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US: Nintendo grabs 60 per cent of hardware sales

Leading platform holder Nintendo is understandably quite smug about its strong performance in the North American market in October, with its hardware victory being joined by a strong software sales offering . Combined sales of Wii and DS reached 1.29 million for the month, with Wii shifting 803,210 units and …

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US: Sony hails annual PS3 sales hike

Despite being trumped by Microsoft’s Xbox 360 in the October hardware sales battle, Sony still has reason to celebrate NPD’s North American October sales figures with some impressive rises for its PS3 console. Sales of the machine are up 56 per cent on October 2007, with total unit sales of …

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US: Nintendo dominates October hardware sales

With news of 35 per cent growth in the US hardware market in October causing great cheer across the Atlantic, Nintendo has the greatest reason to celebrate after some hugely impressive sales figures for its hardware. NPD stats show that the Wii sold 803,000 units in October, with twin-screened cousin …

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JAPAN: Big market drops in October

Japan’s games market suffered a significant dip in October, with the total market value 21.6 per cent down on the same month in 2007 according to figures from Famitsu owner Enterbrain. Hardware sales dropped by 29.1 per cent, and software by 14.9 per cent. Sony’s PSP was the strongest performer, …

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Far Cry 2 sells a million

French publishing giant Ubisoft has stated that its recently released Xbox 360, PS3 and PC first person shooter Far Cry 2 has hit the one million sales milestone after less than three weeks on the market. Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot said of the news: The holiday quarter is off to …

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Gears of War sells 2 million

Not content with simply wowing the critics and storming straight to the top of the UK charts , Microsoft has announced that Epic’s Gears of War 2 sold a substantial two million copies worldwide over its opening weekend. In addition, 1.5 million gamers logged onto Xbox Live and have subsequently …

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JAPAN: PS3 finally outsells 360

After lagging behind Microsoft’s rejuvenated Xbox 360 for a surprising six weeks in the Japanese hardware charts, Sony’s PS3 has finally reversed the tide by outpacing Microsoft’s machine for the week ending November 2nd. Media Create figures show that PS3 shifted a vastly improved 39,587 units last week, far ahead …

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Fallout 3 shifts 4.7m in week one

Publisher and developer Bethesda has revealed that its critical and commercial smash Fallout 3 shipped a quite incredible 4.7 million copies across the world in its first week of sale on Xbox 360, PS3, and PC. Its success has already generated retail sales of over $300 million. The game, which …

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JAPAN: GTA IV officially trumps LBP

Following recent unsubstantiated day one sales claims from VGChartz , official Media Create figures have shown a convincing week one sales victory for Grand Theft Auto IV following its release in Japan. The title, which is published by Capcom in Japan, shifted 133,000 units on PS3 and 34,000 on Xbox …

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Capcom posts quarterly gains

Flying in the face of the global credit crunch, Capcom has reported some positive financials for the quarter ending September 30th 2008. Kotaku reports that net sales for the period hit YEN 31.26 billion, up 0.4 per cent on the same period last year. Net income increased by 16.8 per …

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