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more about #numbers Atomsk88: I can think of Spider-Man 2 as being the rare and amazingly spectacular exception to movie games and their blatant reputation. Anyway, yes, when you ... more » dsectric: The only movie-based game I've bought is Goldeneye ^_^ more » shimage: If I am to believe the internets, 3rd party games do not sell on Nintendo platforms, so obviously movie tie-ins would do worst on the Wii. more » Emperor_Guam: I will only admit to owning one movie game and that is a copy of Home Alone 2 for SNES. The only reason I own it is because someone gave it to me so I... more » Xylophone: Whoa whoa whoa. Hang on. Back up... There's ANOTHER Alvin and the Chipmunks movie out? more » sunpop: The last movie based game I bought would have to have been...uhh The 7 samurai game and that was only loosely based on an old old movie. more » Obama takes time to read kotaku's comments...: not really a surprise to me... why? shovelware... wii being the leader in shoverware.... these households look for kidsitters and having a multitude... more » mangajunky: They also play Farmville, YoVille, and Mafia Wars. more » SmilingPolitely: Go figure - I was about that age when I decided Mystic Quest was a better buy than Final Fantasy IV. Man, was I dumb. Do your kids a favour and buy ... more » DarkestHero: I cry inside everytime I see a little boy/ Girl buy one of these pieces of garbage.. Last time I was in line that someone was buying one was in EB and... more » b-radicate: What's sad to me is that I like to think this wasn't always the case. Licensed games used to be pretty damn good on older platforms. Some of my fond... more » RedRaptor: Remember when licensed movie games were good? Pepperidge Farm remembers. Hell, this series bore fruit right up until the third movie, which managed t... more » shouryuuken: one thing i absolutely cannot understand is why publishers insist on putting out bad licensed games. it seems to me that you get your initial sales f... more » Castor_Krieg: Also, these households tend to be wealthier, with incomes above $70,000 - clear example that money can't buy good taste. more » Manly_McBeeferton: I'm surprised anyone buys movie games. It's a pretty Universally-known fact that movie games are HORRIBLE. more » (Starman) NONAME: "households with kids ages 6-12 represent the 'sweet spot' for these products" No shit. I used to do the same for a while when i was that age. Lucki... more » ShaSt One: I heard Jumper: Griffin's Story is pretty bad, like most movie tie-ins... but... I wanna play it... I like Jumper. It's strange... I know it's not tha... more » Omnimon: Where's that study on who plays the 360 versus the PS3... that might actually help explain it, as well. If I remember correctly, the average PS3 owne... more » Dick Socrates: I only listen to Leslie Nielsen. more » Spoony: yea wow i wasn't expecting the PS3 to lead that list i would have thought it a safe bet to think the wii would have. more » -
#moviegames
Nielsen Tells Us Who Buys Movie Games
Since no one here will admit to buying video game movies - so few rise above the category's shovelware reputation - Nielsen done some research on the demographics most likely to buy titles like Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel. More » -
#numbers
NPD Says Half of All Americans are Gamers
There's probably a lot of solitaire and online bridge-playing padding that, but a new NPD report says 170 million Americans play video games. The U.S. population is 304 million. More » -
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Online Gaming Up 22 Percent as Console Revenue Down 23 Percent
ComScore's data by itself suggests that gamers are seeking cheap, if not free, online games in greater numbers. Compared to other metrics, does it mean movement away from consoles? More » -
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Pachter: Used Games Sales At 100 Million Annually In U.S., Not A Threat
Gaming's most-quoted financial analyst shared some unconventional wisdom about used games today. More » -
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Sony: The PlayStation 3 Pushes More Blockbusters
Sony contends that the PlayStation 3 maintains a higher attach rate for blockbuster games than the Xbox 360, and has the numbers to back up the claim. More » -
#funcom
Funcom Loses Big, Chief Financial Officer Bails
The Age of Conan has been rather rough on Funcom, whose fourth quarter financials reveal an operating loss of $23.3 million, possibly prompting the departure of chief financial officer Olav Sandnes. More » -
