The research group Nielsen has released a poll under the headline “Video Gamers Eager for New Titles from Familiar Franchises this Year”. They combined “eight key consumer metrics, including awareness and purchase interest” into one score for each game, ranked out of 100.
Last year’s Ghostbusters: The Video Game was practically Ghostbusters 3, a reunion of the main cast from the 1980s movies in virtual form. The next one is more like a Gauntlet or Robotron sequel.
During our live chat with Sid Meier earlier this week, fans couldn’t help asking about classic games like Alpha Centauri and Railroad Tycoon, and while he couldn’t reveal any in-development titles, he did add them to Firaxis’ list of games to possibly revisit someday.
The Street Fighter franchise has a reputation for tacking on inscrutable modifiers like Alpha, Super, Tournament, EX, Zero, etc, in lieu of full sequels. The game’s producer says Super Street Fighter IV is as far as it goes for this generation.
THQ is rolling out the sequels in fiscal year 2012, with releases planned for Saint’s Row 3, a Darksiders sequel, and a follow-up to the Wii-exclusive hit de Blob.
After a certain number, a sequel is foregone conclusion. Rocky IV assured Rocky V. Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar’s 18th baby guaranteed a 19th. So an announcement of an announcement about a possible Street Fighter sequel is not stop-the-presses news.
Let’s Play The Dream Video Game Sequel List Game
It’s Monday morning, and Speak-Up on Kotaku is feeling a little playful, so we’re going to play commenter Wocalax‘s little dream video game sequel game.