18 Apr, 2010

Having once made the statement above, I have declined all opportunities to enlarge upon it or defend it. That seemed to be a fool’s errand, especially given the volume of messages I receive urging me to play this game or that and recant the error of my ways. Nevertheless, I remain convinced that in principle, video games cannot be art. Perhaps it is...

14 Apr, 2010

Pokemon Heart Gold and Soul Silver versions continue to rule the number one rank for the fourth week in a row. Also, many older titles are climbing there way back up the ranks during this new release dry season. In addition, the DS continues to stay on top with an 11% increase in hardware sales. While PS3 and Xbox 360 are down 7% and 10% respectively, neither of...

8 Apr, 2010

This past week wasn’t a strong week in terms of new game releases, and it shows. We’re seeing a lot of the less popular games that had been slowly sinking, rising back up to the top 20 on the charts. Also, Pokemon Heart Gold and Soul Silver remain more popular that God of War 3. In console hardware sales, the Nintendo DS remains on top with a 11%...

3 Apr, 2010

Pokemon Heart Gold/Soul Silver Version takes a surprising lead over God of War 3. Looks like Kratos has finally been bested, even though he wanted to be the very best that no one ever was….And the DS stays strong in first on the hardware charts, despite the PS3 being up by 28% in hardware sales. Game Sales (Format:[previous rank]Game name(console) –...

20 Mar, 2010

Final Fantasy XIII sells a massive 555,202 units for the PS3 and 409,367 units for the 360 in it’s first week, bringing the total units sold to a whopping grand total of 964,569! Also, we see the DS take the number 1 spot over the Wii in hardware sold. Game Sales (Format:[previous rank]Game name(console) – publisher) 1.[-]Final Fantasy XIII(PS3) –...

26 Feb, 2010

Alien Vs. Predator’s release bumped the previously reigning Bioshock 2 down to 3rd and 7th place. As well as there being a large increase in hardware purchased for each console. Game Sales (Format:[previous rank]Game name(console) – publisher) 1.[-]Alien Vs. Predator(Xbox 360) – Sega 2.[3]Wii Sports(Wii) – Nintendo 3.[1]Bioshock 2(Xbox 360)...

22 Feb, 2010

Bioshock sweeps the tops two places this week, with the PS3 and Xbox 360 copies dominating! Many of the games previously holding high ranks have been bumped down by the mass amounts of new releases occurring. Also, the Wii is dominating console hardware sales this week, again. Game Sales (Format:[previous rank]Game name(console) – publisher) 1.[-]Bioshock...