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Department store giant John Lewis is the latest firm to join MCV’s Retail Advisory Board. Games buyer Robert Hennessy becomes the 19th member of the Board, which includes representatives from GAME, HMV, Asda, Tesco, Amazon, Play and GameStop. The RAB is an elite group of the trade’s top games buyers, …
Read More »Software Sales Monitor: Market jumps 36%
It was a big week for the UK games market, with the total value up by 36 per cent to 39.1m, and unit sales up by 31 per cent to 1,300,858. The reason for the sales surge? Battlefield 3. The game is now the tenth fastest-selling game in Chart-Track history, …
Read More »Rising Star signs BIT.TRIP range
The six classic BIT.TRIP video games are coming to UK retail for the first time. Rising Star Games has signed a deal with Gaijin Games to release BIT.TRIP Complete on Wii and BIT.TRIP Saga on 3DS during the first three months of 2012. The BIT.TRIP titles are rhythm adventure games …
Read More »FEATURE: Have the supermarkets failed in pre-owned?
Last year, Argos, Asda and Tesco made headlines by accepting trade-ins. For years, second-hand was the domain of the specialists – GAME’s way of coping with the aggressive pricing of online retailers and those pesky grocers.Suddenly this was under attack. Tesco would accept used games in its Extra stores, Asda …
Read More »Angry Birds to hit the Olympics?
Today’s most iconic games franchise is about to gate crash the London 2012 Olympics, MCV understands. Rovio’s Angry Birds crowd game is being pitched for next year’s Games. The title debuted at V Fest and at the Singapore GP. It features an Angry Birds level on a big screen, with …
Read More »Namco Bandai signs three PR agencies for 2012
Premier PR, Exposure and Kazoo will handle PR for Namco’s early 2012 releases. Premier will handle the consumer PR campaign for Soul Calibur V on Xbox 360 and PS3. Kazoo will support Namco’s lifestyle and national campaign for Inversion, which launches on PS3, 360 and PC on February 10th. Exposure …
Read More »Nintendo posts six-month loss of £578m
Platform holder Nintendo has had a difficult start to its financial year, with a loss of 578 million for the first half of 2011. The period takes in the six months to September 30th, 2011. The firm has suffered weaker than expected demand for its DS and new 3DS handheld. …
Read More »3DS hits 6.68m units sold
As of the end of last month, Nintendo has sold 6.68m 3DS consoles. It is below expectations, but is ahead of what the DS achieved during the same period. The firm hopes the console is back on track, with sales on the rise following a substantial price cut in August …
Read More »Nintendo opens shop in John Lewis
Nintendo has opened its own shop at the heart of the UK’s busiest High Street. The Nintendo shop at John Lewis Oxford Street is part of the retailer’s 4m revamp of its Children’s department. It opened this week, stocking games and hardware for DS, Wii and 3DS, with Gem handling …
Read More »Best Buy introduces Turtle Beach booths
Consumers can go hands on with Turtle Beach headsets at all 11 Best Buy stores. The X11 and X41 models are available for customers to use. Best Buy is also the first UK retailer to launch an online Turtle Beach shop. Giving all our customers a chance to experience the …
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