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Record Xmas for HMV

HMV group has reported a 14.6 per cent year-on-year increase in its UK and Ireland stores for the five weeks ending January 2nd 2010. For the ten weeks ending on the same date the growth stands at 13.4 per cent. Like-for-like sales increased 2.2 per cent over the five weeks …

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MW2 tops 2009 UK chart

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has been named as the best selling game of 2009 in the UK – despite not hitting the market until mid-November. The news comes from ELSPA and GfK-ChartTrack’s official 2009 Charts. Other successes included EA’s FIFA series, with FIFA 10 claiming second place in …

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MW2 aiming for all-time UK record

As Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 spends its ninth week at the top of the ELSPA GfK-ChartTrack All Formats Top 40 this week, it has been revealed that the game is now the third best selling title (in unit terms) of all time in the UK. With seemingly no …

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US: MW2 tops 2009 best-sellers list

Sales tracker NPD has released its 2009 software sales chart for North America and, unsurprisingly, it’s Activision Blizzard’s world-conquering Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 that tops the pile. With sales of 4.2m, the Xbox 360 version currently stands as the best selling game in North America for the year-to-date …

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JAPAN: NSMB smashes Wii record

Just this morning MCV reported that New Super Mario Bros Wii had shifted an impressive 422k units in Nintendo’s homeland of Japan in its first 24 hours on the shelves – and now the game has gone on to smash Wii’s week one sales record in the territory. Famitsu reports …

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Rising Star looks to best ever year

Rising Star Games has predicted that 2010 will be the best year in its history – as the publisher announces its bumper release slate for Q1. The firm’s first quarter line-up includes one title from affiliate label Gamebridge and the company’s first Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 games. With seven …

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Wii Play tops ten-year sales charts

Nintendo’s Wii Play, which comes bundled with the WiiMote, is the best selling game of the 21st century in North America, according to new NPD data. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas stands as the second most popular title of the decade, with sales totalling 8.25m units. Third place is occupied …

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Tesco offers FIFA 10 for £24.97

Despite its RRP of 49.99, consumers are currently able to pick up EA’s FIFA 10 – which is released today – for as little as 24.99 thanks to a fierce price war amongst the UK’s leading supermarkets. Tesco is currently offering the cheapest price in the UK at just 24.97. …

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Sony: £250 was the best we could do

SCEE president Andrew House has answered those who claim that Sony’s 50 PS3 price cut didn’t go far enough by saying that a 50 drop was simply as far as the platform holder could go. Of course consumers will absolutely always say 100 off is better than 50,” House admitted. …

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Dr Kawashima breaks UK sales record

Nintendo’s Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training has seen its total UK sales surpass 3m, making it the most popular game ever in this country. The game itself finished seventh in the ELSPA GfK-ChartTrack’s H1 2009 UK sales chart. The full story is over on CasualGaming.biz – click here to take a …

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