Wednesday, December 1, 2010
By: Matthew Doucette
Ever wonder how your favorite Xbox LIVE Indie Game is performing in other countries? Here's how:
The XBLIG Countries:
At the time of this writing (contact us if it becomes out of date), according to the App Hub FAQ under "regional information", here's all the countries that sell XBLIG games:
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Canada
- France
- Italy
- Germany
- Japan
- Sweden
- Singapore
- Spain
The XBLIG Top Rated Lists By Country:
In the same order, here are the top rated links:
- http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Games/XboxIndieGames?SortBy=TopRated United States
- http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-GB/Games/XboxIndieGames?SortBy=TopRated United Kingdom
- http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-CA/Games/XboxIndieGames?SortBy=TopRated Canada
- http://marketplace.xbox.com/fr-FR/Games/XboxIndieGames?SortBy=TopRated France
- http://marketplace.xbox.com/it-IT/Games/XboxIndieGames?SortBy=TopRated Italy
- http://marketplace.xbox.com/de-DE/Games/XboxIndieGames?SortBy=TopRated Germany
- http://marketplace.xbox.com/ja-JP/Games/XboxIndieGames?SortBy=TopRated Japan
- http://marketplace.xbox.com/sv-SE/Games/XboxIndieGames?SortBy=TopRated Sweden
- http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-SG/Games/XboxIndieGames?SortBy=TopRated Singapore
- http://marketplace.xbox.com/es-ES/Games/XboxIndieGames?SortBy=TopRated Spain
(Contact us if this becomes out of date.)
The XBLIG Bess Selling (All-Time) Lists By Country:
In the same order, here are the best selling (all-time) links:
- http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Games/XboxIndieGames?SortBy=BestSelling United States
- http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-GB/Games/XboxIndieGames?SortBy=BestSelling United Kingdom
- http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-CA/Games/XboxIndieGames?SortBy=BestSelling Canada
- http://marketplace.xbox.com/fr-FR/Games/XboxIndieGames?SortBy=BestSelling France
- http://marketplace.xbox.com/it-IT/Games/XboxIndieGames?SortBy=BestSelling Italy
- http://marketplace.xbox.com/de-DE/Games/XboxIndieGames?SortBy=BestSelling Germany
- http://marketplace.xbox.com/ja-JP/Games/XboxIndieGames?SortBy=BestSelling Japan
- http://marketplace.xbox.com/sv-SE/Games/XboxIndieGames?SortBy=BestSelling Sweden
- http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-SG/Games/XboxIndieGames?SortBy=BestSelling Singapore
- http://marketplace.xbox.com/es-ES/Games/XboxIndieGames?SortBy=BestSelling Spain
The XBLIG Bess Selling (Today) Lists By Country:
In the same order, here are the best selling (today) links:
- http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Games/XboxIndieGames?SortBy=BestSellingToday United States
- http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-GB/Games/XboxIndieGames?SortBy=BestSellingToday United Kingdom
- http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-CA/Games/XboxIndieGames?SortBy=BestSellingToday Canada
- http://marketplace.xbox.com/fr-FR/Games/XboxIndieGames?SortBy=BestSellingToday France
- http://marketplace.xbox.com/it-IT/Games/XboxIndieGames?SortBy=BestSellingToday Italy
- http://marketplace.xbox.com/de-DE/Games/XboxIndieGames?SortBy=BestSellingToday Germany
- http://marketplace.xbox.com/ja-JP/Games/XboxIndieGames?SortBy=BestSellingToday Japan
- http://marketplace.xbox.com/sv-SE/Games/XboxIndieGames?SortBy=BestSellingToday Sweden
- http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-SG/Games/XboxIndieGames?SortBy=BestSellingToday Singapore
- http://marketplace.xbox.com/es-ES/Games/XboxIndieGames?SortBy=BestSellingToday Spain
Decimation X's Top Rated Rankings:
As of today, December 1st, 2010, Decimation X ranks:
- United States: ........ 41/1,472 = 97.2 percentile
- United Kingdom: ... 60/1,466 = 95.9 percentile
- Canada: .................. 29/1,468 = 98.0 percentile
- France: ................... 76/1,457 = 94.8 percentile
- Italy: ....................... unrated (less than 10 ratings)
- Germany: ............... 39/1,373 = 96.9 percentile
- Japan: .................... 2/1,373 = 99.9 percentile (Clearly our best country.)
- Sweden: .................. unrated (less than 10 ratings)
- Singapore: .............. unrated (less than 10 ratings) (Only three XBLIGs have ratings in Singapore, two with 21 ratings, and one with 20.)
- Spain: ...................... unrated (less than 10 ratings)
That is all.
About the Author: I am Matthew Doucette of Xona Games, an award-winning indie game studio that I founded with my twin brother. We make intensified arcade-style retro games. Our business, our games, our technology, and we as competitive gamers have won prestigious awards and received worldwide press. Our business has won $190,000 in contests. Our games have ranked from #1 in Canada to #1 in Japan, have become #1 best sellers in multiple countries, have won game contests, and have held 3 of the top 5 rated spots in Japan of all Xbox LIVE indie games. Our game engines have been awarded for technical excellence. And we, the developers, have placed #1 in competitive gaming competitions -- relating to the games we make. Read about our story, our awards, our games, and view our blog.