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
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
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