"over half of gamers surveyed admitted that they choose which console to purchase solely based on family and friends, while a third stated that they make their decision based on graphics and console performance. Surprisingly, game exclusivity per platform was only a factor for a quarter of respondents.
While 34% of men stated that their favourite genre of game was sport and 28% of women disclosed a preference for puzzle games, action and adventure games topped the list for both genders."
And to the surprise of no one, this is one of many reasons Nintendo flops here.
We are spec addicts, and peer pressure is real.
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I'm curious to see where Oh Sir... The Insult Simulator stands in the charts soon. Think about it a lot of gamers recently just received £2-£3 of eshop credit and there is very little of that price on the eshop let alone that is decent.
@IceClimbers that's great to hear! i hope they consider bringing Payday 3 to the switch someday.
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2. Baldur's Gate 3
3. Bully (Rockstar)
4. Person 4 / Golden
5. Sonic Adventure 2
6. Xenoblade X
7. Ape Escape 2
8. Animal Crossing: New Leaf
9. James Bond 007 Nightfire
10. Persona 3: Reloaded
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STUDY FINDS THAT NINTENDO GAMERS ARE LEAST WILLING TO PURCHASE DLC AND ADDITIONAL CONTENT
March 2018 – UK gamers are each spending over £450 a year in total on video games, downloadable content and microtransactions, according to new research.
The study, conducted by discount voucher site MyVoucherCodes, found that the average British console gamer is shelling out a whopping £473.401 on games, downloadable content (DLC) - such as additional levels and character enhancements – and virtual currency annually, revealing the changing face of video gaming in the UK.
Whilst the average UK gamer spends roughly £29 per game, they’ll typically spend an additional 50% (£15.46) on extra content that was not included in their initial purchase.
Looking specifically at the big three games console families2 – Nintendo, PlayStation and Xbox, Xbox owners were found to spend the most with a total expenditure 40% higher than the national average (£660.76) and 189% more than what Nintendo players are spending (£228.18).
Fans of the Microsoft console came up as the group of gamers most willing to spend, with three in four comfortable purchasing extra downloadable content and three in five open to purchasing often controversial microtransactions.
In contrast, Nintendo gamers were found to be the most sceptical of spending more, with fewer than half of the respondents willing to ever purchase any additional content. Continuing the trend, Nintendo players appear to be the savviest group when looking for cheaper deals, spending an average of £21 per game, £12 less than Xbox owners (£33) and £8 less than PlayStation owners (£29) – surprising considering RRPs for each game per platform is comparable.
The research also reveals what the profile of the average UK gamer may look like – over half of gamers surveyed admitted that they choose which console to purchase solely based on family and friends, while a third stated that they make their decision based on graphics and console performance. Surprisingly, game exclusivity per platform was only a factor for a quarter of respondents.
While 34% of men stated that their favourite genre of game was sport and 28% of women disclosed a preference for puzzle games, action and adventure games topped the list for both genders. Women were found to dispel the myth that video games are a male-dominated hobby, with 13% spending over £100 on games compared to 14% of men.
Regionally, Northern Irish gamers are the biggest spenders, with a substantial 30% admitting to spending between £150-£200 a year compared to just 9% of Londoners and 16% of Scots. Interestingly, the North East of the UK appears to be the hotbed of British gaming with 13% spending over £200 a year on video game related purchases.
Chris Reilly, Managing Director of MyVoucherCodes commented: “It is interesting to see how gamers on different platforms approach their spending differently. For parents who may be looking to introduce their kids to video games, they may want to look to consoles that are shown to encourage the least additional spending.”
I think this study is flawed in some way. If I remember correctly, the software tie-ratio for PS4 is somewhere between 6-8. It would be way higher if people buy 9 games a year. My guess is that the survey was conducted on a voluntary basis on myVoucherCodes customers, this means it is probably skewed. It is hard to make good statistics, there are many pitfalls.
With that said, Nintendo users have historically had less options to buy DLC.
Edit: ps4 has 8.7 in tie ratio as of dec. It is still far to low if people buy 9 games a year.
That looks awesome. But I probably just buy it on my phone. It seems perfect for touchscreen.
@Therad The first game was actually one of my favourite games of the year when it came out, back in 2014, irrespective of it being on an iOS device.
The first Framed has a better story and a slightly easier/simpler gameplay mechanics (within the frames), whereas the sequel is pure gameplay and has lots of different ideas during each storyboard as opposed to the mostly one idea nature of the original. The climax of Framed 2 is crazy good fun!
They are both worth playing however, one is more about the (charming) story while the other is purely a burst of different gameplay ideas with a smaller scale story on the side.
Here’s hoping they are a reasonable price... £8.99 or £9.99 seems right to me.
@shaneoh Well yeah, but I know for kids, from experience, peer pressure is huge. Back when I was in school: "WHy are you playing Pokemon, what are you gay?"
Genuine quote and yes I am but I fail to see how they correlate XD
On that note I wonder what its like nowadays. Back then, mid 2000s, it was play CoD or other M rated stuff, or you're a....pick a word that's homophobic.
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The irony is that even though many people claim that the most important thing in video games is graphics, the percentage of PS4 Pros sold of total PS4 sales is only around 20% I believe. If graphics were that important, why didn't they invest in a PS4 Pro? Heck, scrap that, why didn't they invest in a beefy PC?
One of my friends bought Assassin's Creed Origins, and I asked him why he bought the game (this isn't a jab at the game by the way). He told me because it had good graphics. When I asked him what he would think of the game if the gameplay was terrible or if it ran terrible, he said it wouldn't be a good game. So I don't think that many people truly believe that ''good graphics'' is the number one thing a video game should have. I think they say that because it's an easy answer. Because it's easier to explain why a game looks good than to explain the gameplay. Or maybe because that's what the big publishers and media outlets have been shouting for the past decade or so.
So I'm doing some price comparisons right now and....jesus christ is GAME price gauging Nintendo stuff again? They are discounting stuff but I'm looking at the RRP "Was" price.
Payday 2 - £40.99 on Amazon/ £44.99 on eShop/ £59.99 at GAME.
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@Octane Good graphics is certainly the easiest way to market a game. Look at how game trailers, especially now days, seem to focus on close ups and action where they can really showcase the graphical marvels the game has to offer. Close ups on people show how "amazing" the skin textures and hair looks while explosions and particle effects help create the feeling of "wow, this looks so pretty" without actually having to do or say anything about the gameplay.
Remember the first Watch Dogs when it was first announced? All about the graphics. The game wasn't bad, just nothing special, but all the initial trailers were all about them graphics and everything that happened in the trailer was a "look at me, look at me" kinda scenario.
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@YummyHappyPills When was it £59.99? Was that their stupid placeholder price? Anyway, it's £39.99 now. Still overpriced IMO, but at least better than 60.
@FragRed True, and that's the nature of trailers. It's a lot more difficult to convey gameplay without putting a controller in people's hands. So they focus on the stuff you can show off in a video, the visuals.
@Octane
"The irony is that even though many people claim that the most important thing in video games is graphics"
Let's take a case of FF XIII or FF XV.
Ultra HD OMG Graphics, Stunning, But the gameplay are Ewwww..... Very very Disappointing.
Graphics is not everything for me, but still important.
The more Realistic, the more i dislike.
@FragRed
"Good graphics is certainly the easiest way to market a game. Look at how game trailers, especially now days, seem to focus on close ups and action where they can really showcase the graphical marvels the game has to offer. Close ups on people show how "amazing" the skin textures and hair looks while explosions and particle effects help create the feeling of "wow, this looks so pretty" without actually having to do or say anything about the gameplay."
That's Absolutely not working for me.
I'm done with those Ultra HD OMG Graphics. 🙄
I will rolling my eyes whenever i see like that. Such a Shameful campaign of newest games. 🙄
Gimme something cute , cheerful, funny and colorful, my eyes will staring at those games.
Oh, yeah, because i'm the opposite.
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