Game Of The Year 2008 Awards Dominated By PS3 Trio?
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It won’t be long before we have to hand out our Game of the Year awards, but we’d like to know what you think beforehand. The last top-notch PlayStation 3 exclusive for 2008 has been released, and we figure now’s a good time to ask: what was the best PS3 title this year?
We suppose you’re free to mention a multiplatform game, like Grand Theft Auto IV, Fallout 3, or Dead Space, but it’s the powerful trio of top-notch PS3 exclusives that have impressed us this year. It started with the amazing Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots in June, moved to the innovative and addictive LittleBigPlanet in October, and just recently, we received the gift of super fun intensity with Resistance 2. This is the trio that could very easily dominate any Game of the Year awards ceremony for any publication or event, simply because the three games all fall into separate categories. These aren’t three fantastic FPSs or RPGs that have excelled and entertained; these are three titles that may appeal to the widest possible demographic of gamers out there. There’s the cooperative platformer (which, in reality, probably doesn’t fit any genre mold), there’s the action/adventure game that some purists may wish to sub-categorize as “stealth,” and there’s the straight-up FPS; perhaps the most popular genre today. And yes, they’re all exclusive to the PS3, which - in our minds - separates that system from the competition.
There’s no doubt that GTAIV and games like Gears of War 2 are clear GoY contenders, and there’s no doubt that multiplatform titles sell the best (more consoles, more owners…duh). But we consider this a unique situation: one console has three exclusives in one year, none of which falling into the same genre, and all of which are legitimate GoY nominees. The last time this happened may have been back in 2001 with the PS2…Final Fantasy X, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, and Gran Turismo 3. A fine, fine year. For all platforms, really. But can anyone really argue against the idea that 2008 was indeed the year of the PS3?
Microsoft accidentally advertised PlayStation
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Ever thought you would read this title? We in any case, but it is not true. Thus, in a leaflet from Microsoft Windows Vista unconsciously advertising for PlayStation.
On 1 sheet contains a photo with 2 guys to play with PlayStation controllers! A mistake by Microsoft that they probably will not like, we can in any case is laughing.
New Call of Duty outsells CoD4 by more than 2 to 1 in UK
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The first week sales of Call of Duty: World at War have outsold Call of Duty 4’s debut by more than 2 to 1.
The title – bookies favourite to be Christmas number one – has gone to the top of the All Formats charts in the UK, according to data from GfK Chart-Track.
Games from publisher Activision Blizzard account for 25 per cent of all sales for the week ended November 15, with World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King taking the number two spot and becoming the fastest-selling PC title in the UK.
Guitar Hero: World Tour also broke into the top ten with the release of full band packs, at number six.
It was also a strong debut for Sega’s Football Manager 2009, entering the charts at number three and becoming the fastest-selling title in the series.
Sales of last week’s number one, Gears of War 2, dropped 64 per cent as the game dropped to number four in the charts.
Two new releases that didn’t make the top ten were Nintendo’s Wii Music which managed 16th position and EA’s Mirror’s Edge at number 20.
Sony’s big releases from last week – LittleBigPlanet and MotorStorm 2: Pacific Rift – fell down the charts after their debut week, sitting at 19 and 35, respectively.
Tom Clancy’s EndWar, also released last week, dropped to number 39.
The top ten All Formats titles in the UK follow:
- 01. Call of Duty: World at War
- 02. World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King
- 03. Football Manager 2009
- 04. Gears of War 2
- 05. FIFA 09
- 06. Guitar Hero: World Tour
- 07. Professor Layton and the Curious Village
- 08. Mario Kart Wii
- 09. Pro Evolution Soccer 2009
- 10. WWE Smackdown Vs RAW 2009
Playstation Gamers Will Be Disappointed: Christmas Advertisement Lacks Major Aspects
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And it’s Sony’s time to debut their Christmas advertisements! We have already seen Microsoft’s Lips, and Gamestop’s Christmas hint or else promo, but now let’s shine the spotlight onto Sony! Wait,…where is the content? Believe it or not, whether you are a Playstation gamer or not, you’re going to be disappointed that Sony really doesn’t have anything up their sleeve in terms of marketing their products. They are not even on crack either with their odd ads as this one is just plain out boring. What’s even worse is that they are releasing one TV Spot with the same theme every few days till the 21st when they are launching a “bigger campaign”. I don’t know about you guys, but the TV spots so far are not inspiring me yet. The first one is known as the “Alley” and the second one known as “Office Park”, and are part of the reflection campaign. Hopefully this “bigger campaign” will be more persuasive to the average consumer this holiday season. Show us your killer titles, like Resistance 2, and LittleBigPlanet that you have been so excited for this year!
Check out the videos at: GameXtract
Xbox Live less stable than PS3 PSN?
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Users are reporting connection issues with their Xbox Live accounts. Apparently the accounts are being disconnected from the network. Microsoft has confirmed that there is an issue with Xbox Live at the moment. One would expect that Microsoft would have learned its lesson from last year’s spotty connection issues.
According to Major Nelson, the Xbox Operating Center have noticed that a large number of users are experiencing connection issues. We gave our Xbox 360 a whirl and noticed the disconnect issue as well. However, after waiting a few minutes and constantly retrying to connect, the account was able to establish a connection. Unfortunately, that connection did not last long as it was disconnected shortly afterwards.
If you recall, Microsoft was faced with a class-action lawsuit last December, which was filed to seek over $5 million in damages steaming from breaking the Xbox Live service agreement. The Xbox Live was not so “live” last holiday season, but the question remains if it will be déjà vu all over again.
It is quite annoying to be disconnected while in the middle of an online match. You could say that its frustrating enough to throw your controller at the TV. If the problems continue to persist into the holiday, you can be rest assured that many gamers will be foaming at the mouth.
Back in May, Microsoft announced that Xbox Live reached a new milestone of 12 million Live subscribers consisting of both Gold and Silver members. Considering that the Silver members can’t actually play games online, they really don’t contribute to a great deal of stress on the network.
Also, Sony announced that the PSN reached a new milestone of about 10 million active PSN accounts back in June. So, theoretically Sony and Microsoft probably have around the same number of active online users.
It is quite unfortunate that users that have to pay for the online service on Live are experiencing connection issues while users playing on the free PSN service have had a relatively stable experience. Microsoft needs to get its act together this holiday. I don’t think users will stand for a repeat of what happened last holiday season.
Anyone up for a match of Horde mode in Gears of War 2 the day after Christmas? Lets us all hope that Xbox Live will be up and running then.
LittleBigPlanet Sales Not That Great? No S@#$
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I know some fanboys will read the headline and expect this article to totally slam the PS3 and Little Big Planet, and they will likely start posting hateful comments before even reading what this is about. Great. You are only making your fanboyism more apparent and showing the community what a massive dickface you are, so I welcome that.
What this article is actually about is in defense of Little Big Planet (or is it LittleBigPlanet, one word?). You see, a lot of websites (that I won’t mention because they don’t deserve the promotion) have been commenting on Little Big Planet’s sales and making the fantastically brilliant analysis that the game’s delay may have affected its numbers. More specifically, its October sales numbers in particular are not as high as they could have been because the release date was pushed back. Um, no fucking shit, you morons.
While a lot of fanboys and seemingly intelligent people have tried to reason with these websites as to why the sales were as “low” as they were (the patch caused people to be wary of buying it, lots of big releases in October, Sony didn’t advertise it enough, etc.), they all seemed to be missing one obviously logical explanation: it didn’t sell as well as it could have because it was only out for 4 fucking days!
Let me ask you this: do you think Little Big Planet sold less copies in October in 4 days than it would have if it was instead available for 11 days? Um, of course it did. It’s pretty simple logic, isn’t it? In fact, Little Big Planet’s sales of 215,000 units in 4 days was only right behind SOCOM’s sales of 231,000, and that game was available for a full two weeks longer.
Some people assumed Little Big Planet would be an instant million-seller, and some even predicted 5 million units sold. These October numbers now have people making all kinds of excuses. Let’s be real, people. The PS3 has only 17 games that have to date sold over a million copies (Xbox 360 has 47), and GTA4 tops that list with less than 5 million. Obviously, Little Big Planet is not going straight to the top with over 5 million copies sold. That’s just silly.
On the other hand, Little Big Planet’s sales of 215,000 copies in only 4 days puts it on track to sell a million copies fairly easily, a feat which is pretty impressive for a PS3-exclusive new IP (joining Motorstorm, Resistance, Uncharted, and Heavenly Sword). In fact, I would predict that Little Big Planet breaks the million mark by the end of the month, and if Sony decides to pack it in a holiday bundle, you can expect it to pass 2 million by year’s end.
So all these idiots pretending to be analysts need to just stop writing. If you want to talk about sales data, at least be logical about it… or don’t. At least if you keep doing what you’re doing I’ll have plenty of material for my own writing. So, uh, thanks for that… idiots.
PS3 and Xbox 360 to perform poorly this holiday
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As the busy holiday season creeps upon us, PS3 and Xbox 360 manufacturers, Sony and Microsoft are anticipating massive sales. However, according to industry experts, video game sales may suffer from the downturn in the economy. Also, software developers may be releasing fewer AAA titles in an effort to offset financial woes down the road.
According to GI.biz, Strauss Zelnick, Chairman for Take Two Interactive, indicated that the entertainment industry is not immune to recession. This is in contrast to what other industry analysts have predicted. Historically, the entertainment industry has fared quite well during periods of recession, mainly due to an increase in consumer spending on home entertainment.
Zelnick says that the current state of the industry “doesn’t look very promising.” While speaking at a conference, Zelnick indicated that the company is starting to see software sales drop at retail locations.
He said:
In the last couple of weeks specifically we’re beginning to see some softness in retail, it’s pretty broad and it’s beginning to have an impact on the industry and by that I don’t mean a good impact.
Currently, we are well on our way into the holiday season, yet software sales have started to decline compared to last year. Will we see Wii-like monthly sales figures for the Xbox 360 and PS3 that are around the 600k to 700k mark this holiday season?
Sony and Microsoft have managed to sell at least 2 million units during the holiday seasons in the past. Even though Microsoft is experiencing a sales spike due to the recent price drop, it is still difficult to say if the company can sell a couple million units during the holiday season. Also, due to Sony’s refusal to drop the price of the PS3, sales have remained relatively flat.
Zelnick also indicated that the company will reduce development of AAA titles in order to offset high overhead costs. This strategy will also help software titles break even quickly.
He said:
In that context we think our strategy, which is to release a limited number of top tier titles, somewhat cushions us in the environment because must have products should still sell … your overhead should be lower, your marketing costs should be lower…
However, it is difficult to say if this strategy is even feasible. Reducing top tier titles means that there will be fewer games on the market that might be worth buying. Such a move could impact hardcore gamers who crave AAA titles throughout the year. We will just have to wait and see if Take Two Interactive’s strategy pays off in the end.
Little Big Planet’s Sales Not What They Could Have Been
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Little Big Planet was heralded as the PlayStation 3 game that would appeal to all demographics and divert some of the mainstream attention towards the PS3 that’s currently focused squarely on the Wii. It seemed like it was on track to do just that and be a huge seller in October. Then came the controversy surrounding lyrics in the game’s soundtrack that included quotes from the Quran which resulted in a recall and subsequent delay, pushing the game back from its October 21 release date in the U.S. to October 27. While that might have not been a big deal in and of itself, the recall most certainly cost Sony a fair amount of money and also likely hurt the game’s October sales.
Only two PlayStation 3 games made the top ten sales chart for October: SOCOM: Confrontation and Little Big Planet. The two games were neck and neck in sales, with SOCOM getting the edge, 231,000 to 215,000. That’s despite SOCOM coming out nearly two weeks sooner than LBP, but it’s important to keep in mind the fact that SOCOM is also available through the PlayStation Store — sales of which the NPD Group does not track.
For such a big release, selling just over 200,000 units — even for a game releasing at the end of the month — seems like a disappointment. So does Sony have reason to be alarmed?
More than likely not. While the October sales figures aren’t going to blow anyone away, Little Big Planet is a solid candidate to sell in the six digits month after month, much like many of Nintendo’s first party releases on Wii. And, of course, November will be a huge month for games, and the release of Resistance 2 so close to LBP might be enough to motivate gamers who may have been on the fence to finally go out and pick up a PS3 — thereby increasing the pool of people who could potentially buy LBP. As if our review wasn’t clear enough, it’s a game that simply must be played. With LBP, the more players the game has, the better it will become. So if for no other reason than to see what kind of creations the masses can conjure up, we hope sales for the game explode next month.
Killzone 2 Beta Is Unbelievable, But We Have Something Better…
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Okay, here’s the deal- we are in the Killzone 2 beta and our conclusion thus far is relatively simple and straightforward.
It’s this beta that is quickly proving to gamers that Guerilla isn’t fooling around. They’re not spending a truckload of money to develop and hype a project that will ultimately disappoint. We have determined that in recent interviews, the developers appear to be supremely confident in the quality of their forthcoming FPS…and we now know why. It didn’t take long for us to understand exactly why Guerilla was so confident, and why every last PlayStation 3 owner on the planet should be pumped. Hell, we won’t discriminate; every video game everywhere should be pumped; the PS3 is a worthy purchase for this one game. Our full beta impressions are forthcoming, but we want more time with this bad boy before we start to gush. Let’s just say that if you’re not in the beta, you’re seriously missing out, and if you are, than you fully comprehend the previous words in this update. We’ve heard nothing but great things so far, and pretty soon, we’ll tell you why it’s impossible to find a lot of negative feedback on this beta test.
And one last thing: we currently have something better than the Killzone 2 beta. It’s still Killzone 2, but we’re not allowed to talk about it until December 4…so we won’t. In the meantime, we suggest you keep it here, ‘cuz you won’t want to miss what we have to say next month. Oh no…no, you won’t want to miss that.
October NPD raw data - Wii sales soar, 360 flattens PS3
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PlayStation 2 136K
PlayStation 3 190K
PSP 193K
Xbox 360 371K
Wii 803K
Nintendo DS 491K
