Digital Distribution Keeps Coming, Namco Expands
Namco Bandai Games is making it clear their intent to increase its digital distribution presence. It’s supposed to ensure that those hard-to-find gems and the latest best-selling content available are available at your fingertips. Expanding its presence on Xbox LIVE Games on Demand, additional titles will soon be available.
“Expanding our digital distribution presence across all major platforms is an essential part of our worldwide corporate strategy,” said Robert Stevenson, vice president of online development at NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. “Through this initiative, our consumers will have access to our latest releases, bestsellers and hard to find classics with the press of a button.”
Titles currently available and upcoming include:
Xbox LIVE Games on Demand
Ridge Racer 6, now available for 1600 Microsoft Points
Beautiful Katamari, available Q1 2010
Can’t you see the value? What say you about digital distribution and Games on Demand?
December 23rd, 2009 at 8:13 am
Hard to find, classic, Ridge Racer 6?? Yeah….
December 23rd, 2009 at 8:50 am
its a lot more expensive here. no way i’d buy any game on demand if they keep the price 29,99 euro. unbelievable.
December 23rd, 2009 at 9:05 am
I’ve got RR6 on disc so I won’t be getting that. As for GoD overall, I haven’t purchased a single one. The prices seem to always be higher than cheaper. One would think that cutting out the middle man would save us gamers so money. I guess not.
If anyone wants Digital Distribution to work, the titles MUST be cheaper than retail. Only problem is these game console manufacturers don’t want to piss off Wal Mart, Best Buy and other big name retailers. It seems like a no win situation for us.
December 23rd, 2009 at 9:23 am
true indeed Hazy.
December 23rd, 2009 at 9:50 am
GoD are such a joke. I can sometimes find these games NEW cheaper! I get the disc, manual and the nice case. Nothing beats the physicality of a disc and manual, sorry. These games have to be WAY less expensive than they are now.
December 27th, 2009 at 7:27 pm
Also, I have the original Pro Hard Drive. 20 gigs is not enough and the 60 gig is 100 dollars. I will never buy a GoD. Not until my hdd space is less valuable to me.