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UK retailer GAME has said that sales of accessories in its stores account for around a third of the total accessories market across the regions in which it operates. But interestingly for the Group, around 30 per cent of those sales are of its own label accessories. GAME currently has …

Almost 11 years on from its Japanese debut in March 2000, Sony’s PlayStation 2 has now passed 150m unit sales across the world. The number was hit on January 31st – ten years and 11 months after its debut. This cements the console’s position as the best selling gaming hardware …

Famed developer Ken Levine has confessed that he has no appetite for a fresh generation of home console hardware. "At this point I have no desire as a developer and zero desire as a gamer to see the next generation come out from where I’m sitting right now," he said …

Calibur 11 has entered the games market with a unique line of console shells. The new accessories firm has lifted the lid on its first products: special 3D cases for the Xbox 360, such as the Fallout-style MLG Vault (pictured) which was created with the help of Major League Gaming. …

The Red Wii helped Nintendo hardware sales boom during the Christmas period, despite a year-on-year drop in profit. At an investors conference Nintendo president Satoru Iwata defended the platform holder’s Q3 profit slump with a roundup of impressive Wii sales data for Japan, Europe and the US. In Europe the …

Phenomenal pre-order demand means Nintendo will have to bring more 3DS stock to the UK than it did for day one of the Wii launch. MCV understands the format holder is beefing up manufacturing and replenishment plans to ensure it doesn’t face retail-worrying shortages. Pre-orders are already outpacing Wii’s total …

A consumer-facing console repair specialist is shifting its focus to retail. Repair Shop emerged on the scene last summer. It mends a range of devices, including games consoles, laptops, iPod, mobile phones and more. And now the company is offering its services to retail clients. We noticed a number of …

Electronic Arts has been named the leading games publisher for the second year in a row. The firm took the biggest share of the UK games market in 2010 in terms of revenue generated from games and units sold – as it did in 2009. Data from GfK Chart-Track revealed …

The Nintendo 3DS will be compatible with standard DSi chargers when it hits stores later this year. Game boxes are also slimmer than DS titles, and 3DS consoles can exchange data with other units even when in sleep mode, reports GoNintendo. The site issued a roundup of hardware details following …

Economic weakness, a change to the traditional hardware cycle, the growth of digital – there are plenty of things we can point the finger at when trying to assess the declines seen in all of the major games markets last year. But Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter has footed responsibility …