360 Launch Lineup Released

Gamespot reports that the much-discussed launch title list for the Xbox 360 is now available. The list, from the article: "Amped 3 (2K Sports), Call of Duty 2 (Activision), Condemned: Criminal Origins (Sega), FIFA 06: Road to the World Cup (Electronic Arts), Gun (Activision), Kameo: Elements of Power (Microsoft Game Studios), Madden NFL 06 (Electronic Arts), NBA 2K6 (2K Sports), NBA Live 06 (Electronic Arts), Need for Speed Most Wanted (Electronic Arts), NHL 2K6 (2K Sports), Perfect Dark Zero (Microsoft Game Studios), Peter Jackson's King Kong (Ubisoft), Project Gotham Racing 3 (Microsoft Game Studios), Quake 4 (Activision), Ridge Racer 6 (Namco), Tiger Woods PGA Tour 06 (Electronic Arts), Tony Hawk's American Wasteland (Activision)"

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Re:What a bunch of junk

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Well, even though your example is completely anecdotal and has no reason to be in a discussion of what sells and doesn't sell - my guess would be is that since Walmart gets many more copies of the highest selling games in, there are going to be more left.

Now for reality: Video Game Sales for Last Year

1 - Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - PS2 - Take II Interactive
2 - Halo 2* - XBX - Microsoft
3 - Madden NFL 2005* - PS2 - Electronic Arts
4 - ESPN NFL 2K5 - PS2 - Take II Interactive
5 - Need For Speed: Underground 2 - PS2 - Electronic Arts
6 - Pokemon Fire Red W/ Adapter - GBA - Nintendo of America
7 - NBA Live 2005 - PS2 - Electronic Arts
8 - Spider-Man: The Movie 2 - PS2 - Activision
9 - Halo - XBX - Microsoft
10 - ESPN NFL 2K5 - XBX - Take II Interactive

Guess what - sports games sell. I know it's popular to look down on playing sports games on Slashdot but there's really no reason for it. Different people enjoy different types of games. Just as I don't insult people who enjoy D&D (even though I myself don't play D&D) I don't look down on others who do. Let people play the games they want to play. If, in your eyes, the games aren't appealing, don't buy them. But since you don't enjoy them and, I presume, don't play them, you're not really in a position to determine which ones are good and bad. Enough of the 'I'm too intellectual for sports games and FPS games'-attitude; they're all games. I own both Katamari Damacy and Madden 2006 - neither of those games is a reflection of my manhood and/or intellectual capability. People who think that way and equate playing sports games with being stupid are the ones with the lacking intellect.