Another week, another opportunity to evaluate the state of social hype as we pick apart the GDEX to see which movers and shakers are making the most noise. The Pokemon crowd is collectively keeping their favorite franchise towards the top of the pack while GTA V's biggest competition is finally starting to fade. So, get your thumbs ready for some social reaction as we share this week's numerical notes courtesy of the GDEX.
The release of Pokemon X & Y has kept Nintendo's famous franchise from falling out of the top five, but with the game just now having the opportunity to generate actual interactions from fans who've picked up the game, Battlefield 4, FIFA 14, and GTA V might expect Pikachu and pals to catch em' all when it comes to next week's top spot. Do you think Pokemon has the power to outdo those heavy hitters??? Have you seen our review for Pokemon X & Y? If not, go ahead and check it out right here.
WOW! Would you look at that! Nintendo's Wii U has made the full comeback and taken over the top slot in the console war surpassing Sony's PlayStation 4 with 79 overall points on the GDEX this week. This is likely due to social chatter from fans of opposing consoles that are clogging the airwaves with negative sentiment regarding their preferred platform's primary competition. In other words FANBOYS BE TALKIN' SMACK!!! While Microsoft and Sony fans duke it out in a war of words, Nintendo's Wii U has slid into the top spot, likely surprising the Big N itself as we ramp up towards the release of the Xbox One and PlayStation 4.
The news isn't ALL good for Nintendo, who saw its upcoming brawler Super Smash Bros. get bounced 15 slots all the way down to the the 41st position. Meanwhile, PopCap can be proud of its purple pony who's ridden the social wave to land Peggle 2 up 17 positions to be ranked 67th on this week's GDEX chart.
While Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto V remains on auto pilot in the top spot at the time of this report, it's closest competition, Saints Row IV, is finally taking a bit of a dip. Deep Silver's solid contender has been maintaining its fair share of social buzz, but this week it flirts with falling out of the Top 10 as it holds on to the number 9 spot on the GDEX. Which of these open-world games have you been playing the most? Let us know in the comments below!
Looks like GT is finally trying to give some context to the GDEX. Hopefully, they'll be more write ups on GDEX, if only to help archive and see if GDEX can actually predict how well a console is doing.
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