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Saturo Iwata, the global boss of Nintendo, has stated to inverstors that he believes the firm’s twin-screened DS handheld could go on to sell over 150 million units worldwide. ”I don’t think it is appropriate to conclude that DS is reaching its final stages on the market,” Iwata stated, according …
Read More »Games overtake films in global entertainment market
Statistics from market research company Media Control Gfk International suggest that gaming has overtaken DVD and Blu-ray in terms of worldwide market value, Edge Online reports. The firm claims that games accounted for 53 per cent of 2008’s global packaged media commodities market, which in total valued $61bn. Global video …
Read More »Guitar Hero III sales pass $1bn
Activision Publishing CEO Mike Griffith has claimed that 2007’s Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock has now surpassed a sales value of $1bn – a milestone the exec claims has never before been achieved by a single title, Edge Online reports. Click here to read the full story.
Read More »Hirai: LittleBigPlanet has sold 1.3m
Speaking to an audience at the Consumer Electronics Show, Sony Computer Entertainment boss Kaz Hirai revealed that the firm’s critically acclaimed PS3 title LittleBigPlanet has now sold 1.3m units worldwide. In addition, Kotaku reports that users have to date created over 300,000 levels that are available to play online, whilst …
Read More »Wii Sports claims global sales record
The latest numbers from controversial stat-crunchers VG Chartz are claiming that Wii Sports has surpassed Nintendo’s own 1985 NES title Super Mario Bros to become the best selling video game of all time. To read the full story, click here to visit MCV’s sister site CasualGaming.biz.
Read More »Sequels dominate 2008 global sales charts
The age old struggle of the new IP in the games market has been highlighted once again with news that only one original title has been able to make it into the 2008 global top eight sellers list. The stats, which come from US financial site MoneyMorning, claim that Activision-Blizzard’s …
Read More »Fallout 3 shifts 4.7m in week one
Publisher and developer Bethesda has revealed that its critical and commercial smash Fallout 3 shipped a quite incredible 4.7 million copies across the world in its first week of sale on Xbox 360, PS3, and PC. Its success has already generated retail sales of over $300 million. The game, which …
Read More »Game Boy Advance finally succumbs to DS
Hot on the heels of its financials that were released this morning, Nintendo has now revealed that global shipments of its DS handheld have surpassed that of its successful older brother, the Game Boy Advance. For the complete story and all the stats in full, head over to the internet’s …
Read More »Hirai: Gaming will be less affected by credit crunch
Sony Computer Entertainment boss Kazuro Hirai has expressed his belief that the games industry can whether the storm of the increasingly volatile global financial unrest. Speaking to The Financial Times, Hirai stated: As long as we can generate excitement, then we will be less affected than other industries.” However, the …
Read More »Clancy brand going global after breaking 50m sales barrier
Ubisoft has plans to make its Tom Clancy franchise a true heavyweight in the wider entertainment world after the series reached a spectacular 52 million in lifetime unit sales. The newly-acquired IP, which cost Ubisoft €60m and allows the publisher to take full control of the property, will be expanded …
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