Geometry Wars' unprecedented success
Microsoft has released more information on the performance of Xbox Live. One figure that really leapt off the page (if we're interpreting the rather vague language correctly) was the fact that Xbox Live Arcade title Geometry Wars by the makers of Project Gotham Racing 3 has achieved a conversion rate of 39%. That means that nearly 40% of the people who have tried the Geometry Wars demo have gone on to purchase the full version of the game.
That is a fantastic figure, as conversion rates for demo games tend to be much, much lower (around 1% to 2% on game portals like Pogo.com, games.msn.com, and games.yahoo.com, according to TrayGames).
Basically, the figures validate further what we've been saying all along. Geometry Wars is the single best title of the Xbox 360 launch and remains the best fun-per-dollar value on any console platform. It's hot.
