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Graffiti Entertainment is to release Endgame Studios’ DS platformer in ‘quarter 4 2011′.

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EEDAR analyst Jesse Divnich said today that 43 percent of 2008′s video game titles released in the fourth quarter, accounting for 45 percent of total annual sales.

“The thoughts on releasing more games in Q4 seem to run analogous to expanding a sports stadium from holding 20,000 fans to 35,000 fans – if you can fill the seats, then the expansion is justified,” said the bean counter.

But he added, “This data does not suggest causation and there is no one-to-one correlation between release quantities and sales by quarter. Instead, the data suggests that other factors such as quality scores, variety of releases, marketing, and economical factors play a role in shaping quarterly sales for the industry.”

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Chart-Track boss Dorian Bloch has claimed that the UK market specifically is set to deliver huge sales this Christmas, despite increasingly rocky financial conditions.

His comments were made in light of a report release today, that compared data from the US, UK and Japanese markets for the three months ending September 30.

“Taking into consideration the marked differences between the three territories, the UK market in particular is gearing up for a best-ever Q4 performance overall, even under the well-documented financial climate,” he said.

“We fully expect UK consumers to drive sales for the full year to unprecedented heights, especially considering the line-up of exciting single and multi-format new franchises currently hitting the market, not to mention the evergreen portfolio of Nintendo-published Wii & DS titles which have done such a great job of expanding the market to a far more mainstream consumer.”

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SCEE’s just put dates on most of its fourth quarter line-up for all PS platforms, and has finally confirmed Resistance 2 for a November 28 release.

From MCV:

PlayStation 3

• LittleBigPlanet – October 24th
• Siren Blood Curse – October 31st
• Buzz! Quiz TV Special Edition – October 31st
• Motorstorm: Pacific Rift – November 14th
• SingStar Vol. 3 – November 14th
• Resistance 2 – November 28th
• SingStar ABBA – November

PSP

• God of War: Chains of Olympus Platinum – October 17th
• PlayStation Network Collection: Power Pack – October 24th
• PlayStation Network Collection: Puzzle – October 24th
• Buzz! Brainbender – November 14th
• LocoRoco 2 – November 21st

PS2

• SingStar Boy Bands vs Girl Bands – October 17th
• Buzz! Junior Ace Racers – October 24th
• SingStar Singalong with Disney – November 7th
• SingStar ABBA – November