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| IGN: Halo 3 and Legend of Zelda Are the Most Anticipated Titles IGN Entertainment's GamerMetrics reveals Halo 3 and The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess already look to dominate the 2006 holiday season heading into this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), taking place May 10 - 12 in Los Angeles, Calif. The Legend of Zelda took the top spot in 2005 as well. In The Gamer Metrics Guide to E3 2006, IGN outlines industry trends that will play out over the next year and lays out the most anticipated games and surprise hits. According to GamerMetrics, the following titles topped the list as this year's most anticipated E3 games across all platforms: 1. Halo 3 (X360 - Microsoft) 2. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (GCN - Nintendo) 3. Gears of War (X360, PC - Microsoft) 4. Final Fantasy XII (PS2 - Square Enix) 5. WWE SmackDown vs. RAW 2007 (PS3, X360, PS2, PSP - THQ) 6. Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent (X360, PS2, Xbox, GCN - Ubisoft) Overall, next-generation titles account for 47% of mindshare, with first party publishers and Electronic Arts in the lead. Gamer next-generation platform allegiance lies with Playstation 3 at 36%, Xbox 360 at 28%, and Nintendo Revolution at 22%, with a full 14% of gamers undecided. Highlights of the report include: - An overview of the state of the industry - An analysis of the top trends for the year to be spotted at E3 - A gauge on mindshare by platform and publisher - Most anticipated games broken down by platform and by publisher GamerMetrics analyzes awareness and activity of over 30 million gamers, and game ownership and purchase intent metrics from more than 500.000 panelists. DVD and UMD ownership and purchase intent are now included in the data set as well - providing even richer affinity and lifestyle data. Taking the heartbeat of the business directly with gamers, IGN can be a resource for anyone who needs to understand the year ahead in the games market. The GamerMetrics tool tracks and reports on more than 42 million game content page views for 37.000 game titles, more than 500.000 game file downloads from FilePlanet and more than 130 million board posts. Game companies, retailers, analysts and potential licensors look to GamerMetrics to understand each product's buzz, engagement and purchase intent. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Game News :: home page |