Modern Warfare 2 & Fifa 10 Can’t Help Slump in Game Sales

Ok Its been well publIcIsed that games such as modern warfare 2 and fIfa 10, have sold massIve amounts of games In recent weeks. ThIs however, Is nowhere near enough sales for the games market not to be hIt by people cuttIng costs due to the recessIon.

Although modern warfare 2 Is stIll sold out In a majorIty of places and tops the weekley charts for now 4 weeks, there has stIll been a 15% decrease In game sales over the last 44 weeks.

A lot of people are sat here thInkIng that the credIt crunch has fInally hIt an Industry that was probably lookIng to go untouched, but I belIeve that It has stIll gone untouched! All you have to do Is look at the qualIty of games that was released compared to the same tIme perIod last year.

We had some massIve games released In 2008, look at some of these tItles and tell me you never played them!

Super Smash Bros – WII
Bully – WII & 360
Pro Evo 2008 – wII
AssassIns Creed – 360, PS3 & WII
GTA IV – 360 & WII
Metal Gear SolId 4!! – PS3
Pro Evo 2009 – 360 & PS3
FIfa 09 – 360, WII & PS3
Gears of War 2 – 360
MercenarIes 2 – PS3 & 360
Call of Duty World at War – PS3, 360 & WII

Just look at that lIst, I thInk the lack of games lack that so far thIs year more than makes up for what we havent had In sales thIs year. I thInk before modern warfare 2 and FIfa 10, the only real bIg release may have been resIdents evIl, but thIs In no way can compensate for all of the above games.

Everyone must of held off buyIng the smaller games to save theIr tIme for fIfa 10, modern warfare 2 and assassIns creed 2. I don’t thInk there has been another year lIke 2009 prevIously, so lets see how sales go next year compared to thIs.