Important Dates for Q3
Note: I only include dates for games that may effect console sales, price cuts, console redesigns, and peripheral releases. Only recorded if sales for a particular console saw a jump that week.
June 8th – Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker released in Americas
June 14th – X-Box 360 Slim 250 gig model released for Americas
June 18th – Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker released in EMEAA
June 24th – X-Box 360 Slim 250 gig model released for Japan
July 16th – X-Box 360 Slim 250 gig model released in EMEAA
July 27th – StarCraft 2 release for Americas and EMEAA (Note sales do not include Korean sales due to method of distribution in Korea)
July 29th – White PS3 160 gig released in Japan
August 3rd – X-Box 360 Slim 4 gig arcade model released in Americas
August 20th – X-Box 360 Slim 4 gig arcade model released everywhere else
August 21st – Target reduced old Wii SKU price to $150 until stock depleted, or about two weeks (Wii without Wii Sports Resorts)
August 31st – Valkyria Chronicles II released in Americas
September 3rd – Valkyria chronicles II released in EMEAA
September 14th – Halo: Reach released in Americas and EMEAA (with 100 thousand, limited edition, Halo: Reach 360 bundles)
September 15th – Halo: Reach released in Japan
September 16th – Front Mission Evolved released in Japan
September 17th – Move released for Americas and EMEAA with 4 games (Eyepet (Americas only), Kung Fu Rider, Sports Champions, Start the Party!, and The Shoot (EMEAA only))
September 18th – Pokémon Black/White released in Japan
September 28th – FIFA Soccer 11 released in Americas
October 1st – FIFA Soccer 11 released in EMEAA
Interesting
-Madden NFL 11 has more pre-orders in the Americas for PS3 then the 360 version. This is unusually since the 360 outsells the PS3 1.75 to 1 in this region, and generally this is an American game. This is because of console specific DLC content on the PS3.
-Halo Reach pre-orders are slightly above Modern Warfare 2 pre-orders at the same time to launch. This suggests that Halo Reach will outsell Halo 3. So far this is true, but not by as much as I had anticipated due to a poor review score (damn 9 maps online! It needed more)
-Gran Turismo 5 has only about 108k Pre-orders, 18 weeks to launch. Do you think this game will still sell as well as Prior instalments? I don’t think so.
-Does anyone know a good website that will track digital distributional sales of various games? I would like to get "true" sales figures in the list (e.g. GT5P), also does anyone know a good website that tracks iPhone and other mobile device game sales? Want to make these summaries as complete as possible.
P.S. Sorry for the delay.
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