The research group Nielsen has released a poll under the headline āVideo Gamers Eager for New Titles from Familiar Franchises this Year.ā They combined āeight key consumer metrics, including awareness and purchase interestā into one score for each game, ranked out of 100.
Here are the full (weird) findings, in order:
Xbox 360
Halo 4
Assassinās Creed III
Max Payne 3
Madden NFL 13
Resident Evil 6
Ghost Recon: Future Soldier
Fable: The Journey
Kinect: Star Wars
NCAA Football 13
Bioshock: Infinite
Tomb Raider
PlayStation 3
Assassinās Creed III
Max Payne 3
Madden NFL 13
Resident Evil 6
Medal of Honor: Warfighter
NCAA Football 13
Prototype 2
Ghost Recon: Future Soldier
Bioshock: Infinite
Tomb Raider
NBA Live 13
Wii
Madden NFL 13
Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two
Battleship
LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes
The Amazing Spider-Man
Men In Black
The Last Story
Xenoblade Chronicles
As you can see, no non-sequels made their way onto either the PS3 or 360 lists (well, technically Kinect Star Wars qualifies. Ha.). But is āgamers sure do love sequelsā really the main takeaway here?
The sequel aspect is one of the least strange things about these lists. Who were the āvideo gamersā polled for this? Why is Medal of Honor: Warfighter on the PS3 list but not 360? Who is (or was) anticipating Kinect Star Wars more than Bioshock Infinite? Can most Wii owners even list eight games that are coming out this year off the top of their head? Was this multiple choice? Was āActually, Iām mostly just waiting for the Wii Uā not an option?
The list also only includes games announced before March 23rd, so it exists in a universe in which thereās no Call of Duty game coming out in 2012. This list of most anticipated games of 2012 leaves off the game that will be one of the biggest releases of the year. Well then.
For my part, I still just canāt believe that Men In Black isnāt higher on the Wii list. I am outraged!
Video Gamers Eager for New Titles from Familiar Franchises this Year [Nielsen Wire via Gamasutra]
