Ratings film Nielsen
has released its post-E3 purchase intent charts, revealing that Bungie and Microsoft's
Halo: ODST, which drew a slightly muted response from journalists, leads "probable purchase intent" with gamers it has surveyed.
In an earlier report, Nielsen said that
online "buzz" out of E3 placed four-player, 2D side-scroller
New Super Mario Bros. Wii at the top of the charts of the press.
But -- so far -- Nintendo's big fall release hasn't made an impact on the purchase intent charts over an unspecified number of Nielsen respondents surveyed last week, between June 7 and June 14, a few days after the big show.
Twelve games captured 30% or greater purchase intent, which Nielsen defines as "definitely or probably interested in buying the title", as follows:
1.
Halo ODST - 53%
2.
God of War III - 49%
3.
Wii Sports Resort - 45%
4.
Guitar Hero 5 - 42%
5.
Final Fantasy XIII - 37%
6.
Madden 2010 - 35%
7.
Guitar Hero: Van Halen - 34%
=8.
Assassins Creed 2 - 32%
=8.
Need for Speed: Shift - 32%
=8.
Need for Speed: Nitro - 32%
=8.
NCAA Football 10 - 32%
12.
Beatles Rock Band - 30%
Interestingly, E3 seems to have had little effect on the purchase intent chart, according to brief comments published alongside the Nielsen report, with movement of only 1-2% at the largest reported for "most" of the titles.
