Casual Card Game 'Uno' leads weak sales in light of no new games, while some Xbox Arcade Hit titles see strong increases.
Uno leads a very weak market, with sales down nearly 25%, removing free download Carcassonne and it's recent activations from the download it had.
Sales are down to it's lowest levels since the XBLA estimates started - only week November 17ths chart was lower, with a meager $900,000 in revenue from sold titles (not including Carcassonne sales).
Also, this week, Microsoft instituted "Xbox Live Arcade Hits" programs. Each game now features a permanant price drop. this drop is not reflected this week, but will be reflected in every week, and revenue will be calculated properly. There were no new titles.The Arcade Hits are in bold text.
FAQ for methodology, questions, and notations for all the wierd marks beside the game names can be found at:
http://vgchartz.com/forum/thread.php?id=10292
Units Sold Cost (USD $) Revenue (USD) Release Date Total LTD Total Revenue
Carcassonne *
51,926 $10.00 $519,258 06/27/07 454,593 $4,545,932
Yaris ()
7,744 $0.00 $0 10/10/07 238,768 $0
Aegis Wing ()
6,440 $0.00 $0 05/16/07 824,465 $0
Uno ^ ^^^
6,101 $5.00 $30,504 05/09/06 1,423,119 $7,115,594
Boom Boom Rocket ^
5,152 $10.00 $51,516 04/11/07 203,697 $2,036,964
Undertow
4,896 $10.00 $48,960 11/21/07 23,283 $232,830
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
4,244 $5.00 $21,220 09/12/07 155,034 $775,168
PacMan CE ^
4,092 $10.00 $40,922 06/06/07 172,361 $1,723,607
Switchball
4,012 $10.00 $40,120 11/07/07 35,180 $351,802
Puzzle Quest: CotW
3,770 $15.00 $56,555 10/10/07 121,894 $1,828,421
Asteroids & Asteroids Deluxe
3,610 $5.00 $18,050 11/28/07 6,801 $34,005
Bomberman Live
2,975 $10.00 $29,748 07/18/07 299,811 $2,998,106
Tetris Splash
2,972 $10.00 $29,716 10/03/07 92,847 $928,468
Word Puzzle
2,948 $10.00 $29,480 11/07/07 27,011 $270,114
Geometry Wars Evolved ***
2,859 $5.00 $14,294 11/22/05 769,081 $3,845,403
Luxor 2 ^
2,627 $10.00 $26,270 04/04/07 111,511 $1,115,107
TMNT
2,475 $5.00 $12,377 03/14/07 535,678 $2,678,392
Worms HD
2,466 $10.00 $24,660 03/07/07 530,403 $5,304,034
Streets of Rage 2
2,287 $5.00 $11,433 08/29/07 146,520 $732,600
Sonic the Hedgehog
2,139 $5.00 $10,693 07/11/07 248,649 $1,243,241
Marble Blast Ultra
2,040 $10.00 $20,405 01/25/06 463,162 $4,631,626
Track & Field
1,983 $5.00 $9,916 08/08/07 244,166 $9,916
PinballFX
1,965 $10.00 $19,647 04/25/07 307,441 $3,074,408
Feeding Frenzy ^
1,885 $10.00 $18,848 03/15/06 232,553 $2,325,527
Texas Hold'em * ***
1,845 $10.00 $18,452 08/23/06 1,115,677 $11,156,776
E4
1,728 $10.00 $17,277 10/17/07 50,886 $508,857
Hexic 2 *
1,709 $10.00 $17,094 08/15/07 91,778 $917,784
Small Arms **
1,699 $10.00 $16,992 11/22/06 294,729 $2,947,296
Shrek 'N' Roll
1,611 $10.00 $16,110 11/14/07 13,461 $134,610
Puzzle Fighter 2 HD
1,410 $10.00 $14,097 08/29/07 96,238 $962,377
Screwjumper!
1,395 $10.00 $13,950 11/14/07 17,695 $176,950
Spyglass Board Games
1,380 $5.00 $6,901 08/01/07 114,752 $573,763
Golden Axe
1,362 $5.00 $6,808 07/11/07 162,616 $813,077
Castlevainia: SOTN
1,346 $10.00 $13,464 03/21/07 387,126 $3,871,268
Mutant Storm Empire
1,300 $10.00 $13,000 10/31/07 25,836 $258,360
Ultimate MK3
1,261 $10.00 $12,608 10/21/06 369,533 $3,695,330
Zuma **
1,221 $10.00 $12,210 11/22/05 305,460 $3,054,600
Bankshot Billiards 2 **
1,173 $15.00 $17,595 11/22/05 420,903 $6,313,545
Street Fighter 2 HF
1,099 $10.00 $10,989 08/02/06 389,385 $3,893,844
Battlestar Galactica
1,009 $10.00 $10,086 10/24/07 26,583 $265,821
Speedball 2
973 $10.00 $9,728 10/17/07 28,682 $286,818
Alien Homnid HD
948 $10.00 $9,479 02/28/07 201,365 $2,013,644
Prince of Persia
936 $10.00 $9,361 06/13/07 183,727 $1,837,271
Doom
902 $10.00 $9,024 09/27/06 399,362 $3,993,620
PacMan
877 $5.00 $4,384 08/09/06 340,735 $1,703,674
Catan
858 $10.00 $8,584 05/02/07 179,756 $1,797,565
3d Ultra Minigolf
839 $10.00 $8,388 03/19/07 229,561 $2,295,608
Lumines! Live ^^
835 $12.50 $10,440 10/18/06 203,083 $2,538,540
Galaga
810 $5.00 $4,048 07/26/06 306,082 $1,530,409
Robotron 2084 ^^^
778 $5.00 $3,889 01/06/06 216,021 $1,080,106
Double Dragon
733 $5.00 $3,663 05/09/07 167,621 $838,105
Contra #
710 $5.00 $3,552 11/08/06 346,624 $1,733,123
Bejewled 2 ***
651 $10.00 $6,510 11/22/05 167,320 $1,673,200
Wik: Fable of Souls ***
651 $10.00 $6,510 12/15/05 185,916 $1,859,160
Marathon: Durandal
648 $10.00 $6,475 08/01/07 73,084 $730,832
Frogger **
637 $5.00 $3,184 07/12/06 260,895 $1,304,474
Heavy Weapon
634 $10.00 $6,336 01/17/07 230,853 $2,308,524
Paperboy
602 $5.00 $3,009 02/14/07 163,603 $818,015
Joust
576 $5.00 $2,880 11/22/05 193,520 $967,600
Gauntlet **
564 $5.00 $2,820 11/22/05 260,719 $1,303,595
Ms. PacMan
561 $5.00 $2,805 01/10/07 145,588 $727,939
Assault Heroes
559 $10.00 $5,589 12/13/06 242,713 $2,427,131
Exit
544 $10.00 $5,439 10/24/07 12,473 $124,725
Fatal Fury Special
514 $5.00 $2,572 09/05/07 33,471 $167,356
Soltrio Solitare
507 $10.00 $5,069 05/16/07 89,814 $898,136
DigDug **
480 $5.00 $2,400 11/11/06 146,046 $730,229
Outpost Kaloki X ***
467 $10.00 $4,669 11/22/05 169,629 $1,696,288
Mad Tracks
407 $10.00 $4,070 05/30/07 109,506 $1,095,058
Hardwood Backgammon ***
399 $5.00 $1,995 12/08/05 92,113 $460,565
Totemball ()
359 $0.00 $0 10/06/06 173,608 $866,244
Jewel Quest
355 $10.00 $3,552 03/08/06 117,370 $1,173,702
Astropop
343 $10.00 $3,432 03/22/06 106,625 $1,066,251
Super Contra
333 $5.00 $1,665 07/25/07 31,121 $155,607
Smash TV
282 $5.00 $1,410 11/22/05 277,458 $1,387,290
Hardwood Spades
252 $5.00 $1,260 12/08/05 82,243 $411,215
Xevious
252 $5.00 $1,258 05/23/07 28,683 $143,411
Space Giraffe
244 $5.00 $1,221 08/22/07 19,559 $97,794
Cloning Clyde
234 $10.00 $2,336 07/19/06 202,025 $2,020,242
Time Pilot
224 $5.00 $1,120 08/30/06 107,741 $538,706
Centepede & Millipede
218 $5.00 $1,092 05/02/07 38,043 $190,219
Band of Bugs
200 $10.00 $1,998 06/20/07 44,415 $444,144
Cyberball 2072
185 $5.00 $925 09/05/07 8,083 $40,413
Gyruss
170 $5.00 $851 04/18/07 32,708 $163,541
JetPac Refuled
165 $5.00 $823 03/28/07 100,345 $501,721
Geon: Emotions
161 $10.00 $1,613 09/19/07 13,919 $139,193
Missle Command
159 $5.00 $796 07/04/07 27,694 $138,473
Root Beer Trapper
151 $5.00 $756 02/07/07 91,932 $459,662
Yie Ar Kung Fu
137 $5.00 $685 07/28/07 23,499 $117,493
Rush'N Attack
130 $5.00 $648 05/23/07 31,362 $156,809
New Rally X
125 $5.00 $624 12/27/06 46,483 $232,416
StreetTrace: NYC
111 $10.00 $1,110 08/22/07 14,559 $145,592
Eets: Chowdown
96 $10.00 $957 04/25/07 35,734 $357,337
Crystal Quest
93 $5.00 $465 02/07/06 116,403 $582,013
Mutant Storm Reloaded
87 $10.00 $870 11/22/05 122,734 $1,227,340
Scramble
80 $5.00 $400 09/13/06 54,522 $272,611
Hardwood Hearts
69 $5.00 $345 12/08/05 48,081 $240,405
Novadrome
64 $10.00 $640 12/20/06 37,845 $378,448
Defender
58 $5.00 $288 11/15/06 50,911 $254,553
Ecco: The Dolphin
56 $5.00 $278 07/15/07 5,921 $29,602
RoboBlitz
26 $15.00 $384 12/06/06 40,152 $602,268
Wing Commander: Arena
25 $10.00 $252 07/25/07 25,994 $259,937
181,194 $782.50 $1,493,144
19,088,340 $143,081,485
A few quick notes:
Arcade titles Boom Boom Rocket, Pac-Man CE, and Luxor 2 are vastly inflated. What does this mean? Consumers are buying the Arcade consoles in large-er quanities, and are beginning to effect the sales chart. Take these sales numbers with a grain of salt.
Also, the Arcade Hits program seems to have a noticible effect on the given titles. Marble Blast Ultra had the biggest increase. Other titles recieved strong boosts as well. Boosts are in percentages from last week's numbers:
Marble Blast Ultra: +137%
Small Arms: +81%
Zuma: +73%
Lumnies Live!: +8%
Bankshot Billiards: +5%
Also, for comparison, last week's estimates vs. Microsoft actuals via Major Nelson. Remember, they track Tuesday-Tuesday, whereas we track Saturday-Saturday (therefore Asteroids would be alot higher):
MS Rank Name VGC Rank
#1 Asteroids & Deluxe #12
#2 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 #7
#3 Uno #3
#4 Undertow #1
#5 Bomberman Live #13
#6 TMNT 1989 Arcade #14
#7 Worms HD #18
#8 Geometry Wars #17
#9 Tetris Splash #11
#10 Street Fighter 2 #34
Only 1 of MS's top 10 was way off from our numbers (SF2HF) for the week. Not too bad, atleast IMO. Shrek-N-Roll and Screwjumper! were probably overtracked. Had I lowered their estimates using this week's methods, more titles would of been even closer. Take out the Xbox 360 Arcade titles that have inflated numbers due to new consumers playing their free pack-in titles, and we would be near 90% for titles in the top 10. We're getting closer to being pretty accurate. But there are still lots of things to change.