Halo: ODST and God Of War III were the game titles shown at E3, the world’s largest videogame trade show, that are most likely to be actually purchased by gamers, according to market research firm Nielsen’s “Video Game Tracking” survey.
The survey, which asks gamers what games they actually intend to pay money for, picked out Wii Sports Resort as the number three game.
The Nielsen chart shows up several interesting issues. Firstly, that platform exclusives still really matter. The top three will all be available for only one console each.
Secondly, there are some games that generated a huge “buzz” during E3, but remain absent: Modern Warfare 2 rests off the bottom of the list with only 27 per cent of gamers currently intending to buy. And Uncharted 2: Among Thieves only has 23 per cent of gamers ready to pay up for it.
Finally, it appears that E3 has had little effect on gamers purchasing intents. The report author said: “There were not massive spikes in consumer interest in purchasing from pre- to post-E3. Most [games] moved up or down 1-2 per cent at most, which is well within the margin of error.” If E3 can’t get gamers excited about a new game, how exactly are they making their purchasing decisions?
