** Combined
sales of all Game Room titles
Not exact matches
New entry in Sega's rhythm
game and Sengoku Basara offshoot occupy top spots
of sales chart; 3DS again tops hardware
sales with
room to spare.
Luckily for the non-1-percenters in the
room, Bonhams had a large selection
of cars that sold for well under the $ 100,000 mark, making it an inviting
sale for those looking to get into the collector car
game.
The Hotel provides three bars — front bar, wine bar and function
room bar, two big screen televisions, two jukeboxes, pool table, computerised
games and take away liquor
sales, 12 poker machines in the gaming
room, automatic teller machine and electronic funds transfer at point
of sale facilities, conference and meeting facilities for groups
of 10 — 100.
While the biggest difference between these two situations is pretty obvious (Valve has worked hard to establish positive consumer relations through
sales and giveaways, while Microsoft is as trustworthy as a wolf that's been starving for two weeks in a
room filled with plump, fuzzy kittens), it does bring up a question that will shape the future
of gaming: what do consumers want from their
games?
It's clear that Valve are looking at new ways in which it can enable
gamers to use Steam outside
of the traditional PC desktop setup and this trio
of hardware that is now on
sale seems to be the backbone move towards getting Steam into the living
room, or any other part
of the house for that matter.
While during the last few years only
games by NetherRealm — namely Mortal Kombat and Injustice — managed to generate some interest outside their regular fanbase, the
sales figures
of Tekken 7 have proven that there's still
room for other fighter franchises.