U.S. Game Industry Pulled In $1.33 Billion In February - Kotaku Comments

U.S. Game Industry Pulled In $1.33 Billion In February

psychobaka — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 10:01:59 MDT

@yashichi8bit: NPD does not track internet transactions. Unless you buy your subscription through a retail store like EB Games (which I assume would count as accessories), those numbers won't show up in the final count.

Glad to know I'm not the only one going broke from this wave of great games.

psychobaka

U.S. Game Industry Pulled In $1.33 Billion In February

Kimiko — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 09:38:53 MDT

@Sabre_Justice: Okay, no more long name.:

Yes of course its just 8 rules that he made up =P

Kimiko

U.S. Game Industry Pulled In $1.33 Billion In February

Teeif — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 02:46:46 MDT

With $1.3 bn and 30% - 40% market share, I bet Microsoft Games Division STILL posts a loss! ;)

Teeif

U.S. Game Industry Pulled In $1.33 Billion In February

The Commissar — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 01:29:22 MDT

Its official - we're bigger than Hollywood.

The Commissar

U.S. Game Industry Pulled In $1.33 Billion In February

boopadoo — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:45:09 MDT

Alright! Pentium TWOs for the whole office! Hooray!

boopadoo

U.S. Game Industry Pulled In $1.33 Billion In February

gstatty — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 23:09:47 MDT

@NPC: we finally got a piece of the pie

gstatty

U.S. Game Industry Pulled In $1.33 Billion In February

Sabre_Justice: Okay, no more long name. — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 21:15:41 MDT

@RlGmr1: I'm pretty sure that's sarcasm, but it's so brilliantly written than I can barely tell.

Sabre_Justice: Okay, no more long name.

U.S. Game Industry Pulled In $1.33 Billion In February

NPC — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 20:27:38 MDT

Well we're movin' on up....
To the east side...
To a deluxe apartment in the sky....

...what?

NPC

U.S. Game Industry Pulled In $1.33 Billion In February

peAr_nectAr — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 19:36:54 MDT

@yashichi8bit: I'm thinking it might count as accessories, but I'm not positive. That's a good point, though. What about all the games and movies sold on Xbox Live? Do they count those?

@schizorogue: Why ruin the good news by starting a fanboy war?

peAr_nectAr

U.S. Game Industry Pulled In $1.33 Billion In February

schizorogue — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 19:12:49 MDT

so wheres the breakdown of console sales?

schizorogue

U.S. Game Industry Pulled In $1.33 Billion In February

Earthslide — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 18:53:29 MDT

My $1k is in there somewhere.

Earthslide

U.S. Game Industry Pulled In $1.33 Billion In February

Knuckler — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 18:49:30 MDT

Movin' on up!!

Knuckler

U.S. Game Industry Pulled In $1.33 Billion In February

FIRST!!! — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 18:35:26 MDT

And that was slow month too.

FIRST!!!

U.S. Game Industry Pulled In $1.33 Billion In February

AnthraxJunkie — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 18:34:43 MDT

George & Wheezy, hell fucking yes.

AnthraxJunkie

U.S. Game Industry Pulled In $1.33 Billion In February

KM91 — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 18:33:11 MDT

I wonder what it is going to be for March, since Brawl came out...

KM91

U.S. Game Industry Pulled In $1.33 Billion In February

GregoriusH — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 18:32:17 MDT

MONEY FIGHT!

GregoriusH

U.S. Game Industry Pulled In $1.33 Billion In February

yashichi8bit — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 18:29:51 MDT

So are Xbox live subscriptions considered Hardware or Software as part of those numbers?

yashichi8bit

U.S. Game Industry Pulled In $1.33 Billion In February

evirustheslaye — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 18:28:12 MDT

they aren't going bankrupt from piracy? fancy that!

evirustheslaye

U.S. Game Industry Pulled In $1.33 Billion In February

ph15h HATES ph15h — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 18:17:26 MDT

@Buttah: SSBB was March.

We're moving on up... To the East Side. Aww, the Jeffersons. Never can catch them on Nick at Nite (if they are still on.

ph15h HATES ph15h

U.S. Game Industry Pulled In $1.33 Billion In February

RlGmr1 — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 18:15:41 MDT

too bad most of this industry only caters to casual so called 'gamers' it's ruining the industry and the gaming community as a whole

Rules of Gaming

as written by several people I know

1. any game that does not appeal to hard core gamers is not a REAL video game, these include a) anything availible on any nintendo system b) anything that appeals to a broad range of people, c) anything MARKETED to casual gamers

2. if it takes less than 80 hours to complete then it's not worth playing

3. when you start a game you are REQUIRED to play it until you finish, (by finish we mean unlocked every secret gotten every endiong, in short do everything that is possible to do in the game)

4. if you have played a game 5 times but finished it 4 that means you never finished it at all

5. you are not allowed to play any other game until you finish the one you are on

6. you will NEVER under any circumstances use a walkthrough, cheat code ask a friend for help consult the instruction manual, ect. if you cannot figure it out on your own you are not worthy of playing it, you are a pathetic loser who has no buisiness gaming

7. games are to never be purchased in big box stores or online equivalent thereof, forbidden are Walmart, Toys R Us, Target, ect, also forbidden are Amazon, eBay ect, ideally you will import your game directly from japan or the manufacterers website, failing that gamestop or EB is ok....I guess

8. above all remember this, games are never played for fun, they are for bragging rights over how superior a gamer you are to everyone else, after all, gaming is Serious Buisiness

if you do not abide by all 8 rules you are NOT a Real Gamer

RlGmr1

U.S. Game Industry Pulled In $1.33 Billion In February

jkanownik — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 18:15:29 MDT

I looked at the comps (i.e. January and Feb. LY) and was shorting everything on the simexchange. Goddamn all you economically irrational people!

jkanownik

U.S. Game Industry Pulled In $1.33 Billion In February

Buttah — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 18:10:49 MDT

Well, we need something to keep us busy during the recession. Who needs food when you can have SSBB.

Buttah