NPD has released the U.S. sales figures for October. The recession continued to hit the video games sector, with sales down 19 percent over last year. September sales went against the grain, and it’s hoped that November will too thanks to the release of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare 2. But October wasn’t a good month overall.
This summer saw a battle of motion-sensing controllers begin. At E3 2009 both Microsoft and Sony unveiled new systems designed to place gamers in the action and grab some of the casual gaming market from Nintendo. Sony is aiming to launch its effort in the spring of 2010, but details are still thin on the ground. However, details of Project Natal on the Xbox 360 have now leaked online.
As promised, I didn’t rush out and buy Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare 2 on launch day. But millions of people did. In fact, so many people couldn’t wait even 24 hours to make the purchase that Modern Warfare 2 has now snatched the title of fastest-selling game of all time away from Grand Theft Auto IV.
Killzone 2 was a huge hit on the PS3 earlier this year and kind of heralded a new dawn for the Sony console. Since then, the PS3 has been selling well and the number of exclusive games being released has increased. So what about Killzone 3? Surely that’s a shoe-in at this point in time. And it seems that’s correct, with the only question mark being over when it will actually appear.
Apart from me and a few other brave souls who will resist the hype and refuse to buy Modern Warfare 2, it seems the world and his dog are set to buy the game as soon as they possibly can. Pre-orders across the PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 stand at 4.5 million and it looks as though the latest Call of Duty game could outsell Grand Theft Auto IV in its first week on sale to become the biggest ever launch of an entertainment product.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is out today and is sure to sell in the millions. And why not? The first MW game was a masterpiece which still stands up as one of the best FPS of all time, especially when played online. But you know what? I won’t be buying it, at least not for a few months, because I consider Activision’s behavior with this title to be completely out of order.
You know how it is when there’s a new game being released that you desperately want but can’t afford. Video games are expensive after all. While most of us don’t resort to stealing the games of our desire, maybe we would if we thought we could get away with it. Which would definitely be the case if we were police officers meant to catch people shoplifting rather than shoplifting ourselves.
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves has been well-received in all quarters. Well, except for by Xbox 360 owners eager to pee on any PS3 exclusive that comes along, no matter how good it may be. But it seems not everyone is so enamored with some aspects of the game, with a possible backlash beginning with a rant about the lackluster storyline.
It doesn’t seem to matter how successful the Wii is, analysts and industry watchers consider there to be something missing. Which is why these same people have been talking about the possibility of a Wii HD or Wii 2 coming out in the near future seemingly forever. However, there is no new Wii on the way, at least according to Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime.
If a game on any system is a big hit it usually means a sequel is guaranteed. But that may not be the case with LittleBigPlanet, with the community aspects meaning a LittleBigPlanet 2 may actually be counterproductive. At least according to its developer Media Molecule.
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