September NPD reveals players choose Madden over originality
Madden was the only PSP game to break into the top-20 NPD list last month, and it holds that title once again, for the month of September, although barely (it placed 20th). Unfortunately, some of the more original entries for the platform didn't fare as well as this year's incarnation of Madden. I guess people like a safe-bet over trying something new:
Last Month | Current Rank | Title | Publisher | Release Date | Average Price |
1 | 1 | Madden NFL 07 | Electronic Arts | Aug-06 | $40 |
** | 2 | Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy | Lucasarts | Sep-06 | $39 |
3 | 3 | Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition | Take-Two Interactive | Jun-05 | $20 |
5 | 4 | Star Wars: Battlefront II | LucasArts | Nov-05 | $20 |
2 | 5 | Tekken: Dark Resurrection | Namco Bandai Games | Jul-06 | $40 |
** | 6 | Locoroco | Sony | Sep-06 | $40 |
6 | 7 | Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories | Take-Two Interactive | Oct-05 | $40 |
4 | 8 | NCAA Football 07 | Electronic Arts | Jul-06 | $40 |
** | 9 | Ultimate Ghosts 'N Goblins | Capcom | Sep-06 | $40 |
** | 10 | Def Jam Fight For NY: The Takeover | Electronic Arts | Sep-06 | $40 |
Loco Roco only debuted at number 6, for all PSP games. Maybe that's why Sony's been pushing out so many demos of this game? So that it can increase its somewhat disappointing sales? While it's unfortunate that PSP owners aren't buying original PSP-exclusive software, one has to ask if maybe the price of games are too high? Notice how well the budget Greatest Hits lineup continues to sell, even though many of these titles have been out for a year? Hmm.
[Via Gamespot]
