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Halo Wars, Major League 2K9, Resident Evil 5 Highly Anticipated in March

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Over the past week, The Channel Checkers surveyed 30 GameStop and EB Games (same parent company) stores across the United States to track sales trends of gaming consoles and video games.

  1. What is the best selling game platform?

  2. What is the best selling video game right nowt?

  3. What will be the next big game released over the next three months?

  • 40% said Microsoft X-box was the top selling game console. 27% cited the N intendo Wii as the top seller, while an additional 13% thought the Nintendo DS was the top seller. 20% of respondents saw the Sony Playstation 3 as the top selling console.

  • Street Fighter IV, produced by Capcom for the X-Box and Playstation 3, was seen as the top selling game according to 37% of respondents. 13% reported that pre-sales for Halo Wars was the top selling unit. 7% cited Dawn of War as the top game while another 7% cited Major League Baseball 2K9 (Take Two Interactive) pre-sales as the top selling unit.

  • Halo Wars which launches at Midnight on March 2, 2009 was seen as the most anticipated new games coming out in the next three months by 27% of respondents. Another 27% thought Resident Evil 5 (also from Capcom) would be the top new game coming out in the next three months. 10% cited Major League Baseball 2K9, which launches on March 3rd.

Conclusion of Channel Check: Sony Playstation 3 is doing much better in relation to the Nintendo Wii and Microsoft X-Box than in any survey we have conducted over the past twelve months (contact Jason Katz: jason@thechannelcheckers.com for access to the historical data series). Street Fighter IV looks like a strong current performer but blockbuster titles tend to be seen as the top seller by 50%+ of respondents. Anticipation for Halo Wars (27%) so close to its launch is a little lower than we have seen historically and might suggest the demand for the game is not on par with the launch of Halo 3. Demand for Resident Evil 5, not due to launch until March 13th is good in light of the marketing blitz around Halo Wars and Major League Baseball 2K9.

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