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In the wake of today’s financial report that reveals falling Wii hardware and software sales, analyst Michael Pachter has told MCV that Nintendo is leaving it far too late to reveal its successor to its popular home console. In the last financial year Wii software unit sales fell to 192m, …
Read More »UK Wii sales down 45.1% year-on-year
An analysis of the UK video games market by Nick Parker claims that UK hardware unit sales of Nintendo’s Wii are down 45.1 per cent for the year-to-date ending March 31st 2010. In fact, every piece of games hardware on the market is down, with PSP (-44.7 percent), DS (-35.9 …
Read More »ANALYSIS: UK Market Slump
We expected so much from the first half of 2010 after coming down to earth with a bump last year following the record-breaking sales of 2008. A string of potential hits postponed from the peak season last year were expected to drive hardware sales and improve year-on-year software sales comparisons. …
Read More »PSN problems plague Stimulus launch
A technical problem on the European arm of Sony’s PlayStation Network has prevented thousands of gamers from getting their hands on the highly anticipated Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Stimulus Map Pack. Many users are having problems topping up their wallet funding on PSN meaning that if they currently …
Read More »OPINION: Sega’s new saga
Recent news that Sega has cut back on staff numbers only told the horrible half of a fairly revealing transformation at the company. You can see the details here, but in short the firm is steeling itself for the digital future by consolidating its boxed product strategy for Europe and …
Read More »Retail backs GamesAid charity pack
UK retailers will work together to raise 500,000 by stocking a new charity pack of video games. Put together by GamesAid, the triple-title bundle will retail for just 29.99 and arrives on June 25th. Key titles Tomb Raider: Underworld, Sega Superstars Tennis and Fuel form the bundle and have been …
Read More »US: Sandisk shipping 360 USB drives
PC peripherals firm Sandisk has released its first Xbox 360 branded USB memory drives in North America. As spotted by VG247, the devices come in two flavours – an 8GB variant for $34.99 and a 16GB version for $69.99. Microsoft added the ability to use any USB mass storage device …
Read More »THQ looks to digital market
The digital market is growing at an exponential rate, and THQ has become the latest publisher to announce an increased focus on the sector. It intends to bring a number of its key brands to services such as Xbox Live Arcade and PSN. It also has its sights set on …
Read More »Whats on the way from THQ
Following a year of stabilisation, publisher THQ has outlined the games that it hopes will drive growth for the company over the next two years. In the next financial year ending March 31st 2011 the firm will release a brand new addition to the Red Faction franchise. The last game …
Read More »DS passes Game Boys lifetime sales
Total lifetime sales of the Nintendo DS have now passed those enjoyed by its predecessor the Game Boy, cementing the twin-screened machine’s place in gaming history. DS sales now stand at 129m since its launch in 2004. The Game Boy, which was launched in 1989, has sold a total of …
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