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Read More »Capcom: Resident Evil 6 "has been successful to some degree"
Critics may have largely written the title off, but Capcom insists that Resident Evil 6 has achieved a level of commercial success. The publisher does admit, however, that it’s too early to make a definitive judgement. Resident Evil 6 continues to generate repeat sales in Japan and overseas,” it told …
Read More »Sleeping Dogs ships 1.5m units as Square reports income drop
Square Enix has reported a moderate rise in net sales for the six months ending September, climbing 6.2 per cent to 61,055m. Other numbers were less positive, however. Operating income fell from 7,391m last year to an operating loss of 6,266m. Last year’s net income for the period of 3,704m …
Read More »New iPads sell 3m over the weekend
Apple has announced some impressive numbers for its two newest iPad SKUs over the weekend. Combined sales of the iPad Mini and iPad 4 – both of which were launched across 34 countries last Friday – hit 3m units over the weekend. Apple went on to point out that when …
Read More »PlayStation revenues fall as handheld console sales forecasts are downsized
Sony has again lowered its predicted handheld sales as revenues fall for the latest quarter. CVG reports that having once predicted combined unit sales of 16m for the Vita and PSP, this was later downsized to 12m. Now Sony has again cut the forecast to just 10m handheld unit sales …
Read More »Analyst believes Darksiders II is struggling to break even
Darksiders II has fallen short of THQ’s sales estimates, analyst Michael Pachter has stated. The game sold around 250,000 units in its debut month in the US but has since struggled. Pachter believes that while total sales are probably in excess of 1m units, the game has fallen short of …
Read More »FIFA 13 sells 7.4m units, helps EA meet financial expectations
EA has reported revenue of $1.08bn for its most recent quarter, falling roughly in line with analyst expectations. The numbers are slightly above the $1.03bn reported in the same period in 2011. FIFA 13 was the star performer with total sales in the four weeks since launch of 7.4m units …
Read More »Medal of Honor dethrones FIFA 13 in UK Charts
EA has finally been knocked off the top of the UK charts… by EA. After a month at No.1, FIFA 13 is this week knocked down to second place to be replaced by fellow EA new release Medal of Honor: Warfighter, although the new shooter fails to better the week …
Read More »Apple’s three-monthly profits hit $8.2bn
The on-going strength of iPad and iPhone has propelled Apple to yet another quarter of astonishing profits. Total profits for the last financial quarter hit $8.2bn – up from $6.6bn the year before. Revenues climbed 27 per cent to $36bn. Year to date profit is up 45 per cent at …
Read More »Nintendo successfully overturns digital software sales slump
Having peaked in the third quarter of 2010, Nintendo’s digital sales are once again on the rise. Total digital sales for Q3 2010 reached 12bn, with sales in the first half of the period reaching just under 6bn. First half digital sales in 2011 and 2012 fell to 3.5bn and …
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