Developing motion controlled games may not be something Train2Game students have thought much about, but new figures say UK developers produce a significant number of these titles.
Figures from GFK Chart Track reveal that 42% of all Kinect games sold in the UK were also developed in Britain. The best selling game for Kinect so far is Kinect Sports, developed by Warwickshire based studio Rare. The game accounts for 28% of all KiNECT sales over the last ten weeks.
UK Game Developers now also hold a significant share of the PlayStation Move games sold, with 30% of software sales coming from software produced by studios here.
The FIGURES come from UKIE’s Motion Controller Report which looks at sales of Kinect, PlayStation Move and Wii Motion Plus games since October 2010.
“The array of strong products that our home-grown, UK talent is producing is something we can all be proud of.” said UKIE Chairman Michael Rawlinson
“This just shows how our UK developer base remains one of the best in the world, and can continue to step up to the plate as the market develops and platforms evolve.”
UKIE also point out that the current best selling game in the UK – as reported by the Train2Game blog – is LittleBigPlanet 2 from Guildford based studio Media Molecule.
Train2Game blog readers will know that the Kinect has sold extremely well.
So Train2Game, what are your thoughts on these sales figures? Had you considered developing motion controller based games before? Will you think about it now?
As usual, you can leave your thoughts here on the Train2Game blog, or on the Train2Game forum.
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I think its brilliant that so many games have been made in the uk for the platform, (shame the government cant see what potential we have and better support the industry).
I have been considering the platform for a future project, but seeing as there are now three motion controlled consoles to choose from, its a tough choice :D.
(Not forgetting the fourth choice of using the kinect via the PC).