Call of Duty: Black Ops

Compared to other games, combat shooters were drawing the most buzz by far at the E3 Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles. Fans are eagerly anticipating the debuts of titles like "Call of Duty: Black Ops," "Medal of Honor" and "Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier" later this year. Other titles such as "Homefront" and "Bulletstorm" will hit the market early next year.

"The video game business tends to be on a two-year lag. Two years ago, publishers realized that 'Call of Duty' was this huge business that was bringing in a lot of revenue," said Jesse Divnich, analyst for Electronic Entertainment and Design Research, or EEDAR, a market research firm for the video game sector.

The above mentioned about the 2 year lag worries me. Look at the fashion industry, they usually introduce a collection prepared for 6 months later. For instance, they will showcase their winter collection around the period nearing May.


Consumers have to wait at least 6 months before they can get what they covet at the Fashion Show. By that time, all their passion and enthusiasm might have already been eroded.


Does it apply for the video game industry too? Perhaps you thought of buying it initially but as time pass, you lose your interest and you end up downloading the game or buying the pirated version of it. Or worst, you decide not to buy it altogether.


A precarious decision indeed. Perhaps, the video game industry will like look into this before everything goes haywire.

Torres of GameSpot said "Medal of Honor" and other shooters are unlikely to hurt "Call of Duty" sales. If the other games are good enough, gamers will still buy them even if they have bought "Call of Duty.'"



Credits -marketwatch