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The US industry thrived in July – with total revenues jumping up 28 per cent to break the $1 billion mark. The market hit $1.19 billion, with $446.9 million coming from the video games hardware category, up 17 per cent year-on-year. Software sales had a month to remember, up 41 …
Read More »US: Nintendo dominates July
Nintendo is celebrating another month as the biggest selling platform holder in the US – with both Wii and DS proving the two best perfoming consoles in July. DS sold the most in the month, with a whopping 608,400 units shifted. Wii sold 555,000. PlayStation 3 shifted 224,900 in the …
Read More »Soul Calibur IV set for July release
The highly anticipated Soul Calibur IV will arrive in the UK around the same as the US. The beat ‘em up, which features Star Wars characters for the first time, will appear on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in July. Earlier in the month Namco announced the game is to …
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