[casual_games] ANN: Game-Sales-Charts.com gets some new features

[James C. Smith]

ANN: Game-Sales-Charts.com gets some new features 
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Key Takeaway: 

*	New sites are tracked including Logler
*	Use the
<http://www.game-sales-charts.com/cms/index.php?option=com_dbquery&Itemid=33
&task=ExecuteQuery&qid=38> World Map to see the current top 10 on many
casual games sites.
*	Use the
<http://www.game-sales-charts.com/cms/index.php?option=com_dbquery&Itemid=33
&task=ExecuteQuery&qid=50> World Wide What's New This Week chart to see the
new games that came out recently
*	See a history any site's new releases in the
<http://www.game-sales-charts.com/cms/index.php?option=com_dbquery&Itemid=33
&task=PrepareQuery&qid=8> Release Dates Calendar
*	Many
<http://www.game-sales-charts.com/cms/index.php?option=com_dbquery&Itemid=33

> other charts show histories or summaries of Top 10 or release dates

*	Click any game in any chart to see a summary of that game across
many sites



Overview
Game-Sales-Charts.com tracks the downloadable games top 10 lists and the
what's new lists on many casual games portals. Data is updated hourly,
archived forever and can be displayed in many different ways. The site lets
you quickly see what the
<http://www.game-sales-charts.com/cms/index.php?option=com_dbquery&Itemid=33
&task=ExecuteQuery&qid=38> current top sellers are across all the major
portals all on one screen, or look at a
<http://www.game-sales-charts.com/cms/index.php?option=com_dbquery&Itemid=33
&task=PrepareQuery&qid=39> history of any site's top 10 list over time, or
see a
<http://www.game-sales-charts.com/cms/index.php?option=com_dbquery&Itemid=33
&task=PrepareQuery&qid=49> summary of which games made the most top 10
appearances in any portal in any given date range.

More Sites Added
In July of 2006 we expanded from track just Real Arcade to tracking 17 web
sites including MSN, Yahoo, Shockwave, BigFish and more. At the beginning of
2007 several more sites were added including WildGame (WildTangent), Boonty,
and the Logler 'Casual Games Global Top 10' which aggregates all the major
top 10 list. We also added tracking of the Reflexive favorites list which
shows top converters rather than top sellers. Similarly we added Yahoo's
'Top Downloads' in addition to their 'Featured Downloads'. Now all these
sites are included in the
<http://www.game-sales-charts.com/cms/index.php?option=com_dbquery&Itemid=33
&task=ExecuteQuery&qid=38> World Map and you can also view a daily, weekly,
or monthly
<http://www.game-sales-charts.com/cms/index.php?option=com_dbquery&Itemid=33
&task=PrepareQuery&qid=39> history of any of these sites top 10 lists. 

I find this especially interesting in the case of Logler. Go to the
<http://www.game-sales-charts.com/cms/index.php?option=com_dbquery&Itemid=33
&task=PrepareQuery&qid=39> Day By Day Top 10 Grid, select a 'Retailer' of
Logler, and set the 'Frequency' to Weekly. You will get a history of every
ranking ever published by Logler in a format that makes it easy to see
trends.

New Releases / Release Dates
Game-Sales-Charts.com not only tracks which games are in the top 10, but for
most sites, it also tracks the site's new releases even if they never make
it into the top 10. The brand new
<http://www.game-sales-charts.com/cms/index.php?option=com_dbquery&Itemid=33
&task=ExecuteQuery&qid=50> World Wide What's New This Week chart lets you
see all of the new releases on all the portals in the last 8 days. It lays
them out chronologically and by portal in a grid that lets you visuals the
events of the week. The new
<http://www.game-sales-charts.com/cms/index.php?option=com_dbquery&Itemid=33
&task=PrepareQuery&qid=8> Release Dates Calendar lets you see the complete
release date history of any one portal in a calendar like grid. This view
makes it easy to see that GameHouse almost always releases 2 or 3 game games
on Wednesday and none on other days but Big Fish Release 1 game per day 7
days per week and Reflexive usually releases one game per day on Monday
through Wednesday and then 2 games every Thursday. You can also see release
date information for all dates and all sites as a list in the
<http://www.game-sales-charts.com/cms/index.php?option=com_dbquery&Itemid=33
&task=ExecuteQuery&qid=45> Release Dates 'chart' or laid out chronologically
in the
<http://www.game-sales-charts.com/cms/index.php?option=com_dbquery&Itemid=33
&task=ExecuteQuery&qid=44> World Wide What's New Weekly chart. But these
last two charts are a bit overwhelming. 

Drill Down
Another new feature is the ability to click on any game name in any chart
and see a list of all the portals that launched that game, what date they
launched it on, the best rank the game ever achieved in the sites top 10
list, and how many days it stayed in the site's top 10. Example:
<http://www.game-sales-charts.com/cms/index.php?option=com_dbquery&Itemid=33
&task=ExecuteQuery&qid=20&cqo_game=Westward%99> Westward
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James C. Smith - Game Designer/Programmer -
<http://www.bigkahunawords.com/> Big Kahuna Words,
<http://www.bigkahunareef.com/> Big Kahuna Reef,
<http://www.reflexive.com/index.php?PAGE=game_detail&AID=29> Ricochet Xtreme
(aka  <http://www.realarcade.com/game?gameid=rebound> Rebound),
<http://www.ricochetlostworlds.com/> Ricochet Lost Worlds,
<http://www.game-sales-charts.com/> GameSalesCharts.com 
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