Research and Markets: Wii Catching up with Xbox 360 in Terms of the Total Number of Games Available for the Platform According to New Study

Business Wire, Feb 1, 2008

DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c81376) has announced the addition of Screen Digest's new report: Console Games Publishing Q1 08 No. 2 to their offering.

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 strategy?

-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

Tables and charts

Quarterly release volumes by platform Q4 05 - Q4 08

Cumulative quarterly release volumes by platform Q4 05 - Q4 08

Q1 2008 Releases by Publisher

Sega Quarterly Release Volumes Q4 06 - Q3 08

Sega Xbox 360 publishing timeline

Sega PS3 publishing timeline

Sega Wii publishing timeline

Q1 08 Exclusive releases by platform

Q1 08 Multiplatform releases by platform

Releases based on franchises with 5m+ historic sales by platform

Releases based on franchises with 10m+ historic sales by platform

Releases based on franchises with 5m+ historic sales by publisher

Releases based on franchises with 10m+ historic sales by publisher

Games based on new IP by platform

Games based on licensed IP by platform

Releases based on new IP by publisher

Releases based on licensed IP by publisher

Core and casual releases by platform

Casual releases by publisher

Number of Q1 2008 Wii Releases by publisher

Developers by number of Q1 08 releases

Releases by developer territory (Country)

Releases by developer territory (State / City)

Q1 releases by genre

Q1 releases by game setting

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c81376