision Blizzard<br />39. Rhythm Paradise – Nintendo<br />40. Mystery Stories – GSP/AvanquestMJLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12767504053843674184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555333670261094789.post-76822329770611261152009-07-31T21:52:00.000-07:002009-07-31T21:54:08.986-07:00MC 2009-07-20 and Famitsu 2009-07-13: Things of Note<b>Based on the latest Famitsu hardware numbers...</b><br /><a href="http://garaph.info/intermsof.php//system-0/PSP/date-0/2004-12-06/tracker-0/fam/system-1/PS2/date-1/2000-02-28/tracker-1/fam/system-2/DS/date-2/2004-11-29/tracker-2/fam/system-3/GBA/date-3/2001-03-19/tracker-3/fam/system-4/GCN/date-4/2001-09-10/tracker-4/fam">PSP comparisons</a>: After 241 weeks, PSP is where PS2 was at 194.3 weeks (November 18, 2003), where DS was at 103.1 weeks (November 20, 2006), and where GBA was at 162.5 weeks (April 29, 2004).<br /><br /><a href="http://garaph.info/intermsof.php//system-0/X360/date-0/2005-12-05/tracker-0/fam/system-1/Xbox/date-1/2002-02-18/tracker-1/fam/system-2/GCN/date-2/2001-09-10/tracker-2/fam/system-3/PS3/date-3/2006-11-06/tracker-3/fam/system-4/Wii/date-4/2006-11-27/tracker-4/fam">X360 comparisons</a>: After 189 weeks, X360 is where GCN was at 17.7 weeks (January 11, 2002), where PS3 was at 39.3 weeks (August 7, 2007), and where Wii was at 5.7 weeks (January 5, 2007).<br /><br /><a href="http://garaph.info/intermsof.php//sum/1/system-0/PS3/date-0/2006-11-06/tracker-0/fam/system-1/PS2/date-1/2000-02-28/tracker-1/fam/system-2/PSP/date-2/2004-12-06/tracker-2/fam/system-3/GCN/date-3/2001-09-10/tracker-3/fam/system-4/Wii/date-4/2006-11-27/tracker-4/fam">PS3 comparisons</a>: After 141 weeks, PS3 is where PS2 was at 47.3 weeks (January 23, 2001), where PSP was at 70.1 weeks (April 10, 2006), where GCN was at 130.7 weeks (March 12, 2004), and where Wii was at 36.3 weeks (August 7, 2007).<br /><br /><a href="http://garaph.info/intermsof.php//system-0/Wii/date-0/2006-11-27/tracker-0/fam/system-1/GCN/date-1/2001-09-10/tracker-1/fam/system-2/GBA/date-2/2001-03-19/tracker-2/fam/system-3/DS/date-3/2004-11-29/group-3/HardwareFamily/tracker-3/fam/system-4/PS2/date-4/2000-02-28/tracker-4/fam/system-5/PS3/date-5/2006-11-06/tracker-5/fam/system-6/PSP/date-6/2004-12-06/tracker-6/fam">Wii comparisons</a>: After 138 weeks, Wii is where GBA was at 99.7 weeks (February 14, 2003), where DS was at 77.5 weeks (May 24, 2006), where PS2 was at 118.2 weeks (June 3, 2002), and where PSP was at 168.9 weeks (March 1, 2008).<br /><br /><a href="http://garaph.info/intermsof.php//system-0/DSi/date-0/2008-10-27/group-0/ShortName/tracker-0/fam/system-1/GBASP/date-1/2003-02-10/system-2/GBM/date-2/2005-09-12/system-3/DSL/date-3/2006-02-27">DSi comparisons</a>: After 38 weeks, DSi is where GBASP was at 52.3 weeks (February 10, 2004) and where DSL was at 19.2 weeks (July 10, 2006).<br /><br />So DSi has passed what GBASP did in its first full year with 14 weeks to spare. Clearly DSi is a more successful reiteration of hardware than GBASP, but also clearly not the giant DS Lite was.<br /><br /><b>Based on the latest Media Create hardware numbers...</b><br /><a href="http://garaph.info/vsdspsp.php5">DS vs PSP</a>: Weekly shares of 75.2 / 24.8 bring total shares to 68.4 / 31.6. If DS stopped selling and PSP continued at this week's rate, it would catch up in 477.9 weeks (September 23, 2018).<br /><br /><a href="http://garaph.info/vsarbitrarytwosystems.php5?system1=X360&system2=PS3">X360 vs PS3</a>: Weekly shares of 25.5 / 74.5 bring total shares to 24.8 / 75.2. If PS3 stopped selling and X360 continued at this week's rate, it would catch up in 706.8 weeks (February 11, 2023).<br /><br /><a href="http://garaph.info/vsps3wii.php5">PS3 vs Wii</a>: Weekly shares of 27.3 / 72.7 bring total shares to 28.4 / 71.6. If Wii stopped selling and PS3 continued at this week's rate, it would catch up in 549.3 weeks (February 4, 2020).<br /><br /><a href="http://garaph.info/linecompare.php//weeks/2/sum/0/width/500/height/300/title/Media+Create+-+Week+over+Week/html/2/sys-0/Wii/date-0/2009-07-13/tra-0/mc/sys-1/DS/gr-1/hf/sys-2/PS2/sys-3/PS3/sys-4/PSP/sys-5/X360">Week over week</a>, there's no uniformity or real pattern to the ups and down.<br /><center><img src="http://garaph.info/linecompare.php//weeks/2/sum/0/width/500/height/300/title/Media+Create+-+Week+over+Week/html/0/sys-0/Wii/date-0/2009-07-13/tra-0/mc/sys-1/DS/gr-1/hf/sys-2/PS2/sys-3/PS3/sys-4/PSP/sys-5/X360" width=500 height=300></center><br /><br />Through the first thirty weeks of the year, overall sales are down. However, the systems can be split into camps of 3 up and 3 down. Here's how the year-to-date year-over-year percents stand as of now.<br /><br />Wii: -61.8%<br />DSL+DSi: <b>+11.9%</b><br />PS2: -51.9%<br />PS3: <b>+4.8%</b><br />PSP: -46.6%<br />X360: <b>+171.5%</b><br /><br />Home hardware: -39.4%<br />Portable hardware: -21.3%<br />Sum of all hardware: -28.6%<br /><br />Last year:<br /><center><img src="http://garaph.info/piechartspan.php//date1/2007-12-31/date2/2008-07-21/group/ShortName/tracker/mc/size/0.1"></center><br /><br />This year:<br /><center><img src="http://garaph.info/piechartspan.php//date1/2008-12-29/date2/2009-07-20/group/ShortName/tracker/mc/size/0.1"></center><br /><br />With YTD sales of 245K by Media Create, X360 could stop now and still have its second best year yet. #1 is 2008 at 322K.<br /><center><img src="http://garaph.info/linecompare.php//sum/1/title/X360%2C+YTD%2C+2005-2010%2C+Media+Create/html/0/sys-0/X360/date-0/2005-01-03/tra-0/mc/sys-1/X360/date-1/2006-01-02/tra-1/mc/sys-2/X360/date-2/2007-01-01/tra-2/mc/sys-3/X360/date-3/2007-12-31/tra-3/mc/sys-4/X360/date-4/2008-12-29/tra-4/mc/sys-5/X360/date-5/2010-01-04/tra-5/mc/width/500/height/300" width=500 height=300></center> <br /><br /><br /><b>Famitsu Software Stuff</b><br /><br />In its second week Dragon Quest IX continues outpacing Dragon Quest VIII, though at 2.95 million it narrowly misses 3 million. Though not pictured here, it's worth noting that through week two Dragon Quest VII was at 2.93 million.<br /><center><img src="http://garaph.info/linecomparegamejp.php//daydatemode/0/sum/1/perc/0/width/500/height/300/title/Dragon+Quest/html/0/gr-0/0/gid-0/2038/abb-0/VIII/gr-1/0/gid-1/3631/abb-1/IX" width=500 height=300></center><br /><br />After its first week, Dragon Quest IX became the DS's #8 title. After its second week, it is #7, passing Pokémon Platinum. Everything else is currently at 3.4-5.7 million, so further passing will be slow-going.<br /><center><img src="http://garaph.info/linecomparegamejp.php//daydatemode/0/dayend/1500/sum/1/perc/0/width/500/height/300/title/DQ+IX+and+the+DS+games+above+it/html/0/gr-0/0/gid-0/261/abb-0/Pok+D-PERC-2FP/gr-1/0/gid-1/241/abb-1/NSMB/gr-2/0/gid-2/95/abb-2/ACWW/gr-3/0/gid-3/105/abb-3/BA2/gr-4/0/gid-4/106/abb-4/BA/gr-5/0/gid-5/214/abb-5/MKDS/gr-6/0/gid-6/3631/abb-6/DQ+IX" width=500 height=300></center><br /><br />PSP's Ys I & II Chronicles starts off well, matching the better two PS2 Ys starts. I'm not finding any other Ys games in Garaph. I specifically looked for the DS release of I & II, but it appears so far that has only released in North America.<br /><center><img src="http://garaph.info/linecomparegamejp.php//daydatemode/0/sum/1/perc/0/width/500/height/300/title/Ys/html/0/gid-0/1519/abb-0/PS2+Ys+I+-PERC-26+II/gid-1/2126/abb-1/PS2+Ys+VI/gid-2/2179/abb-2/PS2+Ys+IV/gid-3/3635/abb-3/PSP+Ys+I+-PERC-26+II" width=500 height=300></center><br /><br />In some sort of sales turkey, Momotarou Dentetsu 20th Anniversary has ranked #30 for three weeks in a row.<br /><center><img src="http://garaph.info/linecomparegamejp.php//gid-0/3323/dayend/213/width/500/height/300/title/3323+-+Momotarou+Dentetsu+20th+Anniversary+-+DS" width=500 height=300></center>JoshuaJSlonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01071781812007890878noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555333670261094789.post-32651999957598812032009-07-28T14:33:00.000-07:002009-07-29T08:36:05.629-07:00THQ Reports Record $6.4 Million Profit from UFC 2009 Undisputed<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8lvW2fncbg4/Sm9vBR4MbDI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/8mxH9BqUv6k/s1600-h/ufc-undisputed-box-art.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363627748991200306" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 142px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8lvW2fncbg4/Sm9vBR4MbDI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/8mxH9BqUv6k/s200/ufc-undisputed-box-art.jpg" border="0" /></a>Following the success of UFC 2009 Undisputed, THQ has posted a $6.4 million Q1 profit. The addition of Red Faction: Guerrilla to its core lineup of games has helped boost net sales up 77 percent to $243.5 million.<br /><p>With its cut-cutting measures in recent years, including trimming studio personnel and overhead, THQ has started to rise from financial trouble to a potential profitable year at last.</p><p>THQ CEO Brian Farrell acknowledged the company’s global employees, citing their “hard work and dedication” as a key to THQ’s success.</p><p>Source: Gamasutra</p>MJLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12767504053843674184noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555333670261094789.post-88042173440116754182009-07-27T08:30:00.000-07:002009-07-27T08:34:42.015-07:00UK - Wii Sports Resort Debuts at Number One<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8lvW2fncbg4/Sm3IuxQ3MCI/AAAAAAAAAFI/Xqtuc6_kY7A/s1600-h/wii-sports-resort-box.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363163437091729442" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 144px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8lvW2fncbg4/Sm3IuxQ3MCI/AAAAAAAAAFI/Xqtuc6_kY7A/s200/wii-sports-resort-box.jpg" border="0" /></a>Following the premiere of the Wii MotionPlus controller this summer, Nintendo’s Wii Sports Resort, which fully utilizes the technology, has taken first place on the UK software sales chart.<br /><br />EA remains strong with Harry Potter in second (sales down 4%), and Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 in third (sales down 3%).<br /><br />Wii franchises have sold well; Wii Fit is at number four with just a 3% increase in sales. Fight Night Round 4 saw its sales decline 24%, dropping it to 6th place.<br /><br />Other Wii titles that utilize MotionPlus technology could see an increase in sales in the near future, including Virtua Tennis 2009 in 13th place, and Grand Slam Tennis in 25th.<br /><br />Rank – Title – Publisher<br /><br />1. Wii Sports Resort – Nintendo<br />2. Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince – EA<br />3. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 – EA<br />4. Wii Fit – Nintendo<br />5. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen – Activision Blizzard<br />6. Fight Night Round 4 – EA<br />7. Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood – Ubisoft<br />8. The Sims 3 – EA<br />9. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare – Activision Blizzard<br />10. EA Sports Active – EA<br /><br />11. Mario Kart Wii – Nintendo<br />12. UFC 2009: Undisputed – THQ<br />13. Virtua Tennis 2009 – Sega<br />14. FIFA 09 – EA<br />15. Professor Layton and the Curious Village – Nintendo<br />16. Call of Duty: World at War – Activision Blizzard<br />17. Wii Play – Nintendo<br />18. [Prototype] – Activision Blizzard<br />19. Pokémon Platinum – Nintendo<br />20. Guitar Hero: World Tour – Activision Blizzard<br /><br />21. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games – Sega<br />22. Race Driver: Grid – Codemasters<br />23. Rhythm Paradise – Nintendo<br />24. Carnival: Funfair Games – Take 2<br />25. Grand Slam Tennis – EA<br />26. Infamous – Sony<br />27. Mario Kart DS – Nintendo<br />28. Red Faction: Guerrilla – THQ<br />29. Transformers: Revenge – Autobots – Activision Blizzard<br />30. Sega Superstars Tennis – Sega<br /><br />31. Club Penguin: Elite Penguin Force – Disney<br />32. Ghostbusters: The Video Game – Sony<br />33. Monster Hunter: Freedom Unite – Capcom<br />34. Grand Theft Auto IV – Take 2<br />35. My Fitness Coach: Get In Shape – Ubisoft<br />36. Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs – Activision Blizzard<br />37. Football Manager 2009 – Sega<br />38. Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training – Nintendo<br />39. Mystery Stories – GSP/Avanquest<br />40. New Super Mario Bros. - NintendoMJLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12767504053843674184noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555333670261094789.post-57954766018786329022009-07-26T07:17:00.000-07:002009-07-26T07:27:17.518-07:00MC 2009-07-13 and Famitsu 2009-07-06: Things of Note<b>Based on the latest Famitsu hardware numbers...</b><br /><a href="http://garaph.info/intermsof.php//system-0/PSP/date-0/2004-12-06/tracker-0/fam/system-1/PS2/date-1/2000-02-28/tracker-1/fam/system-2/DS/date-2/2004-11-29/tracker-2/fam/system-3/GBA/date-3/2001-03-19/tracker-3/fam/system-4/GCN/date-4/2001-09-10/tracker-4/fam">PSP comparisons</a>: After 240 weeks, PSP is where PS2 was at 193.9 weeks (November 15, 2003), where DS was at 102.9 weeks (November 18, 2006), and where GBA was at 162.1 weeks (April 26, 2004).<br /><br /><a href="http://garaph.info/intermsof.php//system-0/X360/date-0/2005-12-05/tracker-0/fam/system-1/Xbox/date-1/2002-02-18/tracker-1/fam/system-2/GCN/date-2/2001-09-10/tracker-2/fam/system-3/PS3/date-3/2006-11-06/tracker-3/fam/system-4/Wii/date-4/2006-11-27/tracker-4/fam">X360 comparisons</a>: After 188 weeks, X360 is where GCN was at 17.6 weeks (January 10, 2002), where PS3 was at 39.2 weeks (August 6, 2007), and where Wii was at 5.7 weeks (January 5, 2007).<br /><br /><a href="http://garaph.info/intermsof.php//sum/1/system-0/PS3/date-0/2006-11-06/tracker-0/fam/system-1/PS2/date-1/2000-02-28/tracker-1/fam/system-2/PSP/date-2/2004-12-06/tracker-2/fam/system-3/GCN/date-3/2001-09-10/tracker-3/fam/system-4/Wii/date-4/2006-11-27/tracker-4/fam">PS3 comparisons</a>: After 140 weeks, PS3 is where PS2 was at 47.1 weeks (January 22, 2001), where PSP was at 69.8 weeks (April 8, 2006), where GCN was at 130.1 weeks (March 7, 2004), and where Wii was at 36.2 weeks (August 6, 2007).<br /><br /><a href="http://garaph.info/intermsof.php//system-0/Wii/date-0/2006-11-27/tracker-0/fam/system-1/GCN/date-1/2001-09-10/tracker-1/fam/system-2/GBA/date-2/2001-03-19/tracker-2/fam/system-3/DS/date-3/2004-11-29/group-3/HardwareFamily/tracker-3/fam/system-4/PS2/date-4/2000-02-28/tracker-4/fam/system-5/PS3/date-5/2006-11-06/tracker-5/fam/system-6/PSP/date-6/2004-12-06/tracker-6/fam">Wii comparisons</a>: After 137 weeks, Wii is where GBA was at 99.6 weeks (February 13, 2003), where DS was at 77.4 weeks (May 24, 2006), where PS2 was at 117.8 weeks (June 1, 2002), and where PSP was at 168.7 weeks (February 29, 2008).<br /><br /><a href="http://garaph.info/intermsof.php//system-0/DSi/date-0/2008-10-27/group-0/ShortName/tracker-0/fam/system-1/GBASP/date-1/2003-02-10/system-2/GBM/date-2/2005-09-12/system-3/DSL/date-3/2006-02-27">DSi comparisons</a>: After 37 weeks, DSi is where GBASP was at 50.6 weeks (January 29, 2004) and where DSL was at 18.3 weeks (July 4, 2006).<br /><br /><b>Based on the latest Media Create hardware numbers...</b><br /><a href="http://garaph.info/vsdspsp.php5">DS vs PSP</a>: Weekly shares of 81.6 / 18.4 bring total shares to 68.3 / 31.7. If DS stopped selling and PSP continued at this week's rate, it would catch up in 603.9 weeks (February 14, 2021).<br /><br /><a href="http://garaph.info/vsarbitrarytwosystems.php5?system1=X360&system2=PS3">X360 vs PS3</a>: Weekly shares of 24.6 / 75.4 bring total shares to 24.8 / 75.2. If PS3 stopped selling and X360 continued at this week's rate, it would catch up in 748.9 weeks (November 26, 2023).<br /><br /><a href="http://garaph.info/vsps3wii.php5">PS3 vs Wii</a>: Weekly shares of 29.9 / 70.1 bring total shares to 28.4 / 71.6. If Wii stopped selling and PS3 continued at this week's rate, it would catch up in 555.8 weeks (March 14, 2020).<br /><br /><a href="http://garaph.info/linecompare.php//weeks/2/sum/0/width/500/height/300/title/Media+Create+-+Week+over+Week/html/2/sys-0/Wii/date-0/2009-07-06/tra-0/mc/sys-1/DS/gr-1/hf/sys-2/PS2/sys-3/PS3/sys-4/PSP/sys-5/X360">Week over week</a>, DS is down about 20%, everything else down about 10%.<br /><center><img src="http://garaph.info/linecompare.php//weeks/2/sum/0/width/500/height/300/title/Media+Create+-+Week+over+Week/html/0/sys-0/Wii/date-0/2009-07-06/tra-0/mc/sys-1/DS/gr-1/hf/sys-2/PS2/sys-3/PS3/sys-4/PSP/sys-5/X360" width=500 height=300></center><br /><br /><br />Through the first twenty-nine weeks of the year, overall sales are down. However, the systems can be split into camps of 3 up and 3 down. Here's how the year-to-date year-over-year percents stand as of now.<br /><br />Wii: -62.2%<br />DSL+DSi: <b>+10.3%</b><br />PS2: -51.5%<br />PS3: <b>+5.2%</b><br />PSP: -46.4%<br />X360: <b>+183.6%</b><br /><br />Home hardware: -39.4%<br />Portable hardware: -21.9%<br />Sum of all hardware: -29.0%<br /><br />Last year:<br /><center><img src="http://garaph.info/piechartspan.php//date1/2007-12-31/date2/2008-07-14/group/ShortName/tracker/mc/size/0.1"></center><br /><br />This year:<br /><center><img src="http://garaph.info/piechartspan.php//date1/2008-12-29/date2/2009-07-13/group/ShortName/tracker/mc/size/0.1"></center><br /><br /><br /><b>Famitsu Software Stuff</b><br /><br />Of course the big release this week is Dragon Quest IX. Though the only other new mainline Dragon Quest in Garaph is VIII, take my word that it had the biggest first week of the series. The biggest week of ANY game only available for two days in a week. So it's pretty impressive to see IX beat it by about 100K, even if that doesn't look like much on the scale of this image.<br /><center><img src="http://garaph.info/linecomparegamejp.php//daydatemode/0/sum/1/perc/0/width/500/height/300/title/Dragon+Quest/html/0/gr-0/0/gid-0/2038/abb-0/VIII/gr-1/0/gid-1/3631/abb-1/IX" width=500 height=300></center><br />Final Fantasy VIII with its 2.5 million is still the greatest first week overall, but like most games FFVIII was available for four days its first week.<br /><br />DS has some incredible selling games and there's no guarantee Dragon Quest IX will reach 5 million territory as some of them have, it's still pretty interesting to see the difference in how quickly it starts. With its first week DQ IX became the #8 game on DS by lifetime sales; here it is compared to the games above it.<br /><center><img src="http://garaph.info/linecomparegamejp.php//daydatemode/0/dayend/1500/sum/1/perc/0/width/500/height/300/title/DQ+IX+and+the+DS+games+above+it/html/0/gr-0/0/gid-0/261/abb-0/Pok+D-PERC-2FP/gr-1/0/gid-1/241/abb-1/NSMB/gr-2/0/gid-2/95/abb-2/ACWW/gr-3/0/gid-3/105/abb-3/BA2/gr-4/0/gid-4/206/abb-4/BA/gr-5/0/gid-5/214/abb-5/MKDS/gr-6/0/gid-6/3176/abb-6/Pok+Plat/gr-7/0/gid-7/3631/abb-7/DQ+IX" width=500 height=300></center><br />The closest any game gets to starting like DQ IX is #1 Diamond/Pearl, but even after three weeks it was still a little short of DQ IX's first week.<br /><br />Its first week also makes it <a href="http://garaph.info/softwaregroup.php?grid=139">the #15 overall game</a> in the PS2/GBA/GCN/Xbox/DS/PSP/X360/Wii era Garaph properly covers, though I'll leave it to you to follow the link and see all 2+ million sellers if you wish. It is most interesting to note that it beats out the final totals of Final Fantasy X and XII, though that doesn't include any budget or international rereleases.<br /><br />I usually don't show the Famitsu Top 30 software bar, but this week's is particularly amusing.<br /><center><img src="http://garaph.info/barchartweeklytop30.php//week/2009-07-06"></center><br /><br />Moving away from Dragon Quest...<br /><br />PSP's Boku no Natsuyasumi 4 (3629) beats out the last known total of PS3's Boku no Natsuyasumi 3 (4).<br /><center><img src="http://garaph.info/softwaregroupline.php//grid/178/width/500/height/300" width=500 height=300></center><br /><br />Though this news would've been more appropriate a few weeks ago, it's been brought to my attention that Kirby Super Star Ultra has apparently become the best selling Kirby on DS, passing up Kirby Squeak Squad. It's possible Squeak Squad is still a little ahead, but considering it averaged about 1K/week throughout 2008, it won't be by the time we get another update on it--if we ever do.<br /><center><img src="http://garaph.info/linecomparegamejp.php//daydatemode/1/datebegin/2005-03-01/dateend/2009-09-01/sum/1/perc/0/width/500/height/300/title/Kirby+DS/html/0/gr-0/0/gid-0/193/abb-0/Canvas+Curse/gr-1/0/gid-1/194/abb-1/Squeak+Squad/gr-2/0/gid-2/3265/abb-2/Super+Star+Ultra" width=500 height=300></center><br />The only better-selling Kirby games are the original two early 1990s Game Boy games, which reached about 1.5 million each.<br /><br />New Super Mario Bros. and Inazuma Eleven are friends. This week thanks to the DS bump they're sitting next to each other on the Top 30, at #27 and #28. Last week they were sitting together at #36 and #37. The week before they were sitting together at #49 and #50.<br /><br />Famitsu Software Pie note: Thanks to Dragon Quest IX, DS takes a monstrous percentage of total software sales, resulting in low percents for everything else, include a record low for PS2. DS's weekly percentage is actually a record high for any system since Famitsu started giving percentages that cover the whole market and not just the Top 30.<br /><pre>DS: 88.8<br />Wii: 5.1<br />PSP: 3.5<br />PS3: 1.4<br />PS2: 0.8<br />X360: 0.4<br />Other: 0.1</pre>JoshuaJSlonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01071781812007890878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555333670261094789.post-1737700249807028592009-07-22T07:43:00.000-07:002009-07-22T07:52:08.507-07:00Sam Raimi to Direct Upcoming Warcraft Film<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8lvW2fncbg4/SmcnXqEslqI/AAAAAAAAAFA/r2hzg8t0UL0/s1600-h/534914_front.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361297168792327842" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 140px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8lvW2fncbg4/SmcnXqEslqI/AAAAAAAAAFA/r2hzg8t0UL0/s200/534914_front.jpg" border="0" /></a>Academy-Award winning director Sam Raimi has been confirmed to direct the upcoming movie based on the popular MMO Warcraft, gamesindustry.biz reported today.<br /><div></div><br /><div>Raimi, best known for his work on the Spider-Man trilogy, will be working alongside Charles Roven of Atlas Entertainment. Atlas has brought numerous successful films to the public, including The Dark Knight. Raimi and Roven will bring a plethora of producing partners to the film, with several from Blizzard Entertainment.</div><div></div><br /><div>Legendary Pictures plans to release the film, although specific dates, as well as casting choices, are currently unknown.</div>MJLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12767504053843674184noreply@blogger.com0