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Smartphone sales plunge 34% in dismal quarter for Nokia

This must be regarded as the low point for Nokia as the company deals with plummeting legacy device sales before the new WinPho era begins. Today’s Q2 financial report reveals the depth of the Finnish firm’s current plight. Year on year revenue fell 11 per cent from €1bn to €927m, …

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Apple powers on to strong Q3

Apple has announced its latest quarterly financial results, outperforming analyst forecasts thanks to strong sales of iPhone and iPad. The company’s fiscal Q3 revenues were $28.6 billion, up from $15.7 billion in the same quarter a year ago. Apple’s net profit for its latest quarter was $7.3 billion, up from …

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Zumba shows its stamina in UK Charts

Despite a drop in sales of just under a quarter week-on-week, 505 Games’ hit release Zumba Fitness has claimed its fifth consecutive week at the top of the UKIE Gfk Chart-Track All Formats Top 40. In total the game has now claimed eight UK No.1’s. EA’s Harry Potter: The Deathly …

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US: Game sales drop 10%

Retail sales of games, accessories and consoles in the US fell ten per cent year-on-year in June, NPD data shows. Sales of consoles alone totalled $366.6m during the month, compared to $401.7m generated during the same period last year. Software sales accumulated $469.5m – a dip of 12 per cent …

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Analyst thinks Battlefield 3 will steal MW3 players

Activision’s decision to introduce a part-premium online service for the next Call of Duty will cause a small number” of players to defect to EA’s rival shooter Battlefield 3. That’s the prediction of Michael Pachter who reckons that EA’s game is in line to smash previous sales records for the …

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Pre-owned and digital games catching new boxed releases

NPD’s Games Industry: Total Consumer Spend report has revealed that the US games market is quickly approaching the point where new, boxed video games sales are no longer the primary sector. In Q1 2011 US consumers spent $2.03bn on boxed console and PC release. In the same period, however, they …

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Digital gamers spend £24 a month

Gamers are spending over 20 every month on digital content. MCV’s survey into the habits and opinions of download-loving gamers showed that on average regular users of these services spend 24 on apps, virtual items, DLC, downloads and subscriptions. We surveyed 633 gamers that regularly use services like PSN, XBLA, …

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Apple App Store downloads pass 15bn

Significant gaming force Apple has announced that it’s sector-bossing App Store has now passed the 15bn download milestone worldwide. That’s spread across over 425,000 apps. There are now over 200m iPhone, iPad and iPod in circulation across the globe with the devices officially available in 90 countries. Developers have grossed …

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Wimbledon boost for games

Customers flocked to gaming stores to purchase tennis titles last week as Wimbledon got underway. Sega’s Virtua Tennis 4 hit No.5 in the UK Charts this week and 2K Sports’ Top Spin 4 reached eighth postition. In fact, were it not for the widespread stock issues on the latter title …

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Black Ops breaks UK sales record

Call of Duty: Black Ops has become the biggest selling game in UK games market history, GfK ChartTrack has just confirmed. The game was released in November last year and has already leapfrogged sister title Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 to claim the top spot. It’s cumulative UK sales …

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