Game Sales Strategy

Business! business! business! A strategy coming from game developers. This is by adding some additional content at launch (in-game discs/DLC's) or an online pass (access code) in a form of voucher redeemable for free when you purchase newly released games.

Launch DLC's are downloadable contents(DLC) such as costumes, additional character, map packs, mini games or prequels available for a limited time which makes you purchase the game on day one. Wherein such DLC's can only be seen in collectors edition.

Example:

Mass Effect2 - Free Terminus Gear at launch. After February 23, you will need to pay in order to use it.

On the other hand online pass is a game specific one-time use codes to be used for playing multi-player online. Purchase a used game with redeemed online pass (yey! It's cheap!) but the bad news is! you'll have to pay an additional $10 if you want to play online.

Example:

Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit - The online pass grants you access to online multi-player modes plus, two exclusive cars (LP-570-4 Superleggera and LP-550-2 Valentino Balboni Lamborghini's) and more storage space for your in game photo's.

This move is to discourage gamers from purchasing a used game or waiting for a greatest hits version of the game which is way cheaper.

PSP2? Next Generation Portable!

At last! The rumored PSP2 was officially announced in Japan today (1-27-2011) by Sony. The handheld device codenamed NGP (Next Generation Portable) is set for release this holiday season 2011.

NGP's Hardware Specifications:

• Quad-core ARM Cortex-A9 CPU
• Quad-coreSGX543MP4+ Graphics processor
• Front and Rear cameras
• 5inch 960x544 OLED Capacitive multi-touch screen
• Capacitive rear mounted multi-touch pad
• Dual analog sticks
• Accelerometer/Gyroscope motion sensing sensors
• Electronic Compass
• 3G, WiFi and GPS

Odd thing is, games will not come on UMD's anymore, neither on Sony's proprietary Memory stick Pro Duo. We'll just wait and see on what media will Sony use this time.

Will you buy one? Stay tune for updates!

Nintendo 3DS

Nintendo's 4th generation handheld gaming console after Gameboy, Gameboy Advance and the Nintendo DS is now on 3D. The Nintendo 3DS!

It requires no special glasses in order to see the 3D effect or play it entirely on 3D, with the use of the 3D depth slider you can control its depth or switch off the 3D effect. Please see official site or watch the virtual tour below for more details.

About its price and release date? It will be on March 27, 2011 and priced at $249 which I think is too steep for a handheld device.

Is the Nindtendo 3DS worth buying? It depends on your gaming taste; but for me, the Super Street Fighter 4 3D Edition alone made me save money for a first day purchase.

Little Big Planet 2

Media Molecule's creative platformer Little Big Planet is back, with added platforming features and a powerful but easy set of creation tools that opens a wide range of possibilities.

Little Big Planet2 Trailer

For those unfamiliar, Little Big Planet 2 like its predecessor is still a 3 plane side scrolling platforming game that can be played alone or cooperatively through its enjoyable story mode.

The game also lets you play user created levels online as well as create your own to play or share it online through PS3 or on LBP.me.

LBP.me is the official community for Little Big Planet where people can share their unique creations and levels. It has over 20million (and continuosly growing) levels --or game, so I guess you'll never run out of something to play.

Kevin Butler's Little Big Planet2 TV ad

Coming exclusively on PS3 this January 18, 2011.

Now available! Order now!