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Just two weeks after LucasArts’ The Force Unleashed set new records for week one sales of a Star Wars title , FIFA 09 has smashed the previous performances of EA’s sports sim to become one of the fastest selling games ever in the UK. FIFA 09 shot straight to the …
Read More »JAPAN: DS wins in August as market declines
Data from Enterbrain, the publisher and analyst firm behind Japanese games bible and MCV media partner Famitsu, has shown that Japan’s games market in August was down 17 per cent compared to the same month last year. The decline was lead by a 29 per cent drop in hardware sales …
Read More »UK CHARTS: Tiger Woods scores a hole in one
Few will be surprised to see EA’s Tiger Woods PGA Tour ’09 head straight to the top of the Gfk ChartTrack All Formats Top 40 this week – but most will be surprised to hear that’s the first time the Tiger has debuted in the top spot. Ten years on …
Read More »Nintendo reclaims Develop Chart top spot
But Traveller's Tales, Codemasters and Sora put up a fight
Read More »UK CHARTS: Super Smash Bros brawls its way to number one
Mirroring its success in both the Japanese and US markets, Nintendo’s Wii outing Super Smash Bros: Brawl has beaten off the competition this week to claim the number one spot in the ChartTrack All Formats Top 40. Last week’s number one, LucasArts’ LEGO Indiana Jones: Original Adventures, is pegged back …
Read More »Rockstar North tops developer chart
Nintendo dethroned as GTAIV smashes records in Develop-exclusive ranking
Read More »Nintendo reclaims dev chart top spot
Sorry, Ubisoft Montreal: our monthly developer chart crowns Nintendo king once again
Read More »Ubisoft Montreal dethrones Nintendo in our developer chart
Exclusive studio listing sees Clancy blasting into top spot
Read More »Japan: PSP triumphs in hardware sale battle
The PSP’s resurgence has continued in Japan, with Sony’s handheld trumping all other hardware opponents in the March sales battle, Reuters reports. PSP sold 415,415 units throughout the month, way ahead of rival DS – though Nintendo’s machine still sold an impressive 255,124 in the period. The PSP was boosted …
Read More »UK CHARTS: GT5 Prologue claims pole position
Whilst the release of the ‘full’ game is seemingly still some way off, Sony’s taste of things to come Gran Turismo 5 Prologue has shot straight to top spot in the ChartTrack All Formats Top 40. It follows the pattern set by previous GT ‘taster’ GT4 Prologue, which shot to …
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