Study Finds That 'M'-Rated Games Sell Best

Gamasutra is reporting on information from a new research firm called Electronic Entertainment Design and Research, which has recently released a number of papers looking into trends in the gaming industry. One (perhaps surprising) finding: M-rated titles sell better than any other rating group. "The study, titled 'Console Intelligence Brief 2007' examines the PlayStation 3, Wii and Xbox 360 since each consoles' release through June 1, 2007, and comprises some 219 retail and 187 downloadable games made available on the new platforms, examined by genre, ESRB rating, gross sales in the United States, MetaCritic scores, online functionalities, multiplayer capability and other core game features. Among the sample results made available, the study found that critics' favorite list and the blockbuster charts have a lot in common, with highly-rated titles selling up to five times better than titles with lower scoring reviews. Despite online connectivity being a marketing cornerstone for all new consoles, the study concluded that 45 percent of retail games are not utilizing it in any way -- 98 percent of Nintendo Wii games have no online functionality at all."

Duh!

[Duffy13]

Everyone knows it's because us gamers are all violent killers who need our training to follow the orders of the internet hate machine.

Jack Thompson is gonna have a busy week spewing BS.

In my house they are calld M for man games

[sbate]

My wife says they should be rated IM for immature.

Re:M vs. PG13

[Anonymous Coward]

"Rated PG-13 for non-stop martial arts action"

The MPAA is SO professional.