Ratings film Nielsen has released its post-E3 purchase intent charts, revealing that Bungie and Microsoft's Halo: ODST, which drew a slightly muted response from journalists, leads "probable purchase intent" with gamers it has surveyed.
In an earlier report, Nielsen said that online "buzz" out of E3 placed four-player, 2D side-scroller New Super Mario Bros. Wii at the top of the charts of the press.
But -- so far -- Nintendo's big fall release hasn't made an impact on the purchase intent charts over an unspecified number of Nielsen respondents surveyed last week, between June 7 and June 14, a few days after the big show.
Twelve games captured 30% or greater purchase intent, which Nielsen defines as "definitely or probably interested in buying the title", as follows:
| Title | 1 Week post-E3 (June 7-June 14) |
|---|---|
| Halo ODST (9/22/09) | 53% |
| God of War III (March 2010) | 49% |
| Wii Sports Resort (7/28/09) | 45% |
| Guitar Hero 5 (9/1/09) | 42% |
| Final Fantasy XIII (April 2010) | 37% |
| Madden 2010 (8/14/09) | 35% |
| Guitar Hero: Van Halen (12/1/09) | 34% |
| Assassins Creed 2 (11/17/09) | 32% |
| Need for Speed: Shift (9/22/09) | 32% |
| Need for Speed: Nitro (10/17/09) | 32% |
| NCAA Football 10 (7/14/09) | 32% |
| Beatles Rock Band (9/8/09) | 30% |
| Source: The Nielsen Company |
Interestingly, E3 seems to have had little effect on the purchase intent chart, according to brief comments published alongside the Nielsen report, with movement of only 1-2% at the largest reported for "most" of the titles.
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