Analysis
In some ways, this is the most notable month I've seen in a while. Which is weird, because turnout was the lowest so far this year. But so many stories come from this relatively limited pool of information. In fact, it makes me wonder if I should've forced another 5 or 10 people to vote, if only to see if the results are due to a lack of voters. But nearly 900 points is still a lot and...
...focus Salnax.
Right, rather than going platform by platform, I'll just cover a few notable stories.
1. The PS4 debuted later last month, but this was its first full month. And with over 60 points, it had a great debut. Killzone: Shadow Fall was the 11th highest sku and 12th highest game, and Infamous: Second Son and the PS4 version of Watch Dogs also did well. And as more and more PS3 titles get released, I expect the PS4 to become the new leading platform in these little votes of ours before the year is over. Especially after E3, when new games are announced and titles like The Last of Us are a fading memory.
2. Sony and Nintendo dominated as publishers. Usually in these votes, three publishers will share a half of the point total. This month, these two publishers shared over 60% of the points. All the third parties on all the platforms combined couldn't match these two publishers. Sony's points came from titles for all three of their notable systems: the already mentioned Infamous and Killzone titles for the PS4, Soul Sacrifice, Tearaway, and another Killzone for the Vita, and The Last of Us with over 100 points and Beyond: Two Souls for the PS3. Nintendo fell only somewhat behind Sony, with the PS4 accounting for most of the lead. Nintendo's big games included Pokemon X/Y, Mario & Luigi, and Animal Crossing for the 3DS and X, Pikmin 3, and Wind Waker HD for the Wii U. Both of these publishers will likely only gain support in coming months.
3. The 360 got 14 points. That's not even 2% of the total. Less than over a dozen skus. Either we need more Xbots on this site, or Microsoft needs new games and/or a console.
4. The PC didn't do much better, with 63 points spread across 15 titles. Two games each outperformed the entire PC platform.
5. April brings no major releases, and the rumored Xbox announement is said to have been delayed to May. Other than release dates, expect this to be a boring month.
