GREAT NEWS! A study on the top PC titles for Q4 '97 lists
Global Villge's 56K x2 modem as the #5 top seller. This is
in a category that lists a Dell PC as the number 1 seller!
I predict blow-out sales on the analyst expectations for
proft on Q4 if this is true. Check out the attached press release!
Richard
Top PC and Video Games Spur Strong Growth for The Interactive
Entertainment Industry
12/11/97
06:16
PR Newswire
SAN DIEGO, Dec. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- According to the market research firm DFC
Intelligence, the interactive entertainment industry will see strong growth
over the next year. DFC Intelligence expects that 1997 sales for video and
computer games will easily exceed $5 billion. "After several lean years for
video games, 1997 has seen a welcome increase in industry sales. The success
of the Sony PlayStation and the Nintendo 64 has been even greater than we
expected," says DFC president David Cole.
DFC Intelligence is forecasting even greater growth for 1998. "We have
always said that 1998 would be the biggest year ever for interactive
entertainment," says Cole. "Consumer demand is at an all-time high and the
quality of the products coming out is exceptional. Entertainment software
sales in 1998 should be even greater than they were in 1997."
John Withers, of the Rainbow Factory, agrees. "With a high demand and better
technology integration, 1998 is going to be huge. But the other side is that
companies are going to have to come up with large marketing budgets and more
original concepts in order to have a game break out from the pack."
On the downside, there are still way too many products being released. The
market remains saturated with game titles. To break through the confusion,
DFC Intelligence, in conjunction with the Rainbow Factory, is announcing its
list of top titles for the fourth quarter of 1997. This list is based on a
subjective analysis of an individual title's quality and sales potential.
"The titles on this list are the ones that will drive consumer demand this
holiday season," says Cole.
This list breaks down the top titles by platform and game genre. The top
title in each category is listed first.
Top Interactive Entertainment Software for Fourth Quarter 1997
Top Overall Title: Tomb Raiders II for PC/PSX(Eidos Interactive)
Top PC Action/Shooting:
1. Quake II (Activision)
2. Tomb Raiders II (Eidos)
3. Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II (LucasArts)
4. G-Police (Psygnosis)
5. Hexen II (Activision)
6. Uprising (3DO/Cyclone)
PC Real-Time Strategy/Wargames
1. Ages of Empire (Microsoft)
2. Gettysburg (Firaxis)
3. Total Annihilation (GT/Cavedog)
4. Command & Conquer: Sole Survivor (Westwood Studios)
5. Politika (Red Storm Entertainment)
6. Dungeon Keeper (EA/Bullfrog)
7. Myth (Bungie)
8. Panzer General II (SSI)
9. Dark Reign (Activision)
PC Adventure/RPG
1. Blade Runner (Westwood Studios)
2. Riven (Red Orb)
3. Curse of Monkey Island (LucasArts)
4. Lands of Lore II (Westwood Studios)
5. Fallout (Interplay)
PC Simulation
1. Flight Simulator 98 (Microsoft)
2. AH 64D Longbow II (EA)
3. Flight Unlimited II (Eidos/ Looking Glass)
4. Wing Commander Prophecy (EA/Origin)
5. Heavy Gear (Activision)
6. Red Baron II (CUC/Sierra)
7. Star Trek: SFA (Interplay)
PC Education
1. JumpStart series (CUC/Knowledge Adventure)
2. Reader Rabbit series (Learning Company)
3. Math Blaster series (CUC/Davidson)
PC Kids/Edutainment
1. Lego Island (Mindscape)
2. Spy Fox in Dry Cereal (Humongous)
3. Backyard Baseball (Humongous)
4. Putt-Putt Travels Through Time (Humongous)
5. Fisher-Price Great Adventure series (CUC/Davidson)
Sports
1. Madden 98 for PC/PSX/Saturn (EA)
2. NHL 98 for PC/PSX/Saturn (EA)
3. NFL Gameday 98 for PSX (Sony)
4. NBA Live 98 for PC/PSX (EA)
5. Madden 64 for N64 (EA)
6. World Series Baseball 98 for Saturn (Sega)
7. Jack Nicklaus 5 for PC (Accolade)
8. NFL Quarterback Club 98 for N64 (Acclaim)
9. Front Page Sports: Ski Racing for PC(CUC/Sierra)
10. Front Page Sports: Trophy Rivers for PC(CUC/Sierra)
11. International Superstar Soccer 64 for N64 (Konami)
Racing
1. Moto Racer for PC/PSX (EA)
2. Test Drive 4 for PC/PSX (Accolade)
3. San Francisco Rush for N64 (Midway)
4. Multi Racing Championship for N64 (Ocean)
5. Jet Moto 2 for PSX (Sony)
Sony PlayStation
1. Tomb Raiders 2 (Eidos)
2. Crash Bandicoot 2 (Sony)
3. Final Fantasy VII (Sony)
4. PaRappa the Rapper (Sony)
5. Colony Wars (Psygnosis)
6. Castlevania (Konami)
7. Street Fighter EX (Capcom)
8. Bushido Blade (Sony)
9. Nuclear Strike (EA)
10. Croc (Fox Interactive)
Nintendo 64
1. Diddy Kong Racing (Nintendo)
2. Duke Nukem 3D (GT)
3. Goldeneye (Nintendo)
4. Starfox 64 (Nintendo)
5. Bomberman 64 (Nintendo)
6. WCW vs NWO (THQ)
Sega Saturn
1. Sonic R (Sega)
2. Duke Nukem 3D (Sega)
3. Sonic Jam (Sega)
4. Saturn Bomberman (Sega)
5. Quake (Sega)
6. Enemy Zero (Sega)
7. MegaMan X4 (Capcom)
Top Titles for the First Part of 1998
1. Banjo Kazooie for N64 (Nintendo)
2. Daikatana for PC(Eidos/Ion Storm)
3. Journeyman Project 3 for PC (Red Orb/Presto Studios)
4. Resident Evil 2 for PSX (Capcom)
5. SimCity 3000 for PC (Maxis)
6. Starcraft (CUC/Blizzard)
7. Unreal for PC (GT)
Top PC Hardware
1. Dell XPS D300 personal computer
2. Microsoft Sidewinder Force Feedback Pro joystick
3. Canopus Pure 3D card
4. Thrustmaster NASCAR Pro Racing Wheel
* 5. Global Village Communication Teleport 56/x2 modem
The Rainbow Factory is a leading provider of consumer content and consulting
to the electronic games and online industries. DFC Intelligence is recognized
as the leading market information provider for the interactive entertainment
industry. The company closely tracks the video game, computer game,
multimedia and online industries. For information about individual titles,
companies or the industry in general, please call David Cole at 619-484-5145
/CONTACT: David Cole of DFC Intelligence, 619-484-5145/
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