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Monster Hunter XX claimed its third No.1 in Japan last week, shifting another 121,847 units, according to the latest data from Famitsu. Sales dropped 52 per cent last week, but the title has now sold nearly 1.4m copies – an impressive feat after just 16 days on shelves. Koei Tecmo …
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GAME interim figures: A predictably tough 2016 but upbeat about 2017
GAME has published its financial results for the six months up to January 28th, including the key Christmas period, and what have we learnt? Well, very little in fact. The figures largely tie with those we had from GAME back in January, when it updated us before its AGM. In …
Read More »Margin Makers: Guide to console accessories
The console accessories market has always been pretty healthy in the UK, but last week’s Ukie Consumer Spend Valuation report showed it took a hit in 2016, with sales in the Peripherals and Accessories category down 16.6 per cent year-on-year. However, this drop can traced to a number of factors. …
Read More »UPDATE: No download required to play retail version of LEGO City Undercover
UPDATE:Warner Bros has since contacted MCV with the following statement: "Players who purchase LEGO City Undercover on Nintendo Switch at retail do not need to download the game to play. "The information is listed incorrectly on the packaging of LEGO City Undercover for Nintendo Switch. Players who purchase a physical …
Read More »European Splatoon grand finals take place this weekend
The finals of the ESL Go4Splatoon Europe competition are set to take place this weekend in Paris, France. The competition has been running for the past six months, with the best Splatoon teams from across Europe battling online for a shot at the finals. Now only four teams remain, with …
Read More »New 3DS XL up 138% in Japan thanks to Monster Hunter XX’s 1m sales
Capcom’s Monster Hunter XX has already smashed the 1m mark in Japan, according to the latest data from Famitsu, prompting a 138 per cent rise in New Nintendo 3DS LL sales compared to the previous week. Nintendo’s 2DS and New 3DS also saw a sales lift last week, growing 36 …
Read More »Pokémon developer Game Freak hiring for new console RPG
Is Pokémon making the leap to consoles?
Read More »Sonic Mania delayed, but Sonic Forces announced
What one hand giveth the other taketh away. Sega has revealed at the SXSW event that upcoming 2D platformer Sonic Mania has been delayed from the spring until the summer. Fans of the series may also be pleased to know that the return of Flying Battery Zone, of Sonic 3 …
Read More »IHS: World console market down in 2016 but PS4 claims 51% share over Xbox One’s 26%
The UK games industry may be worth a record-breaking 4.33bn according to Ukie’s annual industry valuation this morning, but a new report from IHS Markit paints a slightly gloomier picture for the worldwide console market. The worldwide console market shrunk by 2.5 per cent in 2016, contracting to a consumer …
Read More »UK games industry makes £4.33bn in 2016
UKIE announce the figure. Our sister site MCV has the analysis
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