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Matt Matthews's Blog
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Gamasutra's regular NPD analyst and chart decipherer, Matt Matthews writes about the business of videogames -- this blog contains his personal opinions on the state of the market.
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Expert Blogs
Wii Remote: Nintendo's Generational Lock-in  |
| Posted by Matt Matthews on Fri, 06 Aug 2010 10:30:00 EDT in
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| Will the Wii remote drive consumers to future Nintendo consoles as competitors strive to establish their own natural motion controllers? |
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The Danger of Linear Models (Or: GameCube Nears 40 Million Systems) |
| Posted by Matt Matthews on Sat, 01 Aug 2009 02:57:00 EDT in
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| Linear modeling is fun and easy -- but also of limited value for extensive extrapolation. |
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Atari 7800 Sales Figures (1986 - 1990) |
| Posted by Matt Matthews on Tue, 26 May 2009 10:30:00 EDT in
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| The owner of the Atari History Museum has released versions of Atari documents from the late 1980s showing sales of Atari's ill-fated Atari 7800 console. |
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How Konami's MGS4 May Sneak Around PSN Charges |
| Posted by Matt Matthews on Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:00:00 EDT in
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| Why Konami's MGS4 patches use BitTorrent to get around Sony's PSN bandwidth fees. |
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PlayStation Store's Top 10 Most Popular PS1 Games |
| Posted by Matt Matthews on Thu, 19 Mar 2009 08:00:00 EDT in
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| With fans clamoring for more classic PS1 games and Capcom promising more, Sony reveals the best-selling classics. |
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Guitar Hero: World Tour -- Which Package People Buy |
| Posted by Matt Matthews on Fri, 06 Mar 2009 08:40:00 EST in
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| Guitar Hero: World Tour comes in three basic packs: full band, guitar bundle, and game only. Which package has been the most popular so far? |
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Matt Matthews's Comments
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Comment In: Looking toward Vita's future by examining PSP's past [News - 01/30/2012 - 02:39]
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The PSP sold exceptionally well ... The PSP sold exceptionally well compared to every other non-Nintendo handheld, moved a lot of software early on for several third parties Activision, EA, and Take-Two , and has had several key games in important franchises God of War, Final Fantasy, others . Also, I'm not sure it's altogether clear ... |
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Comment In: Digital Sales Can Make Up For Physical Declines, But Questions Remain [News - 12/28/2011 - 02:19]
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Bart, I'm not entirely sure ... Bart, I'm not entirely sure but I gather you want PC digital content included in these estimates It is. Whether it is accurate or not is another matter. The NPD Group specifically says that the TCSE includes used physical software, rentals, console, portable and PC digital downloads, add 8208 on ... |
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Comment In: Gamasutra's Best Of 2011: Top 10 Indie Games [News - 12/16/2011 - 04:05]
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Where Is My Heart by ... Where Is My Heart by Die gute Fabrik is a beautiful, charming indie game that's out on PSN as a mini i.e. PSP and PS3 . Just wanted to put that out there. : Here's a link: http://uk.playstation.com/psn/games/detail/item307532/Where-is-my-Heart/ |
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Comment In: Gamasutra's Best Of 2011: Top 5 Major Industry Trends [News - 12/13/2011 - 04:09]
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The NPD Group estimates take ... The NPD Group estimates take into account promotions which reduce the effective price, like gift cards or retailer-bundled games. So when the Xbox 360 is sold with a 50 gift card, that reduces the effective ASP. This is true for all systems, not just the Xbox 360. |
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Comment In: Analysis: Digital Vs. Retail At Major Third-Party Publishers [News - 11/15/2011 - 02:13]
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Bart: Activision, EA, and Ubisoft ... Bart: Activision, EA, and Ubisoft do not segment their digital/retail by platform. So those figures in the digital/retail graph include all platforms. This could have been made more clear. |
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Comment In: Analysis: Xbox 360 Outsells PS3 At Higher Average Price In U.S. [News - 10/17/2011 - 10:35]
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From the article you're commenting ... From the article you're commenting on: During the same period, the Xbox 360 saw its price increase by approximately 25. While the NPD Group won't speak to the specifics of a change like this, we suspect that part of the price increase may be related to the end of the ... |
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