And The Biggest-Selling Game For 2009 Might Be…
Halo 3: ODST Marine
With E3’s hype train having come and gone, gamers are free to weigh up the holiday season’s planned releases, and make plans themselves. Such as which of the games they’re going to actually buy.
Market research firm Nielsen ran a poll from June 7-14, and asked gamers which of the year’s big Christmas or 2010 releases they’d either “definitely” or “probably” be picking up. You can see the results of that study below.
It’s interesting seeing the disconnect here between the purchasing intent of the study group as opposed to what caught the attention of the people actually there. Or even the type of people reading this site.
OK, there’s no Scribblenauts. That’s to be expected. But no Uncharted 2? No Splinter Cell: Conviction? No Mass Effect 2? And no Modern Warfare 2? Now that’s a surprise. Maybe they should have called it Call of Duty after all…
