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Nintendo sees GTA: Chinatown Wars as an important title
GoNintendo —
“I think strategically, this is a very important game because it helps send the message that great M-rated content can come to the platform and will find a home. I think all it’s going to take is time.” - Steve Singer, vice president of licensing and the man who manages third party relations for Nintendo of Americ a Well, Take-Two has said that they are indeed going to continue to support the platform. Perhaps Chinatown Wars just needs more time. Link Posted April 17th, 2009 at 7:50 pm | ...
Those GTA: Chinatown War sales are good in a different way
Destructoid —
... copies is a bit disappointing to most analysts who thought the game would sell around 200,000 copies in its first month. However, they're just a bunch of dinosaurs judging game sales by how they use to work, not how they work on Nintendo's systems. At least that is according to what Nintendo ( ...
Those GTA: Chinatown Wars sales are good in a different way
Destructoid —
... copies is a bit disappointing to most analysts who thought the game would sell around 200,000 copies in its first month. However, they're just a bunch of dinosaurs judging game sales by how they used to work, not how they work on Nintendo's systems. At least that is according to what Nintendo ( ...
Nintendo Defends Grand Theft Auto DS Sales
Edge Online - Interactive Entertainment Today —
... in the States during March, but Nintendo says the DS game has a bright future. Chinatown Wars is performing in line with AAA titles that have come to our platform like Spore or Lego Star Wars, Steve Singer, Nintendo of America s VP of licensing and third party relations manager, told MTV Multiplayer . Those games went on to have very different life-to-date sales numbers. He said that the sales total was also the result of having only a limited number of M-rated games on the platform and that DS games often display non-traditional sales curves . I think strategically, ...
Nintendo, Take-Two, GameStop Optimistic for GTA: Chinatown Wars Long Term Prospects
GameDaily BIZ Features Feed —
... to pioneer mature games on the platform." " GTA: Chinatown Wars is exceeding our expectations and illustrating the power of the franchise on a new platform," said GameStop spokesman Chris Olivera. "We've seen a solid lift in sales of Chinatown Wars following the launch of the DSi and believe that the product will continue to enjoy a long life at our stores as the buzz around the new handheld gaming experience continues to grow." Nintendo was also very assertive, noting to MTV that the game has long term potential, despite difficulties of an "M" rated title trying to ...
Nintendo: Don't panic, Chinatown Wars will do just fine ... probably
Joystiq —
... Nintendo isn't afraid of low sales numbers for the M-rated DS outing of the GTA series, GTA: Chinatown Wars. In fact, the company believes the game will have "long legs" -- continuing to sell for the months to come rather than the usual cycle ...
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars Sells Well (Plus: Contest Winner Announcement)
Press The Buttons —
... for the Nintendo DS failing to meet sales projections in its first few weeks on the market, MTV Multiplayer has word that Nintendo of America and retailer GameStop believe that the game has a bright future and that it's not selling as terribly as some people think. It's all a matter of who-said-what-and-when at this point, so the truth is somewhere in between total failure and bombastic success. For what it's worth, ...
Will an 18+ game ever succeed on a Nintendo platform?
Technology: Games blog | guardian.co.uk —
... Possibly, but it isn't quite that simple. The relatively casual DS audience is unlikely to get hyped for a game launch date like, say, a 360 owner would, meaning DS games tend to sell over a longer term than the short and sweet standard sales period for a game – look at Brain Training. This applies to big name videogame brands too. Call of Duty 4 on the DS sold 36,000 in its first month (Nov '07) but has now shifted 500k. Nintendo, as you would expect, are feeling positive about mature games on the DS. And Alan Lewis from Rockstar owner Take Two is also looking long-term. ...
Nintendo stretches logic in an agressive push to defend Chinatown Wars sales
The Cut Scene - Video Game Blog by Variety —
... VP of licensing and head of third party publisher relations Steve Singer spoke to MTV Multiplayer; VP of corporate affairs Denise Kaigler ...
Best of the Week: April 20th - April 24th, 2009
Binge Gamer Dot Net —
... bless EA for giving us time - VG247
Report: Investors oversold Nintendo shares, company will be just fine - Reuters
Supreme Court to Jack Thompson: GFTO of here! - GamePolitics
Jim Lee to do Gears of War comics cover - Destructoid
The Sims 3 was delayed to make it prettier, more fun - Strategy Informer
Nintendo isn’t worried about Chinatown Wars sales figures just yet - MTV Multiplayer
Final Fantasy has sold some 85 million copies - Joystiq ...
Is There A Future For Mature Games On Wii?
G4 TV - TheFeed —
... "I think strategically, [Chinatown Wars] is a very important game because it helps send the message that great M-rated content can come to the platform and will find a home," said Steve Singer, VP of licensing and manager of third-party relations for Nintendo of America, in an interview with MTV Multiplayer after the sales numbers for Chinatown Wars were released. ...
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