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Ubisoft has conquered 21 per cent of the Kinect market in Europe. According the firm’s third quarter financials for the three months ended December 31st, 2010, titles such as Your Shape: Fitness Evolved mean Ubisoft accounts for more than one fifth of the motion controller’s games sales. The company’s European …
Read More »Test Drive doubles originals launch sales
Test Drive Unlimited 2 has more than doubled the week one sales of the original. The MMO racer debuted at No.1 this week and is the biggest launch in the Test Drive franchise, which dates back as far as 1987. It is the first ever All Formats No.1 for Namco …
Read More »EA: Mobile needs more core games
Travis Boatman, EA Mobile VP of Worldwide Studios, claims there is huge market potential for core-focused mobile games. Speaking at the DICE Summit in Las Vegas, the man who helped to bring Dead Space to the iPhone and iPad claimed the notion that mobile games are for casual consumers is …
Read More »Bad timing led to Enslaved sales struggle
Enslavd: Odyssey to the West should never have been released during the busy pre-Christmas season. That’s according to Namco Bandai’s marketing VP Charlson Choi, who told Siliconera that poor timing was to blame for the game’s disappointing sales of less than 500,000 units. It launched in the midst of a …
Read More »MCV Awards: Last call for lobbying
The nominations process for the 2011 Industry Excellene Awards is drawing to a close. All nominations must be sent to AwardsLobbying@intentmedia.co.uk by 12pm today. Be sure to include a brief summary of why your chosen candidate should be considered. A full guide to the awards can be found by clicking …
Read More »Nintendo outlines Q1 Wii, DS releases
3DS may be mere weeks away, but Nintendo certainly hasn’t forgotten its established formats. The platform holder’s latest release schedule lists some of the key new titles for Wii and DS, encompassing a mix of first-party and third party games, according to CVG. Wii highlights include Kirby’s Epic Yarn and …
Read More »NCsoft sales top £360m in 2010
MMO publisher NCsoft’s sales rose to 647.9bn South Korean Won (or 360.6m) last year. The consolidated sales increased by two per cent year-on-year, while operating profit rose by four per cent to 242.9bn Won (145.7m). NCsoft broke its own records with Lineage reaching its greatest annual sales ever, generating 181.2bn …
Read More »Activision readies toy-game crossover
While Activision may be dropping the likes of Guitar Hero and True Crime, the publisher still has a few new tricks up its sleeve. The company’s latest financial report reveals it is working on an innovative new universe with broad appeal that will be revealed at Toy Fair later this …
Read More »Tecmo Koei’s ten-year Dynasty
Famed for its multi-million selling success in the East, Tecmo Koei’s Dynasty Warriors series celebrates its tenth anniversary this year. But the hard work is not over yet. The publisher is still trying to grow the franchise’s UK audience and it believes helping gamers to better understand the series’ appeal …
Read More »MCV Awards: Lobbying ends tomorrow
Time is running out. There is only one day left to send in your suggestions for this year’s MCV Industry Excellence Awards. All nominations must be sent to AwardsLobbying@intentmedia.co.uk by 12pm on Friday, February 11th. Be sure to include a brief summary of why your chosen candidate should be considered. …
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