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Title: Neilsen Game Ratings Post by: IainC on January 05, 2009, 04:03:53 AM Some bizarro results here. Number one shouldn't be a surprise but Diablo II at number 7?
Source (http://www.tentonhammer.com/node/59371) 1. World of Warcraft (Blizzard) - 671 minutes per week (0.723% of gamers) 2. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision) - 403 minutes per week (0.163% of gamers) 3. Halo: Combat Evolved (Microsoft) - 295 minutes per week (0.092% of gamers) 4. The Sims (Electronic Arts) - 213 minutes per week (0.09% of gamers) 5. The Sims 2 (Electronic Arts) - 291 minutes per week (0.086% of gamers) 6. RuneScape (Jagex) - 451 minutes per week (0.084% of gamers) 7. Diablo II (Blizzard) - 313 minutes per week (0.065% of gamers) 8. Team Fortress 2 (Valve) - 371 minutes per week (0.063% of gamers) 9. Counter-Strike (Valve) - 282 minutes per week (0.062% of gamers) 10. Counter-Strike: Source (Valve) - 426 minutes per week (0.061% of gamers) Title: Re: Neilsen Game Ratings Post by: Yoru on January 05, 2009, 04:31:02 AM Oh yes, Nielsens. Because a one-week diary system by a semi-self-selected pool of people is a great way to judge this stuff.
Title: Re: Neilsen Game Ratings Post by: IainC on January 05, 2009, 04:57:59 AM Well when we're talking about played time rather than downloads or sales then any metric is likely to be self selecting. I know it's no more scientific than X-fire stats or whatever, I was just amused at the breakdown.
Title: Re: Neilsen Game Ratings Post by: Tebonas on January 05, 2009, 05:13:13 AM Nielsen, the slayer of quality TV rears its ugly head and gets games into its sight?
Oh dear, or better yet, fuck off and die. Title: Re: Neilsen Game Ratings Post by: Yegolev on January 05, 2009, 07:17:50 AM I am enerdraged that Halo is ahead of Diablo II.
Yeah, enerdraged. It's my new word. Pass it on. Title: Re: Neilsen Game Ratings Post by: IainC on January 05, 2009, 09:33:36 AM Massively gets in on the review action (http://www.massively.com/2008/12/29/gamerdna-and-massively-look-back-at-the-mmo-year-in-review/). Features charts!
Title: Re: Neilsen Game Ratings Post by: schild on January 05, 2009, 10:15:53 AM I am so glad I never got into writing that kind of stuff. Though I should've taken a chance to make some of my quotes GIANT in my articles to make them seem super real and important.
Title: Re: Neilsen Game Ratings Post by: Trippy on January 05, 2009, 12:28:22 PM Quote 8. Team Fortress 2 (Valve) - 371 minutes per week (0.063% of gamers) 9. Counter-Strike (Valve) - 282 minutes per week (0.062% of gamers) 10. Counter-Strike: Source (Valve) - 426 minutes per week (0.061% of gamers) You can tell the results are bogus because of the Valve game relative rankings: http://store.steampowered.com/stats/ (Click on View Steam players per game) Title: Re: Neilsen Game Ratings Post by: Yegolev on January 05, 2009, 01:18:07 PM I am so glad I never got into writing that kind of stuff. I honestly don't think you could do it. You might get a paragraph or two of copy out before you went off to stab someone. You know, like anyone else who would have some sense of decency. I don't have any decency and am considering an article reviewing 2008. Should be ready by June. Charts might add a couple weeks. Title: Re: Neilsen Game Ratings Post by: Merusk on January 05, 2009, 02:28:24 PM The steam stats are fun just to see shit like:
Quote 0 1 Onimusha 3 0 1 Hitman: Codename 47 0 1 Spore: Creepy and Cute Parts 0 1 Earth 2160 Meanwhile, there are 6 players on Steam playing the latest version of Elf Bowling. Yes, that Elf Bowling that got e-mailed to you back in 2001. Title: Re: Neilsen Game Ratings Post by: Trippy on January 05, 2009, 02:40:41 PM Fucking piece of spyware :oh_i_see: :awesome_for_real:
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