SimEx currently has stocks for Hydrophobia which is an XBLA game and also PC games which have digital sales so we do already track digital sales for some games.
@Animate, I would like KoC to post the statement directly, to be clear to every player in simEx.
I also want to know, why we do not have IPO on digital only games, like XBOX Live Arcade games, Wii-Ware, NDS Ware, etc, if we are counting digital sales of games.
I actually don't think the current situation has occurred in the past. They are basically giving a voucher with the 360 that allows you to download a free copy of the game. So no one is actually purchasing the download, they're getting the game for free off of xbox live. Including these sales on TSE also seems very problematic, since not everyone who buys a 360 during the bundle period will have access to xbox live to download the game. The fact that not everyone who gets the bundle will get the game demonstrates the issue with counting this as a sale, since that is not what it is. Purchasing the bundle just makes a download available for anyone able and willing to get it from xbox live.
This game is currently listed as having sold .77m units and vgchartz and is selling about .01m per week and slowly declining. For it to get to the 200+ DKP that it has suddenly shot up to, this game would need to keep selling at the same rate for over two years, which is highly unlikely since sales are currently slowing (albeit gradually) and the game has already been released in all major regions. Something more like 130-140 DKP would seem much more reasonable unless someone has some good analysis as to why the price should be so much higher.
In response to Crimson Falcon. There will be no multiplayer component to Alan Wake. This can be confirmed in the official FAQ on remedies web site, AlanWake.com.
The information you relate about Remedy would imply they won't release the title until its ready, likely when it would receive high 80s to 90s on Metacritic. The Metacritic IPO is already forecasting a pretty high rating, so this future's price would be in line with what you describe.
The Game is still in development. Remedy are a small company that develops internally. From what I know, they tend to be a little too perfectionist about thier work, and are always very concerned about the "mood" of their games. If you have played Max Payne 1 or 2, this would be self evident.
I have been following this game since it was first revealed in 2005 and highly anticipate it's release. There is still no release date information available for the project, but I very firmly believe it will be out in 2009, w/ a showing at E3 this year.
Hope I don't look back on this a year from now and look the fool.
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SimEx currently has stocks for Hydrophobia which is an XBLA game and also PC games which have digital sales so we do already track digital sales for some games.