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The combined revenue of the world’s largest 25 video games companies hit $70.4bn in 2016, representing a year-on-year increase of 17 per cent. Newzoo’s Global Games Market Report reveals that the largest of these was Tencent, whose $10.2bn revenues accounted for 10 per cent of this total. That would actually …
Read More »New 3DS XL up 138% in Japan thanks to Monster Hunter XX’s 1m sales
Capcom’s Monster Hunter XX has already smashed the 1m mark in Japan, according to the latest data from Famitsu, prompting a 138 per cent rise in New Nintendo 3DS LL sales compared to the previous week. Nintendo’s 2DS and New 3DS also saw a sales lift last week, growing 36 …
Read More »Australian senator calls for video game classification reform
Video games are demonised by a government filled by people who don’t understand them, according to one Australian senator. David Leyonhjelm, a senator for the Liberal Democratic Party in New South Wales, has appealed to the Senate this week to allow Australian adults to decide for themselves what video game …
Read More »Psyonix distances itself from gambling site Unikrn
eSports betting site Unikrn has announced the Rocket League will join its roster of titles in Australia. However, the game’s developer Psyonix has moved quickly to disassociate itself from the move, with VP of publishing Jeremy Dunham telling GameSpot that: "Psyonix is not affiliated with Unikrn, nor do we support …
Read More »Ghost Recon Wildlands claims Japanese No.1, while Switch sales fall 81%
Ubisoft’s Ghost Recon Wildlands has displaced The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild in the Japanese Top Ten to claim last week’s No.1 spot, according to the latest data from Famitsu. Ubisoft’s open world title sold 94,017 copies in its first week on shelves, while Breath of the Wild …
Read More »Apple found guilty of Russian iPhone price fixing
Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service has found Apple guilty of fixing the price of the iPhone 5 and iPhone 6 in the country. Russia first opened investigations into the issue last autumn, at which time Apple denied the accusations and insisted that retailers were solely responsible for setting the price of …
Read More »Zelda: Breath of the Wild beats Horizon Zero Dawn to No.1 in Japan, sells almost double
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has gone straight in at No.1 in the Japanese charts, selling 193,060 units in its first weekend, according to the latest data from Famitsu. Unlike the UK charts this week, Breath of the Wild beat Sony’s Horizon Zero Dawn to the top …
Read More »Levelling up: China as a destination for UK games
Neil Semple, head of creative content at the Department for International Trade, talks up China as a huge potential market for UK-made games. The UK boasts one of the most vibrant and dynamic gaming industries globally. But in terms of sheer size, there is no market like China. Home to …
Read More »PS4 sales rise 64% in Japan as NieR: Automata debuts at No.1
PS4 sales in Japan shot up 64 per cent last week, according to the latest data from Famitsu, thanks to a number of new PS4 titles in the Japanese Top Ten. Chief among them was Nier: Automata, which debuted at the top of the charts after shifting 182,762 units. It’s …
Read More »Global digital games market rises to $7.47bn, growing 9.8% YOY
The global digital games market soared to $7.47bn in January 2017, showing a healthy growth of 9.8 per cent year-on-year, according to a new report from SuperData Research. Digital console and premium PC showed the biggest rise worldwide, with increases of 32 and 34 per cent year-on-year respectively. In the …
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