Key findings from the Bulletin: -Sega leads the industry with the most releases for current gen home consoles and eight releases based on new IP -But what characterises Sega's publishing strategy across the three platforms: does the platform affect Sega's stratregy? -As highlighted in the previous Bulletin, Q1 08 sees Wii catching up with Xbox 360 in terms of the total number of games available for the platform -Aggressive Wii support levels over Christmas have not persisted into 2008: release volume is more evenly spread between the platforms going forward -American and British developers produced by far the most games this quarter, followed by Canadian and Japanese studios
Data points tracked: -For all current generation TV console games scheduled for release in the first quarter of 2008: -Release volumes by platform and publisher -Spotlight on Sega -Wii support: who sticks and who twists? -Multiplatform and platform exclusive releases -Releases based on new IP or sequels -Releases based on licensed IP -Core versus casual releases -Q1 releases split by genre and setting -Titles based on IP with strong historic sales of over five and ten million units -Developer locations: where are the games makers situated?
In this bulletin... -Q1 08 highlights -Quarterly release volumes -Q1 2008 Releases by Publisher -Spotlight on Sega -Multiplatform and exclusive releases -Releases based on franchises with proven historic sales -Releases based on new or licensed IP -Core versus casual releases -Wii Support -Q1 Developer Activity -Genres and Game settings
