Hardware and Software Video Game Sales

Last month’s numbers are something we’ve been looking forward to here at Kezins. The biggest games started hitting stores and it’s a good indicator as to what we’ll likely be seeing in the years to come (read: sequels).

We weren’t aware of the kind of clout the Fable series carried, but now we are wide awake to this fact: people love them some Fable II! Disappointing to see the below-average SOCOM: Confrontation selling out the lovable, make-your-own-game, LittleBigPlanet, but there’s always next month.

Software Sales

1. Fable 2 (360) - 790,000
2. Wii Fit (Wii) - 487,000
3. Fallout 3 (360) - 375,000
4. Mario Kart Wii (Wii) - 290,000
5. Wii Play (Wii) - 282,000
6. Saints Row 2 (360) - 270,000
7. SOCOM: Confrontation (PS3) - 231,000
8. Little Big Planet (PS3) - 215,000
9. NBA 2K9 (360) - 202,000
10. Dead Space (360) - 193,000

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For all of you smart shoppers out there, Kezins brought word of a special deal tied to this week’s release of Saints Row 2 earlier. The game was confident enough to play with reviewers pre-release this week; getting favorable reviews across the board. If you’re hoping for some scares just in time for Halloween, you should look forward to Dead Space, as well, which made its way into the coveted “Good” reviews area.

If, for some reason, your interests veer past triple-A games, you’ll be interested to know that Blitz II, My Japanese Coach (cool!), and SOCOM: Confrontation also make an appearance. Oh, yeah, and Rock Revolution. *barf*

Full list of games dropping this week after the break…

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I haven’t been playing as many different games in 2008 as I did last year. In 2007, I made enough money from blogging to pay rent, child support, car insurance, buy clothes and food, and travel extensively. I was also working for the Virginia Tech Police Department in 2007 on the side, so the side full-time job gave me plenty of money to bank. On top of that, I was pulling in the G.I. Bill. Unfortunately my G.I. Bill ran out and I’m still a few semesters away from my BA. 2008 hasn’t been so kind. I haven’t made 1/10 of what I pulled in last year in blogging and I was unemployed for most of this year. I finally landed a full-time job this week (with a modest salary), but the blogging revenue simply isn’t there yet. Last year, I could buy any game or system on a whim, because I had extra cash always floating around. Things just aren’t so fortunate now, so I have to cut back on my gaming. I haven’t been receiving many games to review lately, but it looks like I’ll definitely be receiving Dead Space from Electronic Arts this week. You never know what I’ll end up receiving, but here’s my plans for now:

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If you’re looking for some old school flavor with some new packaging, then Bionic Commando: Rearmed is your present.  This week the PlayStation Network is “choc full of goodies.”  There’s also Street Fighter Alpha, which should keep you tamed until Street Fighter IV.

My 60gb PS3 is running a little low on disk space, but I NEED those playable demo’s!  Tiger Woods ‘09 and BC: Rearmed are in my cart as we speak.

Downloadable Games

Bionic Commando: Rearmed ($9.99)
PS1 Classics for PS3/PSP

Street Fighter Alpha ($5.99)
Add-on Game Content

Rock Band

* “Constant Motion” - Dream Theater ($0.99)
* “Aesthetics of Hate” - Machine Head ($0.99)
* “My Curse” - Killswitch Engage ($0.99)
* “Clouds Over California” - DevilDriver ($0.99)
* “Runnin’ Wild” - Airbourne ($0.99)
* “Sleepwalker” - Megadeth ($0.99)
* Roadrunner Records Pack 1 ($5.99) - includes “Runnin’ Wild” - Airbourne, “Clouds Over California” - DevilDriver, “Constant Motion” - Dream Theater, “My Curse” -Killswitch Engage, “Aesthetics of Hate” - Machine Head , and “Sleepwalker” - Megadeth.

File sizes: 22.5 MB - 48.8 MB (singles), 221 MB (track pack)

Price Promotion: these tracks will become to $1.99 on 8/21. The track pack will become $9.99 on 8/21.

Game Demos (free)

Bionic Commando: Rearmed Demo
1942: Joint Strike Demo
NHL 2K9 Demo
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2009 Demo

Game Videos (free)

The Last Guy Gameplay Trailer 2
Bionic Commando: Rearmed: The Making Of - Part 3
Bionic Commando: Rearmed Launch Trailer
Saints Row 2 – Gangs Trailer
Vampire Rain Gameplay Trailer 1
Vampire Rain Running Alley Trailer
Legendary Behind the Scenes Teaser Trailer
Madden NFL 09 Buzz Video
Madden NFL 09 Announcers Video
Madden NFL 09 Presentation Video
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 : Fusion
Mirror’s Edge Story Trailer 1
AST Dew Tour - Cleveland FMX Jam Session
AST Dew Tour - Cleveland Skate Thrills
AST Dew Tour - Cleveland BMX Highlights
AST Dew Tour - Hear it from Nyquist

PS3 Themes (free)

BioShock Theme
Bionic Commando: Rearmed Theme (x2)

PS3 Wallpaper (free)

Bionic Commando: Rearmed Wallpaper (x2)
PLAYSTATION Store for PC

Here is this week’s content release for the PLAYSTATION Store for PC. To download these games to your PSP, navigate to http://store.playstation.com. There, you’ll find descriptions of the content and directions on how to get started. For more on the PLAYSTATION Store for PC, please click here.

PS1 Classics for PS3/PSP
Street Fighter Alpha ($5.99)

PSP Themes (free)
Bionic Commando: Rearmed Theme (also downloadable via PS3)

PSP Wallpaper (free)
Hot Shots Golf Open Tee 2 Wallpaper (x2)
Madden NFL 09 Wallpaper (x2)

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When we first asked you “Will Saints Row 2 Be Better than GTAIV?” we were not surprised to see a split decision.  Now, two months after GTAIV has been out, we wonder…  Which game will have a longer replay value?  After reading some reviews on GTA IV a lot of people have ejected the disc.

What’s in your PS3 or X360 this weekend?

I do believe Saints Row 2 will do well in sales.  Since GTA was an exclusive title for the Playstation and GTAIV did well for the X360, I see the same happening with Saints Row 2.

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We’re certainly looking forward to Saints Row 2 here at Kezins.com.  So far, it looks like the title will have more to offer than Grand Theft Auto IV did in some ways.  The latest SR2 trailer poked fun at the activities in GTA IV.  While the video is a brilliant piece of marketing, there may be a little truth to it.  I’d certainly rather steal a sewage truck and spray it on innocent pedestrians than waste my time bowling with  Roman.  The question in my mind is “how will the graphics end up looking and how smooth will the game play?” The game doesn’t even come out until October, so I’m not sure how much competition it will have with GTA IV, but I am sure that the title will be analyzed and compared to GTA in every aspect.  From what I’ve seen so far, Saints Row 2 may actually be a great title.  Will it be better than GTA IV?  At this point, I’d still say “no”.  What do you guys think?

written by Will Snizek \\ tags: Auto, Better, com, fun, game, Grand, Kezins, marketing, piece, Poll, Saints Row, Than GTA, Theft, title, Trailer, truth, video

The new Saints Row 2 trailer from THQ pokes fun at the silly activities in Grand Theft Auto IV.  The original Saints Row was a pretty good GTA knockoff and so far it looks like SR2 may actually be even better than the original, with tons of things to do.  Will the new title be better than GTA IV?  I don’t think so, but it’s going to be a must-buy title for anyone into these kinds of games.  

Link To Trailer

Via Gaming Today

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I never expected to see Gary Busey and Saints Row 2 in the same video, but we do live in a strange world of infinite possibilities. In the above videos, Gary Busey shows us on how to give your enemies a proper toss and how to piss off hard-core gang bangers. This makes me wonder if Busey will be a playable character in the game, or if they just hired him to do a couple trailers. I guess we’ll find out… he’d certainly make an awesome playable SR gang member.

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