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Arcturus on 12 September 2007
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Here is the full article from the firm that conducted the study: http://www.eedar.com/news/article.aspx?id=8

Sample findings include:
  • Despite online connectivity being a big marketing aspect for these new consoles, 45% of retail games are not utilizing it in any way. 98% of Nintendo Wii games have no online functionality at all.
  • Mature rated titles, comprising 10% of all US retail games examined, have both the highest average Metacritic scores and the highest average gross sales in the United States. This is despite not being offered for sale at some major retailers.  
  • Games which achieved a Metacritic score above 90 grossed sales up to 531% more than the industry average, but were less than 2% of all titles released.
  • The Action genre is the most prevalent in the market at 24% of all available titles, through the Shooter genre has the highest gross sales. 
  • The Nintendo Wii released more than twice the number of retail and downloadable game titles than either the PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360 during the first 7 months each platform’s launch.
The comprehensive report also includes a full listing of all retail and downloadable games for the period, along with an industry summary and detailed analysis of each console and its available game titles, performance metrics and market position.
 
Research Methodology
 
EEDAR gathers its information from a variety of sources.   Where information is publicly available from an authoritative source, such as the issuer or the responsible industry agency, that data is used as authoritative.  All authoritative information is then double checked by an EEDAR researcher through direct observation or by cross referencing the data with other authoritative sources. 
 
Where information is not publicly available, EEDAR's internal staff performs directed studies to gather the appropriate data.  Each researched fact has an objective observation system which ensures that researcher bias is eliminated.  Our data research is performed by multiple researchers simultaneously to ensure that individual facts are crosschecked before being input into the classification system established for that fact.  Once information has been entered in the EEDAR Games Database, quality assurance staff review the data using boundary analysis tools to identify errors and pinpoint difficulties in the classification systems.  Our quality assurance team maintains rigorous performance metrics and ensures that each report is validated to the highest quality standards.
 
About EEDAR
 
Headquartered in San Diego, Calif., EEDAR is a research firm founded by interactive entertainment veterans in 2007. The company's mission is to serve the contemporary needs of publishers and developers in understanding and navigating the electronic entertainment and games market. For more information on EEDAR, please visit www.eedar.com.