If you’re wondering where episode 652 is, the file was completely distorted, with only one half of a conversation going. So, all the discussion about Sony’s State of Play is lost to the ether.
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- Sony trying to bribe people to buy a PSP Go
- Activision‘s Indie Game Competition is Sneaky
- Microsoft partnering with Disney and Star Wars
- Microsoft releasing an Xbox 360 Slim
- Next Assassin’s Creed due out in November
- E3 Microsoft Media Conference
Question of the week: Does Kinect sound more desirable with all the new information and rumored pricing make you consider the purchase?
TD Gaming Podcast 107: It’s All About ThrustingTD Gaming Podcast 107: It’s All About Thrusting
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- GameStop putting people in fat suits to prove a point
- Guitar Hero World Tour Kicks Rock Bands Butt In Sales
- Electronic Arts gives “Safe” signal to Casual Games and Burnout Developers
- Halo Wars Goes Gold
- Mortal Kombat Game In The Works
- Windows 7 – Performs pretty sweet in gaming
Please let us know what you thought of this weeks episode shake-up and, while you’re here, why don’t you take our survey?
The video’s from the show, from Dan:
MGS4 Quickly Falls of Top Titles, NCAA Football 09 Takes LeadMGS4 Quickly Falls of Top Titles, NCAA Football 09 Takes Lead
The month, June 2008, Metal Gear Solid 4 takes number one on the NDP figures with 774,600 individual units (over 1-million if you include bundles), in July… they didn’t even make the top ten figure. What the heck?
NCAA Football 09 for the Xbox 360 took number one with 397,600 games sold, nothing close to MGS4’s figures form last month but still took the first position. Wii Fit took number two position, up from its fourth position in June showing lasting appeal or the ability for gamers to purchase the rare to find game set.
Wii Play still sits in the top ten titles along with Mario Kart and Rock Band (for the Wii). As a matter of fact, four out of the top ten titles are Wii games. One for DS (Guitar Hero: On Tour), two for Xbox 360 and two for PlayStation 3.
How is it possible for Wii Play and Wii Fit to hold top positions for so long while a game like MGS4 dies off so rapidly? More than likely this is the impact from having such great console sales that even a low attach rate (games to consoles) is significant enough when millions upon millions of consoles have been sold.
If the PlayStation 3 had more units in the hands of gamers, would their top tier titles like MGS4 hold top spot for more months? Presumably yes, another negative impact from being third in the race it seems.
(Thanks, 1up)