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Nintendo’s DSi has sailed past the 3m unit sales mark in Japan, Kotaku reports. In total the machine has sold 3,062,920 units as of August 2nd. It first went on sale in the region on November 1st last year. Total DS sales in the territory now stand at 27m. The …
Read More »UK games market bounces back after slump
The UK video games market’s weekly value has bounced back from its mid-summer slump following the launch of Wii Sports Resort. According to MCV calculations, based on Gfk-ChartTrack/ELSPA’s weekly reports, the market had tumbled week-on-week since June, with sales falling to 16.9 million for the week ending July 10th. However, …
Read More »Unit sales down at Disney Interactive
The financial quarter ending June 27th 2009 bought mixed fortunes for the games arm of global giant Disney, with sales down but operating loss reduced. Sales fell by 20 per cent year-on-year, dropping to $113m. However, operating loss was reduced from $91m in 2008 to $75m this year. The savings …
Read More »Sales and losses down at Sega
Japanese developer and publisher Sega has announced mixed results for the quarter ending June 30th 2009, with the period bringing a decrease in the firm’s operating losses – but also an annual decline in software sales. Net sales for the period reached YEN 60.47m, a decline of 19 per cent …
Read More »Bionic Commando disappoints
Whilst the news from Capcom has been good for its first fiscal quarter of 2010, the publisher has admitted that recent release Bionic Commando has not met the company’s sales expectations. Bionic Commando shipped just 550,000 units worldwide in the quarter ending June 30th. Of the numbers, Capcom said the …
Read More »Dev slams lack of digital transparency
UK-based indie dev Doublesix has launched criticisms against the widespread secrecy surrounding digital sales data, claiming that the the lack of transparency” is ultimately hurting the industry. Doublesix studio head James Brooksby said that he wants platform owners to make digital sales data public, saying that concealment of such information …
Read More »Rock Band slump troubles Viacom
MTV parent company Viacom has revealed declines across the board for Q2 2009, with the losses in its media department pinned squarely on lower-than-expected sales of music series Rock Band. Revenues at Viacom’s Media Networks division decreased by eight per cent to $1.97bn – a figure principally due” to a …
Read More »Red Faction: Guerrilla sells 1m
As part of its Q1 financial report, THQ boss Brian Farrell has confirmed that Volition’s FPS sequel Red Faction: Guerrilla has passed the 1m sales mark worldwide. Farrell also went to great lengths to highlight the publisher’s strong critical reception, with the Metacritic average of its titles now standing at …
Read More »Codemasters plots Benelux expansion
Codemasters has signed a deal with EBS Sales to increase its presence in Benelux. The agreement, which was signed during IDEF in Cannes, will see EBS Sales market Codemasters’ games, such as the updated Bestsellers series for PC, PS3 Platinum and Xbox 360 Classic, to non-traditional gamers. We are seeing …
Read More »US: Ghostbusters sells 1m
Some say that licensed games have enjoyed their time in the sun, but Atari has proved many naysayers wrong with news that licensed action outing Ghostbusters: The Video Game has sold over 1m copies in North America. Of course, unlike in Europe where all non-PS3 owners are having to wait …
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