Quick Brewed Thoughts:
Each video game or video game accessory listed below is at least 25%, as of July 4, 2010.
If I notice the prices change during the week to a savings of less than 25%, I will take them off(or add others to) the list.
The prices listed below are for Amazon.com's prices, not 3rd Party Vendor prices. If you click through, and do not see the same price listed, you should see Amazon.com's price listed on the right side, as the image below shows:
Each game should be properly linked directly to its Amazon.com page.
Quick Brew Info:
Red Dead Redemption was released on May 18, 2010, for both the PS3 and Xbox 360. The game released with a MSRP of $59.99. Red Dead Redemption is a sequel to the PS2 and Xbox game, Red Dead Revolver, which released on May 3, 2004.
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Chart Info:
The chart above shows the sales ranks for Red Dead Redemption on the PS3 and Xbox 360, with data captured between April 24, 2010 through May 31, 2010.
I also included a few April sale ranks to show how both versions were charting then.
Highs & Lows: The highest recorded sale rank for Red Dead Redemption on the PS3 was #2, first recorded on May 1, around 5:45PM. It was recorded at the #2 position twenty times in May.
The lowest recorded sale rank for Red Dead Redemption in May was #5, on May 4 and May 7.
The highest recorded sale rank for Red Dead Redemption on the Xbox 360 was #1, first recorded on May 1, around 5:45PM. It was recorded at the #1 position in Amazon.com's video game section sixteen times in May.
The lowest recorded sale rank for Red Dead Redemption in May was #3, first on May 23; then each time from May 27 through May 31.
Critical Reception:
The first review scores for both versions of the game started being published around May 17, the day before its release.
Red Dead Redemption on the PS3 currently has a review score average of 95.00%, based on 47 reviews.
Red Dead Redemption on the Xbox 360 currently has a review score average of 94.55%, based on 64 reviews.
(Agree? Or, disagree?)
Thoughts:
As I mentioned in the "Quick Brew Info", Red Dead Redemption is the sequel to Red Dead Revolver.
While I have not played Red Dead Redemption, I did play Red Dead Revolver on the original Xbox.
I had a lot of fun with the original, and I liked the Western setting for the game.
Red Dead Redemption on the Xbox 360 ranked first, selling 945.9K units.
Red Dead Redemption on the PS3 was ranked second, and it sold 567.1K units.
I think it was interesting that Super Mario Galaxy 2 was released on May 23, marked with the lightning bolt on the chart, and after Super Mario Galaxy 2 released; neither version of Red Dead Redemption was recorded at the #1 spot on Amazon.com again during May.
The PS3 version of Red Dead Redemption included "exclusive" content, not found in the Xbox 360 version.
I thought the PS3 version's exclusive content would help it with sales against the 360 version, but that doesn't seem to have mattered a whole lot with May's totals now reported.
If you haven't seen anything of Red Dead Redemption, here's a video of two trailers from the game that I combined into one:
Questions:
If you purchased Red Dead Redemption, which version did you purchase? If you purchased the PS3 version, was it for the exclusive content?
Is it a game you would recommend to other PS3 or Xbox 360 owners?
If you are interested in either the PS3 or Xbox 360 version of Red Dead Redemption, you can see prices for both on Amazon.com listed below:
Quick Brew Info:
It has been since May 17, since we looked at these three games together. I may organize a few games differently going forward; but this week it's time to see how busy the beach in Wii Sports Resort has been, along with how much the Wii Balance Board has been used, and how much Mario is being played in his 2D universe.
The data reported below is compared with the data that was captured/reported from May 17. Read the May data HERE.
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Approx. Number of Players Reporting Data:
Wii Sports Resort now has 509,274 players reporting their play-time data on the Nintendo Channel.
Wii Fit Plus now has 261,135 players reporting play-time data.
New Super Mario Bros. Wii has 573,853 players reporting their play-time data.
Player Increase Over Last Report:
Wii Sports Resort had an increase of 75,536 more players reporting play-time data, since the May 17th data.
Wii Fit Plus had an increase of 42,048 more players reporting play-time data, since May 17.
New Super Mario Bros. Wii had an increase of 97,752 more players, since the last report on all three.
Game-Play Hours Increased Since May 17:
Wii Sports Resort has increased by 2,247,752 "Total" game-play hours.
Wii Fit Plus has increased by 1,058,016 "Total" game-play hours.
New Super Mario Bros. Wii has increased by 4,312,264 "Total" game-play hours.
Amazon.com Sale Rank & Advertised Price: Wii Sports Resort's Amazon.com sale rank is #31 and the current selling price is $46.99. Wii Fit Plus', the game only, Amazon.com sale rank is #66 and the current selling price is $14.28. Wii Fit Plus w/ Balance Board's Amazon.com sale rank is #20 and the current selling price is $99.99. New Super Mario Bros. Wii's Amazon.com sale rank is #7 and the current selling price is $35.54.
GameRankings.com Review Score Averages:
Just a quick note, if you check the last POST, and this post; you may notice that the number of Wii Fit Plus reviews actually decreased by one. I know GameRankings.com can update which sites they use for the averages, so I guess they decided to make one review/site not be averaged into Wii Fit Plus' score.
Thoughts:
New Super Mario Bros. Wii continues to perform extremely well in "Total" hours and hours averaged "Per person".
The price on New Super Mario Bros. Wii has been discounted to around $35 for the last few weeks on Amazon.com, and Reggie Fils-Aime, the President and COO of Nintendo of America, confirmed at E3 that New Super Mario Bros. Wii has sold more than 14 million copies worldwide, since its release.
Questions: Have you played Wii Sports Resort, Wii Fit Plus, and/or New Super Mario Bros. Wii since I last reported the data for all three games? If you haven't purchased New Super Mario Bros. Wii, is there a "magic" price that would get you closer to purchasing it?
If you are interested in any of these games, you can see new & used prices for them on Amazon.com:
Any Xbox 360 owners that have been waiting for a price drop on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, now is your chance to get the game for $39.54. That's a savings of 34%, off the MSRP of $59.99.
The game is being sold at the price of $39.54 directly from Amazon.com, so it includes free shipping at that price as well.
The PS3 and PC versions are not discounted as highly as the Xbox 360 version currently is, and all the versions can be seen below; with the Amazon.com price as the "Buy New" price.
June is over? Seems like just yesterday I was typing about what games I had played in May, but here we are on July 1!
Coffees Consumed in May: Community Coffee Medium Roast Ground Coffee: We had purchased this coffee in May, and we finished it within the first week of June. As I said last month, I think the Community Coffee Medium Roast is more of a "light" roast.
Folgers Black Silk Ground Coffee: My favorite Folgers coffee returned in June, and I still enjoy it a lot. This coffee was consumed, until we finished the container of it, as some was left over from May.
Trader Joe's Fair Trade Organic French Roast: This is the coffee that showed up in my mailbox. If you missed my blog post on it, you can read it HERE. Reader Nicodemus at Nite mailed me the coffee, as that is his favorite new blend. I think Trader Joe's Organic French Roast has a good, solid flavor.
I enjoyed the cups I brewed, and Mrs. CwG enjoyed this coffee as well.
I actually saved about 20% of the beans so I could brew some more this month, and I have a pot of it brewing as I'm typing this!
Folgers Gourmet Supreme: Being that we(or I) consume a lot of coffee, when Mrs. CwG went to the grocery store, she saw the Folgers Gourmet Supreme 240 cup coffee containers on sale. It was a blend we had not tried, so she purchased it.
I think Folgers does a good job with their coffee blends. I don't think they are bitter, but are good, solid flavors.
Games Played in June: Monster Hunter Tri/3: This monster game starts the list for June. I ended May with a Hunter Rank of 9, and I ended June now at HR13. The game is still a lot of fun, and I was able to play some more with Den and Butcher, as well as fellow reader Chuckpebble for the first time!
Ultimate Fighting Championship: I played this game last month, on the Sega Dreamcast makes the list again. All I have learned about fighting in this game is to stay standing! If I get tackled/knocked down in the game; the matches usually end quickly with me getting put in a headlock or arm/leg lock that causes my guy to tap-out.
WCW vs. NWO Revenge: When I put WCW vs. NWO Revenge back in my N64 and turned it on, the first thought was, "WHOA! Look at those graphics!"
The wrestlers are blocky/chunky, but as soon as I started playing the game; I could see why this is regarded as one of the best wrestling games ever released.
The number of wrestlers, the number of moves per wrestler, the special moves; all make the game a lot of fun to play!
Rage of the Gladiator: I am still playing the game using the Wii Remote and Nunchuk controls, but haven't obtained a "Rank: S" in each fight yet; like I did using just the Wii Remote controls. I posted up a video of a fight against Ixthid in Challenge Mode, back on June 10. In the fight I used the Wii Remote and Nunchuk controls and achieved a "Rank: S" in the fight. If you missed the video/post you can see it HERE.
Max and the Magic Marker: If you missed my blog post back on June 7, I did a speedrun in a Max and the Magic Marker level, as a response to a challenge from the guys at WiiLoveIt.com. So far though, I haven't seen them respond to my speedrun time. You can watch the video of my speedrun HERE.
ModNation Racers: I played the demo again, and tried the track editor. I didn't play it long though, and I'm not sure if I'll play it anymore considering it's just the demo.
Battlefield 1943: This was a new game on the list for June, and I have enjoyed it a lot. I played the game a few times with Keith, from RespawnAction.com, and I even made a video from the second night I played it with him. I never posted the video up, so I'm including it here:
Goldeneye 007: June consisted of me playing my N64 more than I thought I would. After watching the trailer for the new James Bond Wii game multiple times, the nostalgia hit late one night, and I put Goldeneye 007 back in my N64 after a 5-6 year absence.
I still see why the game was/is good. Sure, the graphics look like they are from the 90s, as that's when the game was released; but the game-play and number of weapons in the game I think are incredible.
Backbreaker: I downloaded the Backbreaker demo on my PS3, when I accidentally discovered it looking for a trailer for the game. I was already tracking Backbreaker's sales ranks on Amazon.com, and wanted to get a trailer to put up with the data story.
I haven't played the demo enough, to say whether I think the game is worth $50, but I do think it would have been a better decision to release it at $20 or $30 for its first year out.
If you missed the data story, and the Backbreaker trailer, you can see them HERE.
Groovin' Blocks: Groovin' Blocks literally showed up on my Wii last night, about 30 minutes before midnight! The guys at Empty Clip Studios had a give-away of Groovin' Blocks, and I was one of the winners of the game. I played it for about an hour last night, and my initial impressions would describe it as a Tetris type puzzle game, set to music. It's a very interesting concept, and I enjoyed what I played of it last night.
(What's in your coffee?!)
Thoughts:
Being that I enjoy my coffee drinks black, the fact that the Trader Joe's blend was organic I consider a plus.
Since I don't use cream/sugar in my coffee, and if Trader Joe's blend was fertilizer/pesticide free, I guess that would make it the blackest brew I had without additives?
Being that I enjoyed the flavor of Trader Joe's blend, and Mrs. CwG also enjoyed it; it is the coffee drink of choice for June.
The games that I played the most in June would be Monster Hunter Tri, Battlefield 1943, and probably WCW vs. NWO Revenge.
If you have a PS3 and own Battlefield 1943, my PSN name Hoj_Latte.
If you add me, either leave a comment letting me know, or send me an email to CoffeewithGames@gmail.com, letting me know your PSN name as well.
Totals:
In June, I drank four different coffee blends, and I played nine games/demos.
Questions:
What games did you play during the month of June?
Also, did you have a drink of choice during the month of June?
Also, I would like feedback on the new blog layout. Do you like it? Do you hate it? I am open for suggestions.