Japanese Gamers Want Quality, Don’t Care About Price

“A survey of 3,422 Japanese gamers showed that they care more about a console’s game library than its price, while the cheaper Nintendo platforms come out on top in ownership.”

Isn’t that a contradiction?

Via Next-Gen

Game Sales Reach $18 Billion

“The US games industry rose an astounding 43 percent in 2007 bolstered by strong performance in every product category,” said NPD analyst Anita Frazier. “While hardware sales realized the greatest percentage growth over 2006 due to the closely scrutinized console hardware transition, each category under the video games industry umbrella reached their own personal bests in terms of annual sales.”

Via Gamespot

Dragon Quest Developers Buy A Stadium

Level-5’s contract will last from 3/1/2008 to 2/28/2011. Famitsu.com reports that the annual cost for the honor comes to 31,500,000 yen, or about $300,000 US.

Via IGN