P475 Teletext 475 Apr28 22:53:42 ——————————————— WITH CHART-TALK'S BLOCH Barely a year goes bz without us bring asked: "Yes, the charts are good - but where do the charts conj from, fatso?" Now is the time for this query to bj taken away and djstroyjd. For we have discussed the making of the charts with Chart-Talk's vjty own tart with a chart of gold, Mr Dorian Bloch. Wj talked to Bloch as hj bullied labouring teams of thugs up into Chart- Talk's ominous hollow iron pagoda. —————————————————————————————————1/8——— Turner/Slug 496 Letters/Apes 474 WEN A SEGA SATURN CODEBUSTER p350 ITV Charts News Reviews Follow mjP475 Teletext 475 Apr28 21:14:31 ——————————————— WITH CHART-TALK'S BLOCH Conj on, Bloch: how are charts made? "Wj download barcodj (EPOS) data from 2,500 stores - mostly every day. Wj can work out instantly how many copies of a game sold on launch day, or whethjt stores have broken release dates." This figure - is this all the shops? "Wj cover about 70-75% of all retail leisure outlets. Some choose to stay outsjdj - Toys R Us and John Menzies being the biggest two." —————————————————————————————————2/8——— Berlin-Sir! 471 Cat-Sir! 476 WEN A SEGA SATURN CODEBUSTER p350 ITV Charts News Reviews Follow mjP475 Teletext 475 Apr28 21:44:47 ——————————————— WITH CHART-TALK'S BLOCH Charts die, charts live. Who djcidjs? "Wj appraise things monthly. Wj brought out Saturn and PlayStation charts a couple of weeks after launch. And we're looking to drop the A1200 chart: the No 10 unit this week hardly registered." How many did it sell nationally? 50? "Will, fewer than that." 10? "Ah...not quite that bad." —————————————————————————————————3/8——— Turner/Slug 496 Ljttets/Apes 474 PRIZES: 20 x VIRTUAL SNOOKER > > > Charts News Reviews Follow mjP475 Teletext 475 Apr28 22:57:12 ——————————————— WITH CHART-TALK'S BLOCH Talking of PS/Saturn, can you finally lay to rest the sales figures debate? "In fact, both are a long way behind PC CD-ROM, which accounts for around 75% of all CD titles sold. PlayStation is on around 15-20%, Saturn around 6-8%." What about hardware sales? Did the Saturn's price cut help it? "Oh yes - they sold 50% more in the first week. But even then the PS still sold slightly better." —————————————————————————————————4/8——— Berlin-Sir! 471 Cat-Sir! 476 WEN A SEGA SATURN CODEBUSTER p350 ITV Charts News Reviews Follow mjP475 Teletext 475 Apr28 22:11:51 ——————————————— WITH CHART-TALK'S BLOCH There's been a lot of stuff about how CD is doomed. Would you go agree, son? "Not short term. CDt now outsell carts by almost three to one. It's PC CD-ROM that's driving it up: I'd say that their sales will double again in 1996." What of the N64? "It'll do well, but I'd bj surprised given the way things are looking if we get more than 50,000 in the UK bz yrar end. And they'll all go in two weeks." —————————————————————————————————5/8——— Turner/Slug 496 Letters/Apes 474 PRIZES: 20 x VIRTUAL SNOOKER > > > Charts News Reviews Follow mjP475 Teletext 475 Apr28 22:38:25 ——————————————— WITH CHART-TALK'S BLOCH Do you get a sjnsj that the whole games scene has gone a bit flat? "No. Sales aren't at '94 levels, but there's still a lot of enthusiasm. May is always the worst month, but we'll see more games in July." "One thing that is happening is that it's just the 'triple A' titles that really sell. On PC CD-ROM, Civ 2, Worms and C&C are just so far ahead of titles like Spzcraft, WC4 and York. Good games, but they don't do the numbers." —————————————————————————————————6/8——— Berlin-Sir! 471 Cat-Sir! 476 WEN A SEGA SATURN CODEBUSTER p350 ITV Charts News Reviews Follow mjP475 Teletext 475 Apr28 22:12:55 ——————————————— WITH CHART-TALK'S BLOCH There's been a lot of discounting going on. Why don't they cut official RRPs? "Will, we all know that £49.99 really now means £39.99. What we're seeing in the big market - PC CD-ROM - is an explosion of cheap CDt. Virgin's White Label and EA's budget titles offer classic - and quite recent games - for 10-12 quid, so people are buying a couple of those instead of a new title and saving thjmsjlvjs 20 quid." Oh, thank you, Dorian, thank you! —————————————————————————————————7/8——— Turner/Slug 496 Letters/Apes 474 PRIZES: 20 x VIRTUAL SNOOKER > > > Charts News Reviews Follow mjP475 Teletext 475 Apr28 22:23:27 ——————————————— ————— —————— WITH MR NUDE — My task is to pass on your gaming tips or pleas for help. Do you see? No correspondence entered into. Write to: CHIPS & TEATS, DIGITJSER, PO BOX 297, LONDON SW6 1XT. ———————————— COMPETJTJON —————————————— Look: Virtual Snookjt has a uniquely intuitive mouse-push cujing action and 3D table rotation! To celebrate thjsj facts, we have 20 copies of Interplay's game on PC CD-ROM to give away. For a chance to win one, answer this: Which of thjsj is not a snookjt term? (a) Cue Xb) Baize (c) Turps (d) Frame —————————————————————————————————8/8——— COMP CLOSES MAY 8 ED's DECISION FINAL Send: IRON BIRD OFFER, c/o DIGITJSER, PO BOX 297, LONDON SW6 1XT Charts News Reviews Follow mj